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SEVENTEENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JUNE 18, 1901.
NO. -12.
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ff Jli Housecleaning Time
is here, and you will prob
ably find that some pieces
of your furniture looks
shabby; that they need to
be replaced by new. Wc
arc here to supply your
needs, and wc arc confi
dent wc can suit you.
Something- here io please
every taste; something
here to suit every pocket
book.
BLUE FLAME WICKLESS OIL STOVES for cooking. Uses
coal oil for fuel. -
REFRIGERATORS
in several sizes.
WE ARIC STILL SELLING
MAJESTIC RANGES.
Ginn & Weingand.
JOHN BR ATT. E. R. GOODMAN.
JOHN BRATT & CO.,
Real Estate, Loans Insurance
X NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, X
JOSEPH HERSHEY,
DEALER IN
Farm Implements,
Buggies, Wagons,
Windmills, Pumps,
WINDMILLS f PUMPS
PIPES AND FITTINGS '
BARB WIRE
ROUND AND HALF ROUND
STOCK TANKS
LOCUST STREET,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
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Tho County Valuation.
The county clerk has made an
abstract of the assessed valuation
of Lincoln county, the totals of
which arc as follows:
Lands $670,824
Town Lots 230,706
Corporation 74U,7
personal property 325,673
Total $1,989,170
There is a total of 1,133,127 acres
of land iti the county, and average
assessed valuation per acre is sixty
cents.
The number of horses, cattle,
mules, hogs and sheep in the
county, their assessed valuation,
auJ the average value per head is
as lollows:
No. Value Average
Horses... 10,762 $ 48.499 $4.13
Cattle... 41,462 144,283 3 48
Mules.... 251 1,332 5.31
Hogs 8,659 8,091 .94
Sheep.... 11,178 4,367 .39
The horses and cattle in the
county are distributed aH follows
in the various precincts:
IIOKSliS CATTLE
No. Platte No. 1.. 86 131
No. Platte No. 2.. 168 82
No. Platte No. 3.. 132 '90
Antelope 296 729
Bird wood 282 1,533
Brady 223 993
Buchanan 439 1,065
Cottonwood 414 2,392
Cox 231 471
Deer Creek 307 575
Dickens 176 405
Fsurview 223 1,404
Fox Creek 378 1,197
Garfield 229 506
Gasliu 175 589
Hall 398 2,989
Hintnar.i 527 792
Hooker 107 1,075
Jeffrey 133 276
Kern 125 597
Lemon 97 681
Maxwell 263 1,176
Medicine 289 965
MUler 252 1,003
Myrtle 180 466
Nichols 423 946
Nowell 139 1.033
Osgood 264 963
Pcckhain. 271 1,086
Plant..'.. 205 751
Rosedale ..'.?.':'$... 417 3,633
Sellers 126 590
Somerset 237 1,186
Su'ushinc 158 988
Sutherland 411 1,206
Table 215 734
Vroman 223 525
Walker 295 649
Wallace 608 1,922
Well 259 1,410
Whither 156 237
Willow 225 1.364
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When You Buy Paint
Buy Good Paint...
And that means SHERWIN & WILLIAMS'
PAINT. We have been handling this make for
many years and have found that it gives excel
lent satisfaction in every instance. It may cobt
a trifle more per gallon than inferior paints, but
it's cheapest in tho end. It sticks and holds its
color longer than other paint.
We can furnish you any color or quantity.
A. F. Streitz, Druggist.
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JvTorfh f l&lfe fflour i
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JaiiUractUi-ecl by Ioirtii iPlatte Holier njiiis
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Used by economical houscwifes in fifty towns in
Nebraska and Wyoming and pronounced the
equal of any flour manufactured in Nebraska.
p. Tfiai Sack u)ill Coijvitjce yoU of its njeHt
North Platte Roller Mills
C. P. IDDINCS
Five
-IN-
Shirt Waists
just received by us this week.
No. 1 WHITE LAWN WAIST,
two rows Embroidered In
sertion, 8 tucks down front,
5 narrow tucks in back,
soft tucked collar, and soft
cuffs, price $1,25
No. 2 WHITE LAWN WAIST,
fi rows embroidery insertion
down lront, 5 narrow
tucks in back, soft collar
made with narrow tucks,
soft cuffs, nnce $1,50
No. 3 WHITE LAWN WAIST,
4 rows lace insertion and 20
tucks down front, I row
lace insertion and 10 tucks
down backjacc trimmed,
soft cuffs, 2 and 3-noint
tucked soft collar, price.. $2,00
No, 4 WHITE LAWN WAIST,
4 rows lace inserting-, 8 rows
lace edging, 20 small tucks
down front, 1 row lace in
serting 2 rows lace edging
and 8 tucks down back,
lace trimmed soft cuffs,
tucked soft collar, price. .$2,25
No. 5 MADE OF FINE LINEN,
(tan color) with six original
and cnirely new plaited box
effects.thirly rows of stitch
ing in front, stitched front
piece, stitched collars and
cuffs, bishop sleeve, back
with two stitched plaits
and stitched center piece
to match, This latest crea
tion has made a decided
hit. Price $1.50
Wilcox Department Store.
