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A dime sociable will be held on
. Tuesday evening, July 20th, at the
.residence of J. B. Murphy.
T.he Telegraph printing- office
was moved yesterday to the Belton
building south of Baskin's meat
market
Claude Weingand to-day sold
to Fred Letts a lot on west Sixth
street, east of the old barracks, for
a consideration of $300.
Smoke Wright's Havanna Rose
5-cent cigar.
The county treasurer is invest
ing part of the county sinking
funds in county warrants, paying
iace value for the latter.
Dell Huntington went to Nich
ols this forenoon to build several
drops in the Suburban lateral
being constructed by C. Jj. Patter
son. The ladies of the Baptist
church gave an ice cream social in
the parsonage yard Saturday even
ing and were accorded a fair pat
ronage. A number of farmers were in
town yesterday after binding twine
and we learn that considerable
spring wheat will be ready to cut
the latter part of this week.
Rev. McCarthy has been trans
ferred from North Platte to Blair,
and will assume his new charge
Aujrust 1st He will be succeeded
at this place by Rev. Haley.
"We are requested to announce
that a very important meeting will
be held at the Methodist church
this evening and that every mem
ber is urged to be present.
John B. Ruth, state manager
for the Standard Oil Company, will
arrive in town this evening, and as
a consequence the local agent is
wearing his best clothes and
brightest smile.
It would seem as though the
Union Pacific has been "let down"
on hauling the homeward bound
C. E. excursionists. Fourteen
empty Wagner sleepers passed east
at roon to-day.
John Minor has on exhibition
at Davis' hardware store a "lung
tester" which is constructed on
purely scientific principles. A
number of shopmen tested the ca
pacity of their lungs this forenoon.
H. C. McNew, editor of the
Julesburg Grit, is in town to-day
calling upon old-time acquaint
ances. Mr. McNew has been con
ducting the Grit for about ten years
and has made it a financial success.
Hank Chestnut is down to-day
from his ranch in Keith county. He
says that grass in that section is
better than at any time since he
has been in that country and
Hank was there before the Indians
left.
The case 6f Drs. Thorpe.and
Paul, charged with practicing med
icine without duly registering, was
called in Judge Ray's court yester
day and the defendents, upon re
quest of the county attorney, con
sented to a continuance of the case
until next Saturday.
The committee soliciting enter
tainment for the delegates to the
district Epworth League conven
tion report that they have secured
entertainment for about 175 dele
gates. The remainder of the dele
gates will probably be quartered at
the hotels at the expense of the
local league.
The Chicago weather forecast
for North Platte and vicinity are:
Fair to-night and Wednesday. The
maximum temperature yesterday
at North Platte was 70, minimum
in past 24 hours 52, at 7 a. in. 55,
precipitation 98 of an inch. For
the same time and period one year
ago the maximum temperature was
88, minimum 59, at a. m. 61; precipi
tation none.
Buggies, road and spring wagon
and surreys, A fine assortment at low
p rices at Jos. Hershey's.
Joe O'Rourke is up from Gaslin
precinct to-day and says that crops
in that precinct are doing well. He
says W. D. Lyle cut one of the
finest fields of fall wheat he has
seen for years. Asked as to whether
any progress was being made on
the Gaslin ditch, Mr. O'Rourke re
plied that absolutely nothing was
being done. Some of the farmers
along the line favor making an
assessment to pay the indebtedness
and then have the district dissolved.
The county commissioners have
completed the work of allowing
claims against the general fund,
having absorbed the S19,000 avail
able in thatiund by the 1897 levy.
There are. some bills yet on file
that cannot be allowed by reason of
the fund being exhausted. For sev
eral years .past the general fund has
been increased iroui 2,000 to 3,000
by transfers from the bridge fund
but this yearlkere will be no trans
fer, as the levy made will not per
mit. The commissioners this morn
ing began their semi-annual settle
ment with the county treasurer.
Chamber Suit of g.
FOJEl TJUjST DOLLAES?
I presume you would. We cannot sell you one for that money
but vou cau purchase a good one for a little more money. We
have the finest line of FURNITURE ever shown" in the city. Call
and see our new Couches and Lounges. We have something cheap
in an extension table, and our dining room Chairs are the best
made for the money.
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK. E. B. WARNER,
Reimie's Vast Stock of
at COST AND LESS.
