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k t i N if t rip THE JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8, 18X5. The Domestic. See Gillette's auction notice. The light-running Domestic. Gillette will cry your sale for $10. Insure against tornados at Bech er's. 12 Judge Post visited Lincoln Thurs day. II. J. Hudson was at Lincoln Friday. For shoes and slippers go to Kramer's. Great semi-annual remnant sale at Kramer's Major Frank North will arrive homo to-day. Fresh oysters at Brandt's by the can and plate. 15-2 Gus. G. Becher & Co. buy and sell real estate. Boone county has seventeen aspir ants for sheriff. Lands bought and sold by Gus. G. Becher & Co. Gus. Speicc returned home from Omaha last week. II. C. Magoon of Fullerton was in town "Wednesday. $1.00 per gallon for castor oil at Dowty, Weaver & Co'e. Platte County Fair, September 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st. The light-running, quiet Domes tic is the machine to buy. Good men for haying are in right brisk demand hereabouts. If you have a chattel mortgage to sell take it to J. E. Tasker. Another shower Monday dis couraged harvesters a little. Money to loan on long or short time. Gus. G. Becher & Co. "Jim" Scott arrived home from Philadelphia Saturday night. Farmers, remember Giliette is willing to work for $10 a day. 1 The Keystones are gaining quite a reputation as heavy batters. J. C. Echols is .selling wall paper 3 cts. double roll. Remnants. 9 Hon. C. A. Speico took suddenly ill with cholera morbus Monday. Miss Gussic Rickly has gone on a visit to friends at North Platte. For fire, lightning and tornado insurance, go to Gus. G. Becher & Co. J. C. Echols is selling wall paper for less money than any one in town. Tho now base ball grounds south of tho city will be completed in a few days. I. J. Slattery returned last week from his trip to southwestern Ne braska. Gus. Becher was at Omaha laBt week on business connected with the Met, estate. Those wishing to buy good grade young stock and at a bargain, call on A. J. Arnold. 15-3 The attcudauce on the ball games was quite large considering the threat ening weather. S. J. Marmoy has purchased a small farm of five acres adjoining Jacob Lewis's farm. Plenty of old papers in bundles of ton each, for five cents a bundle, at the Joukkal office. tf Eight hundred dollars to loan immediately on real estate. Apply to Gus. G. Becher & Co. A. B. Coilroth returned Thursday from McCook, of which place ho thinks very favorably. Geo. Burke, of North Platte, was in tho city this week, tho guest of Mr. John llickly and family. Fremont Robertson of Norfolk and Grace Johnson of Savannah, 111., were married July 25th. "Bill" Dougherty, Larry Rossiter, and several other boys from Platte Center were in town Sunday. "We have six different kinds of machine oils from 25 cts. per gallon upwards. Dowty, "Weaver & Co. Mr. Rathbun returned "Wednes day from Boone county. He speaks in high praise of tho crops there. Leave your orders for hard coal with J. E. North & Co., and you will get it at the lowest living price. 14-3 Mrs. C. D. Jenkins of Kalamazoo, Madison county, was in town last week visiting her sister, Miss Ash baugh. Mrs. "Win. Schroeder left Wed nesday for a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, and the lakes. "William follows in a week or so. Mr. Kramer advertises for ex perienced, tailors. Ho wants them to come here and work at his furnishing store. Good wages. "We are bound to take the lead on machine oils this season. The largest stock and lowest prices in town. Dowty, Weaver & Co. Ole Olcson of Naucc county, with two of his good neighbors whose names we do not remember, were in town one day last week. Somebody asks, Will the coming man, fly? and the Fat Contributor answers that ho will when the com ing woman gets after him. The up-country people arc com plaining that somebody is throwing dead hogs into the Loup river be tween St. Paul and Fullertou. Citizens at Kearney were angry that none of the presidential party appeared on the platform in answer to calls from the large crowd present. John Schram came back to Colum bus last week from a trip to eastern parts and started for his home in Se attle, Washington Territory, Tues day. We are told that the Black Wil low, if cut in winter, will do to make living posts for a fence, by placing them iu the ground the same as other poets. Sale bills, posters, dodgers, state ments, bill heads, note heads, envel opes, circulars, all kinds of legal blanks, briefs, etc., printed "with neat ness and dispatch," at the Journal office. tf A CARD. Within a few weeks I will open a fine merchant tailoring establishment on an extensive scale. I have en gaged a first-class cutter, I am now looking for six experienced tailors. I have bought a large stock of the best of imported cloths, and the very best of trimmings. Nothing will be spared to make this a great success, and give entire satisfaction. I re spectfully solicit patronage to this new undertaking. 