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SIXTEENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER ,19, 1900.
NO. 77.
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GREATLY REDUCED
PRICES
On Furniture for the next ton days. Wc
are receiving two carloads of Furniture
and must sell the old stock cheap to
make room for the new goods.
Ginn & Weingani
Dated Oct. 18th, 1900.
It was cough that carried him off,
It was a coffin thev carried him off in.
Homely rhyme but expresses a sentiment that olten, unfortunately,
is true.
He needed a 25 cent bottle of our
SYRUP WHITE PINE COMPOUND.
nSToxtlx 3?leutte Pliaimacy,
OT. II, S1?03J"3IS, Mnnagor.
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YOU MAY NEED E
A Stove
g ANY MORNING NOW. . g
it is always well to be prepared for
cold weather. "When you are up against a
blizzard, it is not always easy to have a s
stove set up. They are cheap if you buy
j now-
gj Acorn Stoves and Ranges.
The Genuine Round Oak.
jj The finest line of Heaters in the city. g
1 HAVI The Hardware man that
li A T 1O5 no one owes- si
BETWEEN THE RIVERS.
O. W. Rich, the Nichols school
teacher, is now riding on a new
bicycle.
The potato harvest in the valley
is in full blast but the crop is
limited.
Geo. W. Miller, manager of the
Lexington marble works, was up
in the valley this week where he
sold C. A. Beckett, A, W. Arnctt
and J. W. Lilcs each a fine monu
ment.
John and R. W. Calhoun have re
turned from a business trip to Mc
Phcrson county. While up there
John shot and broke the wing of a
large grey eagle that he captured
alive and brought it down home
with him where it ate three black
birds for its breakfast the follow
ing morning. It measures six and
one-half feet.
Jake Meyers, who recently sold
his farm over in the south hills, has
tented the old canal farm recently
vacated by 13. Spitsucglc and
family.
D. L. Davis is erecting a shed for
hi s line new carriage that he re
cently purchased.
Mrs. Trent, mother ot Mrs. O. II.
Kyerly, is visiting at Paxton.
Chris Pierson's new residence is
Hearing completion.
The sugar beet harvest is now in
full blast. While the crop is not
large the quality is first-class.
Louis Toillion has his new barn
about completed on his farm north'
east ot Nichols.
Daniel Davis sold the relinquish
ment to his homestead on the Bird'
wood to a man from down the line
the other day for $100.
J. C. Gygcr of the Nichols cream
ery has lately purchased the W. 10,
Park farm near that place. It con
tains eighty acres and lie got it for
$400. After a few improvements
on the residence he will move bin
family into the same. The neigh
bors ot that vicinity all kindly wel
come Mr. Gyger and family to the
neighborhood.
W. J. Shinkle and crew have
lately been baling and loading the
alfalfa hay that Seeberger & Co.
recently purchased of O. H, ISyerly.
G. F. IDDING8
X-i-u.rjQ.loex, Coal
and G-xaan.
Yards and Elevators at
North Platte, Neb.,
Sutherland, Neb.,
Julesburg, Colorado.
NORTH PLATTE MILLS,
(C. P. IDDINGS.)
Manufacturer of
HIGH AND MEDIUM GRADE FLOUR
BRAN AND OHOP PEED.
Order by telephone from Newton's Book Store.
Solid
Merit
is the
foundation
on which is
built the
enduring
fame of the
Standard
Typewriter
Wyckoff, Seamons & Benedict, 327 Broadway, N. Y.
emington
SICKENS DOINGS.
Pretty near a water famine in
town last week.
Mrs. L. P. Ilodges and son Will
left Saturday morning for Kenesaw,
Nebr., where they will visit for
about a week.
Miss Naomi Dowell, who is teach
ing school over north of Welllleet,
visited here with her sisters Satur
day and Sunday.
Seeding watermelons is the order
of the day this week. Some arc
through seeding while others have
just commenced. The recent cold
weather has pretty near spoiled the
melons lor eating purposes.
The B. & M. has made another
change in its time card. This en
ables the High line llyers to make
better connections with the main
line trains at Holdredgc. One train
daily each way except Snnday.
