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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1886.
Gen. Joex M. Thateb who has
been quite ill for the past two weekB
in New York is improving.
The gala season at the court of
Japan is in early November, when
Indian summer weathor reigns.
Not less than 50,000 trees were
planted in Berks county, Pa., on Ar
bor day; Nebraska example is be
ing followed.
At Milwaukee several of the
largest furniture factories have
closed in consequence of the strike
by three hundred or more furnishers.
Brig. Gen. Bcgeb has been as
signed to the command of the de
partment of Dakota and Brig. Gen.
Potter to the department of the
Missouri.
Woed comes from Washington
that Eev. Dr. Loonard, rector of St
John's Episcopal church, has been
summoned to New York to see ex
PrcBident Arthur.
Hamme Milleb, in returning home
from Axtel, Neb., with a party of
friends fell out of the wagon under
the wheel and broke his neck. He
was an old and respected citizen.
At Pittsburg the other morning
about three hundred men struck for
an increase in wages of 10 to 15 per
cent, in Olive Brothers & Phillips'
south Tenth street rolling mills, and
the mill has been closed.
The dailies of yesterday were fill
ed with strikes, here and there.
Communists created a disturbance
at Chicago. Four or five men wero
shot and the heads of others badly
beaten, and yet the country needs
workmen.
Smith, a little boy, living at Mat
awaan, N. J., was bitten by a dog
somo five weeks ago, but said noth
ing about it. He was reported one
day laBt week as quite ill and suffer
ing from symptoms of hydrophobia.
It is believed he will die.
Senator Kemp, republican, in the
Ohio Senate, said tbe other day that
after he was elected ho was visited by
a certain person who told him be
conld bare money enough to pur
chase a farm if be would vote against
John Sherman for United States
Senate.
A mysterious and fatal disease
has broken out at Bowellsbnrg,
TV. Va.,and tbe physicians are power
less to save the lives of those at
tacked. The victims are first seized
with a severe pain in the bead aud
dio within twelve hours. After
death tbo body (urns spotted.
In Now York tbo Third Avenue
road ran an increased number of
cars on its various lines, and many
strikers' pickets wore driven oT tbe
street by tbem. It has been decided
by tho company to fix the day after
which nono of tho strikers will be
taken back under any consideration;
al60 to rnn night cars.
Recent nows from Cairo, 111.
states that three men got on tho Illi-'
nois Central passenger train while
lying at tbo incline bound south one
night la6t week and robbed two or
three passengers. One passenger
is supposed to have been shot by
them. Two of the robbers have
been arrested aud identified.
The most exciting criminal trial
perhaps that has ever been investi
gated in St. Louis, Mo., is that of
Walter II. Lennox Maxwell, alias
Hugh M. Brooks, charged with mur
dering C Arthur Prcllor in the
Southern hotel and placing his body
in a trunk, to come op for trial in
the criminal court next Monday.
At St. Louis tbe other morning
seventy-five boys employed in the
works of the Great Western GlasB
Company who struck, have returned
to work. Thirty-five more of the
employes of the Missouri Car &
Foundry company returned to work
the other morning. Abont two
thirds tbo entire number of men are
now at work.
Mrs. Efhkaim Lawson, of Erie,
Pa., locked her children in the house
while she went out shopping. In
her absence the children started a
fire in tho house and her body per
ished in the flames ; two other child
ren were seriously burned. Three
firemen, in rescuing the little ones,
were also badly burned.
The other day at Arborville, L. S.
Loomer and Chas. Curtis met, be
tween whom an old fend existed,
and without any warning Curtis
drew a self-cockiug revolver and
commenced to shoot. Mr. Loomer
jumped ou bitn and seized the revolv
er and disarmed him. Curtis was
arrested and bouud over on a charge
of shooting with iutcnt to kill and
carving concealed weapons.
Bunking a railroad isn't a very
soft job, after all. On tho one band
is tbe laborer demanding an increase
in pay, and on the other band is tho
farmer demanding a reduction in
" shipping rates. No wonder the mo
nopolist docs not know which way
to run. He does not want to accede
to either demand, but if the present
Agitation keeps np he may be com
pelled to grant both or get ont of the
basines8. C. C Nonpareil.
