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C3 ifi r r $tkubi&$ntml WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1884. Bepublican State Convention. The Republican State Central Commit tee have called a State Convention to be held at Lincoln, Thursday. Hay 1st, '84, at 7:30 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing four delegates at large to the National Republican Convention, which meets at Chicago June Sd, '84, to nomi nate a candidate for President and Vice President. Platte county, according to the apportionment is entitled to seven delegates in the State convention. The cemmittee recommend that no proxies be admitted to the convention, except such as are held by persons residing in the counties from which proxies are given. G. "W. E. Dorsky, Ch'n. S. B. Colsok, Sec'y. Call for District Convention. TO KLECT DKLKGATES FROM THK THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TO ATTEND THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVEN TION. The republican electors of the Third Congressional District arc invited to send delegates from the several counties composing said district, to meet in con vention at Norfolk, Tuesday, April 29, 1884, at 8 o'clock p. M., for the purpose of electing two (2) delegates to the National Republican convention, called to meet at Chicago, 111., June 3, 1834, for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for President and Vice President of the Uni ted States. The several counties are entitled to representation as follows, being based upon the vote cast for J. M. Hiatt, regent or the State University, giving one dele gate at large and one for every one hun dred and iifty votes and the major fraction thereof: Antelope C Boone G Brown 5 Buffalo 9 Burt 2 Cedar 2 Cheyenne 2 Cherrv 1 Colfax 7 Cumming 0 Custer 4 Dakota 4 Dawson 4 Dixon 5 Dodge 10 Greeley 3 Holt 7 Howard 5 Keith 1 Knox C Lincoln 3 Loup 1 Madison 6 Merrick 5 Nance 4 Pierce 3 Platte 7 Sherman 3 Stanton 3 Valley C Washington 10 Wayne a Wheeler 3 nan Columbus. Neb.. March 13, 1884. L. S. IRV1N, F. B. TIFFAN Y, Secretary. Chairman. London bad the other night a five million dollar fire. Six colored families of Lincoln, Neb., have left for Liberia. Nine hundred and eighty-four men enlisted in the navy last year. Two thousand people have been killed in the Ilaytien revolution. A bad boy in Omaha has been sent to jail for stealing newspapers from people's doors. Forty thousand workmen are en gaged in the watch-making industry in Switzerland. Miss Spabr, of Muncie, Ind., has arrived homo from a journey alone around the world. Florence Roth, of St. Louis, aged eight years, died the other day while skipping the rope. Mrs. Minnie Ruhlmann and Mrs. Laura M. Foster have been appointed postmasters in Nebraska. A woman of seventy-seven in Bel fast, Me., is suing a man of seventy nine for breach of promise. Grand Island has three banks with a combined capital of $150,000, and deposits amounting to $300,000. It is claimed that Lincoln is to have a new hotel five stories high, with rotnuda parlors, aud all that kind of thing. Nebraska ahead as usual. Three beautiful girl babies were born to Mr. and Mrs. Severson, of "Wisncr, a short time ago. T. G. Baylor, of Atlanta, Ga., is said to be in possession of John Brown's sword, taken from him when captured. The president has nominated C . Coon, of New York, assistant secre tary of the treasury, to succeed J. C. New, resigned. The substantial business men ol Lincoln, are about incorporating an Electric Light Co. with a capital stock of $100,000. A band of forty-two Cuban insur gents were recently attacked by Spanish troops and thirty-eight of the former killed. It is asserted that Charleston, S. C, has a COO-pouud turtle. We should really like to believe the story with out any misgivings. A sign board marked "six miies to Montgomery, Ala , waB found in the mountains alter the tornado, 250 miles from Montgomery. Some one has recently discovered that there is no appropriation for the payment of the expenses of the deaf mute institute for the coming year. It is claimed that over a million head of cattle wintered in Wyoming Ty. the past winter; the general "round up" will begiu about May 15. Pawnee county has a mad dog scare on its hands. Hogs and cattle are being bitten by the brutes, and dying with all the symptoms of hydro phobia. J. S. Pierce, city marshal, of Mitchell, Dak., was murdered the other morning while endeavoring to arrest Hank Lewis, a keeper of a saloon. Miss Grace Rabb of Eastport, Me., has graduated at the College of Phar macy in Philadelphia. She is the first woman graduate of that insti tution. A Connecticut man is reported to have taken out patents for processes by which beautiful and substantial carpets can be made of paper at very low prices. The senate bill authorizing the sec retary of the navy to offer a reward of $25,000 for rescuing or ascertaining the fate of the Greely expedition has been passed in the house. Emma Seligman, of Irvington. N. Y., has obtained a patent for a me chanical telephone, and Ellen S. Get chell, of Boston, has obtained a patent for an improved book-cover. It is stated that in Russia a child is born every eight seconds, aud a human being dies every eleven seconds. Sixty per cent of the children die before they are five years old. Juan B. Patrone was assassinated the other night at Las Vegat, Col., by Mitch Mancy, a cow boy. Patrone was ex-speaker of the territorial leg islature, and highly respected. It is still claimed that the Omaha reservation lands will be oponed abont the 1st of May. The