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SUBSCRIPTION KATES.
One Year, cask in advance,.. 1.25
Six Months, c&sbln advance ....75 Gents'
Entered at the NorthPUtte (Xebraska)poetofflce as
secand-clasi matter.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1898.
William Mills, of Nowell pre-
cinct, lett this morning1 for South
Omaha with a car of fat cattle.
Miss May Walker will this
evening entertain a party of friends
at a dancing party at Keith's hall.
Walker Hainline returned this
forenoon from Grand Island, where
he spent a couple of days with
friends.
- .' 1 The Colorado special was over
three hours late to-day owing to a
freight wreck in the vicinity of
Fremont.
Nathaniel Bujsza of Grand Is
land, who came up to attend the
Hansen Cooper wedding, returned
this morning.
The Sagwa com pan y left on
the early morning train for Cozad
where they will open a week's en
gagement to night.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid society
will be entertained Thursday after
noon by Mrs. C. C. Snavely at the
parsonage.
David Da, mortgagee ot the
John Day stock, began selling ofr
the stock of goods yesterday. John
Day is acting as salesman.
The members of Winona Con
cil No. 5 D. of P. are requested to
be at the meeting to-night. Im
portant business. By order of Poca
hontas. The mrant child of Mr. and
Mrs. H. O. Evans died last night
from membraneous croup after a
brief illness. The funeral will be
held at the home to-morrow after
noon at 2:30.
Salt $1.80 per barrel at Wilcox De
partment Store.
Father Wolf of Grand Island,
Father McGovern of Kearney and
Father Burke of Lexington, re
turned to their respective' homes
this morning after a brief visit
with Father Haley.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Clark who
removed to Grand Island a few
weeks ago, have .returned to the
city. Mr. Clark's run is now such
that North Platte is his most
convenient residence.
An attempt was made early
this morning to effect an entrance
to the Sparling saloon through a
rear window. The would-be thieves
succeeded in breaking a window
light, but were frightened off by
the noise made by the falling glass.
The Epworth Leaguers will
entertain the members of the young
peoples societies of the Presby
terian, Lutheran and Episcopal
churches in the near future. The
committee on entertainment met at
the home of Miss Calla McDonald
3esterday afternoon to prepare a
program for the occasion.
Corn meal 18c a sack at tke Wil
cox Department store.
The Gordon Cornet Band will
give a concert and dance at opera
house ou the evening of February
18th. The concert will begin
promptly at eight o'clock and will
consist of selections by the band
and solos by the individual mem
bers. Admission to the concert 25
cents; admission to both concert
and dance one dollar. The boys
will endeavor to make this affair a
very pleasant one for all who at
tend. We understand that a meeting,
of taxpayers will be held at the of
fice of Mr. Bratt Wednesday
. evening. Word has been sent around
and quite a crowd will be there.
Newspaper men, politicians, law
yers, professional speakers, par
ties holding office or known to be
seeking office or just out office have
not been invited. So far as we
could learn the object is to discuss
the question of taxation from a
purely business stand point as citi
zens and taxpayers in order to see
if the burdens can be lightened.
i A tew weeks ago Colonel Cody
left with an assay er at Dead wood,
S. D., samples of gold ore from his
"possessions in the Big Horn basin.
- The assayer has made his report
and from it we learn that the ore
assayed SS.412.00 per ton. It is un
derstood that the vein from which
thisore was taken is very thick,
and ti looks Tery much as though
Colonel Cody's possessions will in a
:short time make him a very wealth j
.man. The Colonel's 'friends here
aihome will be glad to learn of his
additional streak of prosperity.
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IT IS ALL TALK
When, you hear people say" they can
not get some rare bargains in ... .
FURNITURE
in thcmonth of February. We have some great
bargains for this month as we expect our new
Spring Stock about March ist, and we must have
room. We have decided to give the people a chance
to get some good goods for little money.
E. B. WARNER,
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Recompense...
for the comparatively quiet patterns in most suits this spring
is fanc almost brilliantly figured silk and satin coat linings.
