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PI r THE J.OUBNAL. Entered at the Pot-ollic Columbus, Neb., a second ela-is matter. Wednesday, feu. as. issq. Bankers J. B. Haoue & Co., of Peoria, III., bavc gone out of busi ness. F. H. Bowen- of Sand Springs, la., last week drowned himself in a pail of water. Mrs. "Wat-kiss, a milliner of Pitts burgh, has recently fallen heir to $100,000. The C, B. & Q. railroad declared last week a two per cent, quarterly dividend. It is stated that the Princess at Ottawa, the other day lost jewelry valued at $20,000. The Lincoln Journal says, "Just thirty-nine emigrant cars arrived on the B. & M., on the 19th. H. P. Hawlev, of Sandwich, 111., was killed at midnight on the lGth. Five arrests have been made. The Merrick County Item asks this question : "How would Fred. Douglas do for a dark horse?" Ox the 20th at Atlanta, la., D. T. Gilraan & Co's grain elevator burn ed with 120,000 bushels of corn. The President has nominated Rowland E. Trowbridge, of Michi gan, to be commissioner of Indian affairs. It ie Btated at Chicago that lead ing coal-producers aro niakiug an effort to combine for an advance in prices. Four brick stores were burned in New York on the lGth, between the Delavan house and City hall. Loss $50,000. The church at Rome argues in favor of the removal of the right of marriage from all civil jurisdiction whatever. The negotiations between England and Persia relative to Herat have failed, but will be renewed at an early day. It is believed that England, France and Germany will soon simultane ously recognize the independence of Roumania. Six persons in the family of James K. Crow, of Peoria, 111., wero ser iously poisoned by eating canned salmon on last Saturday. It is stated at St. Petershurgh that no satisfactory clue to the authors of the late explosion in the Winter Palace has yet been found. Bessie Turker, the witness in the Tilton-Beechor case, has married, and as a consequence has left the stage and gone to housekeeping. A lively campaign is expected this spring, to start from Ft. Leav enworth, for the Ute country. Army supplies are now being Bent forward. A Berlin dispatch reports that araoug those who decamped after the explosion in the "Winter Palace was the Captain of the Palace guard. Cuas. Lane, of Bainbridgc, Pa., last week killed bis wife, then gave poison to his three children aud took a quantity himself. Only one child lives. Hiram P. Allen was shot aud killed by burglars in his residence at Chicago on the night of the 16th. They obtained but little in the way of plunder. An artist of some note, an inmate of the Palace on the day of the ex plosion, is believed to be counectcd with the attempt to take the life of the Prince. J. Kidd's boiler on his salt der rick at Seaforth, Ont., the other day exploded, killing the engineer John Gilligan, and completely demolish ing the building. Henry Osburn, of Des Moines, a white coal miner, killed his wife on tbo night of the ISth, by mashing her head with a stone. The murderer had not been caught. Ox the evening of the 21st, at Bloomiugton', Neb., Charles "Wilkcn son shot down and killed "Wm Richardson, a railroad man, and stabbed another seriously. James Thompson, of the Pickett tobacco warehouse company, was robbed on the street in Louisville on the 18th, of $2,000, which he had just drawn from the bank. Wm. Theison of Columbus, Ohio, shot and killed his divorced wife, Mrs. Mary Rodewald, on the morn ing of the 10th. He was arrested shortly after the shooting. Chief Jack, of the Utes, has pre vailed on Douglas, Thomas, and Tim Johnson to surrender, and after reaching Fort Garlaud they will at once proceed to Washington. Harriet Hink, a widow aged 30, of Patterson, N. J., was found in her room on the morning of the 21st outraged, murdered and robbed of a gold watch aud some money. Mrs. Cornell, of Cleveland, O., has brought suit against a hotel keeper of Akron for $20,000 dama ges occasioned by falling from a de fective porch of the tavern, while promenading. Last week the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers were very high, the waters being higher than at any time 6ince 1S75. Much dam age has been done to property on the low lands. The latest news from Mexico mentions the fact that grand prepa rations are being made for the re ception of Gen. Grant. A committee has been appointed to receive the Gen. at Vera Cruz. While in Lincoln the other day, we met Land Commissioner F. M. Davis, who informed us that 51,000 acres of school land has been leased since January 1st. This is certainly without precedent in the history of the State, and points conclusively to the grandest immigration "boom" ver witnessed even by the oldest .pettier. David City Republican. Chicauo had only two suicides on the Kith, Corporal R. T. Hall, of company B, by shooting, and A. V. Hoagland, by laudanum. Both were out of employment and became de spondent. The senate joiut resolution was passed on the ISth, authorizing the secretary of the navy to employ a naval, or charter a ship, for the pur pose of transporting to Ireland