lands' are said to be very valuable, and there will be a great rush to secure them. The immense business done by the elevated roads in New York city may be gathered from the fact that on March 29th they carried 306,209 pas sengers and received $21,001 in fares. Judge Morrow, of Belvidcre, N.J., has been sued by a New York brewer for libel. The judge said there was. dead rats in the brewer's vats, and, that bie me washed their feet m the Jwer. There are nearly one thousand Japanese now residing in the United States, and of this number it is said that not one has ever been convicted of any 'criminal offense in an Ameri can court. A vebt destructive fire broke out the other morning at Tacoma, Wash ington, Ty., destroying nine build ings, forming the principal business blocks of the city. The loss will reach $175,000. Ax informal conference of the dem ocratic members of the Pennsylvania delegation in the house the other morning, showed that it wasunanl mously opposed to any tariff legisla tion whatever. There is a good deal of the senti ment and spirit abroad iu the laud recently expressed by a Washington department clerk, "Let me but draw the nation's salary and I care not who does its work." W. H. Russell, an old resident of Cuming county, who served as county commissioner for four years, com mitted suicide the other day by shoot ing himself, while on his way home with a load of lumber. Daniel Steinman, the steamer from Antwerp, with a crew of thirty four men and ninety passengers, was wrecked the other night. The cap tain and five of the crew are the only survivors 118 perished. J. S. Herriman started from Du luth, Minn., April 16tb, to walk to San Francisco on an attempt to beat Weston's 5,000 mile walk in England. Four hours after starting he had made twenty-three miles. The speaker laid before the house the other day a message from the president relative to an annual ap propriation to provide a necessary armament of sea coast fortifications. The message was referred. The first patent ever issued in the United States was dated at New York, July 31, 1790, and is signed by George Washington, President; Ed mund Randolph, Attorney General, and Thomas Jefferson, Sec'y. A bill to divide a portion of the great reservation of the Sioux nation of Indians in Dakota into several reservations and secure the relin quishment of the Indian title to re mainder, has passed the senate. The house at Washington instruct ed Mr. Maybury of the judiciary committee to prepare au adverse re port on the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to confer the right of suffrage on women. Parties who have recently been up in the country beyond Valentine re port the grass starting nicely and the cattle in good condition. The losses of cattle during the winter will not be found to exceed the average. The internal revenue collections for the district of Nebraska, including Nebraska and Dakota for the month of March, were $124,354.63. Of this amount $115,000 was paid by the Wil low Springs distillery at Omaha. The reported attempt to assassinate President Barrios turns out to be true, aud is confirmed by a recent dispatch from the ministry of foreign affairs for Gantemala and Salvador saying the attempt was made but no harm done him aud he is perfectly well. Henry Nelson, a farmer living near Seward, Neb., while handling his rifle the other day was accidentally shot. He died within two hours after the accident. He was well respected by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and large family to mourn his loss. The American minister has de manded from the Haytian govern ment the payment of $400,000 in demnity for American losses on account of the riots in September last, aud surrender of St. Nicholas as a guarantee that the money will be paid. The republican state convention of Illinois in session the other day, nom inated the Hon. Richard J. Oglesby for governor, and General J. C. Smith for Lieutenant Governor, and before adjourning, endorsed Logan, with a good word for Arthur, aud yells for Blaine. Neil McKeague, the young butcher charged with the murder of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Willson at Winnetka, was arraigned the other day before Judge Anthony. The trial has been set for May 5th. The public will watch the progress of this case with deep interest. One of the severest wind and rain storms ever known occurred the other day near Grenada, Mississippi. Houses were demolished, trees torn up, fences blown away and some stock killed. The storm must have done great damage at other places. A few persons were injured. Jos. E. McDonald was formally announced as a candidate for the presidency the other night at Wash ington City, by the Indiana demo cratic association. Senator Yoorbaas made a speech supporting tho resolu tions favoring his candidacy, which were unanimously adopted. Several counties in Southern North Carolina have been recently visited by severe forest fires, destroy ing turpentine orchards, vast forests of pine, turpentine distilleries and residences. The fires swept a section of country about 150 square miles, leaving it black and desolate. J. S. Lee, of Crete, Neb., was in dicted for murder in the first degree by the grand jury the other day. The charge is for poisoning his wife, who died very suddenly a short time ago. An analysis of the stomach showed that she died from strychnine, as it was found there in large quantities. The Niagara Oil Company has struck at the Rush well, near Middle town, the largest flow of gas in the world, beating that of the McGugan well, in the same