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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1900)
e t SIXTEENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1900. NO. 29. You Can Get What You Ask For RUSH St lilB 4M1!iii tried the of -v. I PAINTS. 5 A FULL LINE OF John W. Masury's H Celebrated Paint ON SALE AT. I Davis5 Hardware Store. 2E: When you get ready to paint your house, 5 call on us and let ? Paint at reasonable TH E QU ESTION is often asked, What Paint shall we use? , TH E ANSWE R I If you are looking for covering capacity, wearing qualities, general appearance, and your moneys The Sherwn-Williams Paint. Omit Ueit, Lookt But, Wtari Longett, Mott Economical, Full Mtavira, RUSHES, COLORS IN OIL, HOUSE & COACH VARN ISHES. C A. F. STREITZ, DRUGGIST. IpEL&teni' "V"a,Goine. "PL SUCCESSFUL REWEDY, Wrlto for proofs covering live yenrs' ueo in tho Uuited States. Oyer odd million hond successfully trontoil. Single Vnecino f l.CC por 10 doso packets; Doublo Vnecino $2 por 10-doso pucUots. Outfits complete $5.00. BLACKLEGINEAnolhor form of PASTEUR Single- Vne cino, rendy ; for imniodinto use, 81.50 per 10-doso packets; $2 50 per. 20 doso pnekote, 0.00 porSO doeo pnekcte. Acme Medical Supply Co., 1320 15th St., Denver, Col, FOlt BALK HV A. 1 STUKITX. XOUTIl PI.ATTK. 0 f at our grocery. An order will be filled with first choices which could not be bettered by an expert in food pro ducts with a full assortment of every thing to pick from. Knowing pre cisely what is wanted by careful housekeepers, we buy such things as tally with the standard of good livers. Brisk business, short prices, nothing cheap. Headquarters for the cele brated Richelieu Brand finest ever produced. Wc have under this label all kinds of Preserves in glass, Cann ed Fruits and Vegetables, the fa mous Richelieu Coffee in two pound cans, in fact nearly everything in the grocery line. Snap Shots every day. MURRKY, A DRIVING TIME irwlir.itcs activity anv recreation. Thathitsmc, because I drive things to supply other drivers with vehi cles. Mv carriages would be sin- out in a procession by their hapnv union of strength and style, "Whatever bears mv name will do owner veteran service. One my dashing turnouts is a prize which any one might covet. Jos. Hershey. Locust Street. us sell you prices. first-class t worm, you must buy Our prices are for "best goods" first, last and all the time. We are in the business to stay and S. W. P. stays with us. ATLAS BEER. We have just received a half car load of the celebrated Atlas Beer, which is acknowledged to be the fin est and purest brewed. Its excellence is known the world over. PURE LIQUORS. Those desiring Pure Liquors for medicinal or domestic purposes are invited to examine our lines. Wc carry some of the bebt brands found on the market. HY WALTBMATH. City Council Mooting. The last meeting of the old city council and the first meeting of the new city council were held at the county judge's oflicc Tues- .o nir Tlir Unintr tin . hnui.mpa fnr lli nlr! council in - ' .. .. . . .. , I transact it aujourncu siuc meaner the roll was called. The new couti- ell tlien ttmt ntnl the oath of oflicc I I-.:..:. i m. wi.iu ' , .. uierKuunuy, xreasurcr ouuman, and councilmcn Iddmgs, Iscnliart , and Sullivan. Applications for H- ccnBCs to sell linuor havitnr been filed by Jas. Daley, Chas. Whclan, John W. Bridges, Henry Walte- math and H. Schlcainger, a com- mittce was appointed to investi- gate the applications. As the com-' mittce rpojica lavoraoiy uic 4"-, tion of granting; the licenses was submitted to the council which voted unanimously to grant them mi .11. l i III' l ir-I K WilN IIiniIUL.LLU L J I U I. the licenses. The Mayor rccomcrtuca t tic ap pointment of Harry T. Rice as street commissioner and duet of police. The council made the ap pointment a unanimous one. The mayor also recommended the ap pointment of A. II. Davis as city attorney but it was defeated