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SIXTEENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH ic; 1900.
NO. 15.
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RUSH & MURRAY,
GROCERS,
Are now located iu the Foley block and invite the atten
tion of buyers to their stock of Fresh Staple and Fancy
Groceries, Flour, Queeusware, Etc. Though (juotingno
prices in this ad, they guarantee as low prices as any
firm in town, insure first quality goods and prompt de
livery, and solicit trial orders from those whorarc not al
ready customers. Special attention is called to the
Sleepy Eye Flour
which is sold'on the following broad guarantee Have a
sack sent home and if it is not the finest you have ever
used, your money will be cheerfully refunded and you
may keep the flour."
Dwinell & Wright's High Grade Coffee,
(Boston roasted) a superior brand of coffee for custom
ers who like the best; and none is better or "gives more
general satistaction than this brand.
Queeusware and Glassware....
A well selected stock, embracing dinner sets and odd
pieces, neat and attractive ware.
A Share of your Patronage Solicited.
HUSH & MUREAY,
FOLEY BLOCK.
PAINTS.
A FULL LINE OF '
John W. Masury's
Celebrated Paint
ON SALE AT
a Davis Hardware Store.
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"When you get ready to paint your house,
call on U3 and let us sell you first-class
Paint at reasonable prices.
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STREITZ.
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O. F. IDDINQ6
XjULaCLToer, Coal
and 3-xa,im.
Yards and Elevators at
North Platte, Nob.,
Sutherland, Neb.,
J ulesburg, Colorado.
NORTH FLATTE MILLS,
(o. f. iDumas.)
Manufacturer of
HIGH AND MEDIUM GRADE FLOUR
BRAN AND CHOP FEED.
Order by telephone from Newton's Book Store.
Edison's Phonograph
Better than a Piano, Organ, or Mtulo Box, for it nines and talks as well as plays, and
don't cost as much. It reproduces tho music of any instrument band ororclicstra tells
stories and sings the old familiar hymns as well as the popular songs it is always ready.
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Bloke Howard Bead,
Blnke Howard, one of the pioneer
engineers in the service of the
Union Pacific, died at li is home in
Grand Island Wednesday night
after an illness which had laRtcd
about a month, He was well known
all along' the line of the Union
Pacific havin? been in the com
pany's service since 1870, first as
an engineer on the Wyoming-
division, then as a traveling engi
neer and more recently as foreman
of the repair and car shops at
Grand Island which position he
held at the time of his death He
was the organizer and one ot the
charter members of the local lodge
of the B. of L. E. He !b survived
by his wife and five grown children,
two sons and three daughters. He
had hosts of friends in North Platte
to whom the news of his death was
a great shock.
Republican Primaries .
The republican primaries for the
several wards were held Wednesday
evening, and the result was as
follows:
First ward C. P. Davis was
nominated for councilman, and A.
H. Davis, M. McNamara, J. M.
Ray, Jno. Sorenson, M. Obcrst, J nr.
Alexander and D. II. White elected
delegates to the city convention.
Second ward- C. F. Iddiugs was
unanimously nominated for council
man. The delegates elected to the
convention were as lollows: II. T.
Rice, W. V. Hoagland. F. R. Ginn,
D. W. Baker, C. E. Brown, W. M.
Salisbury, W. J. Hendy, T. C. Pat
terson, H. S. Ridgely, Fred Hart
man, A. F. Hammond, W. T. Wil
cox and Geo. E. French. Hv T.
Rice. W. V. Hoagland and D. W.
Baker were appointed ward com
mitteemen.
Third ward Delegates to con
vention W. C. Elder, Wm. Wood
hnrst, C. F. Scharmann, H. O.
Evans, David Scott and W. H.
Johnson. The various candidates
for city offices were discussed and
L. B, Isenhart was spoken of for
councilman but no definite action
was taken as it was understood
that he would also be a candidate
for the board of education.
"With ono bottlo of Iicgca' Cliorry
CoukIi Srrun my couch and eoroncBB
entirely disappeared" Ernest Whipple,
Davenport, lown. uunrnntoou to euro
nil throat and luntf troubles. Has uovor
foiled. Try it. A.F. Streitz.
BETWEEN TIIE RIVERS.
Mercury took a drop Tuesday
which was not very highly appreci
ated by the farmers.
Merchant Brown, of Hershey,
was down to the the county seat
one day this week after a load of
flour and feed irom the mills at
that city.
Mrs. Fanny Brooks vititcd her
daughter Mrs. D. A. Brown at
North Platte this week.
A. A. Leister "If that blasted
duck had remained there a moment
longer I would have bagged him,
but as it was I had to go home
empty handed."
