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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12. 1885.
Pkesident Cleveland is said to be
looking careworn.
The electric headlight is gradually
coming into nse on locomotives.
Yellow fever has appeared at
Mazatian and Tehnantepec, Mexico.
Native wines are said to have
grownverv rapidly in popular favor
in the past few years.
There seems to be trustworthy
evidence to the fact that boiled
celery (not the raw stems) is a pre
ventive of rheumatism.
Charles Dam a bin, of Portsmouth,
Ohio, son and chief deputy of Post
master Damarin, has absconded with
12,700 of government funds.
The polygaaists of Utah now in
troduce one woman as "the wife" and
the others as her ''companions," and
the law is put out oyer the trick.
Brad. Cook, of David City, has
been appointed to a position in the
land commissioner's office at Lincoln.
He goes immediately with his family
to Liocolu.
TnANKs to Senator Manderson for
a copy of the report of the commie
.sioner of agricultnre for the year
1884. Among other things, it treats
largely of the swine plague.
Ida Kimball, of Bedford, Iowa, a
beautiful young daughter of a leading
business man, shot and killed W. T.
Giles, a prominent music dealer the
other day. She claims that Giles
seduced her.
Thomas Porcher, of Salt Lake, has
been held by Commissioner McKay
in 11,000 bail for unlawful cohabita
tion with his niece as a plural wife.
They are alleged to have had ten
children ali dead. There is no law in
Utah against incest.
It is stated upon good authority
that the Austrian government posi
tively declines to receive Keily as
United States minister. Keily is now
in Paris where he has been for soma
weeks. Lee has been designated as
charge d'affairs for the present.
Axtox Stauck, a Bohemian living
near Tablo Rock, Neb., was struck
the other day at a railroad crossing
. by a passenger train, and instantly
killed.. The light wagon in 'which he
was riding was literally demolished,
but the horses escaped without injury.
Erastds Brooks says that be has
seen 120 daily newspapers established
in New York, and of these only six
are now in existence. He estimates
that 125,000,000 has been snnk during
that time upon daily newspapers, and
yet every other college graduate
thinks he can run a newspaper.
About fifteen insane persons from
Wyoming territory confined in the
insane hospital at Lincoln, Neb., by
the authorities have been ordered re
moved. Wyoming authorities have
made arrangements for their keeping
at the Illinois asylum at Jacksonville.
They will be transferred in a few
days.
The average weight of milk is five
and five-eighths pounds per gallon f
four quarts. Richness slightly varies
it; the more cream the lighter the
product. This is, however, the stand
ard as usually accepted in this coun
try and Europe. In ordinary calcu
lations wo record two pounds to a
quart.
Saloons are absolutely prohibited
in thirty-seven nut of 117 counties in
Kentucky ; one of these is Bourbon
county, famous the world over for
her whisky. In Owen, another pro
hibition county, the political vote
stood as follows in the last presiden
tial election : Cleveland, 2,399. Blaine,
577, St. John 52.
M. V. MoTT,the missing treasurer
of Burlington, Kas., left there a week
ago and has not returned. He ex
pressed 15,000 to the state treasurer
before leaving, and took about 18,000
in drafts and money away. Many
believe he has been murdered. It is
rumored that his books show a
shortage of 140,000
Witnesses of respectability and
truthfulness residing at Mankato,
Minn., such men as George E. Blake
and A. n. Allen state that while
standing on the street the other day
a freshwater clam fell at their feet
with great force. In a few seconds
later quite a number fell to the ground
with great velocity, and the shells
Were broken when picked up by the
bystanders. The clams were alive
and measured about four inches in
length. This is a wonderfnl "clam
shower.'' They must have been
taken up by some of the recent
cyclones.
The Kafir CtaaiMln.
It would be well if some one would
Bake an array of the alleged grievan
ces filed with or given to the R. R.
Commission up to date. From what
we can notice by our exchanges we
believe k would be a valuable addi
tion to our body of information on
that subject. From the array of sin
gle facts, a few general principles
could be evolved that would go quite
a ways toward settling the difference
between the pnblic and the com
panies. Jast as we were completing the
above paragraph we received a copy
' of the report of the Commission to the
Snpt. of the B. A M. system of roads
Nebraska, which we print else
where. If the commission, by the aid
f the people, will ascertain tk facts,
sMMthiif say be dose to farther the
jtkttciiitrMt.
erml Ctea. UmuU
On Tuesday of last week services
over the remains were conducted by
Rev. Newman, at Mt. McGregor.
