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ni V rK F i fefomlusfaaawf, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1885. Gen. Gkaxt is reported as better. Judge Gaslin, in a recent charge to one of hii grand juries, allowed that a professional gambler was just about as good as a horse thief. The President has appointed Or lando W. Powers, of Kalamazoo, Mich., associate justice of the supreme court for the territory of Utah. The St. Petersburg Gazette says the occupation of Penjdeb was a good answer to the impudent seizure by England of the island of Port Hamilton. Inspector Stewart has arrested EdWard "Whalen, Frank Mitchel, Wm. Conners, John Harrison and Albert Hal6tead on a charge of robbing the postoffice at Gilsto, 111. Two cyclones swept over the sec tion near Sterling, Kansas, the other morning, demolishing or partly wiecking a number of houses and barns ; no lives were lost. The London grand jury has return ed bills of indictment against Cun ningham and Burton, suspected of causing the London Tower dynamite explosion, for treason and felony. Emmet McKinxon, of Roca,, Neb., cut Del "Watson the other day through the muscle of the left arm. The trouble occurred in time of school. McKinnon is known as a bad boy. Ox tho arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales at Dublin the other night a slight attempt was made by tho nationalists to create a distur bance, but the police succeeded in dispersing them. The English government has aBked for a credit of $55,000,000 for army and navy accounts. Of this sum $22,500 000 is for purposes in London, and $32,500,000 for other naval and mil itary preparations. A RErouT comes from Gibraltar that Russian iron-clada are moving towards that stronghold. The British gunboat "Grappler" has been ordered to cruise up and down the Straights of Gibraltar nightly. Hox. L. R. More, an old citizen of Kearney, Neb., died at Hot Springs on tho 21st. Flags were lowered at half maBt all over Kearney. A mass meeting of citizens was held and ap propriate resolutions passed. It is stated on very good authority that the real points of difference between Russia and England are the bridges of Pulikhisti and Aktaxa, which command Herat and which Russia insists upon retaining. One hundred of the worst rebels imprisoned at Colon were selected by the officers of the Columbian gov ernment at Colon, placed on board a steamer, carried out into the bay, and the entire hundred thrown overboard and drowned. Secretary Whitney has received a dispatch from Admiral Jouelt of recent date, which states that the situation is unchanged. Everything quiet on the isthmus. Bcardslee re ports no fighting around Cartagena for a fortnight. The county papers are beginning to discuss election matters, and the Bellwood Jieporter has, thus early, hoisted a county ticket. It does no harm for the people to be thinking over these affairs, of fo much im portance to them. The Sioux City Journal has a special from Sibley stating that a water spout the other night washed out five hundred feet of track of the Cedar Rapidp, Iowa Falls & North western railroad between Ellsworth and Luverne stations. The Cook county grand jury at Chicago have returned iudictments against Patrick Condon, John O'Con nor and "Dutchey"Kcefe for the rob bery of the ballot box in the Third precinct of the Third ward at the ro cent municipal election. R. Bradley's son, aged nine yearp, while playing- the other day with an old musket in his father's barn at Orleans, Neb., accidentally shot his little brother aged seven, in the right forearm, shattering it to pieces, mak ing it necessary to amputate the arm. About 2,000 striking coal miners of four pits on the Pan Handle near Pittsburg, Pa., have gone to work at 2Z cents a bushel, tho price offered by the operators. This virtually ends the long-fought battle on the railroad, and a general resumption at the re duction will begin this week. Recent news Irom Warsaw states that it is the intention of Russia to immediately make a descent upon Herat and capture and strongly forti fy it. It also states that tho damage thuB done to Great Britian in India would far exceed any losses to Rus sian commerce by a blockade of the Russian ports. Geo. Francis Train, well known to the older t-etllers of Columbus, does not speak to men any more, only to children. If adults speak to him and he takes anything of a fancy to them, he will produce a tablet aud write, but the children ho like?, and will amu&e them all day long with plays and toys. Mr. S. Vail left at this office on last Monday a delicious cake of box elder sugar aud a sample of syrup made from the sap of the box elder. He tapped in all thirty-five trees, varying in diameter from four to eight inches, and from those he made eight pouudB of sugar and eight gal lons of syrup. Stanton Register. The Wheeling (W. Va.) Register, a Democratic organ, publishes an at tack on Secretary Bayard as the weakest man in Cleveland's cabinet. The reason assigned by this Dem ocratic organ for the charge is stated to be the blunders he has made in the appointment of Minister Phelps, Gen eral Lawton and others, as well as his Action in the Panama business. A Plata, Blaat Maa. When General Grant writes his own bulletin everybody can understand it. It is plain English and there is no nonsense about it. In that character istic of plain