by a vote of three to two. Claude Wcinraud was appointed as coun- cilman from the Second ward to j succeed II. S. White. The fife dc partmcnt having reported the election of S. H. Grace as chief the appointment was confirmed. Treas urer Shuman presented his month ly report which was received and placed on file. During the evening the retiring ma3'or, John Bratt, made aj speech outlining some of the work which had been accom plished by the retiring officials. The address was as follows: Geutlcmen, Members of the Council: This meeting brings to a close our official duties for thcYiacal year and our acts, whether for the best interests of the city, or not, arc of record, and the book is open. The retiring members ot tlie council well know the condition of the city's financial and other affairs, when we accepted office two years ago, our preuecesbors leit us to pay a floating debt of 18 and prior claims, amounting to !f6,203,74. and shortly after taking the oath of office wc were officially notified of the Water Works Co's judgment of $11,057.94 and $82 35 costs, or a total of $11,140.25, with interest from Feb'y 9, 1698, making a total indebtedness against the city of $17,343.99. The sreets, crossings and culverts were in bad and dangerous condition. Our newly ' appointed marshal, on assuming the duties ot street commissioner, could get no record from his pre - I .i - t u funds, showing work done, amount paid, cr balance due, TUc city had neither tools, money, or credit. Our merchants asked personal guarantee of payment for lumber and other material betorc consent- incr to sell to the citv. These con ditions were met by you ircntlemen nnil hv overv cilv official in a ceil- ernuB business wav bv consenting tn a reduction of salaries, bv abolishing the dog killing perquisite open market just what material we had the money to pay for later on, insisting on a faithtul day's labo )r. i whether by man or team, on our streets for a day's pay. These bus iness methods adhered to, including compromise with the Water Works Co. to pay its judgment in tour equal annual payments, instead of exacting a 30 mill levy, enabled us to save nearly 91,00 during the hrst hscal year. During the two years ending to night there has been expended in lumber for use in crossings, etc., $529.45, in purchase of 670 tile $322, 9, in purchase of 365 nag stones tor street crossings 8178.05, for nails 874.25, for three road scrapers, tools, etc. $38 53, for pay for labor on streets, crossings, etc. 8-188.18, poll taxes worked out to amount of 81,546, personal and real estate road tax worked out to amount of 81,082; 60 culverts and 93 crossings have been fixed and re paired; 3,685 loads of earth haye been put on streets and crossings, extending the length of 123 blocks, htreet Commissicner Davis reports the sale of nine and one-half loads of kindling 819.00. We have paid on the Water Works Co.'s judg ment 82,923.26 and 75 per cent, or 84,652 84 on the floating debt. from these figures, after pay ing 87,576.06 on the city's debts, there is 89,767.93 yet due by the city besides interest on iudiuneut. The city has neither ll-iit nor sewerage, neither does she own foot of ground on which to place tier liosc nouses. Wc must also re member there is si $25,000 bonded debt on the city for the erection of of the Hiirh School buildimr, mak- uiir in round nuinucrB aja.uuu ot HCUl IIOW BltlllUlnir iliraillSI LUC CHY. nHADfl ltllo 1 II r( 1 1 ri- 1 1 -11 n nlnriniT II D L "6" " " in tne iace will appeal to our sue CC890r8 j olylce lo continue to practice the strictest economy in our municipal alTairB. Two years' observation lias taught us that the city's business, ufi r r nianaCcmcnt. can be transacted in one nicotine each month, or twelve meetings a year, and If the mayor, councilmcn, city " c present Baiarief,. the tnavor would then receive 84.16, the councilmcn 82.08, city attorney and city clerk 810.41 cac1' for CVCTV