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SIXTEENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1900.
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TO BE CLOSED OUT REGARDLESS OP COST.
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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.
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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.
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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
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We Are Headquarters
For Everything in the Queensware
and Glassware Lines.
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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
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THE HUB GROCERY CO.,
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