These were intended as the ordinary
funeral services by the immediate per
sonal friends. The funeral train, pro
fusely and beautifully draped, started"
shortly after noon, down the moun
tain, not breaking the silence with any
sound of bell, or blast of whistle, along
their entire route.
A brief stop .was made at Saratoga.
Albany was reached about the middle
of the afternoon, and the throngs of
people were given an opportunity .to
view the remains.
Near noon on Wednesday the train
started for New York City, where it
arrived early in the evening, the
earthly remains of the great General
being followed to the City Hall by a
large procession of people.
On Saturday the burial took place.
At dawn mourning dirges were heard
pulsing through the air, blue coated
veterans of Meade Post, Philadelphia,
500 strong, marched through the plaza
and a heavy gun boomed toward the
sea.
At 8:30 Gen. Hancock and staff
trooped slowly into the plaza. The
honor guard of regulars filed into the
open space at 9. At 9:35 the funeral
oat anneared. drawn bv twentv-four
jet black horses in black trappings,
wnn coiorea men at niu uriuics. oia.
teen men of Meade Post, Philadel-
Ehia, of which Gen. Grant was a nieiu
er, were immediately in front. At
9:47, the car began to move. Imme
diately following it was a carriage
drawn by six black horses containing
President Cleveland, Vice President
Hendricks and Secretary Bayard.
Following was a carriage drawn by
four horses containing ex-Presidents
Hayes and Arthur; then came the
numerous divisions of military and
civic organizations, U. S. Senators and
Members of Congress, foreign minis
ters, Grant's cabinet, retired army
officers, Grant's staff, family and re
latives, clergymen, physicians, pall
bearers, Gen. Sheridan and staff, gov
ernors of the different states, &c , &c,
an immense procession.
Arriving at the tomb, the simple,
impressive ceremonial of the Grand
Army was read, a short address de
livered, and the last prayer offered
up. A trumpeter stepped close to the
casket and sounded "taps" and
"Rest," and the mortal remains of the
Nation's heroic commander were laid
away in their silent home.
The country over, in city, town
and village, during the day, people
assembled by hundreds and thous
ands, to recount the virtues of the
dead, and honor a life which will be a
holy memory to the Republic, so long
as fidelity to trust, modest merit, gen
tle patriotism and solidity of charac
ter shall be esteemed valuable among
men.
Delicate Wsaiei.
I have been using for a month or
two in my household Swift's Specific,
the greater portion of it having been
consumed by the female portion of
my family, and with the,happiest re
sults. It acted like a charm on my
wife, who had been in bad health for
a long time, and for whom I had paid
hundreds of dollars for doctors and
medicines. It began to build her up
from the fin-t dose. Another female
member of my-family took itsrith
equally satisfactory results. It is
certainly the best tonic for delicate
ladies that I have ever used, and I
have fried them all. I have no doubt
that want of exeicise, close confine
ment in poorly ventilated houses,
sewer gas poicon and malarial poieon
often produce sickness amoue our
wives, daughters and sisters, and I
believe Swift's Specific ia the remedy
for all this sort of blood poisoning.
I know many of the best families of
this county are using it for this pur
pose, and I have never known or
heard of any failure to give entire
satisfaction. I have known the
remedy a long time. I know it to be
entirely vegetable, and the best tonic
aud nltetative, especially for females.
F. L. Jokfs, J. P., Quitman, Ga.
Gvaeral Debility.
For feveral years past my wife's
health has been exceeding feeble--a
general break down of the nervous
system. She was greatly reduced in
flesh. No remedy seemed to do her
any good. In the spring of 1883 I
induced her to try Swift's Specific.
The first' bottle gave her hops and
twenty bottles produced wonderfnl
results. She gained thirty pounds in
flesh and it renovated her whole
system. It is certainly the greatest
tonic in the world.
T.J. Higgins.
Indian Springs, Ga., Nov. 8, '84.
Treatise on blood and skin dis
eases mailed tree. The Swift Specific
Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
First Report.
Office of Nebraska State Rail-
road Commissioners.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 6tb, '85.)