speech and plain ways lies the old commander's strongest hold on the affections of the people. Dnring the dark daya of the war be was cool, silent and unassnming. He made no vain displays, was not over punctilious, had no gorgeous retinue, fared as the commonest soldier fared, indulged In no boastings, and gen erally conducted himself as a plain American called by circumstances to a great responsibility and permitted by good fortune and his own merits to be the chief actor in the mighty events. It was this modesty which, more than anything else, made Grant great, and in his civil career it was his plainness and bluntnesa which caused the people to overlook many things which in others with greater pretensions they would have con demned. The people would be glad to have the General write his bulletins all the time, and finish them with one an nouncing hia recovery. Chicago Herald. A Water Spoaf. Wichita, Kas., April 22. tA special to the Daily Eagle from Medicine Lodge recounte the fearful results yesterday to residents on the Medi cine river of a cloud burst or water spout which seems to have been the same one that filled the Minuescah river to overflowing. The specials say that the water rolled down over the lowlands east of Mediciue Lodge City in a perpendicular wave five to twelve feet high, carrying death in its wake. Several whole families are known to be drowned. Yesterday morning parties who had gono out to give relief found men, women and children with nothing to protect them, and somo without any clothing whatever clinging to trees but still alive. Three attempts were made to rescue parties beyond the river, but each boat in turn was swamped and the occupauts only savod themselves by swimming to trees. Only five bodies had been recovered up to the hour of the writing of this dispatch. Another body was in sight, but could not be reached. There were eight movers wagons camping in the bottoms and one old man recognized the bodies of three as of his family, his wife and two children. James Gibbs and his daughter and niece were washed away with their home. A Mm. Harris and her little girl, elnven veara of aee. were found drowned. G. W. Paddock and family, consisting of wife and four children, are thought to be all drowned. Frank Shippeler put his wife and child on the roof and his house went down. He was knocked off by a projecting limb and swam ashore, several miles below, but of the fate of his wife and child, noth- 1 ing is known. La.t about 4 o'clock the other morn- iug a tragedy was enacted in Carter's saloon savoring highly of the lawless state of affairs of a year or two back. A young woman called "Flo" was the victim, and her murderer Lank Keyes. "Flo" was an inmate of 'The Pig" aud the mistress of Keyes. The pair had gone down for a lunch, aud were sitting, with others, around a poker table in the saloon, all said to bo under the influence of liquor. They were eo intoxicated that noth ing definite can be learned, but it seems that Keyes, without provoca tion, drew his "forty-four" and shot her in the back of the head, the ball coming out of the right temple. Keyes at once Bed, westward It is supposed, and shortly after Sheriff Carter started in pursuit. It is thought Keyes will be captured, for brave men are on his trac&. Valen tine Republican. Couriers from Fort Pitt reported the other day that Riel's forces cap tured the place and burned the houses, killing two policemen. The troopers and settlers, numbering nearly 100, left fivo days ago for Batlleford, but no trace of them has been found, and it is feared that they have been massacred. Middleton's men are suffering for want of provi sions and forage, aud the bad condi tion of the roads impedes their pro gress. Battleford is again threatened, and Otter'6 command is making a forced march in that direction, but can not get there for some days, while an attack is expected soon. It cots $100 to bring a car load of third-class freight from Chicago to Auburn, a distance of 500 miles. It costs $50 to bring the same from Omaha to Auburn, a distance of SO miles. It costB $120 to send a car load of apples from Auburn to-Hastings, a distance of 200 miles. Is that the very beet the railroad companies can do for the people? Are these rates proportionate? Why does it co6t more to bring freight from Chicago to Nebraska now than it did six years ago? Nemaha Granger. The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union of Fremont have asked the Council of that city to see to it that no person is granted a license who has been known to violate the law. They further say that if there i9 one who has not sold intoxicating liquor to minors, one who has not sold intoxicating liquor to habitual drunkards, one who has not 6old liquor on Sunday or on election day, they would like to see his picture. Further investigation develops the fact that Maxwell, the St. Louis mur derer, was at San Francisco and that he left that city as previously 6tated on the Australian steamer. During the investigation facts were elicited going to prove, beyond doubt, that his correct name is II. M. Brook-, or in other words, Hugh Maxwell Brooks. Proper vigilance on the part of detectives and officers will surely capture this hardened murderer. Hog cholera, black tooth, or what ever it is that has played such sad hayoc among the swine of this viciu ity, 6ecms not