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ANNIE 0. KUAMPI1, City Editor. Meso-$'$oOe
TUESDAY SEPT. 12, 1899
Fresh oysters at Marti's.
Bran 003 a hunilreil at Wilcox Dopt
Store.
"Wanted A girl for goncral
housework.
Mrs. J. II. IlttRSHKY.
Mr. W W Illr.fn ....'II n I rt r t n i it
. f, . r Lexington this morning to spend
... . . three weeks.
iurs. ,uou, oi wuicago
Trait Jars at Wlloox Dcpartmont
Store
Have vou read "In His Steps
Dr. Anna Peckham has decided to
locate in North Platte. The doctor
hus lint considerable exporience and
comes to our city very well rccotn
mended.
Iiomono 25o a uoscn at WllcosOcpt.
Store.
D. P. Aslibum was in town Sun
Ralph Uny left this morning for
Lincoln to enter the state univer
sity.
Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Roche expect
to make a trip td Denver in a few
(lays. kj
John Johnson, of York county, is )
visiting his fatherin-lnw Geo. W. Ai
R-wc KM
Capt. W. II. Hamilton went to
Miss I21izabcth Adamson is visit
ing her sister Mrs. C. F. Jennings
Wilcox Department
Store.
in Iloldregc.
lion. Jack McColl spent last
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evening in town as me guest oi
Judge Baldwin.
J. D. Cox hus been compelled to
lay oft for two weeks to recuperate
trom the strain of severe firing.
Miss Laura McColl, of Lexing
ton, is sncndinir several days in
Mr Aul,h.,m io nn i a mv IOW11 VlSllllltr iHTS. A. O. UiHUM III.
home from Sidney where ho had Miss Aiuui Lenzen who had been
been attending the opening of the visiting her sister Mrs. Chas.
creamery separator station. Breternitz, returned to her home in
Corn Chop 70oa hundrocl at Vilcos Sidney yesterday.
Dcrt. Store. Miss Grace Bratt went to Lincoln
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Meldrum this morninir. She will take a
spent yesterday in town. They were special course in art and literature
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enroute from Cheyenne to Omaha.
Mr. Meldrum formerly fired out of
her.- but lately has been finny on
the Fourth district.
Onlv SO. 70 to Denver and return
Sepf 24th, 25th and 26th, via U. P.
Diamond C Soap 0 bars for 25c at
"Wilcox Dept. Store
II. B. Fleharty, who is at present
located in Ogallala, spent Saturday
in town making arrangements to
turn over the Keith County News
to its new proprietor a gentleman
by the name of Woods.
James M. nay, Lawyer
Mrs. Julia Struthcrs, of Denver,
will arrive baturday and spend a
weuk here as the guest of her
brother, P. J. Oilman. Mrs
Struthers is enroute home from a
visit in Plattsburg, N. Y.
&59 the Now Dress Goods at Wilcox
Dept. Storo.
Last week Jci-se AVeavcr, n four
teen year-old boy, was thrown from
his horse, while he was riding near
his home ten miles northwest of
town, and seriously injured. He
had been unconscious practically
all of the time since he was injured.
Eovoe's Mixed Painta at Wilcox Do
ptvrtmont Store,
at the stule university
Quite a number of North Platte
people are planning to attend Ring
lings Bros, circus which holds forth
in Kearney on Thursday.
Mrs. Win. R Clark arrived from
Ft. Robinson last niuht and will
be the truest of Mr. nnd Mrs, P.
II. MclCyoy for several days.
Air. and Mrs. C. T. Whelau went
to Omaha. this morning. Mrs
Whelau will spend several daye
there but Mr. Whelan will return
tomorrow.
Mrs. C. L. Wood is exhibiting a
tomato which weighs one pound
and nine ounces. The tomato,
which is of the Ponderosa variety,
wns raised by Mrs. Wood.
J. R. Lucas, of Rockwell, who
had been visiting his sister Mrs,
Albeit Muldoon for several days,
went to Ogallala Hub morning to
visit some old acquaintances.
