Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1886)
tH.W twl"aaai 4llwiK5fttCMt, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1886. Thz Canadian Government has de cided to advance the price of liquor licensee. The remains of the late John B. Gongh were interred at Worchester, Massachusetts. The first term of district court ever held in DaweB county was in session last week at Chadron. The treasurer at "Washington has paid out about $10,000,000 so far this month on account of pensions. Gkobge Q. Cannox, the Mormon apostle, was released the other day at Salt Lake, on giving bonds of $45,000. Ex-Pbesident Abthoe was re ported in very bad health laBt week. He is staying closely at his residence and seen by only a few intimate friends. The secretary of the treasury at Washington has issued a call for $10, 000,000 of 3 per cent bonds, the principal of which will be paid April 1st next The bill creating a non-partisan hoard of election in Toledo, Colum bus, Cleveland and Cincinnati has passed both branches of tho Ohio Legislature. Danl. McKeegak, a farmer of Cuming county, was thrown from his wagon one day last week, result ing in breaking his neck. A boy riding with him escaped without in jury. An effort is being made by the republicans of New York to induce Robcoo Conkling to tako tho leader ship of the party, with tho view ulti mately of sending him to the United States senate. Wallace Church made his escape one night last weok from tho Chad ron, Neb., jail. Ho had just been sentenced by tho district court to a term of six years in tho penitentiary for horse-stoaling. Dixon, United States Attornoy, was assaulted the other day at the Conti nental Hotel, Salt Lake. Frank J. Cannon, son of George L. Cannon, and Angus Cannon were two of his assailants, and they were arrested. John W. Lauek was arraigned one day last week at Omaha for the mur der of his wife and he entered the plea of not guilty. If the public re member, he is the man that claims he shot his wife by mistake for a burglar. The foolish and unnecessary strike at Mattoon, 111., and thirty coal miners have resumed work and were not molested. Tho rest of the miners intend to go to work under the same conditions prevailing before the strike was made. Word was received at Chadron tho other day that tho Chinese inhab itants of Buffalo Gap were held up and robbed of about $70.00 by some of the toughs of that place. It is claimed that tho Gap has an unusual number of roughs. The Iowa legislature on tho 26th ult. passed resolutions of respect for Judge Mitchell of this state, who died at the pioneer law-maker's re-union in Des Moines on the 25th, and ap pointed a committee to escort the re mains to Nebraska City. The Ohio Senate Committee inves tigating tho October election has had the poll book aud tally sheet of pre cinct "A," fourth ward, photo graphed. Mr. Dalton will now he able to obtain tho original which he can use in freeing himself from con tempt. The State Farmers' Alliance held its sixth annnal meeting at Hastings last week and transacted a large amount of business. We notice among the proceedings that W. A. McAllister, of this city and D. L. Brucu aro appointed members of the State Central Club for Platte county. Patknts were issued one dy last week at Washington City to citizens of Nebraska as follows: .TofIius G. Bonstcr, of Duncan, a wind-mill ; William A. Smith and J. II. Hughe, of Woodlawn, hose coupling; Mar quis F. Seely, of Fremont, grain ele vator; Geo. M. Fcedles, of Stuart, aud E. G. Fisher, of Atlantic, Iowa, a plow. "The great conspiracy, its origin and history," Senator Logan's pro posed new book, is being already severely criticised. What attention the real book will receive when it appears is hard to tell, but one ex change says "Logan's book has been more severely criticised already than any other volume with which men now living are familiar." A genuine case of rabies in the person of S. P. Williams, of Callaway postoffice, Texas, is reported to have been successfully treated by Dr. Mc Lean, of St. Louis. The patient was kept under treatment for ten days, when the doctor declared his work complete, and apparently it was most successful. Williams returned to Texas in tho best of health and spirits and confident of immunity from rabies. Rain, wind and snow storms again - visited the east At