con tributions for their relief. The floods in the Ohio, Tenues see and Cumberland rivers are uow subsiding. A house near Mayfield Ky., containing a family of nine persons was washed away during the flood and all tho inmates drown ed. A large five-story iron front building was burned in New York on the 20th, 3SG Broadway, involv ing very heavy loss reaching $000, 000. Titos. L. Doherty and John F. PneciiU' two firemen, lost their lives. A large quantity of provisions and clothing was distributed to tho destitute colored refugees, in Kansas City on the ISth. The colored ap plicants were present at the head quarters all day, and none went away empty-handed. An effort is being made among some of the prominent democrats of the country to have the next na tional democratic convention held in Chicago. Cincinnati and St. Louis are not making much progress in the way of securing it. The fire in Chicago last week sweptaway hundreds and thousands of dollars worth of property. Wal lace & Kingman $50,000, Chapin & Gore $150,000, Field, Leiter & Co. $200,000, J. V. Farwell & Co. $75, 000, and Wilson Bros. $15,000, in cluding a large number of smaller losses. Wm. S. Obern and Wm. F. Hyett, of Marion county, Ohio, claim the discovery of perpetual motion. It consists of a large iron wheel con taining a large number of slides, inclined planes, etc. A patent has been applied for, and in the mean time the applicants keep watch un der lock and key. Barney Riley, who robbed tho mail at Yankton, has made full con fession of his guilt to special mail agent, John B. Furay. He has been examined and held for trial, his bail being fixed at $3,000. Drinking and gambling led him fast on the down ward road to ruin, which will soon land him in the penitentiary. Frank Lawrence,w1io was charg ed with poisoning his father at Grand Island, after a seven days' session of tho coroner's jury last week, return ed a verdict that Charles G. Law renco came to his death by poison by prussic acid, administered by Frank Lawrence, feloniously aud maliciously, with intent to murder. Rev. Edward Cowley, manager of the Shepherd's fold, has been on trial eight days iu New York on the charge of starving aud cruelly treating children. He was found guilty, and upon the announcement of the verdict of the jury, Cowley wept bitterly. He was remanded to the Toombs, aud will soon receive his sentence. An attempt was made on the 17th at St. Petersburg to kill the Russian imperial family by exploding a mine in the winter palace. Five soldiers were killed, aud thirty-five wounded. Owing to an accidental delay the imperial family had not entered. The explosion made a hole in the floor of the dining hall ten feet long and six wide. Rev. Edward Cowley, the late cruel manager of the Shepherd's Fold, received his sentence on the 20th, the court giving him the ex treme penalty of the law, one year in tho State prison and $250 fine, to 6tand committed to jail at the expi ration of his sentence until paid ; one day for each dollar. The prisoner was then taken to the tombs. The missing county rcturna of the last September election in Maine were found the other day in the chamber recently occupied by Gov. Garcelon, and With other papers wcreIaced iu the hands of an in vestigating committee, who will give them special attention. This investigation may develop some of the political fraud practiced at the last election in Maine. A serious railroad accident occured on the 20th, on the Bellair & Southwestern road in Bel mont county, Ohio, by which the cars jumped a trestle sixteen feet high injuring a dozen passengers. Mrs. A. H. Caldwell, of Capling, aud Mrs. Andy Wylie of Burr's Mills have since died. Hon. Lorenzo Danford ex-Congressman, scalp torn nearly off and hurt internally. Paul Vandevoort is lecturing on "Andersonville Prison Life." He should visit every school house in Nebraska, and recite the tale of woe and death inflicted upon the "boys in blue" by Jeff. Davis, Gen. Winder and "Wirtz in that hell on earth. We We were an Andersonville prisoner for nine months, and passed its ordeal of rebel hate, damnation and abuse, and are free to say that hell hath no fury such as was inflicted at Andersonville ; and that Vandevoort cannot tell, nor picture one jot of the perdition, human depravity and beastial treatment inflicted upon the inmates of that den of human suffer ing, disease, insanity, and starvation, by those incarnate fiends, Jeff. Davis, Wirtz & Co. Western Ne br askiun. Iebrnlu Another evidence of tho richucss of the soil of Nebraska is found iu the fact of the number and great growth of the native grasses, which afford tho very best pasturago from early spring until the month of No vember. Those who have investi gated the subject of the native grasses claim no fewer than one hundred and fifty species. Among other varieties the blue-joint grows everywhere iu the State except on the low bottom lauds. In ordinary seasons, and under favorable condi tions its growth is from two and a half to four feet, and often on culti vated grounds it will grow to the height of seven and ten