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F.RIDAY, SEPT. 10, 1897.
The date of Miss Pike's enter-
' tainment has been changed to Sept.
20th.
The remains of Mrs. James
White, of Hershey, who died Mon
day, were shipped to Illinois this
morning' for interment
H. E. Decatur, of Boston, and
A. L. Beegle, of Grand Island,
proprietors of the Yellow Front
shoe store, are in town to-day.
The Kearney Presbytery will
meet at St. Edwards on Tuesday
evening of next week. Rev. Verner
will attend, leaving Monday night
The fourth quarterly conference
will be held at the Methodist church
to-morrow and Sunday. Presiding
elder Leonard will arrive to-night
to attend these services.
W..L. Park has been appointed
by Governor Holcomb as a delegate
to the national irrigation congress
which convenes in Lincoln this
month.
M. C. Lindsay will this season
sell about $600 worth of honey,
which shows that bees are a very
profitable adjunct to a small farm.
Mr. L. has also raised 600 chick
ens this year.
Owing to the absence of two
members the city council did not
hold a meeting last evening, but
will convene in special session Mon
day evening for the transaction of
general business.
Owing to the bad weather the
Cody Guards will break camp at
three o'clock this afternoon. An
inspection ot the company by Lieut
Col. Olson will be held at the
armory this evening.
Gardener Ripley is marketing
twenty-five bushels of tomatoes per
day, in addition to cabbage, cauli
flower and other vegetables. He
has several hundred bushels of
tomatoes Tet to market
W. L. Park recently received a
very fine gramaphone. which at
tracts quite an audience to his
house each evening. On a calm
evening the instrument can be
heard the distance of a block.
In Justice Penniston's court
yesterday O. V. Morrison sued
Dave Beightel for shooting his bird
dog. The evidence showed that
the dog had killed Beightel's chick
ens, and His Honor dismissed the
case.
A gold watch is offered as a
premium to the lady who sells the
greatest number of tickets for the
entertainment on Friday evening of
next week. A number of young
ladies are competing for the prize.
Rev. Suavely on Wednesday
united in marriage Rufus E. Funk
and Clara A. Rodel. The groom
is a resident of Wallace, and the
bride had been living in this city
for some time past.
Quite a number of North Platte
people will attend the Dawson
county fair to be held at Lexington
next week. Among the attractions
will be bicycle races and baloon
ascensions. North Platte riders
will take part in the races.
The Nativity School opened
Monday with an attendance of 110,
and smccthen two more have been
added to the roll. Last year the
school opened with an attendance
of about fortj', and later the num
ber increased to seventy.
School District No. 1 starts in
the school year in pretty good
shape, there being on hand avail
able funds amounting to $4,400. It
has been several years since the
district has been in as good finan
cial shape at the beginning of the
school year.
New wheat is being marketed
quite freely in the city at present.
The wheat grown on the irrigated
land is fine and plump, but that
raised on dry land, generally speak
ing, is not so good. As a result
the price varies with the quality.
Ed Weston received a tele
gram this morning stating that his
brother had both legs cut off by the
cars at Little Falls, Minn., yester
day afternoon, and that he died two
hours later. Mr. and Mrs. Weston
left for Little Falls on No. 2 this
morning.
E. S. Davis yesterday received
from Will Briggs, of Grand Junc
tion, Col., samples of very fine fruit
jrrown on the latter's farm. This
is the first season Mr. B's orchard
has borne fruit, the crop this year
consisting principally of 400 boxes
of peaches.
Regular services at the Presby
terian church-Sunday morning and
evening. Morning subject, "Rieucr
Than Klondike." Evening sub
ject "Songs in the Night. ' This
will be a gospel praise service.
These services seem to be growing
in favor and interest. Each one is
supplied with a printed programme
and kindly requested to take part
in the entire service. A cordial in
vitation is -extended to all to wor
ship at this church.
WHttkedayoHttew Chamber Suit ot g.
I presume you would. We cannot sell you one for that money
but you caii purchase a good one for a little more money. We
have the finest lire of FURNITURE ever shown in the city. Call
and see our new Couches and Lounges. We have something cheap
in an extension table, and our dining room Chairs are the best
made for the money.
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK.
New and Decided Attractions ! f
12 Every department filled to overflowing. g
j$ Your attention is invited to our magnificent new stock of
2 Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots
Shoes and Men's Furnishings.
