Mtitm m mm trm mm mm mm ,m mm micmm VOL. X1Y. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1898. jfO 14J - If GOODS iWII DAILY. We extend to you a cordial invitation to visit our Btore and look over the most complete line of dry goods in the city. We are in a position to sell you goods as cheap as any market in the United States. We are in direct communication with all the leading wholesale houses. Just received a large line of dress goods, silks, linings and trimmings from the well known firm of Carson, Perie, Scott & Co. We handle Chas. P. Kdllogg's Clothing every garment guaranteed and marked at one price to all. We are making a reputation on "these goods that we are proud of. Just a few words why we can save you money: we sell goods for spot cash only; we have cheap rents; all goods marked on the per centage plan; then we get considerable free advertising from King Credit. The following are a few r7?v nnnnss Kearney Home Muslin, per yard ; . . .3c Printe, all brands, per yard 4c Half wool Henrietta, 86-inch wide '....18c Half wool Brocades. 30-inch wide, 14c All wool Cashmeres, 36-inch wide 35c NOTION DEPT. German Knitting yarn 15c a skein Full count Pins 3 papers for 5 cents Adamantine Pins 1 cent a paper Best Needles 4 cents a paper Curling Iron, nine inch 3 cents Twin Drees Stays 4 cents a set t : i. ti i i it x i 7-inch metal back combs Side Combs Baby Ribbon Uw. t. sprigs, Ptop. THE! HUB We are Still ..The 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 Kerosene Oil, per gallon 50 bars Choice Laundry Soap 4 lb. Package Gold Dust '3 Pa. Yeast Foam or any other 1 lb. Good Oocoanut All kinds of Package Coffee Fancy Maple Syrup in Bulk 25 ibs. GornMfcal8 lbs., 75c; 2 sacks of Salt 5c. We sell the choicest Callifornia canned fruits, 1st grade at 15 c a Can, HARRINGTON 8c T0BIN. Tu)o IDeliYefy Wasjotjs- THE LISTENER. . Bishop Jmues A. Xintnno (Reformed episcopal) of Baltimore recently oelobratcd his sixty-seventh birthday. Dr. Morris "Wiener, tho oldest practicing physician of Baltimore, has just celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday. The Rev. S. W. Cnunpton of Baltimore, whose death isnnnounccd at the ago of 88 years, was tho oldest Episcopal clergyman In Maryland. M. de Wollant, charge d'affaires at the Bussian legation, is a scientist and tho au thor of several scientific works. He is n degree man of two European universities. Traman II. Handy, tho bankor, gf Cleve land, whoias just celebrated his ninety first birthday, loaned $2,500 to John D. Rockefeller whon the latter started in business. It Is not generally known that ox-Senator Tabor, who hn; been appointed post master of Denver, sold to the government for $1 the land on which the Denver post office stands. John Loughborough Pearson, who died the other day, was tho most ominont ec clesiastical architect in England. His great work w&s tho erection of tho catho dral at Truro. Count Rorelly do Lorgues, author of a Hfo of Christopher Columbus, who for 40 years worked to induce the Vatican to make the-discoverer of America a saint, died recently at the age of 93. Iisvi Knowles of Philadelphia, who has just diod at the age of 85 years, was an earnest Baptist, and during tho whole of his life was actively interested in many re ligious and philanthropic societies. James G. Blaine, Jr., is once moro a newspaper man, having boon enrolled on tho staff of tho New York Tribune. It is said that Editor Whitelaw Bold has issued orders that "Jimmy" bo treated kindly. The recent death of Jock Darling, the famous guide of the Maine woods and tho ancestor of two generations of guides, re moves & man who for half a century was known to all hunters and sportsmen of New England. Ex-Governor Morrill of Kansas once said that his .ambition was to create in Kansas tho largest orchard in tho world ni leave it as a monument to his mem ory. Tkat hope is about to bo realized, as he hac tursed his farm over to a man