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THE JOURIs'AL.
Kiuti-Mdit Hie Post-office, Columbus.
N .. f cHiiml rl:it matter.
Wednesday, .tax. r., inm.
Lincoln has 100 telephones In
working order.
A .flJO.OOO saloon Las been recent
ly opened in Lincoln.
Gov. Nance has pardoned but one
convict in two years.
Helena, Montana, has recently
been revelling in 24 inches of snow.
The houses in Omaha are being
numbered after the Philadelphia
plan.
A Sidvey ooach the other day
took out ot Deadwood .$300,000 in
bullion.
FokTY-inoiiT degrees below zero
was registered the other day at
Cheyenne.
SfiiL'Yi.Eit haq shipped, during the
past year, live huudred and 6ix car
loads of baled hay.
It in stated that the emperors of
Austria, Germany and Russia have
formed an alliance.
The legislative caucus of Con
necticut has nominated Gen. Ilawley
for United States senator.
Petitions praying for a prohib
itory liquor law are said to be going
before the legislature daily.
It is claimed that the losses by
lire last year in the United States
,will amount to .375,f13,100.
A shot tower in being erected in
Omaha. "When completed it will
turn out 12,500 pounds per day.
Senator McMillan, of Minnes
ota, was re-nominated the other
night at St. Paul by the republican
caucus.
The republican caucus on the
nigh! of the 13th at Albany, New
York, nominated Piatt for United
States senator.
The caucus of the Ohio legisla
ture has nominated John Shcrmau
for United States senator without a
dissenting vote.
Gen. Gn ant was tendered the
ollire of president of the world's
fair last week, and formally accept
ed it on the 14th.
Tiif steam flouring mill of Rob
erts & Gregory, at Wahoo, was
recently destroyed by fire. The loss
will reach $12,000.
One of the pumps for the water
works in Omaha has arrived. It
will pump 2,000,000 gallons of water
in twenty-four hours.
The atmosphere was so charged
f J with electricity at Fremont the otli-
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the telegraph be used.
A man in Bucks county Pennsyl
vania has just ended a law suit of
forty-two years' standing, and re
covered six cents damages.
It is admitted on all hands that
the recent cold weather exceeds any
cold suap for many years, it not for
all past time, in this locality.
No less than one hundred and
twonty-six bills were introduced
into the House of representatives at
"Washington one day last week.
Mrs. Reed, of Deadwood, is under
arrest for stealing a house. She
hitched six oxen to it while the own
er whs absent, and drew it away.
The recent fire at Osceola destroy
ed the court house, some of the
court records, county commission
er's proceedings and warrant books.
The citizens of Lincoln will pe
tition the legislature at its present
session for another appropriation of
$150,000 to finish the c.ipitol build
ing. Mrs. George Richaups, of New
Lisbon, Conn., while preparing
breakfast the other morning, fell on
the stove in a fit, and was burned to
death.
The weather has beoii very severe
in London. Lnt week the ther
mometer reached 25 degrees below
zero, which is an unusual occurrence
in London.
The government is about to com
mence the publication of the "Rec
ords of the War,' a work which will
fill nearly soventy-seven thousand
octavo pages.
It is stated that thousands of head
of cattle, drifted by the late storm
into the Platte valley, have been
feeding on the stored hay of the
farmers from Coz-id to Kearney.
The following vote in the Cal
ifornia legislature shows how that
body stands on the question of the
United States senator: Gen. Miller
(icp.), 42; Judge "Wallace (dem.)
34.
By the explosion of a kerosene
lamp the other day at the residence
of "W. Mosser, Reading, Pa., the
building was burned and three per
sons badly burned, two of them fa
tally. "Wm. II. Alkright, manager of the
U P. express compauy at St. P.aul,
on the night of the 13th, committed
suicide by shooting himself iu the
head. No cause is known for the
rash act.
A dispatch from Viucicnue-,Ind.,
nnnounced the fact that grave rob
bers have disinterred the body of
the late Gov. James D. "Williams
.and stripped the casket aud body of
valuables.
Miss Annie Pressox was burned
to death the other day at Newcastle,
Ark. She was sweeping the hearth
when her clothes caught fire, and as
fliere was no one iu the house she
was burned to a crisp.