vicinity. The tools were sent from the bottom of the .well, 1,100 feet deep, high into the air 'With such force as to break tha der- Jjick all to pieces. Vm Remecte f Mr. Plonk. In a short article in the Journal of April 9 we had a few words to say concerning some whereases and reso lution introduced by J. E. North of the Connty Board of Supervisors, and said to be unanimously adopted by that body, thus endorsing the where ases as correct and truthful. Our re marks were directed to the meaning of the word "understanding" as used in on9 of the whereases. Our readers will remember that one of the where ases set forth that Higgins & Hensley bad been successful bidders on doing the newspaper publishing of notices and supervisors' proceedings, the other that it was the understanding of said 'Higgins & Hensley that they were to be given the job work to do, and lastly the resolution to give it to them. We said that the Journal representative insisted upon including job work with the newspaper work, but Mr. Hensley, who was present, objected to this, and the supervisors refused to include it ; now, how there could be any "understanding" about a matter that the supervisors utterly refused to consider at all is a little strange to us, except upon the theory that Mr. North sets forth, viz: that a majority of the board of supervisors arc democrats. We are to infer, then, that this is the main, indeed tho only reason, for any such "understanding," as is alleged. It must, then, have been a private understanding between tho publishers of the democratic or gan and certain democratic members of the board. If not, why should the board or the public be hoodwinked with this verbiage? If Higgius & Hensley had no intimations whatever, from their partisan friends on the board, that they would give them this work of the county, without com petition or the opportunity for com petion, on what did they ground their understanding ? AU the Board pres ent very well know that there was no public understanding that Higgins & Hensley were to have the job work at "reasonable" rates or at any other rates. It may be pertinent to ask right here, how it comes that the original record of these resolutions showed that they were offered by North, when they now show that the paternity of them is to be ascribed to Noonan ? Mr. North, in hi3 article, has not undertaken to throw any light upon the nature of the "understand" alleged in his whereas, but did un dertake to ask a few questions on the publishing business, in general, the drift of which goes to show that our friend James E. believes that when ever partizan office holders can strain a point in favor of newspapers of their own way of thinking, they ought to do so, or at least that if republicans in office so do, why should not dem ocrats ? As to the publication of fiual proof notices, it came to us without solicitation on our part and just as-we get a great deal of advertising matter. Because the Journal has now aud always has had since its first issue of May 11, 1870, the largest circulation of any paper published in the county, is the very reason, above all others, why, not republican officials only, but all officials, should place their public advertisements in its columns, espe cially wheu the rate was fixed by us at $3 instead of $5, the common charge. We cannot be responsible for the say ings of any republican official, who may choose to avow a wrong motive for his doiug a meritorious deed. Publishing is our business, aud our advertising rates arc just the same to republican or to democratic officials. So far as we are concerned, we have always held that officials should do their duty, always and in everything, according to their oath, and not to favor their partizau newspapers, their partizan contractors, their partizan office-holders, or their partizan friends of any stripe, against the interests of the public. If it is to the interest of the people to have competition on newspaper work, let bids be asked for. If it is to the interest of tax payers that there be competition on job work, let bids be asked for, and a fair opportunity given to all who might compete. If it is to the interest of those who toil to pay their taxes that such work as building bridges and grading roads be let to low bid ders, let that be done, but let us have bo inoro attempts at endeavors to make a fair seeming of a matter that will not bear the light, and to which men are ashamed to refer, after it is done. As to the question of Mr. North, why notices for application for liquor license had to be pnblished in the Democrat after having been publish ed in the Journal, the answer is easy. Mr. North is a member of the city conncil and might have stated why. The end of this matter, as of the oth er, may not be yet fully visible, but somewhat apprehended by those con cerned. Page 115, sec. 9 of the Com piled Statutes has this clause : "Pro vided further, That in granting "licenses such corporate authorities "cities of the second class and vil lages shall comply with whatever "general law of the state may be in "force relative to the granting of "licenses." And pago 333, sec. 2 of the general law says: "No action "shall be taken upon said application "for license to sell liquor until at "least two weeks notice of the filing, "of the same has been given by pub lication in a newspaper published in "said county, having the largest cir culation therein," etc. ; the italics in this last narairraDh are our own. Ac cording to the best of our informa tion, Mr. North and his fellow demo crats gave this printing to their par