feet. On the up-lands, blue-joint grows in great abundance and is greatly relished by cattle. Buffalo grass now iu the greatest quantity is found iu the western half of the State. This, it is claimed, disappears before cultiva tion, but it is nature's provision of food for grain-eating animals during winter, when the animals are com pelled to remain on the prairie, as it retains its nutriment all the year round. Among feed grasses that grow abundantly in the State are several varieties of bunch grass ; and in the low lands a native blue-grass, and what is known as the spangle top, which makes an excellent qual ity of hay. It was a question among the first settlers of Nebraska whether fruit could be successfully growu in the State or not, but finding the wild fruits, such as plums, grapes, and gooseberries growing iu abundance, it was thought that apple orchards might be cultivated with success. So reasoning, the earlier settlers in the eastern part of the Stato planted their orchards and their first plant ings failed, but they persevered and the result has been a complete suc cess. Nebraska fruits now compare favorably with the best produced iu other states. In 1871 Nebraska had on exhibition at Richmond, Va., one hundred and forty-six varieties of apples, fifteen of peaches, thirteen of pears, ono of plums, and one of grapes, and was awarded the first premium for the best collection of fruit among all the States. The fruits of Nebraska have been exhib ited at Boston, Chicago aud at the International Exhibition in 1S7G, the judges awarding prizes for eight varieties of pears, large, smooth aud well colored, and for two hundred and sixty-three varieties of apples, the latter prize being for tho unusu ally large number of finely growu varieties. Instead of orchards flour ishing only in the eastern part of the State and near the Missouri river, they do well away out ou the prairie wherever nature's conditions of growing fruit aro observed. Assessment. Attention is called to an adver tisement of the Co. Commissioners in to-day's Journal ; they, perhaps, take the best method, under the ex isting law, of equalizing the assess ment for the county, which, of course, is as far as the commission ers cau go. The system is faulty. It cau readily Be seen how, by as sessing the same classes of property at a higher rate in certain preciucts than in others, the former would bear an undue portion of tho county taxes. The action of tho Commis sioners tends towards an equitable adjustment for the county, aud is commendable in them. To tax payers this is one of the most im portant things to look after, and it strikes us that the duties are so im portant in their results that it would be well for the proper authority, when the time comes, to create the office of County Assessor. Of course, in that event, the samo ob jection would hold as to the dif ferent counties and in regard to the Slate tax, but we would be nearer the mark of distributing the burden equally than we are at present. Coal in Nebraska We have never doubted thai, soon or later, shallow or deeper, coal would bo discovered in Nebraska in paying quantities, and that our great Slate would be supplied with ex cellent fuel within her own exten sive borders. The Lincoln Journal of a recent date has the following to say : " Samuel J. Aloxander, M. M. Ileuse, and Granville L. Shook have forwarded to the Governor an affidavit, for the purpose of securing the premiums offored by tho State, for the discovery of coal. They say in their affidavit that they have dis covered upon their premises, in Thayer county, a vein of coal not less than twenty-six inches in thick ness, and of sufficient capacity to pay to mine, and within paying dis tance of the surface. The premium offered by tho Stato for the discov ery of coal within tho State, is $4,000. The Journal further has informa tion from the vicinity in which the discovery was made, saying that there is no doubt. but the discoverers will receive tho premium offered by the State. We had a long confab yesterday with Mr. W. B. Hamblin, freight agent of the B. & M. in this city, in regard to freights, immigration, etc. Mr. Hamblin informs us that immi gration is coming in much earlier than in preceding years, and that the immigrants seem to be a better class, having, generally, plenty of means and a definite knowledge as to where they will settle. He says the com pany is running daily trains of twenty-five cars, with seven and eight coaches, which are always well filled with passengers. Lin coln Journal. -xr A Hill Tor tlto Keliir of Set Hers ou lullic I:iml.i. Hon. E. K. Valentine is the author of the following: Bo it enacted by tho Senate and House of Representatives" of the United States of America iu Con gress assembled, That when a pre; eruption, homestead, or tlmber-cul ture claimant shall tile a written relinquishment ofchis; claim Tn the" local land-office, the laud covered by such claim shall he held as open to settlement and entry without fur ther action on the part of tho Com missioner of the General Land Office. Sec. 2, In all cases