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Wanted A copy of The Tki
bdne of the date of Jan'y, 21. 1888.
One dollar will be paid for a copy
of that date.
F. A. Reynolds, of Gothenburg,
one of the state bank examiners
transacted business in town yes
terdav.
E. E. Ericsson, who was up
from Cottonwood yesterday, says
the hot weather of last week in
jured the corn to a considerable ex
tent.
Will Jolliff is in from Kern pre
cinct to-day, and reports that Sun
day nijrht's rain was light in tha
section, about one-fourth of an inch
falling.
George McEvoy who has been
employed for a year or more in the
citv blacksmith shoos, entered the
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an apprentice.
Sunday night's rain extended
from Cheyenne to Des Moines, Iowa
and from Dakota to Kansas. Ne
braska received a wetting in every
nook and corner.
Lieut. See, of Vancouver Bar
racks, formerly stationed at Sidney
passed through this morning en
route to Nashville. He was met at
the depot by Rev. Beecher,
Mrs. John Sherman is recover-
in"- from the effects ot the severe
burns she received, butthe strain on
her constitution lias been very
great, and she is
from.
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The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Lt. Davis was taken with an
attack of cholera infantum Sunday
night and for a time was in a very
critical condition. She is now much
improved.
The Cody Guard has secured
permission to use the "round east
of the depot for drill purposes and
devote each Friday evening to mas
tering the military evolutions. The
ground is especially well suited for
drilling.
A meeting of the officers of the
fire department will be held at the
Second ward house this evening.
All officers are requested -to be
present, as important business
will come up for consideration.
The Chicago weather forecast
for North Platte and vicinity: Local
showers to-night; Wednesday prob
ably showers. The muximum tem
perature yesterday at North Platte
was 81, minimum in past 24 hours
G2, at? a. m. 62; precipitations .01
of an inch. For the same time and
period one year ago the maximum
temperature was 92, minimum 70
at 7 a. m. 72; precipitation none.
Valentine had a rainfall of 1.42
inches last night
George Dillard returned Satur
day morning from Grand Junction,
Colo., where he. spent a week with
H. R. Ottman. He also visited the
farm of Jim Jackson and found him
and H. J. Roth busily engaged in
picking and packing fruit. Mr.
Jackson will sell over $2,000 worth
of fruit this season. Will Briggs is
also marketing fruit from his ten
acre farm. Mr. Ottman's twenty
acre orchard will begin bringing
him returns next year. He was
offered $5,000 cash for his place.
The former North Platte people at
Grand Junction are well pleased with
thecountry and with the success they
have had with fruit. Mr. Jackson
would like to have more North
Platte people locate in that section.
Among the resolutions passed
by the Epworth League convention
was the following: Whereas, We
realize the'labors of the local com-;
mittee of North Placte having
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charge of the arrangements in all
departments for this convention.'
Resolved, That we tender Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Robinson, Rev. C. C.
Snaveley and all other committees
our heartfelt thanks for faithful
work well done; and to the citizens
of North Platte who have so kindly
responded to the requests ot the
committees and entertained the del
egates and visitors from abroad
with such uniform courtesy and
kindness at their homes and else
where, we feel that our thanks are
'due, and they are hereby tendered.
The monthly weather summary
issued by Observer Piercy shows
the mean temperature last month
to have been 74, the highest being
103 and the lowest 51, a range of
52 degrees during the month. The
accumulated excess of mean daily
temperature since Jan. 1st amounts
to 273 degrees. During July the
wind traveled 6,583 miles, the high
est velocity being 48 miles per hour
on the 8th. The precipitation last
month was 1.86 inches, or three,
quarters of an inch less than the
average ior July for the past twenty-three
years. In July last 3'ear
the rainfall was 1.86. The accu
mulated deficiency in rainfall since
Jan. 1st is 4.81 inches; that is we
have had 4.81 inches less so far this
year than the average tor the same
Ifigd goring the past twenty
three years.
