3T
THE CMTOSTS GAET
TERRITORIAL ACQUISITIONS OF THE
UNITED STATES SINCE TSG3.
Four-fifths cf the Area of the Country
Hm 33ea Acquired, fcj" Purchase or by
Cession "LanUlunn Came IFIrst, Escaii
ZXjly Be the 3Te.
The proposition to annex Hawaii to
the United States naturally calls up
some brief revieTT cf our previous terri
torial acquisitions.
f .Not including the Pacific group of is
lands, "which may or may not become
the property of this country, there hnve
been since the beginning of the present
century not less than six acquisirics of
territory to the domain of tlie United
States. The first and most important
of these acquisitions -was made in JS60
and is known, as the Louisiana pur
chase. Mr., Jefferson, "who occupied the
presidential chair at that time, nego
tiated the purchase from Emperor Na
poleon at a cost of $15,750,000. "While
the exact boundaries cf the territory
thus acquired are not preserved either
on the map or in the state records at
"Washington something over 1, 138, 00
square miles were added to the national
domain, and from this vast extent of
territory the states of Louisiana, Ar
kansas, ilissonri, Iowa, North and
South Dakota, Idaho, "Wyoming, Ore
gon and Washington have since been
carved, besides Oklahoma and Indian
Territory and parts of Mississippi, Colo
rado, Minnesota and Kansa
Sixteen years elapsed before the next
opportunity to extend the borders of
the United States presented itself. In
3fil9 President ilonrce, st a cost of 5,
000,060, secured the purchase of -Florida
from Spain. While the acquisition
of Florida added 5S,6S0 pqaare miles t
the national territory its real value con
sisted in the fact that it gave to the
government one continuous coast irae
from Maine to Texas.
Tho next important acquisition was
made in 1S45, whea the republic of
Texas became a member of the federal
Union. The mere act of admittias Texas
into the sisterhood of states cost the
government little, of coarse, out the
frontiers cf the state -were not clearly
defined, and this led to the Mexican
war of 1S45-S, in which thousands of
American lives were lost and vast
sums of money exgeaded. As the result
of the Mexican war, however, the Unit
ed States made its fourth aeqnisicion of
territory, partly by way of indemnity
and partly by way of purchase.
Texas added to the national domain
some 325,000 square mites, while the
territory acqoirrd from Mexico added
not less than 654,000 square miles.
This latter ares has since been carved
into the states of Cehforaia, Utah and
Nevada and parts of Colorado, Arizona
and New Mexico. In addition to the
vast territory already mentioned the
United States also acquired as the result
Df the Mexxraa war a rostianoes Pacific
coast line. Still gaosfeer result of the
Mexican war was the pwrcbaae in 1853
of Sfl,Q06 BHsrc mifcs of terrirary at a ,
cost of $18,000,000. This territory nw
forms a pert of Aciaoea and New Mex
ico. The last exteneiea cf ocsr natioaal
territory was made in lfc'57, daiins the
administration of Presidest Andrew
Johnson, when Alaska was purchased
from Eursia, the coasidrratiou bciag
$7,290,000- la this purchase 5?7,SSf
square miles were iaefcsded. HeeapitE
lating, he various acquisitions cf ter
ritory to the United States have been
as follows:
Prom Prance, in I SOS, 1,196,000
square miles; 56,680 square nnlrs from
Spain in 1S13, Si 5, GOO ?q.cnre mifcs
from Texas ia 1S45, 656,680 saare
miles from Mexico in 1848; 30,680
square mOes from Mexico in 1353, sad
577,390 square railes from Russia in 1857
making a total of 2,839,870 sfsre
miles. In view of the fact that the
present area of the United States com
prises only 3,002,i00 square miles, it is
evident that cur origiiKi territory em
braced only 783,928 square miles, or
baraly one-fifth tb area of our presest
national domain. Atlanta Constitu
tion. Kick and 3tmlc His Child Ikrrr
Sarauel SaLs of Tankers, N. Y., who,
his friends say, is worth $71,000, was
in the police court the other day on the
charge of compelling his 12-year-old
daughter Rebecca to peddle with a pack
on her back and to beg.
He was also charged with, -violating
the city ordinance and was fined $20.
This fine made the old man gasp far
breath. He declared he was penniless.
Finally he admitted owning a number
of houses in Tankers.
When he found that he would hove
to go to jail in lieu of paying the fine,
he brought forth a massive roll of kills.