15-2 L. Kramer. Copeland Brothers of Harrison county, Ohio, were in town Saturday. They are looking for Nebraska land, and are very favorably impressed with the country. Found. Sunday, August 7th, in the back part of my premises a revol ver. The owner can have the same by proving property and paying costs. Barney McTeggart. Wednesday Pat. Hays's team, driven by a boy, ran away, pretty nearly running over Mr. Ott's little child. The boy was thrown from the buggy. Nobody hurt. Sheriff Kavanaugh is nursing a sprained shoulder, received while endeavoring to pulverize the home plate during the game of ball with the Omaha Red Stockings. A double sale of land, one by the owner, the other by his agent, the owner giving a deed to his purchaser, is likely to make an interesting law suit in Merrick county. Candidates in other counties are beginning to announce themselves for office. The columns of the Journal are for rent for business of this kind at $2 an announcement. Improvements continue on the streets. Almost the entire surface of Olive street can now be seen at a glance the knobs having been low ered and the deep places filled. Some excellent work is being done on the streets. The low place near the Hammond House is being filled up, which adds considerably to the appearance of the road there. The North Bend Flail says that Z. Shed has a $17,000 slander suit on' his hands, brought by a female clerk iu his store, who alleges that her good character has been damaged to that extent. The President's train passed thro' Columbus Saturday morning about 7:30. The Chief Magistrate did not make his appearance, and a number of persons were considerably disap pointed thereat. There will be United Presbyterian preaching in tho Presbyterian church, Columbus, next Sunday, Aug. 12th, at 11 a. m. and 7 :30 p. m. Preaching by Rev. Morrow of Wahoo. All are invited to attend. John Hoffman's team ran away with him Friday morning from R. H. Henry's residence to the slaughter house. He says that "sawing" on a straight rubber bit did no good. For tunately no damago was done. Wanted. At the Transit House, Platte Center, a good girl to do gen eral work. Good wages will be paid a competent girl. Apply at once at the above place. 14-2 Mrs. T. D. Nickerson. Last Wednesday E. M. Sparhawk plowed up on his farm quite a num ber of grubs of seventeen year locusts. Can some one of the old settlers tell ub what year they last appeared here? Wo believe the time must be nearly out. Steve Overton, in addition to being one of the lucky conductors who didn't get the g. b., is now the proud paternal ancestor of a nine pound boy. Steve says ho can yell "all aboard" just as good as any conductor on the road already. Norfolk News. Henry Gass has taken down the store building erected by W. B. Dale & Co. years ago, nearly opposite the court house, and will use the material in putting up a new building between his present place of business and that of Mr. Dietrich on 11th street. W. A. McAllister speaks of hav ing seen, in Colorado, Newton B. Moreland, formerly of this county, who is now a conductor on the Den ver & South Park railroad, between Denver and Leadville. He has very valuable property at Durango. The cow boy that came down the river on a raft and lost his pony, af terwards hired a team of Gaddsen & Hill at Schuyler and afterwards sold them at Lincoln, will probably serve a term in the penitentiary for not appreciating the difference between his own and other people's property. Judge Higgins says some pretty things of the Journal and its pro prietors in his salutatory in last week's Democrat, and lays down a commendable motto : "emulation without envy, competition without bitterness." The Journal can bat wish the new firm success iu every particular except that of politics, and their Democracy is not of the worst type either. The Lincoln Journal of the 3d says: "A woman is going through the city begging, and representing that her house was recently burned in Platte county, and her two little boya perished in the flames. Such stories should be verified. Our state news editor has no recollection of any such calamity lately." Please give her name. We know of no occurrence of the kind of a recent date. Occasionally we take notice that some enterprising Nebraska town is showing its good sense by establish ing a public library and reading room. The Beatrice Express says: "It is agreeable to note that the young peo ple of Beatrice are in large numbers availing themselves of the opportuni ty for reading and study offered by the W. C. T. U. library and reading room. An hour or two cannot be more profitably spent." We mentioned laBt week the re turn of Mr. and Mrs. Cowles of Genoa from the west. The Enterprise sayB : "They speak in glowing terms of the mountain scenery and points of inter est in the 'wild west,' but think after all, give them the Beaver valley and a civilized country for a place to call home ; but recommend the excitement of mountain travel, and the mountain breezes to those seeking a respite from the cares and confinement of office life." A late number of the David City Bepublican contains a lengthy account of a disgraceful criminal transaction by a