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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1900)
Local News in Brief. Tlie assessors will bold tlicir an nual meeting- at the court house on Tuesday. Rumors of weddings after East er begin to float around and some of them seem to have BOtne founda tion. Eugene Picard has purchased from W. S, Pcniston a lot, in Block twelve of Pcniston's Addition and will soon erect a residence thereon. Several of the city teachers are planning to attend the meeting of the nationsl educational associa tion which will be held in Charles ton, S. C. Quite a good many acres of wheat were put in during the early part of the week and the farmers area unit in declaring that the ground is in prime condition for planting. Joseph Schatz has commenced building a very cozy little cottage on the lot just west of his residence and Dame Rumor says that it ib intended for a post-Easter bride. The Wilcox Department Store having granted its cashier. Miss Anna Von Goctz, leave of absence from June 1st to September desires a lady to fill the position during that time. Wc have some fine bulls for sale. Lovki,ani & Bekh. The Senior Class has commenced work on the class play which it in tends to present during commence ment week. It is Bomewhat more elaborate tnan any which haye previously been given. A. E. Soderquist. who was cap tain of Co. A of the Second regi ment when it was in service during the Cuban war, was in town yester day interviewing the merchants on Uchalf of R. Coddington & Son and visiting with his old comrades. General house work neatly per formed;, clean wall paper on the wall, carpets and rugs, and all kinds of house cleaning. Tele phone North Side Grocery, John L. Jones. Goose and duck hunters are ve,ry plentiful now-a-dayB rather more so. judging from the game bags which are brought back, than the geese and ducks. Occasional in stances arc reported of phenomenal results but they arc few aud far between. Quite a number of local sports will accompany the Buffalo Bill gun club to Grand Island tomorrow and assist them in bringing home the snoils. The club expects to follow in the footsteps of the illus trious fellow townsman for whom it is named aud outshoot all of its competitors. What about your Shirts? Selling Elgin.Wilson Bros., Gold and Sil ver, McDonald's, Ideal, Wachusetts brands. Silk fronts as low as 50 cents. See them, Star Cwthino House. The MisscB RebhatiBen will have an opening at their studio on the second iloor of Rennic'a store today aud tomorrow. Hand painted souvenirs will be given to all who attend the opening. The studio will also be open In the evenings, An exhibit of nunils' work will be made. The receipts at the It 1 V iff ? Young Men's Suits. We give extra care and attention to this line because of the increasing demand every season for long pants suits in ages from 12 to 20 years old. We never have any trouble in pleasing a customer when lie looks at our stock in this department. Customers are very seldom satisfied be cause the majority of firms carry but a small line and very few patterns that are desirable, deeming this an unimportant part of their line. We have always a great va riety and can satisfy you fully throughout the year in the choice selection of patterns. Threo suits nro mndo with tho snmo enro nnd stylo cqunl to tlio mon's suits. Young men nnd boys of this ago tiro very pnrtlculnr, nnd In buying tliceo sizes from us you nro euro to got tho correct stylos nnd tho donondnblo goods. Our stock covers Ion- priced nnd medium grndo ns wolf ns hotter qunlity, nnd wo gunrnnteo tho low pneo nnd medium grndo to bo cqunl to tho best goods in ovory pnrtlculnr. Whntovor is tho most dceirnblo nnd tho best thnt tnlontcnn procuro to put tho suit together to ninko it resist wonr nnd tenr Is utilized, nnd tho perfect boys' suit wo soil clonrly shows tho result $3, S3.60, $4, $4.60, $6, $6, $7.60, $8, $9 and $10 are the range of prices,' ONE PRICE AND PLAIN FIGURES. STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, W. A. VOLLMEB, Proprietor. Across the street from old location. THIS YEAR mm WE HAVE THE LARGEST Y STOCK OP I WALL PAPER EL Ever brought to North Platte. 21 Prices from 10 cents per double p roll up .... C. M. Newton. 3 3 station, which showed a falling off Monday owincr to the fact that a number of the farmers hud been un prepared for the sudden spell of warm weather and allowed the milk to sour, increased to quite an ex tent Wednesday and were in cxccsb of the normal receipts. Fousauj: Thirty head of fine cattle ten head are milch cows, balance young slock. Tliey may be seen at J no. II. Jcukiu's farm. For prices inquire of J. J. Myers or Jno, II. Jenkins. Col. Cody, his daughter Irmaaud a number of friends enjoyed a rab bit hunt in the vicinity of Lamp luglfa lake -Wednesday. As a number of the party were amateurs there wub more sport than rabbits as a result of the chase. As there are quite a number ot good hounds owned hero, rabbit nnd- coyote chaBes arc gaining a good many enthusiastic devotees. Each member of the boy's club of the Church of Our Saviour in the possesBor ot a very unique pair of link cuff bntlonB. They are made of buttons taken from the clonics of captured Spanish prisoners and bars made of the