The Merrimac Woolen Mills at
Dracux, near Lowell, Mas,s., cuuslit
fire recently. The fire was checked
from spreading and confined to the
packing room building. The lo?s
will not exceed 4200,000.
Twelve American Union Tele
graph men were arrested at Eliza
beth, N. J., on the 11th, for interfer
ing with the Western Union wires.
Thev were held in faOO bail each, to
appiar for examination.
The gubernatoral reception held
at Lincoln on the evening of the
12th was a very successful affair, and
was attended by the bench, the bar
and the legislature to meet and greet
the Executive and his pleasant lady.
Three young ladies in Nebraska
City nearly lost their lives recently
by the gas escaping from live coals
which they unwittingly placed in a
coal hod iu their room for the pur
pose of keeping it warm during the
night.
An explosion of gun-powder oc
cuned the other evening at Climax,
Michigan, caused by accidental ig
niting while a clerk in a store was
weighing some out for a customer
by lamp light. Twelve persons
were badly injured.
Fifteen or tweuty years siucp the
United States was away ahead of
other nations in indebtedness With
iu that time our debt has been re
duced $S70,000,000. The debt of
I'm ope has increased within that
time $8,000,000,000.
Beck & Bucher's fur store, 131
Wabash avenue,Chicago,was robbed
one night last week of $5000 worth
of sealskin cloaks, fur-lined silk
cloaks, caps, etc. The goods were
found in a barn, and the thieves are
known and will be arrested.
A refort is current to the eU'ect
that General Manager Touzalin, of
the B. & M., is also to be madothc
manager of the Kansas City, St. Joe
& C. B. railroad, which road passed
under the control of the Chicago
Burlington aud Quincy, some time
ago.
The number of miles ol railroad
track laid down in the United States
Hiring the year 18S0, is said to be
not less than 7,207 miles. These
figures are greater than any other
year since 1S71, and the mileage is
54 per. cent greater than that of
1S79.
Frank Gallagher, Patrick Mc
Gee, Dennis McGee, Charles Mc
Closkey, Hugh Herritty, James
Roarty, Andrew Gallagher, Corne
lius Harr and John Shanks were
killed by the boiler explosion in the
rolling mill at Allentown, Pa., last
week.
The comity poor house at Straf
ford county, New Hampshire, was
burned on the morning of the 7th.
From the best information given at
the time twelve or thirteen inmates
of the house were missing, and it is
believed their lives were lost by
the fire.
Sentor Snyder, of Sidney, has
been adjudged insane and was taken
to the insane hospital at Lincoln on
the 12th, by his brother. He is a
member from the southwestern part
of the state, aud his seat iu the sen
ate is being contested by David
Ballentiue.
Mrs. Bridget CAXXox,"of Marys
ville, Mo., the other evening being
requested by her husband to open a
boil on the side ol his face, went
behind him took him by the head
and cut his throat, from ear to ear
with a razor. She is considered iu
ane. Her husband may recover.
Harriet S. Brooks, now at the
Commercial Hotel, Lincoln, in the
iuterest of her female frieuds has
issued a call for a meeting to be held
iu that city Wednesday, January;
2Gth, to ask the legislature of Ne
braska to submit to the voters of
the state a form of constitutional
amendment, providing for the strik
ing of the word "male" from that
part of the constitution relating to
the qualifications of voters. The
etl'ect of such an amendment would
be to extcud the elective franchise
to women, with the same privileges
and restrictions as it is now exer
cised by "male citizens." Persons
who purpose to attend the meeting
will iulorm Harriet S. Brooks by
postal card of that intention, so that
a bill for that purpose can at once
be introduced iu the legislature.
Grand Army of the Republic,
Farragut Post, No. 25, department of
Nebraska, installed the following
oflicers last week : Post command
er, C. 11. Gould ; Senior Vice Com
mander, C. M. Parker; Junior Vice
Commander, S. P. Vanatta; Adju
tant, "Will. A. Place; Quartermaster,
R. C. Hazelton; Surgeon, W. D.
Latta; Chaplain, Henry Masterman ;
Officer of the Day, A. P. Tarbox;
Officer of the Guard, Jas. McCarty;
Ordinance Sergeant, Silas Spraguc;
Inside Guard, M.Carpenter; Outside
Guard, R. Reyuolds; Quartermaster
Sergeant, Lyman Wood; Sergeant
Major, D. B. Howard. After the
installation of officers, commander
Gould delivered an address.iu which
he took occasion to refer to the
women of America in the late war
of the rebellion. He said "we have
in our midst a lady who established
the first sanitary hospital south of
the Potomac river; we have another
who was as gentle a nurse daring
the war as she ha6 been a true wife
and mother since. We have still
another who stood at her husband's
side during the three days' terrible
battle at Stone River and loaded and
fired her musket with the coolness
and precision of a vcterau. Long
may they live to invoke blessings
upon their country."