Platte county farmer, perpetrat ed at David City about a year ago. The farmer gave a note and property statement, under a fictitious name for a mower, valued at $75. The prop erty statement was a fraud also. The entire bill against the farmer is $140, which has been paid. We refrain from giving further particulars, on account of the man's family. Interest in the firemen's tourna ment is increasing every day and new evidence accumulating that it will be the most interesting affair that has occurred in Lincoln for a long time. A member of the Seward department was here yesterday and informed Chief Lyman that a hook and ladder company would be down from there, and also a chemical engine. A David City man says two companies will probably be down from his town, and thinks that not less than a hundred men will be in attendance from there. Lincoln Journal. Hon. W. A. McAllister and A. C. Turner were tho last of the Colorado excursionists to return, which they did Monday morning. Mac. visited Leadville, Colorado Springs, Manitau, Georgetown, Golden, Idaho Springs, and Pike's Peak. Of this last venture he gives a very graphic description, the details of which we wish he would put in shape for us to print. The ascent, the verdure, the magnificent scenery from the top of the mountain, the signal service buildings, the at tempts at gardening on the summit, all would form a very interesting chapter. We notice the following among the decisions of the Supreme Court rendered August 1st. "Gottschalk vs. C. B. & Q. R'y Co. Error from Platte county. Reyersed and remand ed. Opinion by Maxwell, J. Where a lot abuts upon an alley upon which a railroad is built with the consent of the city authorities, if the owner of the lot is thereby deprived of a public right which he has enjoyed in connec tion with his premises, and in conse quence thereof he sustains damages in excess of that shared by the public generally, he may recover for such excess. Lake, C. J., dissenting." Wednesday last, onlookers report an interesting game of base ball at the Fair Grounds, between - Capt. Cory's nine, consisting of himself and Smith, Hoffman, Kelleher, Nelson, Wagner, Brindley, Austin, Turner, and Capt. Cowdery's, McFarland, D. Clother, Geo. Clother, Kavanaugh, Turner, Barlow, Dowty, Smith. The game started out one apiece; the third inning, the Cowderys made six runs and the Corys none ; the next, made up a portion of the gap, the sixth was a double whitewash, the rest made Corys up to 17, leaving the Cowderys on the beach at 15. They play again some time soon. It seems to be an understood fact that the extension of the U. P. branch from Genoa will go, at least, to Cedar Rapids, Boone county, this season. The Nance Co. Journal remarks, "That the road is to be built, there Ib now no shadow of doubt, as it is al ready in rapid process of construc tion. The only question that con fronts us, is : Will it cross the Cedar and give Fullerton a depot, or pass us by a mile or two to the north? It is left with the people of this precinct to decide. We are informed that the company will require a bond of $20, 000 to aid in the construction, of bridges, etc., that will have to be built in case they cross the river." Parties living at a distance from the city, in ordering coffins from me by telegram or letter, will please state whether the hearse is desired or not, as I never send it out unless ordered. I regret very much the dis appointment that was caused at the funeral in Monroe on Sunday, on account of the absence of the vehicle ; my only reason for not sonding it was because I was not instructed to do so. Wishing no bad luck to any one, I still continue to solicit orders from the conntry and neighboring towns, as well aB from the city, assur ing all that any order sent me will receive immediate attention and chargeB will invariably be moderate. J. E. Munger. 1 Just before Hon. Guy C. Barnum left for the weBt, he made a proposi tion concerning the roads to this city through his farm, that will, we learn, be satisfactory to all parties thero con cerned, and probably as satisfactory to the general public for the years to come as any could well be. If this be so, the road could be opened at once, otherwise it will take about ninety days. The proposed line has refer ence to travelers over the Platte river bridge, as well as those from the west, the road from bridge to bridge bear ing considerably west of where it runs now, and on more solid ground, from the east-and-west road to the Platte river; the other road coming from the west to intersect with the first-named, thence forming one road northward to the Loup bridge. While distance is to be considered in getting to market, time and good road bed are not to be left out of view. In this case we should say that the things to do would be : avoid a road along tho river bank ; take as little sand as pos sible for a road bed ; unite two roads into one aB long a distance as possible ; cut the land as favorably as possible for the owner. Base BalL The Omaha lied Stockings came up last Saturday for a little amusement with the Keystones. During the game there was a drizzling rain most of the time, and not being satisfied with the result, they insisted on a second game which took place the next day ; the latter score is attribu table mainly to heavy batting. We give the two scores, and understand that the Red Stockings are desirous of another bout. SATURDAY'S SCORB. EEYSTONXS. R. O. Loeb, lb 1 4 Hammock, b. s. 3 2 Backus. 