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FOB TE1ST 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 lice 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.
1 Notice
Front Street Show Window
for Late Styles in ...
Shoes
Greens
nnd (v Dlnnrlnl
(Mil UA U UUUi
In fact the greatest (JO
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1 STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, I
WEBER & VOLLMER. g
ANOTHER SLASH IN PRICES
AT RENNIE'S CLEARING SALE.
Thirty days more in which to close out the most choice line
of Dress Goods in town. JSJiy-Our Black Goods this week at $1.00
and $1.25. JEt5yHenriettas and Serges at 50 cents per yard,
ftSTSilk Henriettas and Serges," in colors, worth SI and SI. 25 per
yard, go at 50 cents. tSTTen dollar dress patterns at S5.00 each.
JSST'Two dollar Black Silk at SI per yard. JKsfTen cent Lawns
at 5 cents per j'ard. ??-2,000 pairs of Shoes for men. women
and children will be sold for 50 cents on the dollar. JgjT'All our
Wool Carpets at 50 cents per yard. Do not let a day pass with-
out making a purchase at this sale. JG&-BL-ANKETS Fine $9
and $10 Blankets fo,r $5.00. Fall will soon be here and you will
need these goods. You can never again buy them so cheap.
RENNIE'S CLOSING SALE.
John Lambert.of Grand Island,
the former engineer, has been a
visitor in town for a day or two.
Wanted. A competent girl to
do general housework. Apply at
residence. John Bratt.
Harry Fikes is taking a lay-off
this week and Tom Birney is
handling the 1205 in the yards.
Eugene Delany, the Maxwell
carpenter, has been visiting North
Platte friends for a day or two.
Rev. D. 55. Foulk goes to Lin
coin next week to be present at the
orgnization of a state Luther
League.
l. Fulton Lrantt is still con
fined to the house with an attack of
cardiac asthma, but is gradually
improving.
Mrs. Carl Johnson, who' has
been sick tor some time with
typhoid malaria, is now on the road
to recovery. N
Thos. McGlone had a piece of
steel removed from his eye at an
Omaha hospital Friday and has re
turned to work in the Union Pacific
boiler shops.
The trial of Dr. Thorpe,
charged with oracticiiiir medicine
without complying with the stat
utes, will be heard in Judge Ray's
court to-morrrow
The extreme heat of last week
ogether with the smoke and gas
caused a number ot the employes of
the round house to temporarily
suspend workf some of whom were
quite sick for a few day.
Every day or two V. VonGoetz
receives a postal card from his wife
and daughter Ida, who are visiting
in Austria. On each of these cards
is a colored photograph of some im
portant or historic building or place.
Mr. VonGoetz is saving these cards
and will have quite a collection ot
breign views.
At a meeting of the Buffalo
Bill hook and ladder company last
evening a resolution was adopted
endorsing the Field alarm system
and recommending its use bv the
city. The fire laddies in all the
other companies speak very favora
bly of Mr. Field's system, and
when the fire department endorses
U there is no question but that it
is a good thing.
The Tribune is not by any
means a "booster" for the water-j
works company, but in fairness It i
is ready to give the company credit
for being generous to its patrons
and furnishing the city with few
exceptions with excellent service.
As to the suit pending between the
city and the company there are
points of law involved which of
course the courts must decide,
though it is generally believed by
those who have investigated the
matter that the city will buy uo
Christmas presents with the money
it recovers from the water company.
Rev.
services
evening.
Beecher held Episcopal
at Lodge Pole Sunday
The county commissioners ad
journed Saturday,having completed
the business on hand.
Rev. Leonard returned to Lin
coln Sunday night, taking with him
the two sons of Will Leonard.
John Harden has leased the old
VanDoran blacksmith shop oppo
site the court house and will in a
few da3's be ready todoblacksmith
ing of all kinds.
Bishop Graves, of this mission
ary jurisdiction, who has been at
tending the Lambeth convention in
England, sails for home this week.
