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THE JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6, 1882 Entered at the Post-office, Columbus, Neb., a second class matter. Ixgeksoll's lecture at Omaha rea lized 1800. Lincoln public schools are attend ed by 1,750 pupils. This year's corn crop in Nebraska ib estimated at 81,000,000 bushels. Keokuk, Iowa, will have free de livery of letters, &c., after the l?t of Jan. A i.yck'um has been started in con nection with the M. E. Church at Fremont. Kecent news from Liverpool says the west end theatre at South Shields fras burned. .At the close of last month the esti mated reduction in the public debt will reach $0,000,000. It is Ptated that no further removals on account of the star route are con templated, at present. John S. Wise has been awarded the certificate for congressman at large at Richmond, Va. It is stated that typhoid fever and diphtheria has many victims in Wash ington county this ptate. Ingebsoix's recent lecture at Lin coln attracted the largest audience ever assembled in that city. The recent trial of Polin at Platts moutb, ret-ulted in a verdict of guilty of murder in the firet degree. Two letter bags containing official correspondence from Bismarck, were stolen while on their way to Berlin. Recent news comes from London that a steamer with eleven persons foundered off Port Reath, Cornwall. I.v the dead body of a whale that was washed ashore near Westbrook, Conn., waB found a harpoon stamped 1780. The West Point Republican thought, before the election, that 10,000 major ity for Valentine was a modest esti mate. Aven Peap.son of Chicago has been appointed superintendent of the Con gressional Record to succeed Helm, removed. Bra recent decision of the supreme court in session at Indianapolis, the notorious Vincenncs lottery has been abolished. It is stated in Dunlin that Dow ling's counsel intend to plead thit Detective Cox was shot by one of his own comrades. Small-pox is prevalent at Cincin nati, O. It is claimed that a great many cases have occurred that have been puppressed. It is being talked of in social and political circles in England that Glad stone erIouly intends retiring at the end of the year. Pakis news says Gambetta had a violent fever last week resulting from the wound in his hand, received while handling a pistol. On the 30tb ult., at Buffalo, New York, a heavy snow set in, accompa nied by high wind. Trains east and west arrived late. Reak Admiral Wyman. of the Uni ted States navy, was stricken with paralysis this morniug and is in a . critical condition. The First National Bank, of Wil wingtou, 111., has been authorized to extend its corporate existence to Dec. 1st, 1902; capitaUSO.OOO. A Snow storm at New York on the 2.9th ult., covered the ground to the depth of four inches, and street car travel was slow and difficult. The hearing of the case oi Dickson, late foreman of the star route jury, was fixed in the police court at Wash ington, for hearing this week. It wa stated in New York last week that the wholesale prices for coffees are lower now than has been known since the panic of 18.77. When Civil Service Reform puts at an end improper uses of patronage, the occupation of intriguing politi cians wii! be gone. Burlonian. Pkesidext Akthuh oi. the 27th ult., appointed Colgate Hoyt govern ment director of the Union Pacific railroad, vice Spence. dismissed. Bonds to the amount of $4,660,000 were presented to the sub-treasury last week by one savings bank at New York, under the call for extended 5's. The canvass of the votes for the suffrage amendment to the state con stitution resulted, for the amendment 25,756; against the amendment 50, 693. The recent robbery of the Wabash ticket office at Adrian, Mich., baB been discovered ; $3,000 tickets were stolen by a former employe, E. P. Paswell. Hannibal Morton, principal clerk of the finance division of the post office department was removed the other day for alleged complicity with star routers. Andbew P. Mdnson, of Moline, lit.', who had been arrested and fined $10 for beating his wife, suicided the other day by cutting his throat with ft pocket knife. Fuom London it is stated that Raikee, conservative, has been elected to parliament for Cambridge Univer sitv. Ho received 4.491 votes, and Stuart, liberal, 1,301. Gheat concern has recently been expressed at St. Petersburg in conse quence of the alarming increase of mortality from epidemic diseases, especially diphtheria. The Lackawana Iron and Coal Company's sheet mills at Scranton, Pa., shut down last week for an indef inite period. Over one thousand men are tnrown out of employment. T. L.Tullock has been appointed .postmaster at Washington, vice, D. B. Ainger, removed. For the last four or five years he has been disbursing officer In the post-office in that city. The scarlet fever is stil .-. ging at the imbecile asylum at jUumbus, Ohio, with ninety-four ". Six deaths recently occurred, .