2b.... 2 OMAHAS. R. O. MInecus, 2b... 2 3 Withnell, lb.. 1 4 Toner, p 2 8 Stevenson, l.f. 2 2 Sualey,c 1 2 ahoney, 3b.. 0 4 Mingus, s. s... 0 4 Millett. c.f.... 1 1 Hart,r.f 0 4 Wake,!p 2 Hall.c 3 "Weaver, c. f... 2 Kavanaugh, r.f 1 Bear, 3b 0 Hock'b'g'r, l.f. 1 Total 13 241 Total 9 27 innings 12 345078 Keystones... 40051014 15 Omahas 3000212109 Umpire O. L. Baker. Scorers C. H. Gratton, Qua. Speice. Time of game 2 hours 50 minutes. Not played. SUNDAY'S SCORE. KKYSTONBS. R. O. OMAHAS. R. O. Loeb, lb 1 2 31inecus, 2b... 2 4 Hammock, 8.a. 0 6 Withnell, lb.. 1 3 Backus, 2b.. .3 3 Toner, p 1 3 Hall.c 4 2 Stevenson, r.f. 2 3 C.Wake, p ... 2 8 Qualey, c 1 4 P. Wake, c.f.. 4 2 Jlahoney, 3b.. 2 3 Bear, 3b 3 2 Mingus, 8. s... 2 2 Hock'b'g'r, l.f. 3 3 Millett, l.f.... 2 1 Kavanaugh, r.f 1 4 Hart, c. f O 4 Total 21 27 Total 13 27 Innings 123450789 Keystones... 03100193 421 Omanas 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 313 Umpire S. Emery. Scorers C. II. Uratton, Geo. Faircbild . Time of gams 2 hours 30 minutes. . Some boys burglarized a store at Madison the other night, getting, in goods and money, about $75 worth. A burglar and a would-be rapist should be shot down without mercy, bb their crime implies that of murder, if necessary to escape, just as one lie told needs two others to conceal it. These boys at Madison were not pun ished, though by a slight clew, they were detected and the stolen goods recovered. Deviltry of all kinds is born of uncontrolled evil propensi ties, and can only be controlled by the all-powerful aid of intelligence and strength of will ; the grand spirit that animated the Christian martyrs, and that ennobles every human spirit that withstands temptation (and all have their besetting sinB) the spirit which says "I will suffer death before I will commit one dishonorable deed," must be appealed to by every human being "possessed of a devil" for deeds of darkness, before emancipation can be assured. A nest of horsethieves has been unearthed at or near Bellevue by Sheriff McDonald, of Sioux City, la., and a span of horses stolen from a farmer near that city recovered. Be sides this team there were six or seven other horses which were identified by sheriffs from Iowa and this state as stolen from their counties. Sheriff McDonald arrested two men who were with tho horses, and they in formed the officers that they were members of a gang of thieves regu larly organized, and implicated sev eral parties known in Sarpy couuty, but some of whose names we are unable to learn at this time. A well-to-do farmer named Harris, who lives across the river from Bellevue, was "blown on" by the two men, and was arreBted, with four other men, and put under bonds to appear at the next term of court in Mills county, Iowa. Harris is known in this county. In teresting disclosures may be made in a short time. Papillion Times. We didn't use to think of it when we left the premises at 12, 1 or 2, but we can seo now how a pious parent who loved sleep might think favora bly of the following plan which the Pawnee Bepublican sets forth: "A Pawnee county farmer has hit upon an excellent expedient for removing him who tarryeth too long with the daughters of the household. A cer tain young business man of this city called on one of the girls the other night, and when a large section of the night had worn away and the family longed for rest, the father entered and paralyzed the young man by asking him to lead in family prayer. The young man was forced to decline. He felt that he was called elsewhere, and soon withdrew. It was another in stance of the moving power of prayer. Parents pestered with lingering spark ers, may find in prayer the means of filling a long felt want. Make the boys pray or paddle." A postal card tacked up at the post-office informs the public that a boy named Victor F. Van Duzer left bis home in Lowely, Kearney county, on the 28th ult., in a boat sailing down the Platte, and has not yot been heard from. He is described as being tour teen years of age, with black eyes and close-cropped hair, and wearing a checkered suit. Whether this is the boy drowned in the vicinity of Chap man we have not learned. We are iuformed the latter was of about the Banie age. If it is the one, it seems probable that he must have worked his way pome distance down the river before he waB drowned. No coroner's report has been received as yet. Central City Courier. Base Ball at Firth. The Lincoln Journal of the 2d had this mention. It will be remembered that the Wahoos have played against Columbus, seem anxious to try it again, and will perhaps be accommo dated at an early day : "The Wahoo base ball club and the Wahooites that accompanied them to Firth