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f 'mm JOURNAL. Entered at the Pot.oilic, Columbus. Ncli., at econd class matter. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1881. Forty women voted at the school election at Hastings. The molders iu all but three foun dries in Cleveland are on a strike. Specials from several localities in Wisconsin report alarming floods. A Mix living near London sup poses fthat he has found Charley Ross. The colored people of the South have commenced again moving to Kansas. Mks. S. C. Langwobtht has been 'elected a member of the school board of Seward. - The Canadian Government is about to reduce the canal tolls at least two-thirds. The treasury holds 353,8G6,000 of government bonds, to secure nation al bank circulation. A Circus man named Campbell was recently shot and seriously wouuded in Emmis, Texas. Sixtv-five thousand people vis ited the national exhibition at Tokio during the first fifteen days. A Scotch miner named Thomas Forsythe, was murdered by Jonas Haywood, at Monongahela, Pa. A young man by the name of Proctor has been arrested at Henry, III., for embezzling school funds. F. S. Burton, connected with the Union Telegraph company, in New Orleans, killed himself last week. Receipts from internal revenue at "Washington on the 19th were $155, 972 G7 ; and from customs $840,159.70. The President has nominated Gen. James Longstreet, now minister to Turkey, United States Marshal of Goorgia. The citizens of Omaha have con tributed nearly $3,000 for the suffer ers from the flood in Dakota and Nebraska. Citizens of Chicago are "taking steps to establish an American line of steamers to ply between that city and Montreal. Males, Russians, between the ages of 10 and IS years are not per mitted to go abroad without permis sion of the government. Four small boys were arrested the other day in Lawrence, Mass., while burglarizing the freight office of the Eastern Railroad. Mrs. Mobley, of the Independent says : "More ladies voted in Grand Island at the recent election for school officers, than in any other three towns in the State." Bound Brook, New Jersey, was burned the other night, destroying all the business portion of the town. Forty families are homeless. The Illinois legislature is reported sb having passed a bill providing for taxing the railroads of that state 2 per cent, on their gross earnings. The post of Camp Sheridan, in this state, is to be discontinued May 1, '81, under the instructions of the Lieut.-General commanding the di vision. Those acquainted with the condi tion of affairs in the submerged dis trict in Dakota Bay it will take from $75,000 to $100,000 to relieve the sufferers. Col, Henry W. Farrar, for many years busiuess manager of the Chi cago Journal, died suddenly last week of apoplexy at his sister's in Chicago. It is stated that Coleman and O' Donnell, two of the men who tried to blow np the Mansion House in London, are now in Providence Rhode Island. The news from Halifax, N. S., gives an account of a terrible storm on Good Friday night which has never been equalled in destructive ness, since the storm of I860. The movement begun in San Francisco to raise money to pay off the mortgage of John Brown's wid ow is meeting with decided success. "His soul is still marching on." The Canadian Government has sent to its collectors of customs a list containing the name of every American exporter who has at any time given invoices under value. Miss Anna Dickinson recently violated a contract with the mana ger of a theatre, and he says he can explain her conduct only on the theory that she is insane or afraid. Sheriff Kearns of nolt county, this State, was recently shot and killed by Billy Reed, a cow-boy. The murderer was captured at Atch ison, and is now in the West Point jail. Senator Van Wyck is reported as saying that the fight that the correspondents have been heralding as going on in the senate between Conkling and the administration, is all imaginary. The Southern insane asylum at Anna, 111., burned on the morning of the 20th. One inmate was burn ed to death and three others saved with difficulty. The Iobb will ap proximate $180,000. Sarah Bernhardt was in New York last week filling her farewell engagement. She is delighted with America and its audiences, but says there is only one France and she is anxious to be there. News reached San Francisco on the 20th that the American whaling barque Janus, which went on the rocks at Awanni Head, is a total wreck. She was twelve months out from New Bedford, with 300 barrels of oil. Boiler - makers at Pittsburgh, nnmbering