Boston telegraph poles were broken off by the high winds, blockading several streets with fallen poles an inextricable snare of wires. Many horses were entang led and the streets had to be roped oft A furious blizzard prevailed during the night of the 26th nit. and for a long distance down the eastern coast At Portland twenty inches of snow fell. At Baltimore the storm was very severe. In part of tho city houses were unroofed and in several jMtaaces sheeting was torn oil'. The Nebraska Press Association met at Lincoln on the 23d ult, with a larger attendance than usual. Fifty four gentlemen paid their fees and became members. Hon. E. M. Cor ral, of Hebron, was elected president ; vice-presidents, Calhoun, of Lincoln, Haskell, of Ord, Thomas, of Hold rege; secretary, Bnshnell, of Platts mouth ; treasurer, E. Whitcomb ; ex ecutive committee, C. W. Pool, F. R. Morrissey. F. B. Risley, W. N. King, J. A. McMurphy, L. A. Stevens. The above named officers were chosen to serve for the ensuing year. Will. S. Jay was selected as orator for the next meeting, and H. M. BuBhnell was elected poot. Bushncll, Simons and Brown were chosen a committee on revision of the constitution and by-laws. Oliver of the Fairfield Herald offered a resolution recom mending that no advertisement be given for dailies. It was tabled. A vote of thanks was then tendered daily papers which had exchanged even with the weekly press of the state. The next meeting will bo held at Omaha. A few days ago as a party of four persons, two men and two women, were nearing Buffalo Gap, the Sheriff of Custer county met them, and pro ducing a warrant arrested them on charge of two murders. The Htate ment aB made is that lust summer they kept a ealoon in a tent at Sand Ridge, a point on the Fremont, Elk horn and Missouri Valley railroad being built. Two carpenters at work on the bridge there suddenly dis appeared and no trace of them could be found. Soon the four parties left the saloon and went to the tin mines. The people tore down the tent and noted that under the bar the soil was loose. Examination was made and the body of one of the carpenters was found bnried there, and the other was fouud in a thicket near by. Other evidence has been gathered, and the arrest made in consequence. Aint toorlh Journal. Mrs. Eliza McNair and her chil dren have commenced suit in the district court at Lincoln agaiust M. Glass and his bondsmen for selling her husband liquor, which has de prived them of their means of sup port. McNair is a bookbinder and capablo of caruing good wages when not under the influence of liquor. This winter McNair, while drunk, was so badly frozen that ho lost eight fingers and a thumb, which has for ever incapacitated him fronrworking at his trade. The amount of the dam age claimed is $5,000. A similar suit has been commenced by Sarah E. Moinnick, wife of a blacksmith against Charles A. Scbawaz, Charles Meyer and C. Schaffer. She claims sho has been deprived of her means of support by reason of the defendants selling her huebaud intoxicating liquors. She puts her damage at $3,000. Judge James L. Mitchel, of Ne braska City, was attending the con vention of the Pioneer Lawmakers on the 25th ult at Des Moines, Iowa. Previous to making his speech the soldier's life was so vividly brought to his rocollection by the singing of the song "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground," that a friend noticed the Jndgo was visibly affected by it. When the 6inging was over the Judge was called upon for a speech and he responded briefly in sentences of thrilling power, and just as he was concluding with the words, "I love the ninth general assembly and the Iowa soldiers," be sank into his seat as if shot, supposed to be caused by an attack of apoplexy, which pro duced immediate death. At tho time of his death he was Judge of the Sec ond judicial district of this state. His wife and threo children survive him. A very destructive fire occurred last week in the business portion of Wilmington, N. C The fire originat ed on the river steamer "Bladen," cotton laden, which bet fire to the wharf and sheds of tho Clyde line of steamers. Houses wore swept away on Water street for threo blocks, mostly business places. Among the buildings destroyed were the First Methodist church, offices of tho At lantic Coast line, the freight