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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 18S4.
Kational EepuMican Ticket.
lor President,
JTA31KS C. BLAUE,
Of Maine.
For Vice-President,
JOHK A. IOOAJ,
Of Illinois.
Republican State Convention
Kas been called to meet at Omaha, "Wed
nesday, August 27tb, 18S4, at 10 o'clock
a. in., to nominate five candidates for
presidential electors. Also, for Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
State, State Treasurer, Auditor of Public
Accounts . Commissioner of Public Lands
and Buildings, Superintendent of Public
Instruction aud Attorney General.
Platte county is entitled to seven del
egates. n .
G. W.E. Dobsey, Chairman.
S. B. C olsox, Secretary.
Mav 22, 1884.
Eepublican Central Committee.
Members of the Platte Co. Republican
Central Committee are requested to meet
at the Journal Office, Columbus, Monday,
July 21st, 2 p. m., for the purpose of fix
ing a time for holding a republican coun
ty convention, to select delegates to the
Congressional Convention to be held at
Columbus. Aug. 20th, and for the
transaction of any other business properly
before the committee.
31. K. TORNKR.
Chairman of Com.
Columbus, Neb., July 14th, 'S4.
H. H. Shedd is announced as a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Lincoln carried her proposition
for water works by voting $90,000 in
bonds by a good majority.
"VVisneu is to have a system of wa
ter works, $4,000 in bonds having
been voted for that purpose.
It is reported that a recent hail
storm in Russia destroyed forty liyes,
and property valued at over $300,000.
"It is the first duty of a good gov
ernment to protect the rights and
promote the interests of its own 2co
2le." Republican Platform.
He who gets worsted in an argu
ment, if a dishonest man aud not
seeking the truth, is sure to call
names and vilify his opponent.
"The 2crj)cluity of our institutions
7-ests vpon the maintenance of a free
ballot, an holiest count and correct
returns." Republican Platform.
"We believe that cvcyiohere the
protection to a citizen of American
birth must be secured to citizens of
American adoption." Republican
Platform.
Prof. Godfrey I. Hlukhdokn, of
Lincoln, Neb., proposes in a short
time to start a new German republi
can paper to be called the Lincoln
Frcic Prcssc.
Mrs. A. M. Bittenbendek return
ed last week from Chicago where she
has been for some time past receiving
training in elocution at the North
western university.
We call attention to a quotation
from the Chicago Tribune concern
ing Cleveland's veto of the live-cent
railroad fare, that bIiows the anima
ting spirit of the democratic candidate
for president.
The sensation of the past week was
news from the survivors of the Gree
ley arctic expedition. Lieut. Greeley
with six others survive, and their
story will form an exceedingly in
teresting chapter in the history of
arctic explorations.
It is gratifyiug to know that Mr.
Alf. Clark, whose hand was crushed
by the cars, is in a fair way to recover
from the shock, out of course has lost
his left hand. Suppuration is pro
gressing, and it is thought danger
from blood poisoning averted. Bur
tonian. Saturday night of last week one
flat and nine box cars of a freight
train were ditched about a mile east
of West Point, Neb. The cause was
a broken brake rod. A brakeman
was slightly injured. No one else
was hurt. The wreck has been
cleared.
It is reported that a terrible storm
visited Saliuc, Clay and adjoining
western counties, in thiB state, doing
much damage to corn aud other
grain. In some places severe injury
was done to houses and barns and
general destruction marked its
course of about five miles wide.
The Ohio democrats are not de
serving of much credit for their
divided force at Chicago. The nom
ination of Thurman was a possibility,
if he had had the vigorous support of
a united dclcgatiou, and Thurman
would have been a much more
formidable candidate than Cleveland
can hope to be.
RErouT comes from Yankton, D.
T., that coal has been struck near
that place on the Jcnck farm at the
depth of two hundred and forty feet.
The drill has been put a foot into the
coal deposit and not yet through it.
Pity they didn't wait an hour or two,
bo that they could work their way
through a twenty foot vciu before
making their report.