five hundred, struck the other day for an agreement for one year on the present wages, which range from $2.25 to $2.80 per day. The contest is on a fixed rate of wages. Nannie Boyle, a young lady dis appeared frosi her home in White Hall, 2i. X., some six weess ago. Her dead body has been found in a deserted school-bouse. She had been outrageously abused, and then murdered. The Sioux City Journal of Tues day, the 19th, announced the death of Harrison Brainard, a travelling agent for Clark, Whitney & Co., of "maha, at the Merchants' hotel in t city, at 1 o'clock Sunday morn N)f pneumonia. J.eff Davis, iu bis book entitled "The Rise and Fall of the Confed erate Government," undertakes to give the causes that precipitated the war. He says it was not the passage of the "personal liberty law," it was not the circulation of incendiary documents, it was not the raid of John Brown, it was not the opera tion of unjust and' unequal tariff lawB, nor all combined that consti tuted the intolerable grievance, but it was the systematic and persistent struggle to deprive the southern states of equality in the Union generaully to discriminate in legis lation against the interests of their people, culminating in their exclu sion from the territories, the com mon property of the states, as well as by the infraction of their com pact to promote domestic tranquili ty. It looks kiud of reasonable when we take into the account that slaves had no souls, and were made chattels by the laws that it was a little strange that their owners could not remove with them to the territories and there hold them in bondage, the same as they could iu a Southern State where the law es tablished that relation. The United States in the territories having ex clusive jurisdiction never attompted to legislate the institution into and for it upon the citizens of the terri tories, but the Dred Scott decision was made use of to smuggle it in and deprive men of their rights. A bad reason tor Jeff's treason to the government may be considered bet ter than no reason at all, but his book will never heal the sore, re place the treasury or bring back to life the beloved dead. George W. Hart, who has been acting as policeman at Grand Island for two years, and who shot a man whilen custody about a year ago, inflicting a wound from which he subsequently died, walked into the Corner Saloon the other day to take a drink. Upon turning around he spied an old man named Michael Cress Bitting iu a chair watching a game of billiards, and saying to the man with whom he had just taken a drink that "there was a man he was going to fix," and at once drew his revolver and fired into his face, the ball taking effect above the center of the nose and passing down through the roof of his mouth and tongue and into bis neck. The man fell over and iu quick succession Hart fired two other shots, one of which entered his shoulder passiug down ward and across the back to the opposite side where it lodged. The third shot missed Cress and passed through the door. Not a word pass ed between the men before or after the shooting. Cress is a man fifty four or five years old, and has al ways been known as a quiet, inoffen sive man, who would-not molest or quarrel with any one, and he says that he never at any time had any words with Hart. So far as appears on the face of the transaction on the part of Hart it was one of the most brutal and unprovoked assaults ever witnessed. It is quite probable that Cress will die from bis wounds. Hart was promptly arrested and confined in jail. Germany, Austria, Belgium,-Den-mark, Spain, United States, France, Greece, Italy, Holland, Portugal, Russia, Sweeden and Switzerland are all represented in the monetary conferance at Paris. The English and Italian delegates had not arrived on the 19th, but were expected to appear soon and take their seats. On motion of Mr. Evarts, Magnin, the French minister of finances, was elected president of the conference. After taking his seat the president spoke at length upon the subject, chiefly in explanation of the systems established in 18G7, of a gold stand ard with silver as a transitory com panion had brought about in Ger many. As regarded the objects of the present conference, it was indis pensably in order that silver shall regain the former value; it should again be freely coined side by side with gold. He said he hoped that the deliberations would show that international bimetallion was the only system of restoring monetary regularity in all parts of the world. It was not a question of discussing a treaty by which some would gain and