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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1901)
I i -3 it . - I Bicycles g 1901 Models 3 We have the newest mod els of the Crescent Bicycles stock and would be $ pleased to have you call $ and examine them LADIES' AND MEN'S MODELS SEASONABLE GOODS! Blue Grass, Clover and Garden Seeds, Onion Sets, Garden Hose, Fish. Car of Early Ohio Seed Potatoes due next week. File your orders for delivery when car arrives. Harrington & Tobin, The neatest irroccrv in town. i Clinton THE JEWELER, Friday, march 29. 1901. Tax collections at the county treasurer's oflice yesterday were about one thousand dollars. It is said that John kinjrleton will move the cottage off his comer lot on west Second street and build thereon a two-story bouse. Kd Stowitts, who had been visit ing triends in town for several days, wilt leave tonight for Omaha to study stenography and typewriting-. Sweet Pea Seeds in bulk at Mc Glone'rt, Foley block. W illis Record ot Keith county has been in town several days attend ing district court. Mr. Record has many friends in North Platte who are glad tn renew acquaintance with him. Mr. Goddard, father ot the fire man killed Wednesday night, will reach here tonight from Oklahoma and the time of the funeral will be set after he arrives. The Brother hood of Firqmen will have charge Mrs. H. I. Babcock returned to North Platte Tuesday eyeniug where she is taking medical treat ment. She was accompanied by Mrs i Luceba Babcock who will re main with her. Chappell Register Coming: What? The greatest line of sporting goods ever kept in North Platte, Base Ball Goods, Tennir. Goods, Foot Ball Goods etc. at Uooltttle's. Dan Atkinson, the well-known traveling embassador for Paxton & Gallagher, is financially interested in new drug stores which have been established at Sidney and Chappell and he and Dr. Harris of Sidney are about to open a store of the same class at Julesburg. North Platte merchants wil have their millinery openings the early part of next week. Observer Piercy is cognizant of this fact and will crowd all the stormy weather into today and tomorrow in order to have fair weather for these openings. Observer Piercy reports four and one-half inches of snow Saturday and Sunday, two and one-half inches Wednesday and up to teven o'clock this morning two and one quarter inches. iiotween seyrn (clock and noon about three inches fell The snowfall within the past week has been, therefore, over twelve inches. selling cigars to merchants and' visiting irietius. Ralph Wiseman left this morning for a few days visit 'in Cheyenne. The senatorial deadlock was broken yesterday and the next day t snowed. R. L. Graves went to Hershey yesterday to join Oscar Shipfer in a goose hunt. Several cars on passenger train No. 3 were derailed at Julesburi' this morning while passing over a switch. Stockmen of Deuel county say the oss ot cattle in that county from lie snow storm will exceed two thousand head. John Ghorst was down from Kimball Wednesday getting in structlons in regard to a ballast gang he will supervise thin summer. Lovely new designs in Fancy Crepe Paper at Doolittle's. Chicago forecast for North Platte and vicinity: Probably rain ur snow tonight and Saturday. Max mum temperature yesterday wan 33: one vear ago it was 43. Mini mum temperature this morning was 27: one year ago it was 24. About two hundred dagoes are n town today, having arrived from Chicago last night. They are outfitting today and will be sent to Sidney today or tomorrow to begin work as ballasting gangs. It is understood that the Union Pacific will pay its real estate taxes for the year 1900 some time during the coming month. Thi will give the county quite a lift in the pavmeut of outstanding warrants. For the third time within a week western Nebraska is having heavy snow storm today. March, which came in like a lamb, is cer tainly going out like a lion. But moisture is what we need; let 'er come. Dr. Seymour