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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1901)
SEVENTEENTH YEAR. NOHTJI PLATTE, NEBRASKA, JULY 10, 1901. NO. 50. If 4 t Blow! Blow! It is natural for some people in business to BLOW. It is not our object to BLOW, give glowing descriptions, or make risky assertions in prices. This is no circus bill and we have no red lemonade for sale. Plain facts go farther than fiction which will not bear investigation Our goods speak for themselves. No llowery figures of price are necessary. A. L. DAVIS, THE HARDWARE MAN. l W5S teg? t. 3 BLUE FLAME WlCKLESS OIL STOVES coal oil for fuel. WE ARE STILL IS L LING MAJESTIC RANGES. Ginn JOHN BR ATT. JOHN BRATT & Real Estate, Loans Insurance A) NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. X tJf H.oforon.co:-iViiy BarUi. ixx 3To"fcx-tsli.o.. Five Cent Cigar to .A.T SOHMALZBISD'S. ASK ANY PAINTER ABOUT HEATH & MILLIGAN PAINTS The North Platte Pharmacy, Exclusive Agents. 6 6 a Free Sample Shade Cards- JOSEPH HERSHEY, WINDMILLS PIPES AND FITTINGS BARB WIRE ROUND AND HALF ROUND STOCK TANKS' LOCUST STREET, NORTH PLATTE, NEB. 71 eooocoeocooooooooocJosoojttyotfooooooCooodo Blow! 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 to please every taste; something1 here to suit every pocket book. -for cooking. Uses REFRIGERATORS in several sizes. & Weingand. E. R. COODMAN. CO., DEALER IN Farm Implements, S Buggies, Wagons, Windmills, Pumps, j i PUMPS vji.) is beginning to get low the irriga 3 COUNTY PRECINCT NEWS. Hon companies find it necessary to BHAD7 NOTES. George Parsons went to Dia mond, Col,, Monday to visit Ins two sons who are working there, Mrs. Jake Coleman returned Fri day from Kearney where she visited a son who is in the hospital there, John Anderson and family came down from Callaway to attend the tuncral of Charley Anderson. Mrs. Frauk Murphy is having a house built which she will use for a dwelling house as well as the postoflice Florence lJush and Kssie Beatty went to North Platte Thursday to visu ivuiu oingcr lor a uay or two. George Parsons was down at lCustis last week shucking wheat, lie reports small grain line, but corn a failure. Grace ICavy has gone to Grand Island to receive medical treatment. T. D. Lewis started his header in his grain field Monday, lie re ports a grasshopper on every stalk of rye. Mrs. D. iMclvamamiria came up from Buda Saturday to visit K. C. Burke and family. Chris Parsons made a trip to Gothenburg Monday in the inter ests of the M. W. A. Ag. Abcrcrombic had a horse killed by the cars a few days ago. Chas. Anderson died at this place last Thursday night of dropsy and bood poisoning. About one month ago i no. deceased, who was cm- ployed as a section hand, attempted to drive a rusty spike. The spike flew and struck him on the leg causing a slight bruise. Nothing was thought of the wound until seven days after when it began paining him. Dr. Ward was con suited and Anderson was sent to North Platte for treatment. Later he was taken to the St. Joseph Hospital at Omaba, where he re mained ten days and was .then, brought home. His leg was not very sore, but his system was full of poisoned blood, and death came July llth. The deceased was born at Wood River June 12, 1881, and in 1890 came with the familv to this county and located two and one-half miles north of Bradv. He was a pleasant, kind-hearted young man, and his death cast a irloom over tUis ent re commun iv. A ... " I mother, two brothers, and a sister ,i i . .i. t r ., . son and brother. The funeral . held Friday afrernoon conducted by Kev, A. Bolcu. BETWEEN THE BXVERB. Monday was pay day at thc Nichols creamery. Dick bhinkle has began work on Seeberger & Co. hay contract. urassuoppers nave damaged to some extent the second crop of al ana. Chinch bugs arc reported pretty thick in the corn lields. Dr. Ferrar of the Grand Island sugar factory was up in the valley ast week looking after the sugar beet crop. n mc wmer in uie iortn river A 1 1 a. . t. .