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NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1897.
NO. 80.
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WE -WISH TO SAY -
TO THE READERS-OF THIS PAPER:
OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
A full line of special Mackintoshes for men, ladies and children at about
one-half the price asked by agents of eastern houses". We have a fine line of
Clothing, Overcoats, men's; youths' and' children's suits at prices very low,
quality of goods considered.
Largest Assortment of Underwear in the City.
Beautiful' line of Dress Goods, Trimmings to match. Ladies' Capes and
Jackets will be in next week. Itfew styles, new goods. All goods marked on
the percentage plan; one price to all a small profit to us on everything we
sell. Don't fail to look us over before buying. All goods go for CA&li,
no bad debts to pay.
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T. BANKS
City Council Proceedings.
The city council held a brief ses
sion last evening, thl mayor and
all councilmen but Schatz being-present.
communication from the h irst
A
ward hose company stated that H. talk with the people of New
The trial of Eugene Moore for
embezzling state funds as auditor
will come up in the Lancaster
county court this week.
The people of Lincoln can now
York
are
G. Atkinson was entitled to a cer- by telephone. The charges
tificate of fireman's service. $10.50 for a five-minute talk.
Bills were allowed as follows: The Gothenburg Times has been
H. O. Evans, salary, 12.50; M. Mc- purchased by J. H. Donahue, who
Namara, salary for August, S50.00; W1u remove the plant to Lexington
J no. Lemasters.repairs, SI. 00. and start another populist paper.
til I 11. A X. I
Thomson moved mat ine cuy di- Tl West Po:nt sooi board has
U. P. TIME TABLE.
GOING EAST CENTRAL TIME.
No. 2 Fast Mail 8:45 i.
No. i Atlantic Express 11:40 p.
No. 28 Freight 7i00 a.
GOING WEST MOUNTAIN TIME.
No. 1 Limited 3:55 p.
No.3-Fast Mail 11:20 p.
No.23-Freight 7:35 a.
No. 19 Freieht 1:40 p.
N. B. Olds. Agent.
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F. DENNIS, M. D.
IIOMOEOPATHIST,
Over Fint National Bank,
NORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA.
TTLCOX & HALLIGAN,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
ifORTH PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA
Office over North Platte NaUonsl Bank.
R. N. F. DONALDSON,
Assistant Surgeon Union Pacflc R"-"
and Member of Pension Board,
NORTH PLATTE, - NEBRASKA.
Office orer Streltz'a Drug St re.
E.
E. NORTiHttJP, - -DENTIST.
Room No. 6, Ottenstein Building,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
JjlRENCH & BALDWIN,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
NORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA.
Office over N. P. Ntl. Bank.
T.
C. PATTERSON,
Office .First National Bank BIdg.,
-NORTH PLATTJbJ, HSU.
;K M, HOGSETT,
Contmetop and Builder,
Sliakespeare and Golf.
It is said that Shakespeare's works
abound in tbe most direct and explicit
references to the game of golf, several
Df which hove been collected in Miss
Wood's recent volnnie of "Quotation
For Occasions."
In "Much Ado About Nothing" is an
unmistakable allusion to a characteristic
St. Andrew's gesture in the words, "I
know you by the waggling of your
bead," while in "Titus Androuicus" is
sucouutered the pertinent query, "What I
subtlo bole is this?" in "Kicnard 111,"
again, one meets tho line, "Put in their
bauds the bruising irons of wrath," and
in "Henry VI" (part I) the statement
"I'll call for clubs."
Falstaff 's ruling passion was evident
lygolf, for on his deathbed lie "babbled
bf green fields," and there were certain
ly liuks oil Prospero's island, else way
the question" Why hath the queen sum
moned me hither to this short grass'd
green?" Some commentators prefer the
reading, "To tee or not to tee, that is
.he question." Bur apart from this dis
puted passage in "Hsmlet" there is a
reference to the fault of "striking too
I'aort."
Better Than "Wealth.
It is a laudable ambition which
prompts any person to earn and to save
a portion of the earnings. The founda
tions cf most if not all of the colossal
f:r tunes of tbe rich people in the world
had their beginning in that way. But
there are better things in the world than
.wealth. Good health is one of them.
We are quite apt to envy the possessor
of crest wealth, but far more is to be
envied the man or woman with robust
health, unwavering courage and tho
disposition to go through life with a
song and a smile. The happiest people
in th world are those who work and
work cheerfully. Housewife.