returned on Barrett's circus train between twelve and one o'clock last night. They succeeded in walk ing away with the Firth club on a score Of 12 to 6. taking the 12J nnn. The boys say the ground was in very bad condition, and that they played a very poor game. The Firth club go to Wahoo one week from to-day, and the Wahoos think when they get on their own grounds they will make it exceedingly interesting for their vis itors, to say the least. flaasakrer. A strange as well as sad accident happened in this town Tuesday even ing of last week. Fred Day, a young man, nephew of Dr. A. W. Trout, who was clerking and living with the Dr., was found dead, with a pistol ball shot near his heart ; the account as learned from the Dr. is that he had been out hunting and Fred was left, as UBual, to attend the store, and when he came in from the hunt, he was to have the team to take a drive with a friend a couple of miles into the country ; all went along as usual, Fred assisting Mrs. Trout in prepar ing supper, and Mrs. Trout about train time went over to her sister's, Mrs. C. H. Graham, telling Fred to keep a good watch of his uncle and he would not need to unhitch and hitch the horses again. Fred had often said there was a dog on this particular route that had frequently troubled him, and that he would shoot it some time, and it is generally supposed that he was preparing the pistol to take with him, as about ten or fifteen min utes after Mrs. Trout leaving the house the Dr. came home and enter ing the house found Fred in a sitting or ldunging position; he supposed first asleep, but on going nearer saw the pistol at his feet and that his shirt was burning near his heart ; he extin guished the fire and found he was dead, having passed away without a struggle. As above stated an alarm was given and Dr. W. H. Hampton examined the wound and found that the ball had passed so near his heart that it had cut off the large blood vein above the heart. The coroner was summoned and appeared the next morning and calling a jury examined the case. The jurymen were Messrs. G.W, Clark, H. Teiskotter, D. Brooks, P. H. O. Rourk, M. C. Bloedorn, A. Gabriel. The verdict in substance was that Fred Day came to his death accidentally on the 31st day of July, 1883, between the hours of five aud six o'clock p. m., while loading or unloading a Remington Derrenger, carrying a 44 calibre, it being acci dentally discharged and taking his lifo. The funeral took place from the residence of A. W. Trout Thursday morning, being well attended. It was an imposing sight to see the number of teams and people turn out to pay the last tribute of respect to one of our young friends who, always so full of life and respect himself, had won a large circle of friends in a short time, having been here less than a year. His untimely death seemed to fairly unnerve the masses. We would add while we will sadly miss you, while we would be pleased to meet your smiles and see you apparently happy here, Fred, wo would not wish you back, knowing how full of trials and troubles is this world, and believing that our loss is your eternal gain, we will say to earth, Fred, farewell. C. Colfax County. From the Sun. Dr. Woods informs us that he haB been called lately to visit one or more persons poisoned from tho bite of a spider. The Creamery Company at Schuy ler iutend to combine with the preseut business that of a canning establish ment, and will put up principally corn and tomatoes. Mr. Webber is about to engago in grain buying at Richland by erecting a ware-house 2GxG0, which structure can be readily converted into an ele vator after a time if the business will justify. G. W. Post, Collector of Internal Revenue was in town Friday of last week. He called on II. C. Russell, urging him to become his Deputy. We understand Mr. Russell has de clined the proffered position. The small boys havo pitched a tent near the John Miller residence.where they purport to carry on some kind of a show. Being asked Tuesday what the admission was, they replied "A nickel;" being aeked in what the show consisted, they said "Nothing." Upon being told then that the price was too much, they responded that "it was as good as the last show and a blamed sight cheaper." Those boys are equal to the occasion. t-m i .. . Once in a while the local editor is somewhat of a rhymer, or is able to turn the crank of the machine kept in every well-regulated office for grind ing out "poetry." It may not be as sentenciously wise as Sbakspeare, nor bo grandiloquent as Milton, but the following, from the Beatrice Express has the jingle-jingle-jing, and bodies forth a lifo-picture that is not unmix ed with a certain degree of mild mirth : "There is a young man in Beatrice Wbo sleeps on the floor on a mattress, With nis feet tbrougb the door To make room for the snore That echoes clear up to Cape Halt eras, But don't mention it, please, be might shatter us." Let us see : there are 3 candidates for treasurer, 3 for sheriff, 1 for coun ty clerk, 0 for clerk of district court, perhaps 2 for connty judge, and about 3 for superintendent. Who wants