BETWEEN THE RIVERS.
We arc told that where the first
crop ot alfalla was taken off the
ground just previous to the late
rains that the second :rop at this
time is from four to six Inches in
height.
The Nichols creamery is still
running with a daily increase of
lacteal fluid and pays fifteen cents
per pound for butter fat.
The annual meeting for the
country school districts will be held
on Monday evening of next week,
June 24th.
Kills Ilollingsworth and Miss
Maggie Manion, of the county scat,
were Hcrshey visitors over Sunday.
Will ISshleman went west the
first of last week on official busi
ness. Considerable hail fell at Hcrshey
and vicinity last Friday evening
during the rain but no damage to
speak of was done.
Strawberries both on the on the
Often and Park fruit farms that
are trout four to five inches in cir
cumference is no rarity.
W. K. Brooks, of Nichols, sold J.
C. Gyger of that place, a fine grade
short-horn yearling bull the other
day.
Mrs. Lottie Jouea has as usual
at this season of the year several
hundred small chickens.
An effort is being put forth to
raise money to build a parsonage
for the pastor of the North Platte
M. 15. circuit in which Hcrshey and
vicinity arc included. Quite a sum
ot money has already been sub
scribed for that purpose- Wc are
told that both North Platte and
Hershey are negotiating for the
structure.
Owing to the recent melting of
the snow in the mountains and the
late rains quite a body of water is
flowingdown the south river at the
present tunc.
, JrjB. Spnrricr of Nichols had
forty-five acres of corn washed out
on his southside ranch by the re
cent rains. He was at North
Platte Monday to get seed to re
liant it.
A, h. Davis the North Platte
hardware man was up in this local
ity a couple of days ago on busi
ness.
On Tuesday night of last week
lightning struck two colts, a young
mule and a fine work horse for O.
II. ICycrly. The horse was killed
instantly and the otlicrH were all
badly stunned but will recover.
II. Newberry of McPliersou
county was down in the valley last
week on business pertaining to his
farm in this locality.
W. C. Cole of Spuds shipped a
car load of fat hotrs from that
place to south Omaha a couple of
days ago,
During the heavy wind and rain
storm the fore part o last week in
this locality the new U. P. tool
house at the Nichols was upset in
to a ditch. The out builditiirs at
the Nichols school house were
shattered to pieces. J. B. Toillion's
corn crib was- blown airaiust his
house badly damaging them both
but none of the inhabitants were
injured. N. B. Spurrier's buggy
shed was also capsized at the same
lime.
The party on a farm who prefers
to fight grasshoppers instead of
milking cows for a creamery is and
always will be behind the times,
1. B, BoBtwick of the south side
imforms us that the coyotes are de
vouring his youni; calves at this
time. Mr. Bostwick is one of the
enterprising farmers in Nowell
precinct.
Saturday was pay day for the
patrons oi me jniciioih creamery
wuicu put several uunureii ilollarB
into circulation.
G. M. Cary and A. l Beeler of
Hershey recently purcbabed a red
polled yearling bull of A. Cooledge
over on the north.
K. W. Calhoun of Nichols was
down to North Platte on Saturday
last to see the directors and "rider
of the P. & M. irrigation canal and
get them to stop the overflowing of
said canal at that place.
A social for the benefit of Rev.
lOvans of Hershey was held in the
hall at that place a few evenings
ago. It was a success both bocially
and unancialir,
The P. it M. irrigation cana
broke through the south bank near
Nichols and has Hooded that con it
try as it has several times before.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?
The effort to have you pull our competitors' chest
nuts from the fire and being charged by them for
the privilege. Compare these prices with those in
your pass book. Wc save you money.
We Sell
12-pound sack of Corn Meal, 15c, you save 20 per cent.
25-pound sack of Corn Meal, 30c, you save 1G?3 per cent.
Potatoes 20c a peck, you save 20 per cent.
Vinegar per gallon 20c, you save 50 per cent.
"White Wiric Vinegar per gallon 25c, you save GO per cent.
Walter Bakers Cocoa 4-lb can 25c, you saVc 20 per cent.
Search Light Matches per box .04c, you save 20 per cent.
Pearlinc per pkg .08c, you save 25 per cent.
Kingford's Silver Gloss Starch, per pkg .08c, you save
25 per cent.
Kingford's Corn Starch per pkg .08c, you save 25 per cent.
1-lb pkg Church's Soda .08c, you save 25 per cent.