tizan paper without even inquiring which had the largest circulation in the county. This provision is just as binding upon the council as that other provision in regard to issuing the license, and we claim that the council . bare no more right to take action upoa the application, without this Xfcc Jeanial prerequisite than they have to issue a license without the bond of $5,000. The Journal favors the execution of the laws. If any of these bay that County Supervisors 6ball let some of the public work to the lowest bidder, 'and that other of the same kind of public work shall be let to partizan favorites without even an opportu nity given to bid upon it, why then, we say execute the law until it can be repealed. The Journal 'submits, however, that the people of Nebraska elect a legislature occasionally whose duty it is to make laws and our. pub lic officials of high and low degree, are presumed to submit to tbeBe' as the will of the people. Towards our friend, the Hon. James E. North, we have now and always have had aud probably always shall have, the kindest of personal feelings, but in this matter of Higgins & Henslcy's "understanding" we have seen and can sec neither law, reason nor justice, and we are iuclined to thiuk our friend James is already very heartily ashamed of his part of the trausaction. A SOI7IJL.ESS WRETCH. Au Aged Mother Takes a Long Journey- to Visit her Son, who Turns her Out into the Cold. Ponca Journal. About five weeks ago an old Ger man lady, ninety-four years of age, came from Chicago to visit her son, who lives a few miles from Wake field. The old lady, notwithstanding her extreme age, was active and in telligent, and cudured her long jour ney to Wakefield by railroad much better than could have been expected. Arrived at Wakefield, she hired a mau to carry her out to her son's place, a few miles distant. It was a cold, disagreeable time, with snow in abundance and a severe aud constant wind from the north. The old lady got to her son's bouse at abont 8 o'clock in the evening. There, one would naturally think, she might ex pect in the warmth of a fire and of a hospitable and affectionate welcome, to forget the long and tedious journey she had passed through. But a con trary reception awaited her. Her son aud his wife whose pinebback souls regarded a saleable sow of much more account than they did their own mother, received the old lady with curses and threats and turned her out. into the night. A Swede, who was present and who lived near by, took her to his dug-out, where she stayed several days, and until she could write to and hear from another son living in Chicago. He immediately sent her $5 to pay her way home again. Then the Swede brought the old woman down to the Wakefield depot and she took the train for the east. The names of these parties we are unable to give, as our informant, a passenger on the train, had forgot ten them. We especially greatly re gret that we cannot get hold of the name of that interesting son and his estimable wife, and hope to do so in tho near future. And when we do we shall take pleasure in pointing out their soulless, worm-eaten car casses to the gaze of the people of this county. Dixou county dou't want any such kind of cattle in it. They are a disgrace to it, and the sooner they are driven out the better. Another brutal and unprovoked double murder occurred the other night near Ravidan, III., of an aged couple named Fleedwood. They slept on the first floor, aud a married daughter and the hired man up stairs. The daughter smelling smoke called to the man that he house was on fire'. He told her to jump out of tho win dow. She ran down stairs and found the bed in which her father and mother lay to be on fire. While the mau went to rouse tho neighbors, she extinguished the flames, and found the aged couple with their throats cut and heads beaten in. Winklebacb, the hired mau, was suspected, and from strong circumstautial evidence tho coroner's Jury held him for mur der. The old couple had no money in the house and the reasons for tha crime are unknown. He has beon safely lodged in jail at Charleston The city well at Lincolu, Nob., is likely to prove a grand success after all the expeuse aud trouble through which the contractor Mr. Lanbam has passed. His first contract was to execute the work for $6,200, bnt the test failed, but as he claimed, not from any fault of his. His second agreement was to sink another well within the old one, and to furnish a continuous flow of water at the rate of 50,000 gallons an hour for seventy two hours. If be failed he was to re ceive no pay ; if he succeeded he was to receive $7,500. The well is com pleted at a depth of fifty-three feet. A test was made the other day and an average of 69,000 gallons an hour pumped out, and the water in the well remained at an average height of ten feet. The senate held a brief executive sessiou the other day to consider the recommendation of the President that Collector Wicker, of Key West, be removed on account of active sympa thy with the Cuban insurgents. The matter was referred to the senate com mittee on commerce and was reported back favorably. This recommenda tion ou the part of the President ap pears a little strauge aud it is certain ly very unusual. A bloody riot occurred the other day at Braddocc, Pa., between thirty or forty Hnngarians and Poles, em ployed at the Edger Thompson steel works at that placo. Pistols, knives, clubs and every conceivable weapon was brought into service and freely used. The fight lasted about two hours, and resulted in the serious in jury of three