where any person has contested, paid the land office fees, and procured the cancel lation of any pre-emption, home stead, or timber-culture entry, he shall be notified by the register of the land-office of the district in which such land is situated of such cancellation, aud shall bo allowed thirty days from date of such notice to enter said lands : Provided, That said register shall bo entitled to a fee of one dollar for tho giving of such notice, to be paid by the contestant. Nenutor Puddock. It is always a pleasure to know of an official who does his whole duty, and this is Paddock, every time. Generous-hearted, magnanimous, watchful, Mr. Paddock has made a splendid record for himself aud the State. Of the west, he is thoroughly identified with her interests aud imbued with her spirit, and this is being recognized and appreciated elsewhere, as well as in Nebraska. A late number of Clarinda (Iowa) Herald says : "Senator Paddock of Nebraska is a good representative of his State and section. Ho is now looking sharply after the interests of those who go out to settle ou the public lands, having introduced four bills for protecting and regulating their entering and sale. Chairman J. A. Dawes, of the Republican State Central Commit ter, has been talking in regard to the next convention. Tho interviewer of the Lincoln Globe precedes his disclosures with the assertion that his (Dawes's) name has been prom inently mentioned in connection with the United States senatorship. Mr. D. proclaims himself as enthu siastically in favor of the renomina tion of the present state officials. Of the convention to select delegates to tho national convention in Chicago he says that the committee has de cided to postpone calling the con vention until the latest practicable moment, and not earlier than the middle of May. Our friend Rosewater of Omaha gets into considerable trouble iu showiug up the quacks, &c, of that city. A complaint was sworn out last week by I. S. Haskell, chargiug Rosewater with criminal libel. Rosewater was granted time to pre pare his defence, but was required to give bond for his appearance in the sum of $300, Haskell insisting that 14! should be $500. At a subse quent hearing on the Kit li the court rendered a decision discharging Mr. Rosewater' from custody. Rose water gets the name of "Little Cuss," but he generally lights on his feet, and is ready for another fight. James "Worrell, son of Win Worrell, living near Claysville, Pa., being engaged to be married and not having the means to support his wife, he undertook the terrible act of destroying his sister and father in the flames, so that he could come into possesion of the property, and then be enabled to carry out his. wishes. His sister he locked in one room, and tied his father in another and then set fire to the house. About the time the tire reached the rooms a servant discovered the im prisoned parties, aud with much dilllculty saved their lives, but the building was consumed. We obtain the following items from the Lincoln Journal: The snort of the U. P. iron horse was heard, by the inmates of the Poor Farm, on the 18th, and the road is only six miles away. The B. & M. track was laid to a point nine miles west of Orleans on the 181 h. A gentleman from that section of the country informs us that work on the road will cease iu about six weeks. We heard the sweet warble of a meadow lark on the morning of the 18th a sure harbinger of spring. A $15,000 house of worship for the M. K. congregation of Lincoln will bo ono of the many new.buildings which will be erected next'spring. SritiNGKiEL-n, III., Feb.18. In the United States district court to-day Walk Hammond was convicted of having in his possession the famous Pete McCartney bank note plates and $21,000 dollars in counterfeit money, recovered by the eeorot ser vice agents a year ago, aud of pass ing counterfeit money. Hammond is about the only member of the no torious Driggs, Boyd aud McCart ney gangs out of the penitentiary. SHERIFF'S SALE. BY VIRTUE or an order of sale di rected to me from the Clerk of the District Court of Platte county, Nebras ka, on a judgment and decree obtained betorc the District Court in and for the Fourth Judicial District of Platte coun ty. Nebraska, on the 21st day of April, 1879, in favor of Sarah B. Cantield, as executrix of the last will and testament of Philo Cantield, deceased, as plaintiff, aud against Carolus G. Ilickok, Sophia C. Hickok. John N. King and John Wiggins a9 defendants, for the sum of four hundred and forty-three dollars and twenty-four cents, and the further sum of forty-four dollars and thirty-two cents, as attorney's fees, and costs taxed at $15.53 and accruing costs, I have levied upon the following real estate taken a the property of said defend ants, to satisfy Kaid order of sale, to wit: The west nl the t-outheast K of Sec tion 2, in Township 17, Range 1 east, in Platte county, Nebraska, and will offer the same for sale to the highest bidder, for cash iu hand, ou the sixth day of March, A. I). 