depots of the Wilmington, Columbia & Augus ta, and Wilmington & Weldon rail road companies. The loss will prob ably exceed a million dollars. Judge Wtlie, of tho common pleas court at Columbus, Ohio, the other day denied the application of Clerk Dalton, of Hamilton county, tor a writ of habeas corpus. Ho was ar rested for refusing to produce before the bouse tho election returns from precinct A, Fourth ward of Cincin nati. The application was dismissed and Dalton remained in custody of the sergcant-at-arms. These fraudu lent returns will hurt some one yet. He who tampers with the ballot en dangers free institntions more than he who commits any ordinary theft. Mrs. Gkacet, who kept a boarding house in Denver, was seized by tho throat about 2 o'clock the other morn ing by an unknown person, who for cibly tore from her night clothing a package containing $S00. After this struggle she fainted, and the robber securing the money, set fire to the house, and it burned to the ground. It is claimed that the inmates had been drugged, and it was with diffi culty that they wero got from the burning building. The loss by the fire will reach $5,000. The body of the missing wife of George Graham was found at the bottom of a dry well fifty feet deep, uear Brookline, Missouri, with a bul let hole in her right breast. Her hus band proves to be a horsethief, biga mist, and every circumstance attend ing the death of Mrs. Graham goes to prove that he has added murder .to his other crimes. Pending further investigation of the murder, Graham has been put under arrest for bigamy. WasMlBEtea letter. (From our regular correspondent.) Washington, Fob. 23, 1886. Since I last wrote you,he women have come, fought again and gone. I mean the women who want to vote. For eighteen successive winters they havo rendezvoused in Washington with tho intention of capturing Con gress. They made a three days siege this time, and now that it is all over the city will resume the even tenor of its way, and its feminine element will return to dancing, flirting, going to church, making crazy quilts and painting plaques. These laudable en terprises were sadly neglected during the Woman's Suffrage Convention. As usual, the ladies went to hear all about the rights and possibilities and duties of their sex, and their minds wero deeply stirred by the impas sioned oratory of Mi6s Anthony and her co-workers. The advocates of women suffrage say that if men were to make such a struggle for freedom and thair rights, it would be considered a fine thing, and there would be books and oven poetry written about it And this may be true. There is something poetically pathetic in tho energy, patience, and chronic hopefulness evinced by these toilers for female enfranchisement. One is constrained to wish such industries and such faith wero consecrated to a more hopeful cause. At these conventions, the women are much given to speech making, personal glorification, and criticism of perfidious man. All they say they believe and mean and have said be fore. But how could anything new bo said on a subject that is thorough ly discussed and exhausted annually? Miss Ada Sweet, of Chicago, whose powers of tenacity were strikingly illustrated in defense of her office of pension agent in that city, was prom inent among tho delegates to tho con vention. She is young, good-looking, self-possessed, aud can make a speech, which she did, relating her experience with insano asylums, and giving her opinion that they should at least be partly under tho management of women. Mrs. Sewcll, of Indianapolis, is one of the pillars of the sisterhood. Sho is not prepossessing in appearance, but probably aB much so as the law of the association approves. Her adorn ments were limited to bangs. This concession to frivolous fashion in no wise detracted from Mrs. Sewell's formidable physiognomy, however, nor from her usefulness to tho cause. Sho had a good deal to say about hardened Congressmen and indurated Senators, but she thought the con sciences of these gentlemen less at fault than their intelligence. She re gretted that it was impossible to sum up the benefits already accomplished by the suffrage movement, but tho't the same might bo 6aid of tho sun light. Sho made a really eloquent flight at this point, comparing suff rage to sunlight Mrs. Sewell was followed by Mrs. Perkins, of