W. B. Votaw of Maywood was in
town Thursday and Friday looking
attcr his interests here.
J. M. Fristo shipped a car ol hogs
to Cheyenne Thursday of last week.
Mrs. J. R. Cosselman and
daughter Nellie of North Platte
were visiting with Dickens folks
Sunday and Monday.
Rev, Fisher of Wallace delivered
an excellent sermon to the people
of Dickens and vicinity Sunday
About thirty-five were present.
Wallace Waifs.
Six carloads of stock were
shipped from Wallace the past
week; one car of horses and four
cars of cattle cast, and one car of
hogs west to the Denver market.
Pretty good for sandhillcrs.
Al lSthcredge returned Monday
evening from Clariton, Iowa, where
he went a week ago with a carload
of horses lor P. L. Harper.
Mr. Stackhousc io moving the A.
J. Allison house to the claim re
cently taken as a homestead by his
daughter Mamie about four miles
cast of town. The family will oc
cupy it us a residence as soon as it
can be made ready.
Alex Klepsie, of Traer, Iowa,
who has been visiting his brother-in-law
If. J. Nichols, for the past
ten days returned to ltis home Wed
nesday morning.
Brad Nichols, 15 d Nicoson and
Bert Nation started last Friday
morning 011 a hunt in the lake
country. They expect to be away
about three weeks. They will
probably return loaded with
ducks.
A couple of the local sports put
a V on the election a night or two
ago; one dollar on Lincoln county
one dollar that Bryan would have
5,000 minority in Nebraska; one
dollar on Indiana, and one dollar
on the general result.
M. G. Reynolds moved Tuesday
into J. 13. Salyard's place.
Key. J. D. Stewart, of Aurora,
Nebraska, the Congregational Btatc
superintendent ot Sunday school
work will bold an institute with the
Wallace church and out stations,
being here through November llth
to 19th; three days at Wallace 11,
12 and 13; Dickens, 14 and 15;
Young's school house, 16 and 17;
Braughs lake the 18 and 19. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Meetings afternoons and evenings.
Mrs, Stewart will have charge ot
the music. Jay 13sak.
Nebraska City's board of health
has made a ruling whereby all hogs
must be kept out of the city.
Principal George Carrington, Jr
of the Lorton schools won the $150
prize offered by the B. & M. rail
way for the best essay on Nebraa
ka.
Pawnee City's school teachers
hayc been given two days in which
to visit institutions of learning of
other cities. Most of them wi'l
visit Kansas City.
Prosser, fifteen miles northwest
of Hustings, the terminus of the
Missouri Pacific railroad, lost three
of its principal business houses by
fire at an early hour Wednesday
morning.
The Standard Cattle Company of
Ames has harvested neatly 800
bushels of sugar beets. The sugar
beet factory is running day and
night and gives employment to
about 300 men.
Lieutenant John Hood, who was
in charge of the soundings for the
route of the government cable from
San Francisco to Hawaii, Guam
and Manila, was one of the officers
011 the Maine when that buttleuhi
blew up 111 Havana harbor,
P. S. Hammond and Carl Junker
of Gothenburg, were in town
They had been inaking a re-suryey
of the Lincoln and Dawson county
irrigating ditch. If built according
to the new survey the ditch will run
111st north 'of the Mracly hcliool
house. They wen; assisted by C
I'. Koss, county surveyor, --uraciy
Review.
A mass meeting oi business men
was he'd at Wy more recently, when
it was decided to ask the AiilieiiBer-
Busch brewing company to build
an opera house in connection with
the fine two-story business block
which the company will soon erect
at Wyniore, A stock company has
agreed to take a fiye-ycar lease on
the opera house.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to
duplicate whatever sum is raised
by the people of Paterson, N. J.,
I for the erection of a projected labor
lyceum in that city. The fund was
begun by the local Knights of
Labor and is being raised almost
entirely through the efforts of the
Some Reasons
Why You Should Insist on Having
EUREKA HARNESS OSL
UnenualtMl by any other.
Renders hunt leather soft.
Especially prepaied.
Keeps out water.
A heavy hod led oil.