with th stipulation that 65,000 fruit trees, mostly apples, are to bo planted there. Ex-Mayor Latrobe of Baltimore is in tfc$ beiifc of Jieaith, although ho has attend ed 600 bosquets during tho last 20 years. BVsayt: "I always had a good time wher ivr I went But I didn't cat much, and I didn't drink much, and that is why I isvo not developed any of those many dis eases which are lurking in the atmosphere surroHnding the gourmet." Tho real name of Prancisquo Sarcey, the disingulbed Parisian critic, is Fran cois. He has for 50 years used tho less eommoo name exclusively till the other day, wfeeR he went to enter his son's name jfcihe ary list. Although the psendo jiyiK of writer Is considered valid in Fraaoe for all commercial purposes, offi cial papers in the army have to bo sign id witk the real x&me. of our cash prices: drpt 7 cents each i 4 cents a pair G yards for 5 cents Yours for Cash and One Price to Leaders $1.00 14c 1.00 20 yeast lO 20 lO 90c Gal. THE ROYAL BOX. Godfrey of Bouillon's castle in tho Ar dennes is to bo restored at tho expense of King Leopold of Belgium. Tho emperor and empress of Russia will receive their friends at tho 1900 exhibition in Paris in a pavilion of their own. Tho plan has been submitted to them, and tho estimated cost of the building is 90,000. Princess Beatrice, the youngest daugh ter of tho queen, has blossomed forth as an authoress, not of a novel, nor yet as tho creator of an opera, but of a eemircligious work entitled "Consolation In Suffering; Fruits of tho Reading of a Mourner." r Royal approval has been set on skirt dancing. Queen Yirtorln has permitted her two granddaughters, Princess Eva of Battenberg and Princess Alice of Albany to learn. Princess Marguerite of Con naught recites comic pieces to her, while Prince Leopold of Battenberg cheers her up with comic songs and dances. Archduchess Elizabeth of Austria, the daughter of the late Crown Princo Ru dolf, is now 13 years of age. She will in horit tho greater portion of her grandfa ther's private estate. Apart from the sav ings of 50 years frc:n his yearly allowance of 9,800,000 florin., Emperor Francis Jo soph inherited 200,000,000 florins worth of property from his uncle and predecessor, Emperor Ferdinand I. POLITICAL QUIPS. The congressman without a postoffico fight on hand Is tho logical candidate for re-election. ililwaukeo Sentinel. Ob, yes, eaoh of the great political par tics can rely with a good deal of confidence on the asininity of its opponents. Boston Herald. "What is most important in our politics is tho free and untrainmeled expression of tho opinion of tho citizen both about measures and men. New York Post. The Bookman says, wo have no genuino humorists. Tho Bookmau should subscribe for The Congressional Record and read tho civil service dobato. Washington Post. Thus far in tho session 8,000 bills have been presented during this congress and referred to. committees. How fortunate that presenting is not ennoting! Indian apolis Journal. Water, strongly impregnated with healing minerals, has been struck on a farm near Madison, and the proprietor expects to make a fortune selling it to the sick who have taken everything else and have been given up to die. The store of M. Perkins at Grant was entered by the burglars and thoroughly ransacted for cash- but none could be found. Suspic ion immediately rested on two young men of the town and one was induced to confess. They both left for parts -unknown. - CLOTHING DEPT. Railroad Suit, at S3.50 Best Satinet 5.00 All wool suit t 6.50 All wool suit 8.00 All wool Cashmere. 9.00 All wool Clay suit . . 8.00 Boys' Railroad suit, 5 to 14 years old. . . . 