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WW! PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FjRIDAY. EVENING, . FEBRUARY 25,1898.
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We extend to you a cordial invitation to visit our store and look over the moat 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.ot Carson, Perie, Scott & Co. handle Chas,,P. Kellogg's
Cothmg 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: wesell 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 of
DRY GOODS DEPT.
Kearnej Home Muslin, per yard V3Kc
Prints, all brands, per yard .4)c
"Half wool Henrietta, 36-inch wide . . .... .... .18c
? Half wool Brocades. 30-inch wuje,. ... . . 14c
All wool Cashmeres, 36-inch wide. . 35c
NOTION DEPT.
German Knitting yarn . . . .t i5c a skein
Full count Pins 3 papers for 5 cents
Adamantine Pins .. .1 cent a paper
BestNeedles ... .-. L ... 4 cents a paper
Curling Iron, nine inch ?. 3 cents
Twin Dress Stays ..4 cents a set
7-inch, metal back combs ...J. ...... 7 cents each
Side Combs ; . . .4 cents a pair
Baby Ribbon 6 yards for 5 cents
RIBBONS
" W& have; just received ten thousand
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-varfls-of the celebrated Bon Ton Rib-
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: " fbdns, the best
i nstates. Flain and aterted,, ribbon in
' all colors and sizesf running from To.
r - 2 to 80, at very
' - Notice ouj show
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SOME COMMON MISTAKES.
To sleep exposed to a direct draft at any
season.
To takeoff hovrmjdcFGlebhTflbe''
"BfItls a juistako to work when yonwe
not in a fit condition to do so.
To conclude that tho smallest room In.
the bouse is largo enough to sleep in.
' To think that tho raoro a person eats
the healthier and stronger he will bcconio.
Tb imagine that if a little work or ex
ercise is good violent or prolonged oxer
ciso Is better.
To believe that children can do as much
work as grown peoplo and that the mora
. they study the more they learn.
To go ,Jo1bcd lato at night and rlso at
daybreak and imagine that overy hour
taken frons sleep is an hour gained.
" To give unnecessary time to a certain
established routine of housekeeping when
it could bo much more profitably spent in
rest or recreation.
Te eat M if you had only a minuto in
which to finish the meal or to cat without
an appetite or to contlnuo after it lias
bea satlsied to gratify tbe taste.
ToJmagine that whatever remedy causes
ono tb feel immediately better, as alcoholic
stimulants for example, is good for tho
system without regard to tho after effects.
Chicago Post.
Why He Is a Bachelor.
" "Xo,Jt said tho rich old bachelor, "I
sever could find time to marry.
"Well," replied tho young woman wKh
the sharp tongue, "I am not surprised to
hear you say so. It certainly' would havo
taken a good while to persuade any girl to
-have you." iew Orleans Times-Demo-scat-
TkwwHeir Times.
V: ;'Ko times like tho oletiMeal"
Fellers, that ain't true!
Tet these new times air lookia
-like yer sweethearts looked at yeal '
Srigater eyes an bluer skies,
Dmiaies ia the dew,
4 ia "the'stona a raiaboWT. ,
Like a rlbbi Qcr yoal " ' ...T.
"K times like the detiiaesl" -
Ba't ?a talk It no
SUm the sew times by the kaad
JLalet the le tisses gol
Kere roses meet the Maytime,
Jtwe vi'lets driak..the dew,
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rr tliese sew- times sir loeMa
like yer rweethearte looked at yen! .
T.Ii. etaxtea ia Ckkago Times HeraM.
Xere teDw Ftet.
ft -Hera's-a hook oh golf 1 should
Hke to sell you..
i v JFaic - Creature Bafc I etea't want to
Oeava to play glf.
" Agsat Thot'a all rtgM. Tfcte book
1m ot tftchyo to rgejf. It tcaohes
-fm. to talk it Xew Ywk Josraal.
SMreb WMk Casearets.