men, and a number of others were slightly injured. Miss Maria. Pabsons, Professor of Belles Letters in Buchtel College, Akrou, O., has resigned. She has been connected with Akron's educa- iiAnal ofl.i.a ftf Ttaarlvr AV1 Ai.a A...1' deDartmcnt ba. been elevated to a verv high place by her nntiring efforts in its behalf. John McCann, a merchant of O'Neill, who was recently drowned in the Elkhorn river, left home in the night to go to his farm lour miles south ot O'Neill and evidently lost his way in the denso darkness and drove into the river. In going over the embankment he grabbed hold of a clump of bushes and to this his body was found clinging, death failing to loosen his grip. The republican convention held at Nebraska City, in the First congres sional district, elected E. L. Reed, of Cass county, and Church Howe, of Nemaha couuty, delegates to the na tion! convention, aud N. B. Larsb, of Otoe, and W. J. Broach, of Doug las, alternates. The delegates are un derstood to favor Blaine's nomination, but they go uuinstructed. F. A. Kreagher was fished out of the North river the other morning by a custom house boat and sent to the hospital. Wheu he was sufficiently rec ivered he stated that when on the Hoboken forry boat a stranger sud denly approached him and snatched his watch ; resisting, the thief drew a pistol, beat him over the bead and then threw him overboard. It is stated that a consignment of 50,000 young trout have been shipped to the streams of northwestern Ne braska, and will be parcelled to Ba zile creek, Cedar creek, Long Pine creek, Bone creek, Plum creek, and the Minnechaduza. There will be another shipment in a few days for the Yerdigns and other streams in that section. A tramp attempted to wreck a freight train the other day by bolting two fish plates on one of the rails near Frieudville. C. Oldman, who bad been ejected from a passenger train, was immediately followed and arrest ed, charged with placing the obstruc tion on the rail. He was sent to jail in default of giving $1,000 bail. ' News comes from Charleston, W. Vs., that the squatters in Lincoln Co. who recently fired on surveyor Lin net (sent out to survey land now in litigation) fired again on W. Oxley, assessor. His horse was killed but Oxley escaped. Judge Jackson will send a force to execute the order of the court, and trouble is feared. A later dispatch from Gen. Millet says, "Hunghoa is ours. The first brigade turned the euemy's position while the second commanded from the front. Our artillery terrified the euemy. The fall of the water pre vented most of the flotilla from giv ing assistance. Both soldiers and sailors behaved gallantly." Mr. S. Chandler and wife, of Shelton, Buffalo county, Neb., have made a fine donation to the ladies of the Auxiliary society for the home less and friendless children in the state, to be known as the Chandler Home, and to be located at or west of Grand Island and north of the Platte river. mpo.itn. In tbis department the people talk, and not the editor. Each writer must hold himself ready to defend his principles and his statements of facts. "In the mul titude of counsel there is wisdom." Ed. Journal. Farewell Colctnsbau. Farewell, Columbus ; the hour has come, we must now part. Seven and a half years thou hast sheltered me; sheltered me and my dear ones, and fed them. Thou hast been my friend, and a friend most not be forgotten. Nay, Columbus, I will remember thee kindly. Though thou hast had sorrow for me; though there have been bitter experiences ; though thou hast made me weep salt tears ; though thy touch has oftentimes been rude: yet thou hast given me much joy. Here are my dear ones all, my jewels; uot one of them bast thou demanded, to build up the city of the dead. Terrible threats there were, bat they proved only threats. Two jewels thou bast added : I'm twice as wealthy as 1 was in living jewels the only wealth I crave. Yes, Colum bus, if for nothing else, I would re member thee as the Bethlehem of my sweet Maud and Charlotte. Farewell, Columbus. Often have I stood up in thee stood up to speak the Word a dying man speaking to dying men--of Him who conquered death. This is my joy, that 1 have tried to lift Him up; this ray sorrow, that it was done so coldly. Colum bus, Oh Columbus, Thou art guilty of one tremendous crime: The Son of God thou treadest under foot ! Farewell, Columbus. But thou farest not well, thou farcst very ill. There is a blight on thee, the blight of Vice and Unbelief. Ob, when shall the dark cloud be lifted? When shall cold uubelief be thawed? When shall the icy winter yield to the bright spring of gospel truth? When will thine old men bow to Christ? When will thy youths learn real wisdom ? When will the children on thy streets remember their Creator? Watch man, what of the night ! Farewell, Columbus. The hour has come, we must part now. I chide thee, because I love thee ; I hate not thee, I bate thy ruin. I wish thee well, I never wished thee ill. May thy wealth increase and thy streets grow long; may thy shops be crowded; may joy and peace and health be thine; and mayest thou yet become a city a fine, compact, delightful city the happy home of many happy people. C. G. A. H. En. Journal: My attention has juet been drawn to the following statement of a noted temperance ora tor. It appears to me to be so plain and manly that I think vou would please your many readers by giving it a place in your columns. "There is no doubt abont the aims of temperance men: they intend to destroy the drunkard-making system of America, root and branch, there is no such thing as