Served Exclusively to ths

Over Twenty-On- e Million People

r.aimi&World's Fair Grounds

Universally accepteo as theLeading FinsCorfeeoftheWcr!d

JOHN HERRODSells tlie above Coffee

together with a complete line of

STAPLE A! HOT BIIISD1B.

Prices Always Seasonable.HIGHEST MARKET PRICE

Paid For Country Produce.

The local laud officers are complain-ing somewhat in regard to the way inwhich eoveral partie6 who have madolinal proof and whose patents have beenreceived from the government, afterhaving been properly notified thereof,allow them to accumulate in the office.3Iauy do this under tho mistaken uo-tio- u

that by doing so their land will es-cape taxation. This is erroneous, astho local officers each year notify thoKocretary of state, who in turn notifiestho county clerk, of all patented lands,and tht same are then listed for taxa-tion. Should these patents bo destroyedby lire or lost it would put the partyowning the land to some trouble to se-cure a duplicate.

.Advertised tetters.List of letters remaining uncftlled for

in the post office at North Platte, Neb.,for the week ending Jan. 21, 1815.

Allen. .James Jahliu, Aaronlirannan. Robt E Jenkins. HenryEaton. JasM Riefarg,AJ

I.ADIKS.

Allison, Mrs J HPersons calling forabove will please say

"advertised." M. V. Cun;. Postmaster

SMOKERSIn search of a good cigarwill always find it at J.F. Schmalzriecrs. Trythem and nidge.

GRHIN.Write T. P. Gordon, St. Joseph.

Mo., for prices on all kinds ofGrain and ship him your LiveStock.

Studebaker Vagons atHershey & Co's.

TIMBER CULTURE, - INAL PROOFNOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

United States Land Otlice,North PJatte, Neb., Jnn'y 21, lS'X,. )

Notice is hereby given that Saraii I.McConnel has filed notice of intentionto make final proof before tho Registerand Receiver at their office in NorthPlatte, Neb., on Monday, the 1th dayof March, IS'J.1, ui timber culture appli-cation No. i;720 for tho north half ofthe northwest quarter and the southeastquarter of tho northwest quarter andthe southwest quarter of the northeastquarter of section 17, in township 10 N,range V1 V- -

t?ho names as witnesses: S. M. Cus-sin- sand Jacob E. Cussins, of North

Platte, Neb., and Walter Gartrell andJohn F. Brittou, of Somerset, Neb.

y2j John F. Hinman. Register.

ft SUBSCRIBER

To The Semi-weekl- y

Tribune receives 104

numbers of the paper

during-- the year at a

cost of $1.25 less than

one and one-quart- er

cents per issue. Isn't

that very reasonable?

M ADVERTISERIn The Semi-Week- ly

Tribune jets his an- -o

nouncements before the

people twice a week

isn't that a bio- - advan- -o

tage? As to the num-

ber of subscribers

well, advertisers are in-

vited to look over the

lists. That's a busi-

ness offer, isn't it?

For information regard-- jling the Great Irrigation 5I Belt of Lincoln Co., write 1I theLincoln Co. Immigra-- jition Association, North Ij: Platte, Nebraska.

MINOR MENTION.

Quite a number of Lincolncounty citizens are expecting- - to goto Lincoln in a short time in theeffort to promote irrigation inter-ests before the iegislature.

We are informed that MePher-so- ncounty is getting surfeited with

relief supplies, and it is said willorder all consignments turned overto the people of Logan county.

E. F. Seeberger sold a finetract of ditch laud on Tuesday to aMr. Forrest, who has lately beenvisiting AYm. Connors. "Tib thusthat people demonstate their faithin irrigation.

About one of the proudestmarks of appreciation which it waspossible to bestow upon Win. Whit-loc- k

is the fact that this week hewas elected president of the GrandIsland gold cure club.

James J. Wilson, of this city,has been granted a pension by I.u-cl- e

Sam. He is one of the recentlysuspended machinists in the shopshere, and this little stroke of for-tu- ne

comes 111 quite opportune.C. V. Stout is canvassing the

city for a patent five dollar dishwasher. If reports are to be be-lieved that are current in easternpapers there is but little use forsuch an article in western Ne-braska.