1K0, in front of west door of Com t House, that being the building wherein the last term of court was held, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. in. of said day, when and where due attendance will be given by the undersigned. Dated 2Gth January, 1880. BENJA3I1N SPIELMAN, 507-G Sheriff of said County. LEGAL NOTICE. STATE OF NEBR A SKAA I'la'itk County, j ss. In' the District Court within and for Platte county. State of Nebraska. . ON the, petition of Charity Kelly of said l'lattu county, to said court, setting forth that ou the tifth day of June, A. D., 1879, Edward -W. Arnold, then in.fulLlifc,cxeuuted :1 bond"wherc iiLthe said Edward Y Arnold obli-ratetl 11 IIULIt IV , UH L. J lf I7IHI Vlllll til 1W.1I1 the following described real estate sit uate in the county of Platte, State of Nebraska, to wit: The northwest iiar ter of section No. thirty-four (IU), in township No. eighteen (18) north, of Range two (2) west, upon the following terms to wit: For the sum of seven hundred and ninety-two dollars, due and payable on the first, da' of June, 13S0, together with interest thereon ut the rate of tea per cent, per annum from the date of said bond, ic.; aud upon failure to convey said premises to said Charity Kelly upon payment of said consideration, the said Edward W. Arnold to stand bound unto the said Charity Kelly for the payment of the sum of one thousand dollars. That ou Krutlf tn. itsm-CHV to D.iiil iM.itW I. . 1 1 1 the 11th day of October, 1879, the said Edward W. Arnold died without having executed a deed for said premises to the said Charity Kelly; thatOthman A. Abbott and Thomas J. Hurford were duly appointed administrators of the estate of the said Edward AY Arnold, deceased, and the said Charity Kelly offers to pay said sum of money named in said bond as the purchase price of said premises to said administrators, aud is ready to perlorm all the condi tions on her part to be performed to fully entitle her to a conveyance of said premises, and therefore prays that a decree may be made by the "court au thorizing aud directing the administra tors of the estate of the said Edward W. Arnold, deceased, to make and execute a deed of conveyance iu fee simple of said real estate" to said Charity Kelly upon complying with the terms named iu said bond. It is ordered by the court that all persons interested iu said estate are directed to appear iu court, before the Jitdire of the said court, on the ICth day or March, 1S80, at 2 o'clock i M. of said day, at the court house at Columbus, Plattecounty, Nebraska, to show caus.e why the decree above prayed for, au thorizing and directing the administra tors of said estate to make and execute a deed of conveyance in fee simplu of said real estate to said Charity Kelly shall not be made, and that a copy of this order be published in TllK Coujm hus Journal, a paper published in said Platte county, six successive weeks before the hearing of said cause. GEO. W. POST, Judge 4th Judicial District of Nebraska. Dated January 7th, 18S0. fiii'i." PUBLIC SALE OF MORTGAGED PB0PERTY. BY VIRTPE or a chattel mortgage executed by Ileiken & Seburg to "The .1. M. Brunswick & Balke Compa ny,' dated th--22d day of October, A. D., 1879, and tiled of record iu the oliice of the County Clerk of IMatte county, State of Nebraska, on the 23d day of October, 1ST!', to secure the payment of twelve proinisory notes dated October "2d. lot!', each tor tue sum of seventeen and lifty-eight hundredth dollars given In said Ileiken A Seburg to said "The J. M. Brunswick & Balke Company," and upon which default has been made. The amount remaining due and unpaid upon said notes and mortgage, at date of lirst publication, is one hundred aud eighty one and ten hundredth dollars ($1S1.10.) Also, by virtue of a chattel mortgage executed bv said Ileiken t Seburg to said "The .J. M. Bruimvick & Balke Company," dated the 0th day of Decem ber, A. D., 1870, and tiled of record iu the ortice of the County Clerk of Platte county. State of Nebraska, on the .1th day o'l December, 1S70, to secure the payment of sixteen promissory notes, dated December 5th, 1S79, each for the sum of twenty and ninety-four hun dredth dollars (20.!M) given by the said Ileiken & Seburg to said "The J. M. Brunswick & Balke Company" and upon which default has been made. The amount remaining due aud unpaid upon said sixteen notes and mortgage at date of tirst publication, is three hundred and forty-two dollars ($:l"2); the mort gagee will expoxe for sale at public auction ou Thursday, March 11th, 1830, at the brick building called the Capitol Saloon, on Eleventh street, in the city of Columbus, Platte county, Nebraska, the property mortgaged, to wit: Upon the mortgage tirst above described, one complete 4 by 8 Eclipse six-pocket pool table No. 2321, also one set of 21; Ilvatt pool balls, one dozeii'of cues, oue cue rack, set of counters, one bridge, oue mace, one set of 1 billiard balls, and one brush, and upon the mortgage last above described two 4 by 8 light and dark Monarch carom tables complete, Nos. 11075 aud 11214, also one set of 2? billiard balls, one dozen of cues, one cue rack, two sets of