compromise. In the end the liquor traffic of this country will abolish temperance, or temper ance will abolish the liquor traffic The issue is fairly made and is simply s qoestioirof fact If tho dram shop is a blessing, if it makes honest voters, honest citizens, kind husbands, loving fathers, if it leads to an observance of the christian Sabbath, if it leads to morality, man hood, intelligence, if it discourages crime, vice, pauperism, illegal voting, false swearing, then there are no two positions for you' to take. If the li quor traffic is a blessing, every patri-1 otic American owes it to his citizen ship, to his honor, to stand by the traffic, talk for it, work for it, vote for it, and if he is a preacher, preach for it. If the reverse is true, theu will you give me a single reason under heaven why you, as au honest man, can vote for and sustain it, with such a record? You should weigh honestly every argument that liquor men may bring up and you should weigh just as honestly every rgu ment of the temperance men, then make up your verdict." I need only add that it is about time the people of Columbus show their colors, If you do your own thinking. Figure it out otherwise, tk your 'boys, and-stand up tothe rack, "fodder or uo fodder;" no man looks well trying to straddle so large a question, and it can't be done suc cessfully, if it does improve the ap pearance. Respectfully, ' E. A. Gkrrard. Hssmplircy. Cold, cold tor spriug. Farmers are backward with spriog work. C. A. South will take charge of the St. Bernard school. D. J. Drebert and wife are board ing at the Granville House. Miss Allie Mead is visiting Mrs. F. M. Cookingham at Humphrey. Thos. Ottis was the first to com meuce building sidewalks iu town. The new bank will be styled the Citizens' Bank and will soon be in full operation. Mr. Edgar Mead startod ou a trip to Orcgou to take up a homestead on Monday, thc14th. M. C. Bloedorn was appointed vil lage treasurer iu place of Dr. A. W. Trout, who is about to move to Iowa. John Whaliug has the Humphrey school under his charge during the summer term. School commenced on the 14th. An old settler wad heard to say the other day that there had more rain fell during March aud the half of April than had fell here for ten years past. Edward Edwards, the gentleman from Iowa who bought out L. A. Hubard, has takeu possession and says he is glad that the present backward spring is not a usual occurrence. Our minister, Rev. Tucker, received a grateful pounding on Saturday evening last; many were the pouuds he received without a murmur. It seems to be kindness to occasionally pound a preacher. At tho caucus held the 19th, accord ing to call, Mr. G. W. Clark and W. U. Selsor were chosen by ballot to represent the town of Granville as delegates to the county convention. They were sent uuinstructed. The patent soap man was in town last week, but I guess be did not go away with much Humphrey money. It was a bad day and people did not care for soap well enough to pay $2.50 for a small tin box full even with the chance to win $15.00. We loso from our town tbis week Dr. A. W. Trout, who having sold his drug business to the Hmmau Bros., will locate at Perry, la. Both so cially and professionally we shall miss the doctor ; he was active in all that pertained to the advancement of the village or Humphrey. At the time of selling he held the office of village treasurer. He was well thought of by all who knew him and the evening before he left town a goodly number of his friends met at the dwelling of Charles Lambert where refreshments were served and speeches were made by the doctor, F. M. Cookingham Eeq., and others, and many old time songs were sung in honor of the oc casion. Mr. Wm. Ripp was voted the chrome iu songs and many wishes were exte:. led to the doctor for his future welfare. C. LEGAL HOTICE. In the District Court of Platte County, Nebraska. M. J. McKelligan, Plaintiff, against John C. McMahon and John C. Wolfel, Defendants. Notice to said defendant, John C. Wolfel. You are hereby notified that on the 30th day of April. 1881, said plaintiff tiled ia said court his duly verified petition against you and said John C. McMahon, the object and prayer of which said peti tion is to obtain a judgment against you and said John C. McMahon for the sum of one hundred and two dollars and thirty-four cents ($103.34) and interest thereon from March 2d, 1877, at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, and a 30 an attorney fee equal to ten per cent, or the whole amount due. said amount being the balance due on a certain promissory note given by you and said John C. McMahon to said plaintiff, dated November IStb, 1876. An order of attachment .was issued in this cause on the 24th day of March, 1834, and duly levied on the following de scribed lands and tenements, situated iu Platte County, Nebraska, as your prop erty, to wit: Lot 6 in block 96; lots 1 and 2 in block 152; lot 2 in block 102; lot 2 in block 191; lot 3 in block 207; all in the city of Columbus, in said county. You are required to appear and answer said petition on or before the 26th day of May, 1884, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered accord ingly, and said property sold to satisfy the amount of such judgment aud costs. M. J. McKELLIGAN. By McAllister Bros., his Attorneys. fil-4 SPECIAL TOWY MEETDrO. NOTICE It hereby given that in ac cordance with a request legally signed and on file in my office, there will' be a special town meeting held on tatmry. Hay M, A. . 