- the fe ver is spreading. News comes from Berlin that an ordinance has been presented in Bnn dezerath forbidding importation of American pork, pigs, bacon and sausage of all kinds. The United States grand jury sitting- at Omaha returned into court on the 29th nit., and reported no bills and no further business and were dis charged by the court. Rev. Thos. Harri'son, the boy preacher, will commence a series oi revival meetings in the Trinity Meth odist Episcopal church in Chicago about the 1st of January. The police at St. Louis, the other night reported a shooting affray, but would not mention the names of par ticipants. It is thought the affair will develope a great social scandal in high life. Jons Mueller, a thrifty German of Pittsburg, the other night cut his wife's throat and then his own. His little girl on. returning home found both dead. Jealousy is the supposed cause. It is reported at Constantinople that a law suit has arisen between the Porte and the Providence Tool Com pany of the United States, which sup plied Turkey with rifles and ammu nition. The fifteenth cremation in Le Moyne'a furnace at Washington, Pa., occurred on the 27th ult., the remains of Dr. Thehart oi Allegheny City be ing reduced to ashes in two and one half hours. The residents of Pinhook, Maine, report the presence of a monBtrous sea serpent from whose eyes and mouth protruded flames of smoke, and whose vocal utterances resem bled thunder. W. M. Babbitt, who is charged with placing dynamise in the interna tional distillery at Des Moines some time ago, was arrested the other day in Chicago, and will be brought back to Des Moines. A new deal in railroad matters took place one day last week, which is the running of the Kansas City, St. Joe and C. B. trains to and from Omaha via Pacific Junction and the Union Pacific Bridge. The St. Louis and San Francisco road has accepted terms of the Choc taws, and will, at once, prepare to construct their road through that na tion. The Indians are becoming rec onciled to tne railroads. The rabbits in some parts of Ne braska kill the fruit trees during the winter by cutting and destroying the young trees. Some one suggests a cheap and good preventative, to bind cornatalkz around the trees. The West Point Republican (gen erally regarded as an exponent of the inmost political yearnings of congress man Valentine) says: "better material for a United States Senator is not to be found in Nebraska than E. E. Valentine." Newspapers at Paris show in creased bitterness toward England in regard to Madagascar. The statement that the British government has or dered a gunboat to Madagascar has caused a sensation. Great indigna tion is expressed. The new gold fields of Peru are said to be richer than any heretofore explored. The largest nugget ever I found was recently taken from the "Dives" miue, near the new camp called Aura. It was estimated to be worth $1,600,000. TnE steamship Cedar Grove, from London to Halifax and St. John, N. B., struck the ledges of Cape Can so the other morning during a gale, and sank an hour later in ten fathoms of water. One life boat and nineteen persons are missing. President Arthur has appointed Wm. H. Comstock of New York, Waterman Smith of New Hampshire and John S. Pi Is bury of Minnesota, a committee to examine additional por tions of the Northern Pacific railroad in the territory of Dakota. It was stated in London last week that intelligence bad been received of the murder of two Americau citizens on the west coast of Madagascar, at ports to which the Malagassy govern ment is prevented by the French em bargo from sending a garrison. A recent telegram from Cairo says the .governor of Soudan states that the rebels were defeated at Deweer with great loss. Much plnnder was taken. Unconfirmed advices from Kordofan state that the false prophet has been defeated and captured. Mr. M. H. Goble, who has been connected with the Union Pacific rail way for fifteen years, has been ap pointed general purchasing agent of that Co., including all the branches, with headquarters at Omaha, vice, Mr. A. D. Clark, who hap resigned. Gladstone 6tated the other day that the cost of "the war in Egypt up to October 18th, was 3,500,000 inclu ding the Indian contingent, and the transportation of troops home. .Since October 1st, the charge would be borne wholly, or in part, by Egypt. Scarlet fever is raging to an alarm ing extent at Decatur, Burt county. Abont 30 cases were reported in the last issue of the Decatur Herald, and four deaths. One family has lost five children in the past fourteen months, from diphtheria and scarlet fever. The Blair Pilot pooh poohs at the' idea of illegality of the election in Oakland, and says it is impossible for fifty-two illegal votes to be cast with out somebody preventing them. This may be true, but he does not attempt to deny that the machinery was set in motion to accomplish the job, and if the honesty of the voter prevented, the machine should not receive the crean.jiurtonian. Tke Oaiig Lecislatnre. For various reasons there will be an unusual attraction towards the capital of the state when the legislature convenes. The situation is a little peculiar in many respects. Somethiug of the future of political movements in this state depends upon what shall happen daring the session, much more, doubtless, than