A Prinan on "Wheel Tor Hon "lis.
Sunday rows have grown so frequent
at Lakeside perk and Summit Lake
park, near Akron, O., that the authori
ties have decided to equip a strt-ct car
as a traveling prison. Use roughs who
take part in these fights know that the
officers at these resorts have no place to
put them if they should be arrested un
til they can. be taken into the city, and
many escape on thfe account. Accord
insly a street car will be equipped as a
prison so that prisoners can. be kept in it
all day if necessary. This car will also
be used in. lieu of a patrol wagon, when,
necessity requires.
A Barber Inherits S23O.0OQ.
Linnie Kasson, a Sioux City (In.)
barber, who has been working at Ms
trade for 14 years, most of the time in
Sioux City, and has been in rather poor
arenmstances, has fallen heir to $250,
000 through the death of his uncle,
James Hassan, at Austin. The latter
left $500,000 and had no immediate
relatives save Linnie Kassoxt and Ms
brother, "W. P. Knsorr, between, whom
the fortune will be divided. St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
JTEMS OF INTEREST.
The Eev. CL W. Lee of Vevay,-Ihd.,
whara the Republicans have nominated
Far congress to succeed the late W. S.
Eolraan, is a retired Methodist minis
ter who has become a prosperous farmer.
Professors A. S. Bickmore and D. S.
Ehnendorf of the Museum of Natural
History of New York are in Colorado
securing views to accompany a course
of illustrated lectures on Colorado to be
delivered next winter throughout the
state of New York.
SBRMOiNS BY TELEPHONE.
5nSenia3 Xetluxi of Hearing Dis
course Delivered a a. Distance.
In Freehold, N. J., Mr. Bellamy's
jermocs by contract plan recently re
ceived a practical demonstration.
Mrs. Margaret E. Form an has "ravo
rutianrzed the church methods of the
quiet little New Jersey town. She is a
Etanch Scotch Presbyterian, and up to a
few montha ago attended services reg
ularly. Then she was taksn ilL and the
doctors announced that she was des
tined to be confined to her house for a
long time.
Then, -a telephone arrangement came
into play.
A s ample ie circuit was formed from
every room in the church to her sitting
room, and now, at rest in her easy
chair, Mrs. Form an is sole authority as
to what she may and may not listen to.
If the sermon be slightly unorthodox
and displeasing to the ear cf a Scotch
Presbyterian, the receiver is hung up
and the paster's voice is stilled.
Even the choir has its critic, miles
away, for a receiver rests in front of
the choir rafl. Perhaps it is an unpleas
ant reminder that music over a tele
phone, as through a phonccraph, al
ways sounds as if a group of Broadway
cable cars had missed the cable and
were tearing round Dead Man's curve
in an effort to telescope one another.
but in Freehold this should be reduced
to a minimum, especially on Sundays.
In time the habit may spread to New
York, and the nervous and weak heart
ed who quail before the utterances of
the Bev. Madison C. Peters, or Dr.
Parkhnrst, or the Bev. Mr. Dixon may
have a megaphonelike arrangement in
their houses, and even the cook and the
coachman may listen freely. New York
Telegram.
A VERY QUEER WILL.
A Hies Fanner Devises EH Property In
Terse, Plain T-angnagg.
The will of Samuel Edwards, a
wealthy farmer, late of Newtown, O.,
offered for probate recently, is probably
as uakme a document as ever went up
Gn the records of the county.
The testator begins as foilowst "I
want se make another wilL The one I
made last June don't suit me. I'd been
sick and was sort of worried. I feel
first rate now, and I know just what I
want, therefore L the said Samuel Ed
wards, do make public and declare this
to he my last will, revoking hereby sny
and all former will or wills whatsoever
fay me matte. First, I'll begin with the
boys again. Tim has Ms share already,
the 100 acres which I deeded him last
spring. I want the other boys to have
thf home farm of about 3S(t acres. " And
so be proceeds in a general, circumstan
tial way to give it to them in proper
propcrtion.
AH the other items of the will are
eqoafly informal and are given with a
refresfaine: disregard of the stiff solem
nity which, has always clothed the sup
posed last earthly wishes of the testator
from the time wills and testaments
were first written, and yet it tells plain
ly his wishes without a ciond of legal
phraseology.