1884, at the school-house in District No. 11, Loat Creek Township, commencing at ! o'clock a. m., for the consideration of the following questions, to-wit: To adopt rales and laws for the govern ment of the Township. To encourage the planting of trees alonsr the hlchwavs. To guard against prairie fires. To provide against nuisances. To proTlde for impounding cattle, hogs, horses, mules, sheep, etc To fix a list of fines and penalties, etc. Given under my hand the 8KAL.1 18th day of April, A. D. 1881. JOHN TIMOTHY, 52-2 Town Clerk. Certificate of Publication. Ojtick Auditor of Public Accounts,) Stats of Nebraska, Lincoln, Feb'y 1, 1884.) IT IB HEREBY CERTIFIED that the Union Central Life Insurance Co. of Cincinnati, ia the State ol Ohio, has com plied with, the Insurance Law of this State, and is authorized to transact the business of Life Insurance in this State for the current year. Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor of Public sbal. Accounts the day and year year above written. John Waixicus, 50-p Auditor P. A. Justice, County Surveyor, Ifolary, Land and Collection Agent. pr Par ties desiriagsurveylng done can notify me by mall at Platte Centre, Neb. 51.6b p BOfJGHEnlTT, 91. D., JPBTSICJANde SURGEON. ISFOtUct second door east of post.ojflce. fll-y COLUMBUS WM: BECKER, ' PCAI.KK IN ALL KINPS OK Sl'APLE AND FA Ml I. Y : GROCERIES! I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A WELL SELECTED STOCK. Teas, v Coffees, Sugar, Syrups, Dried and Canned Fruits, and other Staples a Specialty. Ooed Delivered Free part el the City. to aay Cor. Thirteenth and JC Streets, near A . tfc iV. Depot. THE REVOLUTION Dry Goods and Clothing Store Has on hand a Ready-made Clothing, Dry Goods, Carpets,. Hats, Caps, Etc., Etc., At pta Ad were never toil of tin in Colite I iuy 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. G3LUCK. FKJfAE. PROOF. Land Office at Unnd Island. Nel.,J April 15th, 1884. f VTOTICE is hereby given that the fol- XI lowing-namcd settler Iissliled notice of bis intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof Will be made before the Judge ot tne Dis trict Court at Columbus, Neb., on the 7th day of June, 1831, viz: Cobak Formanski, Homestead No. 82I, for the S. N. E. , Section 20, Town ship 17 north, of Range 1 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and culti vation of, said land, viz: Valentine Losek, George Borowiak, John Treba and John Flakus, all of Duncau P. O., Platte Co., Neb. 52-G C. IIOSTETTER, Register. FIXAE. PROOF. U. S. Land Office, Grand Island, Neb.) March 18th, 181. f NOTICE is hereby given that the fol lowing named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proot will be mado before Judge of District Court, at Columbus, Neb., on .May 1st. 1884, viz: Henry Hurley, Homestead No. II40S, for the S. E. ", Section ), Township 19, Range 3 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous resi dence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: James Feree, George Glass, Samuel Mahood, of Postville, Neb., and James Dickenson, of West Hill. Neb. 48-0 C. IIOSTETTEK, Register. FINAL. PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,) March 19, 1SJ. f "YTOTJC-E is hereby given that the fol- JLl Iowmg-nameu settler has nleu notice of his intention to make tinal proof iu support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Judge of the District Court at Columbus, Neb., on May Sd, 1884, viz: Nils Jensen, .Homestead No. 10505, for the E. i S. E. , Section 18, Township 19 north, Range 3 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his contiu -uous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Hans N. Christeusen, Hans J. Johnson, Lars Anderson, Hans J. Petersen, all of Postville, Platte Co., Neb. 4S-C C. HOSTETTER, Register. FI.VAIj proof. Land Office at Grand Island, Nel .... 31 arch 2t5th, 1S84 N OTICE 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 will be made before the Clerk of the District Court at Columbus, Ne braska, on the 15th day of May. 1884, viz: John Szawica, Homestead Entry No. 104f)2, for the W. S. E. i Section 10, Township 19 north, of Range 2 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cul tivation of, said land, viz: Andrew Pap rocki, Fredrick Hedrick, Thomas Mast lonka, Andrew Debnev, all of Platte Centre P. O., Platte Co., Neb. 49-G C. HOSTETTER. Register FI-KAL PKOOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,) April 10th, 1$U. f NOTICE is hereby given that the nI-lowing-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Judgeof the District Court of Platte county, Nebraska, at Columbus, Nebraska, on 31 ay 22d, 1884, viz: Christian 3Iaier, Homestead No. f)75(, for the N. E. i, Section 4, Township 20 north, Range 3 west. He names the fol lowing witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: August Schmitz. Gustav Sotn merreldt, Christoph Rolin, Otto Born, of St. Bernard, Neb. 51-8 C. HOSTETTER, Register. FILIAL PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island Neb.,1 April 12th, 1881. ) NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice ot his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the Dis trict Court at Columbus, Nebraska, on May 21st, 1884, viz: Richard H. Johnson. Homestead No. 10081, for the N. W. J Section 4, Town ship 18, Range 1 west. He names the fol lowing witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz:' John Hoffman, Cornelius Koch, John Nelson and James Kieruan, all ot "Woodvillc, Neb. MS C. HOSTETTER, Register. FIT AE. PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb., ) April 12, 1884. f TVTOTICE is hereby given that the 1M 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 Judge of the District Court at Columbus, Neb., on May 17th, 1884, viz: Thomas Reagan, Homestead No. 11951 for the S. W. , Section SO, Township 20, N. Kange 3 west, lie witnesses to prove names the following his continuous res!; dence upon, and cultivation of, said land' viz: Jas. Fay, of Farrel, Neb., Pete Bar ney, of Postville, Neb Jas. Ducey. of St. Bernard, Neb., Patrick Noonan, of Co lumbus, Neb. 514 C. HOSTETTER, Register.. BOOMING! CHEAP FUEL! Whitebreast Lump Coal JNut Canon City Ji Colorado Hard " J3A (JOOD'dUPPLY. . 