Armatul 13. Laugdon, who has
been visiting his uncle II. C. Lang
don for oevcral weeks, left this
morning for Norfoll
lie will go to his home in Brooklyn
Mrs. 13. W. Crane and children
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HARDWARE DEPT.
Stacker Ropes,
;" Wood Pulleys,
Iron Chains,
Pitchforks,
Bolls,
.j- Braces,
. ' Drill Bits,
Babbitt Molnl,
f Seythoa,
Pitcher Pumps
Granite Praserve KaltleS,
I'lour Bins,
Kitchen Sinks, - -
One-Half Uushola.
HARNESS DEPT.
l4-hch Halters 85c
IX-jnch Breast Straps H5c
li-inch Pole Straps 45c
llnrness Leather, cut in strips, net" lb 45c
... mm m . .
Good Heavy
GROCERY DEPT.
Horse Shot Tobacco, per lb 45c
Standard Nnvy Tobacco, per Ite 35c
Salt per barrel $1.55
TabloSalt, 2 sacks for 05c
Kerosene Oil, per gallon 16c
Pearl Barley per lb , . , . 05c
Tapioca per lb 05c
Sago per lb ,. 05c
Oil Sardines par can , 04c
35 pounds Corn Meal 25c
Powdered Borax per lb . v. . . 15c
Potted Ham per can 05
Sloncware, per gallon 10c
Team Harness, IX inch
Breast Straps.li Pole Straps, 1-inch
lfi.Foot Linen. Good Wool Faced
Collars. Per Set $21.00
Riding Bridles. Team .Bridles, Throw
RopcB with Hondu braided in.
DRY GOODS DEPT.
Kearney Home Muslin per yd. 04c
Good Apron Ginghams, per yard 05c
Canton FlaunclB per yard, . . . 05c
Lining Cambric per yard.., 04c
Fine White Goods per yard, 10c to.. .. 25c
Straw Ticking per yard. 08c
Table Oilcloth per yard 15c
Lawns, per yard 03c
Dress Prints per yd 5c, Gc and 7c
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Goods marked iu plain figures and sold at One Price for Cash Only. jjj
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CROCKERY DEPT. .
Handled Cups and Snucerc per set.. .. 45c
7-iuch Plates per at 45c
Vegetable Dishes '...12c, 15c and ISc
Sauce Diftlies per tet 20c
100 Piece Dinner Sett $7.50 to $28.00
Table Tumblers per set 20c
Thin Tumblers per set 30c
No. 1 Common Lamp Chimneys 04c
No. 2 Common Lamp Chimneys.. .. v 0fc
Tubular Lantern Globe ". 07c
No. 2 Rochester Chimin y (Lend glass) 10c
NOTION DEPT.
Tfirend 3 spools for 10c
50.yd Corticelli Sewing Silk 04c
Curling Irons 04c
Hair Pins 4 bunches for 01c
Brass Thimbles 01c
Sterling Silver Thimbles 25c
Velveteen Skirt Binding, per yd 03c
Two-quart Fountain SvringCB 55c
Silk Mitts 25c to 50c
Ladies' Velvet Grip Hose Supporters. 20c
4 yards Finishing Braid 05c
Vaseline per bottle 05c
Corset Laces, per dozen 05c
Alarm Clocks 85c
White Bed Spreads 70c
Baby Ribbon per yard 01c
Bone Buttons, for Underwear, per doz 02c
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Thos. Ditlte has an ugly scalp J? RoilrAorJ NivfpC .
K ft W 111 W ttVWW
left this morninir for Lincoln to
T liotr in of mnfivnA n ,nr Ini.l nf P'" '" "
house at Lincoln for several
months.
Mrs. Jas. B. Scanlon and her
daughter Mabel went to Omaha
Sunday. From there they will go
to Washington to visit Mrs
Scanlon'a parents and later they
may go to Northampton, Mass.
Col. Loom is Langdon, who had
been spending a lew days Here as
the guest of his brother II. C. Lang
don. went east Sunday morning
He will visit for a few days in Nor
redwood stock tanks. These are
the best and cheapest tanksmnde.