The testator has always been noted
for a fraak eccentricity in the commu
nity in which he lived and died highly
respected. The Edwards family, with
the Turpics and a few others, were pio
neer settlers of the Miami valley and
have always been large landholders and
wealthy and infiaential citizens. The
Edwards estate is estimated at 100,
00. CiBenraati Commercial Tribune.
Tlie Gold Cure Por an Indian.
Ah Ltth Nee, a young and bright look
ing Ckerokte Icdiae, is being treated
for the liquor habit at the White Plains,
(N. Y. ) institute. He is the first Indian
who has ever taken the gold cure, and
the physicians say they will do some
tiiu that has never been done before
that is, tzkm away from a red man the
love of liquor.
The young fellow was one of the stu
dents at the Indian schcol in South
Carohna, and friends, sorry to see him
waiting his life, induced him to go to
White Plaias.
The treatment has already had very
good results, and the young Indian will
be discharged as cured very shortly, and
then will return to South Carolina to
astesish the members of his trice. Ex
change. The X It-ijs to Detect Smnsslinj.
The French government recently
adopted the X rays as a means of check
ing the prevailing practice of smug
gling. Director PaDain of the French
custcrns servica has ordered that
Creates tubes be kept at all the larger
custom:t otaees, aad all of the customs
inspectors in Paris have been summoned
te the chief office to have the method of
their use explained to them.
Hitherto va?t quantities of watches,
jewelry and other dutiable articles of
high valuation have been concealed by
stowing them in the legs of deal tables
aad ink receptacles, and have thus es
caped the aetice cf the customs officers.
It is believed that by means of the X
rajs the presence of seen articles will
be readily detected. New York Tele
gram. Paints of View.
We grow pleoiav, fcet and. ksrrid
Wifcun wad k from. tfc.e sorlh.
WiCh.a.$Eipsarcrc as terrid
As a "macaia? sirer" smclli.
Est wkat sprout secsariaiw thrill us,
Tyhftt jv U) the saterinsn,
TTima to pacso s.TvhSe ta chill cs
Bj" x Mg electric fanl
W5en tfee koiae IxkuhI cars are loaded.
Ami the gbeppuHT TCwaen there
FH1 ike seats till tr? are goaded
T a trsxtlcstf. fisrre despair.
Ties wr tail tbe thnnder .shower
Wtxk delight ak- rt t psia
As w watck the sisters gtearer,
St frfflg- in. the grrcing- rain.
Harcr tro ktmz far sndden. blindness
T23ct the TTy.hls xsrh pine
Er "h resr." -with chill enkindaes,
TOsen ihcy see an ice cream signl
Bus fci hs travel sinqle.
And ice abnest rumting weH,
Thru e sign tcfil make us trngte
Witfaajej-na-vrBrdd can teH.
Pirn go Record
John Hward Bryant, a brother of
the poet William Cuilen Bryant, who
lives in Princeton, His., is himself a
poet. On his ninetieth birthday, July
22, a reunion of the family will be
held at his home.
Cyrus Cobb Gf Boston has just finish
ed his second plaster bust of Phillips
Brooks. When he exhibited his first
bust of the bishop, he had a report made
to him of ail the criticisms passed on
it, and ia his second work he was
ruidsd by thesa criticisms.
VERY GENEROUS HORSE.
-feared. Its
Osts "VTftH a Xess PartHaate
Xtgnine TTesr Dy.
Thfi horse is generally rated as one of
ihe most intelligent of animals, and a
pretty incident that was witnessed by a
number cf persons the other day shows
that generosity also enters into his char
acter. Two fins looking horses attached to
single buggies were hitched at the curb
opposite the Chestnut street entrance to
the Merchants' Exchange, St. Louis.
They were hitched several feet apart,
but the hitching straps allowed them
sufficient liberty of movement to get
their heads together if they so desired.
The owner of one of them had taken the
opportunity of a prolonged stop to give
the horse a feed cf oats, which was
nlaced on the edge of the sidewalk in a
bag.
This horse was contentedly nr
his oats when his attention was at- j
tracted by the actions of the other horse.
The other horse was evidently very
hungry. He eyed the plentiful supply
cf oats wistfully and neished in an in-
sinuating manner. The horse with the i
feed pricked np his ears politely and
replied with a neigh, which must have j
been in horse language an invitation to
the other fellow to help him Felf. Evi
dently he accepted it as such, far he
moved along in the direction of the bag
as far as his hitching strap would per
mit, but the strap was not long enough
and his hungry mouth fell about a yard
short of the bag.