The chance of your life. I am positively going
out of business. Those people owing this house
will please call and make arrangements to settle
their accounts, either in cash or note. "We will sell J
no more goods on credit to any living person
Beginning Monday, June 14th, 1897.
Come and see for yourself. Eating the pudding is
the proof thereof. All goods one-half price.
BlT'Note this Positively out of business- No ifs
or ands about it, i
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X WEBER & VOLLMER.
T. Fulton Gantt has been con
fined to the house since Sanday
evening- with an acute attack ot
asthma.
Fenna Beeler has been elected
a delegate to represent the Junior
Epworth League in the convention
to be held July 30th, with Joseph
Piercy as alternate.
E. Ericsson, section foreman at
Hershey, transacted business" in
town yesterday and made The Tri-,
bdne a brief but substantial call.
Mr. Ericsson has five men working
for him and finds plenty of work to
keep them busy.
The rain yesterday was one of
the best we have had this year, the
fall, as reported by Observer Piercy,
being- a little less than one inch.
The rain is said to have been
general over the county and was of
inestimable value to growing crops.
The Payton Comedy Co. closed j
its week's engagement in this city
Saturday night and left for Hast
ings the follwing day. The Payton
proved to be the best repertoire
company that has yet visited North
Platte, and was accorded a fair pat
ronage, for the summer season, the
receipts averaging about seventy
dollars per night.
Mrs. E. F. Seeberger was
brought down from Hershey Sat
urday night and taken to the Pul
ver residence where an operation
for tumor of the womb was per
formed by Doctors Bedell and
Thorpe. The tumor was success
fully removed, but it was found
that blood-poisoning had set in, and
as a result of the latter trouble the
patient is in a very critical condi
tion with chances much against her
recovery.
J. F. Mathews, of Blackford,
Idaho, special examiner of United
States land offices, is in town this
week ior the purpose of investigating-entries
made upon lands which
have since been abandoned by those
making- the entries. In this dis
trict there are thousands of acres
of land which were taken under
the homestead and tree claim acts
and throug-h drouth and other
causes have been abandoned. Mr.
Matthews will investigate all such
cases, and where there is sufficient
proof of abandonment he will can
cel the enteries and the land will be
subject to re-entry. This is a
good moveas much of the land
cancelled will be eagerly soug-ht by
parties who desire to become actual
settlers.
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Dry Goods, Shoes
Coats Millinery
LIHSTjE OF
TheRuthian Aid Society an
nounce August 17th as a date upon
which it will hold a social.
The pension examining board
at this place is now composed of
Doctors Donaldson, Eves and Lucas,
the two latter taking- the place of
Drs. Longley and McCabe.
Another freight crew was put
on the Third district Saturday,
which gives Conductor Charley
Weir a regular train. There are
now fifteen crews on the Third.
HORSE-SHOEING $2.50 for
team. Haud-turned shoes $2.00 per
horse. W. E. PRICE.
Mabel Patterson entertained a
arge party of her young friends
Friday afternoon, the guest .ot
honor being Mary Familton, of
Gothenburg. The little folks had
an unusually pleasant afternoon.
The rain at Sidney Sunday even
ing and night was unusually severe,
many of the houses being flooded,
and the round-house filled to the
depthof oyer a foot. During the
storm the Methodist parsonage
collapsed, but no one was injured.
Geo. W. Heist, who has been
an earnest working republican in
western Nebraska for the last
twenty-five years, has been ap
pointed register of the Sidney land
office. In his declining years the
appointment does not come amiss.
A party of boys composed of
Guy Robinson, Clarence Dillard,
Frank Broach, Frank McGovern,
Earl Day, Albert and Wilber Davis
have been spending the past few
days in camp at Cottonwood pre
cinct. When leaving town the boys
were in a very happy mood and an
ticipated having lots of fun.
MASON JABS.
1 pint fruit jars , . .45c a dozen.
1 quart fruit jars 55c a dozen.
1-2 gallop fruit jars 75c a dozen.
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uie government will grant the Gas
lin ditch a right-of-way through the
McPherson reservation. The of
ficers of the ditch made application
to the interior department at Wash
ington for the right-of-way, and the
application was referred to the war
department. The matter has now
been referred to Supt. Baege, of the
national cemetery, and he has rec
ommended that the right-of-waybe
granted. This recommendation
will at once be forwarded to Wash
ington, and prompt and favorable
action, is anticipated. ' . - .