We haye just received from a manufacturing tailor of high
reputation in New York a dozen styles of suits made from
Scotch Cheaviots, English Tweeds and Vienna Cloths, the
coats of which are lined either altogether or in part, with plain
and richly figured Satins, Brocade and Taffeta Silks. These
garments will be especially appreciated by exquisite dressers.
$10 to $17.5
See our Window cn the cheaper suits.
Lower Price and Best.
First-Class Clothiers
Refund and Cunrantee Suits.
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Opposite PostofSce across the street.
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Every day a sale day. We have no wheels in our head but we will smash Mrs.
Jones' Hub so as it Avill look like a hub without spokes. 10,000 yards best un
bleached muslin at this sale, -Jc per yd; 10,000 yards best gingham at 4ic; 10,000 yds
best lining cambricks at 3c per yd; 10,000 vds new dress goods, worth 25c and SOc at
10c; 3000 in shoes at 50c on the dollar. We want 3'our cash and we are going to
have it. 500 pairs of our fine 25c hose, from 6 to 9J4. at 15c per pair.
Rennie afterthe Dry Goods trade. -00 yards best table oil cloth at
15c per j'ard: 1000 vards best percales at 10c per yard, 1 yard wide. An immense
line of new Dry Goods at the most redicnlous low pices ever offered.
WE WANT YOUR TBADE AND PEICES WILL BEING YOU.
Our Spring Millinery will be open March 25th with a new Trimmer
from Chicago, and we will endeator to give you a most choice and elegaut
assortment, and if Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Jones come in it will not make any
difference if they bring a new Hub or old "Wagon Hub, if they are in good
standing financially they can buy all the Dry Goods they wish either fir
C3sh or credit and at prices lower than any so-called low-pric9d Hub stores
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We are
Still
in the Grocery business despite the frantic ef
forts of envious rivals. These are the prices
that talk. No competitor dares go lower than
our figures.
18 lbs. Granulated Sugar for - $1.QG
50 lbs. Pillsbiiiy's Best Flour - 1AO
50 bars Choice Laundry Soap - l.OO
4 lb. Package Gold Dust - SO
8 Pa. Yeast Foam or any other yeast 10
1 lb. Good Oocoanut - - 20
All kinds of Package Coffee - lO
Fancy Maple Syrup in Bulk 90c Gal.
Take notice that others in this paper
ask $1.50 for Pillsbury's Best. We sell the
choicest California canned fruits, 1st grade
at I5c a Can.
HARRINGTON & T0BIN.
Tu)o eiiirerjr Wasjorjs
A. S. Brown has returned to
town and will write up policies for
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany. Mr. and Mrs. John Sorenson
and Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Sorenson
were in Grand Island Sunday attending-
a reunion of the Sorenson
family, which was given on Father
Sorenson's eightieth birthday.
The Board of Education held a i
meeting last evening and transact-1
v.va wuaiuciuun; lUUUUlS OUSlueSS.
The petition, signed by about 150
pupils of the high school, asking
for a four hour session with a
fifteen minute intermission at noon
was tabled by the board without
consideration. Had the petition
been signed by parents it would
probably have at least been dis
cussed. A petition from the two
outside schools asking for a nine
months' term was received and the
petition granted. .
HAMILTON CADETS' ENTEETAIHMENT.
Below is the programme for the
entertainment to be given by the
Hamilton Cadets Friday evening:
part 1.
Selection Mandolin Club
Selection Platte Quartette
Recitation Mr. Harrington
Coronet Solo Earl Stamp
Drill Hamilton Cadets
part 2.
Instrumental Solo Jessie Bratt
Whistling" Solo. . Lenore Cummings
Selection Ladies Quartette
Selection Mandolin Club
Drill Hamilton Cadets
August Johnson, living on the
Ft. McPherson reservation, trans
acted business in town yesterday
and made this office a call.
