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NORTH PLATTE,- NEBRASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1898.
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SHOE NEWS
, . AND NEW SHOES.
r JVe've received more, new shoes since
our last appearance in this paper. All to
gether, we've gotten a great many neiu ones,
and, there's more to come yet. We are
fixing for a big business this spring. We
mean to do the shoe business of North
Platte, and there's only one way to do it.
That is by having theri$ht shoes marked
at theright prices. For instance see the
Men's new tans at $8.50. Two styles in
them both made from Vici Kid of ihse
most popular colors. One has a Silfo Vest
ing top. Theyjzg&made over lasts of the
best fitting best aj5pet,7'i7ig. and neivest
shapes, soles are madewith the extra ex
tention on out sides, and sewed by the Good
year Welt process, and have the new bach
stav. They are made right they looh and
feel right and are right.
DECATUR &. BEEGLE,
GEO. M. GRAHAM, MGR.
YELLOW FRONT SHOE STORE.
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WE HAE
Just returned from the eastern markets,. where
we purchased the grandest line of spring and
summer goods ever exhibited in North Platte.
Our line of springs dress goods, , silks, satins, in
plain and brocaded,, are of the. very .finest and
Ladies wishing to purchase an Eater suit will
do well, in selection and prices, at our store.
The latest novelties in dress trimmings, fancy
linings, embroideries, laces and all kinds of white
goods and organdies. Fancy plaid hosiery and
4jt everything in novelties are. shown at the big
store. Our line of footwear is now equal to any in
the city. Our millinery department will be open
A in due time for Easter.
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JULIUS PIZER, PROP.
The Republican
As per call, the republican city
convention was held at the court
house Wednesday evening", and was
called to order by Chairman Evans,
of the county central committee
On mofion, John Sorenson was
elected temporary chairman and
C. h, Adams secretary. The cre
dentials showed thirty delegates
entitled to seats in the convention,
all but two of whom were present.
A. H. Davis moved an informal
ballot be taken lor mayor. The
motion prevailed, and W. V. Hoag--land
and W. J. Heudy were ap
pointed tellers. The bajlot resulted
as follows: John Bratt 17, H. S.
White 2. W. H. C. Woodhurst 1. A.
Ia Davis 2, A, S. Baldwin 1, G. B.
French 1, W. W. Birge 1, U. G.
Sawyer
The formal ballot resulted: Bratt
20, "White 2, Sawyer 2, Davis, 2.
The nomination of Mr. Bratt was
made unanimous.
A committee of seven was ap
pointed to notify Mr. Bratt of his
nomination, consisting" of Messrs.
Birge, Warner, Scharman, Hoag"
land, French, Woodhurst and Cun
ningham, the committee to report
before the convention adjourned.
The convention proceeded to take
an Informal ballot for clerk with
the following result: Fred R. Gihn
2C R. C. Iandford 1, Geo. W. Finn
2, A. Zt. Davis L On motion the
ballot was declared formal.
On motion of F. B. Warner, John
Sorenson was nominated by accla
mation for the office of city treas
urer. " ,V .
O motion Chas. P. Ross was
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nominated for city engineer by ac
clamation. The convention proceeded to nom
inate two candidates for members
of the Board of -Education, The
following names were placed in
nomination: H. T. "feice, A. Iy.
Davis, J. M. Ray, C. E. Adams, D.
W. Baker, V. VonGoetz and Robt,
Shuman. The first ballot resulted:
Rice 12, Davis 1, Ray 13, Adams 3,
Baker 3, VonGoetz 6, Shuman 15.
This ballot nominated Robert Shu
man. The second ballot was as follows:
Riqe 17, Ray 8, VonGoetz 2. H. T.
Rice was declared nominated.
The convention took a recess to
give the notification committee an
opportunity to wait upon Mr.
Bratt, but he was out of town. The
committee notified Mr. Bratt of his
nomination the following morning,
and he accepted.
On motion a city central commit
tee ot three from each ward was
selected, the following constituting
the committee: First ward A. I,.
Davis, Geo. Wv Finn and J. E.
Weeks. Second ward C. E. Brown,
E. B. Warner and W. V. Hoagland.
Third ward R. A. McMurray, W.
H. Johnston and BT. O. Evans. A.
S. Baldwin was selected as chair
man of the committee and Ira I.