The republican convention of
Lincoln county is hereby called to
meet at the court house, in the
city of North Platte, Neb., on Sat
urday. October 9th, 1897, at 1U
o'clock a. m., for the purpose ot
nominating candidates for the fol-
owing county officers, to-wit:
Sheriff, treasurer, clerk, judge,
superintendent of public mstruc-
lon, surveyor, coroner, ana com
missioner for the First district and
transact such other busines as may
come before the convention.
The representation in said con
vention will oe one aeiegaie at was weii attended and a verv en-
arge for each precinct and one del- Movable association throughout.
egate for each twenty votes or ina- pue ministers present were Revs,
jor fraction thereof cast for Hon. L EvanSi Eads of Gering, Keeley
H. MacColl for governor at Novem- financial aerent for Grand Island
A Protest.
Klondike I " Fortunes
every
has bewitched us, 1
AND AGENT FOR
ECLIPSE and FAIRBANKS
WINDMILLS.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
SMOKERS t
SMOKERS
In search of a good cigai
X -will always find it at J.
F. Schmalzried's. Try J
them and judge.
You Need
ICE
"Klondikcl
where 1
That Roarer Bory Alico
ileclarc.
And they're leavin farm and fam'ly for to try
their lack afar.
But, I tell you, they won't ketch rae under
neat li no nolar star.
For what's the good of metal where tho prices
is so hi h
That yon liave to pay a fortune fer a piece of
nmilft nic?
Vou'll dream about tho generous bouglis, with
fmit n-beadin low.
And find only disappointment In its yellow.
mocking glow.
You may fondle it and pet it,
Yet with teardrops you may wet it,
Fer i:"s no ginxl till you get it
Where the corn and melons grow.
Klondike! Elondlke!" Is tho treasure
tlmrn
Brighter than-tho western tints that make tho
twilight fair?
Ef yon liad all the Collars uiai Kin grow
'twist earth and tky,
Vou couldn't do no more than laugh and weep
and hope anil me-
You resk your health and conscience in a way
that's Kid to mh
Jcs' for pointin souietlnn out anasayin, nni
lelongs to me.
You can't enjoy but jes so much, as through
tho world yon go, ....
And the honest, willm worker never nnus uis
spirits low.
Gold such doubts and fears beset it
That yer likely to regret it.
Fer it's no good till you get it
Where the com and melons crow.
wasinngton oiar.
Republican County Convention.
torney be instructed to defend the
marshal in his suit against the
city. Thomson and Cunningham
voted aye, Scott, Evans and Tracy
nay, and the mayor declared the
motion lost. This raised Thomson's-!
re, and he proceeded to un
burdened himself, but in his dis
niRsinn lie was ablv met bv Mr.
Tracy. Quite a wordy war pre
vailed for some time.
Scott moved that the scavenger
ordinance be read the first time,
and the motion prevailed. Then
Thomson wanted to adjourn and go
home, but the others were not so
weary as he, and his motion was
lost.
A motion to suspend the rules
and read the ordinance a second
time was lost.
Thomson moved that the city at
torney be instructed to draft a fire
alarm ordinance under the direc
tion of G. T. Field, and report at
the next regular meeting. The
motion prevailed- and the council
adjourned.
betweentSiviibs.
Gentle showers the past week.
Farmers all busy with their fall
-AT TjBZIE-
The Boston Store.
During the past two weeks we have been busy remodeling our store and
placing our large stock on the shelves and counters. We are now ready for busi
ness, and we extend a cordial invitation to the public to come and visit our store,
which is a credit to North Platte as well as ourselves. Everj department is filled
with the choicest Roods money can buy. We bought our goods for spot cash be
fore the advance in tariff, therefore will give the public the benefit which no com
petitor can touch.
appropriated $75 to make an ex
hibit of the work ot the city schools
at the Trans-Mississippi exposi
tion.
The populists and democrats of
Buffalo county held their conven
tion Saturday. An effort was made
to secure fusion, but it failed, and
each oartv out a ticket in the field.
- Henriettas, iu all colors, 3C-inch wide,
a ciuuu ui gidssuuppcis paootu at 25 cent8, worth 40 cents
over Lincoln oaturday, and were
so dense as to obstruct the sun..
There is much prophesying as to
what this cloud of insects indi
cated. Thirty-three divorce c?ses are
docketed for .trial in the Lancaster
county district court next week. A
wave of domestic infelicity seems
DOMESTICS.
The best print on earth at 5 cents per
yard. One case dark Outing Flannel at
oc per yard, others ass lUc.
Cotton Flannel at o, u, a and 12 i cts.
per yard, Dieacnea ana unoieacneu,
worth 3 cents ner yard more.
Cotton bats, good ones, at oc per roll.
1000 pounds of yarn, three colors, will be.
sqIu at 2 skeins for o cents.
