IRA L BARE, Editok and Peopkietob
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1897.
Mrs. C. F. Tracy expects to leave
Saturday for a visit in New York
state, leaving Oraaba with the Ne
braska delegation to Buffalo.
Frank Sullivan came up from Coun
cil Bluffs Saturday night and re
mained until last night when he
left on a pleasure trip to the Pa
cific coast.
Yesterday being pay day, sev
eral of the councilmen desired to be
at their places of business last
evening, hence no meeting of the
city council was held. A special
meeting will be held this evening.
Jesse Norton has been trans
ferred from a passenger run to a
freight run. Fred Hirtman takes
Norton's passenger run, Asa
Searle succeeds Hartman as
day crew caller;' and Charley
Brown succeeds Searle as night
man in the baggage room.
T. J. Mathews has in his pos
session a piece of gold-bearing
quartz which he obtained along the
Birdwood a few days ago. An
assay of the quartz will be made
and if it is as rich as it looks none
of us need go to Klondike.
Baled Ties, the best, at H. & T's.
D. Burrows, of Omaha, who
paid North Platte a professional
visit last Friday, had a large num
ber of patients call and have their
cj'es examined and treated. The
Doctor may make another visit m
the future.
The prescriptions filed at
Streitz's drug store passed the 30,000
mark Saturday, These arc exclu
sive of the 8,200 prescriptions issued
by the railroad phyicians. Every
one of these 38,200 prescriptions
are on file and as might be sup
posed, make quite a stack.
The county commissioners con
vened in session yesterday and de
voted the time to hearing applica
tions for lateral right-a-ways along
the public highways in the
irrigated section. This is a mat
ter that had not previously been up
for consideration by the commis
sioners,, ancfthey are proceeding
rather cautiously.
A telegram received irom
Hyannis Saturday announced the
death of "Jack" Small wood, brother
of George and William Smallwood.
The particulars of his sickness and
death have not yet been received.
The deceased was well known to
all the older residents of North
Platte, who will regret to le?rn
of his death.
More engines are employed on
the Second and Third districts at
present than at any time during the
rush last fall. Enginemen are making-big
time, and business is so
crowding that an engineer must
have a good excuse in order to se
cure a trip lay-off. The service re
quired of the motive power has
made work very active in the shops.
J. R. Bangs returned the latter
part of last week from a business
trip to the southeastern part of
Montana. He says cattle business
in that section is in rather bad
shape owing to vthe scarcity of grass
and water. Last winter was a very
hard one on cattle, and evidence of
its severity can be seen by the
bleaching bones and the absence
of young stock. Many calves and
colts have been killed by the wolves,
which are numerous in that section.
-The republican county central
committee, in the absence of a con
vention has selected the following
delegates to the state convention
to be held at Lincoln on Thursday
of next week: A. S. Baldwin,
North Platte, P. L. Harper and C.
F. Soule, Wallace; J. H. Derry berry,
Whittier; Frank Woodgate, Well
fleet; James Ovens, Somerset; I. B.
Bostwick, Hershey; H. W, Hill,
JSTorth Platte; John Keith, Suther
land; A. W. Plumer, Maxwell.
- It will perhaps be news to
many of our people to learn that a
North Platte man sentfo Kansas
City for an engineer and had him
investigate the water power of the
Birdwood. The engineer pro
nounced that stream capable cf pro
ducing and transmitting to North
Platte by means of wires, fully
one thousand horse power. The
only difficulty in developing the
power is that the power required
iu North Platte is not sufficiently
great to warrant the necessary ex
penses of putting in the plant.
Rev. Beecher and his boys'
club left on No. 3 last night for
their outfng in Wyoming. The
members of the club who went were:
Leslie Dick, Bruce Stuart, Horace
Baker, Ray Stuart, Bert Williams,
Bert Parsons, Will Dolsou, Carl
Bonner, Jay Stuart, Arthur Fonda,
Elmer Owens, Dorr Tarkington,
Earl Davis, Guy Congdon and Guy
Reece. The party will go into camp
about ten miles south of the Dale
Creek bridge and will remain until
the middle of next week.
w$edayw Chamber Suit of
FOE TEN IDOLLAJRSP - -
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. 1
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK.
1 Grand
I Rem
oval
On and after Sept. ist, we will occupy double $:
j$ front rooms across the street. Goods will be sold &
for next thirty days at unheard of prices. We want sj:
r$ the public to move away with bulk of stock if prices
rj count. Our new location will be a strictly cash
r$ store and one price. All gdbds sold for cash.