iron cable which was on the battleship Maine. John WnUer was the thouchtful donor of these .unique souvenirs. The boys Mrs. M. J. Newman went to Julesburg Wednesday afternoon to visit her daughter, Mrs. O. S. Hum berstoue. A wee young lady took up her abode at the county attorney's resi dence Wednesday afternoon much to the joy of Mr, and Mrs. Ridgcly. Rev. R. Randolph has decided that he will not accept the Bert- rand and Loomis appointments but will remain here and retain charge of th'iB circuit. At present he is conducting revivals at Her-bhey, For Rent: Furnished room, with bath. Mrs. Edith Gantt. The declamatory contest for the mini U of the hiirh school will be held at Lloyd's opera house Fridav evening, March 30th. Two of the merchants, C. M. Newton and C. S Cliuton have very kindly donated prizeB winch will be presented to the winners. The first prize is a set of J. Fenimore Cooper's works separator ami the second prize is a gold ring The winners in this contest will compete with those from other high schools ut a district contest to be held Here April 4OM1. Dr. C. V. Bedell was in Lexing ton yesterday attending the Dins more trial. Andrew Hawkins, who was found guilty of the murder of Thos. Jausen and sentenced to the peni tentiary for life, haB appealed to the Bupreme court for a reversal of the decision of the trial court. The question ot the new Mason tc building came up lor discussion in the meetings which were held this week both of the Blue Lodge and Chapter. The committee which was appointed to make a report on the best method of ar ranging the necsBary financial pre liminaries rendered its report. A plan was formulated whereby a building which will be first class in every respect will be erected and the necessary business in con nection with it will be handled in a less cumbersome manner than if all thiuirB in connection with the building had to be acted upon by each Masonic body. The plan will probably be adopted. Everything in connection with the proposed building is being handled in a very careful and conservative manner in order that there may be no oppor Utility for future trouble. 4 i lhe INew shoes An assembling horo now of tho new 1900 Shoe stylos. Ready when you arc. All havo embodied in them every feature essential to satisfactory Shoes leather quality skillful making style character. MEN'S TANS Two styles are here in Mon's Tans that are worthy of special notice as follows: Vesting Top VJci, A very drersy Shoo in n mo dlum too alylc; ban a prettily lluurvd silk vesting ton of wood quality ecxm, smooth finished uppor niooit, uooiiyonr Hcwmi mm, won rolnforeod nt heel osanfy points..,. 3.00 Russia Call in tho dov Kngllili too with perforated tips, linn plump woijiht slnulo colo, Ocodyuar wolt sowed, strong canvas liti inu, woll ecloctod uppor stock of medium trtn Color, smooth, Korvicoauio nnu will tnlto n bril liant polish .... . ;nn, milium 3.00 People and Events, ij Mrs. J. B. Scanlan is expected home tonight from her brief Omaha yisit. Sam Richards is home from a business trip to Chicago and other cities. C. A. Diamond was making his periodical call on North Platte merchants yesterday. Mrs. D. S. Beatty expects to leave to-night for an extended visit at Chicago and other eastern points, Mrs. Roy Brobst isexpected here from Iowa next month to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mc-Grew. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Roth and Mr. and Mrs. J, F. Clabaugh spent Tuesday evening in Hcrshey as the guests of friends. J. C. Norton will return tonight from Omaha. His wife who is tak- 11 g medical treatment will remain there a week longer. Chas. M. Highsmith arrived from Omaha yesterday morning. He ex pects to accompany the gun club to Grand Island tomorrow. County Superintendent Thoelcckc will return this afternoon from a tour among the schools in the southern part of the county. Paul Charlton came up from Omaha yesterday morning to look after some legal business in con nection with the Keith estate. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fikes and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tracy expect to attend the funeral of the late Blake Howard at Grand Island, W. B. Millard came up from Omaha Tuesday afternoon to de vote a few days to his duties as administrator of the Keith estate. Mrs. Chas. Hendy returned Wed nesday morning from Council Bluffs where she went to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Joe Bush. Everett Evans, who came home from the university to attend his grandfather's funeral, will return to Lincoln tomorrow to resume his studies. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McKcen, jr., are expected home tonicht, the former has been in Terre Haute and the latter has been spending a few days in Omaha. Mrs. J. J. Halligau returned Tuesday afternoon from Omaha where she had been at the hospital for several weeks. She has practi cally regained her health. Col. W. F. Cody expects to leave in about a week for the east tocom plete the organization of the Wild West show for the coming season He expects to open the season at New York City. W. A. Vollmcr is expected back tomorrow from a visit at various points in the east. During his absence he spent a short time at West Baden taking a course o treatment at the springs which proved very beneficial. Have you heard about Dinins & Rowbottom's Brotherhood Gloves union made goods, fireproof warp threads. Price 50 cents, 75 cents $1 and $1.25: all styles. See them Star Clothing House, Lieut. Douglas and a detail fron Co. E went to Brady yesterday to assist at the funeral of the late Alviu E. Elder who vlied while on duty witli the Third Infantry the Philippines. Miss Ethel Allen left yesterday morning lor (Jlucago to take up active work m the Salvation Army there. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Yellow Front Shoe Store, Geo. M. Graham, Mgr., Tivaa DnnrH flmiili nf "P ft htai. w.u I, John Bratt, mayor of the city of JNortli riatte, Nebraska, by virtue of the power in me vested do hereby proclaim that on Tucs day, April ., rJOU. an election wi be Held in tlie city of North Platte, for tlie purpose of electing the fo lowing odicere: one Mayor, One Clerk, One Treasurer, One City Engineer, One Councilman First Ward, One Councilman Second Ward, One Councilman Third Ward. Two Members of the Board of Education of the School District of the City of North Platte, The polling places at sucli elec lion will be as follows: First. Ward, at the F.rst Ward Hose House, Second Ward, at the Second Ward Hose House, Third Ward, nt the Third Ward Hose House. The polls at said election will be opened at 9 o'clock a. m. and re 111 n in open until 0 ocioch p, m. ot said day. Uivcn under my uanu tins i6n day of March, 1900.. . Wall Paper. We are showing an' exceptionally" fine line of Wall Paper of the newest designs. If you you contemplate papering your house, call and sec our stock. We can suit you in both style and price. ii E. B. WARNER. Every Day is & Bargain Day At Ramie's . This statement is borne out by those who have inspected our goods and learned our prices. Spring goods have commenced to come in, and we'll tell you all about them in a few days. RENNIE'S, RENNIE'S- 14-inch Blank Lister Lay, Reg ular Pattern $1.05 16-inch Blank Lister Lay, Reg ular Pattern 1.W 14-inch Blank Lister Lay, Hap good 1.05 16-inch Blank Lister Lay, Hap- good 14-inch Plow Lay 1.10 16-inch Plow Lay 1.25 14-inch Finished Lister Lays to lit Cauton, Jolm Deere or Eagle Listers 1.75 Cultivator Shovels each 45c, per set Lo Wilco DepWtnjBnfc jStor'e, Card of Thanks. I wish to extend my sincere thanks to all of the friends who ex tended so many kindnesses at the time of the illness and death of my wife. J. E. Bush. Mrs. S. L. Smith, who had been up here on business, returned to her home in Maxwell yesterday morning, Gus Hauler's genial countenance was visible in town this week. Gus is very enthusiastic over the pre sent crop prospects. Wanted Chickens, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks and Pigeons. McCuixough & Carter. Mrs. Mary J, Whitmore, who bad been spending several weeks here visiting her daughter, Mrs. Nichols, returned to her home in Gibbon Wednesday morning. Special price on one, two and three inch pipe. Job. Hershey. One of Lincoln county's old soldiers was wondering the other day why it was that if Congress man Neville was such a friend of the old soldiers he should be ab sent Friday when the pension bills were up ior consideration. For Rent: Thirteen hundred acreB laud, south side South Platte river. Part hay land, part under cultivation and part pasture. Cultivated land under south side ditch. Water goes with land. Will rent the whole tract for $400 per annum. F. E. BUIitiARD. in $ To Reliable Permanent $ Citizens: We will be pleased to carry your account thirty days and will guarantee you as good service and values as you can get at the CASH STORE, where they do not know you S when you do not have the cash. Please bear these facts 3 in mind when placing your grocery order. 5 XXXX Coffee 2 pounds for 25 cents Arbuckle Coffee 2 pounds for 25 cents Lion Coffee 2 pounds for .25 cents King Bee Coffee per pound ,14 cents Bogota Coffee per pound 18 cents S Morning Glory Patent Flour $1.00 per Back g Fancy Comb Honey '. 15c per lb Fancy Cream Cheese 15c per lb Kerosene Oil .16c per gal $2 Cream of Wheat per pkg 15c 5 Shreded Wheat Biscuit 2 pkgs 25c t2 Sacks Table Salt for 05c ,. Heintz Chow Chow , 20c per qt Diamond C Soap , 9 bars for 25c Sea Foam Soap , . .10 bars for 25c Mirror G'oss Starch , 5c per lb 3 No. 1 Lamp Chimneys 5c each No. 2 Lamp Chimney.., 10c 3 for 25c 3 Mantles for Gas Lamp x 15c each Chimneys for Gas Lamps 10c each 3 Chapman Oat Meal, in bulk 8 lbs for 25c Western Salt 140 lb sack 85c S Western Salt 2 sacks 280 lbs, equal to 1 bbl $1.65 Full Standard Tomatoes ; ..10c per can Full Standard Corn 3 cans for 25c -3 Fancy Early June Peas.. .. 2 cans for 25c Horse Shoe Tobacco. .. ; 45c per plug Standard Navy 35c per plug Battle Ax 35c per plug 2: American Eagle . . . , ....,..,,...,,... t , , ,25c per plucr On Time Yeast i f. u ,. n .1 ,. ., f , . ..2 packages for 5c Yeast Foam. 4.,....,t 2 packages for 5c Our customers tell us that Morning Glo'ry Flour is tlie best sack of Flour they can get for one dollar per sack, Inspect our lines of Queensware aud Graniteware, the most complete in the city at right prices. to m i m IV. Dewey Street. Telephone No. 27. NORTH PLATTE. THE HUB GROCERY CO., JOllr. VV&TTi MhyoTi