counters, two bridges, two maces, one pin-pool set complete, with framed board, oue pri vate cue rack, one dozen fancy cue, two Eclipse lamps, one brush and three Bcrger fancy cues with names. Sale to commence at 1 o'clock r. M. on said day. Terms of sale, cash. Thk J. M. Brunswick & Balke Com pany, f0!).! Mortgagees. SHERIFF'S SALE. BY VI rtct VIRTUE of an order of sale di- ted to me from the Clerk of tho District Court of Platte county, No braska, on a judgment and dcured ob tained before the District Conrtof the Fourth Judicial District in and for Platte county, Nebraska, at Its Febru ary adjourned term to April, 187!, In favor of Sarah B. Cantield as executrix of the last will aud testament of Philo Cantield, deceased, as plaintiff, and against George P. Shaltswell, Julia A. Shattswell and Aultraan, Miller & Co., as defendants, for the sum of two bun dred and sixty-four dollars and twelve cents and the further sum of twenty six dollars aud forty. one cents, aud costs taxed at .';10.18 and accruing coxts, I have levied upon the following real estate taken as the property or said defendants, to satisfy said order or. sale, to wit: The east yt or tho northwest X of Section 22, in Township 17. Range 'A west, in Platte county, Nebraska, and will offer the same for sale to the high est bidder, for cash in hand, ou the 11th day ol March, A. D. 1HM0, iu front of west door of Court House, that being the building wherein the last term of court was held, at the hour of one o'clock P. M. of said day, when and where due attendance will be given by the undersigned. Dated Columbus, Feb. 3, 18S0. BENJAMIN SPIELMAN. -OOS-llt Sheriff of said Couuty. ' SHERIFF'S SALE. BY VIRTUE or an order or sale di rected to me from the Clerk or the District Court or Platte county, Ne braska, on a judgment and decree ob tained before the District Court or Fourth Judicial District in and for Platte county, Nebraska, on tho 21st day of April, 1871), in favor of Sarah B. Cantield, as ttxecutrix of the last will and testament of Philo Cantield, deceas ed as plaintiff, and against Carolus G. Hickok, Sophia C. Hickok, John N. Kiug and John Wiggins, as defendants, for the sum of four hundred and twenty-four dollars yul seventy-two cents, and the further oliin of forty-two dollars and forty -seven cents as attorney's fees, and costs taxed at $15.53 and accruing costs, I have levied upon the following real estate taken as the property of said defendants, to satisfy said plaintiff, to wit: The east J of the southeast quarter of Section No. 2, in Township 17, Kange 1 east, in Platte count, Nebraska, and will offer the same forVali to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, on the sixth day of March, A. I). I?n, in frontor west door or Court Hoiim that being the building wherein the last term of court was held, at the hour or 2 o'clock p. ui. or said day, when and where due attend ance will iie given by the undersigned. Dated this 2Cth day or January, ISM. J1ENJAMIN SPIELMAN, 507-G Sheriff of said County. PK0BATE NOTICE. THE STATE OF XEBltASKAA County of Plattk, ss. In the County Court, in and for said county.. ? -In the matter of the estate of John William, deceased, late of said countv. AT a session of the County Court for said county, holdcn at the County. Judgv'3 otliec, in Columbus, iu said' county on the 2d day of February, A. D. 18S0, present, John O. Hig-,-in,, County Judge. Ou reading and tiling the duly verified petition of Hugh Hughes, prav ing that letters or administration be issued to Ann Williams on the estate of said decedent. Thereupon, it is ordered that the 26th day of February, A. D., 1880, at 1 o'clock, p. in., be assigned for the hear ing of said petition at the County Judge's oliice iu said county. And it is further ordered, that due legal notice be given of. the pendency and hearing of said petition by publica tion in Tuk Colu.muus Journal for three consecutive weeks. (A true'copy.of the order,) .lOHNG.IIIGGINS. County Judge. Dated, Columbus, N-., Feb. 3, 1880. C0!-4 CHATl'EL MORTGAGE SALE. NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of a chattel mortgage dated on the 14th day ,of October. 1878, and duly filed In the otllce of the County Clerk of Platte county, Nebraska, on the l.")th day of October, A. D., 1378, and executed by James Carney to William Armstrong to secure tbe'payment of $223.00 and interest according to the terms of a certain note therein describ ed, which mortgage aud note have been duly assigned by said .William Arm strong to the undersigned C. E. Duncan, that there'is'now due" upon said note aud mortgage the sum of $178.51. De fault having been made in the payment ot said sum, therefore I will se'll'the property described in said mortgage, viz: One brown mare, one bay gelding horse, one second-hand wagou, one heifer coming two years old, at public auction at tho Checkered Stable on 11th' stroet in the City of Columbus; of said Platte count)', on the 'Ju'th day of February, 1SSI, at one o'cltck P. 31. of said day. Dated February 4th, 1830. Vi rjJuxcN, Assignee of 'Mortgagee, WILLIAM ARMSTRONO. 