1 STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, 1
WEBER & VOLLMER. &
ANOTHER SLASH
AT RENNIE'S
Thirty days more iu which to close out the most choice line
of Dress Goods in town. j&SrOur Black Goods this week at $1.00
and $1.25. JSHenriettas and Serges at 50 cents per yard,
J-Silk Henriettas and Serges, in colors, worth $1 and $1.25 per
yard, go at 50 cents. J5S?Ten dollar dress patterns at $5.00 each.
J5Two dollar Black Silk at $1 per yard. JgTen cent Lawns
at 5 cents per vard. sfaT.OOO pairs of Shoes for men. women
and children will be sold for 50 cents on the dollar. tfST'All our
X' Wool Carpets at 50 cents per yard. Do not let a day pass with-
out making a purchase at this sale. J5ST"BLANKETS Fine $9
and $10 Blankets for $5.00. Fall will soon be here aud you will
need these goods. You can never again buy them so cheap.
RENNIE'S CLOSING SALE.
Swan Swanson returned Sun
day from a two weeks' visit with
his parents near Sidney.
The Catholic ladies will hold an
ice cream sociable at the church
3rard this (Tuesday) evening.
- Geo. and Frank Crick, Leo Sul
livan and Joe Baskins. who had
been attending the wheel races at
Grand Island returned home Satur
day night. Owing to wet weather
the six day race was not completed.
J. S. Robbins, J. J. Hogan,
Charles Seaton and .several others
trom the south part of the county
arrived in town last evening to at
tend the second week of the teach
ers' institute.
Lieutenat Grau and a party of
his '-sharpshooters" were down at
the rifle range
a day or two ago
target-
shooting.
Some of the
members of the Cody Guard are
now able to pierce the atmosphere
at a distance of 500 3'ards.
Plllsbury and Lexington Flour at Har
rington & Tobin's.
We understand that passenger
conductor B. H. Smith, who was
discharged several months ago. has
been re-instated. A number of the
old men who were let out within the
past year or so, ha;e been taken
back during the past two weeks.
The Methodist ladies held an
ice cream social at the court house
yard Saturday evening and were
accorded a fairly generous patron
age, notwithstanding the weather
was sufficiently cool to make an
overcoat feel comfortable.
The Ceresco correspondent of
the State Journal says: James
Shea, of North Platte came in Sat
urday to look after his fine farm
east of town. Mr. Shea is. so well
pleased with the bright outlook
for this part of Nebraska that he is
figuring on buying another farm
here in the near future.
Nails 2 12 cents per ponnd at H & T's
The Chicago weather forecast
for North Platte and vicinity: Un
settled but generally fair weather
to-night and Wednesday. Slightly
warmer to night. The maximum
temperature yesterday at North
Platte was 77, minimis -n in past 24
hours 50, at 7 a. m. 50, precipita
tion .01 of an inch. For the same
period and time one year ago the
maximum temperature was 78, min
imum 56, at 7. a. m. 56, precipita
tion .62 of an inch.
secretary Jtioningwortu is
highly pleased with the present
condition of the Y. M. C. A. Ten
or a dozen new memberships have
been taken out during the past
week, a maiority of which came
through the work of "Jack" Minor,
chairman of the membership com
mittee. The present membership
is somewhat larger than on Jan.
1st, and at its present increase will
soon reach the 300 mark. The Y.
M. C. A. is a good thing; keep
pushing it along.
E. B. WARNER.
Sale.
IN PRICES
CLEARING SALE.
E. F. Seeberger was down from
Hershey yesterday.
A Mr. Fassett, of Albany, Ind.,
went to work in the shops yestcr
dar morning as a machinist.
For Sale 250 head of two-year-old
steers. Inquire of J. R.
Bangs, North Platte.
The directors of the Suburban
irrigation district held a meeting
yesterday forenoon and transacted
routine business.
Joe McGraw went to work Sat
urday as a switchman in the yards,
and will hardle links and pins in
stead of type.
Henry Dobke, the north side
feed dealer, has made application
to the council for putting in wagon
scales on north Locust street.
M. H. Holcomb. of Brady, who
will make a spirited fight for the
populist nomination for treasurer,
was in town yesterday looking up
political matters.
A sturdy young soldier put in his
appearance at the home of Captain
and Mrs. H. O. Fvans on Friday
night of last week. The Captain
says the young fellow can already
give the attention command.
Dave Patterson, formerly ot
this city, but of late general fore
man of;the Utah Northern shops at
Salt Lake, has resigned and ac-
j -
cepted a position with a mining and
milling company at Austin, Nev.
In his new position he receives $175
per month, with a chance for pro
motiou. C, L. Patterson yesterday finish
ed deepening and otherwise im
proving Lloyd's lake near the fair
grounds. Mr. Lloyd will turn m
the water this evening and the lake
will be in better shape for boatin-
and bathing than ever before.