some would lose; it was a sim ple question of forming, in good faith and with a knowledge f the subject, decisions equally favorable to all parties. He said all systems can be put forward and freely dis cussed. The conference then pro ceeded to formal organization. Miss Louise Montague was the winner of Forepaugh's $10,000 prize for beauty. She has a handsome face, blue eyes and beautiful light complexion with classic features, charming teeth, and a mass of wavy, dark chestnut hair and a Grecian forehead. Weight 147 poands, with a symmetrical figure. She was born in the Ninth Ward, New York City, and is 21 years old. Of course all who attend Forepaugh's show are interested to know something of what they may expect to see in this $10,000 professional "beauty." A post-mortem examination of the body of Miss Hattie Duel, who claimed she couldn't eat, and so starved herself to death, after a fast of forty-seven days, revealed the facts that there was no substance in her stomach, and not a drop of blood in her body; her remains weighed only forty-five pounds. 7 jfea- lie Pushed Away. Benjamin Disraeli) Earl of :f cotuficld,dicclin London on-thel9th inst. He was perlcctly conscious to the last. He" was born in Loudon4 Dec. 21, 1805, and was of Jewish desceut. He was a writer of great ability, and when he entered politi cal life and became the leader of the conservative party he was consider ed the most powerful orator in England. The first story written by him was "Vivian Gray," which won him distinction at the age of twenty years. Altogether he wrote some fourteen or fifteen stories, among which was the "Wondrous Tale of Alroy." "A vindication of the Eng lish Constitution," written and pub lished in 1835, was an able article from his stand point, and one which made him many fast friends in England. In his death England has lost a recognized leader, aud Gladstone will stand without a peer. Queen Victoria aud other distin guished persons expressed a desire to visit the distinguished man during his last moments, but were request ed not to do so, by the attending physicians, lest-it might disturb aud injure the patient. When the final moment arrived he died as a weary man in health falls quietly and softly to Bleep. He said among bis last utterances, "I had rather live ; but I am not afraid of death." Iliffh Waters. The second rise last week in the Missouri river at Omaha marked on the 23d iust. twenty.-three feet and four inches above low water mark, being sixteen inches higher than the rise of two weeks ago. Tho Chicago Lumber Co. had ful ly 200,000 feet of lumber floated away,some of whichwill be regained. The Smelting Works were closed, and the water stood deeper in the building than before. The Union Pacific railroad had to close up all their departments, and no less than 1500 men weut out of employment. The break at the Elkhorn bridge was repaired Saturday morning, and the delayed east and west bound U. P. trains at that point, run through, three going west, and three east. Several frame buildings passed Omaha on the waters of the flood. It was thought they came down from Sioux City, as four hundred dwellings were reported flooded there, or surrounded by tho over flow. Ex-President Hayes has written a private letter to the editor of a Minneapolis paper, who had criti cised his position on the temperance question. The Ex President claims that in our climate, and with the excitable, nervous temperament of the people of the United States, he came to the conclusion that he would exclude liquors from the White House, believing it would bo a wise and useful example, in which Mrs. Hayes most cheerfully agreed. He also became satisfied that if he ex cluded liquors from the Executive Mansion he could not occupy a half way ground, and that he must ab stain from drinking at any time. He says for the last three years of his term he was a'total abstinence man, and that he will continue to be so. A fire started the other day in a saloon in San Marcial, a town in New Mexico, which burned nearly every business building in the place aud many private residences, num bering thirty houses and tents. The only building lelt in the business portion of the town was one con taining several tons of powder. A building containing several thous and rounds of cartridges was burn ed, the explosion causing people to retire from the fire. The fire is be lieved to be the work of an incen diary. Ox the. evening of the 19th the Missouri river at Omaha was on an other rise, lacking only three feet of being up to the high water mark of the flood of a few days ago, which