The ether horse noticed and seemed
to appreciate the difficulty. Fortunate
ly there was some leeway to his strap.
So- he moved slowly along the curb,
pushing the bag with his nose, until
the other horse was able to reach it.
Then, after a friendly nose rub of salu
tation, the two horses contentedly fin
ished the oats together. St. Louis Re
public. ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Aboct 3OC,CO0,0OO Invested In the In
dustry Sere.
In the electric liehting field the total
capital invested in the United States '
was recently given as over $500,000,
000. The number of plants, public and :
private, is over 10,000, says an ex-!
change The number of motors in use ',
is estimated at about 500,000 and their
value at about $100,000, 000. The elec- !
trical apparatus used in mining 13 esti- j
mated at 100,000,000, and the value '
cf the electric elevator industry will 1
probably not fall short of 15,000,000.
The most important; of all the elec
trical industries, however, is that cf
electric railways. In this field the in- ;
vestment is very great, and in the Unit- ,
ed States is represented by a capitaliza- ;
tion of over 700,000,000. The number ;
cf trolley cars in usa is now over 25,- j
000, and these run on over 12,000 miles
of track. The electric railways repre- ;
Eent more than 90 per cent of all the
street and suburban railroads of the
country.
The aggregate of all the capital in
vested in electric lighting, electric rail
ways and electric power is about $1,
500,000,000, and this does not include '
the value of establishments that manu
facture the machinery and apparatus. ,
As many of these are among the largest
industrial enterprises in the world, and 1
as nearly ail are concerns of consider
able magnitude, it is evident that their
combined capital will run up into large
figures. Exchange. j
A Singular Prealc of Xatnre.
They raise all sorts cf freaks in New
Mexico, but the most novel one recently
reported is a calf monstrosity. The cow
that gave birth to it belonged to the La
Cue 7a Uanch company. The calf had
two perfectly formed and fully developed
heads joined to one body that is, there
was apparently but one body, but an
examination revealed surprising things.
It shewed that the wonderful calf was
practically a double animal. There were
two fully developed hearts and two sets
of lungs, two sets of stomachs and, in
fact, two of nearly all the vital organs,
although some of they were merely ru
dimentary. Another strange thing about
this strange calf was that it had a fifth
leg, which was attached to the brisket
of the animal. Now the calf is dead,
and wolves are responsible far the loss
to the museum managers of a great
drawing card. A pack of wolves at
tacked and killed both cow and calf.
The latter's hide was saved, however,
and will be stuffed and exhibited. Ex
change. XUrd iSIaaic
Op from the fields -where the long gras3 is
spraying,
DoTm from the hillsides, fresh bathed in the
deer.
Out from the forest, whore sunbeams are pla j
iirr Hide and go seek with the violets bine.
Singing, singing.
Echoing, ringing,
AH through the long snnirj-days of the spring
Robins begin it, and every minute
Echoes the mnsic the little birds sing
Dotm in the meadow grass, under the vriEows,
Sparrows and bobolinks hover all day.
Picking the white thistledown to m.-ifru pa
lows For little ones safe in the nest3 far away.
Going, coming.
Chirping, hi
Blackbird and yellow bird, bluebird and wren,
Join tiiftir glad voices while natnre rejoices.
And echoes re-echo the chorus again.
Oct in the garden the robins are singing.
Hopping around in the stra'.ibarry bed.
Cp in the branches above they are swinging.
Stealing the cherries which grow overhead.
Picking and thieving.
Xot a one leaving,
5anc3y whistling and seeming to sayr
"These arc year berries, these are your
cherries.
Why don't yon. harry- and. drive U3 away I"
Down by the brook where the swift waters,
rushing,
Harry along by the leaf hidden nest
Eark, 'tis the voice of the mother bird, hush
ing Tired little bnbis to sleep and to rest
Cheeping, peeping,
Littli! one sleeping,
Raking at sunri?, when shadows are long,
SiGn to be winging swiftly and singing.
Helping the others t swell the glad, song-
Tom Carder, Jr., in Cincinnati Commercial
Erihrmr.
African Pesta In Cleveland.
Professor Odentosh of St. Ignatius college-
lately niscovered the presence in a
west side house, Cleveland" of termites,
or white ants, the African pest. So far
as is known termites have never before
been seen alive in this part of the
world. They are indigenous to Africa,
where they bulla great earth structures
as high as trees.