The last of the delegates and
visitors to the Epworth convention
left for their homes yesterday after
noon. Those who came overland
were the last to leave.
Crops in southeastern Pennsyl
vania are evidently good this year.
Rev. Foulk has received word that
twenty-seven acres of land on his
farm yielded an even thousand
bushels of wheat.
Rev. Haley, the new priest of
St. Patrick's church, arrived in
town Saturday and held his first
services Sunday. The parishirners
were highly pleased with the rev
erend gentleman's first services.
A girl baby was born Saturday
night to Mrs. Nate E. Trego, who
has been stopping in town fora few
days. The genial Nate is expected
down from the McPherson county
ranch to-day to see the youngster.
If the walking continues good
Messrs. Graves. Vollmer. McNa
mara, Woodhurst and Bare yill
probably go to Wyoming about the
15th to spend a week in inducing
mountain trout to jump out on the
banks of the Little Laramie river.
Ashley Peters is in from Crock
ett precinct to-day and made this
office a call. Ashlev is a candidate
for the populist nomination for
county treasurer, and is firm in the
belief that he can knock Holcomb
and Orr out of the convention with
ease, notwithstanding the existence
of the court house ring.
Thos. J. Matthews, the U. S.
land office examiner, who has been
in the city for a couple of weeks
looking up homestead and timber
claims which have been abandoned
by the entry-men, has found over
fifty claims which he will recom
mend to be cancelled, and thinks
that he will find as many more be
fore he completes his workv When
through with this district he will
visit the Alliance, Broken Bow and
Sidney districts and pursue a simi
lar course. Mr. Mathews thinks it
will require about ten months to
complete the work in the several
districts. He will recommend that
the interior department cancel the
enterics, and if such is done the
land-effected will be subject to re
entry. j
Rev. Hardaway returned to Ord
this morning.
Mrs. J. T. Murphy is the guest
of friends in Maxwell.
C. C. Hawkins was over from
Wellfleet yesterday.
Mrs. O. H. P. Buchanan is home
from a visit with friends in Iowa.
Arthur McNamara returned Sun
day night from a brief visit in
Omaha.
Dr. N. F. Donaldson transacted
business in Omaha the latter part
of the week.
Mrs. G. C. Stoddard and the
Misses Hofmeister returned to
Wallace this morning.
H. M. "Weber came down from
Ogalalla Sunday morning and
spent the day in town.
Misses Rose and Fannie Elder
left yesterday for a visit with their
brother in Medicine precicnt.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pizer came
in trom Shelton Sunday night and
will become permanent residents of
North Platte.
Ray C. Langford' returned Sun
day evening from his month's visit
in Missouri. He reports a very
pleasant vacation.
Miss Sadie Brown, who had been
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. P. L.
O Bnen, returned this morning to
her home in Michigan.
Fred H. Thompson arrived Sat-
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You Need Tools
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Hay Forks, Header Forks, Barley Forks, Vises, Forges,
Drills, Braces, Bits, Hammers,
Saws, Grindstones, Pulleys, Rope, - Machine Oil,
Oil Cans, Lace Leather, . Fly Sheets, Collar Pads,
Collars, Harness, Hames, Hame Straps, Snaps, Bale Ties.
In fact you can find just Ay hat you'waftt andat prices that save you money, at
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Division Foreman Barnum has
been transacting business in Chey
enne for a day or so.
-Mrs. Gnswold. Mrs. M. H
urday night trom Weaubleau City, Douglas and E. F. Seebenrer and
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mu., auu win resume ins position
of engineer on the Union Pacific.
Misses Jessie, Grace and Lizzie
Bratt left to-day for Cottonwood
precinct, where they will visit their
grandmother, Mrs. Burke, for a
week.
Miss Hildecrarde Johnson re-
daughter Louise went to Hershey
yesterday afternoon.
Dr. Dennis reports the infan
child of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. French
in a very critical condition, with
chances against its recovery.
