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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1901)
r i Local News in Brief. The Kpiscopal guild will meet Friday afternoon with MrH. D. II. Davis. Mcll Karth resumed his position in the Palace meat market last Monday morninu. R inkling- Bros, show passed west Sunday forenoon. There were sixty cars in the two trains. Jap Powers who was arrested a few days ago on the charge of rape, will have his preliminary hearing on the 23d. The semi-monthly social of the V. R. C. will be held at the home of Mrs. Frank Tracy next Wednes day afternoon. M. II. McDcrmolt of Somerset was in town Saturday enroute home irom South Omaha, where he marketed a car ot mixed cattle at satisfactory prices. Among those granted pensions last Saturday wc notice the name oi Jttduc Iloagland, who will re ceive six dollars per month. At the morning service at the Presbyterian church Sunday, W. N, Salisbury, C. P. Ross and August Hazcnkamp were ordained elders by Rcvb. Irwin and Gcarhart. Mrs. T. M. Ilainlinc is the gucnt of her daughter Mrs. W. W. White while enroute from a trip to the mountains. She twill remain in town about a week. The Methodist people arcalready beginning to make preliminary pre parations for the west Nebraska conference which will be held in this city the early part of October. The Union Pacific ball team will go to Cheyenne next Saturday to play two games with the team of that altltudinouH city. A dozen or more rooters expect to accompany the team. An ice crcam.Bociai will be given by the American Order of Protcc tion on August 16th in the room formerly occupied by The Fair Store, to which the public is cor dhlly invited. The Maxwell and Brady Tele phone Co.. completed its line to this city Saturday evening and in a day of two the system will be open to those who desire to use It upon payment of a reasonable toll, Summers Grosh, a waiter in the Star restuaraut, became mentally deranged Saturday night and the following day waB taken to IiIb home in Kearney. TIiIb mental trouble, it is said, had been coming on for some time. Drs. Seymour and Williams' con templated visit is an excellent op portunlty for those suffering from eye, ear, nose or throat trouble to obtain relief. Consultation free at the Farrlngton Hotel on Thursday, Sept. 26th. During the heavy storm Satur- day evening lightning struck the rear part of the house occupied by Ben Vicrs, doing considerable damage to the kitchen. A tree on the 'Walker premises was also struck by a bolt. Father Kennedy whotemnorarilv hadcuarire of the CnHinU nrl.i. l - a WWBVBWU left for the east last night. Father Webber will arrive irom Central City in a day or two and remain tiutil about September 1st, when the uewly appointed priest, Father Fitzgerald will take charge. mrs. ;uaries Armousier lult on Tuesday lor North Platte where she will visit her duughtcr, MrH. Blickcnsdcrfcr. From there she will go to Columbus, Ohio, to re side, Mr, Armbruster having already gone there, having traded liiB property here tor property there. vLcxington Clipper. The corn crop in the vicinity of Hershey and Sutherland Is said to be, generally speaking, the bcBt the farmers have raised in Huvural years. TIhb is good for the farmers, tor corn iu certain to bring high prices. If as reported, V. A. Paxton will feed 1,000 steers on his ranch near Hershey, this alone will 'tend to create a local demand for corn. C. K, Lawrence and A. A. Licstcr were down from Hershey Saturday complctcing a partnership for the . manufacture of a sugar beet har vester and topper. This machine is the iuvcntiuu of Mr, Lawrence, ' and he is confident that it will Drove a success. The first machine will be completed iu about ten days, and abortlv tncreaiter a puuiic ex hibition of the machines opera- Hit ft 0 ft you can possibly obtain anywhere. If you can match them for the money elsewhere, we're certainly curious to know where the "where" may be, as wc have been to unable to locate such a place. to to Men's AILWool Suits Latest styles, round corners brown plaid satin lining correctly constructed to to to to to to Men's All-Wool Suits In the favorite Blue Serges ' Men's All Wool Suits In the Swell Oxford, gray and all the other fashionable shades.... to to to to to to to to to to to to to Other styles and $8.00, $9.00 $12.00, and to to to to to to to to The sessions of the Baptist asso ciation which were being held at the church in this city closed last evening. Ezra Keen has applied for a thirty days lay-oif and accompanied by liia wife will leave next month for a visit with relatives in Pcnn- sylvannia. A few members of the populist county central committee