Bare secretary. -
After 3rears of untold suffering from
piles, B. W. Pureell of Knitnersville,Pa.,
was cured by using asiDgle box of De
Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. SkiiT dis
eases, such as eczema, rash, pimples and'
obstinate soros are readily cured by this
famous remedy. ISorlh Platte Pharmacy.
CUlAJf UELTEF FUND.
North Platte, March 17th ,1898.
To the citizens North. Platte:
I liave this day received a tele
gram from theT)maha World Her
ald rqrtesting me to collect Cuban
relief lurid and forward same to
them as soon as possible.
A host of reliable parties report
from Cuba that thousand of Cu
bansare dying daily from starva
tion. And my friends are these
riot our neighbors? Certainly they
are; according to our mont merci
ful Lord and Master. . -
The names of all contributors
with the respective amousts con
tributed will be promptly pub
lished in said World-Herald.
Respectfully,
B. T. Hinman.
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ASSESSOES' RULES.
Adopted at the regular annual
meeting of the Assessors held
March 15th, 1898.
1. That the minimum value of
all grazing or barren lands be fix
ed at $2,00 per acre.
2. That the minimum value of
all farm land, or lands that can be
irrigated, but at this time is not,
be fixed at $5.00 per acre.
3. That the minimum value of all
farm land under an irrigation canal
or ditch that is in operation be fix
ed at $10.00 per acre.
4. That all assessments be
made at one fourth actual value.
5. That all values of personal
property be left to the Assessors
judgment.
6. That all stock over three
months old be assessed.
7. That all improvements on
railroad land, not deeded, school
lands, homesteads and timber
claims, except breaking, be listed
as personal property.
Signed C. E. Ndte
Chairman.
J. W. Murphy. Secretary
A PLAIN STATEMENT.
Editor Tribune; Under the
title ot One Year of our City's His-'
tory" the editor of the Era published
last-week a lotipf .rpt and. mislead--ing
statements-whichare calculated
to deceive our citizens and to stir
up strite and discord between
the people and the Water Works
Company. Of course the only
object of the Era is politics,
but something must be radically
wrong with a political party if its
existence depends upon misleading
statements about business matters
concerning the people. The Era
editor desires our citizens to believe
that when the Water Works Com
pany brought suit against the city,
it was an attempt on the part of
the company to defraud the city
when in fact the suit was brought
at the request of 4.he city officials
who ordered the city attorney Geo. !
E. French, to confess judgment for
the city because funds had not
been collected to pay the debt. The
city fully realized that the debt was
a just one, and never tried to get
out of paying it until the present
alleged "reform" administration
got in power and at once attempted
to repudiate the debt, and now
tries by false and misleading state
ments to justify their dishonest i
course and make the people believe !
that the Water Works Company is
a corrupt and vicious institution.
Judge Neville who at that time was
judge of the district court refused
to permit a confession of judgment
and ordered the city attorney to de
mur. Judge Neville decided that
the company's petition failed to
state a cause of action and dismissed
the suit. This left the Water Works
Company nothing to do but to go to
the supreme court to get justice.
The supreme court said that Ne
ville was wrong and if the company
proved the tacts stated in its peti
tion It was entitled to the money I
claimed. Judge Neville and his
partner Mr. Parsons appeared as
attorneys in behalf ot the city and
Judge Norris promptly decided that
Neville was wrong again and gave
the company a judgment for the
amount due it with interest.
Neville and Parsons seem to be the
fellows who are contending that the
city shall not comply with the terms
of its fair and honest contract
made with the Water Works Com
pany. The Era would have our citi
zens believe that the Water Works
is a corporation cormorant prey
ing upon the rights of the people,
when in fact it is simply a business
company composed of honest and
honorable business men -striving
to benefit the city and its people
for a reasonable and fair com
pensation agreed upon before the.
company established its works in
the . city. At the time the contract
was made between the city,and the
company the law permitted a 7 mill
levy for water works purposes;
there is nothing strange in the fact
mentioned in the Era article that
Mr. Evans suggested that the-" con
tract be made upon the basis of a 5
mill levy for Mr. Evans was a busi
ness man and wanted the city to ob
tain water as cheaply as possible.