The Ohio legislative investigation
committee have forwarded their find
ing! in Senator Payne's election ca60
to the United States Senate for far
ther action. The report of tbo U. S.
Senate was submitted to that body
on the 27th ult and after some re
marks by Mr. Payne tbe report was
referred to the committee on privile
ges and elections of tbe senate. Sen
tor Payne charged the legislative
committee with .unfairness, and en
tired a most emphatic denial of tbe
charf against bin.
IV Class ljectalatlcnu
It is pretty nearly time for Amer
icans to alter their phraseology in
speaking of those who labor aa "the
laboring class" there is no class or
order in this'country, Buch as is meant
by that word, and it is a slight pnt
npon any independent man to fix
him as in a class of any iind. Every
man here, takes his place of work ac
cording to bis faculty and hia own
wishes, and not according to an
assumed, fixed state of public opinion
in reference to him, his ancestors
and descendents. Some American
citizens are ambitious for office and
public honors; some for wealth;
some for fame in different directions ;
Bomo to "act well their part,"
wherever duty calls and their talents
indicate. Each person has his work
and the rewards of it It so happens
that, nnder our system of govern
ment, one man may in the course of
his life, work for an opportunity,
then for wages, then for wealth,
honor, fame, and the good of his
fellow-beings. He can be limitod to
no "class," "order" or "rank." Every
man is entitled to the fruits of his
labor, and mankind will readily rec
ognize his degree of worth, and are
pretty sure to judge according to
merit, whether it be the generosity
and pnblic spirit of a Cooper, the
accumulative selfishness of a Yan
derbilt, the sturdy patriotism of a
Wade, the honesty of a Lincoln, the
weakness of a Jefferson Davis, or the
unholy ambition of a Jay Gould. A
man's words and deeds are the ex
ponents (plain, undeniable and true)
of his character, the outer, visible
fruit of the inner, hidden life, and
literature should conform itself to
fact. The man who labors, toils with
hand and brain, needs no patronizing
from anybody, and tbe airs of super
iority assumed by the "unworthy"
aro not becoming.
Geo. E. Graham, of Springfield,
Mo., the self-confessed wife murder
er, was taken from the jail at Spring
field by a mob of 200 or 300 men at
about 2 o'clock on tbe morning of
27th ult., and lynched. The mob
was well organized and heavily
armed and went to work as if every
thing had been tboronghly arranged
before baud. The Sheriff refused all
demands for the surrender of Gra
ham. Tbe mob then went to work,
battered tbe doors of the jail in and
secured Graham. They tied his
hands behind him and marched him
in a northerly direction about two
miles out of town, and there hanged
him to tbe limb of a scrub oak tree
nntil ho was dead. Tbe rope by
which be was hanged was handled
by a dozen strong arms at one end,
Graham at the other dangling in mid
air. It is believed he was literally
strangled to death. Beaders of the
Journal will remember that this
is tbe murder case in which Mrs.
EmmaMolloy and Cora Leo were
implicated. Tbe murdered wifo of
Graham was found in an old well on
the farm of Mrs. Molloy, where Gra
ham and Cora Lee, his second, made
their home.
So mnch has been said about the
President's bride and his approaching
marriage in Juno that the people are
becoming used to it, and begin to
believe in the truth of the report. If
he should marry, Mr. Cleveland will
be the first President since Tyler to
take a wife dnring his administration,
and there will be an immense amount
of gossip and public interest in tbe
event. Although Mies Folsom has
reached the sober years of twenty
three, sho will be a yonthful bride
for the President, when it is remem
bered that ho is moro than twice as
old aB she. But what has that to do
with the case? Senator Beck said
once in a speech in the Unitod States
Senate Chamber that the older a man
got, the yonnger he wanted his wife
to be. He did not even except the
gray haired, bald-headed Senators
around him, but said all men were
aliko in this respect.
The forty-ninth Congress is slow
ly but surely drifting towards failure.