many are now aware of, especially among the number of those who look upon poli tics as a meaus of livelihood, the same aa most people look upon theic busi ness avocations. This class of public men are the latent to know the real depth and meaning of the public pur pose, not because they are not shrewd, for they are that; not because they lack cunning, tor they are full of it; not because they lack energy of mind, for they exercise the calculating fac ulty to the utmost. They do not know and canuot appreciate a new public purpose simply because they are not men of principle, only men of interest, and merely selfish interest at that. The great distinguishing feature of the two classes of public men, or politicians, is-that the men of principle work for the success of principles, for justice as against injustice, for right as against wrong, for the good of the community at large, while the men of interest (as we have classed them) are working everywhere and always for their own dear 6elves, and dear enough the people have generally found them to be. Another distinguishing feature is that when the men of principle see that the cause they have struggled for in triumphant, they move forward to other fields of work well satisfied, pleased that the right, as they see the right, is uppermost. They measure their triumphs, so to speak, by the amount of good accomplished. The men of interest, on the contra ry, find their sole joy in the emolu ments that come to them and theirs. "A fig for the public," is their senti ment. No consideration of the gen eral welfare moves them, except as it feathers their nests. They win when they make money and lose when they don't, and where they are deceived every time is that they measure ev erybody by their own feelings straightforward conduct based upon principle they cannot understand, and they never can fathom, and this is why the present situation confounds them. Another distinguishing feature: the men of principle are most anxious to apprehend the truth ; most desir ous of doing right, while the men of interest are only anxious to "get there," only desirous to push their personality to the front; with them, the end justifies the means, no matter how groveling both may be. Both tlicse classes appear in public life, and their action as officials is an exponent of their ruling Bontiment. One says, Is this measure right, just aud commendable? The other, Is it policy for me? The one is anxious to serve his constituents and the pub lic acceptably; the other, to make money for himself, or to continue himself in office. Now the people are taking consid erable more interest than usual, and they are thinking about these two classes of public agents. They will weigh this legislature and the incom ing administration as none have been weighed before, aud place tbein among the sheep or the goats. The inaugural of Gov. Dawes will be ex pected to contain at least some slight reference to railroad matters, such as legislation on taxation of their prop erty and franchises; taxation of lands, &c, sb other property is taxed ; laws against unjust discrimination, &c. The Senate may reasonably be ex pected to appoint its own committees, and watch the appropriation bills that come from the house, with the closest scrutiny. The House will be asked by the public to cut down expenses to the lowest notch ; keep a sharp lookout against Boss Stout and the schemers generally; compel the chairman of committees to bring their work for ward promptly, and allow no trifling with important matters. A few investigations may not be out of order, which may develop themselves, by the tim the session begins. The people have noted that investigations, examinations, resolu tions of inquiry, etc. are beneficial to the public service. Of course one of the most exciting incidents of the session will be the election of a United States Senator, on which subject there is just now, among the politicians, some little anxiety, and on which a few remarks will not be out of order in the Jour nal next week. The monopolist organs of the 6tate are not quite so domineering as they were a short time since a little more conciliatory, so to speak. Don't lay tho flattering unction to your souls, gentlemen, that tho people have so soon forgotten you, and your ma cbiuations of the past six. months. Deception will not always win ; pre varication will not always deceive; you cannot forever mask. A news paper to be a real power must live, move and have its being in the heart of the people, so to speak, animated by their spirit, giving voice to their desires and advocating their reasona ble demands. Come out on their side and breathe the air of freemen. Sheriff Bush and deputy sheriff Miller were shot the other morning near Topeka, Kansas, the former in the ankle and the latter in the hip, while attempting to serve a warrant on Charles, William and John Cook. They were .charged with horse steal ing, bog stealing and breaking jail in Iowa and Illinois and are said to be desperate characters. They all escap ed from the house in which they were fouud. The Seward Blade, the political exponent