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SIXTEENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1900.
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HAYING TOOLS...
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itivvai iiiiviv (SICKLE grindEKS:
and repairs for same.
Champion a
and repairs for same.
IfAvetftflA i HAY LOADERS,
IVCy 3 lUlIC ) SIDE DELIVERY RAKE.
Call and see them .
DAIN SWEEPS.
OSBORNE RAKES.
LIGHTNING HAY PRESS,
MACHINE OIL.
JOS. HERSHEY.
locust St., North Platte, Neb.
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PAINTS.
A FULL LINE OF
John W. Masury's
Celebrated Paint s
" ON SALE AT
I Davis' Hardware Store. j
When you get ready to paint your house, 2
call on us and let us sell you first-class 8
jj Paint at reasonable prices.
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OUR WINES
TH E QU ESTION is often asked, What Paint shall we use?
, THE ANSWER '. If you are looking for covering
capacity, wearing qualities, general appearance, and
your money's worth, you must buy
The Sherwin-Williams Paint.
QOHH Uett, LKhf Best, Wears Longest, Most Economical, Full Measure,
S RUSHES,
OLORS IN OIL,
HOUSE A COACH
VARNISHES,
A. F. STEEITZ,
G. F. IDDINGS
Yards and Elevators at
North Platto, Nob.,
Sutherland, Neb.,
Julesburg, Colorado.
NORTH PLATTE MILLS,
(O. T. IDDINGS.)
Manufacturer of
HIGH AND MEDIUM GRADE FLOUR
BRAN AND CHOP PEED.
Order by telephone from Newton's Book Store.
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Are as bright and sparkling- 9
as arc the eyes of this pretty $
maiden. Fine, old, fruity 5
wine, which t reaches and 9
warms the flintiest heart via $
the palate and stomach, tick- V
ling- and gratifying all three. 7
We handle only the best bran- $
dies, whiskies and wines. If $
you want a good article of 9
liquor call and sec us. . y
Henry Waltemath's. ?
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.
DRUGGIST.
Hmsaobai, Coal
and G-railn.
COMMISSIONERS FRO CEXDIHGI .
August 1, 1900 Board met pur
suant to adjournment; present full
board and county clerk. In order
to rectify mistake in allowing
claim of Hammond Bros. & Steph
ens for supplies, the county clerk
was ordered by the board to draw a
$10 warrant on the general iund for
the balance due them. The board
hereby agrees to accept the offer of
Clans Mylandcr to sell the county
an Austin grader for $200, and
county clerk is ordered to draw
warrant on the road fund for that
amount in his fayor. Board con
tinued checking up books and ac
counts of county treasurer.
August 2, 1900 Full board and
county clerk present. Board con
tinued checking books of county
treasurer.
August 3, 1900 Full board and
county clerk present. Bill of
Herbert Votaw for lumber for
$48 86 allowed on bridire fund.
Bill of Willads Hansen, work on
jail hydrant $3.75, allowed on
general fund. Board continued
checking treasurer's accounts.
August 4, 1900-Full board and
county clerk present. Board spent
day in checking treasurer's accounts
and books. Adjourned until
August Gth.
Bight to Make a Socond Entry.
Under a law approved by Presi
dent McKinley June Gth, 1900, every
person who had prior to that date
commuted, that is paid out on a
homestead entry, has the right to a
second entry.
Any person who had abandoned
his homestead prior to said date.
has also the right to a second entry.
NEIGHBORHOOD KIWI.
Frank P. Morgan, for a number
of years editor of the Chappell
Register, left that town last week
for the east to look up a location.
About three thousand acres of
laud in the abandoned Sidney mili
tary reservation will be sold at
public auction on September 5th.
The Bridgeport Blade, published
by Cary & Lowley, has reached
this office. It is a neat, newsy
paper and deserves to succeed.
A young son of N. C. McClain, of
Ogalalla, was thrown from a hay
wagon and one wheel passed oyer
his head, almost tearing off an ear
and otherwise lacerating his face.
The Gothenburg creamery used
2,198 pounds of butter fat last
month, and also purchased 8,000
pounds of butter of the Gothenburg
merchants. The butter was worked
over and sold at an advanced price
by the creamery company.
Walter Couse, living near Gothen
burg, threshed two acres of irri
gated wheat which produced
seventy bushels; and from forty
eight acres of wheat on land not
irrigated he threshed the same
number ot bushels. This is pretty
conclusive evidence that it pays to
rrigate.
One ol the graders on the Fourth
district of the Union Pacific met
with a peculiar death last week.
He had been moving dirt up on the
track embankment with a grader,
had leveled the dirt for the passage
of train No. 4, and stepped down in
the ditch. As the engine came
along the pilot struck a atone along
rue ran and turew it with great
force against the grader's head,
killing him almost instantly.
Contractor Griffith, jwho has just
finished u large contract soutli of
Sidney, in an interview with a re
porter of the Telegraph, says: "I
have been in the railroad business
for twenty years and know that I
have been busiest under a repubM
can admin istration. During two
years of McKinley's term I em
ployed more men, did more work
and made more money than during
the whole eight yearn of Orover
Cleveland."