Call and get prices.
C. F. Iduinc.s.
Fred Letts has purchased the lot
just west of his present residence,
and has let the contract for a new
house to be built thereon. The
new building will be 30x30 and two
stories in hciirht. The house is to
coiunletcd within sixty days. 13
W. Symonds is the contractor.
J. F. Schmalzried nnd daughter
Hattic left for Lincoln this morning
Mr. Schmalzried will spend the
wtek there taking in reunion sights
Miss Hattie will enter the Nebraska
Conservatory of Music and take at
least a vear's course there. In ad
dition she will study languages at
the university.
Sf.70 round trip to Mountain and
Plain festival at Denver. Tickets
on sale Sept. 24th, 25. and 26th.
The case of T. 13. Heskett vs Jas.
wound a the result of his head
coming in contact with a uiailcranc.
Tom was bringing a stock train
down on the Fourth district Friday
night and had his head out of the
window, when pulling into the
station at Poller, looking for
signals. He was watching the
train and the track o intently that
he failed to observe the close
From therev proximity of the mail crane until it
struck his head. As the train was
making over thirty-live miles an
hour the blow was a severe one.
His head was badly bruised and a
severe scalp wound was innicieu.
At first it was leared that he was
in danger of concussion of the brain
but he has recovered from the
shock and is able to be around
again. His head was dressed by
Dr. StoWitts and he came home on
the second section ot train No. 2
Saturday morning.
A Scriouu Injury.
Will Boyer sustained a very.scr-
lous injury Sunday afternoon. He
folk and then return to his home iu
Brooklyn.
A special train having on board
the Minnesota ISditorial Associa
tion will pass through here on Sim-
day. The editors will spend t-cveral
days in Denver taking iu the sights
and will then retard via the Union
Pacific.
The board of county commifeiou-
ers convened yesterday morniiii
Gadscu was up iu the county Quite a number of bills ware al
lowed during the day and various
other routine business matters
were disposed of.
IMPROVED
TRAIN SERVICE
TO OREOOW
The Union Pacific in connection
with the O. S. L. O. R. & N. Co
have added a Bullet Smoking and
Library Car to their through tram
to Portland, Oregon, and a Dining
Service from
court yesterday and the plaintiff
was awarded damages iu the sum
of S107.V3. This is a case LTowuur
out of the sheep scab controversy
which is raging in the Birdwood
country. Heskctt charged tiaden
with damaging the Heskett sheep
by bringing scabby sheep to the
Birdwood range and brought suit
to recover for the amount of damage
.Inun A .mMw.r fumtttt flfirlci.il
I ,. .... IVlll I'l.'IWl.C VvlllV.rtL:iJ ill.U
was up in tue conn mis morning. Coundl mufr8 1U8 Ilhlo bccn i(1
aiifirurated. The train is enuipprd
with Palace Sleeper, Free Rediu-
Harrington & Tobin will re-
was going out on the third section
of train No. 19 as brakeman. When
the train was only a slmrt distance
out of town the brake on one of the
cars stuck. Will stepped on the
Side ladder to see where the diffi
culty was and in some manner his
foot slipped and he fell to the
ground. He fell iu such a fashion
that his entire weight was thrown
on Ins lei t leg. l lie lorce oi ins
fall was so great that it snapped
both bones just above the aulde and
dislocated the ankle joint. When
the rest of the crew enmc to Will's
assistance his foot was bent back
against his leg. He wns brought
back to town and his leg was set by
Dr. Lucas, who was very ably
assisted by Dr. Anna Peckham.
The injured man is resting as com
fortably as could be expected but it
will be a great many week before
he'll be able to step again,
Take in the Omaha toda'y and
tomorrow only JKi.85 round trip,
Judgo H. M. Grime, rejwrter
Cary, and attorneys Wilcox, Haiti
gau, J. S. Uoairland and W. V
J t -ill. dJl.i 11. " kM WW V 1'. t r
receive tine lor-n oi wuh munbu ,11Jf Clinlr Cars, and Coaches mak- UonShuu went to Gundy yeiterday
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nn- Tvrir,v,nanfn 1? rtnr 1'nciuo vousi. uircci coiiuecuoiiB
. . " ""T, t T , V made for Tacou.a and Seattle.
wnicix cnoy win son $i.io jASt u, scanlan
porsaok. Agent.
