1RA.L BARE, Editor and Proprietor
SUBSCRIPTION BATES.
One Tear, cash in advance, $1.25
Six Months, cash in advance 75 Cents
Entered at the North Platte (Nebraska) poatoffice as
8 econd-claBS matter.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1897.
The meeting of the city council
was postponed until Friday night.
The six-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Cragie, of the Third ward, is
seriously sick with spinal trouble.
Rennie is selliner his fall stock
of millinery at half price.
The case of the State against
AY. J. Myers, charged with rape, is
being aired before Judge Grimes to
day.
Substantial saving on Shoes. Sec onr S3
line in show window.
STAR CLOTHING HOUSE
W. J. Patterson returned Sun
day night from Omaha, where he
had been for six weeks receiving
treatment for his eyes.
Bran 45 cents a sack at The Wil
cox Sept. Store.
A large "Regina" music box
furnishes music for the patrons of
Newton's book store. The instru
ment is a fine one and plays the
latest popular airs.
The home missionary society
of the M. E. church will meet Fri
day afternoon, Dec. 10th, at two
o'clock with Mrs. Banks. All
members are requested to be pres
ent. Pillsbury's Best Minneapolis Flour
$L50 per sack at The Wilcox Dept.
Store.
A. S. Chapman, editor of the
Madison (Ind.) Daily Democrat,
made this office a call to-day. He
is the owner a tract of land in the
Birdwood section, came out to look
at at.
The School Item failed to put
in an appearance Saturday night
owing to its young editor, Burton
Lambert, being sick. He was taken
sick Thursday and has not left the
house since.
Wm. Brunswick, an unfortu
nate who laid around town for sev
eral days looking for work, was
provided with a ticket and shipped
to Lexington Saturday. He has
a very sore hand and wanted to go
to his home in Pennsylvania.
Ladies buy 3'our millinery at
Rennie'sand save 50 cents on theSl
At the regular meeting of S.
A. Douglas Post, G. A. R., Satur
day evening the following named
officers for the coming year were
chosen: J. J. Meyers, commander:
J. W. Voodry, S. V. C: P. Ruddy,
J. V. C; Geo. Nauman, O. M.; W.
T. Brown, chaplain; W. H. Gould,
O. D.; A. M. Mason. O. G.: D.
Brightel, sentinel; W. N. Knox,
surgeon: Franklin Peale, delegate to
state encampment, Geo. Nauman.
alternate.
Two wned twilled Cheviot Pants
at $1.75 and $2.50, that arc wort ft
hi wear $2.75 and $3.50.
Last evening in District court
the case of the State of Nebraska
vs. C. M. Duncan was disposed of,
much to the satisfaction of all con
cerned. Our readers are familiar
with the particulars of the case,
which is a lamentable affair, and,as
Judge Grimes started in summing
up various phases, together with
the evidence adduced, "has not a
parallel in the history of the
courts of this county." The de
cision of the court in substance
is that the defendent is privileged to
seek medical aid and treatment lor
alcoholism, subject to the order of
the court, and when the defendent
is again fully restored" to good
health if the court deems advisable
he shall then be placed under pro
per bonds for keeping the peace or
otherwise dealt with as in the opin
ion of the court the case warrants.
This decision was arrived at after
maturest deliberation of the Judge,
who with characteristic caution
andfairmindedness sought to guard
the best interests of all concerned
at the same time exercising no un
due harshness. There can be no
doubt that it is a happy ending of
a most perplexing and stubborn
case, and it is earnestly hoped that
the solution may prove effective.
All fall millinery must be closed
out before Christmas at Rennie's.
Royal makes the food pure,
wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., HEW YORK.
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IT IS SAID
American mp-Tare growing taller." We know
many of them are not "so short" as they were a
3'ear ago and are buying our late and artistic
FURNITURE
AA'D THIS JPlJCJSShaveconsiderabletodo with it. Call
and inspect our FALL LINE,
Over 200 Varieties of Picture Moulding,
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK. E. B. WARNER.