met in this city Saturday and ' selected Sentetlllipr 7t ll na Mm rlrifA fnr Imlil. hnir ,. -,,. ,; Tr l JOH contemplate laying a Dr,CK' ccmeiu " atone side-walk, Bec Con Wa,kc" In the case of Carrie A. Plant against Beer and Feiber in which t,,c "Ic.to a BCCtion of land 80l,th' ol u,e cuy was at stake. the . . . . Buprcme court has decided against the defendants, that tribunal iu its decision sayinir that the defend. uuts hud no show of title to the laud. r BOY'S ARMORED CRUISER SHOE, $200. Leather alhor quality, construction skill, sled horseshoe 2ts,' the features combined that make the longest wonrinir. thnrnin :irclc these the economical Boy's Shoes you can buy. The soles arc of good thickness, arc quilted on bottom with the steel Jiorseshoc circlets like shown in the picture and the edges of soles extend well. 1 he styles is neat, the seams all strong, the linings The sizes arc i 13tf to S, widths D and 15, aud tlie price is $2.00 for any sire. Yellow Front Shoe Store, GEORGE M. GRAHAM, Mfir. S aoora south l O. Nom PUtlCi Neb Men's Summer Clothing. m (0 m ?n to to to to to to to to Wc don't make pledges lightly, nor do we break them when they are made. Star Suits arc good suits, there are no ins and outs about them, concerning which you might cavil. The garments are absolutely and incquivocally the best values that to to to to to to to IS m $.600 $7.50 1 $10.00 1 patterns, at O. H. Eyerly of Hershey was in tuvu jubicruuy wiui two loads of new oats which he sold for forty v-miar oubiici. .i . . i Mayor Walker, who was injured r. .... . I .vu wcchB ago oy tailing trom a ..ujr iulk, in aoie wiin tueaid ot a cane to be out on the streets. Station Agent Genge has rented the Jack Sullivan house on east ' "wl' enge-e lamuy Aim. -i i - win arrive Here from Suclton next Thursday afternoon, i lie two men who were arrested iicrc last Thursday on the charge of robbing Egge's jewelry store at Grand Island, had their hearing Friday and were bound over to the district court. J! v-uiuiuioMuuLT carpenter says the corn crop in Ins section of the county will be very light. He ex- pcciB 10 secure a binder and cut his corn for fodder. The hay bar- vest in his neighborhood 'is in full blaBt, and the quality of the hay is exceptionally good. m $15.00. S 3C PEOPLE AND EVENTS X O. A. Bacon has been spending the past day or two in town. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Weingand returned yesterday irom a visit in Omaha. Mrs. Nelson Hamcr and two daughters are visiting friends at Valley. Mrs. C. h. Black left Sunday morninir for. a visit with trlends in Cheyenne. Aliss Lttna i'owell ot Umaua is expected here in a few days to visit friends. MisB Ruth Patterson returned Saturday evenmer from her trip in the cast. A. S. Baldwin returned yestcr day from a brief visit in Laramie and Rawlins Raiph Dolson, clerking in a hotel at Sterling, spent Sunday and yes terday in town. Frank Johnston ot Wellflect has been visiting relatives in town for a couple of days past F. E. Bullard attended the Episcopal convocation at Laramie Sunday and yesterday. Mrs. M. H. Douglas returned last night from a visit with F. D. Wright's family at Ogalalla. Mrs. H. S. White 1b iu Kansas City, having accompanied Misa Moulton home last Friday night. Rev. J. C. Irwin, who had been visiting in town for a week, returned to Wood River yesterday. Mrs. Pete McGovern, who had been visiting relatives in town, re turned to Shenandoah, Iowa, Satur day night. MrB. Geo. W. Roberta, who had occn visiting mends in town tor a week, returned to Maxwell yester day. Mrs. Wm. Dolson and children icit yesterday morning lor a month's visit with relatives in St. Louis. Mrs. Geo. Smith and children left yesterday morning for New York state to visit Mr. and Mrs. Gub Smith. Miss Grace Langdon will proba bly spehd the coming fall, and winter attending a musical con Bcrvatory in Chicago. Miss TesBie Bullard returned uotnc tunu.iy morning trom a pro tracted visit with Miss Jean Jack son at Kemerer, Wyo. W. H. Turpie, who had been visitinir his son J. H. tor severs weeks, left Sundav nhrht for hi " home in Columbus, Ohio. John Taffe left Sunday for Chey- enne to attend RWHnu- Bros. Lhow. an nmuemint ntfmrfSnn which he seldom tails to attend Grand Island college, attended the nnnt.of ,.nf. i -u., urday and Sunday, returning home yesterday. Harrington & Tobin are filling a contract for 300 tons of 'hav received trom the Pacific Express Co. the shipments to be made to Omaha and Kansas City. This contract was secured larcrclv through the efforts of the local agent J. P. McGoycrn, who never loses an opportunity to work for the interests of the North Platte merchants