of Lieut. -Gov. Ci us, affects to think that if Turner had ben elected to congress, "the people of the Third district would have seen an exhibition of bossism and dictatorship that has nojiarallel in history." Well, well! That, possibly, might have been true, but in an opposite sense from that evidently meant by the Blade. To variable qu tntities can be assigned any special value, trum zero to infinity, and if Turner had been elected, his course ( to judge only from sentiments avowed and pub lished year ago) would have been favorable to the election of all federal officers, a - far ns practicable, by the people most nearlt interested. He favored the prcstnt law ot a vote ol preference by the people ut the state for United Stated senior a law which has been made a nullity by the party " bosren " of Nebraska. The Blade and its fallow travelers will find sometime in the not very distant future, that The People will be the bosses of their own work, and that the mask ball which has been held in Nebraska these many years will be declated ended, aud the gentlemen who have been personating the disin terested patriot, the pure partisau, the devoted friond of the public, etc., while working in the interest of polit ical stock-jobbers, and of corpora tions, will be compelled to unmask and show themselves as they are, so that the veriest dolt may know them ever afterwards. Principles govern, and men of principle are their expo nents, more or less intelligent and worthy. Selfish, corrupt men '"boss," or try to boss, and all political parties must cease to be dominated by them or they must court their owu down fall. Herbert Spencer, the philosopher, remarked in one of his brief addresses the other day that the stern discipline of social life has gradually increased man's "aptitude for persistent indus try until, among us and still more among you, work has become with many a pastime. This contrast of nature has another aspect. The sav age thinks only of present satisfaction and leaves future satisfactions uncared for. Contrary wise, the American is eagerly pursuing future good, almost unaware of what good the passing day offers him, and when the future good is gained, he strives for some still re moter good. What I have 6een and heard during my stay among you has forced on me the belief that this slow change from habitual quietness to per sistent activity has reached an ex treme from which there must begin a counter change, a reaction. Every where I have been struck with the number ot faces which told in strong lines the burdens that had to be borne. I have been struck with the large pro portion of gray haired., men, andjii quiribB have brought out the,faat that with you hair begins to turn some years earlier than with us. Moreover, in every circle 1 have met men who had themselves suffered from nervous causes due to stress of business, or named friends who had either killed themselves by overwork or had been permanently incapacitated or wasted long periodsin endeavors to recover health. I do but echo the opinion of all observing'persons I have spoken to, that immense injury is being done by this high pressure life. The phys ique is being undermined." The transit of Venus to-day will attract great attention throughout the United States and other countries, and will be watched with deep inter est by all scientific parties who have made great preparation to witness this phenomenon In astonomy. Ob servations will be made from the ob servatory on Pike's Peak and also from other places in the United States. The distance from the earth to the eun, still a mystery, will be solved to day if it iB possible. The United States has eight separate parties of observation In the field, four of them in foreign countries, supplied with the best of instruments. The vener able professor, Simon Newcomb is in charge of a party at Cape Town, Af rica ; Lieut. Very, of the navy, is at Santa Cruz, Patagonia; Edwin Smith, of the coast survey, and Prof. Pritch ett, of Missouri, are iu New Zealand; Prof. Lewis Bosb has a party at Santi ago, Chili; aud the four parties in this country are in New Mexico, Tex as, Florida and Washington city. This transit will be the first one since that of December 8, 1874 ; and there will not be another one for 122 years, which will occur June 7, 2004. From the great preparations made to take observations of to-day's transit of Ve nus, the scientific part of humanity may expect wonderful developements, nothing short of the fact that Ve nus iB certainly inhabited. The famous Nebraska star route trials have been ended in the acquittal of Corbin & Iddings, and a compro mise with Clary, the ex-postmaster at Sidney, by which he gets off with a fine of $500. After all the great blow about the fearful frauds com mitted and the dire vengeance to be meted out by the government upon the beads of the offenders, the above is the resnlt of an agreement of com promise between the counsel for the respective parties, aBd Judge Dun dy believed, in view of all the circum stances, that both parties had acted wisely. It iB stated that the railroad war is far from settlement. It is claimed