1-lb pkg Dwight's Soda 08c, you save 25 per cent.
10-oz Can K. C. Baking Powder 08c, you save 25 per cent.
25-oz Can K. C. Baking Powder 20c, you save 25 per cent.
1-pint bottle Snyder's Catsup 23c, you save 8 per cent.
Ammonia per bottle 'Jc, you save 11 per cent.
4-lb can Rex Dried Beef 10c, you save 25 per cent.
Kerosene Oil per gallon 15c.
Arbuckles Coffcec 2 pkgs25c.
Lion Coffee 2 pkgs 25c. fr
H XXXX Coffee 2 pkgs 25c.
Yeast Foam 2 pkgs 05c.
jS One Time Yeast 2 pkgs 05c.
2 Dr. Price's Vanilla per bottle 15c.
140-lb sack Salt $1.05. ,
L 1-lb pkg Duke's Mixture Tobacco 35c.
2 Mb pkg Old Style Tobacco 30c. , :
Horse Shoe Tobacco per plug 45c,
Star Tobacco per plug 45c.
Standard Navy Tobacco per plug 35c.
Bottle Ax Tobacco per plug 35c.
BStore open evenings until 8 o'clock.
Wilcox Department Store.
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TEnNATIONALpSHIE
1 JTr J
(looil Cheer.
Have you ti.nl a kindness shown
Pass it on,
'Twan not kIvcii for you alone
l'asslton,
I.ct It travel down the vears,
Let It wipe another's tears.
Till In heaven the deed appear,
l'asslton. ,
Qencral Headquarters, W Fifth Ave.
jmow rnm uuy.
Nebraska State Division, Myrtle, Neb,
C'olorB, Yellow and White,
Flower, uore opsis.
Song, "Scatter Sunshine.
All letters, nackatren or InnulrlcH concern
ing Sunshine work should be addressed to
mr. Anna n. nioorc, myrtle, inch., ami
notices for publication should reach us not
later than Wednesdays.
1IUANCII RKI'OKTS.
A Sunshine branch has been or
ganized at Maxwell, with Miss
lSllen McCullough as president.
Although newly organized yet the
members are grasping every op
portunity to do some kind act.
Mrs. h. C. Reuatt has been ap
pointed president of the Tryon
branch. Mrs. Geo. Dolph has
changed her address to Thcdford
and will continue active in Sun
shine work in that place.
The Aborville branch Mrs. Jennie
Wilcox, president, will r.end good
cheer to Mothcrs's Jewels Home in
York, and as their special work
will care for a motherless family
in that place.
The members of the Myrtle
division never forget to scatter
sunshine. The past mouth, Mrs.
Keslar and children passed on liter
attire and wrote cheerful letters.
Miss Wright passed on magazines.
Mrs Phillips gave a quilt to an
other member, and several juvenile
members arc making scrapbooks as
their sunshine dues,
C.IKANINliS.
Miss Clarice Lanswortli of Agee,
Holt Co. reports sending magazines
to MiBB GrifTcn; Miss Vickeroy,
music to Miss Newberry, as sun
shine dues for May.
Mrs. II. J. Weinberger of Giltner
sent flower seeds to Nesbit Sun
sliiners to help in the flower garden
mission.
The annual convention held in
New York May 2nd, was the b.ct
one ever held. The business meet-
tig from 2 until 5 o'clock was full
of interest. In the cvcninir 2.500
delegates attended tlic reception
held at Hotel Savoy, through itlie
courtesy of Mtb, Fairchild Knapp,
honorary state president of New
York.
A member of the Myrtle Division
has a number of foreign stamps he
will exchange for other stamps,
Another member will paBs on
Union Signals, official organ of the
. U T. U. to any one who wishes
them.
Mrs. Will Daley of Bradv sent
one hundred envelopes to tbh ollicc
as dues for May.
Mrs. lOtta Dolkcom of Nesbit
passed on magazines as sunshine
work tor tlic month.
June is the beginning of the new
year in Sunshine work, let every
one help to make JNcurasua's bun-
shine record one to be proud of this
year, and bear in mind wc wish to
hear from each mem her at least
once a month, telling us of the way
you have scattered sunshine.
We Sell Hardware.
8d Wire Nails per lb 04
6d Wire Nails and finer per lb .05
Finishing Nails per lb 05
Fence Staples per lb 04
j-U) box All Copper Rivets.. .18
Alligator Wrench each 15
Mrs. Pott's Irons Nickle
Plated per set $1.00
Clothes Pins per doz 015
A good Brace 45
A good Rachel Brace 85
Standbys Level 26 to 30 inch. .85
Plow Single Trees Ironed..- .18
12-quart Galvanized Pail 20
No.SCalvanized Wash Boiler. .
Ilamc Straps eacli 10
BSTStore open evenings until
8 o'clock.
Wilcox Department $tor