Ohio, a sister of uncom promising demeanor, who typifies the righteousness of the movement, as Mrs. Sbattuck, of Boston, represents its asthotic phase. Mrs. Perkins was sternly statistical on this occasion, although she has ornate resources, which sho displayed during the ses sions of the convention. Sho dis coursed at one time upon the ladies of society, whose walk and conversa tion sho does not approve, using a number of scriptural quotations. She has a tendency to be caustic in her public utterances. Men, sho said, think women good enough to be an gels, but not good enough to be citi zens. They pray so fervently for Providence to bless women, that they leavo it chiefly for Providence to do. Mrs. Clay Bennett, a representative of the Blue Grass State and a relative of Henry Clay, vowed her fidelity to the cause, and made a spirited address on the "Constitutional Right of Wo men to Vote and Hold Office." Mrs. Bennett may be said to represent the ground whereon frippery and strong mindednees meet and unite. Her costume was neither frivolous nor funeral, but it was en traine, aud her gloves were a la Bernhardt. Her oratory and elocution were, like her self, Keutuckian. Senator Vest underwent unuttera ble things at the hands of Mrs. Mcri wcatber,of Missouri, for having ex pressed himself as 'in "uncompromis ing opponent" of the woman suffrage movement. Mme. Neyman, of New York, who has a fine Teutonic face, closed the conventions proceedings with a clever and comprehensive paper on the comparative independ ence of German and American women. The bill now before the Senate looking to the enfranchisement of women is a source of great comfort to the members of the association who have been waiting and working to this end so long. Becanse of it they attached unusual significance to this their eighteenth Washington conven tion. Next winter they will come again to tell the samo old story with variations, and to say eevere things of Senators Vest and Edmunds. News If otea. Almond trees are blooming in Cal ifornia. The new Methodist church at York cost $18,000, and is clear of debt. The Bohemian Turner society at Wilbur are about to build a large hall. It is claimed that a large quantity of connterfeit coin is in circulation at Tekama. Somebody has discovered that the Egyptians wore jerseys, in the sixth century. In the north part of Holt county a new town has sprung up called Ne braska Falls. It is stated that at Nebraska City nearly 2,000 persons have signed the temperance pledge. The fruit growers in Maine say that the ice has killed the buds, and they predict a short crop. In Paris it costs $3 to cremate a body, and this includes coal and labor with an urn thrown in. Not less than seven German Gen erals will complete their fiftieth year of active eervice during 18S6. A bice pudding was received tho other day among the third-class mail matter at the Brooklyn postoffice. According to tho latest official sta tistics the number of working women in England and Wales is 7,706,545. A nail and tack factory started last week in Council Bluffs, with Mr. Mountain, of Omaha, as one of its operators. A new overshoe, made of strong, light, waterproof canvas, has been put on the market to tako the place of the ordinary rubbers. Prof. Fairchild says that Man hatten Islaud is gradually sinking, and tho sea will yet cover tho present site of New York. The estimated number of post offices in tho United States up to tho 1st of January was 51,919, 2,248 of them presidential. Evan Barnes, a passenger en gineer, well known in the vicinity of Galena, 111., was killed tho other day by an accident in Nebraska. A Philadelphia, physician fastens his lantern on his horse's breast in dark nights so that the light is thrown forward whero it is most needed. Clara Brown, a colored womau, living on tho Piedmont road, noar Charleston, W. Va., says she is one hundred and twenty-two years old. A jury at Los Angeles, Cal., tho other day awarded Louise E. Per kins $75,000 damages in her suit for breach of promise against "Lucky" Baldwin. Rev. Peter Akers, one of the old est Methodist preachers in the west, died at his home in Jacksonville, 111., Sunday week. He was 95 years old and had preached since 1821. The circuit court at Columbus, Ohio, has affirmed tho decision of Judge Wylie in the Dalton contempt case and it