that the present war is the result of long standing grievances; and it is believed the whole difficulty origina ted from reckless extensions of the Milwaukee & St. Paul roads. It is reported the St. Paul road is cutting live Mock rates from $60 per car, the present rate, to $36. Other western roads are likely to make trouble about this if not stopped. It may be that the railroad companies themselves will petition the government to inter fere in their quarrels and keep them from cutting each others throats. C. V- Bukt charged with forgery, grand larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses, w.ti arrested the other day by Sheriff 31. J. Vej ner, of Eureka, Kansas, at Fiemont, Neb. His last exploit at rascality was to induce a Mrs. Miller living uear Eureka, Knusas, whose husband was absent in New Mexico, by ex- hibiiiu a lorgetl power of attorney authr.z tig Burt to sell his farm and Mrs Miller tojo'ii her husband in New- Moxico ard ho wan thus in duced to :!gn the devil for the farm w hich Bnrt told and reivlved $1,000 and expc-utfd the deed by virtue of his forced power of attorney. Hav ing received the tr.i-rey Burt Jett, and Snerlff Vernt-r has had a long hunt (.'Oiii!itci;oit!g in S-ptomber and end ing last week in his rapture. Burt is about thirty years, old, and has a wife living iu Saunders county in this state. He is a hard customer, haviug served two terms in the Missouri peniieutiary tor stealing cattle and horses. It is claimed that France is die turbed iu every fiber of its social structure, and there is gr.ive uueasi ness among the best friends ot the republic. The last vestige of confi dence in the present government has disappeared, but another which shall be any better is not immediately in view. Great mistakes made by offi cials in her finances, the failure of the crops and vintages, the collapse ot the foreign policy, the condition ami temper of the working classes, dan gerous fanaticism of the anti-clerical party all these things have plunged the country into an unhappy turmoil from one end to the other. Paris is at fever heat ; and some new and stir ring developements in the political situation cannot be much longer de ferred. England is watching the pro gress of affairs with profound atten tion, but with too much skepticism as to the future of the republic. From Columbus, Ohio, we learn that one night last week the Panhan dle limited express train leaving there for the east at 12:05 met with a terri ble accident at Union Station, twenty six miles distant; was thrown from the track by a rail having been placed across it, and the whole train went over an embankment 30 feet to the bottom into a creek. A baggage car, two postal cars, two sleepers, two coaches, and a hotel parlor car went down. What is the most remarkable thing about the accident is the fact that no one was killed, but a great many persons bruised, scratched and otherwise hurt, but none reported fatally injured. The Omaha Republican is not just now pressing its senatorial caucus so much as it was. The Republican, in that matter, W3 supposed (by older beads, doubtless) to be a little fresh. Words, after all, aud smooth phrases and striking figures of speech will not suffice to edit a political newspa per in these times. The Republican should be very careful about these things it mustn't trip too much, or it will get rebuked by the "bosses." To be too "previous," as it were, is very bad policy in a senatorial campaign, it gives your opponents notice, when you hadn't designed so to do. F. A. Wardell, special agent of the pension department, has been detect ed at Detroit in a series of audacious forgeries, which have been going on for some six moutbB past; they con sisted in the use of pension agent Samuel post's name as endorsements to four individual notes amounting to $1,875, which was discovered by oue of the city banks with whose cashier Wordell was on intimate terms. Wor dcll is about 40 years old. He has a wife and family in New Bedford, Mass. He was arrested the other evening at Detroit and is now confin ed in jail. Oxe morning last week at Robert station, on the Chicago, St. Paul, Min neapolis and Omaha railroad, a stock train while stopping for water, was run into by a freight train from be hind. The caboose was smashed to pieces. The couductor burned to death, nothing but his bones being recovered. The brakeman bad an arm torn from its socket and died from loss of blood within an hour. Finn, a passenger, was badly injured. A number of cars were badly wrecked and many cattle killed. FOHr IeKMBN. Calmar McCune, E?q., editor af the Osceola Record, rings the bell at about the right place, thus : "Keep money out of politics. The lesson of the hour : Railroads must keep out of politics. The lesson of the late campaign in Nebraska: Railroad corporations must keep out of politics. Let every elector of the state re member that the right to vote, brings with it corresponding responsibilities and turn out to the primaries here after." John A. Cozaii, a young man 21 years of age registered the other night at the Johnson house, P. II. Allyn, proprietor, at Plum