DRY GOODS DEPT.
50 pieces all wool Ladies' Cloth, newest
shades, greens, plums, tans, grays and
blacks, 38 inches wide, with all trim
mings complete for $3.15 for the pattern.
35 pieces novelty goods in all designs,
tbe latest shades, 40 inches wide, all
wool, with all trimmings complete for
$4.20 per pattern.
56-inch Imported Serges, all colors, at
58 cts. per yard, others ask $1.00.
50-mch all wool bilk Inmsn Henrietta
at 48 cts., others ask 85 cents
Underwear.
All-wool, half-wool, part-wool and cot-,
ton, in ribbed and plain, colors, tan,
scarlet, gray and white. Union suits for
ladies and children going from 15 cents
and upwards.
Cloak Dept.
Our line is complete. All styles of
Jackets and Capes in Beaver, Kerseys,
Astrachan, Plushes; misses' and child-
ren's short jackets and long coats. In
fants' long white cloaks, eider down
cloaks, etc.
Millinery,
Walking hats. Tam O'Shanters, trim
med hats, ostrich feathers, flowers, chif
fons, all kinds of ribbons, baby bonnets,
etc., at prices that will astonish you.
Blankets and Comforters.
Thousands of pairs in all grades, from
to have struck in the vicinity of the 43 cents a pair and up.
state house. i imfkic
LilllEillOi
Mildred Carnahan, a sixteen- 20 nieces Turkey Bed Damask, fast
year-old York school girl ran away colors at "zs cents per yard, wortn u cts.
from school and home to marry a
dashing and worthless photog
rapher, who skipped the'town owing
everybody who would trust him.
W. L. Stange of Wisner had a
strange experience at Emerson.
He was in that neighborhood col
lecting and his team ran away,
One case pure linen Crash toweling at
G cents per yard, worth 10 cents.
Fifty bedspreads at dc, wortn fei.o.
50 Chenille spreads at 75 cents, worth
81.25. Twenty-five Chenille curtains at
$2.15 a pair, worth $350. Fifty large
size rugs at $2.15, worth $2.75.
Carpet Dept.
Velveteen, body Brussels, Tapestry,
all-wool Ingrains, 3-ply carpets, hemp
carpet, mattings, linoleums, lace cur
tains, carpet and rug binding at tho
lowest prices.
work.
The Baptist Association held at scattering a parcel of notes which
Hershev Sent. 10th. 11th and 12th, the wind blew in forty directions.
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papers
ber election 1896.
The following is the number of
college, and Williams of Lincoln.
delegates to which "the various pre
cincts are entitled:
PRECINCT. . NO. DELEGATES
North Platte No. 1 5
North Platte No. 2 10
North Platte No. 3 5
Antelope , 2
Bird wood 1
Brady
Mr. and Mrs. Miller, near
shey are rejoicing over the arrival
of a little daughter at their home
Wednesday.
The school, building at Hershev
is having an anteroom and a bell
added to it.
Mrs. Frank Cook left Friday
9 I nilTUC lOr UCnVCI, Having icccncu a.
In Chicago he
on tne
Buchanan ." 2 telegram from that place that her
Cottonwood 2 mother was seriously ill.
Cox 1 Tlip ladies' aid societv of Nichols
bought three nice hanging lamps
Deer Creek . ... 2
Fairvipw l for the school house. The lamps
Fox Creek 2 are quite an aid. This same society
Garfield 1 met at Mrs. Spurrier's Wednesday
GasJin - and made an album quilt which
Hinraan '...: 3 they presented to Mrs. Ernest
Hooker .. 1 Givens to take with her to her new
"Kem 2 home, Rocky Ford, Colo.
Lemon 2 A number of the valley people at-
aiaxweu .j.. -
Mtr1?r5nf . - ' 3
tvt:ii,. 1 dav eveninsr at North Platte.
Myrtle : 1
Nichols 3
No well
O'Fallons.
Osgood . . .
Peckham
Plant
Ritner. . .
Sellers. . .
Somerset
Sunshine
Table....
Vroman .
Walker . .
WnllarP . . 4
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Well 1 conference.
Whittier 1
Willow 2
We have it have plenty of it
and can furnish you any quantity
desired. Our ice is good none
Kpftpr nnd we make Dromot de
liveries.
' We solicit your "trade, feeling we
can please you.
Kellner
Frazier
Human Foolishness.
Man's life is full of Mows to pride.
His scheme li nc wisdom lack.
He sallies forth on many n rido
And walks tho wholo way back.
Chicago Record.
Where Ho Itfet Her.