1.35 Youth's long pants, 10 to 19 years old v . .355 In good suits for boys $1.85 to 4.25 In good suits for youth's 4.25 to 9.00 SHOE DEPT. Men's Plow shoes, all solid S 155 Men's Buff Calf, all solid 1.35 Men's lone Calf (a Cracker-Jack) a kind that makes all style toes and widths 2.10 Our best welt kid 3.00 all, Mrs. J. B. Jeter and Miss? Clara Rankin went to Grand Island yes terday. Mrs. John Bratt returned Wed nesday night from her trip to Kan sas City. Mrs. James Leonard, who had been visiting" in town, left for Lex ington this morning. Mrs. H. V. Hilliker left this inorninjr for a brief visit with friends in Grand Island. E. F. Seeberger, of Hershey, has returned from a two weeks' visit with friends at Keota, Iowa. Fred Schipfer. of Iowa, is the cruest ot E. F. Seebersrer. Both gentlemen are in town to-day. C. L. Patterson returned Wed riesdayfrbmssfour" days' trip through the north part of the coun- Misses Clara Beard and Anna Corn, of Cheyenne, are the guests of Miss Jean Jackson, of.the Pacific Hotel. Mrs. A. Jj. Davis, who has been the guest of relatives in Iowa for six weeks, is expected home in a day or two. . R. W. Ralston, with the commis sion firm of Georere Burke Co. South Omaha, transacted business here Wednesday. Mrs. C. O. Wei.ngand is improv- ing, though somewhat slowly, from mix her recent attack of la grippe, and latter took possession of the build is now able to sit up. ings and hauled the lumber away. Miss I. G. Allen, of Omaha, an officer of the Nebraska Children's T-T " i t I nome -tt.ssocia.uon, was in town yesterday in the interests of the organization B.ATTYR.OAJ NOTES. Ralph Minshall has quit the shops and will clerk tor Geo. C White at Sutherland. Supt. Nicols arrived with his car Wednesday night and remained here until moraine when he went east by special engine. Four of the 600 class of engines passed through yesterday en route from Cheyenne to Omaha, They had been stored at Cheyenne. Engineer Austin while going down on No. 4 Wednesday night struck a cow at Overton with such force as to break down the pilot of his engine. He went into Grand Island without a pilot. A dispatch from Denver states that the Union Pacific will shorten the running time of its Colorado Special one hour between Denver and Chicago. The train will leave Denver at 4:30 instead of 3:30 p. m. A triple compound engine on the Erie road covered the 425 miles be tween New York and Buffalo last Sunday in 450 minutes, including seven stops. The highest speed attained on spurts was 84 miles per hour. The Chicago weather forecast tor North Platte and vicinity: snow flurries this afternoon or to-nig-ht and warmer Saturday; partly cloudy and warmer. The maximum tem perature yesterday at North Platte was 32; the mimfmum in past 24 hours 18; at 7 a. m. 18; precipita- x z m - t w wuu ,ux inches. ror tne same period and time one year ago the maximum ' temperature was 40: minimum J2ti; at 7 a. m. 28; precipi tation .01. A year ago-today It was smpwing;. it began during night ana enaea p. m.; aoout an inch 'of anow;fell. JLDDITIOJTAI, EOCAL. Oscar Wilmeth and D. Murray, of Walker precinct, were in town Wednesdav and made this office pleasant call. Harrington & Tqbin are mak,1 in-arrangements to put up a brick building- on their lot on east Sixth street this spring."? Work will begin as early as' theweather will permit. The Tuesday Afternoon Club passed a delightful session at the home of Mrs. A. S. Baldwin this week. In the contest of naming authors, Mrs. W. J. Stijart won first prize. Refreshments "were served. Messrs. Davis, Hammond, Mc- Michael and one or two others are making preparations tor a week's goose hunt along the ; Platte west of town. They will propably start the early part of next week. X many We have heard comph- mcuuiiy icumus icmL.vc iu iuc i. . I-- i i. i-t. masked dancing party-given Tues- day evening at Keithhall bj Miss Maude Hmman. About sixty in- vited guests attended, nearly all of whom were arrayed in costumes ranp-ine- from the ridiculous to the sixteenth century court dress. -Buying ai' these prices is not spending money, "simply investing it where it will bring large returns, See'our lines sf suits to order at $13.50. S16.00, 517.00-$18.00 and