Creek, Neb., at tempted to set fire to the building, but the attempt was unsuccessful, the oil failed to ignite. He was arrested at Greeley and brought back to Plum Creek. The young man's father is now hiding from the guilt of shooting A. Picrson, of Plum Creek, who ie not expected to live. The incoming passenger train on the Hannibal & St. Joe railway jumped the track at West Quiucy, 111., the other morning. The mail car, baggage and omokiug cars were thrown from a high embankment, but none of the occupants were injured, althongh the cars were badly wrecked. At the Colueum theatre at Cincin nati the other night, in the fourth act of the play, Frank Fray no in shoot ing the apple off the head of Miss Von Bebren, missed the apple and shot Miss Von Bebren in the head. She died in fifteen minutes. Frayne was arrested immediately. At Berlin it is generally reported in parliamentary circles that the reich stajr is about to be dissolved because the goverumeut considers it impossi ble to conduct public business satis factorily with the Prussian parlia ment conservative and the Gorman parliament liberal. The government hnlinvf? h np.wclpniimi irnuld rnsnli vvvy favorably for them. Bismark, ii is expected, will soon return to Ber lin. A Steubexville Gazette special ot the 30th ult., report the death in thr evening ot Hon. J. T. Updograff, ie publican congressman-elect from I lit Seventh Ohio district, at Mt. Plea. ant, near Steubcnville. He va ixsj yours old. He was ir'-Htod for Bright'. disease. His true ailment u-as dis covered by a post-mortem examina tion stoue in the Madder. A duel with swords was fought the other morning at Paris by An driecx, late embassador to Spain, ani L ni rant, editor of the newspaper Paris. The l.stter was slightlv wout fl ed. Paris had aeous?d Andrienx of wearing the decoration oi the legion of honor when in Spain, although he had never received that otdcr. C. H. Gf.uk. after all the doubts ex pressed, has been elected Regent of the State University, but his vote fell oil' some 1299. The canvass shows the entire republican state ticket elec ted, with the exception of Lora Clark for State Trejsurer. The vote stood for Clark 42,021 ; for Studevant 40,132. The Falls City Journal remarks that if there had been fewer such sheets as the Otnnha Republican in the state, the republican party would not now be in the minority, and turther suggests that the best thing that sheet can do, in the light of the election returns, is to keep profound ly quiet. Sixce the fall of the natural bridge in Virginia last month, numerous sto ries have been set afloat. One, per haps as interesting as any, is to the effect that the first President of the United S'ntes, George Washington, ojice stood in the ravine and threw a silver dollar over the bridge. Notice. To all whom it may concern: It having been duly determined by the Board of County Commissioners tb-.it the location and establishment of the fol low ing decribed roads, was a public neces sity and expedient, viz: Commencing at the southeast corner of section 34 in Town 19, north of linage one Kast.6p.ni., Platte County, Nebraska, and running thence north ontb Section line between Sections 4 and :" of said Town to the north line of aid Section. Also it has been duly determined that the location of a certain ottier road w;ii neces.sary and expedient, viz: Commencing at the north east corner of the soutaeat quar ter of the northwest quarter of Section 27 of said Town 19, north of Ilange one East, 0 p. in., Platte County, Nebraska, and running thence east to intersect with the Brock road on the east Section line of said Section 27, in said Town, and the same having been dclan'd as such and aho it having been duly determined that the public road commencing at the north east corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of aid Section 27, in said Town 19, north of Range one East ot the 0th p. in., Plattr County, Ne braska, and running thence south on the half Section line running north and south through "said Section-. 27 and .'51, in said Town to a point near the south line of Said Section 34, where the reek crosses said half Section line, and thence alonir the northeast bank of said Creek to the south line of said Section 31, should be vacated, and the same having been so de clared, Now, therefore, all objection- to said location and vacation ot said roads, or either of them, or claims for damages on either must be tiled in the County Clerk's otlice of said Platte County on or before noon of the 7th day of December A. U., 182, or such location of vacation will become tinal and all claims for dama ges be barred by Statute. Uy order of the Hoard of County Com missioners. John Stauffkic. County Clerk, Platte County, Neb. Dated at Columbus, September 19th, 1882. a..