Keepers of hotels and restaurant,
about the exposition grounds in
Paris are complaining that the
crowds are so much Binallcr thar
had been expected that they musl
be ruined if they continue to paj
their concessions. Expositions ar
not bo novel as they were once and
besides why should people go
abroad for excitement when they
can stay at home and read about
China?
BXTWXBN THE RIVERS.
O. H. Kycrly has lost a number
of akoats lately from some unknown
cause.
A number of farmers in this
locality have commenced fall
planting,
The quantity of milk received at
the Nichols separator station is
steadily on the increase.
A new double porch is being
erected on the front of the Mickcl
sen store building at Hcrshey.
Mr. Laynard the expert irrigator
for sugar beets was down from
Salt Lake City on business last
week.
Several of Johnny Thompson's
little friends assisted him in cele
brating his eighth birthday last
Saturday.
M. II. Douglass and wife of
North Platte were guests of K. F.
Seebcrgcr and daughter at Hcr
shey over Sunday.
Steve Albro has been entertain
ing his brother John from Saratoga,
Wyo., and brother Ben, ot Mar
quette, Neb., lately.
We are informed that S. J. Koch,
over south, is losing his hogs by the
epidemic that is prevailing at this
time in this country.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Hill returned
to their home at Hcrshey Friday
evening last from a month's so
journ at Lodge Pole.
13. C. VanOhlcn of Overton is at
Hcrshey buying alfalfa hay of the
second crop which he will have
baled and shipped to Overton in
the future.
George Fraker of Kansas has
been visiting his sister Mrs. W. R.
Eycrly atHershey. He made the
trip by team. We understand that
lie will return this week.
Henry Sherman and family who
have resided on the J. H. Hcrshey
ranch in the valley will soon leave
for the vicinity of Galesbur;, 111.,
to'makc their tuture home.
Seebcrgcr & Co., I. B. Boat wick,
S. J. Koch and Prof. Ebright have
quit shipping hay owing to the
recent drop in the western hay
market, and are stacking it for
future use.
G. L. Mudd of the Paxton ranch
unloaded a couple of cars of lumber
at Hcrbhey last week with which
he will raise the barn on the ranch
six feet and erect other out build
ings on the place.
The prospects at the present
time are not very flattering for an
alfalfa seed crop in the valley this
season as the grasshoppers arc-
taking the blossoms in most fields
as fast as they come out.
A passing train set fire to See-
berger&Co's. hog sheds at Hcr
shey Saturday night and only for
timely assistance the whole affair
on the north side of the track
would have gone up in smoke.
W. A. Paxton of Omaha was up
to his ranch in the vallev on busi
ness the past week. He is having
his grain elevator at Ilershcy re
paired and put in shape to hold the
surplus grain grown on his ranch
this season which will be stored in
the same for a time at least.
Chris Pearson lost three head of
good work horses recently with
stomacli trouble caused bv their
coining in contact with a wagon
load ot newly threshed wheat that
had been left in the pasture over
night were the horses were by a
couple of thoughtless young chaps.
A number of ladies and gentle
men of Ilershcy and vicinity en
joyed a social picnic and bath near
tlie head of the Farmers & Mer
chant's canal last Saturday evening.
Everett Ware has had the bad
misfortune to have a fine youiilt
colt and several young hogs die
lately from some unknown cause.
James Clemons will in the near
future remove the dwelling he re-
cently purchased of Tyler Ilollings-
worth at Nichols over to the fortv
acre larm that he lately purchased
of J. B, Toillion, Jr. Tyler and
family will take up tL'cir abode in
the residence at Nicliols that he
purchased of E. C. Thompson some
time ago.
Mrs. Ed Ware and children re
turned a few days ago from
Nuckols county. Ed we under
stand will soon return by team.
They went down there last spring
JOHN BR ATT. E. R. GOODMAN.
...JOHN BR ATT & CO.,...
Real Estate, Loans Insurance
X NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. A:
trnoforouoo: -A.xxy 33n.xi.lc iu WoTorawltn.
with the intention of making it
their future abiding place but were
sadly disappointed in the surround
ings in many ways and decided to
return and make their home in this
section.
There arc now on the way to
China from San Francisco four
batteries of field artillery, besides
1.000 mn of the Fifteenth infantry,
the Third cavalry and the corps of
engineers. With these reinforce
ments General ChafTcc will have
about 3,600 foot, 1,200 horse, a
company of engineers and twenty
guns an ideal force. But there
are still to go the rest of the Fif
teenty Infantry, a battalion of the
of the Third cavalry, the Ninth
cavalry and one battalion of ma
rines. Then, after these hayc gone,
there are still four infantry regi
ments under orders to be iu readi
ness to proceed to China. 1 In six
weeks the United States can have
15,000 men on the scene,
A majority of the democrats of
the country are still wandering
what in thunder Adlai Stcvciiboii
was put on the ticket for.
Notlco to Huntors.
Any violators of the game laws
in the vicinity of Ilershcy will be
prosecuted, Farmers will please
notify the undersigned of any one
shooting prairie chickens or quail
during the closed season.