Your money back if you want it.
1 BRING YOUR
1 BOY HERE I
2 For the next suit of Clothes. We'll
guarantee to save you money by do-
2 i"g it- Our winter stock is complete
2 and comprises all the new effects with !
2 the littlest of prices attached.
I $1.00 to $5.00. I
One Price. Cash Only. Plain Figures, g
STMR CLOTHING HOUSE, fj
5 W. A. VOLLMER, Prop. g
Opposite Postoffice Across the street from old location.
Christmas Sale at RENNIE'S
From now till Christmas we will make the great
est clearing sale of the age. An elegant line
of Ladies' Coats, Jackets, Muffs, Collarettes,
Boas, Mittens and Gloves, at cost and less.
Elegant $25.00 fur capes at $15.00
15.00 " 10.00
All our Jackets and
$25 coats and capes at - $15
15 " - 10 ;
Elegant $12.50 and $10 Jackets and capes at $6.50 to close.
Eiegantfur collarettes. S2.50to S10.00 j All our $1.30 and 1.75 kid gloves
All our elegant $12 dress patterns at 8.50 i in all colors at ... 1.25
$10 patterns at - - 87.50 I Elegant fur muffs, from SI. 00 to S12. 50
$8.50 patterns at - - 6.00 I All dress goods' at cost and less.
How is lbs time of jour life to buy goods al your own price,
Nauman's meat market was
treated to a fresh coat of paint )res
terday. Another wedding" is announced
for the near future, in which Harry
Coleman will take a leading" part.
Crimped Valve Leathers 4c each,
at Wilcox Dept. Store.
The lodge rooms in the First
National building" are being" beau
tified to-day by anew dress of wall
paper.
The Chicago weather forecast
for North Platte and vicinity:
Colder, partly cloudy and unsettled
weather to-night; genera lly fair
and probably colder Wednesdays
A message was received yester
day by H. C. Langdon from Hanni
bal, Mo., stating" that his brother,
Geo. B. M. Langdon, had died there
Sunday morning at one o'clock
from paralysis. Mr. Langdon left
on No. 4 last night for that place
to be present at the funeral, which
will be held to-morrow.
Our fall stock of millinery must
be closed out before Christmas at
Rennie's.
The pumps at the waterworks
were given a new coat of paint this
week and they now look as slick as
the day they were put in. Supt.
Cunningham is proud of his engine
room, and has good reason to be
too, for there is not a parlor in
North Platte that is kept cleaner
and given more attention.
Overcoats built to
S5.00 and S6 line.
give wanath; see ou:
STAE CLOTHING HOUSE.
The record for fast riming" set
by J. "W. Stuart a week or so ago
when he made the run over the U.
P. from Sidney to North Platte in
118 minutes was broken last Satur
day by Chas. Ell. when the latter
covered the same distance, 123
miles, in just 113 minutes. This
lays Stuart's run in the shade by
five minutes and Charley says he is
confident he can reduce by ten min
utes the record he established.
Genuine Glidden hog or
cattle wire only $2.35 per
hundred at Harrington & To-bin's.
is almost here !
and it is time you were buying presents for
your friends. Remember our promise, we
will sell you goods in our line crjeajpe
than they can be bought anywhere else, no
matter where you go, and it will save you
money to call and inspect our stock before
purchasing.
Finest line of novelties ever shown in our city, No trouble to slow goods,
HARRY DIXON,
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Elegant $20.00 fur capes at $12.50
12.50 7.50
capes at cost and less.
$20 coats and capes
$12.50
Miss Cora Sturges is clerking
in Newton's book store until after
the holidavs.
Rush Dean is
having
a
large
west
barn built on his place
on
Ninth street.
The lumber for Mrs. T. F.
Gantt's house arrived Saturday and
work was begun on the building
this morning.
Mica Axle Grease 2 boxes for 15 c
at Wilcox Department Store.