K The best selected and most desirable assortment of new styles
now awaits your inspection. We lead the trade. We chal- ;
lenge the country for bargains. We guarantee satisfaction
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1 STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, I
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! Opposite Postoffice Across the street from old location. 1
Rennie's Grand Closing1-out Sale.
GOODS AT YOUR OWN PRICE CHEAPER THAN EVER.
We still have some goods left, but they must be sold regardless
of value. Look at these prices. Two-dollar Silks to close at $1,
$1.25 Changeable Silks to close out 75 cents, $1 Silks at 50 cents,
$1.75 Silk Warp Henriettas, 48 inches wide, at $1. $1.25 and $1.00
Henriettas at 50 cents, 75 and 85 cent Dress Goods at 35 cents,
65 cent All-wool Novelties go at 30 cents. All goods in the house
go the same way. Shoes at your own price. We have just
opened up $1500 worth of Carpets and Winter Cloaks which we
bought previous to making arrangements for closing out, and
which we had to take. We place these goods on sale at exactly
cost, freight added. This is the choicest line of goods ever
shown in North Platte. Thirty silk waist patterns will be closed
out at one-half actual cost on Saturday.
RENNIE'S CLOSING SALE.
Mrs. A. H. Church is expected
home to-night from her trip to Buf
falo and other eastern points.
Having failed to receive the
populist nomination for county sur
veyor, Paul Meyer will run as an
independent candidate.
The rain of last night and to
day terminated the strong wind
and accompanying clouds of dust,
whereat we are all glad.
J. F. Brittain, who was in from
Somerset yesterday, says corn is
maturing very rapidly and will
soon be out of the way of frost.
R. A. Douglas returned last
night from his trip to Buffalo, New
York City and other eastern points.
He reports a very pleasant visit.
Elmer Coates moved his family
and household goods down from
Sutherland yesterday. Mr. Coates
will be grain buyer for C. F. Id
dings. Watermelons are now in their
prime and are almost a glut in the
market. For ten or fifteen cents
you can purchase a large and
luscious melon.
- A big advance sale ot tickets
lor "Comrades," to be given on Fri
day evening of next week, is re
ported by those who are managing
the entertainment.
Jesse Osterhout has sold his
residence property in the Third
ward to a Mr. Workman, who for
merly resided north of the river.
The consideration was $275 cash.
Sheriff Miller this week closed I
out the Mathewson stock of goods
at Brady, which were ordered sold
under a writ of attachment. The
goods were sold at auction and
brought rather low prices.
Friday evening, Sept. 17th, is
the night for "Comrades" at the
opera house. Now is the time to
get your seats. Tickets at Clin
tons. A dance after the perform
ance and ice cream to cool off with.
We are selling Washburn's
Minneapolis flour at $1.60 per sack
and the only store having Minne
apolis flour in stock.
Chas. McDonald, Grocer.
The fifth annual convention of
the Nebraska Irrigation Associa
tion will be held at Lincoln on Sept.
28th, 29th and 30th. North Platte
Is entitled to ten delegates, and
each regularly organized ditch com
pany in the county is entitled to
three delegates. The mayor will
appoint the ten delegates from the
city.
The city council at Columbus
has purchased a uumbenof carloads
of Sherman gravel, which will be
used for walks. The gravel costs
about one hundred dollars per car.
This gravel might be good material
to put in between the stone cross
walks in North Platte. At present
the center of the walks get very
muddy during the wet weather,
which would not be the case if
2 ravel was used.
E. B. WARNER.
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Several wooden culverts in the
west part of town are being re
placed with tiling.
Home rendered lard five cents a
pound at Geo. Nauman's
The Catholic sewing circle was
pleasantly entertained yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. P. A. Norton.
The dairymaids' testival will be
held at Lloyd's opera house this
evening. Admission only ten cents.
Smoke Wright's Havana Rose
five cent cigar. """
George Jones returned to Ogden
Tuesday after visiting his uncle,
F. W. Uincker, for about a month.
Messrs. Davis, Eaton and Van
Eaton have been hunting in Cotton
wood precinct for several days past.
Harry Lefler came up from
Cozad last night and is making ar
rangements to open his confection
ery store in the room lately occupied
by Sam Smith.
Buggies, road and spriDg wagon
and surreys, A fine assortment at low
prices at Jos. Hershey's.