to have entirely dis appeared. Chas. Beveridge, of Saun ders county, brought a large number of hogs from Cass county, Iowa, a short time ago and placed them on his farm, and they have since begun to die. He says, also, that ho has had some difficulty with his spring pigs but in most cases the cause has been black teeth, and after these were ex tracted they have got well and thrived finely. Farmers should watch their pigs closely and make sure that their pigs are not suffering this same way. Fremont Tribune. Late news from London states that the situation of the Russia-Afghan question has again become very seri ous, owing to Russia increasing ber demands to such an extent that it will be impossible for England to accept such terms. M. de Giere, Russian premier, who is evidently determined to profit by the recent successes in negotiating with the English foreign office, has apparently decided not to yield a single iota to Earl Granville. It is now feared that Russia has over stepped the bonnds of English for bearance, and it is asserted on high authority that England will never succumb to the latter demands of the Russian premier. Mrs. C. I. Wade (Bessie Bramble), who has been on the staff of the Pitts burgh Leader for a, number of years, and also conducts a department in the Pittsburg Dispatch, in which she is doing good work for women, was last week elected a member of the Pittsburg Press Club. Mrs. Wade is the second woman in the U. S. ad mitted to the privileges of a Press Club hitherto composed exclusively of men, Miss Langblin of New York being the first. Mrs. Wade was ad mitted without opposition, and her namu was received with rousing cheers. Last woek in the mountains of Frederick county, Maryland, two hunters discovered Thomas Murphy, who twenty years ago eloped with Ellen Garrett, the daughter of a min ister. The pair settled down in a cabin in the woods, the woman giving birth to two children, now respect ively 19 and 11 years. Murphy's wife died four years ago, but the man has no intention of returning to civiliza tion. The county authorities will take charge of the children, one of whom is a beautiful girl. Trouble is feared among the set tiers on the Winnebago rcscrvatio in consequenco of the proclamation of President Cleveland vacating the Arthur order opening the reservation to settlement. It is stated that many of the settlers have been seeding, all they have is invested in improve ments and to be evicted will bank rupt many. It is feared that force must be used to dispossess them, which will end in trouble. Last week an old lady named Sands died on a small farm in Westchester county, New York. She was thought to be poor. When her effects were examined there was found sewed up in an old petticoat $30,000 in green backs, and bank books showing de posits of $110,000 and $100,000 in bonds. In addition to this Mrs. Sands left real estate in various parts of the city of New York and the farm upon which she resided. Moses Mountain, of Bellevue pre cinct, near Papillion, Neb., dropped dead the other day while plowing in his field. Ho was the owner of sev eral fine stallions and while exercis ing one of them the animal attacked him savagely, bruising him about the breast severely. It is not known whether death resulted from the effects of the injuries inflicted by the horse, or from heart disease. Barklay Johnson, of Greenwich, Conn., while walking in the woods the other afternoon with his mother and sister, shot and killed them both and then killed himself. He shot his mother in the back of the head and his sister in the mouth and then again in the eye. He then placed the re volver to his right eye and sent a bullet through his own brain. He was insane. In the house of lords the other day Earl Granville said the government had come to the conclusion that the position of affairs justified the putting of the army, navy aud the whole auxiliary forces of the nation in im mediate readiness for service, if re quired. He said further that the operations in Egypt had been such that they could not be abandoned. The Morning JSxjwess office was set on fire the other morning at Buffalo, N. Y., while lighting the lamps in the news room. The fire spread throngb the building with great rapidity, des troying everything in the job depart ment, lithographing department, large and valuable plates for maps, &c. About 400 hands will be thrown out of employment. Miss Frances E. Townsley has been regularly ordained and installed as pastor of the Baptist church at Fairfield, Neb. She is the first woman ordained by this organization, has been about ten years in evangelistic work, and is described as an "earnest, godly woman, full of power." A rumor comes from Hnron, Da kota, that J. H. Bell, charged with the murder of Forest G. Small, of Harrold, Dakota, some time ago, was taken from the jail the other night by an angry mob who strung him up by the neck to a post until he was dead. Rev. Anna J. Norris, pastor of the Unitarian church at South Platte, Neb., has assumed the editorship of a deoartment in the Nebraskian. entit- ' led "Home and the Church." Hfewa NoteH. There are 10,000 policemen in the city of London. The aristocratic sport in Australia is Kangaroo hunting. Nearly half the American sailing ships bear the names of women. One saloou in Kearney is said to have netted $11,000 in cash last year. Walnut