fflbt SIXTEENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1900. NO. 19. S3 RUSH & MURRAY, GROCERS, Are now located in the Foley block and invite the atten tion of buyers to their stock of Fresh Staple and Fancy Groceries, Flour, Quccnsware, Etc. Though quoting no prices in this ad, they guarantee us low prices as any firm in town, insure first quality goods and prompt de livery, and solicit trial orders from those who are 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 satisfaction than this brand. Queensware and Glassware.... A well selected stock, embracing dinner sets and odd pieces, neat and attractive ware. A Share of your Patronage Solicited, HUSH & MUEBAY, FOLEY BLOCK. mwJuwiuwmwiuwmwiuwiuwittitrmwiiLWittWK I PAINTS. g A FULL LINE OF g 1 John W. Masury's 5 g Celebrated Paint 5 & ON SALE AT Davis Hardware Store. When you get ready to paint your house, jEjj call on us and let us sell you first-class 2 Paint at reasonable prices. IF IT'S IN THE DRUG LINE BUY IT OF STREITZ. I fYou can bank on it being fresh and as rep'resented. O. F. IDDING6 X-j-u.m."toer7 Coal and CS-xairL Yards and Elevators at North Platte, Neb., Sutherland, Nob., Julesburg, Colorado. NORTH PLATTE MILLS, (C. P. IDDWOS.) Manufacturer of HIGH AND MEDIUM GRADE FLOUR BRAN AND OHOP PEED. Order by telephone from Newton's Book Store. 1 Edison's Phonograph Better than a Piano, Organ, or Music Box, for It sings and talks as Vvcll as plays, and , don't coat as much. It roproauccs tlio rausio or any Instrument band or orchestra tells stories and sings the old familiar hymns as well as tho popular songs it is al waysjeady. Trices. $7.50 to $100.00. Sco that Mr". Edison's signatures is on every machine. Cata logues of all dealers, or NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO., 135 Fifth Ave, New York. Entertained by the B. of Xi. F. Several weeks ago the newly or ganized lodge of the ladies' auxil iary to the 13. of h, F. entertained the members of the brotherhood. Tuesday night the brotherhood reciprocated by entertaining the ladies in a very charming manner. The committee having the affair in charge had prepared a program which had several very unique features. The musical part of the program was furnished by Prof Brandon aud Dr. Miller and it wan highly enjoyable, Jas. Dowd gave the "Lay of the Madman" in such a realistic fashion that hia auditors really thought for a few moments that they were in a madman's cell. Frank Bretzer gave a very pleasing reading, "St. Peter at the Gate." Messrs. Richards and Wood pre sented some tableaux which were masterpieces. The one which called forth the most enthusiastic applause appeared 011 the program as "The "Western Sun That Never Sets." When the line light was turned on a very handsome rooster appeared. Frank Bretzer gave some very funny examples of veti- tnloquism. The lunch was served in rather an unusual but very en joyable style. It was put up in baskets, each one holding just enough for two and alter the guestb had found their proper partners they were passed around. The whole evening's proceedings were brim full of fun, and the ladies arc firmly couvinccd that the brother hood men are capital entertainers. BRADY ISLAND. Hogs were shipped Wednesday as usual, being bought Tuesday. v rank Copper was in town Sun day. rue social given at Mathewson s Saturday was not so well attended as the promoters hoped. The pro ceeds were to go to the Sunday school. Rev. Burris was breaking a horse Tuesday and went at it as though that was not the first one. MisB Thoelecke was in town Wednesday and visited the rooms here. Frank Murphy has moved his family to North Platte where they will reside hereafter. Mr. Murphy expectB to find employment there. Friday evening about seventy-live friends gathered at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Beatty and surprised them. The evening was spent in social pastimes aud dancing. All report having had one of the most enjoyable times of their life. Hhil tiespin took a lay-olt Tues day to transact some ot the neces sary preliminaries to gardening. V. T. Elliott put the support in the school house to hold up the upper iloor. This will, it is thought, make the floor above per fectly strong and safe. Anna Cover was in from her school over north Sunday. Monday busie Johnson will com mence a short term of school. The laundry basket is again ar ranged for and will leave here reg ularly. The extra men are again at work on the track on both sections and it, looks us though it were old times to see this. The men went to work on Monday morning. Cyrus Carson is how in charge oi the livery barn. Arthur Chambers sold the barn and his residence to Carson and will engage in other business, Some paint is being spread and it adds to the appearance of Mr. O'Rourkc's hardware store aud to the front of Mr. Geyer'a shop where a tasty sign is displayed. The material is here for the new stock yards and there is a prospect that they will be commenced soon. The yards here have been too small and arranged vciy poorly lor some time, aud shippers will be glad oi the change. Jim Shields was in town Sunday visiting relatives. The Fisher place has been sold aud will be occupied by the new owner Mr. Boulden at an early date. Je&se Nickels is able to be up again after his long siege of sick ness. Mrs. Mott removed her house hold effects to the claim where her husband has been residing during the winter Monday. Mrs. Munyon expects