s4U.uu. jiiituer a vnt or vour money back. Star Clothing House. The. first report !of the Maine disaster, received here Wednesday morning, created a vast amount of talk on the streets it was the one topic of conversation. Four men out of; five expressed a desire to so to Cuba and do Eomethinir bad". Roll of Honor, Fifth and Sixth, Grades, Miss Fenwick teacher: Etta Baker, Nora McGraw, Bessie Smith, Clara Harrow,; Lillie Beigh- tel, Eddie Doebke, John Dearing, Eva Park, Arthur Fonda, Mabel Workman, Katie Fenwick, Olive 4Steacns1 - Xessie Worl'nan? Alvina Doebke, Jennie Finuie, Maggie Mc Graw, John Johnson, Chester Owens.Horace Barraclaugh, Louise and Mamie Weissrerber, Johnnie Weinberger, Alvin Sandall, Clyde Walsh, Harry Tagader. -The case of Guy Pitt against C. I. Hill was heard in the district court Tuesday and Wednesday and early Thursday mornins: the jury- brought in a verdict for the plain tiff in the sum of forty dollars. A homesteader living northeast of town deserted his claim and left standing his house and sheds. As he owed Hill a sum of money, the In the meantime, however, Pitt had made entry on the land at the U. O l.J CC 1 il f , . o. muu uiulc, aim mereoy ciaimea possession of the buildings on the land. He therefore sued Hill for the value of the stuff removed. which he claimed was one hundred and seventy-five dollars. The case will probably be taken to the su- preme court. C0M3IISSI0NEES' PKCCEEDIKGS. Feb 14, 1898. Board met, present full board and county clerk. Petition of Geo.. W. Cohn for road overseer or district 15 cranied arid an- w X pointment made. Claim of John Eemus for S60, balance on Dnujie woru allowed and warrant drawn on bridge fund. Report of soldiers' relief commission approved. Claim of A. B. Longpre for 10 for bridge work allowed and warrant drawn on bridge fund. Ofiical bond of Jens N. Jenson over seer of highways district No. 20 approv ed. Official bond of Franklin Peal e, com missioner of soldiers' relief fund. aD- proved. The proposition of the countv com- Royal makes tke food pare, whoIe5ene aad delicious. POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., HEW YOftK. mi I Pi .1 .U M FflU 1 a - OITAIj! 0 Semi-Annual Clearing Sale. Becatnr & Beegie Offerisg Sd$ Splen did. Inducements on their Weil-Jjiown, . Dependable Shoes, During their Clearing Sale, Which Be gins To-day. Surplus Lots-Broken Sizes-Styles that Will Be Discontinued All Offered at Discounts Well "Worth the Saviag. 53,50 Men's Hand Sewed Shoes S 3i5 0 In Cordavan and Calt.-Lace, medium square and narrow toes sizes 7, 7. 8, 8 and 9 $3.50 pair. Men's Colored Shoes, Oxblood and Tan-Coin and Pointed toes S4 Ox-bloods S3 5 Tans S3.50 S3 Tans $2. rMen.s Hlah-Cut Double-S ole Shoes. S2.50 quality, excellent service, $2 B , and Youtn,s ShoeSi Bov, stroo serviceable lace Rt,nPR $1.05. Sizes 3 to 5. Youth's solid lace shoes for hard wear 51. Youth's cracmess cair, lace, pointed toes. $1.75 quality for S1.35, sizes 131 to 2 Ladies' S4Hand Sewed. Turn Sole Shoes for $2.90 There are not all sizes and widths m these shoes, but its worth your time to see them. Ladies' $2 Kid Shoes $ I 50 Pointed toes, lace and button. These are the $2 shoes that have brought forth so many favorable comments as to their excellent style and service. Misses Kid Shoes, Button 5i.5U snoes tor xnere are quite a number of styles in Misses arid Child s fane shoes that are ot iered at considerable discount. Misses and Child's School Shoes Kangaroo Calf, 9 to 11 ' $1.00 Hi to 2 1.25 missionero ot October 6th, 1897, offering 100 to G. D. Mathewson for time lock for the Mathewson safe, was this date aceppted by G. D. Mathevveon and lock was delivered. Feb. 15, 1898. Board met, present full board and couutyrclerki. Glaiin :of JJfeXftfiM? stern for 81.88 for taxes paid .under pro test, disallowed. Feb. 16, 1898. Board met, present full board and county clerk. Resignation of Max Beer, overseer of district No. 9, was accepted