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Makes the food mrord delicious and vvlmlesomo
lft)fl (St&a PoUttn 8 Mm t bn,
to attend court.
?6.85 to Omaha and return Sept.
12lh, 13th and 14, via U. P.
P. A. Norton's house iu the
southern part of town is rapidly
approaching completion and will be
ready for occupancy in about ten
davs.
Arthur Strahoru ha accepted
the position with the sugar fuctory
at Grund Island and commenced
working tltis morning.
Omaha and return only $0.85
Sept, 12th. 13th and 1 Ith. Take a
cheap ride via the U. P.
Bert Babbitt will go to Sidney to
fire on the Fourth district.
Geo. Vroinau will go to Omaha
tonight on B. of L. 13. bubiness.
Richard Cox went to Sidney Inst
night to fire on the switch en
gine.
H. C. Langdon is bundling the
throttle on engine No. 846 while
Geo. Vromnn i lading off.
P. li. Mcl3voy is presiding over
the destinies of the rip track while
Geo. Rutaell is in Lincoln.
John G. lCrickaou. who has been
working iu Brosvn's gang, has gone
on the road as an extra brakenian.
Geo. V. Russell and daughters
Lit yesterday morning for Lincoln
to spend a week taking in reunion
sights.
Win. Jeffers came up from Grand
Island Saturday afternoon and is
now working as mini tnclc dis
patcher here.
Vic Anderson went to Sidney
Saturday afternoon to assume bin
duties as dispatcher. Mrs. Ander
son went up Sunday afternoon.
Train No. 102 now carries a pas
senger coach into Omnhii every day
and does a thriving business ns it
is more apt to be on time than train
No. 2.
Chas. McNaiunrn, who has heen
clerking in Kngiueer Stenger'
office, will go out on the road will)
one of the engineering corps to
learn engineering.
Elmer Duahiicll, Win. Chambers
and Wallace Mainline are amont
those who have iticcefully paswed
the firemen's examination and been
enrolled on the list of extra firemen.
Josh Barraclough had the mis
fortune to gel a piece of steel in his
eye while he wns at work Satur
day. His vye i very painful
amid it will probably a number of
days before lie will be able to re
sume work.
Another shifting has taken place
smoog the passvngr brakemeu. G.
R. Hammond goei'ou with Conduc-
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iiir ; uuci aun, u. it. iviiiiKiu lawu
Hammond's place on Conductor
Woodinunsee's crew and Asa Seaih-
takus Rankin's plac; a swing
brakenian.
The wrecking ttaiu cume back
Saturday morning from Pine Bluff
whjjre the crew had bet u picking ut
lh remains of Thursday night'
wreck. Yesterday the train went
to Sutherhind and picked up Hit
three gravel fiats which were over
turned into the ditch Thursday.
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iue uiguiBcuiii train crew was
put into service oil the Third dis
tricl Friday. Geo. Smith, conductor
and Thos. Hughes and 10. Rebhati
sen, biakmen compose the crew.
They were given caboose No. 2040.
Hostetter goeson Gilfoyle's crew in
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amiiu t piuce iiuu V.T1111U111 uii
Rork's crew in Hughe place.
John. L.Dick is now on the list of
extra lircmcn, having passed the
necessary examination on Sunday.
The road men's pay checks came
in this morning, and consequently
there is wide-spread satisfaction, ns
a-considerable portion of the checks
aru good fat oiicb.
Leo Sullivan has made his trial
trip as a fireman, and expects to
join t lie rniiKs ot i lie men wuo
shovel dusky diamonds.
lCnginc No, 1100 ban gone into
tin back shop lor repairs nnd
engine No. 781 is being used ana
switch engine.
lOntiiries -No. 1735 and 'No. 173S.
which were sent up from the First
district will be used an extra en
gines to lake the place of the 1700's
which are iu the back shop.