The senate committee ha fa-vorably reported the bill reimburs-ing Michael Scanlon in the sum of$200 for the loss sustained by himthrough the dishonesty of a receiverof the North Platte land office anumber of years ago.

Overshoes good and cheap atOtten's Shoe Store. i- - tf

.Mrs. m. Dickinson was ar-rested the first of the week andbrought before justice Penistoncharged with stealing a pair ofshoes from Richards Bros. Shewas lined ten dollars and trim- -

As free transportation couldnot be obtained without sendingthe supplies through the state re-lief commission, the World-Heral-dsent its contribution of SSO in cashto G. W . Dillard who is distribut-ing it to the needy ones.

When a half dozen barrels andboxes of relief arrive at the freighthouse with a transportation bill ofsomething over $((), it becomesquestionable whether the contentsare worth the charges or not. Thiswas the condition of affairs hereone day this week.

Joe Beeler won his case in theprelim "man- - hearing of the statevs. John J. Berger, charged withthe malicious destruction of prop-erty belonging Bros.,and succeeded in having the ac-eus- ed

bound over to the Februaryterm of court, with bail fixed in thesum of $500.

Shoes at half price. A largeassortment of good goods. Buythem quick and save half yourmoney. Otten's Shoe Store.

John Ilinman is now preparedat the U. S. land office to furnish aman with a quarter section of landor with temporally relief in the wayol shoes or clothing. Some ladyadmirer wav down in Marylandwho had seen his name in some pa-per, collected and fowarded him abarrel containing everything froma chunk of the driest dried beef toa pair of eornfield slippers.

Some of our farmers arc con-templating experimenting with thenew forage plant sacaline. whichseems to be on the order of the alfalfathough growing more luxuriantly,and producing excellent results. Itis said to require very little mois-ture, growing upon the baldestmountain peaks as well as inmarshy places. One should becareful in procuring the seed, as itis said certain irresponsible seeds-men are selling at fabulous pricessomething like alfalfa which is notthe genuine sacaline plant at all.Send in vour orders to J. SterlingMorton for a supply.

Abrought before him charged withstealing coal from the

"Hiz zoner" was inquandary whether to hear the caseas plain of the peace,or put on frills and style of aU. S. commissioner.

in Omaha, after receiving areprimand, the would beturned loose penniless to

perplexing condition

present hands of U. S.courts.

THE .NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKL- Y TRMJiNE: FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 180J.

railway

It is said that but very applica-tions for aid are being made inCheyenne count. This is a com-mendable showing.

Prof. Disraeli is slowly per-fecting arrangements to move hisportable belongings to Grand Junc-tion, Col., to his fruit farm.

Wednesday Butler Buchananreceived for his office a new pagenumbering machine which runs upto 10,000. It will prove a greatconvenience.

Those who fail to attend TheKirmess" next Tuesday eveningwill miss one of the principal enter-tainments of the season, and theirregrets at such failure will be bothloud and deep.

Guy Laing sold a car of horseson Wednesday of this week whichwere shipped from Potter that daydirect to London. Eng. Theirtails were cocked in a whichwould please the eye of the mostfastidious cockney cabman.

A number of the friends of Mrs.R. R. lline assembled Saturdaynight at the family residence andtreated her to a genuine surprise.It was the occasion of the 54th anni-versary of her birthday. She waspresented with a handsome silvercake basket.

The monster irrigationwest of this city recently put inplace by the South Side IrrigationCanal Co. will shortly be illustratedin the Central edition of the OrangeJudd Farmer. This will give theenterprise a wide aduertisement.and was obtained by the officers ofthe Lincoln County ImmigrationAssociation.

Mr. and Mrs. II. V. Hillikerlast evening entertained a numberof young people of the Presbyterianchurch in a very pleasant manner.One of the means provided for en-tertainment was the offering of aprize to the fellow who could mostartistically trim a lady's hat. Thisfeat was most successfully accomplished by, we believe. Asa Searle.