-il. TREASURY DEPARTMENT Office ok Compikoixkk of thk C'uk-J UPTKOIXKK OF THK C'UK-1 NCV, AVASHINOTON, J- October 27th, 182. ) KKNC"! WHKUKA.S, Bv satisfactory eidence presented to the uudcrtdened it has been made to appear that ''The First National Bank of Columbus," in the city of Colum-bu-, in the county of Platte, and -tate of Nebraska, has complied with all the pro vision of the Itevi-ed Statutes of the United States, required to be complied with, before an association shall be au thorized to commence the business of banking: Now Tiikkkfokk, I, John Jay Knox, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The First National Bank o"f Columbus," in the city of Columbus, in the county of Platte, and State of Nebras ka, is authorized to commence the busi ness of banking as provided in section lifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Itevised Statutes of the United Stale. IN TKhTt.MONV WIIKItKOF Wit- SKAI- ncss niv hand and seal of office tills 27th day oT October, 1HS2. .)ILN.1AV KNOX, 27-2m Comptroller of the Currency. NOTICE. Paul Klas and Christina Klas defend ants, will take notice that on the 2(th day of November, 1SS2, Augustus Lockner plaintiH filed his petition in the District Court of Platte county, Nebraska, against said defendants, the" object and prayer of which is to foreclose a certain mort H:fic executed by the defendants to the plaintin' upon south half of the northwest quarter of section (14) fourteen, township ( Ifi) nineteen, ranp' 2 west in Platte county, Nebraska, to secure the payment of certain promissory notes, dated Janu ary 20th, 1-81, one note for $120, due in four years and nine for ?2, each due at periods of six months each from date. There is now due upon -aid notes and mortgages the sum ot $480, for which sum with interest from this date plaintitl" prays for a decree that the defendants be required to pay the same or that said premises may be -old to satisfy the amount found due. You are required to answer the said petition on or before the lirst day of January, I.NS.'t. Dated November 22d, I8S. AUGUSTUS I.OCKNEIt. By John M. Macfarland, Attorney. :!0 ." FIIVA1 PROOF. Land Otlice at Grand Island, Neb.,1 Noy. II, 18S2. J NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make tinal proof in support of his claim, and that said proof vill be made before C A. New man, Clerk of the District t'ourt of Platte countv, at Columbus, Nebr., on Dee. 14th, lh2, vix: George .Mahood, Hd. No. Milt, for the V. i, S. E. H, Sec. 22, T'p I, Bange west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said laud, viz: Hanson Elliott, Joseph Bivet, Robert II. .Mahood and J. M. Robinson all of Po-Uille, Neb. 20-W-.1 M. B. HOX1 E. Register. FIAI. PKOOF. Land Otlice at Grand Island, Neb., I Nov, 11, IH82. f NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler ha- tiled notice of his intention to make tinal proof in -upport of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court, of Platte countv at Columbus. Neb., on Dec. td, 1H82, viz: Dennis Began, homestead No. W.l'.'J, for the E. KS. W. J, Sec. 4, Township Ifi tiorth of Range 1 Vest. He names the following witnesses to prove his contin uous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: William O. Callahan, John 3IcGuane, David .Murphy and Pat. Ra;an all of Platte Center, Neb. 20-w -5 31. JB. HOXIE, Blister. J. S. HUNGER, Undertaker Furniture Dealer, PICTURE FRAMES AsSD COTFINS. South Mil- 11th .-tr.-et. . r-ia-t ut H i -- u -t r AREY: TOWER'S FISH BKAXD SLICKERS .Si Tltr TRT REST WATEB PROOF COATS. TOWER'S FISH BBAND SUCCESS WILL N3T STICK or PEEL TOWER'S FISH r.lUND SLICKERS . . utD sr irutr HORSEMAN & FARMER into rtTB GirsTiiKX x teul. None crnsliu without till, traJc mut A. 3. TOWER, Sole Mfr. Ronton, Mums. &. M I r W 1 W V K x.- -i X - I w 1 1 r t - uu i rr r -tm i aiP x u .JM i i r n m zr v idii i -m ri i i If lHV- II i Jtj i ,mm m I1MI - MBHHWK- -"4 r 'I i U --- frV VrtVtK SUCKtKb y m T A -... 9lfl WQWA. or C S.W xr x. r . " ss vl&o -?Z0stS , "SSi- 1 j E All those in iviuu fany thing in that line, trill consult their own- interests 6y giving him a call. Heme tu ber, he jrttr rants every pair. J fas also a Firt - Clas Bont and Shoe Srorf-1 ui Connection. 25T Htp:uiinir XVnriy iJontr. 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., At 5KS It were never tai of More ii Goliiis. o I buy my goods strictly for cash and will give my customers the benefit, of it. Give Me a call and covince yourself of the facts. I. GIUCE. NOTICE OF CONTEST. Land Otliee at Grand I-Iand, Neb., November 4. lv"2. CIOM PLAINT havini: been entered at J this otliee. by Jenkin Evans asrainst Frank J Craw lord for failure to comply with law as to Timber-Culture Kntry No. 2i")C, dated April 21th. 1T9. upon the N. W i, Section 4. Town-hip lfi. Ramre 2 west, in Platte i ouuty, Nebraska, with .i view to the cancellation of -aid entry: contestant allejriujr that Frank .1. raw ford ha- wholly abandoned said tru-t since making said entry, ami that lie did not plow, break or cultivate ..ny part of said tract during the years 1-7:' "lvi, Is-i or IS!, and did not set out ree a- r- quired by law. The said pai ties are herc- b v summoned to appear at tin- oiliee on the 2fth day of December. l.v2, at 10 o'clock a. in., to resnond and furni-h te-- timonv concerning -aid ulletred tailure. II. J. JIudon of (olumbu-. Nc'., is ap pointed Cotnmi ioner to t ike deposit! on in the above ease at his oiHec on eeem ber 22 