Four and a half months of tbe sea
ion have already passed, and prac
tically nothing has been accomplish
ed. The ontlook for the now tariff
bill is defeat. About twenty-five
adverse votes from the Democratic
side of the Houso with tho Republi
can opposition that may be counted
upon, would do tbe deed, whilo clear
sighted students of the situation pre
dict that nearly forty Democrats will
vote against it. It is thought the de
bate Till begin about the first of May
and thct it will run for several weeks
unless the bill is killed by amend
ments on tbe outset, as will be at
tempted. In case of such an acci
dent, however, we will have another
long siege of "tariff for revenue only"
sioco there are already over fifty
names on the Speaker's list for
speeches on this bill.
J. L. Putney, a prominent citizen,
ami editor of the Oakdale Journal,
charged by Mary Anderson, a Swede
girl, with being her seducer and the
murderer of her illegitimate child,
had his hearing one day last week,
and was bound over to the district
court in the snm of $1,000, giving
security for his appearance. Miss
Anderson stated on oath that after
tho child-was born, Putney took it
away. Ho threatened to kill ber if
6be told who was the father, and
promised if she did not imnlinAtA Mm
that he would marry her.
James Forrester, an engineer on
an Achor line steamer, while riding
on a street car the other day at Jersey
City, offered his seat to a ladv. but
before she could take it an Italian
named Cervasso seated himself in it
Forrester explained and expostula
ted without avail and finally took the
man by the collar to put him out,
.when the Italian drew a knife and
plunged it into Forrester's back, in
flicting a fatal wonad. The Italian
was arret tad.
Gebonimo was heard from the
other day by a special report in the
Gall's GuBymas', Mexico, stating that
he and his band attacked a number
of ranches near Imurus, completely
destroying all the buildings at Casita,
a small way station near Imurus, on
the Sonora railroad, all Mexicans.
A company of soldiers were sent
after them, and two of the soldiers
killed. The Indians were moving in
the direction of Nacori, Sierre Madre
mountains.
The law and order league of Lin
coln report that in six months they
have prosecuted a house of assigna
tion, two saloons for keeping open on
Sunday, six gamblers, two keepers of
honses of prostitution and ono saloon
keeper for obstructing his saloon
windows.
The Omaha Republican has been
criticising the management of the
Home for the Friendless at Lincoln,
concluding that the discipline is too
strict in several particulars, and that
tho fare provided is too light.
About thirty boycotters were ar
rested tbe other morning in New
York on warrants issued by Bccord
erSmytbefor interfering with the
business of Cranaugb, Sanford & Co.,
manufacturing clothiers.
A destructive wind, rain and hail
storm visited Ft. Smith one night
last week. Stores were nnroofed,
and stables and shops blown down in
several parts of the city. Damage
estimated at $20,000.
Hank Lotsbidge, who has been
running a boot-leg saloon in the vi
cinity of Belvidere, Neb., has been
indicted at Hebron, and in defalt of
bail has been committed.
M. H. Falgase, of Harvard, Neb.,
committed suicide by hanging. He
was a bachelor, age about forty-two
years. The body will bo shipped to
his brother at Freeport, Illinois.
A gardener near Baltimore has
sold his gooseberry crop from thir
teen acres in full hearing for $7,000.
This is more than five hundred dol
lars an acre.
John Fleetwood voluntarily re
turned from Kansas to Mattoon, 111.,
and surrendered to the authorities.
He is charged with compicity in the
murder of his parents.
Congressman Dorsey is bound to
keep us well supplied with public
documents. Wo shall havo to call on
some dozen or more to help read
them.
There are no less than seventy
five Aztec ruins in tbe Salt River,
California, besides the old canals and
waterways of the Aztec people.
Annie E. G. Phillips, widow of
tho lato Wendell Phillips, died at
Boston Saturday April 24th.
A Bed Willow county Nebraska
farmer brings forth the first new
potatoes of the season.
The boys of Shenandoah, Pa.,
gather sulphur diamonds and sell
them for $40 a pound.
On the 27th ult., at New York two
firms ordered $350,000 in gold bars
each for shipment.
The average weekly income of
women in New York state is $2.90,
and $6.10 for men.
There is more undeveloped land
in tho state of Maine than in any
western state.
Nevada gets $10,000 from tho gov
ernment this year for public surveys.
Japan, according to tbe last cen
sus, has a population of 38,500,000.
Two hundred and sixty news
papers in Nebraska.
Europe has an available military
force of 9,000,000.
orrepoiifeiKt.