The Legislature.
In the space we cau spare to de
vote to legislative proceedings, must
be confined to "matters which are of
special or general interest to the
people of the state, rather than
lengthy reports.
Senate.
In this body on the 10th, a resolu
tion passed asking for information
on school lands and In mis.
A joint resolution was passed
for a joint committee consisting of
nino members from the senate and
ten fioni the house, to re-apportion
the state into senatorial and repre
sentative districts, if thought to be
desirable, as allowed by the consti
tution. The following bills were intro
duced :
To amend the laws relative to
county officers.
To amend the code of civil pro
ceed u re.
To amend the school law. -
To facilitate proceedings in dis
trict court.
To amend section 287, chapter 17,
of the general statutes. .
To govern action in the supreme
court.
To provide for appeals from coun
ty courts.
To amend section 140, chapter 17,
of general statutes.
House.
Bills were introduced to establish
a criminal code.
To provide a system of revenue.
To incorporate cities of the first
class.
To provide township organization.
To provide for relief of settlers on
sections 10 and 30 in Fort Kearney
Military Reservation.
To make railroads responsible for
material and hibor.
Senate, January 11th.
Bills introduced by Senator Dins
more : To amend revised statutes so
as to make plaintiff iu a case appeal
ed to district court liable for costs
and attorney's fee, where judgment
is not recovered to amount of $20.
Also, to give justice of the peace
jurisdiction in cases not involving
more than -iOO.
Bills on second reading were re
ferred as follows:
To establish school system. Com
mittee on education.
To provide buildings, furniture,
books, etc., for county oflicers; but
uo appropriation for county build
ing except by vote of people. Com
mittee on counties.
To legulate order of attachment.
Committee on judiciary.
Amendments to school law, pro
viding for admibsiou of non-resident
pupils, aud for suspension aud
expulc-ion of pupils. Committee on
education.
To advuuee proceedings iu district
and Biipreme courts. Committee on
judiciary.
To allow appeal from couuty court
to district court in probate cases.
Judiciary committee.
To provide for citation in probate
cases. Judiciary committee.
Moore, of York, introduced the
following:
liesolveil, as the sense of this
house, that to protect the interest of
the producers, manufacturers, mer
chants, laborers, and all industrial
pursuits, it is absolutely necessary
that this legislature shall by law
prevent any discrimination and
granting of secret and special rates
by railroad companies of this state,
and also shall provide the manner of
fixing a maximum rate for transpor
tation of freight and passengers.
Correll, offered as a substitute :
Whereas, It is alleged and charg
ed by certain parties and newspapers
throughout the state of Nebraska
that railioad corporations doing bus
iness iu the state are guilty of ex
acting extortionate freight aud
passenger rates and especially unjust
aud oppressive discrimination
against farmers and stock raiser? of
the state, aud
Whereas, Said allegations are in
jurious to the reputation of the state
of Nebraska as a desirable location
for settlement, and
Whereas, If said charges be true,
the legislature ought, by appropriate
legislation to remedy such evils, and
if untrue, authoritative denial be
made, therefore,
licsolvcd, That the committee on
railroads be and are hereby instruct
ed to investigate said charges, and
in case they find them true, to report
their finding to this house and to
recommend such legislation iu the
premises to prevent extortion and
discrimination ; and iu case said
committee shall find said charges
unwarranted by tha facts, then also
to report their finding to the house.
On motion the subject was tabled.
It was voted that the papers in the
Douglas county contest cases be
opened this afternoon aud referred
to committee with instruction to
report not later than January 15.
The papers in the contested case
from Cheyenne county will be open
ed on Wednesday.
Bills were introduced :
H. R. 28. To encourage immigra
tion. H. R. 20. To provide for removal
of seat of sjate government.
H. R. 30. To amend an act to pro
vide system of public instruction.