(iThe principle of the public regula
tion ofraihcay corporations is a icise
and salutary one for the protection of
all classes of jyeoplc, and ice favor
legislation that shall 2rcvcnl unjust
discrimination and excessive charges
for Iransjmrtation, and that shall
secure to the pojile and to the rail
ways alike the fair and equal jtrottc
tion of the lairs." Republican Plat
form. In politics, it is be6t to work for"
that which is practicable and within
the reach of the present generation,
casting no stone, however, at people
who would bring the political
millenium into immediate operation,
if it was in their power to do so,
because it sometimes happens, aa we
Lave seen, that changes, not thought
possible in centuries, have been
wrought ont in a very few years.
Our old-time friend, Mr. Wcnt-
wortb, now of the Cass Co. Eagle, is
still asking his old question, Are we
approaching imperialism? Whatev
er he may think, the fact is that state
sovereignty people have found out
that this is a nation and not a league,
and would be still if all the written
constitutions and laws were blotted
out of existence. It is men that make
a state, not statutes nor parchments.
A serious collision on the Balti
more and Ohio road occurred the
other morning at Washington, killing
Michael Riley, engineer of Martins
burg train and the fireman, Solomon
Fogler, badly injured. Other parties
received serious injuries, but no
others killed. The wreck of the
rolling stock was complete. The
engines were locked together and a
passenger car completely covered
them. The loss to the company is
heavy.
The Schuyler Swi presents the
claims of Major T. S. Clarkson as a
candidate for congress, and says:
"Four years a soldier in the Union
army, enlisting as a private in the
1st Illinois Artillery, and being mus
tered out as Major of the 3d Arkansas
Cavalry. Identified with the State
for many years, a man of first rate
business capacity, and ono who makes
friends wherever he goes, there is
scarcely a doubt but that be will
have a large following in the dis
trict." Blaine's letter of acceptance has
been issued and is doubtless the key
note as well as the chorus of the re
publican campaign. It would occupy
six columns of our space, which we
will give as we have opportunity.
He favors contiuuance of strong, pro
tective tariff, and shows wherein it
has benefited agriculture; declares
free trade disastrous to the working
man ; our foreign relations favor do
mestic development; our relations
with other American powers should
be closer; a free ballot is the safe
guard of republicanism.
The Courier-Journal now fears
that "the honest Quakers" can not
support "Blaine, who in his normal
mood is always athirst for blood."
The Journal would, of course, ask
"the honest Quakers" to note the
peace-loving and amiable lamb-like
Bourbon ticket. This would do if it
were not for history. The death of
half a million men, by bullet and
starvation, is registered above the
doors of this same lamb-like Bourbon
party, and all because it was not
allowed to drivo its six million black
slaves through the free States and
Territories of the Union. Dou't
provoke a study of history. Your
forte is standing off aud throwing
mud. Inter-Ocean.
Why Not?
To every citizen then, the Repub
lican party puts the question in this
campaign : "Why not be an Ameri
can ?" A broad American policy is
to-day the sum aud substance of
Republicanism. For American labor
it proposes Protection. For Ameri
can citizens, "whose filial instincts
and love for kindred may have
prompted them to revisit their native
country," to quote Mr. Blaiue, it
insists upon the fullest protection
abroad. It intends to seo that every
American citizen enjoys the freedom
to vote as he pleases and the right to
have his vote counted as he cast it.
It-seeks to extend over the continent
an American peace which no power
shall dare break, and with it and
under it to extend American com
merce. Why not be an American and sup
port this American policy? Bur
tonian. The Humphrey IndejWident claims
to be an independent paper, and yet
in asserting its right, as such, "to a
choice among the many prominent
men in the third congressional dis
trict for congressman," it names only
republicans. Does the Inde2)endent
do this because it has democratic
proclivities, but knows there is no
hope of democratic success in this
district with a republican of the
right sort as a candidate, or is it
because the Independent has a
natural leaning towards the Repub
lican party, and really desires it to
succeed ? The Independent seems to
be in favor of the right sort of man
and republican, now let it take a
decided stand with the party (which
ever one it is) that comes nearest
carrying out its political sentiments,
and help make the nominations. To
allow others leave you only the
power to approve or disapprove their
work is but exercising a small fraction
of your political sovereignty.