Miss Ella Blake, who has been
teaching in district 71, gave up her
school last week. Miss Lillie
Kay will conduct the school the re
mainder of the term,
A water main on east Ninth
street bursted Saturday by reason
of the pipe settling, and two men
were kept at work all day Sunday
and part of yesterday putting in a
new one.
The Ladies Guild will meet
with Mrs. W. M. Cunningham Fri
day afternoon of this week. Mrs.
Cunningham will be assisted in en
tertaining by Mesdames Church,
Clinton and Douglas.
The new guns, with bayonets
to match, tor Co. E, N. N. G.. ar
rived Saturday. They are the 1S84
model. 45-calibre, and are of the
same pattern now used in the reg
ular army. The guns are some
what lighter than the old ones
used by the guards.
This stock of Underwear deserves
advertising deserves your attention
California Red Flannel Underwear
at ONE DOLLAR a piece cannot
buy tne raw material at tiiat price,
Star Clothing House.
H. C. Newman, with the Great
Western View Co., of Chicago, has
been in the city for two weeks past
taking pictures of the principal
buildings, railroad shops and
school buildings. A bird's eve
view of the city, showing the shops
and yards very distinctly, is espec
ially a fine piece of work. A front
view of the machine shop and all
the employes was secured in a sep
erate picture. A view of the hiirh
school building" and pupils
taken yesterday.
was
o eweier ana uptician.
meeting"
ot
the Epworth League
to-morrow
night.
J. A. Goodman, who has been
confined to the house for five weeks,
is rapidly convalescing.
Granulated Sugar 17 pounds for
$1 at Wilcox Department Store.
The Roval Neighbors, M. W.
A., will hold a special meeting to
j 4J
morrow afternoon in the K. P. hall
Master Arthur Bullard will be
host at a party iriven this evening
in honor ot his birth anniversary
will enter
tain the Epworth League and other
young people's societies of the city
to-morrow evening.
Cornmeal 18 cents for 25 lbs at
tne Wilcox Department Store.
Blanche Fonda is entertaining
a party of her little friends this af
ternoon on the occasion ot her fifth
birth anniversary.
Pillsbury's Best Flour $1.50
tier sacK at Harrington z
Tobin's.
--John Uwyer and jmi uoneuower
returned Thursday night from Chi
cago where they went tor the pur
pose of securing backing for trying
an experiment on an ice. machine
A.
which is proposed shall be attached
i r j ii
recently Invented. The boys were
successful in securing what they
wanted, and the success of inven
tion now depends upon the trial
trip which will be made some time
in June, or as soon as the machin
ery is ready. The machine will be
given a thorough test by P. D. Ar
mour, of Chicago, the packing king
of the west.
: PLEASANT PICKINGS OF :
'. BARGAINS IN SEASON. SEE :
: OUR LINE OF 25 and 50 Cent :
"t NECKWEAR FOR CHRISTMAS, i
: SEE SHOW WINDOW. j
SIAR CLOTHING HOUSE.
A family of foreigners sfot off
No. 1 here Sunday evening for sup
per and missed the train. They
were warned by the conductor not
to tarry too long as the train would
make only a short stop, but they
evidently did not grasp his mean
injr and started across the street
for Morch's restaurant. Twenty
minutes later they came walki
back as unconcerned as could be
until thev reached the depot and
saw their train pullinjr out a mile
distant. All their bajrrare and
wraps were left in the car and they
hopped about the depot platform
uttering" some unintelligle lingo
until some kinaiy aisposea person
explained the situation to them
and told them that the company
would look after their possessions
iuey continued tueir lourney on
No. 3 that night.
Millinery at half-price at Ren
nie's. Take advantage of this sale.
Sunday night about ten o'clock
Morris Fowler went into the Star
clothing house to attend to the fires.
