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SEVENTEENTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JULY tt, 1901.
NO. 48.
KEEP
KaHno W7 try
Our entire line ol Shirt Waists, all sizes, former price $1.25,
$1.50, $1.75 and $2.00, have all been put on one table and will
sold at
98c
White Pique and Linen Skirts,
one lot and will be sold at
Boys' Shirt Waists, all sizes, at 35 cents. Ladies' Wrappers,
500 of them worth up to $4.50 each, your choice.
$2.35
and as cheap as 75 cents.
MILLINERY,
Ladies
and Children's
$2T0O and $2.75,
worth three times the money.
I' - .
IHousecieaning Timel
"SjJP is here, and you will prob-
TSii! a' ,n( aomc p,cccs
lm2MV MS shabby; thaftficy need to ls
imilwi 111 Jfif arc crc suPPty your
JEi llirwp ncc(ls, and we arc confi-
M !SHin I tiller cn wc can su' yu' ws
SkI! rJ fl Something- here to please
(BP Jf!0 every taste; something-
I BLUE FLAME W1CKLESS OIL STOVES-for cooking. Uses 88
coal oil for fuel.
REFRIGERATORS
in several sizes.
WE ARE STILL SELLING 88
MAJESTIC RANGES.
JOHN BR ATT.
JOHN BRATT & CO..
Real Estate, Loans Insurance
X, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. X
V irioforonooi-Any Bonis. 1 ti XJol3X-n0lK.a.
JOSEPH HERSHEY,
WINDMILLS i PUMPS
PIPES AND FITTINGS
BARB WIRE
ROUND AND
STOCK TANKS
LOCUST STREET,
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
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COOL.
SHIRT WAISTS
AND
WASHABLE SKIRTS
ON SALE AT
THE LEADER
worth up to $2.00, all put in
Trimmed Hats, 43c, 68c, 99e, $1.50,
E. R. GOODMAN.
DEALER IN
Farm Implements,
Buggies, Wagons,
Windmills, Pumps,
HALF ROUND
3 COUNTY PRECINCT NEWS. C
BETWEEN THE RIVERS.
W, A. Paxton of Omaha is trans
acting business at his ranch in the
valley.
Mr. andMr9. D. M. Lcypoldt of
Hershey were transacting business
and visiting friends at the county
scat Saturday last.
J. W. Prickctt postmaster at
HcrBhcy is reported as critically ill
at this time.
Miss Lindia Layton is said to be
gradually sinking with but little
hope of her recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Hershey of
North Platte were up to their
ranch in the valley on Monday of
this week.
An injunction has been served on
the two school directors of the
Nichols school who permitted the
school budding to be used for club
dancos for a time. The case will
be brought up at the next term ol
district court.
W. J. Shinkle will put up about
3,000 acres ol bay this season ior
Sccbcrgcr & ' Co. of Hershey.
About 1,800 acres of it is old canal
company's land which they have
purchased on the ground and the
balance they have purchased of
other parties. The above would
make a large stack of hay if all was
nut in one. It wtll probably be
baled and shipped as last as possi
ble.
On Sunday of last week the Her
shey baseball team and the one at
Spuds crossed bats at the latter
place, the home team coining out so
far ahead that it will take the
other team a mouth of Sundays to
catch it. A return game was to
have been played at Hershey on
Sunday of this week but we have
not as yet heard the results of the
last game.
C. L. Dowcu who is looking
after' the l & M. canal at this
tune Bays he nover saw finer crops
of all kinds than there arc in the
vicinity of Nichols and Hershey.
Frank Lunpus the agent at
Hershey and several othc agents
up the line were in attendance at
the U. P. R. R. Cos. instruction car
at the county seat on Saturday.
Tord has recently been received
u this neighborhood that H. W.
Brown tor many years a resident of
this locality but has been gone for
a long time, is at this time located
at Dogeman, Montana, and word
was also received about the same
time that his brother Thos. who
resided here is at Eltensburir.
Wash.
C. E. Spear a former aireut at
Hershey but located at Cozad shook
hands with many friends trom up
this way at the county seat where
he was in attendance at the U. P.
instruction car.
We arc informed that the
Tillford farm was sold the last of
last week to a man who now re
sides on an old canal farm near the
Platte valley school-house. The
trade was perfected through 13. E.
teeoerger.
Some spring gram and some of
the Hccond crop ot alfalfa in this
locality will be cut the last of this
week.
Requires
Stacker Rope,
Wood Pulley Wheels,
Hay Forks,
Grind Stones,
Carriage Bolts,
Machine Bolts,
Leather Fly Nets,
Fly Sheets,
Cotton Fly Nets,
Sweat Pads,
Housings,
Clevises,
Double Trees,
Single Trees,
Oil Cans, .
Machine Oil.