'Olrtbartie,. oiire ooe(ipcofi
If U. C. U. fU, CrruffU
H HOST
our cash prices:
CLOTHING DEPT.
Railroad Suit, at...
Best Satinet
All wool suit "
All wool suit . . .-.
All wool Cashmere. . .
All wool Clay suit... . . . .:.
Bojs' Railroad suit, 5 to 11 years old
Youth's lone pants, 10 to 19 years old. . .
In good suits for
In good suits for
SHOE DEPT.
Men's Plow shoes, all solid 8 L3o
Men's Buff Calf, all solid.;. . ?. 1.35
Men's.Ione Calf (a Cracker-Jack) a kind that
makes all style toes and widths 2.10.
Our best welt kid 3.00
Fours for Cash and One Price
made in the United
reasonable prices.
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ISImAMD.
The Gothenburg- visitors Satur
day. were Mrs. Parsons and Miss
Costin; on Monday Mrs. Powers,
Mrs. Marcott, Mrs. St. "Mane and'
Win. Beatty.
Ed Murphy returned from Omaha
-Sunday afternoon. Mr. Murphy
had besn-Tri Omaha receiving- treat
ment fbr catarrh of the stomach"
durincfthe past few weeks and
returnsHinproved in health.
Newell Burritt was a visitor
Sunday. Mr-. Burritt announces
his intention df., returning to-his
place near here, sdon and is making
improvements to Ihend in the
shape of a new steel aiisinotor.
The jolly A. Gilbert dropped in
on his many trieuds hereSsfturdaj
night and remained until Sunday.
He is at present living at Cozad
Patrick Shields attended a meeting-
of the brotherhood of railway
track foremen at Grand Island
Sunday. '
The Woodmen met Saturday
night and among- other business in
troduced Martin Black to the goat.
They both have a great deal of re
spect for each other now.
Saturday E. A. Johnson made a
short visit to the Platte.
George Anderson., grandson of
Rev: Romine, wrote from Colorado
to his grandparents expressing dis
satisfaction with things there.
The Spanish situation is the all
engrossing topic of conversation
and it seems strange that McKin
ley does not send here for .advice.
Beaaty is Bleed Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets Candy
Cathartic clean 'your blood and keep it
clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and
driving all irapuritieg Crorn the body.
Begin to-day to banish pimples, boik,
blotches, blackheads, and that sickly
bilious complexion by takreg Casoarets,
beauty for ten cents. All druggists,
satisfaction guaranteed 10c., 25c, 50c.
There are sow 345,000 members
of the A. O. U. W.t and it is; by far
tHe largest secret organization in
tle United States. 7 -
. S3.50
. 5.00
. 6.50
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. 9.00
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to 4.25
to 9.00
boys.
youth's
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TEACHERS' MEETING.
The North Platte Division Teach
ers Meeting will hold its regular
meeting at the high school Satur
day, February 26,at 1.30 p. m. with
the following programme:
Studies in Literary Interpreta
tion. Mrs. Oberst
Studies in Municipal Govern
ment J. A. Kinley
On the Teaching of English
E. D. Snyder
Child Study Ivizzie Burke
Pictures of the School Room
!. Miss -Prances Clayton-
Study of Boys Entering the
Adolescent Period of Iafe
., Miss Francis McNamara
' Nebraska Society for Child Study'
. . ; Miss Grace Duncan
Outside Educational Forces
MissLonergan
7XOSAXX.T A TORPEDO.
Washjngtpn,, -Friday :Wtorpe-
ao towea dv a ions: line oenina a
small boat was drawn against the
bow of the Maine on the port side
and exploded. It struck near the
forward magazine and caused a
partial explosion of its contents,
causing the wreck of the forward
part of the American battleship.