according to actual measurement waB at G o'clock on the evening of the 19th inst., nineteen feet above low water mark. The smelting works were again inundated, and compelled to shut down. A rise of six or eight inches more will flood the railroad shops and come over the railroad tracks. The Bchooner Leslie, from the South Seas, reports that Captain Schwantz landed on the Solomon Groupe to trade, and while Bpeaking to the natives and traders of the village was surrounded by natives and was tomahawked. The savages then rushed for the boat, but the crew regained it first and pushed off. A report has been received that the captain of the Black Hawk, of Mel bourn, has also been murdered by the natives, but the report needB confirmation. An unknown disease is prevailing among the street car horses of Chi' cago. It begins with swelling just below tho fetlock, which, after a slight festeriug, becomes a discharg ing sore. It yields Blowly to treat ment, and unless taken early the poisonous matter spreads itself up ward and infects the blood, causing death. It is stated that a number of changes will be made in the military divisions of the southwest before a great while. The Indian Territory will be put back into the department of the Missouri, aud Arkansas into, the department of the Gulf. Mrs. Nuit, living near Camden, Ark., iu a cruzy frenzy killed all five of her children. The eldest child, about 12 years old, she knocked on the head, and threw him into a well where she had previously thrown her four other children. Finding one of the children was not drowned she descended into the well and tore away ita grasp where it was cling ing to the side of the well and thrust it into the water, thus completing her terrible and horrible work. E. R. Blakeslee, postal clerk on the Cleveland & Chicago division was arrested the other day, and over one hundred letters were found in bis grip sack and on his person. Tho service on this division have been greatly annoyed recently by the theft of registered letters and pack ages. We understand that Boblits, ex Judge of Custer county, has gono crazy over the loss of his large herd of cattle by the severity of the past winter, aud a remorseful conscience at having turned Olive loose. He is now confined iu the jail at Plum Creek. Loup City Times. It has been ascertained by actnal investigation that the number killed by the recent earthquake at Chioj amounts to 4000. The villages on tho south side of the island are all wrecked. On the western side nearly all the houses fell, but nobody was killed. Jefferson Davis has written his book upon the war. He charges the misfortunes of the "lost cause" upon his geuerals. He denies that slavery was the central idea of the confed eracy. The Lincoln. Journal says there is nothing new or original in it. A report comes from Goshen, Md., that a number of farmers liv ing in Clinton and other townships east of Goshen have felt shocks ol earthquake extending over a terri tory twelve miles square. The peo ple were greatly alarmed. COLUMBUS MARKETS. GRAIN, AC. VTheiit No. 1, test 59 lbs 747G " " 2, ' fG " T07;! " " a, " r4 " fiGfttcs Corn Shelled, old 304O Oatsu : 2."30 Rve CO 70 Flour, ? 2 503 f0 Graham, 1 o0'2f." Meal, 1 20 PRODUCE. Butter, 1015 Eggs, SH) rotatoes, WQti i MEATS. Hams, 12K15 Shoulders, . . .. 7 Sides, 810 Corned Beef 08 Steak 812 LIVE STOCK. Fat nogs, 4 004fi0 Fat Cattle, 3 00 GO Yearlings 12 001. 00 Calves 4 0OG00 Sheep 3504 00 Good veal, per hundred, 4 00 llides, green 4:H NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. "VTOTICE Is hereby given to the legnl J voters of Columbus Precinct in the County of Platte and State of Ne braska, that a special election will be held at the place of voting in said Pre cinct, hereinafter named, on the S8tn day of May, A. 1. 1891, for the purpose of voting upon the fol lowing proposition, to wit: Shall the County Commissioners of said Platte Countyissue and give to the OMAHA, NIOBRARA AND BLACK HILLS RAILROAD COMPANY, a cor poration organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nebraska,coupon bonds of and for aid Precinct to the amount of Twenty-live Thousand Dol lars, to aid in the construction of a Railroad commencing at a point on the Union Pacific Railway, in the City of Columbus, in said Platte County, and extending thence to Lost Creek Station, also in said Platte'County. Said bonds to be issued in sums of One Thousand Dollars each, to be made payable to bearer, to be dated on the First day of July, A. D., 1881, and to become due twenty years from the date thereof, with interest at the rate of