For several days observerPiercy has been quietly informinghis inquiring friends that beforethe weather would we wouldprobably get some snow. Thismorning his words were verifiedand almost the whole of the day afine drifting snow has been fall-ing. The indications forare warmer and clearing weather.

Many years ago somenorthwest of this city remainsof a man named Schwaiger werediscovered. He was returning fromthe and had beenstruck by lightning, The corpsewas brought to this city and in-terred in the North Platte ceme-tery. One day the first of thisweek a son of the deceased, who isliving in Grand Island, was in thecity endeavoring to locate thegrave. this lapse ofhe was unable to accurately obtainthe information he sought. Webelieve his father was at one timeemployed by the Union Pacific inthe capacity of a conductor.

The new proposition made tothe executive committee of the pro-posed beet sugar factory, accordingto B. I. Hinman, was as fol-lows: The city or local companywas to donate twenty acres of landto the manufacturing company,erect suitable buildings for themanufactory, and guarantee toraise certain amount ofOwing to absence of Col. Cody Mr.Hinman has not yet brought thematter before the remainder of thecommittee, and for the further rea-son that he is waiting "to see whatcongress will do." Surely such astraight-lace- d democrat is not wait-ing to see if a democratic congresswill enact a bill providing a sugarbounty. And while recognizin;the Judge's great executive abilityin getting together a lot of incor-rigible and recalcitrant democrats,yet he can hardly hope to getenough of them of the same opinionto pass an appropriation for a sugarfactory in North Platte. It we de-sire an institution of this kind wemust get a move upon ourselvesand secure it.

On Wednesday the businessmen of Wallace held a meeting anddecided to send a committee eastto solicit contributions of seedgrains for feed and sowing. TheB. vv M. railway company hasagreed to furnish transportion for;

"Squire Peniston was in a peck of the committee and to allow one-ha- lf Itrouble yesterday. man was J rate in the way of freight in car lots

company. a

only a justicethe

latter

home.

in

style

flume

past

settle

milesthe

Black

After years

about

a beets.

on the aforesaid seed. P. L. Har-- !per was over yesterday to see if the jcounty commissioners would be'able to render assistance in thejway of paying these tolls. While!perfectly willing to do so, this an-- 1

'1 t -- 1.1 1 j i 1 j 1 ... . .111 case lit . yusL uuuy ueciuea mat it nau aboutadopted the latter course he was , exhausted its resources already inafraid that after binding the man , the way of affording temporary re- -over to the United States district i lief until such time as the leinsln- - 'court

walkThis

Hills

oture would allow it greater latitudein regard to this subject. What- -'ever is done in the matter must bedone quickly, as it will be long

of things is brought about by rea-- j until the crop of small grain shouldon of the U. P. R'y Co. being at be in the ground. It might be well

the the

not

for North Platte business men to see 'what can be done in this direction. 1

li rjSOMETHING IN SILVER

Always makes a pretty and useful present. We have anice line of Hair Pins, Side Combs, Collarettes, MuffHolders, jEmery Balls, Spool Holders, Hat Marks, CoatHangers, Slipper Buckles, Garters, Key Rings, MatchBoxes, etc. When you need any little token you cansurely find it at our store.

CLINTON, The Jeweler.

BAKER'S BARN BURNS.

Last night a.' trifle after nineo'clock a small' boy at some placewest of the Court-hous- e yelled"fire!" This was the first alarm,and is the new pia'-- s which has beenadopted by the "city since the aboli-tion of the electric system. Thisworks fairly well,-althoug- duringthe present inclement weather thereis dancer of the alarmist contract-iu- g

pneumonia or consumption.Investigation established the factthat the barn in the rear of thepremises of D. A. Baker, on westThird street was in flames. Con-sidering the nature of the alarmthe fire department responded asquickly as could be expected. Be-fore their arrival the barn acrossthe alley, belonging to B. I. Hin-man, was also welliu flames andburning fiercely. "When the boyswere ready to1 throw water itwas found there ;was only do-mestic pressure on the mains,which was probably, owing to thedilatoriness with wKich the pump-ing plant was notified of the con-flagration. By the time the properpressure was raised there was nohope of saving the two structures.and the efforts of thSifiremeu weredirected toward projecting adjoin-ing property.