Wheat is being shipped very
freely from Hershey and Sutherland
the ditch farmers as a rule consider
ing the present price satisfactory
or at least they consider the chances
of falling prices equal to those of
increased prices.
They do say that Robert Arun
dale is fast passing from a populist
to an out-and-out democrat; and
that he is putting in his best licks
to secure the election of that
staunch democrat, .J. J. Sullivan of
Columbus, to the supreme bench.
If you desire to see a pretty
entertainment 'ou should attend
the dairymaids' gathering at the
opera house next Friday evening.
GuyLaing, who returned a few
days ago from his ranch in Chey
enne county, says he never saw
horses in better condition than they
are at this time. Mr. Laing feels
hopeful of the horse market, and is
pretty certain that prices will go
up.
As will be seen by a notice else
where, the republican county cen
tral committee wili hold a meeting
on Saturday of next week for the
purpose of selecting a date for hold
ing the county convention, and for
the transaction of such other busi
ness as may come before the meet
ing.
Go to Mrs. Huffman's for Filo
Silk.
. Receiver McDonald, of the U.
S. land office, requests us to sug
gest to those who contemplate
proving up on their homesteads
and have as yet failed to take out
their naturalization papers, should
do so at the next session of the dis
trict court, which will be October
4th. In order to make proof on his
land a foreigner must be natural
ized; the simple fact of taking out
his declaration of intention, or first
papers, is not sufficient.
JCHE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
With the exception of the Sixth
grade, all departments of the city
schools opened Tuesday morning.
The Sixth grade will occupy the
Baptist church, but as that build
ing was not quite in readiness, that
grade could not start in until next
Monday.
The enrollment for the first week
is as follows: High school 103,
Eighth grade 37, Seventh grade 64,
First ward 84, Second ward 160
Third ward 169, west end 22, Bratt
school 21, a total of 660. It is esti
mated that the opening attendance
of the Sixth grade will be -90, mak
ing a grand total of 750, or 42 more
than durinjr the first week of the
fall term of 1896.
The congested condition of the
schools has been relieved by two
sources, the leasing of the Baptist
church which will accommodate
about 100 pupils, and the increased
attendance at the parochial school,
the roll at the latter being about
seventy greater than at the open
ing last year. .This relief puts all
the departments in very fair shape.
The room taught by Miss White
in tne second waro ana tne one
taught by Miss Clayton in the Third
ward are somewhat overcrowded,
but these rooms, will be relieved by
transfers to the First ward, where
one of the rooms has less pupils.
company m went into camp
east pf town Wednesday evening,
about forty-five members reporting,
the other eight or ten not being
aoie to leave tueir worn, unite a
number of persons visited the camp
yesterday and found the boys enjoy
ing the event to the fullest extent.
Lieut.-Col. Olson, of Kearney, has
had command of the camp, and has
inspected the company. The boys
will return home this evening.
A meeting of the candidates on
the populist county ticket was held
at the court house Wednesday be
hind closed doors. It is said on the
streets that the question of with
drawing a candidateTfrom the pop
ulist ticket and substituting one of
the democratic nominees was con
sidered but no definite action in the
matter was taken. It is a well
known fact that several of the pop
ulist canamates are snaking in
their boots since learning the
strength of the democratic party in
the countv, and that one ot the
leading candidates should withdraw
in favor of a democrat in order that
the rest of the ticket mierht secure
the democratic support, is not at all
improbable.
Supt. of Motive Power McCou
nell was a passenger on No. 2 yes
terday enroute home from a week's
trip in the west. In a brief talk
with the writer Mr. McConnell said
more cars were being handled on
the Second and Third districts than
during any time since 1891. He be
lieves that the reorganization com
mittee will soon have control of the
road, and when such occurs it will
reaouna to tne interest ot tne peo
ple living along the line. For sev
eral years past the road has been
hampered by congressional restric
tions, but when these are removed
the affairs will be conducted in a
somewhat different manner, and an
increase in the volume of the road's
business may be expected.
Coroner Donaldson and Consta
ble Woodhurst returned Wednes
day from Dickens where they held
an inquest over the remains of the
boy who was found dead on the
B. & M. railroad track. The victim
of the accident proved to be Henry
Woodgate, son of Frank Woodgate
of Wellfieet, and was sixteen years
of age. He had been working at
Moorefield, and had written that
he would be home Friday night.
He passed through Wellfieet Satur
day night, but for some reason
failed to get off. The body was
frightfully mutilated the cars
passing over it above the hips, and
both legs and one arm was severed.