Frank Albro has recovered from
a long Biege ot pneumonia ami is
again attending school at Nichols.
J. G, Feeken left for Omaha
Thursday where he will purchase
the material for a new barn.
Merchant Etchison and wife, of
Sutherland, were at Hershey on
business the fore part of the
week.
N. B. Spurrier has purchased 'a
new Eclipse windmill with a twelve
foot wheel which he will erect over
south on the Furr ranch where
he expects to run his cattle the
comitig season.
JL B. Avelinehas several carloads
of baled hay that he will soon put
upon the market.
Wm. II. Sullivan returned from
Iowa last Monday where he had
attended several public sales of
6hort horn cattle the previous
week. He purchased a bull calf of
that breed near Newton that state.
J. H. Hershey of the county seat
was up to ins ranch Wednesday
last and got a load of cobs for
tuel.
The valley is full ol wild geese
and Handbill cranes at this time.
Seeberger & Co. of Hershey have
been taking iu swine at that place
laily and will ship out a car load
If You are Looking
For a modern, clean, up-to-date Grocery Store, go to HARRING
TON & TOBIN'S new building east of tho First National Bank
where you will see tho finest and neatest store in all Western Ne
braska. Plenty of room, no crowding like in tho old narrow store.
t Great Reduction in Prices.
As we are not paying rent, and have otherwise reduced expenses,
we propose to sell goods at the VERY LOWEST CASH PRICES
prevailing. Take notico of the following prices and compare them
with the prices you arc paying elsewhere if you do not now buy
frbm us.
Apple Butter Ilcinzs 12c pcr.lb
Bromangelon 15c a pkg
Buckwheat Flour New York...4c per lb
Bakers Chocolate 18c a cake, 2 for 35c
Coffee in bulk 10c a lb
Battle Ax Tobacco 35c a plug
Canned Milk, Eagle brand 2 for 35c
Bird Seed 7c a lb
Corn Meal, white or yellow 25c a bag
Canned Corn High grade 8c a can
Canned Tomatoes High grade... 10c a can
Canned Peas High grade 12Jc a can
Currents 1 lb packages 10c a p'k'gc
Catsup Snyder's high grade.. .25c a buttle
Durham Tobacco , 55c a lb
Epps Cocca i lb cans 25c
Elastic Starch 8c
French Peas 12c a can
Gran Pa's Wonder Soap, large size 8c
Grape Nuts 15c
Hominy Flake 5c a lb
Star Tobacco 45c a lb
Horse Shoe Tobacco 45c a lb
Horse Radish Home made... . 10c a-botilc
Honey in Comb 15c a lb
Kingsford Corn Starch 8c a lb
Kingblords Gloss Starch.. .'. 8c a lb
Lewis Lye 8c a can
Lye Merry War 7c a can
Lye Champion 6c a can
Lexington Patent Flonr. ...... .$1.00 a sack
Lexington Crystal Flour 90c a sack
Macaroni Domestic 12c a lb
Macaroni Imported 17c a lb
Maple Syrup In bulk 75c a gal
Maple Sugar '. 12tf c a lb
xuincc west Mcinea.. jca id v
Mushrooms French 25c a can
North Platte Pateat Flour $ 1.00 a sack Y
North Platte Gold Crown Flour. .90c a sack v
Noodles 12tfc a p'k'gc V
Oat Meal, high grade 8 lbs lor 25c $
On Time Yeast . 2 pkgs for 5c
Pilsbury's Best Flour. $1.15 a sack 0
I'lCKics aweet ana Mixea a qt
Pickles - Sour 35c a gat
PoBtum Cereal Large package 25c
PillsburyB Oats Finest on earth 12c
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Ouail Oats ....8c W
RaisinB ,. 8c a lb
Rice The best 3 lbs for 25c
Sapolio 8c
Sauer Krout Heinzs.s 10c a qt
Soap Nuggett 40 bars for $1.00
Soap white Russian 7 bars for 25c t
Vermccilla 12c a p'k'gc JC
Vlfnn rilUhlir. O .'b'rro. tnr V
Vinegar, Heina's 25c a gal
Whole Wheat Shreded Biscuit.. 15c a p'k'gc
Wheat Cream of 15c a p'k'ge
Yeast Foam 2 pkgs for 5c
All above goods guaranteed of the very
best quality and fresh stock.
I In the rear of the store we have a counter containing some goods that
: were slightly damaged by smoke in our recent fire which wo are selling
considerably below cost. Ask for the fire sale counter and get a great ben-
' efit on goods that arc strictly first-class except that labels on cans and
packages are slightly blackened by smoke.