Tin: IIekhiiuv Gun Cr.un.
Legal Notice
Tho dofondnutB Charles Flodlor,
Fifdlor, hfs wlfo, first niuno unknown,
(Impleaded with otliors) will tnko
notice- that on tho 21th day ot July,
1000, tho plaintiff. Tho County ol
Lincoln, a corporation, (Hod its petition
In the district ooiirt of Lincoln county,
NobniBkn, tho object mid prayer of
which is to foroolono cortnln tax liens
duly iiBBOBsod by said plnlntiff iigninnl
tho northeast quartnr ot section li), in
township J), north ot rano .'10, woat ot
Sixth principal meridian. Nebraska, for
tho year 1801 in tho sum of 68.87; for tt(o
yoar 18!).) in thu mini ot 12.05; for tho your
18!)(l in tho fitini of 12.27; for tho your
1807 in tho mini of 8.8,'J; for tho yoar
1803 In tl.o mini ot 7.78; for tho yoar
18IXI in tho Hum of 1.0."; amounting in
tho total Bum of 75.05; with Interest at
tho rato of ton por cent por annum from
tho. 11th day of July, li)U0,all :of which
is duo and unpaid.
i'laintiir prays a dooroo of foreclosure
of said tax lorn and a sale ot stud prom
isofl. You and onch of you defendants are
reouirod to nnawor Bniil petition on or
boforo Monday, tho 17th day of Septem
ber, 1000. '
TIIK COUNTV OP I.lNfOr.N,
A Corporation.
a71 15y II. H. Kidgloy, a Atty.
Lou,al Notico.
Tho dofondantH John M. Young,
Laura Young his wife, mid Stull
HrotliorB, a partnership, will tnko
notico that on the 2llh day of July,
1000, tho plaintiir, Tho County of
Lidcotu, a corporation, tiled itH petition
in tho difitrict court of Lincoln county,
Nebraska, tho object and prayer of
which is to forecloeo certain tax lions
duly iiBHOHBed liy mid plaintiff aguinst
the nonthoattt qtiartor of motion 18, in
township 0. north of rango ao, west of
Sixth principal meridian, NebriiHka, for
tho'your 1805 in tho sum of 0.50; for tho
year 180(1 in tho sum of 12.80; for tho your
1807in tho mini or 0 08; for tho year 1S08
iu tin mini ot 8.12; for the year 1800
iu tho mini of SO.:57; amounting in tho
total mini or $00.27; with intoiofilnt tho
rat of ton per. ci nt per annum Troiii tho
11th day of July, 1000, all of which is
due and unpaid.
Plaintiff prays u dooroo of foreclosure
ot said tax loin and a Balo of Bald prem-
iBOR.
You and each of you defendants nro
required to answer paid petition on or
boforo Monday, tho 17th day or Septem
ber, 1000. 1
THU COUNTV 01.' UN'COt.N
A Corporation
71 Hy II fcj. Hidgloy. its Atty
A Good Judge
of a Saddle . . .
Will tell you that horses equip
ments purchased here arc good
tilings to stick to snd they
stick to the horses as well.
Honest leather, honest work
manship, honest prices, hon
est everything. If you have
never been in to see us, we
would be glad of a call. Per
haps we can interest you.
Wilcox Department Store.
Miss Nellie Sullivan, X
TKAC'IIKIl OK
PIANO, MANDOLIN,
X AND HARMONY,
At Mr. Jimes Halt's.
A MAN
who takes pride in his per
.soual appearance a good
"dresser" docs not buy
his dress suits from ready
made stocks he gets a tni
lor to make his clothes and
thus secures a perfect fit.
We make suits and guar
antee. them.,to fit.jit iprices
from ....
$25.00 Up.
We have a fine line of
Fall and Winter Suitings.
F. J. BROEKER
Merchant Tailor
Over MorBch's Harbor Shop.
4
We are
Kept Busy
Repairing shoes for i
people who appreciate
neat, substantial work .i
the only kind we do. X
If not already a custo- ''y
mcr we solicit your !
work.
GEO. TEKULVE, 4
Yellow Front Shoo Store. X
"The Overland Route7'
The ONLY DIR1SCT
KOUT15 to and from
the Pacific Coast
UNION PAOlPfO
Two trains daily from Nebraska to
Denver and Colorado points.
Two trains daily from Nebraska to
San Francisco and California points
Three trains daily from Nebraska
to Salt Lake City and Utah points.
Two trains daily from Nebraska to
Portland and North Pacific
Coast points, with direct con
nections for Tacoma and Seattle
ltuffct smoking and library cars
with barber shops and pleasant
reading rooms, Double drawing
room palace sleepers, Dining cars
Meals la Carte. Piutsch Light.
Jas. B. Scani.an,
Agent.
C A. R.
Animal Reunion
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Chicago, 111,,
u -7, - Sept. 1st
Otto Hiiro far tho Hon ml
Trip vln tho Union PnoWlo.
Tiuknts on sale from Nebraska
Autr. 21, 25, 20 and 27.
For limit on tickets, thno tables und
full information, call on
J as. U, Soanlan, Agent.
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