About three years ago ice gorged
on the Platte river in Saunders
county, caused by the manner in
which a railroad bridge was con
structed, and the consequent-overfiow
of water and ice worked considerable
damage to certain farms, the owners
of which brought suit. The case
having been carried to the supreme
court, a decision was lately rendered
in favor of the plaintiffs, the court
holding that there was evidence
sufficient to show that the distance
from center to center of piers (20
feet) was not sufficient to permit the
free passage of such quantities of ice
and water as might reasonably be
expected to occur occasionally. The
editor of the Wahoo Independent,
quoting the text of this decision, says
that the bridge superintendent told
him that he bad recommended the
Company that spans of at least 75
( feet be put in, in order to give more
room for the flow of water and ice
iu time of floods. The Independent
suggests that this decision will have
a bearing on the construction of
bridges across the Platte in the
future.
Cleveland and Corporations.
Chicago Tribune.
The New York Evening Post, which
has finally taken its stand on the side
of corporate violators of the constitu
tional, legal, and indnstrial rights of
the people, defends Governor Cleve
land for his veto of the bill to reduce
the fare on the elevated railroads of
New York to five cents. This bill, it
Bays, "was passed in the teeth of a
charter which says that no such bill
shall be passed until it shall have been
ascertained that the elevated roads
are earning more, than a certain
amount of money on the capital actu
ally invested in them." That is a
very pretty phrase, "In the teeth of a
charter." It is 60 pretty that we must
use it ourselves and call the attention
of the Post to the fact that the charter
itself was "passed in the teeth" of a
constitution which explicitly reserves
to the legislature of the state the
right to "alter" or "repeal" any char
ter granted by any preceding legisla
ture. The language of the constitu
tion of New York state is as follows :
Art. ArIlI., Sec. 1. Corporations may
be formed under general laws, but shall
not be created by special act, except for
municipal purposes, and in cases where,
in the judgment of the legislature the ob
jects of the corporation cannot be attained
under general laws.
That is clear enough. It is the su
preme, organic, constitutional law of
the state of New York, unchangeable
except by direct voto of the people
amending the constitutiou that the
legislature may alter or amend the
charter of any corporation, whether
it may have been a special charter or
a charter conferred by a general law.
It was under this supreme, unques
tionable authority that the legislature
passed the law to reduce tho rate of
fare on the elevated roads of New
York city. It was "in the teeth" of
of that authority that Gov. Cleveland
vetood the bill on tbe ground that the
legislature had no right to do what it
o
was
explicitly empowered by the
constitution to uo. it is
teeth" of the constitution
" in tho
that the
Post declares that the governor was
right.
It was the patriotic purpose of the
framers of the Now York constitution
of 1846 to make it possible for the
legislature to bind tbe people baud
aud foot by the graut of a charter
that could never be altered. It is the
purpose of the Post and Gov. Cleve
land and the crew of corporate cor
ruptionists for whom they speak and
act to nullify that wise safeguard of
the constitution. If the monstrous
doctrine which they are base enough
to advocate is supported, aud a legis
lature maj, with good motives or
bad, give away the sovereignty of the
people to corporations without souls
the liberties of the people arc at an
end. One syndicate alter another
will go to the capitols of the states
and buy from venal and traitorous
representatives exclusive privileges
that can never be recalled or con
trolled. By piecemeal, as each char
ter is granted the state will lose its
authority over banking, over the rail
roads, over the insurance companies,
over the supply of gas, beat, electric
ity, water, etc., to tho cities. The
liberties of the people will disappear
iu the markets. It they disappear in
the markets they will disappear ev
erywhere else, for the initial expe
rience the people of this country are
now enjoying proves that the men
who control the markets aud the
lines of transportation to the markets
accumulate fortunes, which enable
them to buy in the primaries, the leg
islatures, the courts, aud at tho polls
whatever amount of "vested rights"
they need for the achievement of
their monopolistic purposes.
The act of Gov. Cleveland iu forg
ing by this veto another link in tho
heavy chain which the corporations
are loading on the limbs of the peo
ple called forth very properly an
indignant protest from a meeting of
working-men iu Buffalo. The Post
turns augrily on these citizens who
have dared to express themselves on
a matter of vital importance to their
pockets aud their personal liberties,
involving as it docs the relations of
all the citizens of New York state
with every corporation chartered by
its legislature. It ridicules them as
"so called workingmen." It declares
supercilliou8ly aud superficially that
"they have no more interest in live
cent fares on the New York elevated
roads than in the rates on tbe parlia
mentary trains of Great Britain."