groves are being planted for practical results in many parts of the west. The first steel steamship ever built in San Francisco was launched there the other day. Three children perished the other day in the burning of a largo tene ment bouse at Quebec. Three Spanish coins, bearing date 1799, were recently dug up by a far mer in Baldwin county, Ga. Path sang, up to last week, forty two times on her American engage ment, receiving for the same $168,000. Eighteen cases of small-pox were reported last week at Montreal. They have all developed within a week. It is claimed that the San Juan dis trict of Colorado is rapidly develop ing into a gol4-producing country and is good for $300,000 of the yellow metal this year. H. W. Ore, of Granville, New York, is said to be about to establish at Lincoln, Neb., a slate yard. It is a great enterprise and will require a large amount of capital. Telegraph wires have to be re newed every five or seven years. The Western Union Telegraph Company exchange about one thousand tons of old wiro for new every year. Word comes from Phoenix, Ari zona, that two masked highwaymen stopped a stage from Vulture the other night and obtained the express box, containing $5,400 in treasure. The family of James Hamilton, living at Northrop, Ohio, ate canned whortleberries at snpper the other night, and all became suddenly ill, threo of them dying before morning ; the recovery of the others is doubtful. Joseph Myers's wife elopes with James Barkley. Myers follows tti Newburg, New York, where he attacks his wife with a knife, severing her windpipe. Barkley appeared on the scene, and was also stabbed by Myers.who then drew the knife across his own throat. There are chances that all three may live. IIOWJTIiE MEF1 LE INSURANCE OIP'Y. 8f OVAHAXeb. Xt IASf UjrlA ,m. E.D., il 9, 1885. We bp-eby knowl gltue receipt in YuUof d e byiugutiing iiprn 7tb,vtD, f ou dwelling bvus, in- sucl in be H Fire In of Onjaha, unden The lpismwas adiuJt m m m ur entie snisfacti Carie M. Drew, Geo'.IT.ajrew. aVjRD of iru I wish toVxpress vox t Homc Fir k.suitAE Cc their vrojnpt land JuH setf my poucy on myhouse, destroed by finMarch 34 shlI con siderthis the Rest conjtpanyn the country. Jacob Ukouohs lorence, Neb., April 9, 1885 omsponbence. In tbis department the people talk, and not the editor. Each writer must hold himself ready to defend hia principles and his statements of facts. "In the mul titude of counsel there is wisdom." Ed. Journal. The Coram iMtloaer Myatem TowBHhlp Organization. or BYRON MILLETT'S "REJOINDER" TO JOHN WALKER. Denver, Colo., April 22, '85. Dear Sir: Replying to your com munication on the subject of county government as published in the col umns of the Journal on the 8th inst., allow me to suggest at the outset, that I do not intend to take you, or any person or persons to task tor opinion's sake. If you believe that the com missioner is better for the people than the township system of local govern ment, you have as good a right to think so, as I have to think otherwise. If space permitted, it would bo in structive as well as interesting to trace the history of the republics of ancient and modern times and see how they became powerful by the patriotism inspired at the fireside, which spread to local democracies, similar to townships in our country, and cantons in Switzerland; but as the theme is such a vast one, the writer can barely make the sugges tion and leave it to those who wish to study iuto their history, with refer ence to the propositions advanced. Your position seems to bo that, as the "Township Organization Law" does not work well in St. Bernard, it should be abandoned throughout the count' and the former commissioner system re-established. Verily, John, mat appears somewnat seinsn, on your part. It by no means follows as a logical sequence that because men do not understand certain principles and how to work them to advantage, they are not good ones and should be abandoned. We can 6afely assume, on principle and practice, that thresh ing grain with a machine is better than with a flail. Now, what would the people of Monroe township say, if you should ask them to cease thresh ing grain with a machine, and to use the flail, because the electors of your town did not, aud could not, be made to understand the operations of a threshing machine? Now John "honor bright again," applying this proposition to the "township law," will you claim that because your town officials do not act as they should, through ignorance or malice, that is a fair test of a principle, which, if properly manipulated, might result beneficially to society at large? Your humble servant knows nothing, per sonally, about the local affairs of your town. That you may have a fair show, I base my argument on the "case stated by you." You state that you believe in praising the bridge that bears you sately over the stream. "Correct." But would it be wise to rpfnup to cross the same stream on a better structure, near the same point, Jto to keep reviling it ; and singing "songs of praisu" to the old one, and permit the tatter to tumble down, aud its timbers to float against the "new structure" and destroy it, and thus have uo bridge ut all to praisu? John, "honor bright, once more," how would you cross ihe Ftreatu under such cir-cunislauce-, provided the ice were running, would you take the risk ot jumping Irom "one cake t anothor," and, on i eachmg the other side, praise the ice ? I beliew Platte county ought to ba run on a basis ot a great ileal lejs than threo per cent on lbs dollar of her assessed valuation. But there are her "darling culprit3," her delinquent taxes, and -. 