Geo. W. Holdrege, Esq., General
Manager B. & M. R. R., Omaha, Neb.,
Dear Sir: In compliance with Sec
tion 2 of an Act to provide a Board of
Railroad Commissioners, &c, approv
ed March 5th. 1885. the Board ha
made an examination and inspection
of the condition of the B. & M. R. R.
in Nebraska, its branches and leased
lines in this State, and their equip
ments and manner of conducting and
managing with reference to the pnb
lic safety, interest and convenience.
The Commissioners congratulate
the management apon the general ex
cellence of the road bed and track,
culverts, bridges, rolling stock and
equipments on its several lines, and
the apparent good will toward the'
road cherished by the business men
and shippers at a majority of the sta
tions visited. We find that the man
agement is rapidly substituting steel
rails for iron throughout the State,
and with the exception of the tempo
rary switch to tbe Omaha stock yards,
and parts of tbe track on tbe Nemaha
branch all the river subject to damage
from high water, tbe roads are smooth
and tbe bed is in good condition. The
Board also finds that your company is
farther perfecting its road bed by
ballasting with broken stone and tend
ftd la every respect it appears to be
the iutention of the management to
maintain a first class road.
The exceeding rapidity of the
growth of the towns aud cities on tbe
Hues of your company, especially in
the western part of the State, has
doubtless made it difficult for the
company to keep the facilities and
conveniences in the matter of depots,
side tracks, platforms, crossings, stock
yards, &c, on a level with the busi
ness needs of its patrons. In making
this inspection, the rule of the Board
was to notify the city authorities and
principal business men at each station
by telegraph of the hour of the arrival
of the commission, so that if there
should be any suggestions to be made,
or complaints to be filed in the matter
of depot accommodations, shipping
facilities, crossings, &c, tbe same'
could be received and acted on at
once. The complaints that were made
and the improvements asked for by
city or village authorities and ship
pers, we have reported very fully for
tbe information of the company, as
well an tbe recommendations of the
board in tbe canes, that upon personal
inspection, the complaints seemed
well founded, and where the matter
was of sufficient public importance to
warraut the immediate attention of
the authorities.
The Board lakes pleasure in ack
nowledging the courtesies extended
to it by the company aud its officers
iu connection with the inspection,
and in attesting to tbe faithfulness of
the superintendent and his associates
in securing an attendance of the prin
cipal citizens at each point, so that a
full hearing of grievances might
be bad.
At Crete, the mayor aud other citi
zens complained of the siuallness of
the depot building, and expressed
their desire that tho train from the
south shonld enter on south side of
tbe depot. These changes would
doubtlesB be a convenience to tbe
people. There should, also, be a cross
ing on Rhode Island Avenue, east of
the occupied portion of the city, for
the accommodation of farmers enter
ing from tbe north, and of tbe owners
of an addition on the north side of
the track. The Board is of the opin
ion that the crossing is needed, and
that the company should join with
the city in bearing the expense of tbe
approaches.
At Dewitt, the citizens called atten
tion to the need of a crossing south of
town. Upon examination, the Board
recommends tbe building of the cross
ing by the company.
At Wilber, shippers complained of
the absence of water in the stock
yards. Upon examination, the Board
recommends that tbe company put in
a well.
At Syracuse, citizens complained ol
tho depot and stock yards as inade
quate. In the opinion of the Board,
they need enlarging.
At Dunbar, shippers pointed out
the rough condition of ground ap
proaching side track, making it almost
impossible for wagons to get near
enough to unload cars. The Board
recommends the grading of the west
side ot the side track.
At Silyerton, complaint was made
by shippers ol stock yards pump,i
which is out of repair. Tbe Board
recommends that it be put in running
order.
At Franklin, the citizens petition
tor a new depot, and ask that tbeuew
one beTmilt at the foot of jftaiU efreeTv
Two blocks west of the site of the
present depot. Tbe Board is of the
opinion that the new depot is impera
tively needed, anil that it will greatly
accommodate tbe citizens if it is locat
ed in accordance with their sugges
tion. At Rivcrtou, Frankliu and other
stations west, shippers complained
they could not meet tbe prices paid
for grain and hogs at Gaylord, Marion,
Kirwin, and other points on the Kan
sas Pacific railroad, and that they lose-
tbeir share of tbe business in the ter
ritory between the B. & M. R. R. and
K. P. R. R. They are of the opinion
that rates are from 5 to 10 cents bet
ter at these Kansas points.