And it concludes with the dastardly
remark that "probably the Buffalo
workingmen who passed this resolu
tion exercise their industry most
effectively iu the saloons." This cruel
and deliberate insult is a good speci
men of the feelings and methods of
the Cleveland men. Workingmen
who venture to meet to consider on
broad constitutional grounds the acts
of their gubernatorial servant are at
once branded as frauds aud "so
called" workiugmen. If they go
farther and dare to disagree with the
opinions of the tool of monopoly, his
newspaper organ pitches on them and
Btigmatizes them as rum-guzzlers aud
bummers.
The nomination of Cleveland by the
democrats will bring at once to the
frout of American politics the su
premo question whether this country
belongs to the corporations or the
corporations beloug to it. Tbe key
note of the struggle to determine
whether the corporations or the peo
ple are supreme was struck in that
very case of tho bill to reduce the
fares on the elevated roads of New
York which the supporters of Gov.
Cleveland with a hollow aud sinister
insiucerity try to make us believe was
a little matter local to New York
City. Almost all tbe laws that have
been passed by tbe western states to
regulate the railroads live only by
virtue of the power the existence ot
which Gov. Cleveland dcuied in bis
veto. The supreme court affirms that
power; has recently reaffirmed it in
its decision sustaining the govern
mental regulation of the rates charged
in San Francisco by the Spring Val
ley water company. Gov. Cleveland
denies that power. Once the people
have given a corporation a functiou
or a privilege the corporation be
comes superior to its creator, and can
never be regulated or suppressed
not even if the written charter of the
people says they shall always have
that right. What Gov. Cleveland
has done President Cleveland would
better. If President Cleveland has to
make an appointment to the Supreme
Court he will name a judge who will
use all possible means to reverse the
previons rulings of the court. If a
bill comes to congress to regulate the
railroads, the coal combination, the
gambling in the food of the people,
the formation of transportation con
spiracies, President Cleveland will
veto it for the same reason that he
vetoed tbe five-cent fare bill. This is
the kind of "Reform Prosident"
which tbe democratic convention ask
the people to vote for.
HOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Proceedings in Brief.
Pursuant to adjournment, board
met Monday, July 7th, Chairman
North being absent during the ses
sion. Supervisor Swartsley tem
porary chairman.
John Wiggins and others, as a
committee representing tbe town of
Columbus, appeared before the board
and earnestly requested them to take
immediate steps to repair the Platte
river bridge south of Columbus,
which application on motion, was
referred back to the town board of
the Town of Columbus.
Report of county physician Wilson
on number and condition of sick
paupers iu Hospital read aud ac
cepted. UOADS OPENED.
Commencing at nw. corner of &w.
i, sec. 21, tp. 17, r. 2, west, running
south ou section line terminating at
military road on east Hue of said
section.
Commencing at nw. corner uw. ,
sec. 28, tp. 17, r. 2, west, running due
east ou section line one mile and
terminating at ne. corner uc. ij same
section.
Commencing at ne. corner sec. 2G,
tp. IS, r. 3, west, ruuning south on
6ec. line ?4 of a mile terminating at
uw. sw. j'4 Fame section.
Commencing at ne. corner se. 4,
sec. 20. tp. 1. r. 6, west, running
thence south on section line of said
section, thence west one mile aud
terminating at sw. corner of sa
section.
Commencing at se. corner sec. 3,
tp. 20, north of r. 4, west, running
due north on sec. line, terminating at
ne. corner of said sec, kuown as the
Nelson road.
VACATED.
Commencing at north line sec. 36,
tp. 19, r. 1, west, running diagonally
through the ne. U, of said sec , ter
minating at cast line of said sec.
Commencing at se. corner sw.
sec. 4, tp. IS, r. 3, west, running se. in
a diagonal direction to sw. corner of
nw. 3y, sec. 14, tp. IS, r. 3, west, east
through center of 14, thence se., ter
minating at sw. corner of se. , 6ec.
13, in tp. IS, r. 3, west.
Commencing at nw. corner of se.
4, sec. 3, tp. 20, north of r. 4, west,
running thence diagonally iu a south
easterly direction through the east
half of said section and terminating
at east line of said s-ectiou.
Ou motion of Supervisor Braun,
warrant issued in his favor June
13th, '84, for $15.00 wis ordered can
celled, as was also warrant of Super
visor Maag drawn ou same date for
tbe sum of $10.20, on his own mo
tion. The committee appointed to ex
amine the Treasurer's cash book and
Clerk's account bock report the total
amount collected by the treasurer
from the corameucument of his term
to the 1st of July to bo $02,072.53 for
taxes for the years of 1870 to 18S3
inclusive.