In this department the people talk, and
not the editor. Each writer must hold
himself ready to defend his principle
and his statements of facts. "In the mul
titude of counsel there is wisdom." Ed.
Journal.
Ed. Journal: It is not my pur
pose to condemn the board of super
visors, but, on account of my friend,
I desire to caution, explain, advise
and instruct them, in order that their
record may be in such shape that it
will bear investigation, when ex
posed to the view of the public. My
friend being a member of that board,
makes me particularly anxious that
their record be correct. I admit that
I have taken a large contract, and
ra&jfail, but I know that persevcr
ence will prevail. "While tbe lamp
of life holds out to burn, the vilest
sinner may return." But now I wish
to ask my friend in all candor, by
what process was tbe relation of the
assessor, judges and clerks of election
severed from the county when we
adopted town organization? Before
we adopted town organization they
were county officers and were paid
by the connty. I defy my friend to
show law that says or implies that
their relation is changed ; the law in
relation to their duties and pay reads
and is tho same now as before we
adopted organization. My friend
says that at their annual town moot
ing the previous town board, (that
included him) called up the matter
and explained it to the entire satis
faction of that body, and ho has
heard no word of complaint. Would
my friend be good enough to explain
the matter to the public so that there
may be no fnrther complaint?
I have at numerous times pointed
ont and referred to law for the es
pecial benefit of my friend, but he
ignores my instruction and says that
the expounder of law of Sherman
township should make his quota
tions correctly, and seems to fall
back on some attorney's opinion that
he regards as better than my own,
and then proceeds to ask me if I em
ploy counsel on any natter about
which I am in doubt whether I did
not abide by that counsel. I answer,
"yes, most assuredly." But I under
take to say here, that be or the board
of supervisors have not now or ever
had in their possession, an opinion
from their county attorney that will
justify their action on these ques
tions, and I insist that tho board be
required to make a return of those
fees to the respective towns.
John Wise.
Paandenu.
Los Angeles Co. Cala.,)
April 20, 1886.
Ed. Journal: I thought a fow
lines from this place would be in
teresting to some of the readers of
the Journal.
This place is in Los Angeles coun
ty, in tho San Gabriel valley at the
foot of the Sierra Madre range of
mountains, the foot of tho mountains
touching the valley, and their tops
only ten or a dozon miles away in the
distance. They are snow-capped tho
year round. The valley is gently
rolling for many miles aud here in a
dozen short years there has been
bniit up one of tho most beautiful
valleys of California, which pleasure
seekers and tourists pronounce one
of the loveliest places in the world.
Hon. Don. Cameron of Pennsylvania,
remarked that this caps tbe shea'.
Orange groves by the hundred acres,
laden with golden fruit3 and fragrant
blossoms, tbe lemon and tbe fig, tbe
banana and the prune, pomegranate,
olives, grapes of all kinds, peaches,
pears, apples, apricot, all kinds of
berries and garden vegetables that
can be grown anywhere, are to be
seen here. Pears, cabbage, new po
tatoes and cauliflowers were among
the bill of fare for dinner. Corn is
from 3 to 6 inches high. It is very
common to raise two crops of pota
toes and other garden vegetables in
ono season, and by the ton.
The weather is beautiful.
My fricud, W. T. Knight, my for
mer neighbor of Iowa, is cultivating
bis ornuge orchard and as I am a
farmer, I drew my coat aud stepped
between the cultivator bandies. I
found it pretty warm work. If the
Platto county urchins had one-fourth
the oranges that iic under the trees
here and go to waste, they would
certainly have an orange feast.
The thermometer seldom goes
above 100 degrees and 6oldom down
to freezing. The breeze from the
ocean makes the nights cool and tho
heat of the day is not so great as in
Nebraska.
Our stay here has been made very
pleasant aud on our return we shall
take in tho immense San Fernando
valley :.nd the great fruit aud wheat
growing counties of Tulare and
Fresno, tbo magnificent San Joaquin
aud Sacramento valleys, tbe towering
Siorra Madie mountain rauge, and
along tho changing panorama which
charms tbe traveler between Sacra
mento and Ogden, from thence God
knows where, but we hope to turn np
in Columbus within our limited time.
Respectfully,
W. N. Hess.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Hfotrict -11 and Vicinity.
There will bo some corn planted
this week.