seven per cent, per annum, payable annually on the lirst day of July of each year upon interest coupons thereto attached, both interest and principal payable at the fiscal agency of the State of Nebraska in the City of New York. And shall the said County Commis sioners cause to be levied on the taxable property of said Columbus Precinct, an annual tax Millicient to pay the interest on- the said coupon bonds, a it becomes due, and alter the expiration of ten years from the date of said bonds, shall the Cnuiitv Commissioners cause to be levied in "addition to all other taxes, upon the taxable property of said Pre cinct, a tax sufficient to create a sinking fund for the payment at maturity of said bonds, and shall said tax be con tinued from year to year until the said bonds are fully paid; Provided, that the said Piecinct shall only be liable to pay interest on the said bonds from the time the said Railroad Company shall be entitled to receive the same, and upon the delivery thereof, sufficient coupons shall be detached from said bonds to cause them to draw interest from the time when said Railroad Company shall be entitled to receive them; andfr.ro vided further, that the said bonds shall be issued and delivered to said Railroad Company only in the manner and on the conditions following, to wit: when said Railroad shall be built and completed from the City of Columbus to the town of Lost Creek as aforesaid. Said bonds shall be executed and is sued by the proper officers of said County and delivered to said Railroad Company within sixty days after the completion of said Railroad; and if two-thirds of the votes cast at said elec tion shall be in favor of the proposition hereby submitted, then said County Commissioners shall be authorized to execute and deliver the sariie accord insrly. The form in which this proposition shall be submitted shall be by ballot, upon which ballotB shall be printed or written or partly printed or written, the words: "For Railroad bonds and tax, Yes" or "For Railroad bonds and tax, No." And if two-thirds of the votes cast shall have thereon the words, "For Railroad bonds and tax, Yes" then said proposition shall be de clared adopted, otherwise they will be declared lost: said election to be held at the following place in said Precinct, to wit: At the Court House, in the City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. The polls at said election shall be open at eight o'clock on the morning of said day, and shall continue open until six o'clock in the afternoon thereof, and said election shall be conducted in all respects as provided by law. By order of the Board of County Com missioners of Platte County this 21st day of April, A. Dy 1881. JOHNWISE, MICHAEL J1AHER, JOSEPH RIVET. County Commissioners. John Staukfkr, County Clerk. 5725 LEGAL NOTICE. To Karolina ItAiler, widow, aud Henry Jiailcr, .'osi'ptmia ltader, Charles Bader and Kathariu i Badcr, chil dren and minor heirs of Karl I'adjr, deceased, non-resident defendant : rpAKE NOTICE that Nanuie O. Moffil L .-fans sued you in the District Court in and for Platte county in the Fourth Judicial District of Nebraska, aud that youTare required to answer the petition tiled by said Nannie O. Motlit, in said court, on or before the Sixth lny ol' .luae, 1881. The irayer of said petition is for the foreclosure of a mortgage given by said Karl Badcr, deceased, in hi lifetime, and Karolina Bader, to one Charles P. Dewev, on the twenty-secoud day of Match", 1878, on the north half of the northwest quarter of Section Twelve, in Township Eighteen north. Range one west of the Sixth Principal Merid ian, in Platte county, Nebraska; said mortgage wa- given to secure the pay ment of six several promissory notes, all dated March 22d, 1878, live of said notes being for the sum of fifteen dollars each and payable severally and respect ively In six months, one year, eighteen months, two years, and thirty mouths after the date thereof; the other or sixth note being for the sum of two hundred and sixty-live dollars and being due aud pavable in three years after the date thereof, all with interest at the rate of twelve per cent, per annum from matu rity till paid. Made and delivered by said Karl Bader, deceased, to said Charles P. Dewey, and by said Charles P. Dewey duly assigned to plaintiff, and plaint ill" also prays in said petition that you, the said Henry Bader, Jose phina Bader, Charles Bader, and Kath arina Bader, children and minor heirs as aforesaid, be made defendants in said action. An attorney's fee, and general execution for any balance that may remain