1.1 debts, that were "h lull ed over" by the commissioners to the supervisors. Is it to be wondered at that the people groan? Such would be the case under any .-jstetn. Yes, if you would abandon ail county gov ernment whatsoever, you would have to pay the county's old debt, would you not, John ? You speak ot Platte county's supervisors as a set of ad venturers It seems a little unkind to use such language concerning such men as Messrs. North, Ernst, Rossiter and others, who are on the present board. The three gentlemen named by me are certainly above the "aver age citizen" in ability and integrity. I think the county is lucky in secur ing the services of such men. In writing thus about them, I canuot justly be charged with bias, as each belongs to a different political school from that ot the undersigned. "Bob" Henry was, doubtless, the best com missioner the county ever had, taking the interests of the tax-payers into consideration. However, his abilities were not appreciated, for he was twice defeated at the polls, after hav ing served one term. The Loup and Piatte bridges have cost the tax-payers a great deal of money. Mr. Jacob Ernst something over two years ago, at a meeting in the Court House, sug gested that application be made to the State Legislature for aid in the premises. The idea is worthy of con sideration, particularly as regards the Loup bridge, as that stream is so re fractory, and the State at large is interested in accommodating the travelling public, along such an im portant highway, therefore she ought to bear a portiou of the bnrdeu. It would do no harm to push the project. There is no necessity for the super visors to meet ottener than three times a year. More work should be done at the Town meetings and through committees, then there would be less occasion for such frequeut sessions. There may not be room enough at the Court House, still that is no argument against the principles contended for. Tho clerk aud his assistants have not sufficient room in which to do this work aud perform their duties. The county would be the gainer by pro viding them more room. Carrying out your theory, John, would you say to abolish the County Clerk's office and do away with the records thereof, because more room is needed? In conclusion, 1 will state that it seems to me impossible in the nature of thing-', to select three men, who can keep themselves posted on the wants and needs of a growing county, and do justice to all localities; that there is no proportion between their duties and their ability to perforin them. The peoplo throughout the different townships are now finding out, pretty thoroughly, who pay their taxes and who do not. Under tho former system there were hundreds of dollars of delinquent taxes, which might have been collected, but are now irretrievably lost. Under the old regime the people had to go to the County Treasurer to get light on such topics. Now, they cau inquire of their Town Treasurers. Yes, John, I do believe in educating .the peoplo on laws and matters pertaining to their local affairs so that they may know their rights and perform their duties as individuals and good citizens. I think Platte county and the Stato at large have suffered onough through the acts of lazy and unscrupulous politicians. They come around each tall, talk about "their dear selves," and ask you to vote for them. What do they give you in return ? Are your burdens not increasing instead of di minishing? Do they suggest any means of reform or retrenchment? Certainly they do not. What do they care if the peoplo arc plundered, as long as they are elected ? Those bar nacles who live in comparative ease, on the "sweat of other brows," and at the expense of the land owners think they have too good a thing "to let go." They do not want the people enlight ened and their shallow pretensions exposed. Under tho commissioner system, the sessions of the board were not attended with as much publicity as those of the supervisors. The peo plo did not know what to approve or condemn in the management of the county's affairs. Now their eyes are opened, they can investigate and know for themselves what their ser vants are doing. Respectfully yours, Byron Millett. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. School Aflair. The State Superintendent has is sued a circular, the following portion of which Supt. Moncrief deems im portant to school officers : The school year now begins on the second Monday of July, instead of on the first Monday of April; con sequently this year will be about fifteen months long. The Anuual Meeting will continue to bo held on the first Monday of April. Tho business of the Annual Meet ing will be unchanged. The officers will make their reports to the voters just as they have always done and the business of the district will be at tended to as it has been heretofore. The Director will report the census to the County Superintendent im mediately atter the Annual Meeting, but the rest of his report will not be made until the second Monday of July. The new board should meet and organize upon tho