- . T KccjulrcH Stacker Kopc, Wood Pulley Wheels, Hay Forks, Grind Stones, Carriage Bolts, Machine Bolts, Leather Fly Nets, Fly Sheets, Cotton Fly Nets, Sweat Pads, Housings, Clevjses, Pantile Trees, Single Trees, Oil Cans, Machine Oil. We have these and every thing else in the tool line that you will need . Store open evenings un til 8 o'clock tf lion DBpBf&ment frm. i fV0oti)0-Hft-tti)i?tiint HAYING construct hay dams to throw the nay current to the hcadgatcs of the ca nals. Forty men and a number of teams arc building such dams for the North Platte ditch. Those who have cows and pat ronize the creamery at Nichols arc drawing from fifteen to fifty dollars per month. As these pat rons have plenty of rough feed for their cows, the presence of chinch bugs and grasshoppers docs not stf ikc-as-inuch terror to'tlieir souls as' to those who get all their revenue from crops. J. W. Prickctt ih again able to d8Cuarirc hla duties as postmaster ft b f , iiORtw5ck oi tiie .,, Bde .... b ... . ,.,rvcB, Hc wi bale and ship the first hundred tons he cuts Mrs. O. II. ICyerly transacted business in North Platte Monday Mrs. Maggie ToiUiou accompa nied the relatives of the late Lin dia Layton to the cemetery at Pcckham. Miss Liudia Laytoti, who had been afllictcd with lung trouble for some time and just returned from Boulder, Col., where she had been for her health, died at the home of her sister Mrs. Geo. IS. Sullivan at Nichols on Saturday afternoon. The remains were taken to North Platte early Monday morning from where they were shipped to Brady accompanied by relatives. From there they were conveyed by team to the Peckatn cemetery. The de ceased was a bright, intelligent and promising young lady who had many young as well as old friends who deeply regret her demine Three bisters, one brother and her mother were with her at the time her spirit took its (light. We only express the feelings of this entire community when wc say that they all deeply sympa thisc with the bereaved relatives in this their sad aflliction. The petition to form a district both on the north and south side of luu mn,a IIVcr ,n "nicuiovoic At. . . 1 J uonus lo consiruci a oriage to span lue nori" mer JU8t norm ot Her 8l,ef came UP before the county commissioners at worm i.Jiatte on I C 1 1 aaiulu'1 W"B knocked out. The reason for this action was lint Ml.. nntitmn that the petition did not contain thc rc,l'rcd number of freeholders' names upon 11. me next ncaritiir wiU takc Place 0,1 3"y 2 W. II. Svlliyan of Nichols has lately purchtsed a hand separator with which hc is now separating his milk at home and sending the cream to the creamerv. He is onlv f - j experimenting on this way of separating. COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS July ll, 1901 Board met pursuant to adjourn ment, present Carpenter and Mc Cullough commissioners and county clerk. Claims against the county were considered and allowed as follows on general fund. 10. A. Cary typewriter ribbons for clerk of district court $3.00, R. B. Warner coffin, curtains etc.. 56.85, M. Oberst fees in case of state vs. Shcppard 1.00, Chas, Jensen same 100, Mrs. Chas. Jensen same 2.00, M. McNamara same 1.00, Carl Newton same 1.00, Albert Tolten fees in