The coroner's jury exonerated the
railroad company from any blame;
the supposition being that he fell
from the train while asleep.
THE WORLD IS MINE
if I can onlv see it, but without
good vision of what value is the
beautiful earth to one who for a
brief season partakes of her hospi
tality? Nature smiles only on those
whose vision is keen enough to ap
preciate her beauties. The lesson
of caring' for the sight is constantly
impressed on us. We guarantee to
fit you with the best glasses, if
your sight is defective.
MHHCWlSfTO,
Jeweler and Optician.
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We have 20Q-pairs of fine Pants, such as usually sell from
2.50 to 4-50. We bought the lot at our own price, and
have made just two prices on them, $1.50 and $2.00.
These won't last long, so come and select yours early.
1 Lot of Detatched Collar and Cuff Percale Shirts for
50 cents each. These usually retail for 1.00. Two-, Col
lars and a pair of Cuffs with each shirt.
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If you are not satisfied with our goods after
bring them back
The Wilcox Dept. Store,
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John Hallig-an left last uight for
a brief visit in Denver.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirchbaum are ex
pected to reach this city to-night.
Miss Minnie Federhoof returned
Wednesday night from St. Louis.
W. T. Wilcox returned last night
from his business trip in the east.
M. C. Harrington returned last
night from a business trip to
Omaha.
Sam Richards is expected "home
to-night from his business trip in
the east.
Mrs. Freeman, of Dennison,
Texas, is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. J. B. Nelling.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hanlon left
this morning for a visit with friends
in Council Bluffs.
C. F. Ortnsby went to Kearney
to-day, where he will visit his son
Frank for a few days.
John Lemasters expects to leave
next week for a brief visit with
friends at Grand Junction, Col.
"Dick" Freeman has returned
from California and expects to go
on the road as an extra brakeman.
J. H. MacColl. of Lexington, was
the guest of friends in town yester
day, having came up the evening
previous.
Judge Grimes and W. C. Elder
went to Bayard yesterday, where
they will attend a re-union of old
soldiers of that section.
Misses Charlotte Osgood and
Grace Bratt left this morning for
Norton, Mass., where they will at
tend the Wheaton seminary the
coming school year.
Mrs. V. VonGoetz and daughter
Miss Ida are expected home to-night
from their trip to Europe. Mr.
VonGoetz went down to Fremont
this morning to meet them.
Lester Walker, of Savannah, Ga.,
arrived in town last evening after
an absence of over 'five years, and
will visit his parents for about ten
days He is manager of the elec
trical plant at Savannah, and is
well pleased with his position and
with southern life.
BAILEOAD NOTES.
Andy Struthers, switch engineer
at Sidney, was visiting friends in
town Wednesday.
Col. Harry Fikes badly mashed a
finger on his right hand Tuesday
aud has since been taking a lay-off.
Trainmen report a very heavy
rain at Sidney Wednesday evening,
the storm continuing for a hour or
more.
Conductor O'Brien has returned
from Council Bluffs, where he ac
companied his family about a week
ago, and where they will in the
future reside.
The checks for the road men
were received to-day. The pay-roll
of this department shows a heavy
increase over last month. The in
crease of the shop pay-roll over last
month is understood to be nearly
one thousand dollars.
There has been a slight falling
off in fruit shipments over the
Union Pacific since Sept. 1st, but
the cattle shipments are coming in
pretty thick and they more than
balance the loss of fruit traffic.
Business on the road promises to
be even better this month than last.
Division Foreman Barnum knows
nothing of the report that a num
ber ot machinists from New York
will be given employment in the
Union Pacific shops. Mr. Barnum
is inclined to think that the com
pany will increase the working days
per week rather than materially
increase the force. The present
But we Continue to Sell
Goods at the Old Stand.
a Few Special
and get your moiJey.
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DRESS PATTERNS.
We have just received what we believe is
the finest line of Dress Patterns ever re
ceived in North Platte, and will be glad
to have ladies call and see them.
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
Late novelties in Dress Trimmings just
received. Fine quality for little money.
UNDERWEAR.
Our stock of fall and winter Underwear,
for men, women and children awaits, your
inspection. All grades and prices.
OUE SHOE STOCK
Is complete and we can suit you in quali
ty, size and price.
JOHN H. DAY.