H. R. 31. To redistrict counties
for election purposes.
H. R. 32. To prevent further prop
agation of sunflowers.
H. R. 33. To prevent discrimina
tion in railroad charges.
H. R. 34. To transfer money from
Universitv fuud to state fund.
U. R. 35. To regulate fees and
salaries.
II. R.35. To authorize Polk couu
ty to use sinking fund in rebuilding
court house.
II. R. 37. To amend law for
organization of cities and villages.
II. It. 3S. To provide for the dis
tribution of seeds and grains for
citizens of the state.
Senate, January l'ith.
In the contested case ot 1 .1 Jones
contesting the seat of II. M. Wells,
senator from the 20th district, the
committee reported unanimously in
favor of II. M. Wells, and that each
and every allegation of the contest
ant was unsupported by proof.
House, January 12th.
Bills were introduced.
II. R. 39. To ameud the criminal
code relating to the sale of liquors so
that the same powers possessed by
county commissioners be delegated
to municipal oflicers of towus and
cities, with power to fix license at
$1,000.
II. R. 40. To permit county and
city oflicers to purchase real estate at
tax sales.
II. R. 41. Relating to oath of office.
H. R. 42. For relief of Geo. W
Hoagland of Seward county.
H. R. 43. To provide a revenue
for building and repairing bridge.i
by levviug tax for same.
II. R. 44. To provide for a con
stitutional amendment, allowing a
road tax of 4 upon each quarter
section.
II. R 45. To authorize cities and
tows to vote bonds for internal im
provements. On motion the case was made a
special order for to-morrow at 2
o'clock, p. m.
H. R. 40. Amendment to law re
lating to counties.
II. R. 47. To establish a state
normal school at Albion, Boone Co.
II. R. 48. Forsale of saline lands.
Authorizing land commissioner to
make appraisement of the saline
lands belonging to the state aud
report the same to the board of pub
lic lands and buildings, who shall
advertise the same for sale and then
proceed to sell the same at auction
to the highest bidder.
Several petitions with hundreds of
signatures were presented, asking
for legislative action iu favor of
temperance. One of them, address
ed through the member from Burt
county, was prefixed with : "Do all
you cau foi temperance, and don't
fail to keep an eyo on railroad cor
porations." Petition with 400 signatures asked
for legislation to prevent extortion
and discrimination in rates by rail
road oompanics, referred to com
mittee on railroads.
Members from York introduced a
resolution that according to the lan
guage of Sect. 7, Art. XI, of the
constitution. "The legislature shall
pass laws to correct abuses, and
prevent unjust discrimination and
extortion iu all charges of express,
telegraph, and railroad in this state,
and enforce such laws by adequate
penalties to the extent, if necessary
for that pnrpose, of forfeiture of
their property and franchises."
A motion was made by Church
Howe that the resolution be referred
to the committee on railroads but the
motion was subsequently withdrawn
and on a call of ayes and nays the
resolution was adopted.
House, Evening Session, Jan. 13.
Bill introduced :
II. R.40, by Windham, authorizing
cities to fuud indebtedness.
II. R. 50,by Mullen, to provide for
removal of etnle universityto Omahr.
II. R. 51, by Slocumb, to amend
law relating to "Decendents."
II. R. 52, by Schick, on couuty
bonds aud indebtedness.
H. R. 53, by Correll, to amend the
act establishing a system of public
instruction.
II. R. 51. Memorial to congress
asking for legislation to prevent ex
tortion aud discrimination by rail
road companies.
II. R. 55, by Putney, to ameud law
relating to counties and county
officers.
II. R. 50, by Whedon, lo amend
section 501 of general statutes.
II. R. 57, by Broach, to provide for
publication of compilation ofstatutes
II. R. 58, by Windham, providing
for a state board of health.
Senate, Morning Session, Jan. 13
Called to order by President
Dinsmore. Roll call, prayer, read
ing journal.
Bills were introduced :
S. F. 25. By senator Wells : To
amend the law relative to printing
biennial report of state officers so as
to have 1,000 copies each of reports
of secretary of state, auditor, treas
urer aud commissioner of public
lauds, and 500 copies each of reports
of other state oflicers ready on first
day of session.