They have been found in some Euro
pean countries. It is supposed that an
immigrant came from some one of these
countries to Cleveland with a nest of
termites in his .trunk.
THE BOOM TE C0TT0K
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS OF
THE CHIEF SOUTHERN STAPLE.
Sostn. te Eajoj-a XeaepQly of the Csttea
Industry 3XIUs of STctt Pagfartd. XesiB
Ground Tn Th tr Compe titiaa With. Tbese
Sooth of the liac.
Hr. John A. Smith, manager of the
Charleston freight bureau, recently de
livered a practical address before the
south and wist commercial congress at
Kansas City on the industrial develop
ment of this section
In touching upon the phenomenal
growth of the cotton industry in the
south during the past seven years Mr.
Smith cited data from official sources
to show that within the next genera
tion, if nGt sooner, the south would en
joy a virtual monopoly of the cotton in
dustry. The following table, compiled
by rrT Smith, shows that the amount
of cotton consumed annually bv our
j Eouthem cotton mills has been steadily
i increasing since 1890, while the amount
consumed by the cotton mills of New
England has been steadily decreasing:
Southern. 2Tew EhgLmd"
hales.
128 HMDl
1SG5. i ansa
1S94.
1SC3 7S,at3
1S32 CSCCS0
issi cai,sn
1SD0 54BM
During the past Eeven
closed by the foregoing
hales.
1,000,271
2.0832)
2,150,751
2,027,32
years, as dis
tahle, the ca-
pacity of our southern cotton mills has
almost doubled, while that cf New
England during the same length of time
has fallen oft considerably.
The explanation which Mr. Smith
gives of these figures is complete and
satisfactory. "In the south, " says he,
"our millg are always sure cf cheaper
raw material and cheaper labor than is
possible in any other section. Material
is cheaper because it is produced at the
very doors of the niHL and is therefore
free from the numerous charges made
for transportation, insurance and com
pressing. Labor is cheaper because the
cost of subsistence to a large degree
fixes the rate of wages. Cheap subsist
ence in the south can be cbtained be
cause the soil is easily tilled and the
climate mild."
Is it possible for tha cotton men cf
New England to resist the logic con
tained in these simple statements cf
fact? Undoubtedly it is nature's plan
that the cotton industry should be re
stricted to the south, and if such is the
case it is useless for our New England
competitors to drfy the inevitable. In
stead of trying to reverse the order cf
nature, why should they not invest their
capital in this section?
On the lire cf mere intimate trade re
lations between the north and the south
Air. Smith argues that as scon as the
cotton industry is fully developed in
this section it will profoundly affect ev
ery existing interest. Says Mr. Smith:
"Southern, cotton milis will create
new traffic and new trade currents.
When the south has products which it
can sell to the west for less than simi
lar products now cost in New England,
the west will buy them from the south,
and then fcr the first time in their his
tory southern railroads leading to the
west will have long haul?, full cars and
return freights. The south might read
ily make most of the cotton gocds man
ufactured in America. An enormous
quota of these goods would go to the
consumers in the great agricultural dis
tricts and the manufacturing centers of
the west. The entire west produces ne
cessities which they could export
through southern seaports, the shortest
way, and in time to be the cheapest in
transportation. Long hauls, full cars
and freight both ways will create
through freight lines and low rates be
tween the west and south, which will
enable westPrn products from a large
Eection to rench many foreign points by
way of the south Atlantic and gulf ports
at much less than the present cost
through northern ports."
In the course of this same address Mr.
Smith discussed at some length other
pertinent phases cf our southern indus
trial development, showing that no sec
tion of the country possessed mare opu
lent or diversified rpsources than the
south and that no section of the country
could beast cf greater possibilities.
Exchange.
To Hrplore the "Wilds of ATn-lra-
Edward McHhenny, who was the or
nithologist of the ill fated Cook expedi
tion, which was wrecked in Davis
strait in 1 894, recently left San Fran
cisco on an expedition to Alaska and the
Mackenzie river basin. McIIhenny, ac
companied by W. E. Snyder of Beaver
Dam, Wis., and Ncrman G. Baxton of
Johnstown, O., a Stanford university
graduate, left on the steamer Jeanie for
Point Barrow. This lonesome station
within the arctic circle will be his baso
cf operations. There he will leave the
bulk of his supplies, which are intended
for two years work in the arctic He
hopes to explore a large part of north
eastern Alaska and the basin of the Mac
kenzie and to make collections of fauna
and flora cf this region, which has been
visited by few except whalers. His col
lections will be sent to the National
museum at Washington and the Uni
versity or
Tribune.