Smoke Pastime, Little Habana
and Red Light cigars, made by J. F.
Schmalzried.
The ladies' guild will-meet Friday
afternoon at the home oE Mrs. F. J.
"Dentler.
Miss Irma Cody entertained a party
of friends Friday evening- in favor of her
friend. Miss Hake of Grand Island.
Articles of incorporation of the Free
Methodist Church, of Wallace precinct,
were filed in the county clerk's office
yesterday.
Miss Maud Hinman will entertain a
number of friends at a fancy dress ball
at Keith's hall on Tuesday evoningof
next week.
Com chop 55c at the Wilcox De
parment store.
Ed Loveland went to Omaha Friday
night with two carloads of hogs which
he sold on that market. He returned
home Sunday night.
This evening the ladies' auxiliary to
the B. of L. E. will hold a ten cent soc
ial m the First National bank hall.
The public is invited.
Judge Norris failed to reach here
yesterday and court did not convene.
The Judge however, arrived last night
and court opened this morning.
The marshal got a move on himself
yesterday and drained Spruce street of
considerable surplus water, especially
that which stood in front of the Wilcox
store.
The firm of Kellner & Frazier has
beon dissolved by mutual consent. The
former takes, the lake near the railroad
bridge and the latter the stock of ice and
tho teams.
The county commissioners adjourned
Saturday, having completed settlement
with the county treasurer. The board
will again convene in session on Monday
of next week.
A masquerade ball will be held at
the JJershey hall at Hershoy on Monday
evoniag, February lith. No one except
mnsker3 will bo allovved on the floor un
til the masks are ordered removed.
The attendance at the Christian En
deavor social at the Baldwin .residence
Friday evening was not as large
as the merits of the programme de
sen'ed. yet about fiftoan dollars were re
alized. Miss Tulley, who for two years past
has Leen trimmer in "Rennie's millinery
department, has accepted a similar
position with the Boston for the coming
year. Mr. Pizer says he will have the
finest millinery department in town
this season.
Crimped Valve Leathers 4c each
at WilcozrDept. Store.
We understand the county commis
sioners will direct Treasurer Holcomb
to collect all back'taxos due the county
by distress warrants if necessary. Here
tofore county treasurers have mride no
special effort to collect taxe3 ante-dating
tho term of their incumbency. '
The Hamiltou Cadets will give their
futertainment on Friday evening of
this week. Tho programme, published in
these columns several issue since, is a
most excellent one and cannot help but
plo:.se the audience, which wo trust
will be very large.
W. C. English, stalo agent for A.
Hospe, of Omaha, who has been iu
town for several days, received three
Kimball piano3 yesterday. One of theFe
he phiced in tho homo of J. C. Stray
horn, and he has several other purchas
ers on tho string.
The entertainment by Miss Pike,
assisted by a number of others, will be
held at the opera house on Monday
evening of next week, Feb 14th. Miss
Pike's reputation ns a reader is so well
established in North Platte as to insure
her a large audience. The entertain
ment is given under the auspices of tho
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Society.
FRIEND-MAKING PRICES!
NEW AND FKE8H FROM SHOE FACTORY.
SEE THE SHOW WINDOW.
S1.50, S2.00, S2.50, 83.00.
THESE ARE OCR HOBBIES.
STAR CLOTHING HOUSE. :
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The city council met iu regular ses
sion Monday evening, Mayor Day aud
Councilmen Cunningham, b'cott, Evans
and Thomson being present.
A communication was read from Wm.
Edis stating that he wished to withdraw
from the bond of O. L. Sparling, saloon
keeper. Upon motion of Thomson the
communication was laid on the table.
A communication w.-is received from
the First Ward Hose Co. stating that J.
L. Bristol had served two years in that
compauy and that he desired to be
transferred to tho Columbus fire de
partment and allowed the time ho bad
eerved here. Tho communication was
received and placed on file.
Tho officers salaries for tho third
quarter, amounting to $590, were al
lowed on salary fund.