At the same time he entered the
building Unas, vollmer was pass
ing down the opposite side of the
street and noticed a dim light mov
ing around in his store. He crossed
the street and tried the south door
which was found unlocked. He
Hollered "iieno. out received no
answer and then he concluded
that someting was wrong. The
nignt waicnman was Hunted up
and together with several other
men lie returned to tne store to in
vestigate matters. This time the
light was again seen in the store
and upon closer investigation the
cause of it being there was found.
to be as above stated. When Mr.
Vollmer came over to the store
Morris stepped out the back door
with his lantern to get some coal
and was consideraoiy surprised a
few moments after returning to see
several men enter the store loaded
to the teeth with all manner of
deadly weapons.
Received a car of Fancy
winter Apples, ask our
price and see the fine stock.
Harrington & Tobin.
An old man got off of No. 4
Saturday night, and to officer Mc-
-t , , 4-1,-1- t,Q t,j
1XUIIIUIU (.uiupiuiui-u LUUl UUU
been robbed of his money and his
ticket. He said that he was on his
way to Homestead I'enn., in re
sponse to a telegraph message
stating that his son had been fatal
lv wounded by tne explosion ot a
stick of dvnnmite. The officer ques-
f;r.,i i,;m n rP(rnri tn wim ii hfirf
been with on the train and was told
that among others were two
men who got off at Hershey. Mr.
McNamara took the man up to
Sheriff Miller's and he then hunted
up Jack Davis and they drove to
Hershey and found the men they
wanted, but a thorough search of
their clothes revealed nothing to
indicate that they had "touched" the
fellow. Thev returned to North
Platte long about morning and
searched the old man and have
been kicking themselves ever since.
The man had on two pair ot trous
ers and the moneywas found rolled
up with the ticket in the under
pa ii Is pocket.
Regular business
Some People Would Rather Lose Money than
Pay Gash For Their Goods.
We sell goads for cash only and our customers do not pay interest on somebody else's
debts. When you trade with coupon books or with a firm that runs book accounts,
that is what you do. OUR PRICES PROVE IT.
NOTION DEPT.
Crochet Cotton, three spools for 10c
Thread, three spools for 10c
Imported Saxony 6c a skein
Spanish Yarn 12ic a skein
German Knitting Yarn. 16c a skein
Full Count Pins 2c a paper
Best Needles 5c a paper
Curling Irons 4c each
Lace Edge Handkerchiefs. .5c each
Twin Dress Stays 5c a set
7-inch metal back Combs Sceach
7-inch celluloid Combs 20c each
Side Combs 5c a pair
144 Agate Buttons for 3c
Baby Ribbon lea yard
Knittinjr Needles..
. . jc a set
Silk Handkerchiefs 10c each
CROCKERY DEFT.
Handled Cups and Saucers. .40c set
Dinner Plates ..3oc set
Wilcox
oods sold for cash and one
pITTIflG GfUISTJVIflS GIpTS
When you make a present to a friend
at Christmas time you want that friend
to feel that the gift is an earnest of your
regard. Don t give n poor sift to a good
friend. Such excellent things as wo are
showing will please anyone and bo wor
thy remembrance for the friendship it is
intended to be. We have a tine line of
Christmas gifts in silver, cut glass, gold
and crest wave ware articles too numer-
ous to mention, win leu you more
about them next week.
hhhCII2STOX,
Jeweler and Optician
Engraving free of charge.
PErSOjVALj plZfiTlQJi.
Mrs. H. S. White returned Sun
day evening from a visit in Omaha.
Mrs. McCrearj. of Council Bluffs,
the guest of her daughter. Mrs.
J. H. Hershey.
Louis Richards spent Sunday
with his brother, returning to
Gothenburg yesterday morning.
J. C. Houston and Wm. King
came over trom Wallace Saturday
to prove up on a timber claim.
Miss Bessie Conklin arrived lat
;ek from Chicago and is visiting i
her aunt. Mrs. C. F. Tddings.
Lafe Mvers. of Grand Island, who
had been here on business for a few
days, went to Brad' this morning.