At Bloomington, tbe shippers com
plained of the smallness of tbe stock
jards and tbe water facilities. The
Board recommends that the pump be
put in tunning order.
At Alma, tbe citizens complained
ot tbe niallues8 ol the depot, and ol
the water (acilities aud Mock yard?.
Tbe Board recommends that tbe pump
be repaired in tbe stock yards.
At Arapahoe, the same complaints
were made as at Alma. The Board
recommends tbe enlargement ol the
depot as soon as practicable, especially
the baggage room, and the repairing
of the stock yards and pump, and the
extension of tbe platform.
At Cambridge, the citizens com
plained of the smallness of the stock
yards and tbe absence of water, and
tbe lack of sufficient crossings. The
Board recommends that tbe stock
yards be enlarged cr partitioned and
water supplied, and that a crossing be
made on the street, west of depot
At Indianola, owners of flouring
mill ask for a side track. The mill is
about two hundred yards from the
depot and can be accommodated by
one bundled aud fifty yards of hiding.
Much money is invested and the mill
is now running. The Board recom
mends that side track be constructed
as soon as practicable.
At Axtell, complaint was made of
want of water in stock yards. The
Board recommend? that water be
supplied.
At Uartwell, shippers complained
that rates were cut at Kencsaw to tbe
extent of 5 or 10 cents ou graiu, aud
they could not compete. Also, that
crossing on section line east of town
is out of repair. The Board recom
mends the repair of the crossing.
At Minden, the shippers complain
ed that they bad to pay 190.00 on hogs
to Denver, while at Axtell, the rate
is $75.00.
At Kenesaw, the citizens asked for
the widening of the crossing east of
depot, and tbe repair of the culvert
under the crossing. Also for a pump
in the stock yards. The Board rec
ommends that their prayers be
granted.
At nearly every station in the Re
publican valley and on tbe Kenesaw
cut off, the citizens complained of the
price of Canon City and Colorado coal,
which appears, from their testimony,
to be uniformly $9.00 per ton, and the
impression generally prevails that the
B. &. M. R. R. own tbe mines and
make the rate irrespective of tbe dis
tance hauled, falling to $7.00 or $7.50
at points where tbe line is intersected
by tbe U. P. R. R. or its branches,
and Wyoming coal competes with
that hauled over your line. This
grievance is most bitterly complained
of, and tbe Board respectfully re
quests the B. & M. R. R. management
to give it a careful and early consid
eration. The lowering of the price of
coal In western Nebraska, to figures
that will enable it to compete with
corn is the ear for foel oa the home-
tead, will be a great blearing to the
State, aud a great relief eventually to
tho railroads.
At Newark, a lumber firm, the only
ouo in town, complained that he was
about to close out his yard because be
could not get rates given Kearney, 34
cents per hundred weight.
At Kearney, the shippers aek lor
the repair of stock yards and well.
Tbe Board recommends the repairs
asked tor.
At Juniata, on complaint of the city
officers, tbe Board recommends tbe
repair of tbe stock yards, and the re
moval of tbe water closet from the,
platform of the depot to less conspic
uous place.
At Hastings, complaint was made
by the mayor and council, and citi
zens generally, of the inadequacy of
the depot accommodations. 1 1 ap
pears to the Board that the city i
outgrowing the depot facilities, and
that some relief should be granted as
soon as practicable, especially iu tbe
addition of a ladies wailing room.
The same parlies asked for additional
street crossings. After a lull confer
ence and careful inspection, tho Board
recommends that tbe crossings on the
two main business streets be contin
ued, the crossing now existing at the
east end of tho depot be closed and
the platform extended fur tho con
venience of the railroad traffic, that
each alternate street enst of tbe depot,
with the exceptions named, be sup
plied with crossings, and that arrange
ments be entered into between tbe
city aud the company for a crossing
west of the city, about a mile from
the depot, with a wagon road opened
along the north Bide of tbe track into
the city. This arrangement, we .be
lieve, will prove eutirely satiajacl
itfacljfcry.
P'j
At Cowles, on complaint
pers, tbe Board recommends
in the stock yards. . -
At Blue Hill, complaint was made
of the size of the stock yards aud tbe
abseucc of water thereiu. The Board
recommends the enlargement of the
stock yards, and well for the same.
Complaints were also made as l.o
shipping facilities, the town having
grown very rapidly. The Board rec
ommends the extension of the side
track to the south, and grading on the
ca6t side of said track for convenience
in unloading cars.