Report of committee on account of
money expended on Loup and
Platte bridges to tho amount of $1,
318.20, recommending to refer tho
same back to petitioucrs was adopted.
Supervisor Olson was appointed
to view road on county line in con
junction with commissioners from
Madison aud Stanton counties.
Report of Justice Rickly of the
amount of $35.00 collected as fines
was ordered filed.
The following bills were allowed
and clerk ordered to draw warrants
for same :
CKXKltAI. FUND I.KVY OK 1881.
S. E. Pushing, moving lire proof
safe front depot to court houu $ 20 00
Iliggiiis .V Ilensley, legal blank.-,
and legal notices 217 .'!."
31 rs. 31argaret Hamer, boarding
Cbas. Il.imcr .ri weeks to July !,
181 11 ffii
D.C. havanaugb, boarding prison
ers and for jailor's fees
Same, boarding prisoners, jailor's
fees and quarterly salary
Same, district court fees, June and
July, 1SS1
G. B.'bpeice, deputy clerk of dis
trict court, for as't, etc
IlaililPs fees June, '81, term dis
trict court
John Stan tier, county clerk, quartet-salary
31. Wbituioyer, atty's fees
J. F. Wilson, 31. D., professional
services to Tcna Algaza
Same, salary as county physician.
93 85
112 10
30 00
51 50
10 00
100 00
10 00
63 SO
10 22
i.iitsou, .uiuer v llicuarUaou, sta
tionery 25 50
31rs. 3Iargaret Connelly, house
rent for pauper ft 00
Thos. Burke, appraiser of roads... 3 00
I. GIuck, ollice rent for Co. Judge. 30 00
Gibson, .Miller & Riehardson,towu-.-hip
tax-lists 00 50
Petit jurors fees June, SI, term dis
trict court 237 JO
James Pcarsall, moving safe into
ollice clerk district court 50 00
John Mauncr, preparing supcrvis
oi 's proceedings for publication.
50 15
10 00
8 50
20 00
James Rivet, services as Sup'r
.lamci jj rau n, scrvicos as aup'r...
It. E. "Wiley, services as Sup'r
G. lleitkcinper x Bro., repairing
clock for county judge's ollice... 2 15
C. A. Newman, county treasurer,
redemptions (F. W. Bur dick)... 3!) 10
C. A. Newman, redemptions (W.
P. Blackiston) OOC'IG
C. A. Newman, redemptions 8 25
Jaeggi & Schupbach, lumber aud
posts repairing court house fence 12 06
Ecb Is & Turner, glazing in court
house 4 55
J. J. 3Ia'ighan, commissioner on
McCormiuk road 12 00
J. J. 3Iaughan, commissioner on
John E. Dack road y 00
Gibson, Miller & Richardson, tax
receipts 12 00
It. Jenkinson, moving pauper fam-
ilj 2 00
J. 13. Delsman, mdsc for poor 27 05
mUDGE FUND LEVY, 1884.
Jaeggi & Schupbach, lumber, ete..$ 14 00
Baker - Mead, building Losekc
bridge wi5 00
Same, building Sehwarz bridge ... 100 00
Same, building Wurdeman bridge. 100 00
Jaeggi & Schupbach, bridge lumber 14 00
The following bills were allowed
on tbe county on generafbridge fund,
tbe same to be charged against the
allotment of said fund made to town
ship as per the Newman resolution
July 8th :
Hugh Hughes, lumber for Shell
Creek township $ 15 00
Same, lumber for Woodville tp 27 00
samc, lumber for Columbus tp . 22 40
A. Henry, lumber for Lost Creek
Jaeggi & Schupbach, lumber for
Columbus tp 123 40
Taylor, Schutte & Co., lumber for
Columbus tp 120
Same, lumber for Columbus tp ... 232 42
Same, ' " " "... 03 70
Same, " " Sherman " .. . or, 'SI
Same, ' " Grand Prairie tp 0 00
Same, " " Shell Creek tp.. ft 00
Jaeggi & Schupbach, lumber for
Butler tp 230 32
John Blasser, repairing bridge But
ler tp 150 00
Proposal oi Echols & Turner re
garding painting ot court house
referred to committee heretofore ap
pointed and duly authorized to let
said contract.