one of the twelve of cUuCati0, outside of the secre tary, receive no pay and they have as much work and responsibility, 'The city treasurer, the marshal nfn..4.! . lain nka ninnnt uuiiuiiiiiiii; ma uyii aim outci . - commissioner s dutlcR, anu tuc t nieht policeman earn every cent they get. This needed change in salaries was admitted and promised at the commencement of the hist i fiscal year by some members of the 1 ft t l. .. f council, um ho iar, iiic ass,igc in such an ordinance haB not met the approval of a majority. In advo cating this reduction it is not my object to lower the price of labor, or to question tuc riglits ot labor or ganizations, or to encourage cheap city othcialB wlio will not tditliltilly discharge the duties of office. No, no, it is done to mnxc popular, honest, economical management of city affairs. To encourage men to accept otucc tor ingucr motives than the few paltry dollars there is m it, to enable the city to pay itH honest debts, to lighten the heavy burden of taxation tliat is now weighing us down, so that our city may glow and prosper and in a short time be able to build and maintain not only a sewerage sys tem, but an electric light plant and own its own water works. I cannot close these remarks without extending my warmest thanks to you gentlemen, members I o? the city council and to every city official, for the uniform kindness and courtesies extended to me dur ing my two terms of office. I can not commend too highly the earnest, irood and faithful work of Marshal Davis and Policeman McNamara. Our citizens have done themselves proud and are to be congratulated on'i'lectmg Mr. H. S. White as my successor. The city's interests are safe while in his care and I bespeak tor his administration, backed by a trocd council, the continuance of faithful, honest, economical govern ment ot our city allairs. BETWEEN THE RIVERS. Louis Toillion has sold all of his new cultivators that he had manu factured. N. B Spurrier expects to take i Ins cattle over south to the furr 1 farm next week. Ouite a number of cattle are be- in ir taken to the south hills from the valley to pasture this season, Corn planting in the valley as well as in the hills is all the go this week, There is the best outlook for a larirc fruit crop of all kinds in the valley at the present lime ever known J. G. f ecken is erecting the cream separator station at Nichols. , If all goes well tlie machinery win OllPPT NotlOnS Sonic people have about prices they pay for goods. We have notions that will save them money. Thread 4c a spool, 4 spools for 15c, 7 spools for 25 50 ydB Corticelli Sewing Silk .... 04 100 yds Corticelli Sewing Silk. . 08 10 yds Button Hole TwUt 02 Cotton Tape per roll 01 No Twist Tape per roll 03 Velveteen Skirt Binding per yd. 03 Waterproof Skirt Binding per yd 08 Size 2 Catifield Dress Shields... 25 Tubular Shoe Laces 3 pairs for. 05 7-inch Metal Back Comb 08 Kuvelopes per bunch 03 36 Sheets Writing Paper. 05 25 Darning Needles 05 2 Cards Iltiuip Hooks and ICyes, 05 Binding Ribbon per bolt 10 Blenched Muslin yd wide On Good Apron Gingham per yd... 05 IndiuooBlue Print per yd 05 Vaseline per bottle 05 2qtfountaiu Syringe guaranteed 75 2qt Hot Water Bottle guaranteed 85 2qt Combination Water Bottle and Syringe guaranteed. ,. .$1.25 Wilco Department Stone. ft We Solicit Good Thirty Day Accounts. There are some merchants doing business in town who arc so suspicious of your honesty that they refuse to trust you over night. Arc they entitled to your trade? We guarantee as good service and values with the courtesy of a line of credit. 3 Morning Glory Patent A word in regard to Flour. Morning Glory Patent. It make as fine a bread and as any flour produced in the U. but the miller is hack of it. $ GARDEN SEEDS Wc sell the Rush Park Seed Co's bulk Garden Seeds, also their package garden and flower seeds, which wc sell six packages for twenty-five cents, Mirror Gloss Starch per lb 5 cts Table Salt 2 sacks for 5 eta Coal Oil per gallon 16 cts Comb Honey per lb 15 cts Kancy Cream Cheese per lb 15 cts Bulk Oat Meal 8 lbs for 25 eta Battle Ax Tobacco per lb 35 cts Standard Navy Tobacco per lb 35 cts Horse Shoe Tobacco per lb , 45 cts Star Tobacco per lb 45 cts XXXX Coffee. 