003-1 . Final Proof. Land Oflice at Grand Island, Neb., I Fcbruarv 18th, 11S80. f NOTICE is hereby" given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make tiual rtroof in support of his claim, and secure final entrv thereof on Thursday, the 25th day of March, 18S0, before Jahn Staull'er. Clerk Dist. Court" or Platte Co., at Columbus, Neb., viz: John Gottlieb Kummcr, Homestead No.4VlO,for the S. yt, N. E. , Sec.lS, To . 17 north, ltange 2 west, and names the following witnesses to prove his con tinuous residence upon aud cultivation of said tract, viz:. John B.Kyle, Gottlieb Lemp, William Kummcr and John Jais 11, all of Cherry Hill, Platte Co., Neb. f.io-; M. B. IIOX1E, Kegistcr. FINAL, PROOF. Laud Oliice at Grand Island, Neb.,) February 18th, 1880. f -rOTTCE Is hereby given that the J3J following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make linal proof iu support of bin claim, and secure tiual entrv thereof on Thursdav, the 2Jth day of March, 1880, before .John Stsiuffer, Dist. Clerk' Tlatte Co., at Columbus. Neb., viz: George Hollman, Homestead No. 407, for the S. 'K, Section 4, Township 20 north, Bailee 1 west, and names the fol lowing as his witnesses to prove bis continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of said tract, viz: Adam Rollman, aud John Schulz, of Humphrey, Platte Co., Neb., and William Dietrick and Herman Gross, of Columbus, Platte Co., Neb. 5105 M. T.. HOXIE, Register. Final Proof. Land Office at Grand Island, Xeb.,1 February ISth, 1SS0. NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and secure dual entry thereof on Thursday, the 25111 day or March, 18S0, before John Stauffer, Dist. Clerk Platte Co., at Co lumbus, Neb , viz: Peter Plant, jr., Homestead No, 7010, rornhe N. W. , Section 10, Township ID north, rltauye, 4 -westrand names the following witnesses to prove his con tinuous residence upon and cultivation of said tract, viz: Charles Stoan, Tors ton Nielsou, Peter Matson and Niels Peterson, all of Lookiiig-ghus, Platte Co., Neb. 510-5 31. B. HOXIE, Register. Fi.AI. PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,) . February 18th, 1880. j NOTICE Is hereby given that the fQlIowing-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make linal proof by commutation in support of his claim, and secure final entry thereof on Thursday, the 18th day of March, 1880, beforo John Stauffer, Dist. Clerk Platte Co., at Columbus, Neb., viz: William McDonald, Homestead No. 7310, Tor the S. E. i, Section 8, Town ship lit north, Range 4 west, and names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion -of said tract, viz: Hazzard P. bisson,, James" O'Donnell, William A. Sisson and Edward Dwvcr, all or St. Edwards, Boone Co., Neb. SIM 31. B. HOXIE, Register. FIi-VAI. PROOF. Land Oliice at Grand Island. Neb.,) February 4th, 1880. J NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler, has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and secure tiual entrv thereof on the 4th day of March, 1SS0, before John Stauffer, Dist. Clerk of Platte Co., Columbus, Nebr., at the expiration of thirty, days from the date of this notice, viz: Frederick Lindaur, Pre-emption De claratory Statement No. 4005, for the S. y S. AY. K, Section 10, Township 18 north, Range 4 west, and names the following witnesses, to prove his con tinuous residence upon and cultivation of said tract, viz: Joseph Apga, of Woodville, Platte Co., Nebr., and Will jam .1. Bain, of West Hill, Platte Co., Nebr., and .lames Human, of West Hill, Platte Co., Nebr., and William Irwin, of West Hill, Platte Co., Nebr. 50S-5 ' M. B. HOXIE, Register. HAL PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island,- Neb.,) February 11th, 1880. J NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and secure Una) entry thereof on the 18th day of March, 1880, before John Stauffer, Clerk of the court of Platte Co., at Columbus, Nebr., viz: John Anderson, Homestead No. 5168, for the N.W.K, Section 12, Township 19 north, Range 4 west, and names the fol lowing witnesses to prove his continu ous residence upon and cultivation of said tract, viz: Nils Peterson, Peter Swanson, Nils Olson and Charles Stoun, all of Lookinp-glass, Platte Co., Nebr. 509-3 31. B. HOXIE, Register. Fi:AL. PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,) February litn, isu. N' OTICE is herebv iriven that the followintr-nameu settler has filed notice of his intention to make final nroof insuDtiortof his claim, and secure final entry thereof on the 18th day or 3Iarch, 1880, before John Stauffer, Clerk of theconrt of Platte Co., at Columbus, Nebr., viz: Ira J. Nichols, Homestead No. 4349, for the S. K, 3. E. i. Section 14, Town ship 20 north, Range 1 east, and names the follbwing -witnesses to prove "his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of said tract, viz: L. B. Danforth, S. J. Wheeler, W. C. White and R. 31. Johusou, all of Creston, Platte Co., Neb. 509-5 31. B. HOXIE, Register. 1 Having concluded to qbange our I-iimum.