At Harvard, complaint was made
by the chairman and board of trus
tees, that in laying out tbe town, by
a town site company, no streets or
alleys were platted across the railroad
right of way. That 6ome of th'e
streets have ciossings by consent of
the company, but those are often
blocked by standing cars, for a long
period, and when complaint has been
made to officers of the road, they have
replied that there are no legal streets
across the railroad in Harvard. Also,
that trains often run at a high rate of
speed through the town, endangering
the lives and limbs of citizens. Also,
that the right of way blocks the course
of water, so that parts of the town
north ot tbe track are frequently
flooded. Also that an excavation
made by tbe company west of tbe
depot, has-become a water hole and a
nuisance. The Board recommends
that tbe Ktreets be provided with
crossings to be respected and treated as
legal crossings and be kept open by
an order of the General Manager or
General Superintendent, and that the
water hole mentioned, be filled up,
and if, upon survey, a culvert will re
lieve the north side ot the track of
back water, that such culvert be built.
Also, that au additional crostiiug be
provided at the end of the switch
cast of the depot.
At Sutton complaint is made of the
smallnesB of the depot building. The
Ilnnfrt'fitula it hphinil tK -ortinrth nt
the town :unti snasc'a better facili-
ties be iurbifU,d"ag6oou"asiiradti-
cable. .-Sevrral- sname
A0;
complain of-diserimW
Jp ,
of Saronvilfe 'andtGril
rates, and th'at HastiOtrrhan?
45 cents per hnndrtdfrofn&ansas
City while 55 cenfais.phnre&l tojatfl-
mi.. i.: rs vrrT: ii.-Va.A ..r A
ton to which we call -the alt entlon,6f.
tbe company or investigation.
At Dorchester, complaint is made
of 'a water hole on north side Of the
depot. The Board recommends that
it be filled.
At Germantown, many citizens pe
titioned the Board to recommend the
removal of the stock yards farther
from the town. Tbe Board upon.in
epeclion of the same, believe if it is
kept in good order the grounaVwill
not be a nuisance.
At Seward, complaints were made
that the freight trains en the Grand
Island run earning passengers have
no regnlar place to stop, thus putting
passengers to much inconvenience in
getting ou and off such trains. Tbe
Board recommends that some regulai
place be provided for these tmins to
stop, and that means be taken to
notify passengers when tbe trains
arrive at such place. Shippers and
business men complain ol tbe manner
in which goods are handled at the
depot, claiming that goods are rough
ly handled by traiu men. It is also
charged that rebates are given to
grain dealers at Utica. Also, that the
rate tor fourth-class freight from
Chicago to Seward is $74 00 per car
more than to Lincoln. That the rate
from Omaha to Seward is 40 cents
per hundred, and from Lincoln to
Seward ia 22 cents per hundred, and
that shippers can make money by
billing goods from Chicago or St.
Louis to Lincoln, and resbipplng from
there to Seward. They also complain
of the lack of facilities for welting
slock at stock yards after loading iu
(be cars, the company tank being over
half a mile from the yams.
At York, complaints were made of
the inadequacy of the depot facilities,
the (-borlness of the platform, and the
smallness of the stock yards Aid the
lack of sufficient side track accemmb'
dations. Tbe Board finds that these
complaints arc well founded and rec
ommend that the Board improve the
geucial facilities of York and that tbe
company erect a new depot at York
us soon as practicable. A flour ship
per complained that rates from Greely
Colorado, to York, have been 25 cents
per hundred, while from York to
Greely it has been 85 cents per hun
dred on flour. Thus discriminating
against Nebraska in favor of Colora
do. Attention was also called to the
rate on stock from York to Chicago,
being $85.00 per car, while from
Grand Island to Chicago, 40 miles
further, the rate was only $65 per car.
At Bradshaw, complaint was made
of tbe lack of shipping facilities in the
way of cars and side track. The
Board recommends that the side track
be extended as soon as practicable.
At Aurora, shippers complain of
rain rates, and merchants of tbe rate
on lumber and coal, and think that
Central City is given an advantage.
At Bellwood, shippers ask for an
extension of side track north. In the
opinion of l he Board, tbe petition
should be granted.
At Staplehnrst, the stock vards
were found to be miry, rather small,
the well out of repair. The Board
recommends the repair and enlarge
ment of the same.