We have these and every
thing clsc in the tool line
that you will need.
Store open evenings un
til 8 o'clock.
Wilcox DeDament gto.
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XRAST HOTES.
Mabel Drown went to North
Platte Wednesday to visit Win.
Stouc and family.
Miss Grace Eavy
went to Lex
and returned
iitgton Saturday
Monday.
Win. Baily was severely bitten
by a vicious horse Sunday night.
ID. G. Dawson the elevator man
received five carloads of oatB Sat
urday which will be ground and
shipped to western towns.
N. S. Caver and Miss Nellie
West Bpcnt a day or two in Ogal-
alia last week.
Albert and Ed. Johnson who had
been visiting friends here for ten
days returned to Chicago Saturday,
W. Carlson accompanied them to
the windy city.
Chas, Anderson returned Sat-
urday night from Omaha whore he
had been receiving treatment for a
wound on the leg caused by a dy
ing spike.
Fred St. Marie was in Maxwell
last week assisting iti getting
the building ready for his pool
hall.
Frank Jerome is building an
addition to the house which he
moved from Gothenburg last week.
C. C. Cochran has resigned his
position as milk collector for the
creamery here and George Parson
succeeds him.
Tom Garner is visiting relatives
at Grant.
I, A. Fort of North Platte trans
acted bnsincsa in Brady last Fri
day.
COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS
July 1, 1901
Board met pursuant to adjourn
meat, present full board and
county clerk. Claims auuiust the
county were considered and allowed
on the general fund as lollows:
North Platte Water Co. water for
court house from Jan. 1 to July
1, 1901 $81.00, W. H. McDonald rent
of cbuuly attorney's oflice for six
months 6o.00, W. C. Reynolds rent
ot county surveyors ollicc for six
mouths 30.00. Land belonging to
the countv. title of which was
obtained by foreclosure of tax lien
and discribed as follows: North
cast quarter of section 19, township
9 range 30, west of the Sixth P. M
was this day sold to A, D. Shirley
for the sum of 141.84, and deed
issued for the sniuc.
Whereupon the board adjourned
until tomorrow.
July 2, 1901
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present full board and
countv clerk. Claims against the
county were allowed as follows
F. P. Ledgerwood court bailiff 58.-
00, W. S. Pcni&ton fees in crimina
cases 4.48, G. T. Field coal 10.25
North Platte Telephone Co, C6.00
G. T. Field briduc lumber 90.62
Chas. P. Ross maps, surveys, etc.
224.10.
Board adjourned until tomorrow
July 3, 1901
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. The following claims
against the county were considered
and allowed on the general fund:
S. RichardB merchandise 57,10
T. L. Stcbbins delivering ballots
12.00, Jacob Miller for contribution
to send Cowen to hospital 25.25
W. J. Lancaster fees 1.75, A. B
Strong fees 2.25, C. 10. Spafford
fees 1.05. Jurv fees for March
term of Court allowed as follows
Andrew Ilahn 9.00, C. V. Wolf 16.
00, Fred Bremer 7.20, W. W
Hanten9.20, Jerome Daily 11..J0
W. W. Grave 9.30, D. L. Robinson
8.10, Allen Jarcd 13.30, K.
Durkc 14.30, James Montague 8,00,
D. P. Daker 8,00, P. G. Meyer 8.00
James Claton 8.00, M. Murrin 8.00,
W. A. Salisbury 8.60. J. Burrows
13.00, Win. Laken 11.50, Henr
Rebbauscn 12 10, W. S. Robs 9.80,
F. M. Baker 11.50, R. 10. Laudeu
6.80, Fred Weinberg 6.00, George
Roberts 6.00. J. J. MeycrB 8.00,
Louis Nauman 8,00, Wiley
Mathews 8.00, John Schatz 8,00,
W. M. Holtry fees 3.00, T. T.
Kclihcr fees 2.25, W. C. IOIder fees
5.73, C. F. . Scharmann fees 1.00.
Fees allowed in inquest of H. T.
Rice:D.W. Baker coroner 1145,
F. C. Lett, A. M. Scharman, Jof,
rJaly, 13. cVmminge, Wm. Harden,
Geo. Dent, S. C. Mccombcr. A. C.
Howard,. A. M. Lock, Chris John
son, Henry Brctcrnitz and Chas.
BrctcrniU 011c dollar each. M.
McNamara constable 7.70, W. M.
Ioltry fees 16.00, C. F. Scharman
fecB8.00, W. C. IOIder lees 43.60,
W. H. Holtry fees 11.50, C. F.
Scharmann ices 4.50.
County treasurer is hereby in
structed to strike from the tax
st all taxes assessed against sec
tion 34-12-34, as the same is govern
ment laud.
To W. M. Holtry county clerk:
You arc instructed to not charge a
fee for Bwcaring persona to claims
against the county or for filing the
same.