The following bills were allowed on
the general fund: A. Picard, street
lighting, $29.00; John Keith, surgeon,
$10.00; John Sawyer, special police, $4;
Jacob Miller, boarding prisoners, 892.75.
On poll fund W. R. Morgon, killing
dogs, $12.00.
On fire fund Wild West Hose Co.,
merchandise, 82.85; W. J. Rowland,
cleaning hose house, $2.00. "
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Wilcox Department Store
C. L. Williams went to Kearney yes
terday morning.
E. B. Warner went to Omaha on busi
ness this morning.
Judge Marston, of Kearney, is in
town attending court.
Mrs. W. L, Park returned Sunday
night from a brief visit in Denver.
. Miss Hake, of Grand Island, is the
guest of her friend Miss Irma Cody.
Miss Bc-rnice Searle was the guest of
Ogalalla friends Saturday and Sunday.
Geo. C. McAllister came down from
Chappell yesterday morning to attend
court.
Oscar Hughes went to Juniata, Neb.,
Friday night to visit his parents for a
few-days.
Butler Buchanan left Sunday night
for Lincoln to make settlement with the
state treasurer.
Jacob Pizer came in from the oast
Sunday evening where he had been
looking up a location.
E. S. Dundy, Jr., clerk of the United
States court at Omaha, transacted busi
ness in town Saturday.
Judge Grimes went to Beaver City
Saturday morning to hold a term of
court for Judge Norris.
Miss W. E. Hesse left last night for
Norfork to attend the annual encamp
mont of the Ladies' of tho G. A, R.
Miss Lulu Lytle who had been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Besack, returned
to Fillmore county tho latter part of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Franklin expect to
leave this week for a visit with relatives
in Iowa. They will be absent several
weoks.
Mrs. Geo. H. Hirst is the guest of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. M. McNamara,
having arrived from Omaha Saturday
night.
Mrs. C. F. Jennings came up from
Hoidrege Saturday and is visiting jela-
tives. ivir. donnings was also here over
Sunday.
A. M. Jobnson and J. L. Whito of
Curtis, are in town attending court. The
former is a son-in-law of F. Peale and the
latter is an attorney.
W.C. Engheh, Sta'e Agent for A.
Hospe, has a display of pianos at Mr.
Warner's furniture store. He will re
main until next Saturday and will offer
some decided bargains, on easy monthly
payments. Parties thinking of buying
will do well to examine these pianos.
North Platte last night sent a banner
delegation to the annual encampment of
the Woman's Relief Corps which con
venes at Norfolk to-day. The following
are those who went: Mrs. W. W. Birge,
Mrs. V. Scharmann, Mrs. T. C. Patter
son, Mrs. M. J Voodry, Mrs. W. H.
Hamilton, Mrs. Pauline Hine, Mrs
Sarah Slack,- Mrs. Etta Bonner, Mrs.
W. J. Crusen, Mrs. Annie Church, Mrs.
Hannah Black, Mrs. Lydia Bonner, Mrs.
Sota McMichael, Mrs. Mattie Snyder,
and Mrs. L. E. Applegate of Gandp.
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with these prices on Overcoats.
& Just drop in and take a look at j
two of them one for SG.00 and
J the other $7.50.' J
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The old log building on the corner
of Front and Locust streets is being torn
down, the material having been pur
chased by Messrs, Miller and Carrier.
Bradford Division No, 200, Ladies'
Auxiliary to the B. of L. E., will give a
social in the First National Bank hall
this (TuesdayVevening. Admission 10c,
including light refreshments. The pub-
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BATTiBOAD NOTES. M
Lee Wood returned Sunday night
from his business trip to Cripple Creek.
C. L. Adams went to work yesterday
in tho machine shops and will have
charge of the bolt cutter.
The reduction in tho force at this
place last Friday reduces the payroll by
about ono thousand dollars per month.