The winter horcof was well ac
quainted with tho doctor.
Mr. O. Qninn was on the sick list
a couple of days last week.
So far as we are able to learn the
severe storms of last winter smoth
ered all the quails in this vicinity.
A fine colt belonging to A. C.
Pickett ran into a barb wire fence
ono day last week, and only lived a
few days.
Dr. Hiram Nance, father of Ex
Governor Nanco of Nebraska, died at
his home in Wethersfield, Henry
county, Illinois, a week ago last Tues
day, aged 64 years ; in his profession
bo took rank with the highest. B.
itlonroe Item.
N. S. nyatt lost a fine cow of tho
Holstcin breed.
Mr. C. Netcbart has removed from
tho farm known na the Bunker farm.
We notice a good many aro
gathering corn which has lain out
during the winter, bnt it is badly
damaged. Bobert Sutton is at present in the
Box Butte country, prospecting for
land; we learn that he is much
pleased with tho country and will
probably locate there.
C. D. Tyler, ono of the pioneers of
Platto county, has just returned from
Dawes connty, whero he has taken
land, and will move there soon, to
try pioneer Hfo again.
Farmers have abont finished seed
ing, and grain is coming up well;
wheat is looking fine, but owing to
the backward spring, not so much
has been sown as usual.
We arc glad to notice so much in
terest being taken by our new super
intendent in our country schools, for
it is too apt to bo thought that any
thing was good enough for the
country. We 6ee no reason why
farmers children should not have the
benefit of first-class schools, inasmuch
as they are deprived of so many other
advantages possessed by tho more
fortunate ones of town, even with
good teachers the furniture of the
school rooms is so deficient as to
mako it almost impossible to prop
erly explain and illustrate the lessons.
There aro school houses in this town
ship, without a map, chart, globe or
even a blackboard suitable to illus
trate the lessons, and a coal scuttle
(even with a holo in the bottom) is an
unthought of luxury. Would it not
be a good plan for our superinten
dent, as he visits the schools, to note
the condition of the furniture, and
advise the school board as to what
is necessary for the good of the
chool? T.D,X.
Coancll Proceedings.
An adjourned meeting of the
Council wu-4 held April 28, at which
were present his bouor Carl Kramer,
and Councilman Hughes, Lockaer,
North, Bagatz, Schwarz aud Whit
moycr. On motion of Lcckner, the report
of the special committee on water
work5 Il'Ufatz, Wbitmoyer and
North, as .follows, was adopted:
"We, tho committee, find that ou
investigating the different bids for a
system of waterworks for tbo city
that so many ot the bidders go out
side the pUm and specifications
adopted by the City Council (bat we
recommend any and all bids be re
jected, and that the city advertiso
over ajjrtin tor bids."
On motion of Lockner, tho follow
ing report of the special committee
was alao adopted, touching tbe peti
tion of tho citizens to. reconsider tbe
proposition to build waterworks, if
practicable: "Your committee, find
bo small a percentage of tho city vo
ters have signed the same that we
recommend no action be taken on tbe
game at present, further than to
place it on file."
The following resolution by Conn.
North was adopted; "Besolved by
the mayor and cnuucil of the City
of Columbus; That tho City Att'y,
together with t: committee on
printing, be and v ereby requested
to prepare a i ). nrtverlieeruent for
tbe purpose of rc-joiving bids tor the
construction of tho waterworks in
the city according to tho plan and
specifications aud submit tho said
advertisement to the regular meet
ing of this Council, Sat. May 1st. That
saidadvertisment shall be so plainly
worded as to give due uotico to all
bidders that no bids will bo consid
ered except such as conform to tbo
plan and specifications, and that each
bid shall state tho price for each dif
ferent portion of tho work, as well as
for the whole system."
Committee on Fire wis granted
further time to report on an ordi
nance to ru-orgauizo tho Columbus
Fire Department.
Coun. Schwarz suggested that
something bo done with the fire bell
on the Engine Houso, as tho 6amc
was in a dangerous condition. North
moved the matter bo referred to
Committee on Firo, with power to
act. Lockner moved au amendment
to refer to committee on public j rop
crty ; amendment lost.
May 1st.
lingular meeting, Present, Mayor
Kramer aid lull Council.
