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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1900)
" " A'' - 1 ' V Wkt Jjtorth fjlatte $emi -Iftfotlilg 9t(nme. SIXTEENTH YEAR. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1900. NO. 34. f '.T. ft ft m ft m ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft $ f? r fj) $ TP $ "3P ft fc 0 tff 0 fc 0 . RENNIE'S $15,000 STOCK TO BE CLOSED OUT REGARDLESS OP COST. H C w ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft We Must Have Money. Bills Coining Due and Must be Paid. This is no ujosli,v the goods now in stock positively to bo closed ou. If you don't believe this then notice the following quotations FOR FIFTEEN DAYS. Come one, come everybody. Put money in your pocket. To sec is to bo convinced. II I Sloes HOW DO THESE PRICES STRIKE YOU? 200 pairs of fine, elegant Lace Curtains, worth $2.75, only. $1.98 3,000 yards Calico, only ten yards to a lady, at 3Jc 5c 1,000 yards of Ginghams, only ten yards to a lady, at a or Goot. 1,500 yards of Madras Cloth, worth ten cents, 3,000 yards of Organdies, just the thing for summer, 10-cent goods, at 2,000 yards 1 yard wide Percales, all colors, 15-cent grade, at , 10,000 yards fine double fold Percales. 12-cent goods, at : 44c 5c 8c Gc 200 yards Table Linen, red, worth 25c, all you want at, per yard I : 17'c Fifty dozen Napkins, 85-cent grade. 49c HOW DO THESE PRICES STRIKE YOU? One piece of sixty yards 35-cent Bleached Ta ble Linen, 1 1-2 yards wide at 18c Fine all-wool Homespun, worth ninety-five cents per yard, at 50c A line of 75-cent Debizer at 17c Full line of Henriettas, black included, worth 35 and 50 cents, at 231c Jamestown Plaids, one dollar goods, just for fun, at per yard 25c Whip Cords, beautiful suitings, at 37ic A few French Silk Ottomans, worth $1.50, just for a leader, at 97 yi A line of Crepons, worth $2.25, at $1.29 Any Waist Silk in the house at 99c Full line of 60-inch all wool Serge, worth $1.50, at 98c Special Prices on Carpets, Mattings, AND Linoleum Come in and see. Everything1 in the house at the same rate. Cash only for this sale. H. C RENNIE. H. C RENNIE ft ft ft 4 4 -wr $ $ TP ft m Of ib ilk ft 0 k U Proclamation. Wednesday, the 30th day of May, is the day set apart as Memorial Day, the day on which we meet to show our love and respect to our departed heroes. Let us lay aside our business cares and pleasures and join in scattering flowers over the graves of those who so willingly gave their liyes to the service of our glorious country and flag. I would recommend that the business honses close between the hours ol 10 a. in. and 4 p. m., that all may participate in the exercises of the day. H. S. White, Mayor. Minor Hinman Entertains. The Hinman residence in the Second ward was the scene Friday evening of a very charming social event at which Minor Hinman was the host. The affair was to cele brate the close of school days in the High School and the majority of his guests were his class mates. The evening was very pleasantly spent playing games. Delicious refreshments were served just be fore midnight. Among those who were entertained were: Mable Dvis. Jessie Bullard, Ida Neir, 15m ma Baker, Mamie Cronin, Sadie Bakwell, Eva Hartman, Mar garet Gilman, Mcrtie Richards, Mary Sullivan, Bessie Finney, Emily Cooper, Ethel Donegan. Irene Swarthout, Fred Schmalzried, Blaine Kitzmiller, Clare Neabit, John Ilolcombe, John Vernon. Frank McGovem. Rors Stebbins, Will Otten, Romeyn Dillard, Ma son Robinson. Miss Ida VonGoeU and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Orr. Lafit week the new water works reservoir at West Point which was built only a few montlin ago sprung a large number of leaks and let all of the water out. The citizens now allege fraud in its construction and it is charged that the bricks were laid on sand. The original cost was $3000 and it is estimated that it will cost very nearly that much to get it in repair again. Frank P, Morgan, who has pub lished the Chappell Register for thirteen years, sold the paper last week to Babcock & Johnson. H. T.tClub Evonts, Mrs. II. S. Ridgely, a former member of the H. T. club enter tained its its members Friday even ing. It was an event which will long be remembered by all of them because everyone spent a thorough ly delightful evening. The intel lectual prowess of the club wan tested by a musical love tale which they were requested to decipher but that it was hardly a fair test on ac count of their lack of knowledge of love affairs, was proven by the fact that the winner of the contest, Miss Josie Goodman, only succeed ed in deciphering half of the talc. The hostess rewarded her with a handsome pearl paper knife. Mis Jennie Carbon was the recipient of the coiiLolation prize a sucker. After the close rf the contest the rcBtof the eveuing was devoted to the discusbion of club mysteries. Refreshments were Rerved shortly after eleven. The hostess was as sisted in receiving bv her daughter Lucile Harriett, who had been adopted by the club as the club baby. The next evening (Saturday) the club held its farewell banquet at the guild house, Essays, dealing with various problems which con front modern civilization, were read, some original poetry was re cited and one or two rather frivol ous papers on club subjects were read but the evening's program as a whole was one which tended to promote the intellectual welfare of the members. Horslioy Hotel Burnod. The Hcrshey hotel, owned and conducted by