J. H. Hershey is down from the
ranch to-dav. He is still feelincr
turned from Lincoln the latter part nrettv sore 'from the kick he re
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or me ween, uavincr neen called
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home by the serious illness of her
mother.
Miss Kate Gibbs, of St. Louis
is the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. B. Gibbs, having arrived
Friday night. She is accompanied
by her nephew, Master Will Harris
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hastings, of
Aurora, Neb., are the guests of
their son L. E. in this city. Mr.
Hastings is an old newspaper man.
having for many years owned and
conducted the . Republican at
Aurora.
C. E. Barber, now headmaster of
St. John's military school at Salina,
Kansas, arrived in town Saturday
evening, and was warmly welcomed
by his lafge number of friends. lie
is well pleased with his position
and with Salina.
ceived on the breast last week from
a horse.
Alfred Samelson, of Myl ander
precinct, is said to have one of. the
best fields of corn in the county
It will compare favorably with any
field in the irrirated section
New wheat is being marketed
in a- tairly rapid manner at Her
shey, the elevator at that -place
shipping out two carloads last
eveninjr.
Smoke Wright's Havanna Rose
o cent cijrar.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The city council held a regular
meeting last night, the mayor and
nve of the six councilmen beinjr
present.
The herder bond of W. M. Sal is
bury, with M. C. Harrington
surety, was read and accepted.
A communication was read from
O. V. Morrison, L. B. Isenhart and
other Third ward residents askinjr
permission to construct culverts
under Tenth and Eleventh streets
for the purpase of carrying water
for. irrigating purposes. The re
quest was granted.
The committee to which had been
referred the auditing of the books
of the street commissioner reported
that they had compared the books
with the receipt stubs and found
that they correspond.
A communication was read -from
Harrington & Tobm in which they
stated that if their bill for lamp
chimneys was not allowed at the
meeting on Augnst 3d they would
at once bring suit.
A letter from the president of the
state firemen s association to the
local fire department was read to
the conncil, in which he stated that
the supreme court had rendered a
decision sustaining the statute
which authorizes the levying of an
occupation tax on insurance com
panies doing business in second
class cities. The matter was re-
ierrea to tne city attorney witu in
structions to draft an ordinance
levying an occupation tax upon
such companies.
The bills of Claude Weingand,
$36.55 for oil, and Jacob Miller,
$101.75 for boarding prisoners were
allowed. The bill of "W. R. Morgan
for killing six dogs was laid orer
for the lack of funds.
The clerk was instructed to ad
vertise for bids for furnishing the
city with lumber, stone, tiling and
also for doing the city publishing.
Evans moved that a warrant for
.$790 be drawn in favor of the water
works company for Jjydrant rental.
This precipitated a general discus
sion and the city attorney .made a
statement of the condition of the
suit now pending between the city
The Buckworth house recently
purchased by J. H. Hershey is being
repainted, repapered'and otherwise
improved. Mr. Hershey and family
will occupy the house the latter
part of this month.
Will Ginn.of Perry, Iowa, is re
newing acquaintances with friends
in town. Notwithstanding he is
short"' 'two arms and a leg, he
seems to enjoy good health and is
about as lively as the rest of us.
John E. Evans left this morning
for Lincoln and Omaha. Mr. Evans
is making arrangements to attend
the national encam'pment of the
Grand Army which will be held in
Buffalo, N. Y., the latter part of
this month.
Buggies, road and spring wagon
and surrevs, A tine assortment at low
prices at Jos. Hershey's.
Young prairie chickens are
being indiscriminately slaughtered,
not only by residents of town but
by farmers as well. Every hunter
seems determined to get in his work
on the young birds before they get
wild and wary.
The boys club of Hie Episcopal
lurch will give an athletic exhibi
tion on the rectory grounds on
Thursday evening of next week.