Pennsylvania. New York
Xeft the Impress of Her Foot.
A terrific thunder and electrical storm
passed over Melbcme, Ffcu, recently.
Lightning struck the house cf James
Baker, tearing it badly on the back
parch. His sister, Mrs. Mitchell, aged
19, was pumping water. The electric
current struck her with full force, her
feet seeming to receive the greatest
shock. Her stockings and shoes were
torn off into fragments, and the im
print of her bare feet was impressed in
the hard wood fleer an eighth of an
inch deep, showing- as plainly as if
marked with a pen. Instant aid was ren
dered, but the ycung woman was in a
precarious Ftate, Lut will probably re
cover. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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failed. Three who have been cripples
for years have used BaUards Snow Lin
iment and thrown away their cratches
and been abie to walk- as well as ever.
It tcitt core yo. Price 50 cents. Sold
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Leal Notices.
NOTICE TO CKEDITOBS.
Creditors at fee kite Hear? B. Ptaat xill ate
their clatm in Um estate aC paid deeii! in
Canary Caart tit Ucenin etwuty. Nebraska, tnlfcin
?tz months frutn this June EKh. l&UT. Sacn
claims -will lie ieani before lae on July lain. Hi'Si,
and December th. l,1-9fi. at I p. nu each. day.
224 JAZEES 3L BAT, Coanty Jiale.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. -luind
Office at Xcta Platte, 2eb., )
June Mta. 1.W7.
Notice is hereby gives that LeapoM P,Iel
hay Hied aHie of intentic to make anal proof
before the Besater! ami Eaci7er at hfc otgee in
North Platte, Neh on Wednesday, the 'iWh.dny f
Jaiy. 1SU7, on timfctrenliure eppbentina No.
for the south ao& rf die Borthwe$t qnexter lots 3
and 4 of Section No. 2. m Township No. U N-irti.
range No. t West, fie aoaee as-witoesse William
H. ilianey, Laofe Eastttz. Levi Wolfe and Wiley
itatliietrs, ail uf Qinksm, Neb.
JOHN IT. BXN'XAN.
52-15 Begteter.
XOTICi FOB. PrBlICATIOS.
Load CtBee at North Plutte. Neb
May 28th, EST. V
Notice is hereby gifea that Ernest C. Fletcher
hait aled notice of intesiioa to make anal ctyni,
before Begfater and Becerver at his ot&ci ia Sortfe.
Blatte, es ma. Satardey, the Bith day nf Jaly,
SJT. ea ti ber eattere application Nn 12.157. for
northeast warter of ?ectim "o. 27. ia towa.-hip 3
10 north. roaKuKcweaC He aunies as -oritnwri:
Alex Green. Jeha 5T. Bottoia. Andrew SEsith aad.
Cecil Tuet, all of Somerset, Neb.
4745 JOHNF. HINlLVN,Ee3ister.
NOTICE OB PUBLICATION.
Lane. OlSee at North P!nt. Neb-, ?
Jaae lath. 1S07. f
Notict-i4 horeby :ivea tbat th Collowin-naffied
.ettier ha.- filed uoifee of his intentioa to moire
final proof ia napport of his claim aad that atd
proof win be made before the Better aad Re
ceiver at North Platte, Xeb,un July liXh,
IS'JT, vis:
CHA BT.ET I. BOTCH,
who made Homestead Entry No- KJiliu for the
northwest onarter of eection 2U. fevtrahip 11 aorta,
raae 31 west. He names the following -witnesses
to prove his ecmtintioas residence cpoa aad cnH
vatina of said biad. viz; Ed-ward I Wtfcwn,
Lotas J. Kidder. William Karen and Brewer
HarshaX, aH. of Soicerset, Neb.