A communication from tho city
treasurer was submitted aud ordered
filed, statiug that be had been unable
to prepare his report for tbe month
of April because he had had no re
port from County Troasnrer.
Tho application of C. A. Beardslcy
for exemption from poll tax was re
ferred to committee on claims.
A communication was read from
T. C. McMahon wherein ho offered
to do police service for $40 a month
and waivo all claims for additional
salary.
On motion of Whitmoycr, tho
same was placed on file.
The committee on Fire reported
adversly to the 'passage of an ordi
nance to reorganize tho Firo Depart
ment. Beport adopted.
The Committco on Streets and
Grades, Sidewalks and Bridges sub
mitted a report showing tbo names
of those delinquent ou poll tax for
1885. It contained 42 from the 1st
ward, 11 from tho 2nd, and 19 from
3d. On motion of North tho report
was accepted and referred to City
Treasurer, and that ho be instructed
to notify all delinquents and collect
all he could from same and report to
Council at first meeting in June.
City Attorney reported on official
bond of J. B. Delsman that same was
correct ; bond approved.
Conn. Wbitmoyer moved that
City Attorney and committee on
Printing be instructed to prepare an
advertisement for bids for the con
struction of waterworks aud havo
the same published forthwith, setting
time for receiving bids up to 7
o'clock p. m., May 2G, 18SG.
On motion of Couu. Wbitmoyer
be resolution offered by Coun. North
aud adopted April 28, was so modi
fied as to allow committee on
printing to include in advertisement
for bids, bids for iron or steel stand
pipe and smoke stack, and also that
tho time for contract with companies
to furnish the city water, be not less
than 15 ycar6.
The following bills were allowed,
and Clerk instructed to issuo war
rants for same :
Jas. Nickel, polico service
for April $ 50.00
Thos. McTaggart do 50.00
Ira Mullen, hauling lumber .35
S. E. Cusbing " . . .90
J. E. North, salary as coun
cilman 25.00
Jno. Bickly do 2500
J. E. North & Co., coal for
City and Paupers 51.35
The following bills wero referred
to Committee on claims :
J. G. Boutson, plans and
Specifications 300.00
B. P. Brigbam, hauling ma
nure 3.00
Do. driving tramps 2.00
Ernst S. & Co.', hardware 8.10
St. Mary's Hospital, board
ing paupers 75.84
Dougherty Bros, ropairs on
street toals 4.35
Bosa Blasser, house rent for
paupers 35.00
John Drane, hauling dead
hogs 1.50
Tbe bill of Hugh Hughs lumber
of $66.48 was reported to committeo
on claims.
Bill of C. H. Young for dirt placed
on streets of 141.98, and bill of John
Bickly for services as assistant street
overseer, of $51 were, on motion of
Coun. Wbitmoyer, rejected.
On motion of Conn. North, M. E.
Clother, assessor, was instructed to
prepare the poll tax list for 1886, and
that bis salary for same shall not ex
ceed $15.
The appointment of John Elliott
as street ovorseer was, on motion of
Bagatz, confirmed.
Coun. Bagatz moved that appoint
ment of James Nickle as Chief of
Police be confirmed. Not decided ;
Coun. Hughes, North and Rigatz
voting aye, and Coun. Lockner,
Schwarz and Whitmoycr voting no.
Appointment of Thomas McTag
gart as night police confirmed, Lock
ner voting no.
Adj. to May 10.
Annnnl Ntafneaf r the
celpt and Expenditures nf the
City rCelnnbu and a State
ment eft n Financial vendi
tion of the City April sja,198.
receipts.
From taxes collected $2334.59
" Poll taxes collected 82.50
Total $2417.09
EXPENDITURES.
ilayor $50.00
Clerk 200.00
Treasurer 150.00
Councilmcn 150.00
City Attorney 131.25
Overseer of Streets 1&5.25
Police l'J63.r
Jailor 81.50
Material and work ou im
provement of streots . . 806.8)
Sprinkling streets 333.33
Fire department 263.5$
Stationery and printing 81.00
Miscellaneous including
support of poor Git. SO
$4353.76
Taxes delinquent and unpaid to
April 20,S $6223.52
Foil tax. delinquent 345.00
Unredeemed warrants to
April 20 $4S00.53
Approximate in t e r e s t
thereon 800.00
Floating indebtedness
not evidenced by war
rants 557.30
Totals, $10511.61 $8985 61
Attest, Carl Kramer,
David Dowtv, Mayor.