Mrs. Terry, waa totally destroyed by fire Sunday evening about five o'clock. Mrs. Terry waB absent from the house, but it is believed that fire orignated from the chimney near the rool. When first discovered (he llmics had gained considerable headway, and the efforts of the 'people were directed towards saving the furniture, most of which was re moved. The building was valued at about twelve hundred dollar, and eight hundred dollar insurance was carried. BETWEEN THE RIVERS. The material for the Nichols cream separator station was pur chased ot W. II. Hill, ot Hershcy. The Nichols cream separator sta tion will be ready for business by the first of the coming week. The machinery is being put in at this time. The dredge boat recently fitted up and put into the old canal is said to be working like a charm. The quarterly meeting services at Hcrshey last Sunday were well attended. Presiding Elder Moore were with them. G. h. Mudd, on thePaxton ranch, received a new wind mill the last of last week from the east. Chris Koch of the south side, had fifteen young pigs devoured by coyotes in one night recently. C. W. Keyes is confined to the house by rheumatism at this time. John Aveliue left Monday for Chicago, where he will fit up trains for California for the American Tourist association for a time. Mrs. Frank Cook received a tele gram the last of the week announc ing the death of a sister at Bennett. Colorado. Several relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. HoUiugsworth of Nichols, enjoyed an icecream social at their home on Friday evening last. It was given in honor of his brother Hugh and family, of North Platte, who were there on a visit at the time. Claud Shinkle is laid up with a lame foot caused by being kicked by a horse. Cecil Tucll was the guest of the Brooks at Nichols, on Wednesday night of last week while enroute from North Platte to his home in Dickens with a load of goods. He came that way in order to cross the Sou Ih river on the Nichols bridge. O. 11. Eyerly purchased a new family carriage of W. 11. Hill at Hershey last week. A large number enjoyed a social dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Eyerly at Hcrshey, last Fri day night. Chas. Burke, of Denver, was down this way latt week looking for winter-fed cattle that were for sale.. There are several bunches of that kind in the valley but we un derstand he only succeeded in pur chasing one lot of twenty-five head of Seebergcr & Co. He shipped the in west the first of this week. Just as Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Funk liousor were getting ready to go to bed Saturday night, three of their children, twenty-seven grandchil dren, three great grandchildren called upon thetn without a moments warning. They indulgde in nu ice cream supper and had a pleasant lime al1 around. Dr. and Mrs. Eves. spent Sunday with their son George and family ji st west of North Platte. Mrs. Tyler Hollingsworth's par entis who came up here from Mis souri about two months ago, left a few day b ago for a visit with u son in Iowa. Coyotes arc said to be working havoc among young calves in dif ferent parts of the country at the present time, Several of Geo. E. Sullivan's friends at Nichols assisted him in celebrating his 44tli birth anniver sary last Saturday evening with out first informing him of their in tentions, The Sidney schools closed last Friday minus a graduating class. Ihe cream separator station at Ogalalla is receiving about 3,500 pounds of milk per day. During the pant few weeks E. M. Searle, of Otfalalla has sold -1,800 acres of Keith county land. Frank Extrom, of Lexington, has sued the Union Pacific for one thousand dollar damages. Last spring while working on the steel gang he had three lingers mashed, two of which were amputated, and for the loss ol these he aslB dam ages. The sevcn-ycar.old daughter ol I. J. KoBtcr. living near Gothen burg, was burned to death last Wednesday. During the temporary lhsence of the parents the child's clothes cauirht fire in some manner. fand she waa found on the floor burned almost to a crisp. 1 ft ft ft ft We Are Headquarters For Everything in the Queensware and Glassware Lines. ft ft ft ft ft 100-piccc Dinner Sets from $8.00 to $13.00 6-pieee Toilet SetH from $2.50 to $3.50 12-nieec Toilet Sets from $5.50 to $7.50 Lemonade Sets with Tray from J0c to $1.50 S Engraved Tumblers per set 35 cents 2 Plain Tumblers per set 25 and 30 cents 2 A very nice open stock pattern in semi-porcelain dec 5 orated china. Inspect our lines when you want something' nice at right prices. f GROCERIES. Morning Glory Flour, the most dependable Hour sold in 1 1 North Platte only one dollar a sack. $ Kerosene Oil per gallon 16c f Yeast Foam, 2 pkgs for 05c Table Salt, 2 sacks for 05c 2E Eagle Condensed Milk, 2 cans for 35c 2 Arbuckle's Coffee 13c. 2 pkgs for 25c S Lion Coffee 13c. 2 nkirs for 25c XXXX Coffee 13c, 2 pkgs for '. 25c g Bee Coffee per pkg $ 14c Bogota Coffee per pkg : 18c Cream of Wheat per pkg 15c 2 g Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit 13c, 2 pkgs for 25c g 3 Sago per package 04c 5 Hops per packages 04e 5 3 Battle Ax Tobacco per plug 35c Horse Shoe Tobacco per plug 45c 25 Star Tobacco ncr nluir 45c S Standard Navy Tobacco per plug 35c cssing 20c lire Mac S Whittemore (iilt Edge Shoe I)r Mirror Gloss Starch per iack;i ft JttW Highest prevailing prices paid for Butter and ft ft ft ft Dewey Street. Telephone No. 27. NORTH PLATTK. THE HUB GROCERY CO., ft ft ft