A letter from Cripple Creek. Col-
announces the birth of a son to Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Williamson Fiiday
last.
Mrs. Jesse Norton returned Fri
day night Irom a several weeks"
visit with her sister.Mrs. Jennings.
at Holdrege.
Miss Delia Keithlev lctt Sunday
night for Grand Junction, Colorado.
where she' will visit relatives until
after the holidays.
Mrs S. A. Warner, who had been
r- i
ver' sick lor several weeus, is now
able to sit up. and her speedy re
covery is anticipated.
Commissioner Garrison was in
town yesterday after repairs for
his windmill, which was disabled
during the storm of last week.
Mrs. A. B. Molder, who had been
visiting the family of Conductor
Bowlby, left yesterday morning for
her home in Des Moines, Iowa.
Miss Hannah Keliher has re
turned from a month's visit in St.
Louis and Springfield. Her trip
proved an exceptionally
pleasant
one.
Miss Bertha VonGoetz, who is
conducting a millinery store in
Lebanon, Kansas, for a Kansas
City firm, is expected home on a
visit next week. She will remain
until the spring season opens.
C. L. Williams and wife and
daughter Grace went to Kearney
this morning where the former will
look after his land interests while
Mrs. Williams and Grace visit rela
tives and friends for a few days.
Honest values stitched with
truthful words See our line
of Cardigan Jackets at 75c,
$1, $1.35 and $2.
Star Clothing House.
Five miners in a. Butte, Montana,
mine got tired of waiting for their
hard earned money and concluded
to pack off nine hundred dollars
worth of amalgam to offset their
claim ot one hnndred and five doll
ars, and tuey will now nave lots oi
time for meditation of their rash
act in fail.
Pie Plates 25c set
Eight patterns of decorated ware
to select from.
Twelve patterns of chamber sets
running from the cheap to the best.
LAMP DEFT.
No. lLamp Chimne's 4c each
No. 2 " " 6c each
No. 1 hea vy.Sc each
No. 2 " heavy, 10c each
No. 2 Rochester Chimney . .10c each
No. 3 "
mammoth size 15c each
Lantern Globes 7c each
Glass Lamps, Base Lamps, Ban
quet Lamps. Nickel Plated Roches
ter Lamps, Night Lamps in fact
the only complete stock of Lamps in
North Platte.
HARDWARE DEPT.
Galvanized Sheet Iron . .5c a pound
Department Store.
price only. (roods delivered to :my part of the City.
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shoes lor women, shoes tor children. Our school shoes for
children can not be surpassed; there are none better made;
their wearing qualities are money savers to the purchaser.
In Our Dry Goods Department
We are receiving new
ry day.
U RAILROAD NOTES. &
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James Roddy is day hostler at
the round house this week.
August Shortgrain, a machinist
from Cheyenne, went to work yes
terday in the machine shop.
C. A. Simon, superintendent of
the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
was here on business yesterday.
Ed Heintzel
began
the week bv
cutting the index finger of his right ! partaking of an excellent lunch pre
hand very severelv with a circular prepared by the hostess. Those
saw in the car shop yesterday
morniii"".
been equipped
Engine 04') has
with the snow plow and
was nred
up and put in readiness in antici
pation of being callec
the recent snow storm
out during
Joe Moouey says that No. 21, the
day" Charley Ell was pulling it,
went so fast that it took two men
to spe it go by one to see it come
and the other to see it go.
It was the intention to begin-nll-ing
the ice houses yesterday, but
the thickest ice being only seven
inches and the weather turning
much warmer, it was abandoned
for the present.
Engine 6S). in charge of Frank
Winn, made a run ot eighty-one
miles, from Julesburg to North
i
Platte, with a theatrical train Sun
a i
day in eignty-one minutes, anc;
Monday the engine went into the
back shop for
a general overhaul
ing.