The two barns were totally de-stroyed. Mr. Baker succeeded ingetting out his Jiorses and vehicles.A large amount of baled hay in theHinman barn was so damaged bysmoke and flames as to be worth-less. The loss is estimated atabout $1,000. The origin is un-known. Mr. Baker went to the barnand harnessed a horsey preparatoryto going to his farmi where hepasses most ofuhis time. He ledthe animal out to hitch it up and-- a

moment later, he noticed the firein the loft. A stable cfcr seldomused was iound open, tts givingrise to the theory 4frat some onehad entered the building and.setriton fire. Mr. Baker carried $200 in-surance on the "barn and contents.

One thinghas been demonstratedby the blaze and that is without asatisfactory 'fitfe alarm system sothat firemen dar? promptly and ac-curately go US the scene of thetrouble, the boys rjas a rulework only in a perfunctory andhalf-heart- ed way, and do not enterinto a fire fight with the activitynecessary to promptly smash theflames into smithereens.

PERFORMING THE PHCENIX ACT.Negotiations looking to the re-

sumption of business by the NorthPlatte National Bank have beensatisfactorily progressing.althoughnevertheless quietly conducted. Ar-rangements have already beenmade with a majority of the stock-holders to make good tiie impair-ment of capital experienced by theclosing of the concern. This hasbeen brought about by a majorityof the stock consenting to be as-sessed fifty per cent.

The comptroller has also requiredthat the majority of its deposits beleft undisturbed, for periods of six.twelve and eighteen months. Thislast proposition was- - submitted tothe city council last night in regardto the city funds. All the council-me- n,

with the exception of Herrod,who was absent, voting in theaffirmative. A similar propositionwill probably be made to the boardof education, regarding the schoolfunds. The same offer has beenmade to the county commissionersand will probably be acted uponfavorably by them as soon as theycan be convinced of the legality andwisdom of such action.'

The receiver has not yet arrivedbut is expected to do so to-nig-and it is confidently expected thatif no further conditions are imposedby the comptroller at Washington,the bank will be able to open itsdoors within fifteen or twenty days.In connection with its many friends jThe Tribune earnestly hopes thatthis may prove true,--' and that theconcern will come 'out from theclouds of adversity and thick dark-ness which once encompassed it.stronger and more vigorous thanever through the purification by-fir- e

from which it is now emerging.

- On our first page will be found aninteresting article written by Mrs. An-nie O'Rourke, neo Neary, upon the"Ideal Young Woman,"' :ind publishedin the January number of Word andWorks. The articlo was written in com-petition for a prize, and though it didnot win first premium, it took a second-ary prize. It is contrry to our practiceto publish this class of communications,but the one mentioned contains manythoughts worthy of especial attention,hence its publication.

JACK RYAN SUICIDES-Shortl- yafter the dinner hour

Wednesday our people were throwninto a state of excitement by thereport that "Jack" Ryan, as he wasfamiliarly called, had shot himself.Investigation proved the rumor cor-rect. The deceased was a machin-ist formerly in the employ of theU. P. R'y Co. here and elsewherefor a number of years. For somedays past he had not been working,whether because of the lay-o- ff inmen or of his own volition, we donot know. The particulars of thetragedy are about as follows:

During the morning he had notfelt well and did not get out of bed.His wife was doing the familywashing, and being about to hangthe clothes upon the line to dry.put the infant baby, a little girl,in bed with her father for him toamuse. No sooner had Mr. Ryanleft the house than her husbanddrew a er revolver whichhe had borrowed the day previous

and placing it to his heart pulledthe trigger, and without scarcely astruggle his soul was launched intoeternity. That the act was pre-meditated is evidenced by the factof his having borrowed the revolver.as he was not in the habit of car-rying weapons, and seemed to beopposed to this practice. CoronerHuntington being out of townSheriff Miller acted as coroner, andsummoned a jury who arrived at averdict in accordance with theabovefacts. The victim was aboutthirty years of age and left awife and one infant childto mourn this rash act. He was abrother of Mrs. Sam"l Grace. Heheld a beneficiary certificate for$1,000 in the A. O." H. which will bepaid to his heirs.