to depart for Billings, Mont., soon aud will remain there during the summer at least. A. Abercrotnbie who was out last season with a grading gang will go this year along the line of the B, & M., and expects to depart about the middle ot the month. The creamery receipts are on the increase somewhat but uot to the extent that some of the stockhold m 1 &kfokA"a&2 K 'Tm Vfr r m tjfi m tjji ii iy n,i 1,1 'x k SPRING OPENING THE LEADER. Now is the Tim to make your Easter Purchases Wc have just returned from the eastern markets and the result of our trip is now in evidence at our store. This new stock of ours is the finest ever brought to North Platte so say the ladies who have examined it and embraces. All the Latest Dress Goods, Grenedines, Silks and Satins, Chiffons, All-over Laces, Trimmings of all Descriptions. Wash Goods The Latest Dimities, Piques, Silk Ginglfcnns and Mousselines Taffetas, Lawns, India Linens, Nainsooks, Percales, etc. Ready-made garments Ladies' Wrappers, Ovorskirts, Silk Waists, Underskirts, Tailor-made Suits, Muslin Underwear, Capes and Jackets, Capes for children. Ladies' furnishings Veilings, Buckles, Belts, Ribbons, Parusols, etc. Our Millinery Department Will bo open in duo time ior Easter purchases. Special Prices Will bo given to graduates "who desire graduation gowns. Our line is just what you need. Clothing and furnishing goods In this department we havo a complete stock for spring trade. CARPETS, MATTINGS, LINO leums and Oil Cloths big stock, Remember our Shoe Departm't dEa?e THE LEADER, First door south of Postoffice. J. PIZER, Prop. m m f if tfa iTi t'T 1 iTi iTi iTi if i i " Ti wt itv mf r tv ! A AVA "X" X' "X" "X X 4? "X1 'X 'A' Lr lX V t t tr sB' IX "X V Xr ttr "X' "X X y 4r "XJ" C "X VP " y m Hunting still continues to be a favorite pastime with some of our citizens and it is mostly hunt and uot much game. The tcachcrb will meet baturdav. April 14th. BETWEEN THE ItlVERfr Will Daily, of Bdvidcrc, Neb., has been viiting relatives in the valley for the past two weeks or more, A brother of W. O. Thompson from up west departed for his home on Tuesday evening, after a a short visit with his brother and family. F. T. Holms is the new night operator at Hershcy at thia time. He arrived recently. Tyler Hollwgbworth is erecting an addition to his residence at Nichols. Elmer Chase is at this time work ing on the section. Two extra men were added to foreman Smith's section crew at Hershcy last Monday which makes four men in the crew besides the foreman. W. R. Eyerly and John Walters were the lucky boys. A large acreage of barley willbe sown in the valley this season. It is a good crop for feed, more es pecially for hogs. Chris Pearson has rented the farm in the valley that has been occupied by C, W. Keyes lately and will put in about seventy-five acres of wheat this spring. He has the ground about all plowed up for it now. , A. F. Bceler who has been teach ing the Platte Valley school for the past six or seven months has pur chased a tract of land of Leonard Laubucr and will farm it the com ing season and has resigned his position in the school, Miss Jen nie Ware, who recently closid a school over on the north side, has succeeded him. The dredge boat to be used 111 cleaning sand and rubbish out of the old canal has been constructed at the head gate of the canal this week. F. C. Calloway did the work. The residence, on the old canal farm jiiBt west of Hershcy has been moved over on the north side in the village of Hershcy. The work on E. C. McCord's res idence in Hershcy is not progress ing Very rapidly at this tune. t,eo, Eves aud family of the countv Beat visited relatives at Hershcy the first of this week. We are iniormed by gord author ity that the little hamlet of Her shcy at this time supports two Sun day scIiooIh, one in theM. E, church and the other in the school house, Butter fat aud sugar beets in the vnlli'v this season will make this garden of Eden "blosso'in like The old canal company is reconstructing its head gates and putting in schutcs to accommodate the dredge boat. S. I. Funkhouscr is head man. Xavier Toilliou and family ex pect to depart for their new home at Fremont on Tuesday of next week. He will ship his household effects, a team of horses, wagon, buggy, etc, from Hershcy aud his family will goon No. 6 from that station. Many friends will regret their departure. May success and prosperity greet them in their new place of abode. W, A. Paxtou of Omaha has been transacting business in the valley this week J. G. Feeken has returned from a business trip to Omaha and a visit, with liis parents at Crete. Fou Rknt: Thirteen hundred acres 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. Buixard. Philip Nelltng is down from Sid ney visiting friends. Badger Cultivators, One Row ) LISTED Two Row V CORN Three Row ) CULTIVATORS. Riding Plows, Walking Plows, LEVER HARROWS, SMOOTHING HARROWS, DISC HARROWS, Sulky Disc Cultivators, Endgate Seeders For sale by JOS. HERSHEY. Locust St., North Platte, Neb. 1 North Platte Pharmac, I Drugs tmd Druggists' Sundries. 3 Wc aim to handle the best grades of goods Sell everything at reasonable prices, and 0. warrant nil goods to he just ns represented, jfc All Proscriptions Carefully Flllod by a Licensed Pharmacist. OrderB from the country and along the line of the Union Pacific Railway is respectfully solicited. First door north of First National Bank. J ers had expected by this time. the rose."