here Thursday April 4th, at the Hotel Neville. B. F. Davis, accompanied by his wife and four children, arrived from Iowa last night and today is plodding through the snow in search of a house to rent. Mr Davis is a brother of B. S. and A. L. Davis and will enter the employ of the latter as plumber, a line of work Mr. Davis will add to his bus iness. Railroad men pay the shipments of east-bound iruits and vegetables are the heaviest ever known at this season of the year. If nothing happens to the orchards of the Pacific coast, the fruit business over the Union Pacific promises to far exceed anv previous year. This means the employment of many men in the icing gangs this summer. Horses For Sale. By Joseph Hershey, htreet. North Platte, Neb. Locust '';ftiie.fts&it&e4?.tf-.&&&&fr&&e. A GARDEN TOOLS We Have RAKES, HOES, SPADES. SHOVELS, GARDEN TROWELS us ft 1 S b ALL KINDS; $ ALL GRADES. $ re or 8 t ;Wilcox Department Store... Cal. Diamond is in town today Mtttrtir-rtfr2 Joe Quinti is making arrange ments to move to Cheyenne, where he has secured work in the U. P, boilershop. Snow Flake Flour, you know the rest, at McGloue's, Foley block. Tom O'Neal went down to Brady this morning to examine a boiler. As he took his waders and a gun along he will probably kill a few dozen ducks during his spare moments. Owing to. illness. Dr. Seymour was unable to tuitiil ills nates made in this citv tn January, but as he has quite recovered his health, he will be here without fail Thur day April 4th. The jury in the Bronson-Conway case went out at half past four last evening and up to eleven o'clock to day had failed to agree. It is said that eleven ot the jurymen agreed on a verdict of nine hundred dollars in favar of Branson, but that the other juror is holding out. This is one of the "beauties" ot the jury ystem; one man can block the will of the other eleven. The most complete line of Box tationery in the city at Doolittle's. Papeteries from 5c to SI. 00 a box. The present representative ap portionment of Nebraska was made on the state census of 18S5 and the population of the territory em braced in the Fifty-fourth repre sentative district of which Lincoln county is a part was 7,795. Since 1885 the population of the district has, increased to 28,216, and yet the bill giving this portion of the state a fair, just and equitable repre sen tat ion has been killed. It allows how little regard the poll ticians of the east end have for the west part of the state. Although this district has increased Us popu lation four-told its representatfon in the legislature remains the same. Geo. C. Granger, painter, paper hanger and decorator. Carriage and siL'ii painting. Estimates cheerfully furnished. All work euaranleed. Inquire at Brooks house west Sixth trect. The Wlfo's Hubllnio Faith. Every wife should have so much faith In her husband that when ho goes hunting eho should not buy any meat for dinner, but mako every prop aratlon to cook ducks. Atchison Globe. Thero is no surer sign of unprofit able life than when people give wny to Inqulsltivcness Into the lives of other men. St. Francis do Sales. NEED LAMP SUPPLIES? Tho Deadlock Broken. The deadlock over the election o two United States senators from this state was broken Thursday by the withdrawal of all forme candidates and the election ot Gov ernor Chas. H. Dietrich for the short term and loseph H. Millard of Omaha for the long term, each receiving the vote of tvery republi can able to be present in the joint convention. The breaking ot the deadlock and the election of two senators is hailed with joy by Nebraska repub-Means. Dr, Seymour's many friends and patients will be glad to learn that he has arranged for a peisonal viil to this city Thursday. April 4th, at the Hotel Neville. Strikes A Rich rind. This is the place to buy thcmA) Aladdin Mantles for Gasoline Lamps, each 10c No. 1 Lamp Utirners each. ... 7c No. 2 Lamp Burners, each . . . 10c No. 1 Lamp Wick, per yd. . . . 2c No. 2 Lamp Wick per yd ... . 