unpaid, and such other anil further relief as equity may require, is also prayed for. . NANNIE O. MOFFITT, 571-.r By Chas. A. Sfkick, Att'y. LEGAL NOTICE. In the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, iu and for Platte County, Ne braska. Annie M. Martin, Plaintitl, against Salathiel L. Barrett, Alice B. Barrett,Joseph N.Tay lor and Annie E. Taylor, Defendants. THE above named defendants, Sala thiel L. Barrett and Alice B. Barrett, non-residents of the State of Nebraska, will take notice that on the 18th day of April, A. D., 1881, the said plaintitl', Annie M.Martin, commenced an action in the above named court, and tiled her petition in the above entitled case, the object and prayer of which said petition is to foreclose a certain mortgage given and duly executed by said last named defendants, Salathiel L. Barrett and Alice B. Barrett to said plaintitl", dated November 22(1, 188.1, given on the following described prem ises, lauds aud tenements, to wit: Lots (1) one, (2) two and (3) three, in block No. two, m Turner AHulst's Addition to the city of Columbus, all in Platte county, State of Nebraska, said mort gage being given to secure the payment of four certain promissory notes of even date therewith for the sum of fifty dol lars each, that there Is now due on said notes and mortgage the sum of two hundred dollars and interest thereon from November 22d, 1880, at ten per cent, per annum, and also an attorney fee equal to ten per cent, of the amount due, that unless you answer said petition tiled iu said court, on or before the 30th day of May, A. D., 1881, judg ment will be taken, that said prem ises be sold to satisfy the amounts so due on said notes and mortgage. McAllister Bkos., 571-4 Att'yj for Annie M. Martiu. Chattel Mortgage Sale. WHEREAS, default has been made in the condition of a chattel mortgage given by AY"m. R. Hendrix to Chas. W. Zeigler to secure the payment of one promissory note given by said Hdndrix to Zeigler for $30.00, dated on the 10th dav of November, 1880, due No vember 10th, 1881, with 10 per cent, interest thereon from date, which mort gage was duly filed Nov. 12th, 18S0, iu the ofliee of the County Clerk of Platte Co., Neb., and contains a power of sale therein, default having been made thereon. Therefore I, the undersigned, on the 28th day of A pril, 1881, at 2 o'clock p. m., in front of the post-oflice in Co inmbus, Platte Co., Neb., will otrer for sale at public auction, and sell for cash in hand, the following mortgaged prop erty to wit: two brown pony mares, branded Y on near side, for the payment of the I balance due on said note, the charges for keeping of said property, and costs of sale. The balance due on said note at date of first publication hereof is fifty dollars. C.W. ZEIGLER. By E. Gkrrard, Ag't. 5C9-4 NOTICE ! BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED at the office of the County Clerk or Platte county, Nebraska, until Thursdav,April 28th, 1881, at 10 o'clock a. in., to furnish material, driving piles and completing substructure of about 70 feet of pile bridge across Loup Fork river near Co lumbus, all material used to be of good white oak; piles for piers 20 feet long and for ice-break 20 feet long, piles not less than 12 inches at large end and 8 inches at small end, caps 10x12, 14 feet long and caps for ice-breaks 10x12, 8 feet long. Bidders to accompany their bids with plans and specifications. County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Columbus, Neb., March 31, '81. JOHN WISE, Chairman. Attest: John Stauffkr, County Clerk. oG9-4 NOTICE IN ATTACHMENT. "VriNNIE BELL will take notice that 1VL on the 26th day of February, 1881, G. B. Bailey, a justice of the ppace of Columbus precinct, Platte county, Ne braska, issued an order of attachment for the sum of $2..00 an action pending before him, wherein W. H. Randall is plaintiff aud Minnie Bell defendant; that property consisting of one feather bed. bedding, clock, carpet, flat-irons, books, etc.. has been attached under said order; said cause was last continued to the 10th day of May, at one o'clock p. m., 1881. W.H.RANDALL, Plaintiff. Columbus, April 18, 1881. 