A. Wells, of Omaha, is the guest
of friends in town.
Miss Edith Newhallhas returned
from a visit with friends in Cozad.
F. W. Rincker is entertaining his
mother, who arrived 'from Illinois
Sunday.
Wood W. White returned this
morning from an extended trip in
the west.
Mrs. Marston, of Onarga, 111., is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Milton Doolittle.
C. W. Burklund, the Sutherland
merchant, transacted business in
town yesterday.
J. M. Sullivan has taken a thirty
day lay-off and left Saturday night
for Salt Lake City,
Mr. and Mrs: O. E. Hughes left
the latter part of the week for a
visit in Portland, Oregon.
Miss Mabel McNamara and sis
ter Omega are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. H. Hirst in Omaha.
Miss Lou Rankin, who had been
visiting her sister. Mrs. J. B. Jeter,
left for Mitchell, Ind.,this morning.
Misses Ada Yenson and Laura
Postel, who had been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. C A. Dill, returned to
Kearney Sunday.
H. C. Langdon went to Norfolk
Sunday to attend the iuneral of his
brother-in-law Rev. Philip McKim,
late Episcopal rector at that place.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Broach, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Dillard, Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. Day and Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Davis drove down to Cotton
wood Sunday and visited the boys
who are in camp.
Mrs. R. A. McMurray returned
trom Omaha Saturday night, where
she has been to see her husband,
who had been in the hospital for
some time very low with heart
trouble. She reports him a little
better.
W. T. Wilcox returned last night
from Iowa, where he left his little
daughters Alice and Lucille with
their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.
Wilcox and son will leave Thurs
day for Livingstone, Montana,
where they will visit relatives and
also take a trip through Yellowstone
Park in company with Judge and
Mrs. H. M. Grimes.
THE MERCHANTS' CAENIVAL.
On next Friday evening, July
23d, commencing at 8:30 o'clock, a
Merchants' Carnival" will be held
in Lloyd's opera house, fifty young
ladies taking part. There will be
two distinct drills; the advertising
drill composed ot thirty-two young
ladies under the charge of Major
Scharmanu and Captain Hamilton,
and "a Flower Drill" by sixteen
young ladies. The latter drill is
equal to anything given hereby the
Hamilton Cadets last fair time and
any who saw them knows their
proficiency inthatline. Both drills
will be given on the floor of the
opera house, with Miss Julia Baker
at the piano. One of the best parts
of the evening's programme wilt be
the advertising of certain of our
firms in verse, the latter composed
by James B. McDonald. There will
be vocal and instrumental solos, a
selection by the orchestra, in all
making an entertainment seldom
equaled and certainly not to be
missed. Price of admission to both
gallery and floor-seats 25 cents. Re
member the date.
PROGRAMME.
Selection Welch Orchestra.
Advertising Drill. .Thirty-two Young Ladies.
Vocal Solo Miss Baker.
Solo C.F. Scharmann.
Flower Drfll Sixteen Young Ladies.
Solo Mrs. Fred Lathrop.
Instrumental Solo Grace Langdon.
Poetical Adv. Sixteen Young Ladies.
Selection Welch Orchestra.
The following is a list of those
who will take part in the Merch
ants' Carnival and the firms which
they represent:
Gertie Baker Harrington & Touin.
Josie Goodman Newton.
Gertrude Grady Clinton.
Anna Kebhausen Broach.
Francis McNamara "Williams.
Jessie Bratt Vienna Restaurant.
Elizabeth Bratt Daily Telegraph.
Nellie Austin Mrs. Huffman.
Minnie Federhoof Dixon.
Louis Gilman First National Bank.
Bertha VonGoetz Tribune.
Fannie VonGoetz VonGoetz Gallery.
Eva Fenwick Fillion.
Laura Irish . Land Office.
Mary Coslet -. Banks' Grocery.
Abbie Day "Vjlcox Dept. Store.
Hattle Singleton Yellow Front.
Nellie Hartman A. L. Davis.
Irene Hartman McDonald's Grocery.
Irene Swarthout McDonald's Bank.
Anna Gosslce Star Clothing House.
Avis Duncan t; Mrs. Minor.
Cora Combs , Banks Dry Goods.
Ruth Patterson : Iddings' Coal.
May Cooper Einstein.
Lillle Kay Fair Store.
Ella Sullivan John Day.
Gertie Peale . Peale.