second Mon day of July. The year's business should be settled at that time and the report of the Director received and passed upon and then sent at once to the County Superintendent. When this report is received the district will be entitled to the State appor tionment that is made in July. Hence the importance of promptness. The old board should attend to this report and see that it is made and sent to the County Superintendent. If the voters did not make pro vision for the year commencing on the second Monday of next July at the Annual Meeting, they should call a special meeting at once and do so. If they have a spring term of school it will count on the year that ends on the second Monday of next July (1885.) The officers who were elected at the Annual Meeting do not take their places until the second Monday of July and the old members con tinue to attend to the business until that time. This change in the time of taking possession of the office does not apply to school officers in cities the first and second classes. l'nlcMtlae. Mrs. Perrson Iims a little son. Mrs. Ring's infant daughter buried last week. was Ml L. It. Pepper did not sell his farm H3 ne expected. There was quite a hail storm two miles west ot U-? last Monday. There are still a few cases of whooping-cough in the neighborhood. Mr. Brandt has moved his family into his new house and has built a barn. A good mauy tanners are setting out mall fruit and forest trees this spring. Farmers have finished sowing grain in this neighborhood, and are plow ing for corn. Mr-PGJoqes has baen quite sick with erysipelas in his face and he id, 'and is only able to sit up a little at the present time. Mr. Headburghas a few acres seed ed to nidrhrtfeTHnd timothy for pas ture. He think clover and timothy will do as well in Nebraska as In Illinois. OUR IVElOilUORJi. COLFAX COUNTY". From the Sun. Postmaster Mayes, of Saucho Pan za, was down to see us Saturday. He reports hog cholera bad with him. Wo bad quite a talk over the matter, but were forced to come to the same conclusion, that no one as yet has really practically diagnosed the dis ease, its cause or cure. Mr. Hat I'd barn out in the Pollard neighborhood was struck by lightning on Monday night, and one of his best horses killed by the same stroke. Singular to say although the whole end of the barn was splintered aud shattered, it did not catch fire, aud no other damage was done. BOONE COUNTY. Condensed from the News. The Boone county teachers' insti tute will be held at Albion early in August. L. P. Judd and Miss Phoebe Cum tilings of Cedar Rapids wore married April 19th. Jacob Meyburg, a hand in the em ploy of M. E. Stevens, is the name of the mau who committed suicide on the 18th, as referred to in last week's Journal. J. A. Clark with a team came near drowuing near St. Edwards at the Beaver crossiug, owing to a defect in the bridge which let them down into the stream. The commissioners have been in continual session all the week, pro posing to remain until they effect a settlement with the treasurer if it takes all summer. On Wednesday last, D. S. Zimmer man and his wife weut to Columbus, where he has secured a position iu a wagon shop. D. S. owns a good farm f or 0 miles east of town, also a shop in town, but as Colambu3 is a larger place ho believes he will do better there than here, hence the change of location. W. C Sutton has completed a very handsome new residence, a fine spec imen of architectural perfection. The writer agrees with the Argus that "taken altogether it is just such a home as the owner and his amiable wife are entitled to, as a reward for their honest industry through life and wo hope they may live long to enjoy the pleasant and comfortable sur roundings of their new home." From Cedar Kapids Era. Experience is said to be the best teacher, but most severe The bonds men of two saloon keepers in Albion are now called upon to settle for a man's life? There is filed in tho district court at Albion for trial in June next a bill by Mrs. Satter for .$8,000 damages for tho death of her husband because of liquors purchased of these saloon keepers by him, aud he while on the way home was killed while intoxicated. ROAD NOTICE. To all tohom it may concern: rplIE COMMISSIONER appointed to lo J. cate a road commencing at the north west corner of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 24, town ship IT, range 1, west, and running thence west one-half () mile, thence north one-fourth () mile, thence west to in tersect the public road as bow traveled, and thence on said road, and terminating on the west line of section 14, at a point where the Columbus and Genoa road in tersects said line, has reported in favor of the location thereof. And the said Commissioner also reported that the old survey of the county road from the west line of section 14, township 17, range 1, west, to Columbus, in favor of the vaca tion thereof, and all objections to either the location or vacation ot the above de scribed roads, or claims for damages, must be filed in the office of the County Clerk or before noon of the 18th day of Mav. A. D. 1885. or said roads will" be located and vacated as called for, without reference thereto. Dated, Columbus Neb., March 14, 1885. John Staufkkh, 47 County Clerk. B0AD NOTICE. To all lohom it may concern: THE COMMISSIONER appointed to view and report upon the