3c No. 3 Lamp Wick, per yd.. .. Sc No. 1 common Lamp Chimney each 5c No. 2 common Lamp Chimney each 7c No. 2 heavy Lamp Chimney each 12c Tubular Lantern Globcseach 7c No. 2 Rochester Lamp Chim ney, each 10c 10-inch White Dome Shades each 35c Wilcox Department Store, Railroad Notes. m m A, Anderson, boilermakcr helper, is laying off on account ot sickness, Conductor Frank Lawrence will eave in a few days for a visit in Denver. Will Moran, nigh, round-house machinist, is oh" duty on account of sickness. The snow blockade made it nec essary to put on several emergency crews this week. Al. Brown of the round house force returned to work yesterday after a brief lay-off. Engine 1734 came up from the Mrst district on account ot a shortage of power on the Second. .Engineer Millison and Fireman Stiefiield came through from Omaha with one ot the soldier trains Wed- nesdav. Tom Law, a section hand at Cheyenne, was killed Wednesday by being struck by the engine on the fast mail. A forty car train cauie in from the east today, which, taking into consideration the storm, is a mighty heavy train. Tony Pashman, fireman of the stationery boiler at the round house, has returned to work after a ten days' siege of sickness. Engineer Ellis and Fireman Marr came through from Cheyenne on one of the passenger runs last Tuesday and went back on train No. 101. Engine No. 1813 came out of the shops Wednesday. It is said that it has not yet been determined whether this engine will stay here or be sent to Cheyenne. The. tank and apparatus for ex perimeutiug with the new water compound have been placed in position and the experiments will be commenced in a few days. Two trainloads of soldiers en- route to the Philippines passed west Wednesday afternoon. These troops were recruited at Fort Sher idan, near Chicago, and were husky looking boys. Word received from Ed WeekB who is working in the Union Pacific shops at Omaha, states that he met with an accident a few days ago' which has temporarily badly disfigured his face. Trains from the west are severa hours late today, and some fears are expressed of a blockade in the section in which trains were held up the.early part ot the week. The rotary biiow plow is at work on the Third district today A car of whiskey on the Second section of train No. 19 caught lire near Vroman Tuesday, and for a while matters were very interest ing, The flames were extinguished before much damage ensued. A gang ot Austrians and a few Italians came in from the east Wednesday. They will outfit here, take possession of the cars and be bent to Julesburg in time to begin work at ballasting. A gang ot Itiliaus from Chicago will reach here today, and they, too, will out fit here and be sent to Sidney to begin work on April 1st. In addi t tun to these, two gangs of Amen can laborers will alho be put to work on the Third and Fourth dis trict. $25.00 mm Sets.. TO The American summerlntid, the UNION PACIFIC Has authorized a Settler's Excur sion rate of $25 00 rate from North Platte to California. Pullman "I was troubled for Fovoral yours with chrnniu indmoption nrvl nervous do l .,. !. I T t T tor N. !I , ,,N" rotni'dy helped mn until T Oidnmry Sleeping Lars are run begun lining lilerctlo. Hitters, which did uury via uie union rauii.- io ui mo morn gooil Minn any modioinu T ovor ifornia. The-e cars are the mot iiwl. Thw hyo niBo kopt my wifo in comfortable, commodious- m-ans oxco 'ont health for inxny yenrs. Mho ,f ,.. f, i,.,, .,nt.:. ,,i Buys Eleertla Hittors are .just splendid Vf travel wr nrge pattieb, uiteiul for fonmln trouble; that thoy nro a ing settlers, honueekers, hunting grand tonio and tnvignnitnr for wnk, , parties. rundown women. No othor inodlolnoj j?uji jfonmtioii cheerfully fur- can taWi its place- in our family." Try1 . , , ni.Mif,.,,;,, thorn. Only 50o SutisfooUou auarouUjod , nlshed " 0,JfISit'0"; . . Uy A Ft fcfMfttV, 1 1 J &. &OANLAN, Agents III 100-picce Decorated Dinner Set . $ 7.00 100-piecc Decorated Dinner Set 