An estimate, based on the
acreage reported by the assessors,
places the wheat crop ot Lincoln
county at 400,000 bushels and the
corn at 3,500,000 bushels. This is
a very conservative.
George and Jim Crockett and
George LeClair, three weary willies,
were sentenced to fifteen, ten and
five days respectwely on a bread
and water diet yesterday by Judge
Davis. The- charge against the
trio was drunk and disorderly and
resisting arrest.
North Platte is soon to lose a
valued family, and one reason
assigned for the removal is the fact
that one or two of the children
would be given but a half day
schooling on account of thecrowded
condition of the room which they
would attend, When residents are
forced to go elsewhere in order
that their children may have better
school facilities it is high time that
North Platte increases her school
accommodations. When the schools
open patrons will better learn what
the half day school means in the
way of disadvantage to their children.
The pajr checks ior the shop
men were delivered from Supt.
Park's car at noon yesterday.
Will JollifF, who is in from Kem
precinct to-day, says corn in his sec
tion continues to promise a big
crop.
H. C. Rennie concluded moving
his stock to his new location Mon
day, and J. H. Day will move into
the Rennie building Thursday.
Lost on Saturday evening a
ladies' alligator pocket book, silver
mounted. Finder will leave same
at this office and receive reward.
Deering- Machine Eepairs at H. & T's.
Geonre C. Hawkins and O. B.
Elder were in irom Medicine pre
cinct Saturday, and both reported
good crops in their respective local
ties.
C. S. Wills, who was in from
Buchanan precinct Saturday, says
the crops in that section are the
A.
best thev have been for several
3rears.
Judge Ray on Saturday issued
a marriage license to Fred J
Knutes and Olhe Chrisenhall, both
residents of the south part of the
county.
While at work at the round
house a few nights ago Josh Bar
raclourh had his left arm rather
badly scalded with escaping steam
from an engine
Uorth Platte Patent Hour at H & T's
Additional shelf room has been
made in the Yellow Front shoe
store, made necessary by the in
creased stock which the establish
ment will carry.
Harry Trumbell, of Sutton, an
elocutionist of more than ordinary
ability, will give an entertainment
at the courthouse this evening. An
admission of fifteen cents will be
charged.
Buggies, road and spring wagon
andsurroxs, A fine assortment at low
prices at Jos. Hershey's.
E. J. Huntington, of Brady
Island, has been the
guest
of his
son and daughter in town for a few
days. Mr. H. has
badly crippled with
for a 3'ear or so past.
been rather
rheumatism
--Misses Parthenea Dick, Elsie
and Julia Baker were received into
the Daughters of the King" at the
Episcopal church Sunday evening.
The service connected therewith
was beautiful and impressive.
"mason' jaksT
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. STOE3
JNearly twenty thousand acres
of school lands were leased by the
county treasurer on-Saturday last.
A good part of this land had been
cancelled by reason of the lessees
being delinquent in . the payments
thereon. .
i
John Colby, a brakeman on the
Third district, had the toes on his
left foot crushed by the wheels at
Ojralalla Saturdav morniner. He
was brought to this point, the
wound dressed.andthen sent to the
Omaha hospital.
Glidden Barb Wire $2.25 per IOO at
Harrington & Harrington's".
A girl baby was born on Tues
day of last week to Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Osterhout, who live north of
town, though the birth occurred
here. Jesse says his corn crop
warrants this luxury in his ad
vanced years, and he is as happy
as a lark.
North Platte was fairly well
represented at the pioneer railroad
men's picnic at Grand Island Sat
urday. Among those who attended
were Mr. and Mrs. Hartman and
Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fikes.George Russell,
John Singleton, W- J. Roche aud
Gus Norton and wife.
Smoke Wright's Havanna Ros
A party consisting of Messrs,
and Mesdames Syl Friend, Chas.
Stamp. George Finn, Fred Elliott,
John Keliher, John Sorenson, M.
McNamara, Mrs. Louis Peterson,
Anna Sorenson, Prof. Garlichs and
Will Bock and the Hendy family
went down to the Hendy ranch
Saturday and remained until Sun
day evening. The party had a very
enjoyable time, there being no lack
of pleasant amusement. Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Ericsson and John Mur-!
ray, of Cottonwood, were also pres
ent. The same parties 'held a sim
ilar gathering about five years ago.
The writer made a brief visit
at the farm of N. B. Spurrier near
Hershey the other day, and found
ample evidences of prosperity. In
addition to his successful growing
ot corn, wheat, potatoes, etc., Mr.