practica bility of vacating a public road com mencing at S. E. corner of Section 20, in Township 18, Range 1 west, and running thence north to about S. E. corner of N. E. ii, of N. E. i, of said Section; thence in a northwesterly direction to the mid dle of Section 17, Townsnip 18, Range 1 west, has reported in favor of the vaca tion thereof. And the said commissioner also reported in favor of the location of a public roau commencing at tne miuuie ot Section 17, in Township 18, Range 1 west, and running thence due south on the half section line, and terminating at the southwest corner of S. W. i, of S. E. , of Section 20, in Town 18, Range 1 west, and all objections to either the vacation or location of the above described roads, or claims for damages, must be filed in the ofiice of the County Clerk on or be fore noon of the 1st day of June, A. D. 1885, or the said roads will be vacated or located as called for, without reference thereto. Dated, Columbus, Neb., March 26th,'8o, Joun Stauffkk, 49 County Clerk. LEGAL NOTICE. ! State ok Nebraska, I SYBRISKA, PLAT! In the jatter of the tion frJr lice.ns rial estate. otfJlaUhewAj L6wryfn inawe pmrson.N rvN THE SlUlNGXof the prititionJ of J J I J Graves, guardian of Matthew Lowry. aniniane person, aauvinhabitant of PlatWcounty, Nebraska praying for a licinseAto sell" the realestate 0? &aid Wi LowrX. 'or tnVpaymept oD his debt and the costs of guardian stfip, It is ered andiordered by theXjonrtthat th 9th da of May,Jf. D. IB85at 1 4'clock in., tof haid day.aCVthe CtHrt Hoise in thejCUy. oCblurnbas, iflatte County N&raka, isviWpy fixel for the lime ancKplacelof aaring saCd petition, tad thaiXqtice of JJie am b rpilblijhei n thelOuLUMBOf 5ionBNAL,i newspaper pubjft)hd aoft inVnieral Circulation in saiolGouktjrof Plafdfor thrteVyfccissive vf eek a prr to Aid uiearipRAnotifying tile rndxtyofttiin aairt 3IaturewL4wry, and aH JperakpM lnlercateun tne estate ot saiuVward apnear alrsaid time) and bAuntx,bs. applicVil I sell thtl in district 'Aurt.i ,-L- !.! l.A. ..V -' ll,.nl.... rliiilA llcnA shnulfi nV. h PTaAtpfl as uravedWr. V Of Y A. SI. POST, 1 ybO-3 JudKft of District Court. COLUMBUS WM. BECKER, PKALK1C IN ALL KINDS OK ST A I L E A N D FA M 1 1. Y GROCERIES! I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A WELL SELECTED S TOCK. Teas, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups, Dried and Canned Fruits, and other Staples a Specialty. Goods Delivered Free to pare of the City. aay Cor. Thirteenth and K Streets, near A. AN. Depot. D R Y G O O D S THE REVOLUTION Dry -AND- CLOTHING HOUSE ! I. GLUCK, HAS ON HAND A l'LKXlli MOCK OK READY-MADE CLOTHING, DRY GOODS, CARPETS, HATS, CAPS, Etc., Etc., AT 1MMCK- HIT WERE Mil HEARD IF UFMI II COIIH. JSTI '' my yooils strictly tomers the beiii'fit of it. Give Me a call and Convinco Yourself of tho Facts FIZVAE., ROOF.' Oflic, Grand Island, Neb.) Jlarvir'Jl.ot, iss.. by Riven that tbe fol- tice I" in root rict day of h9 support will be Oourt, AtJ May 7thll Joiina the rth, low- of Kanxe m; witn witn Jencj inuous resitlenc iltffen of, said land, , iz: seK Went w-enk, al IlunXemanV John 1Io-l- Brauaer, and tUiimj- dor Colujnbus, Platte 0j., Nebr, 48-6 IIOSTETTEK, Register. NOTICE. Theodore Allen will take notice that on the 8th day of April. ISS. George V. Shaffer, a Justice of the Peace of Lo.t Creek Township, Platte county, Nebras ka, issued an order of attachment for the sum of seven dollars and lifty cent in an action pending before him wherein Wil liam Edwards, M. D. is plaintiff and Theodore Allen defendant, that property consisting of one rocking chair, one era die, live chairs, one table, one carpet, one bed tick, one safe, two bed quilt;, pil lows, stove and furniture, one four gal lon jar, bed steul, set bed springs, stove zinc, one small box goods, .tc has been attached under said order. Said cause was continued to the first day of June, 1885, at 10 o'clock a. m. William Edwards, M. D. Platte Center, April 17th, ISS.'i. ;V2-3 NOTICE. In the District Court of Platte Count , Nebraska. Laura V. Sfielman. plaintiff. v.s. Benjamin Sfielman, defendant. B1 ENJAMIN SPIELMAN, defendant, will take notice that on the 20th day of April, 18S0, Laura V. Spielman, plain tiff herein, tiled her petition in the Dis trict Court of Platte County, Nebraska, against said defendant, the' object and prayer of which are to obtain a decree of divorce from said defendant and for the custody of the child, Harry Spielman. You are required to answer said peti tion on or before the first dav of June, 1885. April 20th, 1885. Laura V. Sfielman. By M. "Whitmoyer, her attorney. f2-I NOTICE. Theodore Allen will take notice that on the 8th day of April, 1S85, George W. Shaffer, a Justice of the Peace of Lost Creek Township, Platte countv, Nebras ka, issued an order of attachment for the sum of thirty-eight dollars ai.il eighty one cents, in an action pending before him, wherein Ignatius Niemolleris plain tiff and Theodore Allen defendant; that property consisting of one rocking chair, one cradle, live chairs, one table, one carpet, one bed tick, one safe, one cham ber, two bed quilts, one cushion pillow, one stove and furniture, one four gallon jar. one bedstead, two joints stove pipe, one bread board, one set bed springs, one stove zinc, one small box goods, fce., one feather bed, have been attached under said order. Said cause was continued to the first day of June, 188.1$ at one o'clock p. m. I.C. Niemolleu, Plaintiff. Platte Center, April 17th, 1885. 