will be taken to tho supremo court on error instanter. Grasshopfers in myriads havo hatched out along tho Mokclume river, California. They aro not lar ger than fleas, but tho cold weather has not had the anticipated effect of killing them off. Next mouth tho Canadian Govern ment will send a column of troops to the Northwest under command of General Middleton. Special visits will bo made to reservations where disaffection exists. A son of David W. Henderson, a street car driver at Atlanta, Ga., re cently lost a leg by being run over by a car on which his father held tho reins. Henderson, sr., now sues the company for $10,000 damages. Mrs. Peter Higgins and George Uiggins havo confessed to the murder of the woman's husband, whose body was recently found in a manure heap near Central Lake, Mich. The victim was an undo of George Higgins. Suits for damages aggregating $95,000 have been brought at Dubuque against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, o claim being that sparks from one of its engines caused the disastrous lumber fire last September. It is claimed that small fly-wheels cast hollow and loaded with lead, is a foreign notion that promises to be come popular in this country. They afford the same centrifugal power as a largo wheel, cost less and take up less room. A REroRT comes from Pekin, 111., that Joseph Whitely, recently elected to the position of city treasurer of Pekin, has defaulted and fled to parts unknown. Tho amonut of bis de falcation is not known but is believed to be large. At Anoka, Minn., the other night, United States Marshal H. R. Denny and other officers, captured Frank Cole, George Goodson, Burt Lathncss and Edwin Teller while in tho act of manufacturing bogus money. They were taken to St. Paul aud held in heavy bonds. Active measures were being taken last week by the Mayor and citizens of Philadelphia, Pa., to raise funds to assist in the erection of a monument in that city to the memory of General George 15. McClellan. At this meet ing subscriptions to tho amount of $458.58 were taken. Sanborn, Hasse and Dingle, three young men of Greeley, Col., weraout the other day hunting jack-rabbits near Evans; in getting out of the wagon San.born's gun was acci dentally discharged striking him in the forehead, completely blowing off the top of his head, killing him in stantly. It is said that states rights is at a discount in the southern, as well as the northern end, of tho big Amer ican continent. The United States of Columbia, hitherto split into nine sovereign states, is to become the centralized Republic of Columbia, with the seat of power at the people's capital, Bogota. Albert Mitchel, a trusted em ploye of the Missouri Pacific and Wabash Railways at St. Louis was arrested the other day for abstracting $1,000 from an express package, and confessed the crime. His accounts as treasurer of a colored club are short $2,000 and he expected to cover a portion of tho deficiency by the theft At New Haven, Conn., the other morning the insane wife of Professor Waldo, of Yale College, escaped from her keepers and conld not be found. The students joined in the search and subsequently she was found two miles away, in the act of climbing up a precipitous cliff of rock6, from which she slipped and fell to the bottom I dashing out her life. Martin Brockman and Fred. Her man, directors of the city infirmary of Cincinnati, Ohio, were found guilty the other day of making fraud ulent vouchers and various mal feasance in office. They both had tendered their resignations to the Mayor and fled. Brockman went to Canada and Herman to Uavanna. The Mayor did not accept their resignations. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. Shell Creek Items, Mr. A. Hcnrich has rented his farm, stock and all, for five years to Mr. C. J. DeWall from Iowa, who is expect ed to arrive before the first of March and move into the now houso Mr. H. is building. A fearful story is afloat of starving and maltreating a wifo to death, of hiding her corpse in tho granary and not allowing anybody to see it, of trying to dig a grave in the night. Where is the coroner? Tho Journal's suggestion of Hon. Leandor Gerrard for our next Gover nor is received favorably throughout tho couuty. An almost unanimous ! vote may bo given him if he will only "ruu" no he don't need to "run" the race; if