case of State against Stone 2.90, W. M. Iloltry sam" 1.00, II. Lindstrom same 2.30, D. Lcypoldt same 2.30, Jno. Alexander same 1,00, A. M. Lock same 1,00, James Cotton same l.uu, vera ivangiord same 1,00, B, Goodwin Bame 1 80, Geo. Talbot same 2.30, H. A. Patrick fees in case ot State vh Qua merer o.uu, T. i . ivelilier same 1.00. Claim of Fred Tobas as superin tcndetit of North and South River bridges from Jan 1, 1901 to July 1 1901, and for labor on same allowed on bridge iund for 47.00. In compliance with the request Irom proper authorities, the boan hereby appoints I. A. Fort a dele ".l cm Trans-Mitihissippi con pple Creek, Col., July ' 1901. County clerk will Ubuc proper credentials under Beat of the county. Adjourned until tomorrow. July 12, 1901 Board met pursuant to adjourn ment, present full board and county clerk. Claims against thc county were considered and allowed on the gen eral fund as follows: A. L. McNccl salary and mileage as county commissioner 4 .-, John Grant assessing North Platte precinct No. 1 126.50, Lock & Salin. bury team for board 4.00. Geo. T. Buzza nidBC. on order of poormastcr 13.03, W. C. Hlder fees in case of White against county 9.73, W. M. Iloltry fccB in same case 1.85, County treasurer ordered to refund tax paid under protest in sum of 1.89. jjiu lor graning roau souiu 01 North Platte ol Albert Stcmhauscu at 7 cents per square yard, hc to furnish grader and level said grade to thc satisfaction of county coin inisaioncrF, was accepted. C. L. Patterson is hereby ap pointed constable in North Platte No. 2 precinct and his official bond approved. BUI of L. P. Smith for rclund of taxes paid under protest, amount ing to 7.05 disallowed, Adjourned until tomorrow. July 13, 1901 Board met pursurnt to adjourn ment present full board and county clerk. Thc following described lands were sold by thc county com missioncrs to W. II. Smith for 447.- 07, viz: alt of section 21-11-33. AIbo lots 1, 2 and 3, block 9 in Schiller's addition to Wallace to Joseph Trl del for 150.00. Bill of Geo. T. Fields for 75.10 for lumber allowed on bridge fund. Bill of M, L. McCullough salary from April 23 to July 14th allowed on general fund for 75.00, Bill of L. Carpenter Balary from April 23 to July 14th 70.50 allowed on general fund. Bill of II. Ballard assessing Sellers precinct for 41.00 allowed on general fund. Claim of C. L. Patterson for .TRHPRniiicr rMnrlh wlnfff. IVn H allowed on general fund for 165.00 Claim of A. L. McNecl salary allowed on general fund for 18.00. Bill of T. T. Keliher sheriff jail or's ices, board of prisoners allowed on general fund for 1237.75. STATS NEWS. Levi Beau of Coyote precinct, Dawson county, lost his house by fire last week. In addition to the house $225 in money was burned. There wan $450 insurance. The use of individual communion cups in tuc administering ol the Lord's Supper has been begun by thc First Presbyterian church at Osceola. Wheat in Frontier county is turning out from fifteen to thirty bushels per acre. The corn how ever, is said to be badly damaged by the hot weather. The number of inmates at thc Geneva girl's home has been bo re duced that the state authorities have dispensed with the steward to cut down expenses, win Liruce, a lariner iivinir near Kddyville, is striking the right gait. He has fifty cows and gets thirty pails of milk a day from which hc cashes in check of $130 per month from his milk. Major Church Howe, United States conBul at Sheffield, England is expected home about thc mid die of this month and the people o Auburn ate making arrangements for an elaborate reception to be tendered