Edna Hine. Hamilton's.
Neta Murphy Jxe, Kellner & Frazier.
Mary O'Conner McCabe's Drags.
Jennie Carlson Streitz.
In the flower drill the following
young ladies will take part, and
will represent the following flowers,
two persons to each flower.
Sweet Peas Clara Langford, NettieDclay.
Geraniums Hattle VonGoetz, Helen Stolle.
Nasturtians Winnie Beeler, Mabel Orr.
Pansy Reba Day, Blanche McNamara.
Carnations Jessie Blankenburg Mabel
Davis.
Sunflower Nellie Seyferth, Lottie Day.
Roses Mabel Donehower, Arta Kocken.
Sweet Peas Blanche Warner, Jennie Mc-Hicnatl.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The council met in regular bi
monthly session Monday evening"
all members but Tracy being" pres
ent. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read ?and approved, and
the first, business brought before
the council was a communication
from the First ward hose company
stating Chas. Seyferth was en
titled to a certificate of service.
The clerk was instructed to issue a
certificate to Mr. Seyferth.
A communication from U. G.
Sawyer stated that after frequent
complaints to the marshal in re
gard to the delapidated condition
of a crosswalk on Locust street.and
no attention being paid to same, he-
(Sawyer) had repaired the same at
his own expense.
T. A. Stearns and Eugene Frye
were given permission to construct
irrigation culverts under Ninth,
Tenth and Eleventh streets, in the
Third ward.
The clerk read the following com
munication: "We, as councilmen, refuse to vote
on any matter allowing, the so-called
marshal and street commissioner to
perform any labor for the-jcity or. to
allow any bill or make any.' appro
priation for any labor performed
by the so-called marshal and street
commissioner until he is properly
appointed and confirmed by the
mayor and council and give the fol
lowing reasons:
First. Because the city of North
Platte 'has no marshal or street
commissioner nominated and con
firmed by the council, as provided
by law.
Second. That this council has
no right to appropriate public
money to pay officers not legally
authorized to act.
Third. That we believe the acts
of W. R. Morgan as marshal and
street commissioner illegal, void
and ot no force and effect.
Fourth. That this council is
personally liable for money illeg
ally expended.
Fifth. That the city is liable to
suffer the loss of a large part of the
poll tax because no one is legally
authorized to serve notice as re
quired by law.
H. O. Evans, J
C. F. Tkacy, Councilmen.
David Scott, )
By motion the communication
was referred to the city attorney
who will probably give an opinion
on the matter.
A communication from city treas
urer showed balances in the several
funds as follows: Water fund
$790, poll fund $9.46, special levy
fund $8.00, dog license fund 28
cents, general fund 9.00.
Communication was read from
the city attorney in which he gave
an opinion in regard to the right of
W. R. Morgan to legally hold the
position of street commissioner.
The attorney held that Morgan had
the right to hold the office until a
successor was appointed.
On motion the books of the street
commissioner were ordered placed
in the hands of an auditing com
mittee. The appropriation ordinance was
brought up, and a motion was
made to suspend the rules and put
the ordinance on its passage. The
motion did not receive the neces
sary majority and was defeated.
On motion the vote on the motion
to suspend the rules was recon
sidered. The ordinance was read
the second time by its title and then
placed on its final passage and
carried by a unanimous vote.
Motion made by Scott that no
special policeman be employed for
guarding tramps on streets by the
mayor until further notice by the
council. The motion prevailed.
The ordinance relating to swill
wagons, etc., was read and on mo
HAVE THEM:,
Forks,
Barley Forks,
Braces, Bits, - Hammers,
Pulleys, Rope, Machine Oil,
Leather, Fly" Sheets,
Hames, Hame Straps,
what you want and at prices
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IsfoirtJ? latte, ISfefoiraska.
tion was referred to a special com
mittee. An ordinance relating to a board
of health was passed under a sus
pension of the rules and ordered
published.
The council adjourned to meet
Thursday . evening when claims
against the city contracted since
May 1st will be allowed.
PEECINCTS CONSOLIDATED.
The commissioners on Friday
last knocked out six precincts in
the county by means of consoldia
tion. The precincts effected and
the changes made arc as follows:
Harrison and Kilmer have been
consolidated and the territory will
be known as Table precinct.
Crockett precinct has been added
to Hall precint, and the name of
Hall is retained.