Passenger brakeman Don Davis has
been placed on the Colorado Special run
and will make Council Bluffs his bead
quarters. Machinist Newhall, who was among
those upon whom the ax fell last Fn
day, will probably move to his farm near
Scotia, Neb.
It is understood the Union Pacific
will this spring expend six thousand dol
lars in improving and extending the
yards at this place. Work will begin as
soon as the weather permits.
Conductor Pat OBrien has transferred
his headquarters from North Platte tcr
Council Bluffs. Ho is one of three con
ductors on the Denver special run be
tween Omaha and Julesburg,
Engineer Vroman has been given the
Julesburg swing run . He leaves here at
7:10 a. m. city time and returns at 11:20
p. m. making the round trip each day.
Frank Tracy is now on the 1 and 4 run.
Special Agent Baker arrested three
coal rustlers at Ogalalla Sunday morn
ing and expected to secure two more yes
terday. These men had jumped a train
and pitched off about eight tons of coal.
The initial train No. G which left
thi3 station yesterday morning at 7:05
carried two passengers. The train is
made up of three cars and does the
local work between North Platio and
Omaha.
L. H. Woodmansee has again dinned
the blue clothes and brass buttons and
is running opposite Fred Rincker on tho
1 and 2 run. Mr. Woodmansee will
probably move his family to North
Platte.
The initial ''Colorado Special" came in
promptly on time Sunday night as did
also the "Chicago Special" yesterday
morning. On both trains there were
gangs of newspaper men, who will give
the new train wide advertising through
tho medium of the Chicago, Omaha and
Denver papers.
Pillsbury's Best Minneapolis Plour
$1.30 per sack at The Wilcox Dept.
Store.
Twenty business men of Kearney
have organized a Klondike company and
made a contract with Erail Soderquist
whoreby he is to start for Alaska not
later than the loth inst.
Tho A . C. Lederman Company of
Grand Island bought a car of alfalfa
seed from Frank Bacon the first of the
week. Mr. Bacon will receive for this
car of seed about 1000. Mr. Bacon says
that alfalfa raising pay3 well. Gothen
burg Independent.
"We offer liberal terms to sales
men to handle our lubricating- oils
on commission in North Platte and
vicinity. The Euclid Oil Com
pany, Cleveland, Ohio."
Under the new-timo card only one
east bound passenger train will stop at
Gothenburg No. G which reaches there
about eight o'clock in the morning. "
J.H. Seaton and John Conger, of
Wallace, left last week for Missouri,
which will be their future home. Their
families will follow in the spring.
The "Modern Woodman," the official or
gan of the Modern Woodmen of America,
announces that there will be no assess
ment in that organization for the month
of February. The organization now
has a membership in good standing of a
quarter of a million.
About a dozen hunters went out yes
terday afternoon to hunt rabbits, attack
ing the vacant land west of town. As. a
results 77 rabbits, mostly jacks, wore
brought in and all lovers of rabbit meat
were supplied as long as tho game held
out. Some of tho amateurs in the
crowd have been besieging the drug
store for arnica and other remedies to
apply to bruised shoulders.
Another Slump in
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BABY'S SHARP EYES.
We hear much of the "sharp"
eyes of little children. Whan a pity
that when we need sharp eyes most
we have so neglected and wronged
these "wells of kindness"' that they
become wells of darkness instead.
Do not allow this to be if in your
case there is yet time. We make a
specialty of fitting" glasses to both
old and young and guarantee satis
faction. Do not neglect jour evesT
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Jeweler and Optician
Engraving free of charge.
1 door south Streitz's Pharmacy,
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Nine head of Texas cattle branded
"V V U." Not dehorned. Will nav re
ward for information leading to their,
whereabouts. J. D. SHAHAN,
Imperial, Neb.
BR-OEKER'S SUITS
ALWAYS FIT,
We have beon making garments for
North Platte citizens for over twelve
years, and if our work and prices were
not satisfactory wc would not be ho?o
to-day. We solicit your trade.
F. J. BROEKER,
MERCHANT: TAlfiOF