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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1901)
j Local News in Brief, j Miss Adelaide Staatz left Thurs day for Enterprise, Kansas, where she will visit until the early part of next month. Four-room house for rent. Apply to W. II. McDonald. Mian IrmaCody and her lricnd Miss Colvin went to Denver Christ mas evening. Will and Charley Hendy spent Christmas with their parents on the ranch near Maxwell. Will Woodhurst wcnttoOrd yes terday to adjust a fire loss which his company had sustained. The bowling alley has been sold to Iowa parties who will take possession in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bacon spent Christmas with relatives m Lin coln returning home yesterday. Asa Scarle came up from Omaha to Bpcnd Christmas, returning yes terday. He is attending school in Omaha. Miss Irene Hartmen, who had been spending a few days with her parcntB, returned to Lexington yesterday. Two gentlemen from Jelfcrson county and one from Kansas arc in town this week looking up locations for cattle ranches, BaptiBt church, Dec. 29th. Sub jects, morning, "The Church and Child," evening.. The New Depart ure." You are invited. It you have hp other preference you are most cordially invited to worship with the Presbyterians next Sabbath at all the services. Miss Grace Mooncy camo up from Leximrton to spend Christ mas with her brother Frank and wife and remain in town for a lew days. Clarence Redmond is assisting Storekeeper Maiuwaring in taking an inventory of the stock of sup plier, which will require several weeks. Commercial Fertilizer for Lawns at. City Pharmacy, Dr. Lonirley. John Grott who was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for stabbing his wife, will be taken to Liucoln next Sunday by Shcrifl Kelihcr, Col. Cody left for Cheyciitic Wed nesday to look after some horncn needed by the Wild West for next season. The Colonel will go to New York next week. Wc arc told that eighty acres of sugar beets harvested on the isl and south of Maxwell' sold tor six thousand dollars, or nu average of seventy-five dollars per acre. The sacrament of the Lord's Bup per will be celebrated in the Pres byterian church on Jan. St It . Pre paratory services will begin on the Wednesday evening previous. Sheriff Kelihcr took 16 the peni tentiary at Lincoln yesterday young Hunt, who was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for attempt ing to blackmail W. K. Maguusscn, , Supt.-clect Neale is down from Sutherland getting in readiness tor occupancy thcScharmann house on west Second street. Mr. Neale will be inducted into office the 10th or 12th of next month, The ncwBpnper man strives to 1 help all the people in the town and does it but some people are not satisfied with the milk of human kindness, they want the cream. They get it at Tekulve's hhoc and repair shop at the Yellow Front. R. J. Talbot, who recently re moved to Kearney trout Nqrth i Platte, has purchased property in the first ward and will make his x residence there. He was formerly a resident of Buffalo county tor eight or nine yearB. Kearney Hub. . Nothing but praise has been bestowed on the new edition ot Shooting The Chutes," u farce cjtnedy of many strong features. Murray and Mack are the principal factors in the fun-making and arc nbly assisted by a clever cast mint b.-riug twenty-six people. W. D. Hover, Jimbalmer. Howe's Furniture Store. Night call Telephone 90. 4 The next attraction at the opera bouse will be the original Irish comedians, Murray and Mack, in the up-to-date edition oi "Shooting The Chutes," a farce comedy with many attractive features, tonus nit . crVertainment which will be very pleasantly and agreeably accepted by theatre goers of this city tomor ipw evening, Men's I Winter Overcoats wants This has been the great est Overcoat season known in the business and there's two reasons for it. First, the very marked change of style to the long Overcoats makes a new overcoat absolutely nec essary for well dressed men. Second the failure of many clothing stores to provide sufficient stock of the lon full coats has sent new cus tomers to us. Wc placed our contracts for large supplies away last summer and are selling the smart and stylish coats at fair prices, while other stores are paying a premium to man ufacturers to get them at all. Today we have a superb showing of new Overcoats 48 to 50 inches long in dark Oxford mixed and black Overcoat ings, in all the various grades at $10.00, 13.50. 15.00, 18.00 Of course we have also very handsome Uvercoats at "A. $5, 6.00, 7.50, C 8.00, 9.00. A W The man who has an Overcoat to buy and r) the smartest and most correct style at a fair should visit the STAR. The young man, boy their Overcoat wants. ) Irk ' ,5fi "TnbjawmenT has Ea? t price, and child haven't overlooked Iiewia-Coopor Wedding. In the presence of a large num ber of informally invited gncBts, Wm. O. Lewis and Miss Ada Cooper were united in marriage by Rev. Geo. A. Beechcr at the Epis copal church at eight o'clock Christ mas evening, To the strains of a wedding march the bridal couple entered the church, the bride accompanied by her sister Miss Emily and the groom by A. S, Coates. F. 15. Dullard- "gave the bride away," and Frank MacColland Fred Elliott, Jr., officiated as ushcrers. The full service of the Episcopal church was used andthc vested choir ren dered two hymns during the cere mony. The bride wore a handsome gown ot gray ciotu trimmeu in white and the bridesmaid gray trimmed in blue, while the groom and