Committee to whom was referred
application of Baker & Johnson for
remission of certain persoual taxes
reported that the property listed was
in Platte county on the 1st day of
April and recommended that the tax
be collected, which was adopted.
Committee on roads and bridges to
whom was referred the application
for opening road to be known as tho
Grand Ccuter Road reported that
they found it practicable and appar
ently well traveled, when motion to
accept was amended to postpone in
definitely and so ordered.
The following bonds were pre
sented and approved :
Jno. J. Truman, Justice of th
Peace for Monroe township.
Fred. Scbaad, Justice of tho Peace
for Bismark township.
Jacob Resbs, road overseer district
30, Sherman township.
Daniel J. Poe, coustable Grand
Prairie township.
"Win. Steimbaucb, constable for
Monroe township.
John Kumpt was appointed con
stable for Bismark township.
Petition presented by Gorhard
Losekc and 120 others askiug for
change of township organization
back to tho Commissioner system was
read and ordered filed.
On recommendation of J. F. Wil
son, county physician tbe telephone
in his office was ordered discontinued
after July 30th, '84.
A motion to refer assessors bills
back to the respective townships was
carried unanimously.
Bill of Goetz & Schroeder for
$18.12, bridge work, was referred
back to Sherman township for
settlement.
William A. McAllister was ap
pointed couuty judge temporality
and for the special purpose of
transacting any and all official
business pertaining to the office
thereof in connection with the ap
pointing of a guardian for the person
and cstato of Rosiua Kuhn. Bond of
$10,000 presented and approved.
Bill preseutod by St. Mary's Hos
pital referred back with request to
make out bill up to time each town
ship is to care for aud support its
own pauper-?.
Supervisors Maag, Ernst and Ger
rard were appointed a committee to
assist tbe Sisters of St. Mary's Hos
pital iu affixing the residence of tbe
present paupers in their charge, so
that accounts may be opeued with
the respective townships and to
notify them to receive no more pau
pers except on order of township
supervisors.
Resolution that, hereafter all taxes
levied aud moneys collected on the
General Bridge Fund shall bo ex
pended by this board for the benefit
of the respective townships jtro rata
according to their assessed valuation
provided that any moneys arising
from said fund expended for such
township, the same shall be charged
with the amounts so expended, was
adopted.
Application of Fred. Jewell in re
gard to drainage iu Lost Creek and
Shell Creek townships was presented
and was referred to county attorney.
By resolution tho amount of $700.
00 was allowed from general bridge
fund levy on bill of Schupbach, Kra
mer and Wiggins for money expended
on Platte and Loup bridges and the
amouut placed against the portion of
the levy set aside for benefit of
Columbus township on county bridge
fund.
Account of J. Rickly, Justice of
the Peaco for costs in justice's court
was referred to committee on claims.
Tho account of Detroit Safe Co.,
for 3 months interest on safe account
was rciccted.
Bill of John Lucid for $29.00 as
road overseer referred back to Lost
Creek township board.
Bill of Jaeggi & Schupbach for
$2S 80 for lumber furnished for cul
verts for Bismark township was re
ferred back to the township board
for settlement.
J. G. Routson instructed to stake
out county road running diagonally
through section 3 in town 17, range 1
west, a part of the Columbus and
Madison road.
Accounts of Henry T. Spoerry for
$10.25 and Alfred Brodmer, $4.75,
bridge work in Grand Prairie town
ship, referred to that township for
settlement.
Bills referred back to townships
named for settlement:
Jaeggi & Schupbach, lumber for
Butler township $45.57.
Taylor, Schutte & Co., lumber for
Sherman township $8o.a7.
Same, lumber for Sherman town
ship $42.20.
Same, lumber for Bismark town
ship $57.62.
Sheriff, treasurer and clerk present
ed their fee books which were duly
approved to July 1st, '84.
Committee on claims recommended
that matter of W. H. Godkin for re
imbursement of taxes be referred
back to A. J. Wright, agent for W.
H. Godkin.
By resolution the sw j-j sec. 10, tp.
19, r.4 weBt, having been erroneously
assessed and sold for taxes the. same
was ordered redeemed by county
treasurer and all taxes aud penalties
thereto ordered stricken from the tax
list; also for similar reason tbe same
was ordered for se sec. 32, t. 20, r.
