iinrf fMh 1 vilUJ a S to 3 wo nave a tine unc suiianic for Wedding Gifts. A lit- $ I IV l IWI Will s ft St J; Goods, will talk to you about offer Cut Glass, Hand Decorated China, Clocks and' Silverware, them' later. Would be pleased to sec you. The Jeweler nnd Optician. rcfbttt Sritiu.-.c. .Tl V l! RIDAY, OCT. 24, l'J02. 7, W. MILLER, GKADUATE BRNTISV. ioo: Btrcltz'a Urn Etoro. j.'aonc u. D. J. P. D.illard, ot Sidney, ts a eltilnr m Intvri toclnv. Angel Food Taffy at Iluplcr'a. Mrs. M. J. Cronin is baving her residence on weat Sixth street re. paititcd. Judge Jamcfi Neville of Omaha is ii town today on business cott n:ctcd with the Keith estate. "The Denver Express" drew a large audience at the opera bouse last cveniiiET an J is said to bave u been well presented. Rev. J. F. Seibert returned last evening irom a ten days trip to the central part of the Btate on busi ness connected with his position as esidcnt of the Lutheran Synod of ebraska. Eleven robust and comely young men came up from Kearney today and lt four o'clock. this afternoon Will demonstrate their pluck and brawn in a came of foot ball with the local high school team.' Wo now have a first-olass Upholsterer in town at O. M. Nowton'e. -did Ewell. ot the Grand Island sugar factory, has been spending . 1 1. . r : -. 1 4 ,..nnr- llllS WCCK in 1.IIK.UIU UUUIHJ. intending the harvesting and ship- escorted ping of sugar beets. Mr. b-vell says the beet crop in this county, taken as a whole, is exceptionally fine. A number of Methodist people met at the home of Mrs. E. 13. Gibbs the latter part ot List week and presented Mrs. C. P. Wlmberly wlUli a handsome table cloth and a crvzen napkins. In making the prcbcntalion speech J. C. Orr spoke ot t lie high esteem in winch Ihe Wimberlv family was held by those who had presented the testimonial. Bitter calt on U3 and buy a five or ten acre tract of the Isaac Dillon lund, adj lining city, before all sold. Price right, terms easy, Jon.N Bratt & Co., Sole Ageuts. J. W. Alexin isr has been work ing hi; grading outfit on the coun ty road between the southern limit of the city and Fremont slough and in a few dava more will have that thorouuhlare in good shape. Mr, Alexander will also do consider able grading in IUnman precinct frnm the Codv lands west and also nn the road near the Baker school llOUM, Mrs. D. C. Cougdon has been visiting in Omaha tor a few dayB. Fred Kade will probably leave next week tor a month'd visit with relatives in St. Louis. Rev. Swanders, who had been at tending the national convention ot the Christian church at Omaha, re turned home this morning. The W. C T. U. will entertain the teachers and members of the Bchool board at a reception this Fri day evening at Mrs. Hartman's. Will Yost and brother Charley have returned from Omaha. The of settlement made by the Union Pacific was unsatisfactory to Will. MissIdiVjn Gjetz, contestant in the Omaha Daily News piano contest, stood fourth on the list yesterday with a credit of 18,000 votes. " The weather the past week has been exceptionally fine for the sugar beet harvest and that work has been pushed very vigorously by the growers. C. A. Gloze, republican candi date for commissioner in the Third district, is transacting business in town today. Mr. Glazi says condi tions are yery favorable for his election. The New York Tribune quotes a stockholder of the Kansas & Orient road a saying that Edward Dick inson will become manager of that road after January 1st. Toe W. C. T. U. wilt meet next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Steb bms. Mrs. Giflin was unexpectedly called to the bedside of her mother hence we could not meet there. The Payne Investment Co. sent a half dozen land seekers to tins city yesterday and they were shown the land in this vicinity by the local representative of the com pany. Remember wc write Fire, Lilc and Accident Insurance at lowest living rates in the bestvold line companies. Sec us. John Bratt & Co. Ex-Sheriff Jake Miller, now em ployed in the Union Pacific secret