-. by 31 A V 1st, If possible, we offer our entire stock, consisting of nianri loxxoiBiiB. CLOTHHSTG, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, &C., AT COST AND A GREAT MANY ARTICLES LESS THAN COST. 8 OF CLOTHING We have a good stock, and you can- save AT LEAST 25 PER LENT. 11 V BUYING OF LS. Whitney Hnd-made Stoga Kip Boots, Warranted, for - - $2.60 Ladies' Shoes, from 50 cents up Men's Hats, from 25 cents to 1 00 CASS I MERES, JEANS', COTTONADES, And all kinds of DRY GOODS, and NOTIONS, cheaper than can be bought at Wholesale to day. A GOOD CHANCE FOR COUNTRY MERCHANTS! Or any one and every one that want to save moi.i-y. All that we want of you is to come and see, aud we will convince jou that we mean just what we say. COLUMBUS, Jan. 1880. INSURE I2ST THE NEW TOEK LIFE Insurance One of the Oldest, Strongest and Best Life Companies on this Continent. ASSfJtkS, i..r....... Casli Paid Policy Holders, COLUMBUS LOCAL BOARD: wi hi;y:i:.iia;. Prideuf. JOHN STAUFFER, Vioe-President. AOOLPH JEGGI, Seoretary. ABNER TURNER, Treasurer. S.A.BONESTEE , Medloal Exam'r. oo MEMBERS: John "Wiggins, Hardware 3Iercbant Henry Schwarz, Farmer John "Stauffer, County Clerk... Abner Turner, Banker Chas. Schneder, Proprietor Foundry D. Schupback, Lumber Merchant F. Gcrbcr, Furniture Dealer G. A. Schneder, Hardware Merchant Win. Hunneman, Lumber 31erchaut Cha. T. Henderson, Express Agent A. Jwggi, Lumber Merchant... J. B. DeUmau, 3Ierchaut George Itieuer, (irocer J C. Morrissey, Grain Merchant llenry itagatz, urocer F. II. Ruche, Harnessmaker ... J. F. Flynn, Brick 31auuracturer..., Thos. Farrall, Farmer and Hotel Proprieter. Geo. N. Lamb, Farmer S. A.Bonesteel, Physician and Surgeon EVERY prudent man should have his life insured in some good company. The Nkw Yokk Life offers inducements In the Tontine Investment Plan that cannot be given by any other company. All persons wanting insurance from $1,000 ind upwards will please call on some member ot the Local Board, m each member or this Board is authorized to procure the insurance desired, and AdoU'H JiEGGI, the Secretary, is authorized to write the applications, and will keep on hand a full supply of books and circulars for distribution. C. T. TAYLOR, General Agent, Omaha, Nebraska. THE EEVOLUTION Dry Goods and Clothing Store - - Has on'feaad a splendid stook of Ready-made Clothing, Dry Goods, Carpets, Hats, Caps, Etc., Etc., At rnicfis irmni nm fiearfl of Mm ii Golnmons. o I bay my good itrictly for cash, and will giro my customers the benefit of it. Give me a call and covince yourself of the facts. 500 C. B. STILLMAN, Wholesale and DRUGS, MEDICINES.PAINTS, OILS, "WINDOW GKD.ASS, PERFUMEEY, PATENT MEDICINES, ETC. Keeps on hand all articles usually kept in a first-class Drug Store. Dealer in surrounding eountry will find it to their Interest to purchase from him. as ho can and will alve BED-ROCK PRICES. Prescriptions Carefullv ConvDoniided. - JSTA GOOD ASSORTMENT OF WALL PAPER ALWAYS KEPT IN STOOK. 353 FI.'N'AE. PROOF. Land Oflice at Grand Island, NebJ February 11th, 880. NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of bis intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and secure final entry thereof on the 19th day of .March, 1&0, before John Stauffer. Clerk or me court oi natte Co., at coiumous, Nebr., viz: Swcn Johnson, Homestead No. 51G6. for the N. E. H, Section 4, Township 19 north, Range 4 west, and -names the fol lowing witnesses to prove his continu ous residence upon and cultivation of said tract, viz: Thurston Nelson, Peter Matson, Peter Bower and John Olson, all of Palestine Valley, Platte Co., Neb. 509-5 31. B. HOXIE, Register. SCHRAM BROS; Company. -oo- 137,000.000 t46,000,000 aud .Machine Shop. . ,.. ?....... ...f5.000.00 ... 5,000.00 ... 5,000.00 ... 0,000.00 ... 3,000.00 ... 3.00O.WJ ... 3,000.00 ... 3,000.00 ... 3.000. 0O ... 3,000.00 ... 3,000.00 ... 2,500.00 ... 2,500.00 ... 2,500.00 ... 2,500.00 ... 2,500.00 ... 2,500.00 ... 2,500.00 . 2,500.00 ... 2,500.lU 09, I. GIUCK. Retail Dealer' in THE- ADAMS WIND MILL! Can't be Beat in Work and Price. Just See! Sroot wheel .. 94S0.OO 12 foot wheel .... 9 3. io " . . .. .?.-en .... iso.oe Freight included, ten per cent, off for Cash. gTThe 3IUI fully warranted, as any other first-class Wind Engine. Am also prepared to do any castings for machinery of every description. For particulars call at the CelanabMN Feaadry. Terms reasonable. CHAS. SCHRCEDER, Prop'r. FI.-KAl. PROOF. Land Oflice at Grand Island, Neb.,) February 11th, 1880. f "VTOTICE Is hereby given that the LN following-named Settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support or his claim, and secure linal entry thereof on the 18th day of 31arch, 188, before John Stauffer, Clerk of the court of Platte Co., at Columbus, Nebr., vizi Arthur 31 Res. Homestead No. 5074, for the S. E. K, Section 23, Township 20 north, Range 1 east, and names the fol lowing witnesses to prove bis continu ous residence upon and cultivation of said tract, viz: W. B. Williams. F. W. Auderman, Wm. Longwlth andJE. A. Sage, all of Creston, Platte Co., Nebr. 509-5 31. B. UOXIE, Register, i 4, ft S f -j-1,, . , . .v '?:tt'22tfZ2&5&-?Zr' " -i"J4. ;,-yC&yjW-.