Spurrier has paid considerable at
tention to fruit, and has a fine
start of grapes, raspberries and
plums, the latter two bearing an
abundant crop this j'ear. He has
also a fine cherry and apple orch
ard of lour or five years' growth,
and last spring set out about 600 ad
ditional apple trees. In a few years
Mr. Spurrier will be in shape to
take life in an easy and extremely
comfortable manner; and there are
other farmers on the North Platte
ditch who will be in a similar
happy circumstances.
'.TS
C. C. C. CORSETS,
THE STANDARD OF AMERICA.
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FLEXIBONE
MOULDED.
The Wilcox Dept. Store,
NORTH
I PERSONAL MENTION $
"Win. Neville and Dr. Thorpe re
turned Friday night from Omaha.
Mr. Doolittle, who had been visit
ing his son Milton, left Monday for
Onarga, 111.
Mrs. Harriet iiostwick lelt yes
terday for a visit with her daugh
ter in Beatrice.
Miss Eunice Babbitt returned
Saturday night from her protracted
visit in Illinois.
Mrs. Franklin Peale and daughter
Gertie went to Lexington yester
day to visit relatives.
Lem Steele returned Saturday
from a month's visit in Salt Lake
and other western points.
Mrs. C. E. Norton left Sunday
night for a visit in Deliver and
other Colorado points.
Miss Florence "Wilson, of Palmer
Lake, Col., is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. S. A. Warner.
Mrs. A. Ferguson returned the
latter part of the week Irom a visit
with her son and daughter at Colo
rado Springs.
Mrs. C. P. Davis came . down
from Sidney last evening and is the
guest of her daughter Mrs. W.
II. Blood.
Miss May Wilcox, of York, who
had been visiting her uncles, J. O.
and D. P. Wilcox for ten days, re
turned home yesterday.
Clarence Turner has been in town
for several days visiting his wife
and other relatives. Of late he has
beeen working in Salt lake.
Charley and Miss Emma Samel
son leit Saturday night for Carbon.
Wyo. They will be absent a couple
of weeks and may extend their trip
farther west.
Wood White, who had been trans
acting business in Kansas City
and St. Louis, returned home Sun
day night. He resumed his run on
the roadjresterday.
H. J. Roth has returned from
Grand Junction, Colo., where he
devoted a month in assisting Jim
Jackson to harvest his fruit cron.
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His wife and daughter accompanied
him-home. -
Mrs. Annie F. Chinch leaves
Wednesday for Buifalo. N. Y., as a
delegate to the annual convention
of Woman's Relief Corps: She will
yisit New York City before return
ing Home.
Miss Ettta Barraclough returned
Saturday from a visit in Denver,
Colorado Springs and other points
in that stale. Ed Weeks, who had
been in ChejenneJor a day.rcturned
on the same train.
P. W. Sitlon transacted business
in Omaha last week, returning home
Friday night. He met a number of
former North Platters.
them were Cjarence Williams. I
ueorge van Inwegen and Mr.
Burgo.
Frank J. Johnson.of Welfieet.was
in town Saturday renewing ac
quaintances with friends and rub
bing up against some of our
straight democrats. He may be
given a position on the democratic
county ticket.
Miss Mina Mills returned the
latter part of last week from Hot
Springs, S. D., where she accom
panied a son of William Mills, who
is a sufferer with rheuinatisni. The
patient was considerably i.n proved
by the trip.
W. T. Wilcox and Judge Grimes,
who have been devoting the past
month to catching trout aud killing
a few bear in the Yellowstone
Park region, are expected home
the early part of next week. These
gentlemen and their families have
had a very enjojable outing.
First in H0DEL, Erst iaQffAIITI, Kist ia WOBKMAHSHIP v
ah flexibONE
MODELED CORSET
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ture expressed, every idea embodied.
A finely moulded waist and bust can be attained
by every lady that chooses a corset giving a long, taper
ing waist with graceful curves, beauty of carriage, and
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skilled designer, and due to scientific relations in the
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FOB SALE ZB"5T ....
PLKTTE, NEBRKSKK
NOTICE
WE WILL MOVE the Eirsfc of September,
' and intend to sell the greater part of our
stock before Removing. We propose to sell
Goods away down. We have a lot of odds and
ends in Shoes, prices running from 1.00 to
2.00 per pair, but we will let them go for 75c
and 1.00 per pair. Dress Goods from 10c to
25c per yard, goods that sold as high as 35 and
40 cents per yard.
Everything Will go
at Actual Cost. . . .
Don't miss these Bargains, for they are4
snaps you don't pick up every day.
H. M. Weber went to
Ogalalla
last evening.