Supt. Park went to Kenrney Sun
day where he joined Geu'l Pass.
Agt. Lomax, Gen'l Agt. Kiilin, ot
the C. N.-W., and several other rail
road men, and the entire party went
up the K. it B. H. yesterday morn
ing to spend a few days iu hunting.
Five coach loads of Chinamen
constituted a special train which
went out of hero about half past
eleven this morning. Just cast of
the bridge, where the new steel is
being laid, engine 822. which was,
pulling the train, jumped the track.
A rail which was not properly fas
tened caused the difficulty. Con
ductor Murphy ,who was iu charge
of the train walked back to town
and notified the ollicials. The
wrecking train, was sent down nt
once and t tie crew is now at work
getting the engine on the track.
Very little damage was done except
to i he nerves of the Chinamen who
thought at first that they were se
riously injured. The Chinamen
were dressed iu all the hues of the
rainbow, and some hues which the
rainbow never heard of, and made
a kaleidoscopic picture as they clus
tered on the plotforms. They are
iu charge of an old C, P, conductor,
and are eurotile to Philadelphia
under bond
Mrs. Jos. Wccko, Mrs. S. Friend,
Mrs. Jos. Fillion, and Mrs. John
Alexander returned Sunday after
noon from a short Tisit at the
Murray ranch. The ladies report a
glorious tints and arc lottd in their
praises of the hospitable way in
which they were entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. Murray.
Miss Then Hansen returned last
night from a visit in Grand Ialnnd
and Lexington.
EME'S
1MR1
SALE.
lluckien'fl Arnloa Snlvo.
THE lEHT SALVK in the world for
(Juts, liruifios, Korea, floors, Salt Rlioum
Fover Bores, Tstter, Chopped Hiimli,
Ohllbliiinn, GomB, mid all ftklti Krup
ticiiiM, nnd positivoly ours 1'ilus, or no
pny required, it is RURrinitwHl to glvo
Hitiiifiii'tioti or money rsfuuilsd. Vrtet,
li, wU per bust. FOR BALL' BY A.
f StreiU.
Champion Sweeps and
Stackers. For Sale by Jos.
Horehoy, Locust St,
Wc must sell all Spring and
Summer Goods this month,
and in order to do so have
made the following prices:
All $1.25 Dress Goods 75c pr yd
All 1.00 dress goods ,...05cpryd
All 75 and 85c dress goods 50c pr yd
All 50c dress goods 35c pr yd
All 35c dress goods .... . .25c pr yd
All 25i dress goods . ... 15c pr yd
All 15c dress goods 10c pr yd
35c Fri iich Ginghams .. ..20c pr yd
25c b rciich Ginghams .... 15c pr yd
15c French Ginghams ....10c pr yd
2c French Ginghams ..8j4c pryd
10c Fn uch Ginghams ....OJcnr vd
25c Organdie 15c pryd
20c Organdie 12icpryd
15c Organdie 10c pr yd
Organdie 7c pr yd
10c Organdie 6c pryd
$1.75 Table Linen $1.00 pr yd
1.50 Table Linen 90c pr yd
1.25 Table Linen 75c pryd
1.00 Tuble Linen 65c pryd
75c Table Linen 50cpryd
50 and C3c Table Linen ... ,35c pryd
3cc Table Linen ..25c pryd
25c Table Linen I5c pryd
Ladies' Summer Corsets
at 25c each
Millinery at cost
All SUM and ?15.00 pattern hats
at 6.50
All 10.00 pattern hats at 5.00
All 8.00 pattern hatBat 4.00
All 7.00 pattern hats at 3.50
All 6.00 pattern hats at 3.00
All 5.00 pattern hatB at 2.50
All 3.00 and 4.00 pattern hats
nt 1,75
All 2.00 and 2.50 pattern hats
at , 1.25
All 1.00 and 2.00 sailors
at 50c to close
Special cut prices in Carpets,
Curtains, Linoleum, Shoes,
Parasols, Underwear", Waists,
Skirls, tc.
EENNIE'S.