There will be running and jumping
contests, games of tennis, putting
the shot, and other features.
cozad uad tne largest repre
sentation at the Epworth League
convention, its delegation number
ing torty-two. Lexinjrton came
next with a delegation of fort'
e league at the latter place has
a larger membership than any other
in the conference.
The drill by Captain Hamil
ton'B young lady cadets Saturday
evening was witnessed by a crowd
that packed the corners at the
intersection of Spruce and Sixth
streets. The cadets went through
the movements without a break and
were loudly applauded.
-wanted: Exclusive airent in
this city and county. High Art Bi
cycle Co., Omaha.
At the meeting of the stock
holders and depositors of the North
Platte National Bank Saturday
afternoon, the committee appointed
the week before reported progress
with the matters in hand, and asked
for further time in which to report.
Another .meeting will be held on
Saturday afternoon next.
-"Wpbep & Vollmer have rented
the Foley building- south pf tie
McDonald block and will remove
rri t .
xne episcopal musicale an
nounced for to-morrow afternoon
has been indefinitely postponed.
During the month of July 1020
refrigerator cars were iced at this
point. During the same period
last year the number was less than
700.
The lawn social at the Slack
residence Saturday evening was
patronized very liberally, the
supply of ice cream being scarcely
sufficient to meet the demand.
Official announcement from
"Washington has been made of the
appointment of Dr. Eves and Dr.
Voorhees Lucas as members of the
iNortn i'latte pension
board.
examining
The rainfall at this point Sun
day night amounted to one and four
one-hundredth inches. The rain
was, apparently, quite general over
the country and came at an oppor
tune time, as in some sections the
corn had began to suffer from want
of moisture.
Miss Josie Day, of North Platte,
was visiting friends in this city the
fore part of the week. She has
been employed by the school board
to teach the primary department
of the schools for the ensuing vear.
-Ogalalla News.
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cortejre
among
and the waterworks company. He
did not think it best for the city to i tlle Star clothing house thereto nn
pay the water company any
until the suit was decided.
money
HORSE-SHOEING $2.50 for
eam Haud-turned shoes $2.00 per
liorse. w. E. PRICE.
i September 1st. The partition be
tween the rooms will torn out, and
other improvements made. This is
an excellent location, and though
the room will be a little small it is
exceptionally well lighted.
McCormick Binders and Mowers
Jos. Hershey's.
The funeral of Mrs. E. F. See-
berger Friday afternoon was very
largely attended by friends, the
to the cemetery being
the largest ever seen in
North Platte. The funeral service
of the Eastern Star chapter was
beautiful and impressive.
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. McCarthy
of North Platte, have decided to
make Co.zad their home removinir
rom North Platte here. Mr. Mc
Carthy is spending his summer va
cation here, expecting however, to
return to his eturine in the early
all. Cozad Tribune.
The populist county central
committee held a meeting Saturday
afternoon and selected August 2Sth
as the date for holding the count'
convention to elect delegates to the
state convention and nominate a
county ticket. The attendance was
not verv large and an effort was
made bv Tim T. Keliherand others
o have two conventions held, but
the majority were in favor ot hav
ing but one.
MASON" JARS.
1 pint fruit jars 45c a dozen.
1 quart fruit jars 55c a dozen.
1-2 gallon fruit jars 75c a dozen.
at the WILCOX DEPT. STORE.
"DlapcrBo!"
Shakespeare, who rendered eloqnent
tribute to the native authoritpof kings,
lords and military commanders, seldom
shows a like respect in his treatment of
civic dignitaries. Justice Shallow and
Dogberry, for iustance, are so delioions
ly absurd that their sayings have often
been criticised as too good to bo true.
Perhaps, but they can occcasionally be
pretty closely paralleled.
Thero is something quite in tho
Shakespearean manner in the simplicity
of a former magistrate of Newlraryport,
in the old day of cues and ruffled
shirt bosoms. A case was being tried'
before him in which tho accused, w4io
stoutly denied.the charge, was asserted
to have stolen from a gentleman a new
set of shirts.