Neither is it strange' that the
company wouiq not-;, mane a
not make
cdntract on that basis, for the
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company
agent had; figured
upon
the cost of the plant
and operating it and the, amount of
revenue the company could reason
ably expect from the citizens of the
city and knew the company could
not afford to put in the system
on a 5 mill levy. The year the con
tract was entered into the assessed
valuation of the city was;$479,580.00
and a 5 mill levy on that amount,
provided there was no loss in col
lecting it, would have raised only
$2,397.90, while the contract for the
fire hydrants then put in was ""for
$2,925.00 per year. It is; plain to be
seen that-no business man or-company
would have done so foolish a
thing as to agree to take a 5 mill levy
in payment of a contract when that
levy would not havef raised by
$527.10 the first year to pay that
contract and when the; law .allows
a 7 mill levy for the very purpose of
paying that contract, and had the
council insisted on that provision
the company would not have en
tered into the contract. There
should be no strife and discord be
tween the Water Works Company
and its patrons unless such pa
trons find that the company is not
performing its part oif the con
tract. Can the Era editor point
out a single instance where there
has been an attempt ori.the part of
the company to .swindle the city or
its citizens or in anv manner violate
a single covenant with the city?
He does not do so in the article re
ferred to, nor has. the city attorney
in fighting the present suit against
the Water Works Company and the
city, shown or attempted to show
ariythirg of the' Inndorrthe part of
the company but stands alone on a
couple of "alleged" technicalities
which are unimportant and imma
terial and show absolutely noth
ing but bad faith and dis
honesty on the part of the per
sons claiming them; there is no trou
ble between the Water Works, Com
pany and its patrons. The com
pany came here by special request
of the city officials, as shown by the
city records; it offered to put in a
system of water works and give the
city and its citizens good service at
reasonable rates, its offer was ac
cepted and the company at once
spent large sums of money in put
ting in a plant, and it has furnished
the city with pure water and plenty
of it. Its works stood as severe a
test as any water works were ever
put to, when a few years ago a
fierce prairie fire swept into the
city from the west, and the prop
erty saved.by means of having the
water works in one afternoon was
of more value than the amount the
city would pay the company in a
hundred years under its contract.
This and other benefits shows the
the wisdom on the part of the offi
cers of the city in obtaining a sys
tem of water works. The company
is giving to North Platte and its
citizens good service and is com
plying with every covenant of its
contractit asks in return and has a
right to expect the.good will of its
patrons and payment for it services
according to agreement. The com
pany does not believe there is any
controversy between it and the city
or any great number of its citizens
but the whole fight seems to be
made by a few ambitious men who
seem to be as unscrupulous as they
are ambitious, and who are simply
working "for political preferrment
Royal makes the feed pare,
wheleseae aad delicious.
POWDER
Absolute! Pure
BOYAL. BAKING POWOCR CO., KEW YOR-C
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and fees, and who seem to lose
sight of tlie fact that there is any
such a thing as honor and justice.
It is against my desire to enter into
a newspaper controversy but the
unfairness of tlie article to the
Water Works Company forced' me
to let the people know the truth of
this matter.
Yours Truly;
W. M. Cunningham,
Supt. North Platte Water' Works
Company.
BRADY ISULUD.
The war talk scared up a blow
(wind blow) if it does nothing else.
Clifford Mathewson was sick with
threatened pneumonia for a few
days.
T. T. Marcott went to North
Platte on some law business Sun
day. Miss Frances McNamara was
down from North Platte Saturday
and Sunday visiting Miss Sullivan,
day was quite well attended and
an interesting program and discus
sion indulged in. .
Two more victims for the Wood
man's goat Saturday last and a
special meeting Tuesday.
Dr. McCabe made a professional
call here Tuesday.
D. McNamara is rustling insur
ance now. A. Gilbert pounds brass
in his place.
The Brady hotel changed hands
Tuesday, H. Baker taking it and
Mrs. Marcott going to North Platte
to assume control of the Hotel Ne
ville. North Platte is to be but a
wider field of operation for Mrs.
Marcott's success.
Sunday evening the W. C. T. U.
Sfive a service in memonam of
Francis Willard.
Mrs. H. Baker returned from her
visit Wednesday.
W.A. Lewis born near Richmond,
Va., Sept. 26, 1830, and died March
12th, 1898. Was married to Miss I
Francis Cookman in 1850. Of this
union nine children were born. Mr.
