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FIFTEENTH YEAR.
NQRTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1899.
NO. 97.
We Have Risen
Phenix - Like
From the Ashes
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And are doing business with an entirely : ;
New and Fresh
Stock of Groceries
at our store on East Sixth street, one door east of
the First National Bank. Groceries are arriving
daily and we are selling absolutely nothing at our
new store which was in the old stock.
As soon as the adjusters complete inventory of the
stock at our former stand we will hold an im
mense fire sale. Meantime we are selling the
. very best groceries in town at -our "new store. '
Harrington & Tobin.
stanaircdo,y WAGONS
Wooctttjaijsee WltjcUrjiils,
Carriages, Buggies, Road Wagons,
Carts, Spring Wagons,
Latest Styles and Best Quality for the Price.
BARB WIRE AND STAPLES. . pnmnwfi Tinp
pumps, pipes and fittings, A complete Line
BALE TIES,
MACHINE OIL, AXLE GREASE.
JOS. HERSHEY.
Lqcust St., North Platte, Neb,
N. McCABE. Proprietor.
J. E. BUSH, Manacer. J
! North Platte Pharmacy.
Urugs and Druggists' Sundries. 3
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We aim to haudle -the beat gradea of goods jfc
.Sell everything" at reasonable prices, and
warrant all goods to be just as represented, jfe
All Prescriptions Carefully Filled by a Licensed Pharmacist.
Orders from the country and along the line of the Union
Pacific Railway is respectfully solicited.
First door north of First National Bank.
County News. i
SUlWliLAND SAYINGS.
Christmas passed off very pleas
antly and quietly, but the tree and
entertainment held on Saturday
evening was the best this town
has ever had.
John Conway brought his new
house over from Wallace Wednes
day.; A. Foyer is spending the holidays
in the eastern part of the state,
12, L. Constable sliipped three
earshot cattle to South Omaha on
Monday.
C. J. Farnharm and wife, of Val
entine, Neb., are visiting friends in
the vjllage.
George Shoup was a recent busU
ness visitor in North Platte,
K. W. Eldrcdge has returned
from his eastern trip.
O. A. Hostetter and wife, of the
county seat, arc spending the holi
days in town.
Report haB it that N. B. White
Bides was held up for about three
hundred dollars as he passed
through Omaha on hts way east.
Miss Adina Franssen is spending
her holiday vacation in Lincoln.
James Buchanan lost about ten
ehoats on Tuesday. They tried to
flag the fast mail, but failed to
stop it,
Eli Etchisou has rented his house
for a year to a Bon of Joshua Cox,
who is now living in Iowa. Mr.
Cox will take possession March 1st.
The snow on Tuesday has made
rabbit hunters quite plentiful.
Corn shelling is in full blast on
the north side.
Henry LTvuns received a fine cane
on Christmas from his daughter in
DenVer.
BETWEEN TUB 1UVEHS.
Sam Rcngler.and father returned
to Overton Tuesday morning ac
companied by Claire Hill,
A. B, Goodwin and wife have
been spending the holidays with
friends at Belvidcrc, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Hill will
spend New Years day with rela
tives in Overton.
Mr. and Mrs. Seibcrt of Cheyenne
are the guests of Mrs. S'a parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Smith.
Mrs. Vissar of Missouri in visit
ing her sister Mrs. G. L. Mudd.
The turkey shoot at Hershey
Christmas was greatly enjoyed by
a number of sharpshooters.
Mrs. Lottie Jones is expected
home this week from an extended
visit with relatives at Belvidcrc.
Mr. and Mrs. Coolcdgc of the
north side were recent guests of
thcirdaughtor Mrs. R. W. Calhoun
George Edmiustcu is loading
baled hay at Hershey for Henry
Docbke ot North Platte.
Mr. and MrB. F. C. Calloway
expect to be initiated into the mys
teries ot the Loyal Mystic Legion
at the next meeting of that order.
The local sports have been hav
ing lots of fun shooting "john"
rabbits since the lute snow, being
able to locate them by following
their trackf. Praiiie chickens and
quail have also been easy game,
E. C. Thompson who has been
working on the Hershey section
the past season, is now erecting a
residence at that place., the lumber
for which he purchased of W. II.
Hill. As booh jib it is completed
he will send to Missouri for his
family,
The recent snow caused the
ranchmen to look with pity upon
scvcu-dollnrs-a-ton hay, but the
party who has it too sell is
laughing in his sleeve over the
event. The loss for pne js' a'gain
for the other.
Mrs. Will Funkhouser, Mrs. Ed
Stone and Mrs. Mattie Terry, who
have been on the sick list, arc re
ported to be improving,
J. M. Dwyer purchased a number
of stock hogs from south side par
tics a few days ago.
W. W. Young, of Lodge Pole,
was the guest of W. II. Hill one
day this week while enroute to
Omaha.
"W. C. Tuell, who had been visit
ing his family at the home of J. B.
Aveline, has returned to Chicago.
D. W. "White has about outgrown
the injury sustained by having a
wagon wheel pass over his foot.
As it came off warm immediately
after the late snow storm stock
without shelter stood it fairly well.