The engine that was pulling the
Denver connection of No;.v- had n
side-rod break near Sterling Sun
dav morning, demolishing tlie right
side of the cab and throwing the
engineer out on the gravel bfitdid
not injure nun. serjpusly. A delav
of three hours wascused by'fthe
accident. V
ft
Jake Smith is fast making a rep
utation as a record breaker with
engine 888, making the run from
North Platte to Grand, Island, 138
miles, with the second section of
No 1 Saturday in lSy minutes, and
on Sunda' with the same train in
131 minutes. He could have made
better time, but this was as fast as
his schedule wonld allow him.
At a small station up the road
the "night delivery" system is car
ried on to extremes by the coal
rustlers, and special detectives To
bin and Baker are hot on their
trail. The leaders of the gan
keep their followers posted as to
the movements of the detectives by
means of a bulletin board m a lem-
perance billiard hall. A barber
shop is run in connection with the
place, and the other evening when
duty called Mr. Baker to town he
stepped in to get a shave and read
these words on a blackboard posted
in a conspicuous place: 4 Tobin
out of town; Baker gone west with
lunch basket." Baker can now un
derstand why the coal rustlers have
conducted heir pilferingso success
fully. Rennie is closing out his fall
stock of millinery at half price.
The marriage of Mrs: Kate
Lamb, of this city, and John Til
ford, of Hershey, which was an
nounced in the Catholic church, has
been postponed until after Christ
mas. 1
Nails 2xz cents a pound
Western Washers S3 each
Washboards 15 cents each
Best steel Stovepipe 15c a joint
Russia Stovepipe 40c a joint
Common Elbows 10c each
Adjustable Elbows 15c each
Russia Elbows 23c each
Maydole Hammers 55c
Liquid Stove Enamel.. 10c a bottle
Rope 7 cents a pound
Red West Cowboy Rope, 12ic pr lb
Brass Hondas 8c each
Glidden Painted Barb Wire $2.35
per hundred.
Baker Perfect Galvanized barb wire
S2.S5 per hundred.
5-gallon barrel churn $2.90
GROCERIES.
Kerosene Oil 15c
a gallon
Pearline 4c a package
Minnesota Patent v lour $1.2o a sack
i Package Coffee, r ) lbs for $1 . 00
j Michigan Salt $1.S0 per barrel
THE REPUTATION
we have gained for selling GOOD
SHOES at a LOWER PRICE than
any other house in town
- is well merited. Shoes
are one of our specialties
and we carry a stock
!
which embraces all sizes,
all qualities, all prices.
We have shoes for men,
novelties almost eve-
Come in and see us.
John H. Day.
Saturday was J. Fy. Week's
forty-ninth birth anniversary and
? tb? e,ent aout twenty
inenos and neigUDors invaded his
home in the evening and assisted
in properly celebrating it. Their
coming was a complete surprise to
Mr. Weeks but it is hinted that his
betterhalf was the instigator of the
pleasant affair. The visitors were
given a hearty welcome and re
mained with their host until a late
hour, playing cards, conversing ot
early days and last but not least,
I participating were Joseph Fillion
I and wife, Syl Friend and wife, John
I Alexander and wife, A. H. Davis
i anfl wife DeIl Huntington and
.;, nnnnm t- .. ,i ...:r r
Walker and wife. E. J.
and wife. Mrs. Gus
Lewis Nauman.
Huntington
Norton and
Try Orain-0! Try Grain-0!
Ask your grocer today to show you a
package of Grain-O, the now food drink
that takes the place of collee. The chil
dren may drink it without injury as well
as the adult. All who try it", like it.
GRAIN-0 has the rich seal brown of
Mocha and Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress. .
the price of coffee. 15u and 25c per
paokage. Sold by all grocers.
$2.00
Lace and
Button
Ladies who desire a
stylish, well-made fine
Shoe at $2.00 can get
them from us that are tlje
equal of many old for
$2.50 and $3. qo at other
StQfJ$-
Yellow Froi
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DECATUK &BHKGLJ3.
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