52-:: NOTICE. Walters. Wells, v. A. D. Walker. A. D. Walker, non-resident defendant: Said A. D.Walker, defendant, will take notice khat on the ICth dav of Februarv, 1885, Walter S. Wells, plaintiff, tiled his netition in the District Court of Platte county, Nebraska, against said defendant, j the object and prayer of which is to re cover possession of one hundred and two volumes of certain law books of the value of about 241.75, ahe property of said plaintiff and wrongfully detained by said defendant. You are required to answer said peti tion on or before 3Ionday, the 1st day of June, l8o. Dated Columbus, Neb., April 15th, 18S5. WALTER S. WELLS. By Reeder & IlENSLEY, his Attorneys. 51-) in presents given away. Send us 5 cents postage, iuuv ami oy man you win get free a package of goods of large value, that will start you in work that will at once bring you in money faster than any thing else in America. AH about the 1200,000 in presentB with each box. Agents wanted everywhere, of either sex, of all ages, for all the time, or spare time only, to work for us at their own homes. Fortunes for all workers ab solutely assured. Don't delay. II. Hal LKTT fe Co., Portland, 3Iaine. IOTICE TO TJEACHKRJ. J. B. Moncritf, Co.'Snpt., Will be in his offic&iTihe-Court House on tbe thlr4 Saturday of each month for the purpose of examining applicants for teacher'sjpertificates, and for the tramactton of any' other business pertaiaing to-achooli. 667-y U.vLnd NOTTUE is hrc lowinsMiameil : gMianieu seiner na un LetHion to nyCkt- linal f hf&rlahn jftnd that: intention ti iile Tjefure Clerk At Coliinyms, Nebon 'I 3S.-i.vL: XX J a irmnctrl A'n lfi"7 CJi- ... iMIU4l.klWV.vi a-s..., lv . ;cTion 2, TowJisbip V.y eJses to nove ufVront iriipon, ajfll tiujn-y JcHen of mm nnn BOOMLNTGr. CHEAP FUEL! Whitebrenst Lump Coal Nut " i'.iiton City " Colorado Hard " J3A GOOD SUlM'l.Y. . 5.00 .' 4.50 . 7.00 10.00 TAYLOR, S0HUTTE& CO. ;."-; f JACOB SCIIHAM, )DEALKIC IN. DRY GOODS I Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps, founds mn m notions. LOW PRICES FOIt CASH. t-l-tt C U 6 T Proprietor, H I N for eali, and will :Ve JllV u. G ri:Ai, i5Mr. Linti n ceai Grand NlAl. Xeb.j NM.ir.-hi-Id, fw. VOTI7l N hcr. im-ii thtln' fol-IVIouifiir-iiaiiicd Ntitl.-r i i. i n.-ticf of ?i-iitiM)ti..!i to jihiki- liitil i of in "PPto lii-I'l.iiiiManjJ thai ai.IVriot ivilLiei.ide l.efon- tliP"lerk of thApis triut Court of Platte coiTutv. at Coltini bu. Nebraska, on SatuiV.iv .Mav Hth, i.-vm, viz: -v f 'I.....I.I -. f'... .1. TI t - v. ii.ii hi uiTicu iiouie-ioav .no.jj.: inr me K. '.,.pt s. K. 4, ctii 12, Township is. north of Kange 1 ea-jf. !! namothe folio wni" witneic.s t prow hi: continuous reoinu-nce upon, tul cul tivation of. aid lml, i: Herman Wilke andNjenrv KioWrt of (j6lnmhit. Platte CounV Nebraska. Herfrv Welch and Frederick. Lutf.'ehi?chyn. "of fhcll Creek, Collax Outntv Nebraska. 1S-G C. HOXl'KTTEK. UegNter. Land Ollice at Grand Inland. Xeb., .vini i tin. i".i. NOTICE is hcre'y given that the following-named settler ha tiled notice of hi intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that saia proof will be mado befr.ro the Judge of the District Court at Columbii.-, Ne braska, on May 2tth, 1885, viz: jumuel Congram, Sr., Homestead No. Sy:v for the -. W. t4. Section 10, Town ship 20 north, of Itange 1 we-t. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, ami cul tivation of, said land, viz: Edward Lymath, James ilartin. Ham O;son, and John Jones, all 0f Newman's Grove, Ne braska. 52-G C. HOSTETTEi:. Register. FI.XAI. 1'KOUF. Land Ollice at Grand Island, Neb., April 1st, iss.-,. i "VTOTICE is hereby given that the fol Xl lowiug-named s'ettier has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the I lerk ol tne Dis trict Court of Platte county at ( olum-bu-. Neb., on Saturday May I(ith,lvi5, viz: Friederich Mackonstadt, Homestead No. M20, for th? S. E. J,, of S. K. Sec tion 12, Township 1!) north, of Kange least. He names the lolloping witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Ger hard Asche, Herman Pieper, Uenry Tabke and Herman Wurdeman, all of Columbus. Platte Countv. Nebraska. 50-G C. HOTETTEIt, Register. HOMESTEAD NOTICE. Lain! Ollice. Grand Island. Nebr.J .March n;tu, l-.".. J ( 1(151 1'KV IN' KJJII'r NT having beeu entered at yjiy Patrick GUliiraii airiinst Vyth is oiT ,llliam A. JHmuoiiv for baudoniu; hii Homestead' Enhty No. ljfiil. dated Sept. 10th, lVvtujion til E.yt '., southeast ','. Section2. Townshrpl! north, Rauire ." west, in Platte countyNebraska, witl a viewto the eancimtionof said'entry; the sr aid parties ur'e herebroiiiuYnoned to appear at the olfie of J. 2l'. JWfarlandya Notary Public at CoIurnbiuSNc braKa, on the tltli da- of Maj , lpfi, at"U oVloek a. m., to ropoiid and furnish testimony cone erning said alleged abanjKiifujeiit, . . . . . . -s - - tinai Hearing at tin- ollice .May Iutii.it 10 o'clock a. in. 4i-n C. IIOTETTi:ir, Register. COAL & LIME! J. E. NORTH & CO., DEALERS I.N- Coal, Lime, Hair, Cement. Eofk Spins Coal 67.00 per ton Carbon (Wyomin?) Coal B.iHi " Eldoii (Iowa) Coal i.lll) " Blacksmith Coal of best quality al ways on hand at low est prices. North Side Eleventh St., COLUMBUS, NEB. 14-3m K ' h ; i i J I V r S : ' X li -- t