"A pretty story that I should take his
shirts!" exclaimed the irate culprit. But
when he was searched a moment later
it was ravealed that he was at tho mo
ment arrayed in the whole six, ouo over
the other. Tho good justice was shocked.
4 'What a villain !" ho exclaimed. Then
ho added reproachfully: "Why didn't
you tell mo you wero a vUlaiu? Why
didn't you save tho time of the court,
the spectators and the witnesses by own
ing up you were a villain in tho first
place?"
A few years later a constable of tho
same town made a remark worthy of
Dogberry himself. A knot of little boys
had been hanging about tho entrance to
the town hall before a pnblic meeting.
As the officer came in sight all ran away
but one, and to this lone youngster ho
addressed his orders in a tone of mingled
dignity and wrath.
"Disperge," ho commanded, "dis
porge, I say! Wo can't have no burlash
here."
The awed yonth did not disperse, but
he moved on. Youth's Companion.
A Pig-eon Race.
In France pigeons arc regarded as
valuable messengers in case of war, and
recently the French ministry of wur of
fered a prize for the winner of a pigeon
race from Perigueax to Paris, 2G0 miles.
No less than 2,746 birds were entered in
tho contest. Tho winner made tho dis
tance in 7 hours 34 minutes, an average
of over 34 miles au hour.
The Wrong Jam.
Haskell What's Bobby crying for?
Mrs. Haskell Oh, tho poor boy
caught his finger in the pautry door.
Haskell H'm! He evidently didn't
get the jam ho was looking for that
time. Pick Me Up-
P. A. Reynolds, state bank ex
aminer, was in town yesterday.and
made the annual examination of
the affairs of the Mutual Building
and Ioan Association. He ex
pressed surprise at the prosperity
of the association, especially in
respect to the small amount of
delinquents, the low expense ac
count and the few foreclosures. He
instanced several railroad towns
where there were good associations
but gave his opinion that Korth
Platte's association led them all.
Markwood Holmes, editor of
the Clipper-Citizen at Lexington,
which is a strong populist paper,
tells us that the populist commis
sioners of Dawson county awarded
him the publishing at one-sixth
legal rate. Down in Dawson
county the populist commissioners
believe in transacting the business
pf the county on lousiness principles
WhlJe here in Lincoln counfy the
populist commissioners reject bids
for the county publishing apd
award the contract to their net
paper at full legal rates, thus de--
iberately robbing the tax-payers
of hundreds of dollars each vear.
NEW BOUTE.
Commencing Sunday, Juno 13th, the
UNION PACIFIC will inaugurato
through, tourist car service to Portland,
Oregon and Washington points via
Union Pac lie and Southern Paciliu Rv'tt,
thereby giving pa-scngors tho benefit of
two tourist routes via Ogdun to Port
land. This route will take them up through
tho beauuifiil Sacromeuto Valley, dis
closing all tho notablo features along
the Shasta Ilouto, from Sacremento.
For rates, timo tables and full infor
mation, call on N. B. Olds.
Agent.
GK -iL. IK
BUFFALO. N. Y.. AUG. 23d-28th.
For the Annual Encampment of
the G. A. R.. at Buffalo, N. Y.. in
August, the UNION PACIFIC
will make the greatly reduced rate
from North Platte of 531.60 for the
round trip. Be sure your ticket,
reads via the '-Official Grand A.ripy
Route," Unipn Pacific. Cljicngo &
Northwestern and N Y. G. & Sf.
Louis (Nickel PlatpJ railways.
For time tables and full informa?
tion call on N. 13. Olds.. Agent.
THE CHILD'S EYES
4 riK
are worm more to him or I:er than
any other organ. They are as dear
as life itself. They must be pre
served. The first sign of tisase
or defect must be attended tp. A
good optician should, be seen n.t
once. I makp a specialty of examJn
ingwthe eyes and fitting glasses.
All work guaranteed.
Jeweler and Optician.