S. F. 20. By Senator Gere : To
so amend the law relating to state
library as to authorize the librarian
to send copies of all reports aud
official state papers to the librarians
of all other states. Also to author
ize the librarian to purchase copies
of books published in the state and
send to public libraries, paying for
the same from library fund.
S. F. 28 and 29. Relative lo ap
peals from court of justice of the
peace.
The bills introduced yesterday
were read a second time and refer
red to committees.
Senator Daily introduced a resolu
tion that Senators Ervin, Graham
and Turner be appointed a commit
tee to ascertain from th district
judges whether the p-eseut judiciary
system furnishes sufficient facilities
for d,oiug the necessary business;
whether suitors are delajcd ; aud, if
.-o, what increase of districts and dis
trict judges is necessary. Adopted.
Senaior Myers imrodticeiLa reso
lution calling attention of committee
on privileges and elections to the
unfortunate condition of Seuator
Snyder and asking them to ascertain
the facts ami include same iu their
report.
After discussion of the contest
case of Jones vs. Wells the matter
was postponed until it comes up as
special order at 2 p. in.
Ex-Hon. Ed. Parker is likely to
don his accustomed long dress coat,
black slouch hat, buckshiu knee
breeches and high top boots, with
long curly hair, falling gracefully
--e his shoulders for a penitentiary
suit ot plain stripes. After the close
of the legislature of which Parker
was a member he spcured the posi
tion of in til agent on the U. P. road,
aud while in that position, threw a
bag of registered letters from the
window ot ttie car while the train
wa passing along the biiika of the
Ljiup liver, and at the next station
hek left the train, went back, found
the bdg and robbed it of the con
tents. He tl.l the country and has
ever since been a fugitive from jus
tice, until the other day he was ar
rested at Omaha and taken to Lin
coln before the U. S. court, where
he entered his plea of guilty.
Pkti-.i: Dodger's brewery, locited
in First Avenue, N Y., was the
scene of a terrible explosion the
other day, caused by the workmen
bringing a lamp too near a barrel of
varnish. The explosion scattered
streams of fire throughout the room,
burning four workmen in a shock
ing manner, which resulted fatally;
their names are John Barrel, John
Flamer, Anton Wintzureck and
Win. Browu.
'ri:i,i:jUtAiiii;.
Indianafolis, Jan. 11. The re
publican caucus to-night unani
mously nominated Gen. Ben. Harri
son for the United States senate.
Terrible Accident.
Paris, Jan. 11. A railway col
lision occurred mar Chateau Thurs
day. Two persons were killed and
thirteen severely wounded.
St. Paul, Jan. 11. A special from
St. Peter says: Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Hayes, an inmate of the state hospi
tal for the insane, was murdered by
Mrs. Olive A. Andrews, another
inmate, by choking and beating.
Boston, Jan. 1010 p. m. The
weather is very disagreeable. It
snowd until 4 o'clock this morning,
when it changed lo rain. The street
ire almost impassable on account of
the slu-h. The British brig "Happy
Home" is ashore at Nantucket beach.
The crew were saved.
Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 10. Judge
Haulm to-day sentenced Eluathan
Oleander Greenfield, the Orwell wife
murderer, to be hanged on Thurs
day, February 17. The prisoner's
counsel will apply for a stay of
proceedings for the purpose of go
ing to the court of appeals.
Forgery.
Baltimore, Jan. 11. It is report
ed on good authority that four pri
vate bankers of this city have re
cently been advancing money on
certificates of the Safe Deposit Co.,
which were forged. The total
amount obtained from the bankers
is put at 15,000.
Longford, Ire., Jan. 13 Three
hundred and fifty police and a squad
ron of dragoons arc at Drumdish.
Infantry is momentarily expected,
and the whole force will proceed to
assist in the serving of ejectment
ment notices on Lord Granorte's
property. The people are armed
with bludgeons aud pitchforks, but
an cnaouuter will probably be avoid
ed by the exertions of the parish
priest
Chicago, Jan. 10. Two little girls,
iiauitd Ella aud Martha Black, aged
two aud three years, livijig with
their parents on the east side, were
taken sick Saturday. Mrs. Dr. En
gcrt was called in aud pronounced
it diphtheria, and prescribed what
was supposed to be quinine. Ella,
the youngest, grew worse after the
first dose, when the second was giv
en, and she died immediately. Mar
tha was also given some of the
medicine and died in a short time.