At Waverly, the Board recom
mends the establishment of a crossing
on the side track west of the depot,
and tbe removal of the water closet
from tbe platform, on petition of
shippers and citizens.
At Sooth Bend, shippers complain
ed that a discrimination was made in
rales in fvr oY Omaha and against
Lincoln, :n shipiueuts to that place.
At PlattPtiiouth, there wm n ;eii'r
al complaint ot rates by shippers, in
merchandise and lumber Iroiu Oma
ha, together with a formal complaint
signed by a large, number of dealers,
that has been forwarded to the Gen
eral Manager of tbe company.
Quite a number ot complaints were
! made to I he Board during (he tour of
inspection, of the practice of trains
standing on crossings over main and
ide tracks. The Biard recommends
a stringent enforcement of the rules
ot the company in this n-trtud.
California.
Ceres. Cal , July 14. S5.
En Journal: It has been some
time since I gave ou a letter. The
harvest here U nearly over aud the
crop about ot lif I years, some put
it more and some less. The combined
machines of which we have some 4 of
different styles all made at Stockton
are doiug good work aud in a few
years will do away with the old-taIi-ioned
header and threshing machines.
The teport is that Tulare county
has the nearest to full crop of any
county in the state. That county is
reported as good as lat season aud
Fresno, this .-ide is very good. Freno
and Tulare n - the two counties in
this valley v -ive irrigation
is earned '.. most of the
wheat is ms '. . u'l.iiit irrigation.
Thte two count i.--. tiller the best in
ducements (or bft tiers of any in lhi
valley. At pre-esit 1 think no Hih
of settlers are di'?irrd but those that
come prepared to buy a small place
and o into business. There are three
men now looking tor work to where
one can obtain it, aud then only (or a
few days at a time. I am informed
that in Marin county, the great dairy
county, that the Swiss have the whole
or nearly ho of that business in their
hands as tenantf, I suppose, aud the
garduering about the towns is in
Italian and French hands and China
men ; they are working into every
thing in sight but this more par
ticularly, aud the Iruit business on
the Sacramento river I am told they
do nearly tbe whole ot it. So you see
between the foreigners and Ameri
cans it looks as though those that can
subsist on tbe smallest amount of
food or at the least expense will be
the outcome or survival ot the fittest.
There is only one way in my mind
for the Yankee to compete and that
is to obtain a small piece of laud that
can be Irrigated snd go at it aud
raise and eat the fruit of bis labor
aiiiTiiiHnrtae to have :oinMhing to -ell
to buy el.i'hp-', fti.'tr, &i. and live
tiiuU-r hi.- i w ini and ij tret'.
Forty ;! ot innd on one ot the
ditches iarph'Uty and the man that
improves beJt will hire a good deal.
1 do not write to loosen tbe bold of
anyone iu tbe east : if you have a
good home and cau make your end
meet yon jnay do worse by coming
here. All iepend ou circumstances
and- the surrounding you tn'4y have
about success.
California, Oregon and Washipg-
,on Territories is quite a large couu
try and the people that inhabit it are
froma'L.uations
under the sun or
nearly -Wi
Every ship that comes in
almost brim's some one or more that
stay. Sailors of all nations are spread
over the country. We hav,e Greek,
Italian and Chinese fishermen about
the bays -And rivers. You may take
tbe wings of the morulug and flee to
the uttermost paits of this land, and
behold, the Chinaman is there 1 You
may go down into tbe bowels of (he
earth, and behold he is there also!
Dive into the bowels of an ocean
steamer and there he is shoveling
coal ! Go into the most remote ham
let of the land and you will find him
with bis polo and two baskets selling
goods or vegetables or fish ! Go into
nearly every kitchen in the land and
you will find him there blowing hi
spittle aud water out of his mouth
over your biscuits! (Jo iulo a lodg
ing hr.iMe iu the city aud you will
find Ibis infernal nuisance doing
chamber work ! Go where you will,
in heaven above, or the earth beneath,
and I think you will find him. Ten
cents a day will keep him fa! and
healthy and in good working order.
This is one fiue country and when I he
irrigation ditches bring tbe water
out onto tbe plains and cut up tbe
land into small farms will be a gar
den, but the cume ot the country is
the wbiky saloons aud the hordes of
Chiuamcn ; the two combined are
curse enough for any land. Your
eastern fanatics (hat think they cau
convert Chinamen are simply a laugh
ing stock for those that know tbe
animal. Just as well try our band
on a bronze tobacco sign.