35 JOHN F. mNIAN, Begfeter.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Land OfSce at North Platte, Neb., )
June 3th. L-BT- f
Notice is hereby ivea that the fotlowia-aomed
settler has fileil novice of his intention to make
anal proof ia support of his claim, aad that said
proof will be made before Begister and BeceiverJ
at orta Platte. seo on July utn. ihbt, viz:
3IATTHIAS HOOK,
who made Homestead Eh try N"o. 131M3S. for tbe
soath half of the aorthwet quarter seetfcm 22.
enst half of the northeast aartcr section 2L towa
sbip 9 north, range 30 -west. He names the foHov-ing-witnesses
to prove his eontinnoui reidenci
npon and cultivation of said land, vizi Charles
E. Glaze. Thoipas 3L Lee and Jottepb. D. Ha-xkki.
all of Weltfleev. aad Morgan W. Dfivtn,
North Pin tte. Neb.
JOHN r. HTNX..N.
20-8 Retdstur.
NOTICE OF SALE.
In the matter of the estate of Ben L EamMxa,
dec ased:
Notice is hereby Siven Biat ta parsnanee of aa
order of Homer iL-Sallivan. judge of the dtstriet
conrt of Dawson coib-. Nebraska, made on the
lttlh day of Jane. 1MJ7, far the sole of tbe real
estate hereinafter described, there wiH be soM at
the east front door f the en art haase iatke city ui
Xorth Platte. Lincoln zoaaty. Nebraska, oa the
10th day of July, 67. at one o-eIocfc p. nr.. nt
public veadae b the highest bidder for sirs, thf
folkrwing described real estate, to-wit: LntH one
and two. ia sectbm twelve, ia tewaship efevia
north, range tweatyix west, ia Iincoia aaatj,
Nebraska. Snid sale win lemaia epea one har.
Dated Jane Isth, 1537.
S A.FAMXLTON.
Admial-tmtnx pf the estate of
53 Boa L- FamHtoe. deceased .
FOR FIXE RIGS
at EBASOKABLE PEICES
- GO TQ-
Ilk & Mi Siabk.
r
i
First National Bank,
OltTII PLATTE, jSJEIS,
A, F. STREITZ
Drugs, Medicines, Paints,
IRAJLIsTTEKS'
WINDOW GLASS,
13 eixts olie .p otlielne
Corner of Saruce and Sixth-sts.
g THOSE NEW STYLE
REFRIGERATORS
Are selling rapidly. The many good z
z points possessed by them can easily be
r ascertained by an inspection. ...
GASOLINE STOVES
Are being sold
ever before in fact we are making a
"leader1 of them. Yvre handle the best
in the market. Come in and see them,
g GARDEN HOSE SFRINKLcRS,
and other seasonable goods are car- !3
fg ried in stock, together with a coraplete 3.
line of Hardware. We still sel Bicy-
cles and bicycle supplies- 3
Foley Block. Who no one Owes. 3
jUliWUiUiUJiUUiUiiiiUiUiiiioiUiUiitiltiUiUiUiUiUiiiiU
C. F. IDDINGS
AND GRAIN
Order by telephone from Xewton's Book Store.
N. McCABE, Proprietor.
North Platte Pharmacy.
Urngs aDd Druggists5 Sundries.
We aim to aandlt the
Sell everything- at reasonabie prices, aad
warrant ail goods to be just as represented.
AH Prescriptions Carefully Filled by a Licensed Pharmacist.
Orders from the conn. try and along- the line of the Unioc
Pacific Railway is respectfully solicited.
First dor nortk of First National Bank.
W ALL-PAPER, PAINT AND OIL DEPOT.
WDiDOW GLSS. VARNISHES, GOLD tEAFGOLD "
PALSTS. BRONZES, ARTISTS COLORS AND BRUS. PIANO AND
FURNITURE POLISHES, PREPARED HOC-E AND BUGGY PAINTS,
KALSOiHNE ilATERIAL, WINDOW SHADES.
ESTABLISHED JULY 1S6S. - - - - 310 SPRUCE STREET-
FETEST SAMPLE S00M II SOETE PLAITS
Having reStfced our rooms in the finest of style, the pnhlic
ts invited to call and see us, insuring- courteous treatment.
Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the Bar.
Oar billiard haH is ssppKed with the ces make or tables
and eompetest attendants trill snppiy all your wants.
KEITH'S BLOCK, OPPOSITE
CAPITAL, - - $50,000
SURPLUS, - $22,500.
IL S. White. President I
P. A. White; - - - Vice-Pres't
Ajthtir if cNamanu - Cashier.
A general banking: business
transacted.
SUPPLTBB,
- r MACHINE OILS
by us cheaper now than
9
J. E. BUSH, Manager.
beat grades of goewfe
x'HE UNION PACIFIC DEPOT