service oetween uvanstpn aim Green River, passed through today to Lincoln where his wife is visit imr. They will both return in a few days and stop over here. ,. The members of the local foot ball team met their Kearney op ponents at the depot this morning, them to ureakfast, and Mrs. T. J. Burns, who haR been visiting Omaha friends fora month, will return home Sunday morning. Chicago forecast tv Nortn Platte and vlcinttr: partly cuudy and possibly uns t'.led tonight and. Sat urday. J. S. Iloaglaod left yesterday for the Filth congressional district to do bbinc campaign work for Judge Norris. J. J. Halligan returned this morning from Scotts Bluff county, where he transacted legal business tor several days. Lester Thackcr, formerly ol this city, was married at Houston, Texas, last Wednesday to a young lady of that cijy. The W, R. C. will serve a hot dinner to the public November 4th, election day. Place of serving will be advertise I later. Mrs. Swan Swauson and chil dren, who have bcu visitiug in Colorado Springs for several week?, arc expected home tonight. Mrs. Millard Hosier and MUs Nina Mason, who were expected Ifbme from Iowa last Monday, did not arrive until last evening. H. S. Keith, now located at Long Pine as manager ol an Elkhorn eat ing house, is expected in town in a tew days fur a visit ith friends. J. Q. Thacker, the former North Platte drugpUt, U now running as Pullman conductor on the B. & M. between Kansas City aud Sheridau, Wyo. The puzzle card distributed by Jake & Ed todav ha claimed the time ot a large number of people The puzzle is not neatly ass simple as it appears at first glance. Marie, the nineteen month old daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Uarrow, ot the first ward, died Wednesday morning, and' the funeral held yesterday afternoon. Mrs. W. V. lloagland, who had been spending several weeks iu Iowa and at Lincoln,returnrd home Weduesdiiv. Mr. Hoairland who 1 - had been at Lincoln tor several day?, accompanied her home Foreman Burns and his two assistants completed bringing electric light wires on the north side of the track today aud the work on the south side will be nushed as raoidlv as possible. The system will be fully .completed by November 10th. f RAILROAD NOTES. C.T , OVERSHOES. The time to buy them is be fore yqu need them. Men's Heavy Arctics per pair cp Men's Heavy Roll Edge Snow Excluder Arctics, ner oair I r during the forenoon treated them in a hospitable manner. All of which is highly commendable. Forty six men enrolled tliein selves as members of the Order ol Boosters this forenoon. An ap propriate badge will be presented to each member in a few days The order will undoubtedly hav five hundred members within two weeks, and with that 'number wotking as a unit lor North Platte and Lincoln county, great results will be attained. Join the Boosters and boost. The North Platte friends of Rev. D. W. Crane will regret to learn that he is critically ill at his home in Kearney. Last evening's Kear uey Hub says: The condition of Rey. D. W. Crane is considered critical today. Two physicians are in attendance and every phase of his malady Is closely watched. In limitation has set in, out it is yet too early tor the physicians to de termtne whether thia la a mark ot improvement or not. No operation will be attempted, at least as long as the patient remains as weak cs he is at present. The only result feared is that blood poisoning may set in and if that should occur, it ih doubtful that Mr. Crane could re cover. Opiates arc administered now to relieve the pain and under this influence Mr. Crane was rest- in" easily when the Hub called to day. For Sale 240 acres bottom hay land with or without water right, 7 miles fiom city. See John Bratt & Co. Yopr Rig For Sale. Forty-tour head of good yearling steers price S20 per head. See BKATT, BURKS ilw (JOCDMAN. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Messrs. Chas. McDonald,. Geo. Dowlen aud W. T. Banks, fur nished lunds tor the first dozen folding chairs needed so much in the rooms. It is hoped that others will contribute promptly for the second dozen so they can be used next Sundav. State Secretary J. P. Bailey writes us that he will be here on Saturday evening. He will be pleased to meet as many men aB possible at the rooms. Rev. George A. Becchcr was to have addressed the men'.s meeting next Sunday. Alter hearing of the coming of the Mate secretary he desires to give the time to him but will attend the meeting. Mr. Bailey will interest the men of North Platte. The rooms should be packed next Sunday at 3:30 p, m. to hear him. j Card of Thanhs. We desire to extend our thanks to the neighbors and lriends who so kindly ' assisted us during the ;Ilness and death ol our little one. Mr. and Mrs. m Harrow and Family. Five non-union men q-iit work Wednesday and four came in irom the cast. Roadmaslcr Brown ot .the Middle District is transacting business in town today. 1 Supt. Baxter and Master Mechanic Bartium transacted busi ness In town yesterday. Supt. of Motive Power McKecn is spending today in town, having arrtved from the west last night. Yesterday morning there were 201 men on the shop pay.roll, ex clusive of those employed on the ice iranL'. Philip Picard and A!cx. Rus9cll left Wednesday tor a point n Minnesota, where they will work iu railroad Miop. Engine 1832. which had been in the Omaha shops for repairs, came up yesterday and will do passenger service on tl)c Fourth district, An ffliclal announcement has been made that the Union. Pacific has purchased a controlling inter est in the St. Joe and Graud Ulaud road. 1 Master Mechanic Barnum Rays that the new shops at Omaha arc in full operation and that sixteen cti'Miies arc iu the shops under going repairs, Norman Wilson, who has been wotking at Ogden for several weeks, is in town visiting hi fam ily. He is undecided as to whether he will remain at Ogden. II. C. Phelps, who had been sta tioned here during the summer as agent ol the. fruit express compan ies, completed his work yesterday and left for hi home in KaiiBan, accompanied by Mrs. Phelph. The force ol men in the Mtops at Grand Inland is insufficientor in ellicient to do all the work on the Second district engine and much light repairing that should be done there is perfoimed at Nor-th Platti Miops. r One of the employes at the shops, Slinsk6y by name, tell irom the running board of an ctmine Tues day and dustaincd a broken rib, a oamy oruiseu snouuier and tome internal injuries. He was taken 16 an O.naha hospital Wednesday night. ! ' ' Jl is nip and tuck with with the Union Pacific to keep sufficient coal on hand at the various coaling sta tions to supply the needs of the en gines. Jvast Wednesday the supply at Grand Inland was entirelv ex hausted for a tew hours and one passenger engine left that nlace with a tank partly filled with a quality of coal suited otily for a stationery boiler-. 1 Best Working Clothes For Sale. Ca'lle ranches, all s'zes, from $100 to 50,000. Manv bargains, Call and set our list Why not in vcAt in a small bunch, be your own boss and grow rteu easy. John uratt !c Co. 40 well-brnd, dehorned native Yearling Heifers, only $16.00 per head. Part time. Sec Bratt, uurkic cz Goodman fPa1rctics 75 cts r,oo'!bolloriryoi,fltupn"'1" , . mn Horse Blankets, Weil's Rubber Boots m Plush Robes, per pair $&ojv Fun R0b6s. J store Closes at 8 o'clock p. m. 0ur ptock is comPlctc Wilcox Department Store. Wilcox Department Store. Ko'.icc, No hunting allowed on Coly land". All trespassers will tie pro secuted to lull extent nt the law. W. F. Cody, lilotlicra Who wou'd Itoon tliotr uhildron in trood hi'nlth, ehould vviiteh for thu first evmntoms of worms and rornovo thorn with Whito'u Croum Vormifuee. It is tlio cliililron'ti bst tonic. It cot'i dluoa tlon nt work so that thoir food does t inm trood and thoy irrowun healthy and i-tionir. L'fieutA1 V, Sttoltz'u Cor nor Drug Store. Manufactured arc the Unbu rn ad c Coats, Pants and ovcr nlls.'bcaring'thc label of Hamil ton Carhartt. The great pop ularity