5.00 . 4.50 . 7.00 10.00 TAYIM,SCHUTTK&C0. 13-tf JACOB SCHEAMi )DKALKU 1N DRY GOODS ! Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps. Fonume good; and mm. LOW PRICES FOR CASH. ::t-tt splendid stock of rirvAS, iiior. Land Oilitv at Grand Island, Xeh.. -March 2i!th. 1S1 f VTOTICE U hereby civcn that the Col li lowing-namcd settler b i tiled notice of bis intention Vt nuUa liiwl proof hi .support of his claim, and that said pr.iot i ill be made b.fnr- rlie VU rk f tn. Dis trict Court, at Columi.it, Nelir.K t, .m the 15th day of May. lb4. viz: John J.Maughan Ilouictc.tl Kntrv Xo. 11170, for the . E. .,, Section l, Town ship 20 north, of Range.': wet. He name. the following witnesses to prove hi con tinuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land. iz: Michael .I.Clark, ot Postville P. ()., Platte C o.. Neb., Thoma Gogan, of Farrcll P. c, Platte Co., Xeb., Michael Lehnar, St. ISernard P. ().. Platte Co., Neb., Thomas Noon, of I.ind ay P. ., Platte Co.. Xeb. . 4'M C. IIOSTETTEK, Register. FIIVAI, PICOOF. Land Office at Grand Island. Neb.j April I, l.vJ-l. f NOTICE is hereby given that the follow ing named settler has tiled notice ot his intention to make tinal proof in sup port of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Judge of District Court, at Columbus, Nebr.,011 May l.'ith, lSS,viz: Andrew Dabuey. Homestead No. 104.: for the N. H S. Ar. 4 Section II, Town ship 1!) north, of Range 2 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and eulti vatioa of, said land, viz: Win. Herman, Andrew Paproskl. Thomas Herman, and John TawosKi, of Platte Centre, Neb. oO-G C. IIOSTETTEK, Register. FINAL. PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island Neb.,) April 1st, 1S81. 'f NOTICE is hereby given that the fol !tllttt .ll.l.fwt m.kl.. 1... . ... , , - . " -'""c" acmi -i uai tiled notice of his intention to make hnal proof in support of his claim, and that said proor will be made before Cb-rk of District Court of Platte county at Columbus, b., on Friday, May IUtb, 181, viz: Daniel Weiser. Homestead No. 7:111. for ;C N:,S- W H Section 8, Township 19 north, Range 1 east. He names the fol lowing witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Herman Luedtke, Herman (J. Lueschen, John Steiner and Joseph Ko. etzki, all of Roheet, Platte Co., Ne'.r '; HOSTET PER, Register. FIXAI. PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb., March 20th, ISSI. f TT OTICE is hereby given that the jLI following-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court, at Columbia. vi,Mt. ka, on the lth day of May, 1n1, viz- John Flakus, Homestead Entr No 8098, for the N. E. X of N. E.Js Section".:) Township 17 north, or Range 1 west, lit names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cul tivation of, said land, viz: Valentine Losek, Sobastyan Formanski, Geor-'f Boroviak, John Treba, all of Duncan P. O., Platte Co., Neb. 4!-i; C.HOSTETTER, Register. F i:AI. PKOOF. C S. Land Ollice, Grand Island, Schj 3Iarch 11th, l&SI f Vf OTICE is hereby -hen that the'fol 11 lowing named settler has tiled uotn-e of his intention to make final proor hi sup port or his claim, and that said proor will be made before rierk of Duti-i.. ..-. following witnesses to prove his contiu uous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: Joseph Krings. Emil brings, Henry Greisen and John Greisen all or Platte Center. Platte Co., Neb " C. IIOpTETTEK. Register. FIIAI. PROOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb ) March 2ttb, 1.SS4. 'f VTOIICE is hereby given that the fol xi lowing-named settler h:is m., :.... of his intention to make Hnal proof in support of his claim, and that said proot will be made before the I Ierk of the Dis trict Court, at Columbia, Nebraska, on tbe l.tu day or May, lstf-J, yi2: ' Thomas P. Mylet, Homestead Entry No. 8222 and 10932 additional, Tor the S t? S. W.K and S.W. y or X.W 'v and V f H or s Y. x, Section 22, Township is north, Range 2 west. He names the fol lowing witnesses to nrove bu nt? ous residence upon,"and cultivation said land, viz: Edmund Hi.;.,u 1 t or, John Maher, Robert Pinou, Ernst Hoar, all o Platte Center P. O., Platte Co.. Neb r 19-G C. HOSTETTER. Register. Fi:AE. PKOOF. Land Office at Grand Island, Neb J March 2.1th, 181. "V rVI , - ,s aereDi S"'en that the JJ following-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim,and that said proof will be made before Clerk of the District Court at Columbus, Neb., on the 17th day of May, 1684. viz: " a ,.?," iIaeniann, Homestead ooj uim .o. i and No. 11313 additional for the W t . E. V. anil th X w ix c? I:, o. Section 2, Township 18 north, ofhu-cT west. He names the following witnesses iut i uuu uimniy at uoiumfcu, Xeb., on Thursday, JMay 1st, 1834, viz: Peter Jaixen, Homestead No. 7127 for the N. K N. TV. 14, Section 22, Township 19 north, iCansre 2 West. Il nmoc ,. 10 prove nis continuous residence upon, p,RpCnUtet,Tnfcorsai,J lamI' vi': " n k MCk'n hr"r.unken PrcU.BeliIcii, Co Neb Columbus P. O., Piatt J 49-0 ' C. HOSTETTER, Register. ? M