4 west.
W. J. Wynand allowed $35 dam
ages by opening road.
Guy C. Barnum allowed $125.00
damages by opening road.
Wm. McKim damages sustained by
opening road $20.00.
Wm. H. Hcsb damages sustained by
opening road, $50.00.
S. C. Osborn, damages sustained by
opening road; $10.00.
Motion that from July 9th, '84, the
clerk appoint commissioners to view
the location or vacation of roads from
the townships whero such locations or
vacations are to be made and that
said commissioners receivo pay at tbe
rate of $2 per diem and mileage for
such services. Carried.
In the matter of public road peti
tioned for by W. D. Davis and others
action deferred till next meeting.
Petition of John Wurdeman and
others and of David Thomas and oth
ers referred back to petitioners to
seenre full right of way.
Petition of Joseph Bucber and oth
ers for road referred to committee on
roads and bridges.
On motion, clerk was authorized to
have court house yard thorongbly
cleaned up and grass cut aud re
moved. Board adjourned till Tuesday, Au
gust 12tb, '84, at I o'clock p. m.
LEGAL NOTICE.
In the District Court for Platte County,
Nebraska. In the matter of the estate
of Edward D. Shcchan, deceased. Or
der for hearing.
THIS MATTER COMING OX TO A
hearing in open court this 27th day of
June, 1SS1, upon tbe petition of Henry J.
Hudson, administrator, and Ellen Slice
ban, administratrix, of the estate of
Edward D. Sheehan, deceased, late of
Platte County, Nebraska, for license to
sell tbe real estate of said deceased fc
scribi d iu said petition, lor the purpose
of paying the debts outstanding against
said deceaseil and for paying tbe costs
aud charges of administering ou his said
estate, and it appearing to the court from
said petition that there is not sufficient
personal estate in the hands of said ad
ministrator and administratrix to pay
said debts outstanding against said de
ceased, and to pay the costs and charges
of administering his said estate, and that
it is necessary to sell the real estate
hereinafter mentioned, and in said peti
tion described, in order to provide for
the payment of said debts and charges
of administration,
It Is therefore ordered by the court
that said petition be heard at chambers
of the undersigned Jude of said court, at
tbe city of Columbus, in Platte County.
Nebraska, on the sixteenth day of
August, 1S84, at four o'clock in the
afternoon, that all persons interested
in the estate of said deceased, then
and there show cause, if any they have,
why license should not he granted
to said administrator and administratrix
to sell the said real estate situated in
said Platte County and described as fol
lows, to wit:
The middle twenty-two (,22) feet of lot
No. four (4) in block No. one hundred
and nineteen (110), in tbe city of Colum
bus, also the following described tract of
land beginning at tue southeast earner
of the southwest quarter of the northeast
ntiarter of section No. twentv-nine f201.
in township No. seveuteen (17) north, of
range :So. one (1 cast, running thence
north three (3) chains, thence west ten
(10) chains, thence south three (3) chains,
thence east ten (10) chains to the place
of begiuuiug, containing three acres; and
it is further ordered that a copy of this
order bo published for four successive
weeks prior to said day set for bearing
said petition in Tiik Columbus Journal,
a weekly newspaper printed, published
and of general circulation In said Platte
County. A. 31. POST,
10-4 Judge Fourth Judicial Dist.
NOTICE.
Among the records of the District
Court, held in and for Platte County, on
the 3d day of July, 1884, it is, infer alia,
thus contained:
In the matter of the estate of David
O'Brien, deceased.
ON THE PETITION OF PATRICK
3Iurray, executor of the last will
and testament of David O'Brien, deceas
ed, praying tor a license to sell certain
real estate for the payment of debts aud
charges of said estate, it appearing by
said petition that there is not sufficient
personal estate to pay the debts of said
estate.
It is therefore ordered by the Judge of
this court that the loth diy of August,
1884, at one o'clock, afternoon, at the
Court House in Columbus, Platte County,
Nebraska, be lixed for the time and place
for a hearing upon said petition, at which
time and place all parties interested are
notitied to appear aud show cause, if any,
why a license may not be granted as
prayed for to sell said real estate, and
that a copy of this order be published in
The Columbus Journal lour suecssive
weeks.
A.M. POST, .IJidge.
I certify that that the above is
a true aud correct copy a ap
bEAL. pears of record in the proceed
ings of the District Court of the
date above named.