C. L. Adams has the swelleststoop on his residence in town.

The owners of iceboats in thiscity will now launch their vesselsand try their speed. Some of themit is said will outsail the wind.

Sheriff Miller is circulating inthe southeast part of the countysummoning jurymen for the nextterm of district court.

This morning the bondsmen ofthe suspended Brady Island bank-pai-d

into the county treasury theamount of the county funds on de-posit in that institution.

A resolution from Brown countyhas been introduced into the legis-lature calling for the deportationof Mgr. Satolli. After a hearty-laug- h

it was referred to the com-mittee on resolutions.

A lady's gold watch and chainwas lost on the road to, or on theice of the North Platte river. Ifthe finder of same will leave it atthe U. S. land office or return it toMaude Hinman a suitable rcyvardwill be paid.

The subject of next Sunday-evening'- ssermon at the Church of

Our Saviour will be "The Churchin the Middle Ages." It will em-brace the period from the 8th to the16th century- - the growth, zenithand decline of papal supremacy-- .

All accounts due H. Otten &Co. are payable at Otten's ShoeStore. The firm having dissolved,a settlement is urgently requested,that books may be balanced.

Ftf H. Ottex.- -- Lester Fells' dog. which was

among the missing canines of thepast week, returned to his masteryesterday morning. He had eitherlearned through these columns thatLester had on hand a new supplyof soup, or that the poet was aboutto turn his muse loose upon him,hence his return.

Some unregenerate cusseswhose sensibilities of animal suf-leri-ng

have become benumbed, havebeen in the habit lately of droppinga small portion of a certain drugupon innocent and unsuspectingcanines at liberty upon our streetsin order to laugh at their misery.Sheriff Miller was. compelled toshoot a dog one day this week inorder to end its anguish.

The democratic Fremont Her-ald sarcastically raises to remarkthat if the Omaha "World-Heral- dwill publish a well written theoryabout Mrs. Notson. declaring heralive, perhaps the Missouri riverwill give up its dead," ThatOmaha publication scarcely emu-lates old Charley Dana's adage."If you see it in the Sun it is so.'

Shoes must walk if there is anypossible way of making them do soby selling them at low prices.

The Fair.

: : : For Sale : : ;

DITCH :- -: FARMS !One-ha- lf mile from North Platte. We will sell you

a farm of any size you may desire.PRICE $15.00 TO $25.00 PER ACRE.

Terms to suit the purchaser

FRENCH St BALDWIN.

Wmm&v.flouh mil

Washburn's SuperlativeHas no superior no It is result of studied im-provement in milling" machinery the product of the hard,excellent wheat of the north. If you are using the

Washburn Flour, trv it. It is sold

JOHN HERROD,

When BuyingMinneapolis

SOLE AGENT.

GEO. W. DILLARD,PROPRIETOR OP TIIE

PIONEER COAL YARDS.KINDS

Anthracite and Bituminous CoalAlways on hand. Your patronage respectfully solicited.

Orders for coal left at Douglass' Drug; Store on Sprucestreet will be promptly tilled.

PURELY PERSONAL.

Mrs. J. S. Clinton left Wednesdaymorning for Nottingham. O.

P. L. Harper, of Wallace, was aNorth Platte visitor yesterday.

G. F. Copper, of the Keith Coun-ty News, was a caller at officeWednesday.

Mrs. Tobias Castor, of Lincoln,is visiting her sister. Mrs. J. M.CottoTToYThTs city. T -

Mrs. Alice Fowler returned lastnight from her extended visit withrelatives at Boone, Iowa.

"Col." A. J. Sappington.formerlyof city but now of Keith county,was a Nortli Platte visitor the lat-ter part of las-- t week.