Clerk. May 5-1
Notice for Bids for Waterworks for
City of Columbus.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
City of Columbus, Nebraska, at the
olBct! of the City Clerk, in the city or
Columbus, county of Platte, Stato of
Nebraska, until six (6) o'clock p. m. of
the 26th day or May, 18SU, will receive
sealed proposals for furnishing all the
necessary materials, and for the con
struction of a system of water-works for
said city, in accordance with the plans
and specifications for said system now on
tile in the office of the City Clerk of said
city.
Sealed proposals will also bo received
at said place until said time for furnish
ing the material and for the construction
of the different parts of said system as
follows:
For the engine and boiler-houso; for
tho distribution system; for the stand
plpo; for the pumping engine aud boiler,
and tor tho water supply.
Said system to be complete within one
hundred days from tho time the contract
for its construction is awarded, and
every part thereof shall be completed
within such time as to reasonably admit
of the completion of tho wholo system
within the time above limited.
The furnishing of material for, and the
construction of said system or any part
thereof according to said plans and spec
ilications must be guaranteed by bond
with sufficient sureties in tho penal sum
of 20 per cent, of the contract price of
such system or part thereof.
The cost of said water-works as esti
mated by the City Engineer is $24,200.36,
and no contract for the same for a larger
amount can be awarded. The Council of
said city reserve the right to reject any
and all bids. Printed copies of tho said
specifications may be had by applying to
David Dowty, City Clerlcof said city.
At said time and said place, sealed
plans and proposals will also be roceived
for the erection of a stand-pipe for said
system, either of iron or of steel or of
both iron and steel.
At said time and said placo proposals
to furnish the city with water for fire,
street sprinkling, and other public pur
poses for a period of 15 years will also be
received from any person, company or
corporation, who will construct, own and
operate tho system of water-works, pro
vided for in said plans and specifications,
such person, company or corporation to
have the exclusive privilege for a term
ot 15 years to lay down in the streets and
alleys of said city, water-mains and sup
ply pipes, and to furuish water to the
residents of said city under such regula
tions as to price, supply and rent of
water meters as the Council of said city
may, from time to time, prescribe by
ordinance.
Said proposals should also state at
what price tho citv will be furnished
with such additional hydrants as it may
require, from time to time, and which are
not provided for in aforesaid plans and
specifications.
15 order of the City Council of said
city. Carl Kramer,
Attest: David Dowtv, Mayor.
Citv Clerk. 5may4t
LEGAL ZfOTICE.
Henry Schnitzel and Carl Netschert,
defendants, will take notice that on tbe
29th day of April, 1886, 31. W. Bunker and
C. H. Bunker, plaintiffs herein, filed their
petition in the District Court of Platte
county, Nebraska, against said defend
ant the object and prayer of which is to
obtain a judgment against them for the
sum of $715.50, with interest on said sum,
at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum,
from December 26th, 1885, now due to
said plaintiffs from the defendants upon
a promissory note for the sum of $1,000,
dated July 24th, 1884, and becoming due
November 21th, 1S85; that an order of
attachment was issued in said action and
levied upon the west one-half () of
Section number twelve (12), in Township
number eighteen (18), Range three (3)
west of the 6tb Principal Meridian, In
Platte county, Nebraska. You are re
quired to answer said petition on or
before Monday, tho 14th day of June, 1886.
M. "W. Bunker and C. H. Bunker,
By Sullivan & Rkbder,
their Attorneys. Smay
WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
CLUBBING KATES.
HEREAFTER we will furnish to
both our old and new subscribers,
the Omaha Weekly Republican and Jour
nal at the very low rate of 93.7S per
year, thus placing within the reach of all
the best state and county weeklies pub
lished, giving tbe reader the condensed,
general and foreign telegraphic and state
news of the week. Try for a year and
be satisfied. may5'86-tf
JOHN EIISDE,
COUNTY SUIiVEYOB.
S2tTParties desiring surveying done
can address me at Columbus, Neb., or
call at my office in Court House.