to be surveyor, coroner or commis sioner? Come, Platte county ought not lose her prestige for having plenty of possible candidates for all the offices to be filled. It is time the peo ple were thinking and talking a little about whom they want for the several places. The primaries and caucuses are not far off, and if you aim to suc ceed in placing your preferred meu, you should begin at the begiuuing. Platte Co. Iastltate. The annual normal institute for Platte county will begin Monday, August 13th, 9 a. m. in Columbus. All teachers who expect to teach in the county are expected to attend. The law compels the Superintendent to hold institutes, provides for their support, and implies that the public sentiment which called the law into I being, demands the attendance of the teachers of public schools. 10-5 J. . Mo-vcBizr. FOR BAJRGIilsrS IlSr-t STOVES, HARDWARE & TINWARE, GO C. D. BAELOWS, ftepabllcaa Co. Coareatla. The Republican electors of Platte county are hereby called to send del egates from the several precincts, to meet in county convention at the Court House in Columbus, Saturday, Sept. 8th, at 2 p. m. for the purpose of nominating candidates for the various county offices, and selecting delegates to the state and judicial conventions. The several precincts are entitled to representation as follows : Columus 12 Bismark 2 Shell Creek... 1 Humphrey.... 2 Sherman 3 Pleast. Valley, 1 Lost Creek. ... 4 Looking Glass 2 Loup 2 Butler 2 Monroe 4 Walker 4 Stearns 2 Creston 3 Granville 1 Burrows 1 Woodville 3 The precinct primaries will be held at the usual places of holding elec tions, August 25th. Leander Gekrard, Ch'n. Chris. Meedel, Sec'y. Aatl-moaopoly Coaveatloa. The Anti-Monopolists of Platte Co. will hold their convention at the Court House in Columbus, Wednes day, August 29th, 1883, at 1 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for the follow ing offices: One County Judge, 2 Commissioners, 1 County Clerk, 1 Treasurer, 1 Clerk of District Court, 1 Sheriff, 1 Sup't of Schools, 1 Cor oner, 1 Surveyor, and to transact any other business that may prop erly come before the convention. Each Alliance or League is entitled to the following representation : One delegate for each Alliance or League, and one additional delegate for each ten (10) members or major fraction of ten of the same. It is recommend ed that the meeting to be held for selecting delegates, be held not later than August 18. Those wishing to form Alliances before the convention should send word to the undersigned at Creston post-office, informing him of the evening of meeting. Niels Olson, Cen. Committeeman for Platte Co. Letter JLlt. The following is a list of unclaimed letters remaining in the post-office, in Columbus, Neb., for the week endiug Aug. 4, 1883: IB J. 1 Byerly,2, Mr. Thomas Barron, Mary Brarch. C John Carrnou, Mr. J. K. Chorn. 11 Mrs. James Harnes, A. Hansen. It John F. Keeler. Ij Mrs. Marget Lucas, Mrs. A. M. Leach. ft Mr. W. F. Reedy. S Mrs. Kathrine Schow. Mr. L. W. Steele. T Mrs. Annie Thomas, M. C. M. Tuttle. W Miss May Weymouth. If not called for iu JW days will be sent to the dead letter ollice, Washington, I). C. When called for please say "adver tised," as these letters aro kept separate. II. J. Hudson, P. M., Columbus. Xebr. Booae Coaaty. From the Albion News. Hulst & Price are running a lumber yard at Cedar Rapids. Miss Eva Hudson of Columbus is tho guest of Mrs. B. K. Smith. More than twenty guests, mostly relatives, were present at tho wedding of H. P. Smith and Miss Jennie . Clark at Woodville, July 26th. Laid Aotlc.e All parties holding contracts on Union Pacific land on which pay ments are delinquent, had better call on us at once, as a largo number of contracts have been recently cancelled by the Land Department, and the land will be re-sold to first applicant. SrEiCE & North. F. M. Cookingham is our author ized agent at Humphrey for soliciting Bubacription, advertising and job work. Business entrusted to him will receive the same attention as if done direct with us. Call on him, give him your home work and your home newB, use him well, and he will grow apace. tf M. K. Turner & Co. Atteatloa ! There will be a meetiug at the Court House in Columbus, on Satur day, August 11th, 1883, at IV. o'clock p. in., for the purpose of organizing an Anti-monopoly League. Alliances and all persons interested are invited to attend. 14-2 Perfect Titles To all property bought of Speice & North. 7 BIRTHS. WADS WORTH August 4th, to Mrs. I). D. AVadsworth, a son. M HAD August 3d. to Mrs. S. I). Mead, a bouncing son weighing 11 pounds. BYRNE August Tth, 1883, to the wife of B. A. Byrne, of Duncan, a daughter. LOCAL NOTICES. Advertisements under this head live cents a line each iuscrtion. Newlag Machine. The best is the cheapest. The New Home gives the best satisfaction. Try it and you will be satisfied. For sale by G. Ueitkemi'er & Bro. Elmer A. Sheets is the Traveling Salesman. 