Read Ayer's Almanac, whichyour druggist will gadly hand youand note the wonderful- - cures ofrheumatism, catarrh, bcrofula. dys-pepsia, eczema, debility, humors,and sores, by the use of Ayer'sSarsaparilla. the only Sarsaparillaadmitted at the World's Fair.

Every Body Likes Thein.They are the best that is the

remarks made by all that buy theirShoes of Richards Bros. Words ofpraise are heard on every hand, andthere is no question that the peoplethat read and keep posted fully ap-preciate a good thing when theysee it.

Shoes for the feet of NorthPlatte; easy to wear, easv to buyat The Fair.

AYER'SCherry Pectoral

SAVED HIS LIFESo says Mr. T. M. Reed, a highly-respect- ed

Merchant of Mid-dletow- n,III., of a Young

Man was supposedto be In Consumption.

"One of my some Ofyears ago, nan a son who had allthe symptoms of consumption.The usual medicines afforded himno relief, and he steadily faileduntil he was unable to leave hisbed. His mother applied to mefor some remedy ami I recom-mended Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.The young man took it accordingto directions, and soon began toimpr-iv- e until he became welland . tronr." T. M. Hked, Mid-dletow- n,

111.

"Some time aro, I caught asevere cold, mv throat and lungswere badly inllamed, and I had aterrible cough. It was supposedthat I was a victim of rnn;imin- -tion, and my friends had little oihonttof rpnovprv Hut hmirrlbottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, oiiook it, ana was entirely cured.No doubt, it saved my life."I. Joxes, Emerts Cove,"Temi.Ayer's Cherry Pectoral

Received Highest AwardsAT THE WORLD'S FAIR

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! RAILWAY RESUME.t

Tom McGloue went to OmahaThursday night for a brief visit.

Engine 692 went into the backshop this morniag to receive anoverhauling.

Eli McCart left Wednesday nightfor a brief trip to his farm nearRed Oak. Iowa.

Bob Fulton expects to leave thethe early part.of next week for Lar-ami- e.

where he will resume hisau-tie- sas extra engineer.

Engine (S3 has been in the backshop for an overhauling and will beout in a short time when John Bon-ner will be supremely happy.

Abestos "lagging" is now very-stylis- hand is being put upon all

passenger engines here, as well assome of the freight locomotives.

Agent Olds had a great time thisI week collecting the extra doorsj used in coal cars. He collectedj quite a number in spite of the factI that kindling is a much wanted ar-- !

ticle in this country at this seasonof the year.

With the new switches and cut- -' : .. L 4.1. ...i.ISUS I II LIV JMIL 111 tL L11C CI. dillof the yards it is almost necessaryfor train men to carry a diagramthereof in order to get along with-out cussing and with contentmentand comfort.

This is the kind of weather that isgood for extra men in the train de-partment. When the mercury dropsdown into the bulb, and the windgently toys with your Galways, the"sickness" among regular men isremarkable.

A report was prevalent here themiddle of tie week that all of theformer North Platte boys now-workin- g

in the shops out on thecoast had been summarily dis-charged. At this writing its ac-curacy is not known, although wecan scarcely believe its truthful-ness.

A person is prematurely oldwhen baldness occurs before theforty-fift- h year. Use Hall's HairRenewer to keep the scalp healthyand prevent baldness.

Lou Leonard and Earl Brooksof North Platte, were guests ofRev. D. W. Crane over Sunday.These gentlemen have charge of therelief store of the M. E. church atNorth Platte for this district, do-ing a wholesale and retail business.

Ogalalla News.I have been a victim to terrible

headaches," writes C. F. Newman.Dug Spur. Va.. --and have neverfound anything to relieve them soquickly as Ayer's Pills. Since Ibegan taking this dicine, the at-tacks have been less frequent, tillthey have ceased altogether."

FOR SALE.500 acres of land under the Farm-

ers and Merchants' ditch, only onemile from town; suitable for gardenfarming, beet raising and like pur-poses. A plat of the land can beseen at Otten's shoe, store. Forprices and other particulars inquireof B. W. BAKER.

North Platte. Neb.