he will only consent to give his name. A dialoguo from tho White House : Politician. "He ought to bo remov ed, Mr. President." Tho President. "Is there any causo for removing him?'' "Any cojise? Any cause? Why certainly, Mr. Presideut, 1 have promised the place already to thirteen different men. Any cause? I should think so?" What queer ideas people have of what is manly or womauly, gentlo manly or ladyliko! There is little Billy Firstpauts, he sees a man make a chimney out of his mouth and straightway he picks up out of the gutter a dirty stump of a cigar, lights it and struts away as proud as a pea cock. Harry Sixyears sees his father drunk and takes pride in playing drunkard, tumbling from ouo side to the other of the sidewalk. "This is the way father does." Lucy Chew inggum wants a low-neck dress "bo tause I wauts to be a lady like mamma." Dick Bully sees a brute whip his wifo and ho thinks it is manly to abuse and maltreat and strike a teacher yes even a lady toacuer. iiiu mere is a cliucrence in imitating a gentleman or a mule. Shame on a human or inhuman mule buMy 1 The writer had a letter from Elder D. C. Thomas, a Welch Baptist min ister who used to preach in these parts, inquiring about 6omo items be saw iu the Journal, and about some of bis old friends. Elder T. lives in Trumbull county, Ohio. He reports hard times on account of strikes. Speaking of strikes reminds mo of little Tommy. His mother said, "Why, Tommy, that was awful mean in you to eat your sister's part of the cake." "Why, mamma," retorted he, "you always say I should take my sister's part every time." Tho laborer wants to tako the part of the employ er, and he in turn that of the work man l. e. in Tommy's sense, isotn are wrong. To be dissatisfied with reasonable wages when competition or low prices compel the employer to cut down is wrong, and for the em ployer to regard laborers as so many lemons to be squeezed to the last drop and then thrown away, is equally wrong, or even worse if avarice prompts to it. In such cases employ ers may well heed what the good old book says: "Go to, now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miser ies that shall come upon you. Behold the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields which is of you kept oacK oy fraud, cnoin ana the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabbaoth." "Woe uuto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness and his chambers by wrong; that uses his neighbor's services, aud giveth him not (or not what is just and right) tor his work." X. Y. Z. HiNniark TowMMhlp. Peter Greisen sold seven more loads ot hogs last week. Miss Etta Moore visited the Bis inark Academy on the 25th. Belle Swartsley in visiting her sis ter Daisy Burns at Osceola. John G. Drebcr is soiling tho great er part of his oats this spring. Thcro arc plenty of ducks arriving, and the crack of tho gun is heard in this vicinity. Charles. Kipped ia the Bad. For eleven years I have suflered from a caucerouB Bore on my throat. At times it became very angry in ap pearance, discharging large quantities of matter and giving me intense pain. I nsed the ordinary household rem edies only, and it would dry op and a scab would form over it, then it would increase in size again and trouble me greatly, and finally break and discharge freely. Thus for years it has been annoying me. A cancer doctor in Atlanta decided it was a cancer, and wanted to cat it out. I could not master courage to let him use the knife on my throat. About that time I saw the advertisement of Swift's Specific, and the statement of some one suffering like myself. I determined to try it, and in May, 1884, 1 commenced its use. My gen eral health began to improve from the first. I was unable to eat any thing scarcely, and became quite feeble; but my appetite increased, and I can eat anything now. The sore Has neaiea ap ana i am in perfect health. The only sign is a Bmall red spot about the size of a pea, bat it gives me no pain. Am sure that a few bottles more will even re move that. It has done more for me than all other remedies used. Emma L. Robinson. Gordon, Ga,, Dec. 16, 1885. Treatise on blood and skin diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. Now York, 157 w. 23d st. LEGAL NOTICE. RUFUS LEACH will take notice, that on the 23th day of Januarv, 1S36. John