A counsel of physicians was called
to try and save her. They said the
case was not diphtheria, and the
children had been doped with mor
phine instead of quinine.
Milwaukee, Jan. 13. A horrible
tragedy occurred four miles from
Oshkosh. A wealthy German nam
ed Riskow lived on a farm. Last
night the neighbors discovered his
barn on fire, and on arriving on the
ground, the barn, granary and house
were discovered to have been Ret on
fire and locked. His daughter was
discovered lying near the gate bleed
iug, with two large gashes in her
head, and her clothes partly burned.
After the fire the remains of Mrs.
Riskow were found, her throat cut
from ear to ear. Suspicion had
fastened on Mr. Riskow, but his
body has since been fonnd in the
ruins of the barn. It is thought
Riskow killed his wife and daughter
and fired the premises, meeting his
own death in the fire. The daughter
is insensible, and will probably die.
The .family had lived unhapily.
Some neighbors, however, lay the
deed to tramps.
Garfield Interviewed and Banquet
ted. Cleveland, Jan. 11. A delega
tion of prominent colored men from
Alabama waited upon Gen. Garfield
this evening, at the residence of
William E 1 wards. G. W. Broil well,
of Talladaga, and L. P. M. "Watkins,
of Courtland, addressed the General,
setting forth the condition of color
ed people in the south, their lack of
education, etc., and asking that the
coming administration will do what
it cau to aid the education of the
blacks. Gen.. Garfield responded
that the education ot their cliililien
was the first duty of all American
people, and assuring them that what
could be done would not fail. He
urged them to avoid raising the
color line, and not separate them
selves as a class from the mass ot
citizens.
To-night a banquet was given at
the residence of Win. Edward in
honor ot General (J u-fi Id. Among
those pre-enl wcrelJov. I'oster and
Hon. II. B. Payi.
SHERIFF S SALE.
BY VIRTUE of an order or :ile di
recieil to ni from the Clerk'of the
district court of Watte county, Nebras
ka, on : j"dgmeiit and a decree obtained
before district court or the Fourth Ju
dicial District in and tor Watte county,
Nebraska, on the ISth dav of March,
IKSfl, in r.ivor of Cliarlp P. IVwej .ts
plaint i ll, and againut James Coinpton,
jr., and Priscilla Coinpton as defend
ants, for the Mini or ix hundred and
lifty-four dollars and li It y cents, and
costs taxed at $:tfS.lS and accruing costs,
I have levied upon the following real
estate taken as the property or said
defendants, to atisfv s-Ud order or
sale, to it: The east half or the south
west quarter of Section miiul.er thirty
four (31). in Township number eighteen
(18) north, or Utilise one east, in Watte
county, Nebraska, aud will offer the
same for sale to the hiirhest bidder, for
cash iu hand, on the
."lbT iy ok January, a. r., 1331,
in rront ot the WcM door or the court
house, that being the building wherein
the lust term or court was held, at the
hour or one o'clock p. in. or aid dav.
When and where due attendance will ie
given bv the undersigned.
Dated', this -JTth Dec. 1SS0.
1JKN.I. SPIELMAX,
.V."i-.fc Sheriff ot" .said County.
CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE.
'vrOTICK is hereby given that by
1 virtue ora chattel mortgage date'd
on the 17th da ot rVbruary. A, D., ISSO.
and duly tiled 'in the otlice of the County
Clerk of Watte county, Nebraska, oh
the iM dav of February. lvi. and exe
cuted y W. M. Dineen to Win. Stevens,
to si-eufe the payment or the sum of One
Hundred and twenty-live Dollars, and
upon which there is now due the sum
of One Hundred and twcnti -five Dollars
ami sixt cents, ami Fifteen Dollars
uttornet " fee.
Default having been made iu the pay
ment of said .stun, therefore I will se'll
the property therein described, viz:
A dark grav work hor.se welshing 10o
pounds, and a dark irray work hore
wei;hiu lion pound, at public auction
iu rront of Scott's stable in Columbus
precinct, in Watte county, Saturday.
January 2Jd, 1NS1, at one o'clock p.m.
or aid day.
IIKN.IAMIN Sl'IKLMAN,
A -ent for Win. Stevens.
Columbus. Dec. '11, 'SO. .Vm.1
LEGAL NOTICE.