8.50 100-piece Decorated Dinner Set 10.00 100-piece Decorated Dinner Set 11.00 100-piece Decorated Dinner Set : 12.00 100-piecc Decorated Dinner Set 13.50 100-picce Decorated Dinner Set 15.00 Handled Cups and Saucers per set 50c 7-inch Dinner Plates per set 50c Semi-Porcelain ,Cupa .and Saucers, per set 55c Scini - Porcelain Dinner Plates, per set oac "Wilcox Depwbmenft yWVWvVvVvW The Model One-Price Clothing House. Max Kirschbnuin, Prop. SPRING OPENING SALE. IsP You are invited to our exhibit of Fashionable Attire for Spring, 1901 in honor of which wc have assembled the choicest novelties that ever came to this market, eclipsing; by far any thing; we ever previously attempted. To get our goods talked about and to encourage early buying" vc make spe cial price inducements from now un til Easter. You will be delighted with the goods when you see them. $20.00 SUITS ....FOR ... $18.00. Easter Sale. $13.50 SUIT ... FOR.-.. $10 00. Eastor Sale. $15 00 SUITS .FOR ... $12t.OO. Easter Sale. $10.00 SUITS ... FOR ... $7.50. Easter Sale. $5 Child's Vcstce 3-piece Suits ... for.... $3.00. A very special showing of New Spring Suits for dress or business in 1!. all the latest pat terns. Handsome Serges, Cheviots, Worsteds, Mixtures and Stripes in sacks made up in new broad shoulders and military effects. A new line of FANCY MONARCH SHIRTS, introducing all the new color effects at $1.50, $1.00 and 75c. EVERYTHING NEW IN HATS is represented in our Hat department a great Easter Sale at $3, $2.50, $2 and $1.50. The Largest line of MEN'S AND BOYS' SHOES in North Platte. Model One-Price Clothing House, MAX KIRSCHBAUM, Prop. 3,50 Child's Vcstec 3'piccc Suits ....FOR.. . PUBLIC S-AJLjE. The Estate of M. C. Keith -will offer at public sale at the Keith barn in North Platte, Neb , on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 12th and 13th, Commencing at nine o'clock each day, personal property consisting of Work Horses, Harness, Wagons, And a Large Number of Farm Implements. TERMS: All amounts under $10 to he cash; for all pur chases over 510 live per cent discount for cash, or bankable paper for ninety days at ten per cent interest. The property can be inspected at the Keith barn on and af ter April 6th. W. B. MILLARD, Executor, W. A. PAXTON, Sr., R. S. VANTASSEL, Admn'rs C, T. A. Fred IStchertiacht, of Slid ton, Neb , a Holdier returning from the Philippines was taken from a train at Cheyenne Wednendny and sent to tlie hospital. He ih HUlTcrinur from dyeuutcrv :u"l W'U probably die. IHh father, who went to Manila (or bin hod, went to Sheltnn and not the mother to go and see the bov before he diH. Spring Work KliQUIRliS HARNESS. Wc Keep HARNESS, COLLARS, SWEAT PADS, HA ME STRAPS, LINES, HAMES, TRACE CHAINS, In fact anything you need Wite Department Store, Cot nnoUer Vorat Chorda. Heroic measums woro taken by long-suffering residents of Now Bruns wick, N. J., to put nn end to annoy ances cruised by tho' persistent crow ing of a pet rooster. Tho bird Is owned by a chicken fnnclor, who trained his favorite volco until Its orow becamo shrill In tho extreme. One night last week somo of tin neighboring suffer ers got hold of tno roostor anil cut Its vocal chords. Now Jt flaps Its wings and goes through tho motions of crow ing, but no sound escapes. Tho chick en fancier has his eyo on a surgeon who lives closo by as tho only neigh bor who know onough to do tho Job. ' remlon Money Goes South. A lntle moro than ono-clghth of the amount annually expanded for pen slos goes to tho' south. Of early 1,000,000 ponslonors of tho Civil war 170,553 woro rosldcnts last year of tho Aftcon southern atatoo, luoludlng Maryland and Missouri. Working SI Hours A Say There's no rest for those tlroloss littlo workers Dr. King's Now Lifo Pills. Millions nro nlwiiys bimy, curing Torpid Livor, Jaundice, BilioupnesH, P vor and Ac no. Thoy hanitm Sink II'Miduchou, drivo out Malnnn. Novor jjripo or woakon. Small, tnsto ntci, work won dors. Try thorn. 2.'tn at Btroltz's DniR