C. Lef.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Monroe Ilenix.
Mr.Wm. Rushling has sold bis farm
to Rubert Southard.
Mr. A. E. Perdue, who lately pur
chased land here, has broken 50 acres,
and intends building.
Wm. Tyler and family of Custer
county were visiting old friends in
this neighborhood last week.
Mrs. J. S. Hendrick of Denver is
visiting her mother, Mrs. S. Alexan
der, who is at present suffering with
neuralgia and inflammation of tho
eyes.
Notwithstanding tbe intensely hot
weather, harvesting is progressing
finely, grain is nearly all cut, and is a
good crop in this locality. Mr. Saml.
Alexaudcr expects to have 7 or 8
thousand bushels of grain. He is not
praying for war, but hopes something
will happen to raise the price of grain
Mrs. Robt. Wiley left Aug. 4th on
a visit to her old borne near Pittsburg,
Pa. Mrs. Wiley bad been looking
forward with pleasure to her visit,
but a few days ago she received a tel
egram auuouucing tbe sudden death
of her mother, and her visit will con
sequently be a sad one. She has tbe
sympathy of a host of friends in her
bereavement.
The Methodists of this place and
Genoa contemplate uniting the two
charges so as to employ the same min
ister flo will preach at Genoa iu the
forenoon and at Monroo iu the aftcr
uoon ovnry Sabbath. The Methodist
church ot'this place i in a flourishing
condition, embraciug as it docs the
most substantial business men in the
country. They also have one of tbe
best Sabbath schooU with nearly a
hundred members, t-uperintcuded by
Mr. J. II. Watts. T. D. X.
Nt. Edward.
Grain h nearly ali in tbe shock, in
this vicinity.
W. W. Tolman lost a horse a few
days ago valued at $300; cause of
death supposed to be sunstroke.
J. W. Jennings has resigned as
editor of the St. Edward department
of the Boone County News; bis place
will be supplied by Dr. Wm. Flory of
this place.
Capt. Voorheea, tbe pioneer grain
buyer of St. Edward, ban tecently re
ceived his back pension, amounting
in all to about $1500, and is to receive
$15 a mouth the remainder of his life
tor injury to hi- hearing, while In tbe
U. 3 service. The Captain U erect
ing a house in St. Edwards where he
expects to reside.
We think the experience of Mrs.
C E. Howard and sons represents
well the contrast of emigration in
1S40 and 1SS5. She started on the
22d ol June to visit her mother and
daughter iu N. Y. state, and on tho
2(th her sons started for Dawes
county, Neb., in real old emigrant
style, with 37 head of cattle, two
teams with heavy loaded wagons and
a buggy. Mrs. Howard visited
friends iu New York, Maine and took
a pleasure trip on an ocean steamer,
returned and overtook her sons at
Valentine, having traveled a distance
of over 3,000 miles on the cars and
bad a good visit while her sons
traveled less than 200 miles in their
overland route. T.
August 1st, 1885.
H0TICE OF A1TACHMEHT.
McCormick Harvesting Machink Com
pany, Plaintiff,
. AGAINST
James Butlkk, and Pat Duffby, PePts.
To Pat Duffey, Defendant:
SAID DEPKXDAXT, PAT DUFFEY,
will take notice that, on the 10th day
of July, 1&n, John Itickly, a Justice of
the Peace in ana for Platte County,
Nebraska, issued an order of attachment
for the sum of $14.44, and interest from
July 10th, 1885. at 10 per cent, per annum,
in :iu action vending betorehim, wherein
The 3IcCormick Harvesting Machine
Company is plaintiff, aud James It u tier
and Pat Duffey are defendants, that
property, counting of notes and money
in the posi-eion of Ira B. Hriugle and
CooUiiitiuin arid Header, lias been seized
by g.irnilie process, in said ai-tion.
"Said caue was continued to the 8th
day ot September, 1S35, at !l o'clock a. m.
Tub MqCokmick Harvesting Machink
Company.
- By McAllistkk Buo's., Its Atty's.
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Tax-Sale Notice.
To A. J. Zeller:
Yqu are hereby notified thai the prop
erty described as .follow.-, to vit, tbe
northeast quarterot the northeast quar
ter of Section two. Towuship twenty,
Banjre one east (X. K. X. E. 2, 20, le), the
northwest quarter ot the northeast quar
ter of Section two. Township twentv.