RENNIE'S OLD STAND.
force in the local shops is not suffi
cient to do all the work required on
the motive power on the Second and
Third districts, and two and three
engines are sent to the Omaha
shops each month.
The Board of Education will
hold a special meeting Monday
evening for the purpose of consider
ing important business.
Wallace Baskin has purchased
the Fowler house on the corner of
Third and Locust street, the con
sideration being $1200.
The West Nebraska M. E. con
ference will be hefd this year at
Lexington, beginning Wednesday,
Sept. 22d. Bishop Ninde will pre
side. Hard coal for November delivery
is quoted at S8.50 in Omaha. Prior
to Wednesday the price was $9 50,
but the railroads kindly lopped one
dollar a ton off the freight rates
from Chicago to Omaha.
Butchers report a scarcity of
good beef cattle, and this together
with the gradual rise in the price
of cattle of all kinds may result in
a slight rise in the price of beef at
the markets.
A Brooklyn man claims to have
invented a new bike which will
make a mile a minute with a first
class scorcher in the saddle. The
pedestrian will literally have no
chance for his life when the road
gets full of such machines. '
The dry weather and strong
winds of the early part of the week
had quite a damaging effect on corn
in some sections of the county. The
present rain comes too late to be of
any particular benefit to corn.
Lieutenant-Colonel Olsen, of
the Second Regiment, N. N. G.,
came up from Kearney Wednesday
night and has been in command of
Company E during its encampment
on the river bank east of town.
The Chicago weather forecast
for North Platte and vicinity:
Showers this afternoon, partly
cloudy to-night and Saturday. The
maximum temperature yesterday
at North Platte was 74, minimum
in the past 24 hours "was 54, at 7
a. m. 54,. precipitation .24. For the !
same time and period one vear ago '
the maximum temperature was 65, j
minimum 45, at 7 a. m. 45. precipi- j
talion .46 of an inch.
Tilings for You:
Remember
we save
you Money
on every
Line
we Carry.
taking them home
NEBRASKA STATE PAIS.
On the occasion of the Nebraska
State Fair, Carnival of the Kniffhts
of Ak-Sar-Ben,and other special at
tractions at Omaha, the Union Pa
cific will make a very low rate from
North Platte Sept." 21st and 22d
only.ol 56.00 plus 50c admission for
the round trip. For full particulars
call on N. B. Olds.
Agent.
Educate Your lioweln With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure conBtipation
forever. 10c. If C. C. C. fail, druggists
refund money.
The publishers of the "Gold
Fields of Klondike," a book descrip
tive of that region, anounce that
they have sold 60,000 copies in three
weeks. This is evidence of the
interest the people take in the new
gold field.
SOLD BY
Chas. McDonald, Grocer.
C1AMAXTUA McCON XAnGlIAY. DEFENDANT.
IP c.eans
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Ir'ci Removes
KlNoAcid, Grime, II
O will tnke notice that on the 7th day of Septem
ber, 1697, Sarah Braagh, Onnrdlan. plaintiff
herein, filed hor peUtion in tha district court of
Lincoln county, Nebraska, ngalnst oald defendant,
the object and prayer of which are to foreclose n
certain mortgage executed by the defendant to thn
plaintiff upon the northwest quarter of section 2J,
township 10, north of range 3U we of 6th, p. m.
to secure the payment of a prnrulsrtory note dated
Mnrch 20th, lbtti, for the sum of SXM.UU payable in
two years from date thereof, that there Ii uovr dne
upon said noto and mortgage the sum of $300.00
with ten per cent interest from March 20th, 1BIC,
and plaintiff prays that said premises may be sold
to satisfy tho amount dae thoroon; also to fore
close a certain mortgage executed by the defend
ant to the plaintiff upon the northeast quarter of
section IX, township 10 north, of raago 30 west of
6th p. m. to secure the payment of a promlsoory
nte dated March 20th, ltfflcj, for tho sum of I13."i.00
and due and payable in two years from the date
thereof, that there Is now due upon said note and
mortgage the sum of ?l:r.00 with interest at ten
per cent from March 20th, 189:1, and plaintiff prays
that paid premises may be sold to satisfy (he
amount dae thereon.
Yon nro required tu answer said petiUon on or
beforo the 18th day of October, 1807.
Dated North Platte. Nebraska, September 741897.
SAltAU ilKAUGH,
Guardian, Plaintiff.
By T. C. PATrcESOj;, Her itloruey.
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