WRWhen I first met inv wife, I thought
she was one of the most economical wom-
t, Jn tlin liinttnr of clothCS I llHd CVCr
known.
Sho Yon met her at the seashore, I do
lieve? Yoiikers Statesman.
.HYGEIA CORSETS..
AGrEITTS WATTTiaD.
Espeifcrace not necessary. For prices and par
ticBt&is write tbe Manufacturers,
WKRTER.V CORSET CO Su Louis, Ha.
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His Bonanza.
Upon tho frozen Klondike he
Refused to risk his neck.
But fleeced returning miners with
A short card poker deck.
Omaha VTorld-Herald.
Bonbons.
Some bonbons brought I to my dear.
I thought by this to sureiy pieaso ner,
t mi'nri iliis thin" seemed clear
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Withholding sweets irom sweet- wm ivuav ui;..
But, ah, alas, for manners oldl
r Ami flint I am out of fashion.
The modern miss wants solid gold
Or something she can raise the casn on.
For thus my sweet did answer me.
"Your bonbons I shall gladly car, sir,
But if you'd change them with a d
To bon bonds they would seem more sweet,
sir "
Town Topics.
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Mrs. Kate Funkhouser is re
ported to be quite ill with erysipelas.
Mr. Randall and Mr. Rudolph, of
the Platte Valley district, expect to
start in about two weeks with their
families by wagon to Georgia to
make it their future home.
Rev. Coslet preached his last ser
mon before conference at Nichols
Sunday morning, and at Hershey
in the evening. He goes this week
to Lexington to attend the annual
Total 39
It is recommended that the pre
cinct committeemen call the cau
cuses for Saturday, October 2d,and
at such primaries precinct tickets
be nominated.
Dated Sept. 18th, 1897.
Geo. E. French,
Chairman.
Geo, E. Prosser,
Secretary.
Rev. Rader will deliver a lecture
at Sutherland Saturday evening,
Sept. 25th.
Miss McWilliams and Mrs. Ditto
visited near Sutherland Sunday
with Mrs. Ditto's parents.
Walter Harris, of Wisner, mar
keted a car of cattle at South Omaha
which were as fine a bunch as has
been seen there for many a da
They were yearlings some of them
under that age, and they averaged
830 pounds.
KEM PRECINCT.
Jack Frost made a call in these
parts Thursday night, but did no
mischief.
H. C. Welch made a business trip
to the county capital last week.
John Chapin, of North Platte,
was in this vicinity Friday.
Geo. Rhoades and Alex Green
made a fly trip to the hub Thurs
day. Wild geese are making their
flight south for winter.
The sand hill crane are visiting
these parts again.
D. E. Jolliff was a Dickens visitor
Friday.
Several from here attended the
Free -Methodist meeting Sunday
evening at Little Medicine. -
Ills
Some of the valuable
not recovered.
Everything is coming Nebraska's
way this year. Fred Lewis, a young
farmer of Madison county, started
east to get married.
got into the wrong pew
"levee" and was robbed of S400. He
had but $5 left. He resolved to go
against the tiger. If he won he
would journey eastward and try
the marriasre lotterv. If he lost
his last V he would kill himself.
He won ?1700 and went on his way
rejoicing, and thefe was revelry in
the old town where his affianced
lived. There is no use denying
that Nebraska farmers are in great
luck this year.
Rena Kocer, a twelve year old
girl living near Gordon, last Sun
day roped a large grey wolt near
her father's ranch on Stinking
Water. She was riding a horse
bareback when she saw the wolf
and chased it about six miles
When she finally chased it down
the animal showed fight and she
dextrously threw her lasso over its
head and dragged it for some dis
tance, holding on to the rope with
her bare hands. Her brothers came
to her rescue and tied the rope to
their saddle horn and dratrired the
wolf until her father came with a
rifle and shot it It was a large
specimen and measured six feet six
inches from ooint of nose to tip of
tail.
Judtre Sullivan is said to have
made several well sounding Fourth
of July orations which were carefully
furnished at the time in manuscript
copy to the local newspapers and
may be expected to be trotted out
now tor camoaifrn purposes. What
A. - A. .
the fusion nominee for supreme
judge may have said at pleasure
picnics or town meeting celebra
tions, however, on the question ot
corporation rule and the dangers
of plutocratic society must be con
trasted with what Mr. Sullivan has
done for corporation managers
When Mr. Sullivan was in the leg
islature the railroads always knew
where to find him, and they did
not have to look in the anti-monop
olv camp for him either. Omaha
Bee.
NOTIONS
Crocheting silk, all colors, 10c a spool.
100-yard black sewing silk ic a spool.