The north half of Blaine precinct
has been added to Gaslin and the
south half to Deer Creek.
The east part of Mylander pre
cinct has been merged into Cotton
wood, and the west part to Osgood.
The north two tiers of sections in
Somerset has been added to Kem,
and the remainder included in Ash
Grove.
Baker and Sellers precincts have
been consolidated and the name of
Sellers retained.
These consolidation have been
made in order to lessen expenses.and
will result in a saving to the county
of from six to eiffht hundred dollars
per year.
WHY NOT IMPROVE OUR BES0UBCES!
To one who judges merely from
what he can see in the. dry and
dusty streets of our city, and the
immediate prairies surrounding, it
might seem foolish to think or talk
about making North Platte an at
traction as a summer resort. It
was not but a few years ago that
the idea of building ditches through
the country for the purpose of
carrying water to be used for irri
gation, was laughed at as a crazy
notion. To-day one need but drive
along the farms that border upon
these artificial streams, to be con
vinced that irrigation is a possibil
ity and a blessing to this country.
Some may be inclined to laugh
even now. at the idea of North
Platte ever possessing any attrac
tions as a resort for summer pleas
ure seekers.
The number of people who go
away for pleasure trips during
the hot weather is gradually in
creasing each ear. Many of our
citizens and their families make
the summer trip a regular item in
their annual expenses. The vast
majority of our people are not able
as yet to make extensive pleasure
trips; and as a consequence, they
sit at home and swelter in their bed
rooms and parlors during the ex
cessively hot afternoons in July and
August.
Now. if there were some attrac
tive shady place near by with run
ning water, where, with little ex
pense, and perfect safety, mothers
could go with children for a few
hours during the day. there would
be more pleasure and contentment
for our city folk during the hot
seasons of the year.
Mr. Lanmplaugh, who lives about
four miles north of town, has made
a beginning in this direction. In
the fifteen acres of trees and fresh
water lakes that surround his home,
he has the natural advantages and
faculties for making a very attrac
tive summer resort for our pleasure
loving people. The grounds could
be filled in, and the water cleared
so that bath houses and swimming
pools could be built and pavillions
erected for social amusements.
Driveways could be made through
the grove, and rustic shady walks.
The lakes are already supplied with
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that save you money, at
an unexhaustable quanttity of fish
so that those who are fond of this
sport will have ample opportunity
to enjoy it.
All that is needed in making this
a permanent attraction, is to pat-'-ronize
it, and encourage the owner"
in making the needed improve
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A very heavy rain storm pre
vailed in the west part of the state
Sunday evening and washed out
one hundred feet of Union Pacific
track near Colton. The washout
made it necessarv to run trains
from Cheyenne to LaSalle and
thence to Julesburg over the Den
ver branch. Train No. 2 due here
at 8:35 yesterday morning did not
arrive here until last evening.
Freight traffic on the Third and
Fourth districts was for a time
practically suspended.
The rain tall of the past 24
hours was very general as will be
seen by the following report: "Dodge
City 3.48, Moorhead 2.68, Sioux
City 1.54, Oklahoma 1.48, Huron
1.38, North Platte .98, Amarillo,
Texas .88, Valentine .50, Omaha
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The Christian Endeavor social
announced for last evening has
been postponed until Thursday ev
ening next.
McCormick Binders and Mowers at
Jos. Hershey's.
A girl baby was born Sunday
to Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Isenhart.
What is a Guarantee?
It is this. If you have a cough or a
cold, a tickling in the throat, which
keeps you constantly coughing, or if
you are troubled with any chest, throat
or lung trouble, whooping cough &c,
and you use Ballard's Horehound Syrup
as directed giving it a fair trial and no
benefit is experiencd we authorize our
advertized agent to refund your money
on return of bottle. It never fails to
give satisfaction. It promptly relieves
bronchus'. Price 25 and 50 cents.
Sold by North Platte Pharmacy, J. E.
Bush, Mgr. 1
A CUF FOR BABY.
A pretty mug is liked by the
baby. Lasts forever and is ever
clean and wholesome. We have
many pretty designs. Jewelry is
our line and we have everything
fine and new in it. The "latest
novelties, watches, rings, button
sets, long watch chains, etc.
mmhCIIETO,
Jeweler and Optician.
This is a package
of Schillings Best tea.
You can buy it (and get
your money back if you
dort't like it) at
McDonald's Cash Grocer.
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