his best man wore conventional black suits. The service through out was beautiful and impressive. Following the ceremony an inform al reception was held at the home of the bride, to Qwhicb only the moat Intimate friends and relatives had been invited. The couple left the same night for Denver, and will be "at home" after January first in the new house ou east Fourth street which' the groom had lurnished prior to the cere mony. The bride has lived in North Platte nearly all her life and is well known and highly esteemed by all friends, of whom she has many. She is a very excellent young lady. Mr. Lewis lias resided in North Platte for several years and is in the employ of the Union Pacific as locomotive fireman. He is a very steady, industrious young man and well deserves the excellent reputa tion which he enjoys. To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis the best wishes of this writer are extended. On Tuesday evening a joint I Christmas tree was held by ten families at the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Clabauirb and from it uifts were distributed to members of the families. The occasion proved one of considerable merri ment, as a number 01 the gifts were in the nature of jokes. Among the rctresnments served to .tue men were doughnuts in which a consid erable quantity of cotton had been placed, and tue ettorts to masticate them created much amusement for the ladies. Forty-seven Ganges Sold Since Aug. 1st. ft ft ft ft ft $ iti U to iti $ ft p.. 1 superior oiuves anu That people appreciate good articles when they see them is attested by the fact that we have sold 4 Ranges since August 1st, selling them right along. are not all; our sales of Heating Stoves have been very large. This business only tends to show that we carry Ranges and sell them at right prices. ft iti Or 0 forty-seven and we are But Ranges jjj iti 0 0 I E B WARNER, )tt TMB BIG STORE. ft ft iti $ to iti iti ft ft ft m GHOR CLASS CONCERT LLOYD'S n OPERA HOUSE, ay weoiDB, 'k 271 0 An orchestra of four pieces will assist at the choral class concert this evemug. Mrs. M. J. Cronin of Grand Island has been the guest of her parents for a few dayB past. MIbbcs Lucy and Vivian Wim bcrly and Winnie Becler are the guests of friends in Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. John Baker, who had been visiting in town for a week, left for the east last night. Seyeral from town attended a dance held nt the home, of E. L. Garrison southwest ot town Wed nesday evening, Grant 12". Balkcom was down from McPherson county making annlication for final proof on his , , , homestead yesterday. Mlsa Babbitt and Mlas Goodman took a number of their pupils out skating yesterday torcnoon, and of course all had a good tune. The Yale Dancintr Club trave a very enjoyable party nt the opera house last evening, at which a num ber of invited guests were present Business at the United States laud office has been rather quiet for the past month, and the officerR do not exucct much of a rush before spring. ThomaB and Albert McCounell, who were united to the Misses Ware at Hershey Christmas, were in town yesterday purchasing house furnishings. The comity treasurer is tnakiug out for the Union Pacific company a statement of. its 1900 real estate taxes, together with the interest and penalties. It is expected that the company will scud a check for the amount on January Ht. Two families in the Hunter neighborhood south of town have been ufilicted with diphtheria for couple of weeks, but wc lcaru through Dr. McCabe that the patients arc now about convalescent. There are several cases ol scarlet feyer in the same section. Louis Hublitz was up from Dick ent yesterday making final prooi upon his homestead. Dave White, one of the successful farmers of the valley, marketed corn in town vesterdav. receiving aixty-five cents per bushel. The farmer's corn crib this year is veritable cold mine. Up to last evening uo ice had been recived for the Union Pacific houses. It was thought that th harvest would begin at Gothenburg the early part ot this week, but the ice did not prove to be of the thick ness required by the company. Tue J. S. club held a high-fm party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. McCarty Wednesday eveuini; and the aeyeral hours were pleas antly passed. The reireshments served were exceptionally nice. As a number of the members of the club arc vocalistB and instrument alists an informal musical program was retidercd the latter part of the evening. The laughing comedy, "Shooting The Chutes," which comes to the opera house Saturday evening has just closed an extremely successful scricB of performances in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago, where they attracted large audicuceB and aroused the ut most enthusiasm, but made the most tavorable impression on all the critics. In many respects thU organization isprououueed superior to all other styles and classes of farce-comedy programme presented and bus awakened new interest in this style of comedy, and shows that at last there is something fresh aud novel with which to please and entertain the public. Murray and Mack have certainly caused much favorable comment, and the play has created discussion and lent new interest to farce comedy, and the visit ol the "Chutes" to this city will certainly be an event of considerable magnitude In theatrical circles. CCASIONALLY you meet a man who says he "can't af ford Chase & Sanborn's Seal Brand Coffee." Now, as a rule, ihc poorer a man is the less be can afford to do