and ser viceability of these goods has brought about many imita tions. Imitation is the sinccrest flattery. .But an imitation is never equal to the genuine. We arc soiling' tuetn unncr a guarantee' from the maker that they arc the best goods for the money that arc made. And these goods arc nil union-made, which is but another wav of saying that the v arc put togeth er with the very best workmnur.liip. When von buv overalln be sure you get the GENUINE CARHARTT. Sold only at Clothing: House. ( WE1NGAND 3 HcDONALD, TtieM ode sen HUM Mill W. M. a' GERMAN HEATER. HARDWARE, TINWARE, STOVES, Etc. . ,1 have the Round Oak, Rock Island, and Gem City SOFT COAL STOVES, all good reliable stoye's. Call and sec the. GERMAN II EATER the king df all soft coal Heaters. My Prices are Right. All classes of cattle, or will buy a few bunches at market price. Bratt, Burick & Goodman. I To Our Fellow Laber Unionists U And to All that Toil. Dijar Friends and Brothers: It is with the greatest of pleasure and the best wishes for . his success that wc call your "special" attention to 6 Found October 20th, on road near Ma corn bet M ranch on north side, a pocuetbool; containing several, pieces of Bilver and several receipts. Owner can haye same by calling at this oflice, proying property and paying charges. Si Si the record of W. M. Finck as an employer ol union 'labor. He is one of the few employers who has encouraged his employees in their efforts to organize. As a partner in and superintendent of the largest plant in the country, he gave the members of our local during their organization period his hearty co-operation, and he has always been willing to meet us more than half way. Mr. Finck luis established a factory of his own to be known as, W. ML. Finck & Company. Si As he will operate a strictly Union Factory and employ none but organized labor we feel we arc duty-bound to ask our fellow workers in all trades to give him and those who sell his "Detroit "SPECHAL" Brand o? Worliing men's Clothing." U Bearing the label of our union, a guarantee of superiority, g their patronage. fjfo Wc can truthfully say you will receive a dollar in value for your dollar in coin. Wc will receive a dollar in coin for every dollar's worth of work. Si In the true spirit of unionism wc ask you to wear cloth Si inh bearing the garment workers' label. ! . 0 With many kind wishes for your success, wc are, R Local No. 74, United Garment Workers of America. Detroit, Michigan, KATE DOODY, Pres. April 5, 1902. JOSEPHINE WALSH, Scc'y. H H H FOUR PERSONALLY CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS FROM OMAHA TO CALIFORNIA WITH CHOICE OF ROUTES. These excursions leave Omaha every Wednesday, Thursday, Fri day and Saturday at 4:25 p. in., iu Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars. The ears are accompanied all the wny by conductors skilled iu the service ot excursion parties. The Union Pacific is the only line from Omntta running ionr excursions to Cnbfortiia every week. Thee excursions can be joined at any point enroute. For lull information call on or ftddrcss 15. IT. Genue, Agent. yyiLCOX & IIALLIQAN, ATTOIiNK YB-AT-LA IP, rtOUTlI I'LATTK, . KKIJlliHKA OffltD OTiir North I'lntte National Bank. JAKE S EDr, $ SOLE AGENTS FOR NORTTDI PLATTE. For Piles. Sample mailed free. One application gives relief. Tho continued uso of Hum phreys' Witch Hazol Oil per manently cures Piles or Hem orrhoids Extornal or Internal, Blind or Blooding, Itohing or Burning, Flssurosand Fistulas. Reliof immedlato euro cortaln. 'l'lirco Rlici, Sftc, 5 (to. aud t.OO. Bold liy SlrtiKBl.li. nr mull prciinM on ruculpt orprlco. IliiiiiplirtnV Mnllcliio Co., Cor. William and John 8t Now York. nervotjtTdbbiiiItt, Vital Woaknoss and Prostra tion from overwork and other causes. Humphreys' Homeo pnthlo Specific No, 28, In U30 over AO years, tho only success ful remedy. $ 1 por vial, or spec ial packugo for serious case3, $3. 0oU ly Druggltti.or cont prepaid on receiptor prlco, i Humphrey! Mod. Co,, William & John fits II. Y.