071-3 FINAL. PItOOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,) April 2d, 1881. f NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his inteution to make final proof in support or his claim, and that said proof will be made before John Stauffcr, Clerk of the District Court at Columbus, Platte Co., Neb., on the 7th day of May, 1831, viz: Pre-emption Declaratory Statement No. 4C93, Elias Stowe, for the'N. W. M, Section 8, Township 20 north, Range 4 wesC. He names the following witness es to prove his continuous residence up on and cultivation of said land, viz: George McCormick, William Wiuand. George. Lymath, Robert Holden, all ol Platte Co., Neb. mu't M. B. HOXIE, Register. FINAL. PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.l April 4th, 1831. f 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 that said proof will be made before cleric of the court of Platte county, Nebraska, at the county seat, on the 7th day of May, 1S81 viz: Michael Doody, jr. Homestead No. 0421, for the S. E. K. S. W. X, S. W. K, S. E. M, Sec. 12, Township 18 north, Range 2 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous resi dence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Stephen W. Gleason, Richard W. Perkins, Pat. Doody, of Platte Center, Platte Co., Neb., and Patrick Hays, of Columbus, Platte Co., Neb. 5G9-5 M. B. HOXIE, Register. Final Proof. Laud Office at Grand Island, Nvb.,1 April 2oth, 1881. f NOTICE is hereby giveu that the followiug-uaiued settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, aud that said proot will be made before Clerk of Court of Platte county, Nebraska, at couuty seat, on June 1st, 1881, viz: John Koop, Homestead No. 8388, for the W. , S. E. yK, Section 32, Town ship 19 north, Range 4 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of said laud, viz: Henry Guiles, B. F. Balrd, Oliver Guiles, Jacob Swig gart, all of St. Edwards, Boone Co.,Neb. f.72-T. M. B. HOXIE. Register. FINAL PKOOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,) April 14th, 1881. "YTOTICE is hereby given that the LM following-namrd settler has filed notice of bis intention to make final proof in support of bis claim, and that said proof will be made before Clerk of court of Platte couuty, Neb., at county seat, on June Stli, 1831, viz: Frank Wassenberg, Homestead No. 6451, for the S. y, N. E. X. Section G, Township 19 north, Range I west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous resideitce upon and cul tivation of said land, viz: George Miu ten, William Kleve, Steven Vandorn, Joseph Wldhalm, all of Humphreys, Platte Co., Neb. 571-5 M. B. HOXIE, Register. FINAL PKOOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,) April 25th, 1831. J NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proot in support of bis claim, and that said proof will be made before Clerk of Court of Platte Co., Neb., at county seat, on June 1st, 1831, vi2: Jobn A.Wilson Pre-emption declara tory statement No. .'5934, for the S. E. i. Section 1C, Township 20 north, Range 1 west. He names the following wit nesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Elbert McGhec, John Brooks, Edgar D. Leach, and Robert Harper, all of Hum phrevs, Platte Co., Neb. 572Vi M.B. HOXIE, Register. FINAL PROOF. Land Office, Grand Island, Neb.,) April 9th, 1831. X NOTICE is hereby given that the fol lowing named settler has filed no tice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will he made before John Stautter, Clerk ot the District Court, at Columbus, Nebraska, on the 14th day of May, 1831, viz: Hcinrich Reese, Homestead No. 6114, for the N. K. ' W.X. Section 20, Town ship 19 north, Range 1 cast. He names the following witnesses to prove his con tinuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Herman tt. Luschen. Julius Hembd, Henry Meyer and Matbias Uorden, all or commons r. u., Platte Co., Neb. 570-5 ji. o. nuAii., uegis'er. FINAL PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,) April 25, 1881. f NOTICE is hereby given that the fol lowing -named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Clerk of the Court of Platte Co.,Nebraska, at county seat, on June 1st, 1831, viz: Alva E. Smith, Pre-emption Declar atory Statement No. 3535, for the S. i, N. E. i, Section 23, Township 18 north, Range 3 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous resi dence upon aud cultivation of said land, viz: Hudson Murdock, William Little, John Hurley, Joseph Murdock, all of Genoa, Nance Co.. Neb. 572-5 M. B. HOXIE, Register. I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE STOCK OF . HARDWARE, STOVES -AND AG11ICDLTURAL IHPLEHEITS OF II R. ROBERT IJIILIG, And will continue the business at the old stand, where I will be pleaed to see the old customers (no objection to a few new ones). I have on baud a large stock of STOVES AND RANGES, ALL STYLES, SIZES AND PRICES. B3-BOUGHT! VERY LOWIJEJ NAILS, PUMPS, Ropr, Glass, Faint, Putty, BARBED WIRE, (bought before the monopoly price) MM Iilenis ! ! OF ALL KINDS. Its Job Deero