G. Hkitkempkk,
Clerk District Court.
Bv G. It. Speick, Deputy. 11-4
FIXAL, PKOOF.
Land Ollice at Grand Island, Neb;,)
July ISth, 1SS4. f
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-lowing-named
settler has tiled notice
of his intention to make tiual proof iu
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Platte County, at Colum
bus, rteurasKa,on baturilav, August 30th,
1884, viz:
Peter Anderson, Homestead No. 907."i.
for the S. W. M Section 30, Township 20,
north, of Range 4 west. He names the
following witnesses to prove his contin
uous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Hans Peterson, Sada
lia, Boone Co., Neb., Louis Petterson,
Andrew Anderson, Ben Hanson, of Look
ingglass Platte Co., Neb.
13-0 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FIXAL. PKOOF.
Land Ollice at Grand Island, Neb.,)
Julyath, 1884. 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 proof
win oe made bctore .Juuge or the District
Court at Columbus, Neb., on the 23d
day of August, 1884, viz:
Patrick Murrissev, Homestead Entry
No. 12420. for the E.", N. E. X, Section
32, Township 1!), north ofRauge2 west,
being additional to w.Jn. w. same sec.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz:
Patrick Ducey, James Ducey, John
Shanahan, Jerry Shanahan, all of Platte
Centre P. O., in Platte Countv, Neb.
11-6 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FI.AL PROOF.
Land Ollice at Grand Island, Neb.,)
June 17th, 1884. j
NOTICE is hereby given that the 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 Dis
trict Court, at Columbus, Nebraska, on
August 1st, 1884, viz:
Nils Johnson Homestead No. 8405 and
9107 for the N. E. , Section 32, Town
ship 18, Range 3 west. He names the fol
lowing witnesses to prove his continu
ous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land, viz: Olof Larson. Jacob Jeru
berg, Peter Larson and Nils Lindberg all
of Genoa Nebr.
9-6 C. HOSTETTER. Register.
FirVAL. PKOOF.
Land Office at Grand Islaxd Neb.,)
june -sa, vsm. j
NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before Clerk of District
Court of Platte county at Columbus,
Neb., on Saturday, August 9th, 1884, viz:
"Wcndelien Branner, Homestead No.
7010, for the W. S. E. , Seetion 2,
Township 19 north, Range 1 east. He
names the following witnesses to prove
ms continuous residence upon, and cul
tivation of, said land, viz: Henry Wur
deman, Henry Hunteman, Carl Staab,
of Bohcet, Platte Co., Ne., and John
Uocssel, of Columbus, Platte Co., Neb.
10.0 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FirVAL. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb..)
June )th, 1884. )
NOTICE is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make tinal
proof in support of his claim, and that said
Eroof will be made before Clerk of the
istrict Court at Columbus, Neb., on
August 7th, 18s34, viz:
Julius Schmidt, Homestead Xo. 901U,
for the N. K. of S.E.K, Section 22, Town
ship 17, Range 1 west. He names the
following witnesses to prove his con
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: John Bredehotf, Val
entine Losak, John Gerber, and John
Uosner, all of Duncan Nebr.
10-0 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
FINAL PROOF.
U. S. Land Office, Grand Island, Neb.l
June 19th, 16S4. J
NOTICE ia hereby given that the fol
lowing named settler has tiled notice
of his intention to make final proof in sup-
Eort of his claim, and that said proof will
e made before Clerk ot District Court
for Platte county, at Columbus, Neb., on
Friday, August 1st, 1881, viz:
Mikkel Sorensen, Homestead No. 87"S.
or the W. S. W. i Section 14, Town
ship 10, north or Range 4 west. He names
the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultiva
tion of, said land, viz: Jens Christenaeu,
Hans N. Christensen, of Palestine, Platte
Co., Neb., Peter Christensen, Hans John
son, of Lookingglass, Platte Co., Neb.
9-0 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
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FIAL. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island. Neb.,1
July 7th, 1S84. f
N
OTICE is hereby given that the
following-named settler has tiled
notice of his intention to make tinal
nroof in sunnort of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before the Clerk '
of tbe District Court at Columbus, Ne- '
braska, on Friday August 'ina. ijssj, viz:
August Peterson, Homestead No. 9U-J,
for the N. W. , Section 'is), Township
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11.0 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
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