This is part evidence, and part
theory. It is Sigsbee's knowledge
and belief and the president has
received the information. He no
longer entertains the opinion he
did in the beginning that the de
struction of the vessel was an acci
dent. The board of inquiry is di
recting its investigation to the de
velopment of what is now consid
ered the explanation of the explo
siona towed torpedo and a double
explosion, first without and then
within the Maine. There need be no
fear as to the character of the ac
tion the president will take. If the'
court is able to complete the chain .
of cause of the disaster, there will
be neither hesitation nor leniency .
shown by the president in dealing
with Spain. There may be no war,
but if there is not, it will because!
Spain does all that is demanded of.
her in the way of reparation.
"WHAT IS TO COME?
If it was not an accident, the of-'
fictals begin their speculations asj
to what is to come. They no longer'
say, "If it was an accident," etc.
The gossip ot the corridors and the
unofficial talk now proceeds upon
''the expectation that the investiga-
tipn will fasten the responsibility
oriSpain. If not that, then it is be
lieved that the report will be indef
inite as to conclusions. No one in
autdrity any longer looks for a find
ing jof accident.
The information forwarded goes
to show that the inquiry has passed
bjeyondthat point The finding
will be design or mystery, with the
probabilities pointing now to a.
conclusion that "a crime was com
mitted. In the, official information
brought from Havana and Key j
West, Blanco, and the principal of
ficers of the Spanish government in
Cuba are aquitted of personal
knowledge of the plot that de
stroyed the Maine. That there was
a plot and that the execution of it
blew up the Maine are believed by
Consul General Iee, Captain Sigs
bee and all the other officers of the
ship. Blanco is absolved from per
sonal complicity but all of his su
bordinates are not
QUESTION OF INDEMNITY."
The conspirators are believed to
have been followers of Weyler. who
had access to! the material, and who
liad such 'control 6f conditions as.
ibajie it possible for them fo" carry
pntftkeplot.
to nil, m
THE! HITBJJ
So well satisfied are the officials
of the ffovernme'ht this will be the
result of the inq'uirv that they dis
cusss what is tojcpme. High officers
nf thf dfnnrFmlP-iii:s"lia.ve been nriir-
lno- attention tot ?hre steos to be
taken when the ibard shall lay upon
Spain the responsibility for the loss
A tvt; Tf h AYm'ik "h
TT, ' , r .?$rr i,- "1 J . " , 1898, "was a private one, written at off
that the Spanish authorities on the hand, not intended for publication." To
island were povately connected
with the plot, he faction of this
government would be a declaration
of war. The squadron would move
oaHavana promptly. But such a
result is not look'ed for.
it oi,n ..'XrZr- ; fi,
If it ,shali aripear in the report.
as s expected that subjects of
cspain conspireaana aesrroyea tne
Maine, then the. course will be to
treat Soain as -responsible for the
acts of her subiects and jdemand
an indemni ty. , ,
'j. ue smauesc amount sponen or
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as likely to be uahied is.'ten million
dollars, ur tnis nve million is con-
sidered the amount Spain should
pay to rue umtea otaxes ior me
loss ot tne Maine ana tue same
amount to be distributed amongthe
families of thos'e who were on
board. From tea millions the esti
mates run .higher,"
The demand.'tor this indemnity
will be peremptory if the report
shall show clearly the responsibil.i
tv of Spain. It will srive a brief
limit ot time, probablv forty-eignt
hours.
.
Opinions ditrertas to what bpain s
reply will oe. une is.tnat tne creqi-
t r 1 . 1 m - ' t - - t 1
tors .01 mat oanKrupt power win
ate luul tuc ouaiuaii miuc v111 uc 1
invoked, that resoonsibilitv will
be denied, and'that "the conflict
will'come, -Z
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mere is no need, savs tne nar-
risuurg Dinner, ol u. man spcuuing
a thousand dollaVs in a trip td
Alsska if it is mbhey desires to ac
quire. Western Nebraska offers
far better inducements to the man
with small means while the hard
ships are nothing' in comparison.