Hoods a Specialty. PLOWS, HARROWS, RAKES. THE CELEBRTED Buckeye Cultivators, DRILLS AND SEEDERS. CLIMAX MOWERS ELWAED HARVESTERS AND C0SD BINDERS. EUREKA M0WEES, wide cut and lightest draft machine made. Come and see this machine if you don't look at any thing else. THE OLD RELIABLE Chicago Pitts Thresher, with Steam or Horse power. The Iron Turbine Wind Mills, The mill that stands all the storms and is always ready for action. Agent for DAVIS, GOULD CO'S BoggiH, Carriages, aad Platform SpriagMVaEoaa, which I can sell cheaper than you can go on foot. No trouble to nhow goods or talk prices. , , . If square dealing and "live and let live" prices will secure a share of your patronage, I shall be pleased to re ceive it. GEO. D. FOSTER. 563 ' Successor to R.T7hlig. An E. J. & J". A. EK1STST, (Successors to SCHUTTE & POHL), a 0 r" fl S B X A - i 1 n m m fa 9 O DEALERS IN A&RICULTURAL UFLSlGflTSI Keep constantly on hand the celebrated WHITEWATER WAGON. We alo handle a full line B. D. Buford i CV goods, such as PLOWS, HARROWS and CULTIVATORS. Fountain City SEEDERS and DRILLS, the best on the market. Champion aad Avery CORN PLASTERS, with or without wire check rowers. Agents for the MARSH IlARVESThR, twine and wire binder. WIND .MILL and SULKY PLOW. Also for the D.M.Osborne SELF BIND ER, either wire or twine, and Wheeler's No. 6 combined REAPER and MOWER. J3T Remember, we deal in Buggies, Phaetons and Platform Spring Wagons; AND OUR PRICES ARE AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST. Don't fail to call on Us and Examine Goods and Prices! Office opp.Town Hall on 13th St., COLUMBUS, NEB. COSm Vi M All those in want of any thing in that lwe,will commit their own interests by giving him a. call. Rememr her, he warrants every pair. Has also a f First -Class Boot and Shoe Store in Connection. 3ST Repairing jSTeatly Done. Don't forget the Place, Thirteenth Street, one door west of Marshall Smith's. THE KEVOLTJTION Dry Goods and Clothing Store Has on hand a splendid stock of 1 Ready-made Clothing, Dry Goods, Carpets, Hats, Caps, Etc., Etc., At prices M wero m&f M of Mora in CHis, o I bay my goods strictly for cash, and will give my customers the benefit of it. Give Me a call and covince yourself of the facts. rm GOPEiT U IS AGAIN OPEN E&MM6XB Said House has been re-fltted, painted and is in first-class order forth accommodation of transient guests and boarders. TERMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: Transient, per day 91 OOI Day Board per week 3 00 Single Meals -. 25 J Board and Lodging per week 4 OO igrTwelfth St., nearly north of J U. P. R. R. Depot. J PROPRIETOR OF THE COLUMBUS MARBLE WORKS MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN Fine and Oimamental Italian. American and Fancy Jlfaj'ble Monuments, Headstones, or anything connected with the Marble business. Call aad examlae work, get our price, aad be cearlaced. N.'B. Beinjc a workman of ten year experience, we can guarantee 7011 goo work at a saving of from IK) to ." per cent., by giving Us a call. 23ahop an offlre opposite Tatteraall livery and feoil xtable. ftti-Cm WM. BECKER, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF FAMILY GROCERIES! I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON II AND a well selected stock. Teas, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups, Dried and Canned Fruits, and other Staples a Specialty. Good Hellverrd Free fo any part el the City. I AM ALSO AGENT FOR THE CEL EBRATED COQUILLARD Farm and Spring Wagons, of which I keep a constant supply on hand, hut few their equal. In style and quality, second to none. CAUL AND LEARN PRICES. Cor. Thirteenth and K Street, near A.&N.Depot. 0 Iv ft m M r x R K I C c 2 s a 3 I ALL KINDS OF 1-: SgS.3s3?- .t?S?3&fc. iJ mjHnfiEi t 3 3 NEW STORE! NEW GOODS! JUST OPENED BY A large and complete assortment of sJom's ind Children's &b aaiSbu, WHICH HE PR0PO3VS TO SKLL AT BED-ROCK PRICES! I. GLUCK. A - G - A - IZST! m V TO TOE PUBLIC. Proprietor. DOWTT, MM k CO., PROPRIETORS OP THE ' Columbus Drug Store, 3s:: H.TJ UX.7T. E9LA33. The Leading Drag House IN THE WEST. 0 A full and complete line of -Drugs, Chemicals, Pateut Medicines, &e., Painters' Sillies, Wiudew Glass, Wall Paper, AND LAMPS. IF EVEIY HSUIMII. When you need anytaiag In our line wo will maice It to your Inter est to call on ui. af&3fr. A. A. Smith retains, his position as Prescription Clerk.which vi u jtoxutve ruaramee against mis takes, and with our facilities every thing in the prescription line is PERFECT. k . Dea't forget tae place, 3rdeers aerta efJP. . 557-7 M0 -1 V S r . f - v V - JP-"t .