Whereupon the board adjourned
util Friday, July 5th.
July 5, 1901
Board met purBuant to adjourn
ment, present Carpenter and Mc-
Cullough commissioners and county
clerk.
Appointments arc hereby ma-ic
and official bonds approved as fol-
ows: C. 10. Snyder road overseer
district No. 215, Christ Johnson
road overseer district No. 50.
Claims against the county were
examined and allowed as follows:
W. C. Elder fens 7.88, County Supt,
nstitute fund 50.00. 10, H. Spring
er assessing Brady precinct claimed
38 30, allowed lor 99.50. The fol-
owing bills were allowed to
assessors:
James T. Coatcs. Hooker...? 99 50
W. C JJolan, Maxwell .. .. 42 50
J. L. Combs, Myrtle 75 00
Giles Bennett, Vroman 52 45
Greeley Bundy, N. P. No. 3. 119 50
M L. Caress, Whitticr 41 10
Harry Beam. Willow 50 50
J. F. Conger, Medicine 79 00
Robt. Gembcrger, Somerset. 45 50
Wyman Cox, Birdwood .... 42 80
W. B. Chester, Jeffrey 32 00
John GuthcrlesB. Hall ... . ' 72 50
Walter Connelly, Osgood. . 56 90
W, H. Cloyd, Deer Creek.. . 63 50
10. Cummings, Lemon 36 0
E. A. Diener. Plant 45 50
Wm. Facka, Miller 52 40
Peter Gundcrson, Fairview. 42 25
W. W. Groves, Roscdalc ... 58 10
Peter Sepsen, Fox Creek.. . . 72 00
David Love, Sutherland . . 89 50
A. Kunklc, Kern 25 20
D. Rich, Pcckham 55 50
S. C. Wills. Buchanan 58 50
LAND FOR SALE.
The following lands in Lincoln county, Neb., bong-lit in by the
county under foreclosure of tax liens arc now olTcred for sale by
the county commissioners at the price given at the right hand end
of each description. Arrangements for the purchase of the land
be made thr
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B. D. Baker, Dickens 48 50
G. F. Palmsr, Himnan 67 90
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L. P- Smith, Garfield 47 00
A, Kosbau, Nowell 46 30
The following claims were dis
allowed: D, II. Davis erecting and
taking down election booths for
1898 election. This claim being
acted upon in 1899. D. II. Davis
erecting election booths in 1899
3.00. R. II, Eachua work on
bridges and approach; held that
Diat. No. 30 should pay this bill of
75, claim of Wm. Johnson as sup
rlntcndcnt of Drndy Island bridge
allowed for 30.00, M, A. Carrier
blackBmithing, allowed 011 road
fund 3.00 Whereupon the bo.ard
adjournal until tomorrow.
July 6, 1901
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present Commissioners Car
penter and McCullough and county
clerk.
The board examined and checked
reports of W. C. Elder clerk of the
district court and found them cor
rect and they are hereby approved.
Adjourned until Monday, July 8,
1901. Judge Grimes recently sentenced
Louis Cochran to one year in the
pen for obtaining one hundred dol
lars trom the bank of Dayat'd un
der fahe pretences; and Fred
Denny who stole several watches
from a hotel iu Sidney to eighteen
mouths in the pen.
Ralston & Fonda
Livo Stock
Commission MorohantsV
Union Stock Yards, South Omaha. .
Uy good Biilos nnil courteous trontmenl
our uiiHtomurs luvu beuomo our best
solicitors. Wo are- fully equipped to
hundlo nil biiRlnoRS entrusted to our
enro nml can oiTor uiioqualcd corvien
and nbsoluto pnfuty, Givo us a trial
and wo will convince you. Murkot re
ports furnished on application. Wo re
fer by permission to First Nntionnl
Untik of North l'lntto.
Stcph. McDcrmott, Walker.'
ty attorney,
bee. Twp. Ky. Acres Ainl.
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31 10 33 160 130 23
6 12 30 160 164 98
26 ' 9 34 160 212 92
6 12 33 160 135 83
18 11 31 160 104 83
8 10 33 160 116 35
35- 9 30 160 105 13
18 9 30 160 148 81
31 9 30 160 149 19
27 9 30 160 158 33
31 9 27 80 118 84
8 9 34 160 172 98
2 9 34 160 210 71
1 9 30 160 128 80
19 16 26 160 136 10
27 16 26 160 163 43
20 9 34 160 140 43
18 13 33 160 139 03
28 10 33 160 103 93
10 13 33 160 119 28
6 10 33 160 117 08
30 12 31 160 10198
11 16 31 160 135 65
17 16 26 120 113 43
26 . 12 31 160 119 63
21 11 33 160 111 13
17 11 33 160 112 83
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30 16 28 160 150 28
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