A man with'a thousand dollars to
invest in cattle ;can make more
money right nere tnan tne average
Klondike miner -will realize, while
the' man with two thousand dollars
invested is simply independent.
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Turn your eyes toward western
Nebraska instead of Alaska.
The Moore decision by the su
preme court establishs more thinsrs
ban that the state can not punish
Moore .formal kmijpney i t was not
authorized to receive in his name.
It is due notice tb the state officers
that their services in behalf of per-
sons arid corporations shall be ren-
dered only upon the presentation
of receipt from the state treasurer
showing-- they have paid to that
uuctiouary the prescribed fees.
This is plain enough for any popu-
ist warfarer to decipher. Fre
mont Tribune.
There 13 a Class of People
who aro injured by the use of coffee. Re
cently there Has been placed in all the
grocery stores a new preparation called
GRAIN O, made of pure grains, that
takes the p'ace of coffee. The most del
icate stomach receives it without diB-
ress, and but few can tell it from coffee.
t does not cost over b as much. Chil
dren may drink it with great benefit. 15
cts. and 25 cte. per package. Try it.
Aslt for GRAIN-O.
Thirty-two passengers bound
or .Klondike passed through Grand
sland on a B. & M. train one day
the early part oi the week.
Abscntminded.
Professor Mommsen of Berlin, who
las jnst celebiated his eightieth birth
day, is very ausemniinaed. un ono oc
casion his little son was traveling in a
tram car irom his home to Gharlotten-
pnrg. JuommSci), sunk in abstraction,
ailed to recognize tho boy, told him
not to make so much noise in a public
tram car aud linished by asking his
name.
A Winter Episode.
'That water is too coldl'now cries
The sinaH'boy in the caso
A3 mamma heartlessly applies
Ths .liquid to. his iaco.
"Off, wow 1" he ho wis.. "I'llfreeaet
I'll
freeze 1
Br-r-r-r ! Let mo go, I say ! ' '
Then wandcrd forth into tho breeze
And maked snowballs all day.
Brooklyn Life.
Tho Horrid Thing .
"Officer, is theroagood restaurant in
this neighborhood?"
"Yes, ma'am, just around tho corner."
"Is there a saloon attached to it?"
".No, hut they Ml soml out anil get you
anything you like, ma'ain." Clcvolnnd
PJain Dealer. - .
Reysf Btskea the feed pre,
- whalcsowe Mi 4elici9s.
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Wesley Lewis JReplies to the
Editor Tiibune: In the Independent
Era of recent date there appeared the
following.
M The letter of Wesley Lowis, according
to la?uas? of Mr,LoTs. blPrnJeLf ln
"other letter to usunder date oE Feb. j,
publish the letter, we assert, without the
express permission of Mr Iiewis, was a
breach of courtesy on Mr. Fort's part
aud an inexcusable betrayal of the conh-
dence o a friend. A man guilty of such
n f would not consider it necessary to
stick to the truth, and the whole truth,m
UlQ diBCUSSion of '8Uch a minor subject as
the question of taxation.
The serious charge which Mr. Lewis
makes acainst the official organ of the
populist party of Lincoln county ia un
true, imd we have sumcientevmenco oe-
tore qs m a letter irom xur. iew s to con-
I tlUWQUV uuuioiuuibcu mou uuuu iuo
nw0 ?H miciadinf and uniu&L Wo
this, in justification of the Era here;
we do not intend that such statements
concerning thispaper shall float around
mis couniy uDuumifUBcunuu uuuouiw,
bo matter who makes thorn. Mr. Lewis
and the Era will settle this difference of
opinion privately it we can, or publicly if
ho thinks it necessary.
After reading the above carefully I
feel that silence upon my part would not
only be a grave injustice to myself but
also to my friend Fort. It is therefore
with some reluctance I come forward to
offer a few corrections to the young man
who penned the above lines and offer, as
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it wore a ew fatberlv words in order to
. onvince hira thafc there is one populist
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bulldoze will not nlways worK on ine av
erage populist.