and Millard McKcllips appointed overseer for dis trict No. 9: On motion of Woodhurat, the county clerk is instructed to advertise for bids for medical services for the ensuing year. Bids must be m accordance with sec. 4, ch. 67, statutes of 1897. Bids may be filed until March 15, 1898. The county treasurer was ordered by the board to transfer the balance of 833.73 from the outstanding indebted ness fund to the general fund; also 8279.32 from the courtj house bond and interest fund to the general fund: also 819.87 from the South Platte bridge bond and interest fund to tho general fund. It is hereby ordered that all territory now constituting road districts No. 39 and52 ehall be joined together and here after shall constitute one road district under the name of road district No. 39. This order to take effect October. 1st. 1898. It is hereby ordered thnt all territory now constituting road districts No. 32 and 5S be joined together and heri-nfter shall constitute one road district under the name of road district No. 32. This order to take effect October 1, 1898. It is hereby ordered that all that ter ritory now constituting road districts No. 46 and 7 be joined together and hereafter shall constitute one road dis trict under the name of road district No. 7. This order to take effect Oct. 1, 1898. MA X WiiLL George Burke of Omaha went east with a carload of hogs and one of fat cattle Monday. A. W. Plumer, Henry Appleford and Rues Fowels are on a hunting trip in the lake country. Mrs. Thomas Hanrahan has been ser- ionsly ill the past week but is better at this writing. J. W. Nugent of tho island was town Saturday. in Supt. Dow of Ft. McPherson made his weekly visit Sunday. Quite a little windstorm Mouday. It was of short duration and did no dam age. Miss Madge Nickerson and sister Mrs. William Hayes started Wednesday morning for a two weeks' visit with rela tives in Frontier county. Quite a number of settlers on the res ervation are selling out their improve ments. Arthur Horn took tho mail to Willard Wednesday. Miss Lottie Lewis and brother Cash of the island were in town Wednesday, Henry Geese has rented the Holcomb place and the lower ranch of A. W. and W. H. Plumer will be run by" John Mooro. . OlUflu What Can It m m Hi CAN IT MEAN ANYTHING ELSE THAN-- .- -V - p Low Prices g Good Values m Courteous Treatment Everything as Eepresented m Or Your Money Kefunded SOUND REASONING SAYS THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS.... A Trial -vviiZ be Enougli Call and Examine our Does Good Or Religion RICHARDS MAKE ANY IMPRESSION ON YOUR MIND WHERE YOU SHOULD BUY YOUR GOODS? No! You will buy them where you can buy the best and the most goods for the least money. We jmat received large invoices of goods and we are offering them at tke following low'prkes The best feather A. C. A. ticking- at 12'ic a vara, omers asK 'uc Fruit of the loom, one yard wide, at 7c a I yaru. Kearney Home, yard wide, at 3c a yard. Indigo Blue Prints, at 4c a yard, Simpson's black, greys and reds at 4$a Light Prints at 4c a yard. MerrymacKs Percales, yard wide, at 10c a J yara. Nine-fourths yard wide sheeting.bleached, at 18c. and unbleached at 16c a yard. Past colered block satins at 10c a yard. 1000 yards of sprinsr shade dress goods, silk yard, goiag at Iacr a yard. y All winter goods consisttng of underwear, blankets and cloaks, going at your own.' priced We are after your trade and we hope the quality and prices will win it. We are not windy. Anything- we advertise, we have plenty of goods to back it. Mjr large double stores are chuck full with the choicest of goods, to suit everybody, and we have very pleasant clerks to wait on you. Everything bought m our store and not suitable the money will be refunded. Yours for bargains Tne Boston Store, OttensteiK Block. Largest in Quantity. Best W. H. nnd A, W. Plumer are pressing and shipping bay. Mrs. Kinlej and children of Willard spent Wednesday in town