Lewis was converted soon after his
marriage and united with the M.
E. church, living a consistent
christian life The deceased was
stricken with, paralysis March 3d,
and was unconscious most of the
time, passing away Friday night.
He leaves seven children and eleven
grand children, his wife having
died in July, 1892. The fnneral
was held at the church Sunday at
ten o'clock, Rev. Romaine officiat
ing. The body was laid to rest in
the Peckham cemetery. Mr. Lewis
was honored and respected by all
who knew him and the bereaved
family have many sympathizers.
MAXWELL.
A, W. Plumer andRuss Fowles
spent Friday in North Platte.
Miss Pearl Snyder has bepn the
guest of Miss May Jensen in 'Wild
Horse Valley the past week.
Mrs. Lorenzo Dow of Ft. McPher
son went to Omaha Wednesday
triorning in response to a telegram
announcing the death of Mrs. John
M. Thurston. Mrs. Dow is a sis
ter of Senator Thurston.
MissTria Erricson of Cottonwood
was in townt part of Wednesday.
A. W. Plumer, Bert Snyder and
Mr. Morant start Thursday morn
ing for a week's trip on the Bird
wood. Two new families have moved
into our precinct the past month,
Morehouse on the lower Keith place
and Chrissensen on the Lane place
This also adds four new pupils to
our school.
The Misses Snyder, Jensen and
Nelson went to North Platte Tues
day. A daughter was born Tuesday to
Mr. and Mrs. James McCullough.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kuhns spent
Sunday on the island with friends.
Our people young and old are
having a siege ot colds not unlike
the grip.
Mr. Merrick, Sr., of the firm of
Merrick & Storey, is in town this
week.
Miss Lena Evans is spending a
few days with her grandfather Mr.
Snyder.
Martin Geraghty returned Tues
day from New York.
David McNamara. of Brady Isl
and spent Wednesday in town mak
ing improvements on his house.
Miss Mary Jensen and Miss
Nelson leave :ior Omaha Friday
forenoon.
Mrs. John McCullough spent
Wednesday with her son James and
wife on McCullough island.
EEM.
Cecil Tuell made a fly trip to
Dickens Friday,
Six inches of snow fell-last week
which adds to the prospects of a
harvest. i
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ELKHART CAEEIAGE AND IlASaESS aCFG.
Chris Willerton planted potatoes
last week just before the snow.
Mark Artlip sold his homestead
to A. P. Fisher tor $1000.
Will J. Jones and lady attended
church at Pleasant Hill Sunday
night.
Will Jolliff made a flv trip to
Wellfleet Monday.
Mr. Nelson and son, of Curtis,
are in these parts looking- up a
range for seven hundred head oi
cattle for the coming summer.
Rev. Bennie Russell occupied the
pulpit at Pleasant Hill Sunday
night.
Real estate was on the boom
Monday last but no titles changed.
W. A. Latimer and J. P. Brittain
passed this way headed for the
county capital.
D. E. Jolliff visited at Ash Grove
Sunday.
Jas. Evans was down on the
Medicine Sunday and Monday.
W. A. Latimer and D. E. Jolliff
dined with a Mr. Schrechengost of
Buchanan Saturday.
Guy Wood is hauling corn to
North Platte preparatory, to return
ing to where his wife is on the sick
list.
Amaudas Kunkel made a busi
ness trip to Wellfleet Wednesday.
Homer Votaw was in these parts
Wednesday buying cattle.
Mrs. Lula Locke of your city
passed through these parts for
visit at Somerset.
A Mr. Nelson of Curtis filed on
the southwest guarter of section 2,
township 11, range 32.
The high wind Monday and
Tuesday to-gether witk Russian
thistles has broken down .consider
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School Orders Stolen.
The following school orders issued by
District No. 23 to Herbert Votaw were
stolen on or about February 10, 1896:
No. 18 for $1.40; No. 22 for $40.00; No. 23
for $4.40; No. 29 for $40.00; No. 24 for
$4.40; No. 30 for $4.40; No. 32 for 40.00;
No. 33 for $4.40. All person are warned
against purchasing any of the above
orders. Herbert Votaw.
May wood, Neb., March 9, 1898.
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