13-x Fine bird cages at G. Ueitkemper & Bro's. 44-tf Pens, inks, papers, slate pencils, at Turner's. Bran and shorts at Jonu lleit kemper's. The old reliable Bain wagon at the Foundry. fc Piaoo to rent. Inquire of Wells & Walker. An elegant Hue of lady's lace mitts at Galley Bros. All those wbo are lovers of good flour should go to J. B. Delsman's. Frank A. Smith pays cash for all old rags, for W. S. Campbell. 3 J. B. Delsman is still selling salt at 11.90 to farmers and stockmen. 10-tf TO Champion cord binder has no equal. For sale by Wm. Bloedorn, Platto Center. Hollingsworth sulky hay rakes at Pohl & Wermuth's. 6-tf ftlea'a plow boefc oaly 91.95 at Kramer's. 15-2 Don't forget the good, reliable fath erland and dish-rag soaps at Wm. Becker's. These took tho county premium. For the best cord binder made in the TJ. S., call on Wm. Bloedorn at Platte Center. National Yeast cannot be excelled. Try it. Grocers sell it. Rockford watches at G. Hoitkem per & Bro's. 44-tf Moline and Weir Companies goods for salo at the Foundry. McCormick harvesting and mowing machines at Pohl & Wermuth's. You will get the finest,' best quality winter apples at Wm. Becker's. Riding aud walking corn cultivators at low figures at Pohl & Wcrmnth's. The new iron beam Weir Lister aud corn drill combined, at the Foundry. Call and look at those cheap lot of rufflings and tuckings at Galley's. Extras for all kinds of harvesting machines, constantly on hand, at Wm. Bloedorn's, Platte Center. Ladles kid shoes oaly SS cents at Kramer'M. 15-2 California dried plums and apricots at G. C. Lauck's. 39-tf You can always find a good stock to select from at Mrs. Drake's millin ery store. 39-tf Try the double-strength cider vine gar and you will use no other. Sold by G. C. Lauck. 39-tf Have you tried the Kansas winter wheat flour John- Ueitkemper has? It gives splendid satisfaction. Challenge and Farmer friend plant ers, Barnes and Tait check rowers for sale at the Columbus Foundry. Remember when you waut good cider, you will at all times be sure of a good article at Wm. Becker's. Hay for sale and delivered to any part of the city by Jenkiuson Bros. 38-tf For the celebrated Champion mow ers, reapers and cord binders, call on Wm. Bloedorn at Platte Center. Inquire of William Bloedorn at Platte Center for the light-running self-binder before buying elsewhere. Wm. Schiltz makes boots and shoea in the best styles, and uses only the very best stock that can bo procured iu the market. 52tf Ladies, before buyiug your spring gloves call aud look at Galley Bros, in silk, Lisle thread, and Berlin cords, aud at low prices. aO-tf The best mowers, roapers and cord binders in the world, for less mouoy than anywhere else, at William Bloe dorn's, Platte Center. Blank notos, bank, joint, indi vidual and work-and-Iabor, neatly bound in books of 50 aud 100, for sale at tho Journal ollice. Fruits, canned and driod, such as pears, apricots, plums, apples, rasp berries, &c, at John lleitkemper's, corner opposite Lindell Hotel. If you want any extracts, lemon vanilla, &c, go to John Ueitkemper, corner opposite Lindell Hotel, where you can fiud a largo and good assort ment. The Champion reapers, mowers and self-binders are made of malleable iron, wrought iron and steel, conse quently are lighter, run easier and with less breakago than any other machine. A. & M. Turner received Monday a large invoice of Domestic Sewing Machines, which wiir be on sale at their place of business on Nebraska Avenue, three doors north of Clother House or by their traveling salesmen G. W. Kibbler and John Hammond. We have made arrangements to fur nish to the subscribers of this paper, that excellent agricultural aud stock journal, The Nebraska Farmer, for the hinall sum of $1.00 er year. The Farmer is published at Lincoln, Neb., O. M. Druse, Editor, and is devoted to agriculture ami stock growing in the west. Every farmer should take it Send $1.00 to this office and we will have the Farmer sent to you. CIoNingT Oat. A lot of ladies Eerge shoes. 75 cents a pair at J. B. Delsman's. 10-tf Kooik I Inquire of FrUuk Owens, if you want a first-class roof at a moderate price. 10-tf The New Kimball Orcaa. A fine-toned iustrument of rcmtirk ably easy action, is for sale by A. & M. Turner. Call and see them. 9-tf Poaiet Tor Mitlc. Two good roadster ponies for sale, cheap for cash, or trade for voung stock. 15-3 W. S. WeLls. Aactloa ! I will cry any mau's stock or public sale for $10, whether it amounts to $10 or $10 000. 15-3m F. E. Gillette. Ilrlck 1 Thomas Flynn has just burned his first large kiln of brick and has them for sale, either at the kiln, delivered in the city, or put up in the wall. 9.tf Ileary (anile, Auctioaeer. Three miles east of St. Edwards, in Platte couuty. All business iu this line, either in town or country, will receive prompt attention. ChargeB moderate. 50-3rn Roonw to Kent. Two frout and two middle rooms, suitable for offices, in the Ernst brick building, corner of 11th and North streets. Inquire at the premises. 44-tf For Male. Twenty nice spring calves, 25 good milch cows, three young short-horn bulls, one large riding pony and two spriug wagons. Cash or credit. D. Anderson. Lost Mare. July 25, '83, an old mare, blind of one eye, knee sprung. She is a dark bay. Any one that has taken up the same please send a postal card to Peter Peterson, Palestine P. O., Platto county, Nebraska. 