13c, 2 lbs for 25 cts Lion Coffee, 13c 2 lbs for 25 cts Arbuckles' Coffee, 13c 2 lbs for 25 cts I'nre Early Ohio Potatoes, per bushel 60 cts fancy Clean Alfalfa per bushel $6.00 fancy Clean Golden Millet per buMicl 90 cts fancy Clean German Millet per bushel $1.00 The highest prevailing prices paid for Butter and Eggs. THE HUB GROCERY CO., Dewey Street. Telephone No. 27. NORTH PL ATT 10. be put into the same the laBt of next week. J. D. Myers quit the Nichols section labt Monday and is now putting in gram on the Anderson farm where he resides. The Hershey gun club took a shoot at blue rocks on Saturday last week. The score was more than an avirage. IS. Spitsnonle and another party west of Hershey planted several acres of sugar beets the first of the week. Dr, ferrar, of Grand Island and Mr. Laynard, Utah, au expert irri gator, were at Hershey the past week on UUBincss in connection vith the sugar beet culture in that vicinity. Messrs. weaver, oeaucamp, oec- bolt and Disbro, over on the north side .have contracted with the Am erican Beet Sugar Co. at Hershey to put in seventeen acres ot sugar beets this season. J. C. Gyger, of the Julcsburg creamery company, waB down tins way last wednesoay on DUBiniBs pertaining to the new cream separ ator Btation at Nichols. J. G. f ecken has 120 acrcB of hue grazing land near Nichols that he will rent tree to any one or iwo parties who will put twenty head of cows on it and milk them for the Nichols cream separator station. C. C. Wetzel, W, L. urowutieid, J. B. Toillion jr., J. M. Dwyer and J, W. LUcb have sent cattle over south to the Gorman ranch tor the season. Henry Frances, who had been at Geo. 10. Sullivan for the past month has icturned to Gothenburg. Otto ISdstrom left last Monday for Minnesota where he will visit relatives tor a time. Seebergcr & Co. expect to ship O. F. IDDING6 X-i-u.m."ber, Coal YardB and Elevators at North Platte, Nob., Sutherland, Neb., JuleBburg, Colorado. NORTH PLATTE MILLS, (O. F.IDDWaS,) . . . Manufacturer of HIGH AND MEDIUM GRADE FLOUR BRAN AND CHOP FEED. Order by telephone from Newton's Book Store. Flour We arc exclusive agents for is guaranteed by the miller to many loaves to the sack as 3 S. A. a broad guarantee Only One Dollar a sack. 9 a carload of hogs west from Her shey thin week. The North Platte Land ;and water Co. will give a premium to the party who raises the best quality of sugar beets on their land the comfug season, The North Platte Land and Water Co. has a number of acres of fine pasture land near Nichols which they will rent to parties who will put cowb on it and milk them lor the Nichols creamery. DICKENS DOINGS. Rain! Rain! More rain, more wat ermelons. Merrill tFristo and Miss Jennie Latimer were North Platte visitors Saturday and Sunday. Miss Mattic Cosscltnan of North Platte, was visiting with Mr. and Mis. B. D. Baker the first of the week. Henry Willerton, of Somerset, was on our streets Monday. B. P. Baker, ot North Platte, was in these parts a few days last week yisiting with old time friends, Several farmers here arc planting corn and some are planting a small patch of watermelons. A good many are planting a large patch of potatoes and expect a good yield. Wednesday Judge Grimison granted a perpetual injunction in the case brought against the Fre mont school board to restrain them from issuing bonds for the erection of a new school house. He held that the law requires that the bonds receive a majority of all votes cast at election jnstcsd of a majority of all votes cast only on the bond question and that as a proposition did not receive this majority the bonds were therefore invalid.