Hammond, a justice of the peace of Columbus, Platte county, Nebraska, issued an order of attachment for tbc sum or $109.00, in an action pending before him, wherein Daniel W. Fowkes is plain tiff and Rufus Leach, defendant: that property consisting of ouo framo house, known as the Nebraska House, situated on lot one, block one hundred and twenty, in the city of Columbus, Platte county, Nebraska, has been attached under said order. Said cause was continued to the 23d day of March, 18SC, at 10 o'clock a. m. Danikl W. Fowkes, Plaintiff. By McAllister Bros., his Atty's. Columbus, Feb. 10th. 1S36. Fcb.10.wl FUtfAI PROOF. Land Oflice at Grand Island, Neb.,1 Jan. SOtb, 1886. J NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to maketinal proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Judge of the District Court, at Columbus, Nebras ka, on March 13th, 1SS6, viz: Peter N. Bauer, Homestead No. 0178, for the W. X, NW. X, 24. 19, 4 west. He names the tollowing witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Nils Peterson, Nils Christenson, John An dorson and Peter Swanzeu, of Palestine, Nebr. JOHN G. HIGGINS, Feb. 3-W.6 Register. FINAL. PROOF. Land Oflico at Grand Island, Seb.j Jau.30, 1SSG. f NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice ot his intention to make final proof in support of bis claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court, at Columbus, Neb., on Friday, March 19th, 1880, viz: Peter Buhl, Homestead No. 10820, for the N. E. i. Section 12, Township 19 north, of Range 4, west. He names the following witnesses to prove his contin uous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Christian Johnson, Ham Jacob Johnson, John Brandt Koch and Peter Christcnsen, all of Looking Glass, Platte Countv, Nebr. JOHN G. HIGGINS, Feb. S-w-C Register. FINAIj proof. Land OlOee at Grand Island Neb.,) Feb. 17th, 1S8G. I NOTICE is hereby given that the following-named settler has tiled notice of his intention to make liual proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Judge of District Court at Columbus, Neb., on April 3d, 1SS6, viz: Jacob Crackcnburg, Homestead, 14."9J, for the N. Ji, N. V. , 2, IS, 4w. He names the following witnesses to prove hia continuous residence upon, and cul tivation of, said land, viz: Lewis Law son, Johu Valeuu, Robert Golespie of West Hill, Neb., and Thomas Cain, or Columbus, Nebr. JOHN G. UIGGINS, Feb.24-w- Register. FINAL. PROOF. Land Ollicc at Grand Island, Neb.,) Feb. 18, 1880. f NOTICE is horeby given that tho following-named settler has filed notice ot his intention to make final proof in support of his elaim, and that said proof will be made beforo the Clerk of the Dis trict Court, at Columbus, Nebr., on April rtb, 1SS0, viz : John Gerhard Aschc, for the N. E. i, of N. E. i. Sec. 12, T. 19, R. le. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cul tivation of, said land, viz: Frederick Mackenstadt, Henry Asehe, Herman Backenhus. Herman' Piener. all of Co lumbus, Nebr. JOHN G. HIGGINS, Feb. 24-w-C Register. COLUMBUS Roller Mills! SCB&EDE& BEOS,, Proprietors, MANUFACTURERS OF Flour, Feed, Bran, Shorts And Meal, ANI DEALERS IX All Kinds o Grain. OUR FLOUR BRANDS: "WAY UP," Patent, "IMPERIAL," "BIG 4," "SPREAD EAGLE." We guarantee our Hour to be e(iual to any Hour manufactured in the state. We call tbe attention of tbe public to the f.t't tb.it we make a specialty of ex changing flour, bran aud shorts for wheat, as good ilour and as much of it us any other mill in this part of the state; also the exchange of corn meal for corn. We have put in special machinery for grinding rye flour and buckwheat Hour. 53T Satisfaction guaranteed. Please give us a call. '24-Feb-'-y COAL i LIME! J. E. NORTH & CO., DEALERS IN Coal, Lime, Cement. Rock Sping Coal, $7.00 per toi Carboi (Wyoming) Coal 6.00 " Eldoi (Iowa) Coal 5.00 " Blacksmith Coal of best quality al ways on hand at low . fit prices. North Side Eleventh St., coLUMBns, mm. 14.3m COLUMBUS WM. BECKER, DKALSft IN ALL KIND OK STAPLE AND FA -JULY : GROCERIES! KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A WELL SELECTED STOCK. Teas, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups, Dried and Canned Fruits, and other Staples a 4 : Specialty. Good lelivered Free part of Che City. to uny Cor. Thirteenth and AT Streets, near A . A y. Depot. M 111 3 GO Til 5 OB ft 0 o 1 1 11 o . 