14-2-p Wanted. Six experienced tailors to make coats, pautsaud vests,beginning about August loth, at Kramer's Tailoring establishment. 13-3 Henae for Meat. Six rooms, pantry, cellar, good pump, &c, $10 a month; or house of 3 rooms for $5 a month. Inquire at E. D. Fitzpatrick's. 8-tf A Bargain. I have a few flue graded bull calves which, to save the trouble of weaning, 1 will sell now cheap. Time for pay ment given if desired. x A. Hknrich. Laid for Sale. Three desirable tracts of land be tween Benton and Becker's mill : one, all of Sec. 31, and N. y. of Sec. 33, T. 18, 2 e., and 160 acres in Sec. 3, T. 17, 2 e. Must be sold. Inquire of S. C. Smith, Columbus, Nebr. 13-4 Pear Eeit. From near Wm. Becker's store, July 24th, 3 a. m., a black horso pony, three years old, star in forehead, left fore foot and right hind foot white ; left hind knee, big. Reasonable re ward for return. 13-3 John D. Dicke. GREAT HAT MALE. HatM IS ctM. aatM trimmed Tor 91- HatM 95 ct., the latent atylew. L.natrjr ware, 91. Oae of the greateMt bargains la tie aad cellar that wait ever offered la CelambaK. Mn. Ntamp'N metta I "Live aad let lire.' Call aad nee her prices. Jin. Stamp. Iaad for Sale. In Colfax Co., near Platto Co. line, 80 acres, 70 of which are under the plow; frame dwelling, horse and cow stables, cow sheds and corrals, corn cribs, windmill and 2 pumps (water 40 ft. from surface), somo fruit and forest trees. Also 160 acres, 120 under cultiva tion, 7 acres of forost trees. Both tracts havo first rate stock range, and road facilities. $2,500 for each tract, on easy terms. 15-x R. Mackenzie. STOCK SALE. I will sell at my residence on the Looking Glass, K. miles north of West Hill post-office and about seven miles east trom St. Edwards, Wednesday, Aug. 15, '83, Commencing at 10 o'clock a. m., 4 milch cows, one of them premium calfs dam ; 4 yearling heifers ; 2 year ling steers; 1 yearling bull, Durham and Jersey; 1 steer 2 yoars old; 6 work horses; 1 sow and five pigs, Poland Magec; 1 threshing machine, Aultman & Taylor, in good running order; 1 corn shelter and griuder combined ; 1 Eureka shelter, four holed, new; 1 mower; 1 harvester; 3 set double harness; 1 farm wagon, and a number of other articles, useful in the house and on tho farm. Terms : $10 and under cash ; abovo that sum five months timo on good bankable paper, ten per cent interest, five per cent off for cash. J. W. Dickinson. F. E. Gillett, Auctioneer. 13-3 COLUMBUS MARKETS. Our quotations of the markets are ob tained Tueaday afternoon, ami are correct anil reliable at tin time. UKAIN, AC. Wheat 10 Corn, 23 Oats new, -0 Flour :tOO400 I'KODUCK. Butter, 910 Eggs, 12(315 Potatoes, au(50 MEATS. Hums, 16 Shoulders, 10012 Sides, 14 LIVK STOCK. Fat Hogs. 4 00(34 Fat Cattle 15 .r0(84 50 Sheep 300 Coal. Iorta K50 Hard $13501BCO Kock Springs nut $7 00 Hock Springs lump 8 00 Kansas $7 00 ItOTKlTlFOlt MALE. NEAR to l P. depot. Columhus, Nebr. Excellent 1umii..ns good property. Will sell propertv with the furniture, or rent propt-rtv and sell furniture. A bar gain to right man. Ueason for selling, failing health. 15-tf 1 CO. T. Ml'OOXKK, Will take contracts for Bricklaying, Plastering, Stonework, Etc. 3T 'Satisfaction yuarunteed, or no pay. 7-tf IIUIIKK'S HOTEl. J01INIIUBElt,thejollyau:tionecr,hM opened a hotel on 13iu St., near Tiffa ny & Koutson's, where clean beds and sijuare meals will always be found by the patrons of the house. I will in the fu ture, as in the pat, give my best atten tion to all sales or goods or farm stock, a an auctioneer. jSTSatisfactiou guaranteed; call and see me and you will be made welcome. JOHN 1IIJBER, Proprietor and Auctioneer. Columbus, Xeb., A una ID, 'St. 9-tf A WOKD OF WARM.IO. JTiAUMEKS, stock raisers, and all other . interested parties will do well to remember that the "Western Horse and Cattle Insurance Co." of Omaha is tho only company doing business in this state that insures Horses, Mules and Cattle against loss by thrft, accidents, diseases, or injury, (as also against loss by tire and lightning). All representations by agents of other Companies to the contrary not withstanding. IIENKV GAIiX, Special Ag't, 15-y Columbus, Xeb. coMi.uiiUM Restaurant and Saloon! E. D. SHEEHAX, Proprietor. 25TWholcsale tnd Retail Dealer in For eign Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Dub lin Stout, Scotch and English Ales. TgTKentucky Whiskies a Specialty. OYSTERS in their season, by the case can or dish. lltk Street. Soutk of Deyot. GROCERIES ! AUAVS OX 11AXD A FULL AND NEW LINK OF GROCERIES WELL SELECTED. FRUITS! CAXXEl) AXD DRIED, of all KINDS, GUARANTEED TO BE OF BEST QUALITY. DRY GOODS ! A GOOD .fe WELL SELECTED STOCK, ALWAYS AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST, ALSO BOOTS & SHOES ! jgTHAT DEFY COMPETITION. JEZ BUTTER AND EGGS And all kinds of countri produce ta ken in tmde, and all goods deliv eredfree of charge to any part of the city. FLOTJE! KEEPOXLY THE BEST GRADES OF FLOUR. 10-tf J. B. DELSMAX.