him. Scip Dundy, an Omaha man, con trols most of the Midway fcaturcB at the Buffalo exposition, and it is Baid that his net earnings amount to $10,000 a week. Sixteen cases of liquors which had been shipped into Broken Bow the night before the 4th. of July were seized by the sheriff, and the night agent at the depot baa been arrebtud for unlawfully handling the goodb. Thu hearing of the atjeut will be held next Friday, HARNESS Wc have what you want in this line Team Harness, Concord Harness, Horse Collars, Work Bridles, Heavy Traces, Trace Chains, Hamc Straps, Holt Ilatnes, Clip Haines, Hook Ilames, Burlap Fly Sheets, Leather Fly Nets, Cotton Fly Nets. Store open evenings until 8 o'clock. Wilco Depaplnjeiift totfe, STATEMENT Of the condition of ttic Mutual IIuIIiIIiik and Loan AmnocI.-uIoh ol North l'lnttc, Nc branka, on the aotti day of June, 1TO1. ASSKTS. First mortgasc loaim tl'.'I.OUQ w stock loans uooiu ltcal estate O.om -n ;ash l,xt8 in Delinquent lutcrc.it. premiums and lines (Ml mi Kxpcnscrt and taxes paid Tixl W Taxes and Insurance 'JUS M Total SiaJ.OIJ 95 MADIMTIKS. Capital stock paid up flll.KM 71 Kcscrvcfund MS tx) Undivided prollts .1,13)1 K)l Due shareholders on Incomplete loans 1, 8N)a Other liabilities I&.5I0 1H Total 8133,01.! t& UKCKIPTS AND KXl'UNDlTUllES FOIt THU Y 13 A It KNDINC1 JUNK 30, 1D0I. HF.CKIPTH. llalanci! on hand July 1, S -i 01 Dues SI. WIT DO Interest, premiums and lines T,C33 40 Loans repaid Tin) HI Kntry fce, etc 835 M Kent. WKICO Total .lisTrolIi KXI'E.NDITUUKH. Loan 10,77l OT KXtietlHeH 41)3 31 Stocks redeemed 0.138 S5 Cash on hand .- 1.NW m Taxes and Insurance SH fu Total ...t3i,4n eo State of Nebraska Lincoln county, s. I. Samuel Ooozcc, secrctnry of thc above named association, do solemnly swear that the foreRotnK statement ot the condition of wald association. Is true and correct to thc best of my knouleilce and belief. SAMUlil. UOOZKH. Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to belorc me this 1st dny of July. 1IH)I. W. II. McDonai.1i. Notary I'ubllc. ftpprovoi: vinim vimiiucTs, i J. V Cl.AIIAUtlll. I STEBBINS' STABLE. liycry, Feed, Boarding and Sale. NEW RIGS; Accommodations Good. Feed per team to hay, 35 cents a night; noon feed 15 cents. L. C. Stebbitis, Phono 101. North l'lnttc, - Nebruuku. Notice (o Students and Teachers. Section 8a, of Sub-div. VJI. of thc school law provides that thc county superintendent shall, on thc third Saturday of July, con duct an examination pf appli cants for admission to the State Normal School at Peru. In accordance with this law. I will hold an examination July 20th, 1901. BlCKTIIA TlIOKMSCKlS, County Supt, FOIl A BUMMUR OUTING. Tho Itooky Mountain regions of C01.0 itAix) ronulioil host viu tlio Union l'uuitlu provides Inviohly for thu health ottho invalid and thu ploasuro of thu tourint. Amid Uioho rugged stoops tiro to bo found sumo of tho most charming aud restful apotfl on oarth, Fairy Inken nestled amid sunny poaks, and clluuito tlnit clieoni and oxhilaratos. Tho Summer Excursion Hates put In effect bv tho Union Pacific en able you to reach theno fuvorod localities without uunoceBBory expenditure of tituo or monoy. Ono Faro for tlio Hound Trip plufl 82.00 from Missouri Rlvor, in oftoct Juno 18th to UOtlr, July lOtli to August illst incluslvo. , Tho Union Piiuillo will also noil tickets on July 1st to 0th inclusive, Snptomhor 1st to luth inu'iisivo, at Slfi.uu ror tho round trip from Missouri Itivor pointn. ltotnrn limit October 111, 1901. Proportionately low rates from inter mediate pointy. Full Information cheerfully furnished upon triplication. JAS. B. SCANLAN, Agent,