2 O S s- 2 ft w ill 2 o 5 Pa? P Q B S !. - W ViaaL JeMPMMIE UNBENT L S. -U '&4& 'ttift K8T W . Vrt 4 mr-cavm- Wamwm THptilTWtI. Ci nnp llttimji Itrmntiltfi Vennlglm. Bhenmatfra. Blaadlnsr at the X.unoir. iM. Iaflomsa.Kaklsc Coufe.Whooptaf Coagh, Catarrh, Cholera Morbus. Djuentory. Ch ronlo m. KMM7 Tfcnbl ,andlMlPIHilPamphIt fre. Jr. I. 3. Johnson ft Co.. Boston. Mu. Dlarraeaa. Btow 1 PARSONS 9 ThM pills wc a wemawtu Uaoorary. Ma aam rvtteva sills. ri.wia...nw i zz ; i in iir n tub iBinrn Ttna ont tMsi tana ana yvm wiu aimyi am fra. Solderi rarrw hM crramttri'iamllfaraas.tBStaniDS. Dr. I.3-JOII Ihaiidsn'a ConaiQaa Powder la absolutely Mk.H HAKE HENS LAY ant by sail for M ooata la ttasya. 81-4 r-"ilt J'Ph" purs and hlkklyeon asntratad. Onaounsa ia worth a pouaa of any ethar klad. It la striotly a aaadlaiaa to pa cia wiib idoo. old avarawhar. or l-n TT"Mry" f ""- $50.00 REWARD! ! The above reward will be paid for the arrest and conyictlon of any person found STEALING OK MUTILATING the nroDerty of the Columbus Driving Park and Fair Association. It. H. EIknkv, President, 34-11 .1. 0. ItoursoN, Secretary. A.J.ARN0LD, DEALKR IN DIAMONDS, FINE WATCHES, Clocks, Jewelry AND a bbbb- ojiiiviininann Strict attention given to repairing of "Watches and Jewelry. S2TWH1 not be undersold by anybody. If e. Avemm, Opposite Clotker Hocue. TTT71T TJfor working people. Send 10 H lj I J ccnts postage, and we will .mJJ-- mail you free, a royal, val uable sample box of goods that will put you In the way of making more money in a few days than you ever thought pos sible at say business. Capital not re quired. You can live at home and work in snare time onlv. or all the time. All of both sexes, of all ages, grandly suc cessful. 80 cents to S5 easily earned every evening. That all who want work may teat the business, w make this un paralleled offer: To all who are not well satisfied we will send $1 to pay for the trouble of writing us. Full particulars, direction!, etc., sent free. Immense pay absolutely sure for all who start at one. Don't delay. Address Stinson &. Co., Fortland, M aiae. la? BOOMING! CHEAP FUEL! A Wliitebrftasi Lump Coal o.(0 Nut " 4.50 Canon City " 7.00 Colorado Haiti " 10.00 23TA GOOD SUPPLY. TAYLOR, SCHUTTE& CO. J.5-U JACOB SCU K AM, )PKAI.Ki: IN DRY GOODS! Boots & Shoos, Hats & Caps, Fun gcod: and no LOW PRICES FOR CASH. :t-tt K. 91 H H I 0 0 91 4 ft VI Si ma 7T u & ill c OR v rtyvv .&.. W r MAKE szw, men BLOOD. PILLS OS 5 52 Tha laibmaUaa around each box ia worth tan timas th ost of a box of id van will alwavs b thankful. Ona Dill a dosa. Illustrated pamphlet Ilk than ia th world, will posit lvsly euro or m- 1 r y iii Dr. I. S. JOHNSON I CO.. aa C.H. St.. Uo.ton. Kotnlnpr will make hens Ut on earth Ilka It. It eur-1 ehiakan cholera and all dlaaaaea of heca. Ia worth Ita wsisht In (cold. Illustrated book by mall fre. l alr-tiahttin cans. SI: by nuul.si.au. DM. 2. a. JOaHOOM it CO.. Soatoa. . FIHAaL IKOOI'. Land Oilice. Grand Island, Ncl.J Feb. th. lvsj;. f NOTICK in hereby given that the fol lowing named settler bus tiled notice of hi.- intention to make final proof in -up-port of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Judge of DI-triet Court of I'latte County, at Columbu-, Neb., on Friday, ilarch'JCth, 15), vi.: Alhinu-; J. Johnston, liomciteail No. 10787, for the NW. y,. of Section Town ship 1!) north, of Itange t wo-t. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, ".aid land, viz: S. II. Johnson and A. P. Johnson, of Looking tlass, Platte County, Nebr., and Franz Soderberg and N. 1). Anderson of St. Edward. Iloone County, Nebr. JOHN G. HIGGINS, Feb. 10-w-O Register. PATIHTS CAVEATS, TRADE 3IARKSAXD COPYRIGHTS Obtained, and all other business in the U. S. Patent Oflice attended to for 3IOD ERATE FEES. Our oflice is opposite the U. S. Patent Oflice, and we can obtain Patents in les- time than those remote from WASHING TON. Send 3IODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as to patentability free of charge; and we make NO CHARGE UNLESS WK OBTAIN PATENT. Wo refer here to the Postmaster, the Supt. of 3Ioney Order Div., and to oflii cials of the U. S. Patent Olliee. For cir cular, advice, terms and references to actual clients In your own State or county, write to SJ.A.JOiOIl'&C., Opposite Patent Oflice, Washington, D. O. . 8 & 7 V 1