Chas. Searle, of Ogalalla.is trans
acting businss in town to-day.
Mrs. F. T. Bishop returned
Saturday night from Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Joseph Weeks leaves to-morrow.
morning for a visit with friends
in Kansas City.
Mrs. E. W. Zeibert returned last
night from a visit with friends in
Grand Island.
Mrs. J. Adamson left this morn
ing for a visit with her
daughter,
Mrs. Jennings, at Holdrege
Jake Richards roes to Gothen-
burg to-morrow to
in the Richards
assist in invoic
Bros. stock at
that place.
J. E. Baker has secured a sixty
day lay off and accompanied by his
wife will leave in a day or two for a
visit with relatives in Wisconsin.
N55DL5SS SUFFERING
The headache comes from careless
ness. It should be prevented rather
than cured. The headache could
often be cured by better care of the
eyes. If they are examined and
fitted with proper glasses they
would give no trouble and the cause
for headache would be removed.
Let us tell you whether it is your
eyes that cause you this extreme
pain. If it is we can fit them with
glasses and save you suffering and
money. All work guaranteed.
hwhCIIITOI,
Jeweler and Optician.
100.00 REWARD
Will bo paid for tho arrest and convic
tion of the party who took sis or more
head of steers and one- cow from ray
pasturo on the night of August 4th, I
and for return of stock. Cattle branded '
.77 on right hip. H. J. HANSEN, i
JNorth lJlatte, iob.
Lincoln county also offers a reward of j
$50 for the arrest and conviction of tho 1
J party taking tbe above stuck.
C.C. C. No. 550.
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M
ohn H. Day.
in the Home.
Don't put borders on carpets for smnll
rooms;
Don't Imng chandeliers or lamps In low
celled room.
Don't Ijc rlinry cf rich, worm tints In
northern rooms.
Don't buy what suits the fancy, regard
less of their rcjubir.cd effect.
Don't pelrct anything becauso It is fash
ionahlu, hut because it is good.
Don't have any apparent, much lesa any
regular, arrangement cf furnitnre.
Don't I ilicve for a minute that espen
siveness is cfrrntlal to beautiful effects.
Don't make a tablo n pivotnl point from
which tbo rest of the furnituro radiate?.
Dou't n:al;u a narrow door narrower
with a hcay drapciy. We drape ten much.
Don't ufo t'ct i:od at terns for upholstery
if you fcac f one so for wall and floor cov
erings. Don't ure largo patterned -wall paper in
small rooms, or n die p border with low
ceilings.
Don't have any fanciful, fixed arrange
ment of window draperies in rconis in
daily use.
Don't buy chairs that nro not well niado
and comfortable, or lounges that arc not
low and broad.
Don't let cxtlicticism dominate common
eon so nnd xt plain carpet (llling)for the
floors of rooms ia daily use.
Don'tdch:dc yourself into thinking that
beautiful ri s spread ovir homely floors
aro n-cro artistic; (I i.n all over carprts.
Woman's Homo Companion.
WHAT PLEASES A WOMAN.
It plcaFc.vhcr to bo called a pensibJc U
tic woman.
It plcafts 1 cr to I c (ailed (i well dressed
womnn. .
Jt pleases Li r to be tcld that she is fas-
ciuating.
It pleases her to bo tcld that she im
proves a it an by her icmpanicnship.
It plearcs her to dq nd on soma man
and pretend she is rulirg him.
It phases hir to bo trratcd courteonsly
and with rtspitt and to bo talked to rea
sonably. It plcasca her to be treated sensibly and
jionestiy, to tc consulted and questioned
and not to bo treated as a butterfly, with--no
head or heart.
It pleases her to I o loved and admired
by a man who is strong mough to rulo and
subdue her and make, his wcy'her way. to
lead her and lake caro cf htr. London
Answers.
FACTS.
The dog ia mentioned 33 times in tho
Bible.
Ccimany now rhals Franco in.glass
coloring. '
There is a j tosh rous Welsh colony.in
tho Argentine liii ulilic.
France has U.SCO.f OOfarntowncrs, whila
prect Britain has but 170,500.
The only-total eclipse visible in .England
or 22 years to cciro will be in JUtf),
Church bells are tuned I y chipping (h
fdgo until ibo proper xv lc is obtained.
WE
each wezk to men nil over U. 8. to sell
Stark Trees-cheapest, beht. Outfit freo
"D A "V7" takes no money toTHTthe work. Also
J7xi JL Want clcb mAkes get ttelr trees free
rt A Q fTDiopus postal;name references. Stark
LxiOXX Nursery, Louisiana, Mo or Bcckport 111.
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