without. If any one needs theinvigoration of this famous food-drink it is the la boring" man and the mechanic. Don't let us confuse terms. Cost is what you pay; value is what you receive. When value is in itself a source of still greater income, you can't afford not to afford it. Think it over! RICHELIEU GOODS Wc have just received a fresh line of RICHELIEU GOODS and they arc sold at the -following-prices. No better goods on the the market than Richelieu. Richelieu Small Early June Peas 2 cans for 35c Richelieu Sweet Wrinkled Peas per can 15c Richelieu Superfine Sifted Peas per can 20c Richelieu White Morrowfat Peas per can 15c Richcljeu Sugar Corn pr can 15c Richelieu LimaBeans.2 cans .35c Richelieu White Wax Beans 2 cans for 35c Richelieu choice Stringless Beans per can 20c Richelieu Strawberry Beets 2 cans for 35c Richelieu Succotash 2 cans. 35c Richelieu Mammoth Toma toes, 2 cans for 35c Richelieu 1-lb White Aspar agus Tips, per can 30c Richelieu 2:lb Ex. White Asparagus per can 35c Richelieu 2-lb Sliced Pine apple per can 25c xvicucneu ii(Xtra i-re PROGRAMME, 1. Introduction Rev. Wimberly 2. Anthem, "Cast thy Burden on the Lord" Choral Class 3. Baritone Solo, "My Bed is Like, a Little Boat". N.H. McCorklc 4. Vocal Duct, "Whispering- Hope." Mrs. M. C. Harrington, F. T. Redmond. 5. Song-, "At Bculah's Gate," Choral Class 6. Vocal Solo, "Do I Love Thee," Miss Irma Clinton 7. Song-, " 'Twas on a Bank of Daisies Sweet," .... Choral Class S. Bass Solo, "A Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". . C. F. Scbarmann y. Piano Solo, Select, Miss Haas, of Kearney 10. Waltz Song, "The Star that Shines for Me," Choral Class 11. Vocal Solo Mrs. J. H. Hershey 12. Song, "When Day Fades," Male Octette 13. Vocal Duo, "Oh Tell Us, Merry Birds" Mrs. C. A. Dill, Prof. Lconbardt 14. Recitation, "The Little Torment," Abbie Patterson 15. Vocal Solo, "Rosie and Josie" Miss Grace Leonhardt 16. Sleighing Song Choral Class 17. Piano Solo, Miss Haas, of Kearney 18. Tenor Solo, "Because I Love You, Dear," Ira L. Bare iy. Hunting Song Choral Class Chorus Accompanist, Miss Lulu Salisbury. Admission 25 cents; Reserved seats 35 cents. served Strawberries, can 25c Richelieu 1-lb Christmas Plum Pudding 30c Richelieu Christmas Plum Pudding, 2 pounds 50 Richelieu 10-oz Selected Queen Olives per bottle. 35c Richelieu 16-ouncc Selected Queen Olives per bottle. 50c Wc have numerous other arti cles bearing this label, such as Mince Meat, Seeded Raisins, Cat sup and Salad Dressing. A complete line of Dried Fruit Boiled Cider for Mince Meat, Maple Syrup, Pancake Flour, prepared Buckwheat Flour, which is a sufficient guarantee that they are the finest produced. Harrington & Mi Geo. M. Graham spent Christ mas in Grand Island, returning home yesterday. John Keliher arrived from St Louis Tuesday night and will visit his parents for a short time. G P. Copper and wife left Tues day lor Hiawatha, Kansa, to ppend Christmas at the lattcr's home. They arc expected to return tomorrow. Isaac Liyingstone and MiBs Ucrtba M. Peters .were united in marriaee Christmas Eve at the residence of Richard Wood's by Rev. J. D. Pulis. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Peters, living north of river, and has been teaching school for sev eral years. She is a bright and highly esteemed younjr lady. Mr. Ltyingtonc is interested in a stock ranch and is highly spoken of by those who know him. The last legislature passed a law creating a comity board ot health, the members of which arc to be ap pointed by the couuty commis sioners. The commissioners of this county, have not, however, ap pointed such a board, but we be lieve that such should be appointed at the beginning of the new year. Duriug the past six months there have been a number of cases of diphtheria aud other contagious diseabcs in the couuty aud it is known that the homes so affected were not properly disinfected, In one instance it is known that a family was afflicted with diph theria which came by contagion through a visit to a house that had been similarly affected several months before. If wc had a county board of health such instances wtfuld nol be sb likely to occur. T. Iff. C. A. NOTES. Isn't this great? $15.00 is all we need to pay every cent we owe and five more members will make the amount. Who will respond? First aid to the injured class will listen to an interesting lecture by Dr. Lucas on Friday evening of this week. Men! Come and Gil the room. Large numbers of young men visited the rooms aud enjoyed the music box and other privileges dur ing Christmas day and evening. My, but we are thankful that the young men have such a place as this to come to. Additional centlemen contribute ing to the Mexico Y. M. C. A. fund: J. K. Baker, Jos. Piercy, 13. A. Garrison, C. Scbarmann, F. A, Goodman, R. B. Stuart. There will be a Praise service held in Hid rooms next Sunday at 3:30 p. m. All men having some thing to be thankful for during the year are cordially invited and if there be any that think they have no cause to be thankful we invite them too, Wh have the promise that th catalogue for the books will be here Bhortly. As soon as it comes the books will be shelved, num bered and will be ready to loan out. . s. Finley Goodman, of Omaha, has been visiting relatives in town for a few days past. The Christmas trade of the North Platte merchants was considerably in excess of last year, and is re ported by several merchants to have been the largest they ever had. All those with whom we havev talked feel well satisfied with the volume of business.