Shorllv after my letter to Mr. Fort,
Mr.Chevnev Denned me a lengthy opis
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t cmiW cif. flnwn
I LIU UULUQUUlUt UUfftU A. w--
and eat a goodly portion of crow. My
stomach being somewhat indisposed to
that kind of diet and knowing that my
utterances were true, I penned Mr.
Cheyney a letter the expression of which
could not be misinterpreted except wil
fully. The first paragraph of tho above ex
tract from the Era gives me an imagin
ary licking over theshoulder of Mr. Fort,
No Wo see by my words in reference to it,
if it requires that Cheyney should drag
Mr. Fort in between us.
I said: "While the letter written to
Mr. Fort was a private one and written
at off-hand, not intended for publica
tion, I am free to say, however, that my
private opinions thus publicly expressed
are such okwhich I amnotashaniedrrfor
never shall my private acts belie my
public utterances, and I have not the
slightest thought of receding a stop
from the position I have taken." Now
is not that a barricade over which the
young man cannot c'.imb?
Mr. Cheyney thought that the ques
tion or reduction of salaries had nothing
to do with' the question of taxation; to
which I replied: uIn reference to the
article upon reduction of the salaries cf
county officials and taxation, I believe
them to have the closest relation; that
the discussion of one will involve the
other, and the reduction of salaries
taken in the view to the reduction of
taxation, must Involve tho general prin
ciples of taxation. And not until it is
proven that no part of any county offi
cial's talaiy is paid out of revenue re
ceived by taxation, have I any reason to
withdraw ray statement."
Having thus explicitly defined my po
sition asjto whetherjthe phase of taxation
was involved in the discussion, I pro
posed to take up or not, there arose the
question whether Mr. Cheyney refused
to publish my article. Now that will de
pend mostly upon our respective truth
fulness. Yet does he not partly convict
himsOif? Does not his present attitude
toward taxation reform, his effort to ride
it down, prove that ho is adverse to the
move? Is it not probable that the same
motive that now prompts his attitude
on the question would have carried him
to utter some hot hasty words to some
one who wished to bring it up before?
And why should he deem it necessary to
enumerate some reason for not publishing
such communications; (refering to my
communication.) If he had reasons why
is it not probable that he would politely
decline it? His aversion was bo cutting
that day that I hurriedly walked out of
his office.
As to the assertions of either of. us in
view of these facta I believe,! know,that
my claim is more valid and I do not caro
what Mr . Cheyney or any man or men
say, 1 leei justmea in saying that he
refused to open his columns to the dis
cussions of the question of reduction of
taxation as involved in tho phase above
referred to and that he did not decline
in either gentlemanly or brotherly lan
guage.
I regret that I have been forced to be
little myself by indulging in a fight of
personalities as J feel that the . intelli
gence ot tne people deserve better
things. I have tried and wishid, that
the official organ of my party was more
than a squirt-gun with a cesspool of
misrepresentations and personalities at
one end and a topsey turvey atrth'ejother,
and account that fact to be a part of
the reason why so many populists go
around with their bands on their stom
ach e and say with unutterable anguish
"our enthusiasm is gone! our enthus
iasm is 'gone!," while a third Solon comes
up and wisely says "the democrats havo
stolen it! the democrats have stolen it."
Populism to live must have a higher
seat for reform than in the stomach.
I Baying is Like Kissing- ,
It goes by favor, but few people will continua to favor a
M store with their patronage unless it is deserved. The true
:;: test for a store's claim for your business is its growth. If
W the store grows steadily H is because more and more peo-
V pie find it to their advantage to trade there. This store is
W. growing all the tiaej it has from the day it was opened,
W all because people: can supply their needs to better advan-
M tage here than elsewhere. Better test this assertion by
giving the store a trial.
DRY GOODS.