1SS2. " yoZ-7' " M. I!. HOXIE. Uetrister. I'I.AI. PKOOF. Land Office at Grand Island. Neb.J November 22d. lv'2. f NOTICE is hereby gien that the following-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make tinal proof in support of his claim, and that -aid proof will De made lie tore I . A Newman. lerk of the District Court, at Columbu-. Neb., on December ."0th, 1882. viz: James V. Lych. Homestead Entrv No. C!)C, for tb S. AV. yt or N. E. 4, Section 2S, Township IS north, of Range 1 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Thoma Glceson, Charles Carrig, John Denneen and John Burk, all of Platte Center P.O., Platte countv, Nebraska. :il.5 " M. B. HOXIE, Begi-ter. Fl.tAI PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,1 Nov. 20, I.ss.2 ) NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make tinal proof in support of his claim, and that .-aid proof will be made before C. A. Newman Clerk of the District Court at Colum bus, on December 23th. IS.2. viz: Lorenz Enzminger, Home-tead No. 700!), for the N. '4 N. E. , Sec. C,Town ship 18. It. 2 west. He names the fol lowing witnesses to prove his continuous residence tipon. and cultivation of, said land, viz: Paul Gert-ch, William Loseke and Henry Johannes of -Metz, Platte o., Neb., and Louis Eslinger of Columbus. Platte Co., Neb. .-J0-5 31. B. HOXIE, Register. FI.XAI. PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island. Neb.,) OV.2U. ww. N OTICE is hereby given that the fol- lowinir-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that ."aid proof win ne maue betore the Clerk of the District Court of Platte Co., Neb., at county seat, on December 2Sth, 1S82, viz: Hollis Bunker. Home-tead No. G."j74, for the N. K S. "V. . Secion 12, Town-hip IS, Range :; west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous re-i-dence upon, and cultivation of. -aid land, viz: William Bccklem and James Slurry or Metz, Platte Countv, Neb., anu J. II. Watts and Bobert Nichelson of Platte Center, Platte Countv, Neb. SOW.". M. B. HOXIE, Register. F1XAI.. PKOOF. Land Office at Grand Island, N'eb.. Nov. ir, 1SS2. f NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has tiled notice ot his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before C. A. Newman, clerk or the District Court, at Columbus, Neb., on December 21st, 1S82. viz: (Justaf Alfred Dahlman, Home-tead No. TOU, for the N. W. yA Sec. 11. T'p 1!, R. 4 West. He name- the Tollowing witnesses to proehis continuous residence upon, anil cultivation of, said land, viz: Ben Hanson, Nils Olson. Peter Mation, and Charles Stone all of Looking Glass, Platte Countv. Neb. WmvS 31. B. HOXIE Register. HENRY G-ASS, UNDERTAKEE ! COFFINS AND METALLIC CASES ! AM) DKAI.KK IX Furniture, Chairs, Bedsteads. Bu reaus, Tables, Safes. Lounges. &c. Picture Frames and Mouldings. TSTliepairiwj of all kinds of Upholstery (loads. 0.tf COLUMBUS, EK. Jss-xacnw OoIliilTous, Neb. asiHff? TOWER'S Fish Brand Slickers IS TUK 1UKOX5T STOUt WILL KEEP TOU DBT. TOWER'S FISH B2A5HSLICKEES are tho only Coata made with IVlrcFaat- eaed Metallic Buttons. EVERY COAT WARRANTED. For sale everwrhere. At Wholesale by all flmt claa Jobber. .1 1 in NEW STORE! NEW GOODS! V T O P K N E D K Y W. PHIlif: A large and complete assortment of Ik's, fan's ad .fen's Saofc and Scass, IIICU UK I'KOIIjs) TO KLL AT BED-KOCK 1JI-JCKS ! DRUGS. MEDICINES. Etc 'IT, WMYHR k CO., OF THE 3: J U.uv the plp.i-im iit-toiner-. isi of nilf-ii";: to their omit tiuii with their complete line ot Oil, PATHT MEDICISES. ETC. A li-t of Proprietory article- not ex celled by any of the e i-ti rn nianufacto-' .'ie-. A few ot the article- oil our li-t are I ISPA powerful alterative and Mood purifier. D.W.&Co's Cough Syrup. Concentrated Essence of Ja maica Ginger. SASSAFRASSO. J5J"Tlie mot wonderful remedy ever di-covered for chapped hand-, lip-, Ac. OUR EQUINE POWDERS, 357 For -toi-k, are without an equal in the market, and many others not here mentioned. All the, ahove ;oo.s v warranted, anu price icill be. vjuiuud ij satisjuctiim i notijiven. aT-.'tiu COLUMBUS STATE BANK! 2?::a:::::t3 Oirrsri i Ziti. as 72ns: i Hslit. COLUMBUS, NEB. CASH CAPITAL, $50,000 DIRECTORS: Lkaxdek Gkkkakt, Pres'C. Geo. VT. Hulst, Vice Preset. Julius A. Reed. Edwaud A. Gekkakd. A n n- e k T u it N k k , Cash ier. Runic of SSeposit. Discount and Exchange. Collection Promptly .Tludc on nil Point. Pay Interest on Time Iepus. it. '11 FI2VAI.. PKOOF. Land Oliice at Grand Island. Neb.,; Nov. It, iss. "VJOTICE i hereby given that the fol 11 lowing-iiamed -ettler ha tiled notice ot hi- Intention to make- tinal proof in -upport of his claim, and th i'. said proof will be made before Clerk of the Di-trict Court, tor Platte county, Nebraski. at county -eat. on Dcccmlii.r '! i- ; , - ---- . witnesses to provi continuou- resi- dence upon, and cultivation of -aid land, viz: Gunder J. Hamre, .Mat bias Hen- uiu.-ui.,wie.i.oiinns and Andrew Lar--on all or Newmans Grove, Neb. "0 ji. i. HOXIE, Begister. CompiM s mini vie u. uaum. home-tead No. (;7)HJ, for the . XiuVT.ii, See. R5, Township 21, ami N-M N. W. fc. Sec. 2, Town.-hip , Kange 4 est. He name- the following Tr At A, v t-