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Harrington & Tobin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ciabaugh and
Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Roth, of North
Platte, were guests of Hershey
friends last Tuesday evening.
R. W. Calhoun took the cattle
that he had been keeping at Nichols
the past winter back to McPherson
county this week.
Charles Searles, of Oalalla. was
down this way on business Tues
day. He went from here to North
Platte.
It is reported by very good
authority that a couple of Hershey
business men are going over south
in the sand hills to engage in the
live stock business this season,
Rev. Randolph, of this circuit,
who did not depart from it for other
fields of labor as was stated, is at
this time holding a scries of revival
meetings at Ilerbhey.
J. B. Toillion, jr., is able to
be out and around after a long spell
of sickness,
Considerable baled hay is being
shipped west from both Nichols
and Hershey at this time,
DICKENS DOINGS.
Mr. and Mrs, J. K. Cosseliuau, o
North Platte, were iu this locality
the early part of last week visiting
old time friends.
Jerome Bailey and sou Nicholas
were in Hayes Centre the latter
part of last week.
Miss Jennie Latimer, who has
been working over north of Well
licet, returned home a few days
ago.
H. E. Votaw, of Welltleet, and
W. B. Votaw. of Maywood, were in
town Saturday looking after their
interests here. They -left Sunday
mtirrffng Wr tVc'tr reKpVdt'iVe hVntaj.
J. M. Fristo shipped a car of hogs
to South Omaha Sunday morning.
Hogs are getting pretty scarce in
this locality.
Miss Gardner, Lariasa, Mo., ar
rived a few days ago and will make
ler future home here with her
brother J. P. Gardner.
The following named farmers of
Marengo postoffice, delivered hogs
iu town Saturday: S. IC, Rathburn
& Son, E. D. Leech, F. Fitzgerald
and A. Mulford.
Clyde Fristo and Gua Latimer
were Wallace callers Saturday.
The Dickens school is progressing
finely. There arc only about thir
teen scholars on the roll but Mies
Garrison is making a good showing
for such a small school.
Cecil Tuell returned from St.
Joseph a few days ago and brought
Ii'ib spring goods which he now has
on sale.
DANKEE R0UTB A BOBBER.
J. H. Garrison, oashior ot the bank
ot Thornvlllu, Ohio, hud boon robbed of
health by n serious lung troublo until
ho triod Dr. KIdk'h Now Discovery for
Consumption, Tlion ho wrote "It 1b tho
uobi nirmetno i ovor usou for n sovoro
cold or n bnd cneo of lung trouble.
always koop n bnttlo on hand." Don't
fill (Tor with coughs, oolds. or nny throat,
chest or luntf troublo unon you ean bo
ourou so easily, only ooa and 81. Trial
bottlos froo at Stroilz b drug otoro.
John Hughbank, one of the men
who was being examined tor a
juryman in the Dinamore case at
Lexington, created quite a little
amuBcmcnt when asked if he knew
anything of the case by replying
that he had read about it in the
Cincinnati Times. The judge
however, thought it yas best to ex
cuse him even if he did get his in
ioryiaon ,.En a decidedly- rbutrd
about ra'fftuon.
Bayard, like all of the other
towns on the Alliance-Brush line,
s having a large sized building
boom, The enterprising editor of
the Transcript with his usual hus
tling proclivitlea is one of the
leaders in the van of improvers and
has had a new home built for the
paper and is thoroughly enjoying
life in it.
"WHAT'S T0TJX JACK W0RTH1
Soonetimos n fortune, but never, If
vou have a sallow comnloxion. a iaun
dicod look, moth patchoa end blotchos
on tho skin, all signs of liver trouble.
But Dr. Kins s Now Iiifo Tilla Rive
clear skin, rosy cheeks, rich comploxion.
Only 25o atStreitz's drug otoro.
Governor Poynter and a number
of friends came up to Kearney this
week and enjoyed the excitement
ot a rabbit chase. The chase re
sulted in the death of forty-six
jack rabbits and half a dozen wood
rabbits. The governor noma tue
record for killing the greatest number.
AWiong Motion!
i It is a mistake
tosupposothat
baby must
i come with
nrcat pal a and
'eufTcring. An
i exnoctnnt
motaor nooc
'only use tb
i wondorful lini
ment oallod
MOTHER'S
FRIEND
to cs'c'ap'o the
i dread, danger,
tn1n ffdrrAa
1 and norvowmeM. Druggists Sell (HIS
i liniment for Sin bottle. wivcaroin.
vltiut in u-nil fnr nur (rco Illustrated bonk.
i It will toll them thing they ought to know.