Extra wide Percales for 10 cents. Simpson's Percales 5 cents. Nov
ffi elty Dress Goods 10 cents. Novelty Goods worth 25c and 35c for
m ior w cenis. r me qusiiLj au-wooi oiacK isov&icy vioooe wortn i,
for 65 cents. Fine black Novelty Goods, worth 40 and 50c. for 35
cents. We have bought HOSE in case lots and are able to make
Prices that cannot be met in the city. Children's hose, sizes 6
to 9, for 8j cents per pair. Children's hose, double knee, 15 centst
A fine quality of ladies' hose that are well worth 25c for 15 cents.
SHOES.
A few lines of Shoes, broken sizes, at very low figures. Ladies'
Shoes that formerly sold for S3. 50 and Si.OO are now being sold for
$2.50. In fact we have many bargains in our shoe department.
Space will not permit of giving prices. Every pair of our Shoes
guaranteed to be as represented.
i S. RICHARDS.
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C. M. NEWTON, Wall Paper.
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Wall -
We are in the Wall Paper business, and. for basi
ness. We have a larger stock than ever. We have
more competition than ever in the way of sample
agents, however we think by having an elegant stock
on hand to select from and prices as low as the lowest
we will at least sell some Wall Paper this season.
Our prices, given below, are by the single roll.
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As all Wall Papers are put up in double rolls we do
not sell less than a double roll. You do not have to
wait for us to order. We have it in our store.
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You do not have to pay for more than
yon use. You can return any full
rolls to us and get your money back.
USUpir SpiE
True reform comes from the heart and
soul of the people inspired by their
heeds. And no where can reform be
surer or faster than that reform that
starts at home, and if ourhome papercan
not freely endorse and aid in such, but
stands on a pinnacle with one eye shut
and the other on Washington and
preach reform at Washington, it will
hardly succor the people. The people
of Lincoln County are going to have
some home cleaning up before long-.
Lincoln County can reform itself if it
can't reform the United States and so
some releif will come. Republicans,
democats and populists, one or the other
or all together will bring victory. They
began to see the road.
Wesley W. Lewis.
How'a This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, tne undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus
iness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
West & Tkuax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
Waldikg, Kvsxxst & Marvin, Wholesale
Hffi?5tfSo is Ukec hton-U
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi
monials sent free. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
Hall's Family Pills are the best 1-5-9
STRAYED,
Nine head of Texas cattle branded
"VVU." Not dehorned. Will pay re
ward for information leading to their
whereabouts. J. D. SHAH AN,
Imperial, Neb.
The best
IN TOWN
Can be found at,...-
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Our Tea-Cent Cigars are the
. equal of any.
Your attentioa is invited to
our fine line of Chewing and
Smoking Tobaccos and Smok
ers articles.
The Fair.
Paper
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
yOORHEES LUCAS,
PPYSICIAN.
Office over First National Bank.
QPv. J. W. BUTT,
DENTIST.
Office over First National Bank,
NORTH PLATTE. NEB.
gEDETif, & THORPE,
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Offices: North Platte National Bank
Building, North Platte, Neb.
J F. DENNIS, M. D.,
HOMOEOPATHIST,
Over first National Bank,
NORTH PLATTE, - -
NEBRASKA.
,-TLCOX & HALLIGAN,
ATT0RNEY8-AT-LAW,
tfOBTH PLATTE, ... NEBRASKA
Office over North Platte National Bonk., '
jg E. NORTHRUP,
DENTIST.
MoDold BuUdin Spruoe
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
J1RENCH & BALDWIN,
. ATT0RNEY8-AT-LAW,
NORTH PLATTE, - - ' -TTEBHASKA.
Office over N. P. Ntl. Bank. T
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C. PATTERSON,
KTrORNEY-HT-IJaBir,
Office over Yellow Front Shoe Store,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
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J. F. FILUOfi,
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fGeneral Eepairer.
Special attention give to
mu mm,
WHEELS TO KENT
Elamber
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