Range one eaxt (X.-W. X. E. 2, 20, le), the
southwest quarter ot the northeast quar
ter of Section two, Townhip twenty,
Range one cast (S. AW X. E. 2, 20, le), the
southeast qn'srtr of the northeast nuar
ter of Section two. Township, twenty,
Range one east (S. E. X. E. 2. 20, le), all
situate in PUttc county, State of Ne
braska, was purchased bv J. A. Hood on
the 28tb day of November, 18X3, at public
sale at the Treasurer's office in said Platte
county, Tor taxes assessed on said land
for the year 1832. That said land was
taxed in the name of A. .1. Zeller, aud
that tbe time for the redemption of the
same will expire on the 28th day of No
vember, 18".
15-3 J. A. HOOD.
BOAD NOTICE.
To all whom it may concern:
'FIIE COMMISSIONER, APPOIXTED
-L to vacate a road, it being a part of
Shell Creek road south side, commencing
at half section line north and south in
Section 20, Town 18, Rauge 1 west, and
running thence in a southeasterly direc
tion to the Columbus 'and Madison road
in Section 28, Town 18, Range I west,
and terminating at said point, has re
ported in favor of the vacation thereof,
and all objections thereto, or claims for
damages, must be tiled in the County
Clerk's office on or before noon of tbe
2Cth day of September, A. D., IWCi, or
such road will be vacated without re
ference thereto.
Columbus, Xeb., July 21, 188.1.
JOHN STAUFFER,
t l-n.e.-t County Clerk.
Tax-Sale Notice.
To W. II. Kelloio:
Yon are hereby notified that the prop
erty described as follows, to wit, the
northeast quarter of the southeast quar
ter Section six. Township seventeen,
Range two west (N. E. of S. E. Sec. (!, 17,
2w), also the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of Section six, Town
ship reveuteen. Range two west (S. E. of
S. E. or , IT, 2w) all situate in Platte
county, State of Nebraska, was purchased
by J. A. Hood on the 28th day of Novem
ber, I!-8n, at public sale at the" Treasurer's
office in said Platte county, for taxes
ae.ed on said land for the year 1882.
That said land was taxed in the name of
W. II. Kellow. and that the time Tor the
redemption of tbe same will expire ou
the 28th day of November, 18s.".
!.".-:! J. A. HOOD.
PRIVILEGES AT THE FAIR !
APPMCATIOXS will be received fox
privileges on tbe Fair Grounds dur
ing the .'itb annual Fair, Sept. 8th, 0th,
10th and 11th, 18ST, is follows:
Dining and lunch hall $10 00
Lemonade, pop, cider and confec
tionery Tobacco and cigars
Photo gallery
Hot candy, pop-corn and nuts.
Target gun, stand
Y I U - . .
5 00
5 00
.1 00
.1 00
5 00
.1 00
5 00
Baby racket
No exclusive privileges irranted
Other
privileges may be contracted for by con
fernng with tnc Vice President.
J.G.ROUTSON,
1.1-5 Secretary
Tax-Sale Notice.
To Ellen Foley:
You are hereby notified that the prop
erty described as follows, to wit, the
northeast quarter of tbe southwest quar
ter of Section 30. Township 18, Range 1
west; also the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of Section 30, Town
ship 18, range 1 west, all being situate in
Platte county, State of Nebraska, was
purchased by J. A. Hood on the 28th day
of November. 1883, at public sale at the
Treasurer's office in said Platte county,
for taxes assessed on said land for the
year 1S82. That said land was taxed in
the name of Ellen Foley, and that the
time for the redemption of the same will
expire ou the 28th dav of November, 1883.
ltf.3 J. A. HOOD.
BOAD X0TICE.
Tn all whom it mau concern:
THE CG3IM1SSIOXER appointed to
vacate a road commencing at north
line of Section 5, Township 19 north, of
Itange 1 eatt, and running tnence in a
southeasterly direction through said
Section 5, and terminating at southeast
.corner or said Section 5, has reported in
favor or the vacation thereof, and all ob
jections thereto or claims for damages
must be filed in the County Clerk's office
on or before noon of the 21st dav of Sep
tember. A. D. 1885, or such road will be
vacated without reference thereto.
Colmnbus, Xebr., July 15th, 1885.
John Staotfm,
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