Annis Faiiki.n. Plaintiff, j
against J-
Tiiomas Kaimcis, Defendant.)
In the Di-trict I on it iu anil for Watte
cotiutv, St.'te of Nebraska:
rpiIK .said defendant, Thomas Farn's,
1 u ill take notice that the said plain
tiff. Aimis Farris, will take the deposj.
tioiis of NeNon Tull, Mrs. Harriett
Baker and Hiram Ames, to be used as
evidence in said court, iu the above
entitled case: said deposition will be
taken on the -fth day of February, A.D..
1SS1, e mmencing at to o'clock a. in. of
said day, at the otlice of George W.
Merrick, in the cit or Fanners ("iu,
county or DeWitt, iu the State ol" Illi
nois, and ly said George W. Herrick,
he being a notary public, with power to
adjourn from day to day until all of said
depositions shall be taken.
ANN IS FARMS.
Bv McAllistkk Bros.,
her Atty's. Xu-it
LEGAL NOTICE.
To Thomas Farris, non-resident de
fendant:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
that an action has been commenced
against you by Annis Farris, in the
District Court, fth Judicial District, in
and for Watte county, State oT Nebras
ka, the object or which .said action is to
obtain a divorce from you, and dissolve
the bonds or inatrimo'ny now existing
between ou and said Annis Farris.
You mu.t answer the petition tiled
against you in said action on or before
the 1st dav of March. A. D.. 1SS1. or
judgment will be taken against you by
default, and a decree entered againsi
vou accordingly.
ANNIS FARRIS.
McAllistkk Bnos,
Attv's tor 1'lt'ff. iViT-.".
PROBATE NOTICE.
In the matter of the estate of George
Rieder, deceased.
"OTlCE is hereby given that the
i creditors of said deceased wlH
meet the administrator of said estate,
before me, County Judge of Watte
countv. Nebraska, at the county court
room In said county, on the 2th day of
January lcWl, on the i"ith day or April,
lssi and on the "J4th day or June, 18SJ,
at 10 o'clock a. in. each day, for the
purpose of presenting their claims for
examination, adjustment and allowance:
Six mouths are allowed for creditors to
present their claims, and one year for
the administrator to settle s-iid estate,
from the 'Jfth dav of December, ISSil.
Dated, Dec. -Jt" 1SN.
JOHN G. HIGGINS,
."i.M-,1 County Judge.
&
PHOPKIETORS OF THE
Columbus Drug Store,
:s::e:::ri ts A. 77, ECLAMD.
The Leading Drug House
IX THE WEST.
A full and complete line of
Drugs, Chemicals,
Patent .Medicines, &c.
Painters' Supplies,
Window (jlass,
Wall Paper,
.M
y
When you need anything in our line
we will mah'e it to your inter-
est to call on u.
5S5-JV. A. A. Smith retains hi
position as Prescription Clerk;which
is a positive guarantee ayninst Mis
takes, and with our facilities every
thing in the prescription line is
PERFECT.
Don't forget th place, U door
north ol"I. O. .V7-y
LAW, REAL ESTATE
AND OKXKKAL
COLLECTION OFFICE
II Y
W.aGEER
MONEY TO LOAN In mall lots on
farm property, time one to three
years Farms with Vome improvement
oousrht and sold. Office for the present
at the Clother Hou-e, Columbus, eb.
473-x
THE COQUILLAED-
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WAGONS!
The Coquillard farm and spring wagons and buggies, not
excelled by any for
Strength, Durability, Good and Neat Workmanship.
CALL, EXAMINE AND LEARN PRICES AT
Becker's
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(Nkak A.
Where you ean sell your Grain, Produce, rtr., and buy all sorts of Pure
Futility Groceries.
'THE BEST OF GOODS" MT MOTTO.
AH those in want of anything in that line f will consult
their own interests by giving him, a. call. lieme.m-
ber, he warrants every pair. Has also a
Fir.t :- Cla.s Boot and Shoo Storo in Conneotion.
HTKepnii'iiiir Xenfly Doiu.
Don't forget the Place, Thirteenth Street, one door west of Marshall Smith's.
THE REVOLUTION
Dry Goods and Clothing Store
Has on hand a splendid stock of
Ready -made Clothing,
Dry Goods, Carpets,
Hats, Caps, Etc., Etc.,
it prices it were Defer tarfl of biro ii Coliiios.