Harness
An excellent preservative.
Reduces cost of you' harness.
Never burns the leather; its
Efficiency is increased.
Secures best service.
Stitches kept from breuking.
Oil
s sold in all
Locality Mnm.foct.irMl.y
Htnmliirtl (HI Coriii'iinv.
f This Month . . .
is the time to prepare for the cold
weather that has its forerunner in
F
tf
Tf
thoso cool nights and ,mornings.
Wo have been watching out for
you, and can show you the best
assortments in
Underwear, Blankets,
Comforters, Yarns,
Outing Flannels, etc.
that you will find in tho city.
Prices everyono knows our prices
aro always right.
WILCOX DEPT. STORE
NO. PLATTE, NEB.
THE QUESTION is often asked, What Paint shall wc use?
THE ANSWER : If you are looking (or covering
capacity, wearing qualities, general appearance, and
your moneys worm, you must buy
The Sherwin-Williams Paint.
OHtM tffllf, Loht But, Wtart longut, Mott economic, Full Mituura,
RUSHES.
COLORS IN Oil..
HOUSE & COACH
VARNISHES.
Our prices arc for "best goods" first, last and all
the time. We are in the business to stay and
S. W. P. stays with us.
A. F. STREITZ, DRUGGIST.
PUT UP
That stove before cold weather.
Your Money
Will go farther in buying- your
Stove board, Stove pipe, Oilcloth
ind Linoleum if spent
With Us.
Wilcox Department Store.
Four years ago Debs was on the
Htiunp for Bryan and presumably
wan winning some votes for him.
Debs thin year Ih canvassing for
limself and lie is said to be more
eloquent and earncHt tban lie waB
11 18. With Debs and Wharton
Barker both pulling- votes away
from Bryan that (1,500,000 of demo-
ops of 18 will probably shrink
somewhat in l'JOO. Washington
Post.
Democratic orators draw pictures
of the discontent prevailing in the
island of Porto Rico, but now comes
General Davis, the tnilitrry com
maudant on the island, and informs
the department that all of the 3,500
men now there are not needed and
half the number will sutlice. If
there was a condition of unrest in
Porto Kico General Davis would
not be likely to make such a recom
mendalion, Bee.
Henry M. Flngler, the Standard
Oil millionaire, is believed to have
political aspirations. The sudden
removal of his legal residence to
Florida, where he has been a power
in politics for many years, is said
to mean that he will contest for .
seat fn the senate when the term o
Stephen h'ussell Mallory expires in
1903.
Word has been received at Crete
from the war department, that the
remains of Walter Burliugame, a
member of the 1st Nebraska regi
ment will be shipped to this country
at an early date. He was killed in
the Philippines while lighting th
enemy. Friends at Crete will be
notified when the body arrives at
Baldness and
Gray Hair
lias censed by the proper Use of
German Hair and
Scalp Producer.
After which nature will grow hair
where the hair follicle is not en
tirely destroyed. Ladies or gentle
men is your scalp diseased by
which the hair follicle is destroyed
Then you are sure of a bald head
and gray hair. So purchase a
bottle of my antiseptic remedy at
once, thereby retaininir vour hair
nd pride. Parents should use
German Hair Producer on their
children's scalp as a tonic and pre-
.. 1 J. ! Tf ,
vciiiuuyc. 11 conuuiouB 01 me scaip
has not improved by the proper
use ' of half a bottle, return the
bottle and money will be refunded.
If not for sale in your town send to
my address. Manufactured by
PROF. O. H. FOSTEI.,
Kearney, Neb.
For sale in North Platte bv
barbers and by A. F. Streitz, drug
gist. Price $.100.
AGED IN THE WOOD
whiskies wines nnd brandies ac
quire the richest flavor and that
mellow, go-down-easy qunlity.
We sell no other sort, and so can
assure you satisfaction with each
purchase, Some especially fine
O. C. T. Taylor brand , is the fiu
est on the market. It will gniuiu
vnlue and therefore in price as the
years roll 'round; but it is first
grade even now.
HENRY WALTEAATH,
1619 FARNAM ST., OMAHA.
I members of that organization,
San Francisco.