5mayS6-y
TTERn AUf I ATESTEDT,
BLACKSMITH AND WAGON MAKER,
13th street, cast of Abt's barn.
April 7, '80-tf
LEGAL HOTICE.
To all whom it may concern:
fnE COMMISSIONER APPOINTED
A to locate a public road commencing
at a point where the county road as now
located crosses the section lino between
sections 23 and 26, township 19, range 3,
west, running thence on tho said section
line to the section corner common to
sections 23, 24. 25 and 26. in said town
ship, thence on the section line south,
between sections 25 and 2d to a point
where the county road already located
crosses this section line, has filed his
report in favor of said location: and the
said county road that runs diagonally
across'the corner of section 26, town 19,
range 3 west, the said commissioner re
ports recommending the vacation thereof,
and all objections thereto, or claims for
damages, must be filed in the County
Clerk's office on or before noon of the
21st day of June 1886, or the above de
scribed road will be established, and the
vacation made as recommended, without
reference thereto.
John Stauffrr,
Connty Clerk,
Dated tbis 39th day of April, 1886.
April tlm-t
COLUMBUS
WM. BECKER,
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF
: STAPLE AND FAMILY:
GROCERIES!
I KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A
WELL SELECTED STOCK.
Teas, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups,
Dried and Canned Fruits,
and other Staples a
Specialty.
j4h Dllvrt Free u any
pars ithe JHj.
Cor. Thirteenth and K Streets, near
A. AiV. Depot.
WERMUTH &
-DEALERS IN-
Heavy and Shelf Hardware,
Stoves and Tinware,
Pumps, Guns and Ammunition.
The Celebrated Moline "Wagon Sold Here.
THE FIKST,
-AND-
Only Show that will visit
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Monday,
NEW, ABSOLUTELY WORLD-FAMOUS
Mckel Plate Shows,
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Menagerie of Trained Wild Animals
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Congress of Celebrated Equestrian Stars.
A show of wonderful features, and tbo greatest ever perfected or conceived- tho
top of tbe ladder of fame, overshadowing all competition, challenging '
all rivalry in equestrian and gymnasts. The only
UMBRELLA-EARED ELEPHANT
With the largest ears of born brutes. The largest and
MOST SAVAGE DEN OF LIONS
IN CAPTIVITY, ENTERED AND PERFORMED DAILY.
THE HANDSOMEST
ROYAL BENGAL TIGERS, The Only 'Grave Robber',
Tbe smallest Ponies, the largest Horses, the only male and female Samson on thla
continent, pulling against Horses and Elephants.
wlBp Pv
But this Is the feature of all featuros, and we pay more for it than fte entire cost
wrJlSK!?108 Read P and Icrn what lt is- FACTS ARE STRANGER THAN
jrionoN. A marvel or nature, which prove tho Shakspearean adage, that "There
BB-ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY,
circus. A human paradox,
THE CAMEL GIRL!
Tho most unfathomable mystery science has
.u.Ufi,uKO " auiMYBiamongsi aarveis. uer counterpart never seen since
the creation of the world. All other attractions fade Into Insignificance wasa cobs.
pared with her. Bemember this is no fancy picture, but an exact portrait of one of
aa?humlsof TcaSel crctares-with tne lovely face of a woman and the limbs
SVth?"86 IU maIn Sh0W't0cther "" bt broke
GREATEST CIRCUS PERFORMANCE
jM2rii-i5Bysd RS?d the SP aBd drtlentB, not oae-tentacaa be told in
this United space. Two performances Daily Afternoon t Evening at 8- door,
open oae hour earlier. Admission, popular prices. evening at , doors
BOOMING!
W. T. RICKLY & BR0.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fresh and Salt Meats,
GAME. POULTRY.
And Fresh Fish.
All Kiads if Saisage a Specialty.
J3TCash paid for Hides, Pelts, Tallow. '
Highest market price paid for fat cattle.
Olive Street, sacoad door north of
First National Bank.
30-tl
JACOB SCHKAM,
)DKALBK IM(
DRY GOODS!
Boots & Skees, Hats & Caps,
Finn good: lid notioxs.
LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
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BCETTCHER,
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THE BEST
Columbus this Season,
May 10th.
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