in briuging trade to the city. The county commissioners con vened iu session yesterday after noon, and are in session today. Strayed or Stolen . Larue Dehorned Hereford Bull. branded bridle bit on left side. Please notify. John Bratt & Co. HARNESS We have what vou want in this line Team Ilurness, Concord Harness, Horse Collars, Work Bridles, Heavy Traces, Trace Chains, llamc Straps, BoltiHamcs, Clip Hamcs, Hook Hamcs, Burlap Fly Sheets, Leather Fly Nets, Cotton -Fly Nets. Store onen evenintrs until 8 O ClOCK, Hay Shipments. The value of the hay shipped out of this station last week averaged one thousand dollars for each day of the week. The shipments for the week were seventy-two cars, and the loadof each car aver aged twelve tonB, The average price paid per ton for the hay on the track was eight dollars. This' gives some idea ot the value of the hay crop to the people ot this section, and particularly to the merchants of North Platte. A thousand dollars per day circulated from this source alone is no small tern. Biff Sale of Lincoln County Land. A syndicate headed by Albert E. Smith of Milwaukee has purchased 50,000 acres of land in the eastern part of this county of the Union Pacific company. The laud will be fenced and converted into a feeding ranch. The syndicate owns 5,000 acres of additional land lyincr under an rrigation ditch near the body of land lately acquired and these 5,000 acres will be sowed to alfalfa. This feeding ranch will be the largest in the state aud when the contemplated improvements are made will accomodate thousands of cattle. J. E. Fuller, who was down from Myrtle precinct Saturday, says some fields of corn in his neighbor hood will average twenty bushels to the acre. Nearly all the farmers will have sufficient corn to supply their needs. The first home grown water melons of thiB season were mar keted in town yeBterday. The crop this year will be tairly large. Requires Stacker Rope, Wood Pulley Wheels, Hay Forks, Grind Stones, Carriage Bolts, Machine Bolts, Leather Fly Nets, luy ahects, Cotton Fly Nets, Sweat Pads, Housings, Clevises, Double Trees, Single Trees, Oil Cans, Machine Oi . Wc have these and every thing else in the tool line that you will need . Store open evenings un til 8 b'clock. 5 Wilcox DeDBrtmenf; Sta. j Worth fldtte flocir lU?Ufactiieol by IJoftrj latte HotUt Hfiils Used by economical housewifes in fifty towns in Nebraska and Wyoming and pronounced the equal of any flour manufactured in Nebraska. fl Trial Sack aJiil Coi?vlr)ce yoti of its njeHt North Platte Roller Mills C F. IDDINCS r 9, 4 THE UNION PACIFIC. The Overland Route." A fertile country where wheat, oats, barley, fruit, and life stock are raised in abundance. Thoro are two ami ono-quurtor millions of aurioultural lands in Uio valloy, uud nine-tenths are under cunul irrigation system, while only one-twelfth ia under actual farming cultivation. To incoming furmers and stockmen the Upper Snake River Valley, therefore, odors nn offer nowbore else to bo met with pructica'ly limitless lands already under an oxaustloss irrigation system. For full information cull on or O. K. Peck returned Sunday morning trom a trip to -the Indian Territory, where he visited his old friend A. Hummel, who formerly lived at Gandy. For Rent The Sutherland Hotel at reasonable terms. The hotel has a good run of business. Address or call on Mrs. M. E. Con way, Sutherland. According to figures issued by the state board ot public lands and buildings there still remains in Lincoln county 222,162 acres of vacant government land. The same authority gives the holdings ot the Union Pacific in the county at 165,234 acres. A citizen of Lexington had four dozen spring chickens stolen one night last week. That number was probably all the thief could carry. Callaway has dismissed from the school force Miss Powell and Miss Riggle and wants someone to teach both room 8 in one. And Callaway has bought new buUb for the base ball nine. Notice. From this, date until the 20th day of August. 1901, the officers of. School Dist.' No. 21 will receive bids for the purchase of the school build- ng known as the "Thornburg School," located on the northeast quarter of section 29, township 16, range 26, in Lincoln' county, Nebraska. District officers will reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Dated, July 31. 190L Paulinia Kilmer. Chas, A. Ross, John Kilmer. Wall Paper The largest line ever shown in the city Prices far Below Last Year. Make your selections early. You will find just what you want at WARNER'S Furniture Store SiY&ke River VaJley, Idaho. Keaehed via addross E. H. GENGE. Atent. X A .tions will be given, Wilcox Deptattmei)t jSte,