I bay iny goods strictly for cash,
benefit
Give Me a call and covince Yourself of the facts.
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Said House has been re-fltted, painted and is in flrst-class order for the
accommodation of transient guests and boarders.
TERMS AKE
Transient, per day. SI 00
Single Meals
25
ISTTweirth "st., nearlv north of
U. L It. It. Depot. f
COLUMBUS FOUNDRY
CELA.S. SOI-IRCKDTCR. Prop'r.
Mill and Elevator Machinery,
Wood and Iron Turning ; Boiler and Heavy Sheet Iron Work ; Ma
chine Blacksmithing.
Engine and General Machinery Repairs,
Dealer in Wind Mills, Pumps, Pipe, Points and other Fittings.
p. 3 A. TJ1 Q IS 31: X: XT,
I'KOriUKTOK OK THK
COLUMBUS MARBLE WORKS
M4Nl'K4triKKKftHAXb DKAI.KK IX
Fine and Ornamental Italia n.Jlmeri can and Fancy
.Marble .Monuments, fea ft stones, or anything
connected with the Marble business.
Call and examine work. k'I our ri ami be coarlacril.
X. It. Itcinsr :i workman of ten year experience, we can
work at a saving of from it) to ti"i "per cent.. Iy trivinir in a
otlice opposite Tatterall livery ami fcil stable.
I'lrVAI I'ltOOF.
Land Otlice, Grand Island. Xeb.j
!... ITfti IsXI i
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JOTIf'E is hereby iriven that the fol-
irii'im nim-il tttir li:i tiled no.
N
iir.. of his" intention to make tinal
proof in support of hi claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk ol
Court or Platte county, Nebraska, at
Couiiy Seat, n Thursday, the "J 1th day
of March. 1I, viz:
Franz Sclmn, Homestead No. rii", for
the V. H, X. E. A, Section 24. Town
.ship Ifl north, Itane 1 west, and he
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon aud cul
tivation of said land, viz: Heinrlch
Hellhiisch. .Julius Hembdt, August Os
len, Johu Steiier, all of Coliiinbu-.I'latte
Co., Xeb.
.Vis-T, M B. HOXIE. Kegi-'er.
L. M. BRIDGES
Eli Jut :?! Tnit 2""-
F1ESI HUT ALWAYS II UN.
Apples, Canned Fruits. Candy.
Nuts, Crackers, Cigars
and Tobacco.
jgrWill sell a cheap as the oheapest.
Nebraska Ave., opp. post-office.
mmM
Grocery
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N. Depot),
NEW STORE! NEW GOODS!
M'ST OPENED HV
A large and complete assortment of
Men's, Women's asd Cbildrsa's Boots mlSiu:,
WHICH HK lMtOilMKS TO SKI.L XT
BED-HOCK PRICES!
-o-
and will giva my customers tha
of it.
I. GLUCK.
.A. G- A.-T 1ST !
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TO THE PUBLIC.
AS FOLLOWS:
Day Board per week
. ..$3 00
, Board and Lodging per week 4 OO
.ioiia iia:yi.iio:i.
Proprietor.
& MACHINE SHOPS!
guarantee you good
eall. j2S"Shop ami
."il'J-Hm
FI.-NAI, PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Mand. Neb.,1
Jan. 4. lvH. J
NOTICE i hereby given that the following-named
settler has tiled
notice nf his intention to mukr tinal
proof iu .support of his claim, and that
.said proof will be made before Clerk of
the I oiirr of PlUte Co.. Nebraska, at
count seat, on Thursday. February
10th. is . viz:
John D.ilv. Homestead No. H3t. for
the X. j. V. U. i Section 2tf, Towuship
'JO north! Kaiiire 1 west. He names the
following witnesses to prove his contin
uous residence upon and cultivation of
said tract, viz: Ignatz Verth. George
swccv. Julius ,. Graves and itathew
Lottery, all of Humphrey, Platte Co.,
Xeb.
.V.7-". M. B. HOXIE. Register.
A GOOD
FARM FOR SALE
IStf acres of ifood land, M
acres under cultivation a
good bouse one and a half
story nigh, a good tock range, plenty ot
water, and good hay land. Two miles
east of Columbus. Inquire at the
Pioneer Bakery. 47M3m
Mo
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