Hair brushea, good ones, .at 10 cents.
Horse brushes 10 cents, scrubbing
brushes 10 cents, tooth brushes 5 cents.
were Corset clasps, all colors, 5 cents; combs,
good ones, at o cents, aaoieie, writing
paper, pencils and slates at your own
price.
Handkerchiefs
at one, two, four, eight, ten, twelve and
fifteen cents, wortb double tne money.
Yarn Dept.
German knitting, Saxony zephyrs.
Boots and Shoes.
This time of year everybody is looking
for shoes. You hear of lots of shoes ad-'
vertised cheap, but they are paper solos
and paper counters. Wo are offering
you guaranteed goods at the following
low prices:
Green & Wheelers' make of ladies' hne
shoes, lace or button, coin too, flexible
or extension soles, regular price from
S3.50, $4.00 and $4.50, your choice at $3.
JLadies' nne can skid snoes, an sizes, uu
S1.45. Ladies' fine Dongolas, patont
tips, worth S2, at $1,35. liadiss' oil
grain shoes, all sizes, at $1. One lot of
ladies' fine shoes, Hardigan & Tod's
make, sizes from 2 to 5, regular price
$3.50, to close them out at $2.25, Misses,
boys and children's school shoes, lot 510,
sizes 8 to 12, spring heels, at 78 cents.
Same shoe in l2Jto 2 at 98 cents. Our
school 8bJoe are cf the following brands:
Red School House, J. B.Lewis' Resistor.
Men'sand boys Rhoes at the lowest
prices ever known.
c-p-prTAT. "Prm THIS MONTH. With every 3 worth of goods purchased
at our store a set of tea spoonB given away; with every S5 purchase a set ot table
spoons. Yours for. great bargains,
The Boston Store,
J. Pizer, Prop.
Ottenstein Block. Largest in quantity, best in quality. Lowest m i-riceb.
The Golden Eagle Clothing House is in the north room of the Boston Store.
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ji OUR Sr.
j MEN'S SHOES f
AT $1.50, $1.75 AND $2
z . are selected with as much .care as our 2
E higher grade shoes are. Every detail 2
is looked after. They FIT as well,
E: LOOK as well, and WEAR as well as
the price we ask for them will buy at
g any place in America. To "clinch"
the argument, let us sell you a pair. 3
' YELLOW FRONT SHOE STORE.
DE0ATTJE & BEEGLE,
! GEO. M GRAHAM, Manager
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POWDER
Absolute! Pure.
Celebrated for its ereat leavening strength
and bealtnfulness. Assures the food against
alum and all forms ol adulteration common
o the cheap brands.
Rotaii Baking Powder Co., New Yoyk.
FOR SALE.
Some of the best located busi
ness and dwelling properties in the
city which I offer for sale at a low
figure. For the next thirty days I
will be in North Platte and can be
seen personally by any who desires
to secure cheap property.
COUNTY HEWS. I offer for sale for the next thirty
J. P. Aldrich, who for a dozen days a well located dwelling house
years has lived at Vroman, left last of eight rooms, fine shade, city
Thursday for Dalles, Oregon, where water, at an extremely low figure.
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uc win uianc 111a iuiuic iiuiuc
The new barn on Fred George's
farm on Brady island, was the
scene of a pleasant party and dance
on Friday evening of last week,
about seventy-five young people at
tending.
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas,
who live ten miles south of Wallace,
celebrated their golden wedding on
Tuesday of last week. Mrs. J. G.
Beeler, of North Platte, is a daugh
ter of the couple and was present
at the anniversary. .
Ballard's Snow Liniment
Mrs. Hamilton, Cambridge, Ills., says
I had the rheumatism so bad I could
not raise my hand to my head. Ballard's
Snow Liniment has entirely cured me.
I take pleasure in informing my neigh
bore and friends what it has done for
me. Chas. Uandley. clerk for Lay &
Lyman, Kewanee, 111., advises us Snow
Liniment cured him of rheumatism.
Why not try it? It will surely do you
cood. It cures nil iullammation.wounds,
sores, cuts, sprains, etc. Price uO cents
Sold by The North Platte Pharmacy,
J. B. Bush, Mgr.
All you guess about difficulty in sell
ing Stark Trees may be wrong. If you
wish to know the truth, drop postal to
Stark Nursery, Louisiana, Mo., or Rock
port, 111. Name, references. Cash pay
to salesmen each wekk the year round.
Outfit free takes no money to trv the
work. Also want club makers get
their trees free.
J. F. PILLION,
Plumber
ftworker
General Kepairer.
Special attention given to
wm'wwn
WHEELS TO EENT
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