trading. The lower school in our district wil be opened soon. There are several ap plicants, but we understand Salina Hoi comb will be the teacner. Misa Lottie Lewis and brother Cash of the island, were in town Wednesday. You stated in Wednesday's issue tha Williard postofOce was abandoned year ago. That was an error. The change is just in postmasters; Mr. Pierce taking Chas. Nute's place. BRADY ISXtA2TD. The jurors from this precinct, Sam Clapp and J. R. Elliott, were down to spend Sunday. The meetings which had been in pro gress for some time, closed Thursday, and will be taken up again-some time in May. The teachers' meeting Saturday was quite interesting despite the small at tendance. The masquerade Monday night was as well attended as any ball this season, xnere were a e rest, manv m'aoVo nnf all seemed to enjoy themselves creatlv. supper was served at midnight, but it was a way long toward the small hours. tl? Vion 4 V AvmJ3 J t rm ,t uiuwu uispereea, xne manage ment deserve, credit for their method of conducting the affair. Saturday morning H. Powers and daughter went to St Paul to visit Mr. Powers' mother. They returned Wed nesday. Mrs. H. Baker went to her home near Hastings Saturday for a visit. Her father is reported sick. On Wednesday Mrs. Ed Sullivan went to Eutis for a short visit with her cousin. Cassius Parsons and Louis Dorman were up to attend' the ball Monday, re luming Monday. Geo. Anderson, the grandson of Rev, Romine, who has been having some men tal disturbances, left for Colorado Tues day. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most wonderful medical discovery of the age, pleasant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver, and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispels colds, cure headache, fever, ha bitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a Ihjx of C. C. C. to day; 10, 25 and 50 cents. Sold andguar anteed to cure by all druggists. Mean? m INGREflSED BUSINESS ! NEW CUSTOMERS ! S m. :m m m m m to Convince You. Stock, The Fair, f Looks. Just received, a large line of Carpets and Mattings. EMBROIDERIES.- While the tariff Is advanced on the price of these goods we cut the prices lower than- j ever. GENTS' FURNISHINGS. : Men's overalls at 43c. Men's overshlrts from 25c up. SHOES, v We just received a thbusand nairswof tne latest toes, at -would- be' a bargain at-'.uu. . i We still have some ladies shos thnt w are closing out at Jc a pair. JULIUS PIZER, PROP in Quality. Lowest in Price. MYRTLE. Bert Waite came in from Wyoming, last week, and is visiting relatives andr friends in this vicinity. H. Burns and family returned from Hyannis last week, and will be content to live in this county hereafter. A number from this vicinity attended quarterly meeting at Whittier. Sunday. jToe Brunk took in the sights of Chey enne since ye scribe took up the pen la n fa ai Vlj th R?T. Menzie is able to be out again after being confined to the house for three weeks. Bert Menzie of Grafton, is expected to .arrive for a visit with his father this week. Ed Wright will put down a well and. erect- a windmill soon. Meyers of North Platte will do the work. Hayseed. A Snro Tiling1 for Yen. A transaction in which you caunot lose is a sure thiug. Biliousness, sick head ache, furred toneue. fever. thousand other ills are caused hv nnn. stipation and a sluscrish 1 1 VPtT Pacsnn vAfn Candy Cathartic, the wonderful new liver stimulant and intestinal tonic are by all druggists guaranteed to cure or. yj uuudvi. v. j, yj. are a sure thing. Try a box to-dav: 10f 9K xn Sample and booklet free. ' AaverUseTietters List of letters remaining uncalled for in the post office at North Platte. Neb' for the week ending February 18, 1898. ' ' GKNTLEH22T. Carter, M. A. women. . Dowhower, Emma. t . Persons calling for above willpleas say - t . vxaik. Jf ostma3ter:i To Care CeHstipatioH Ferever Take Cascarets Canrtv f! Tr -a ' C f ail to cure druggists