One of the most pleasant social
events which has transpired in
this section for a long time was the
family reunion at the home of Mrs.
A. A. Leister at Hershey on last
Wednesday in honor of her mother
Mrs. Corwin's birthday. Several
ot the old lady's children and other
relatives from abroad were present
and all enjoyed the gathering to
the fullest extent, That Mrs. Cor
wiu may live to see many more such
events is the wish of her many
friends.
nrcKENs noiNGS.
John L. Schallner, of Stillwater,
Oklahoma, was in town Thursday
enroute to Julesburg.
I, N. Roberts departed Monday
for San Francisco, near which city
he will make his future home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stalcy were
county seat visitors the first of the
week.
Messrs. "Winner and Steck of
Wallace were in town Wednesday
offering for sale fifty-fiyc head of
cattle.
J. M. Fristo bhipped a car of
hogs to Omaha the latter part of
last week, He also received a car
df coal a few days ago.
Miss Evans, who is teaching
school in District No. 61, is spend
ing the holidays at North Platte.
Mr, and Mrs. Wiley Matthews
went to McCook Thursday to visit
their two daughters for a few days,
Miss Nona Garrison is the guest
of friends at Welllleet.
The ChriatmuB Utt Saturday
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Has been the largest in the history of 3
our business career in North Platte.
This has been due to a large and dare-
fully selected stock which is sold on
small margins. The holiday trade is
practically over, but we have lots of
other goods you need for winter use,
and the prices well you know The 2
Fair's prices are always right.
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DENTIST
(FORMERLY ROMINE DENTAL COMPANY,)
RHEUMATISM CURED !
Wo will mail you no nrtiolo to wenr thai posltivoly cures RHEUMATISM,
SCIATICA, LUMBAGO AND GOUT by drawlnR tho urio nold from tho Byutom.
A written unurnntoo to rotund your inonoy in thirty dnyn if not ontlroly satisfac
tory. It costs only 82.00. Bond 2a stamp for booklot tolling nil nbout tho won
derful euro. Address R10K IMIEUMATIO CO., Box 14, HARTFORD, CONN.
night was a grand success. There
were uiucty-thrcc persons present.
The most of them went away with
very full stomachs and painB in
their headd, nevertheless all report
a good time.
Commissioners' Prooeodlngs.
December 2G. 1899.
Hoard met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present commissioners Gar
rison and Woodhurst and County
Clerk Holtry. Contract was en
tered into with W. F. Elliott for
the construction and furnishing the
the material of a wooden bridge
across and over Fox Creek on road
No, 241 for the amount of $225.
Commissioner Woodhurst reported
that he had purchased a stove for
the jail as agreed by the board.
The same was approved.
The following bills were allowed
on the bridge fund: VV Y Young,
lumber and hardware $20.60; Thos.
llanrahan, hauling 11.00; JaB S
Meyers, labor, 4.75. On general
fund: Jas R Meyers, labor 3.00; W
Hansen, putting up stove in jail,
1.75. The following official bondB
were approved: Vy" T Elliott, as
sessor, Jeffrey precinct; S W Fen
der, road overseer, Jeffrey precinct.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
December, 27, 1899
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. , Present tull board and
county clerk. Commissioner Wood
hurst presented a proposition from
Hon, John Dratt Mayor of North
Platte to allow the city to erect a
hose house on the court house
square. The proposition was re
jected by unanimous vote. Bond of
W. T. Elliott for building Fox
Creek bridge was approved, Sev
en dollars wan collected from Carr
ier & Ross for old iron, Same
was turned over to county treasurer.
The following bills were ap
proved on the bridge fund: ChaH.
Wyman labor 12.50, M. H. Mc
Dermott labor 4.00, Pat Cushing
hauling and labor 15.00. The fol
lowing official bonds were ap
proved: W. C. Elder, clerk district
court; C. F. Scliarmann, county
treasurer; Chas. P. Ross, county
surveyor; Lewis Haven, C, F.
Hicks, G. A. SchrecongaBt, Fred
erick Heath, John WiIboh, Win, IT.
Cloyd and W. B. Salisbury asses
sors; Joe Kuster, Henry Jocckcl
and Thos. Hanrahan road over
seers. Whereupon the board , ad
journed until tomorrow at 9
u. tn.
The annual report of the Union
Pacific shows that the grosB earn
ings during the year were $19,811,
641; operating expcnBeB $11,412,168;
net earnings $8,399,473; interest,
dividends and miscellaneous, $1,218
736; balances $9,618,209; interest
on funded debt $3,830,000; balance
$5,788,208; received from Oregon
Short Line $795,159; applicable to
dividends $6,583,368; dividends
$2,625,000; surplus $3,958,268.
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of easy and al
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childbirth are
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lustrated book
entitled "Be
fore Baby la
Born," a copy
of which will be
sont free on re
quest to every
oxpoctnnt mo
thor. Tho book
nlsn tnlla nltntit-
that truly great liniment known as
MOTHER'S FRIEND
which modifies all tho distress, pain and
danger of tho period of pregnancy and
insures rapid recovery,
Druggists sell Mother's friend for 31 a tattle.