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Hi mi i i.i iiwm i m i aaaj -. - r3 li i ft y r (tMltsfinuil a WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 11, 1886. ,Jl female cowboy ia a Deadwood orelty. r ..Pokca, Neb., is to be incorporated ma a city. Cos A county jail ia being ballt at Tecamah. There are, it is said, 50,000 Mormon children in Utah. Pennsylvania wella produce 80, 000 barrel, of oil a day. '- The wealthiest church in Boston pays iti organist $350 per year. ; The next Methodist conference will meet at Sidney in September. The new M. . Church at Beaver City, Neb., was recently dedicated. It take $800,000,000 a year .to aaiataia the standing armies of Eu rope. - HeN. J. E. Nobth is evidently ahead of everybody else as the demo cratic nominee for governor. It is reported that a wholesale fruit house will be opened at Grand Island by a Philadelphia firm. All Asia has only about as many railroads as Illinois, and aeven eights of these are in British India. A sixteen-yeab-old girl is nnder arrest at Atlanta Inr violating the pro hibition law. She retailed at home. Even the West Point Bepublican acknowledges that "Van Wyck may possibly be re-elected", but why use the word "possibly" ? The flouring mills at Kearney, Neb. owned by W. C. Tillson were burned the other morning. Nothing saved. Estimated value $18,000. Tbeat's hardware store, at Lodge Pole, Neb., was struck by lightning the other morning and totally con sumed by fire. Lobs $5,000. The total nnmber of children of school age in Nebraska is 256,411, and the state apportionment gives 86 cts. to each, or $220,96605 in all. A silver mine has recently been discovered on the Shaw property at Abbington, Mass. Shaw 'says he is satisfied that he has a bonanza. Armstrong, who insulted a girl in the dining room of a Norfolk hotel, and received a broken skull for his reward, has since died. Eight hundred men employed at the Hately packing bouse, in Chica go, quit work the other day and re fused to return to the ten-hour work ing day. Hon. Geo. W. E. Dorset is virtu ally the republican nominee for con gress from the Third district. Nobody else is talked of among' re publicans. Gov. Labbabee, at Iowa, has offer ed a reward of $500 for the appre hension and couviction of the mur derer of Rev. Geo. C. Haddock, at Sioux City. A century plant that for fourteen years has been in the Boston public garden is in bloom. The plant is not large, but the flower stalk rises fifteen feet in the air and bears four clusters of yellow'blossoms. Among the clerks dismissed from the patent office one day last week was Miss Alice E. Meicklebaw, granddaughter of ex-president Thom as Jefferson. She was afterwards re instated. Washington correspondents are predicting that there is to be war with Mexico, favored by a demo cratic administration with a view to keeping the party in power and add ing territory to the United States. Mrs. Warn, the wife of Mr. R. R. Warn, living about two and half miles east of Cedar Rapid?, Neb., came to town the other day and pur chased arsenic, sought a private room, and, taking a large dose, died in a short time. Mrs. Mary Mills, of Edgar, Neb., while hurying to catch the train the other morning, was tripped by a broken board in the sidewalk and fell, breaking her leg just above the knee. She is upwards of 60 years of age and was ju6t starting on a trip to visit relatives in Iowa. The Grand Island Independent thinks that J. N. Paul or E. K. Val entine will be nominated for govern or by the republicans this fall. There is no occasion for uneasiness. Paul ie out of the question and Valentine is not iu the race. STance County Journal. The editor of the Omaha Republi can is being ensued and ditcussed on all sides for failing to publish the letter which Geu. Thayer did not write. His effort to do so was a great deal like Barnum's proposal to exhibit the lie which George Wash ington did not tell. Hastings Gazette-Journal. Jt has only recently been discover ed that a postal pouch containing $80,000 in money and drafts, bones, checks and other valuable property and papers was lost in Jane last, and the postal clerk Jamea Feraed at Pittsburg said he never received it but receipted for it. Detectives have not yet found it. The Omaha Herald is authority for saying that Hon. "J. E. North of this city "is not and will not be a can didate for governor under any cir cMSstaaces." John P. Irish, a well knows democrat of California, for merly of Iowa, thinks that Nebraska wenld be lucky with "big-beaded, big-isted, and big-hearted Jim North far governor." The Jodrkal wishes te aee both candidates for governor .from Colambus, and if Jim declinas pick nf) anothar fesaocraJ. Cam Our Washington correspondent gives this neat summary of the do ings of the first session of the ,49th Congress, just closed : .-,:'- "The session covered a perlftiUof two hundred and forty-one daywfcgi elusive of Sundays. Of this time the Senate was in session one hundred and sixty-four and the Hjuse one hundred and eighty-five days. Dur ing that time there were introduced in the House 10,014 bills and 214 joint resolutions, in the Senate, 2,949 bills, and 83 joint resolutions, total, 13,202 measures, an excess of 2,949 over the first session of the Forty Eighth Congress. The total number of measures that passed both Houses was 1,101; of these 241 were Senate bill?, and 864 House bills; 806 of them became laws with the President's approval ; 181 became laws by limitation, 213 were vetoed, and one failed by rea son of adjournment without action by the President Of the new laws 746 originated in the House, and 241 in the Senate. The greater number of measures introduced in both houses were pure ly of a private nature or only of local importance, such as relief and pen sion bills, for public buildings, for bridging rivers, granting right of way to railroads through Indian res ervations, for removal of political disabilities, changing judicial dis tricts, for printing, etc. The more important bills that be came laws are the Presidential suc cession bill, the Temperance bill, a? it is called, which provides a national study and analyeia of alcoholic drinks, accepting the Grant medals and trophies, the Oleomargarine blli, the bill for the increase ot navy, to reduce the tees on domestic money orders, for the relief of Fitz-John Porter, to increase to twelve dollars per month the pension of widows mid dependent relativeu of deceased sol diers and eaikirp, to provide that homestead settlers within the rail road limits restricted to less than 160 acres, shall be entitled to have their additional entries patented without further cost or proof ot settlement, and a number of others that could be enumerated. The most important defeated measures are, the bill to increase the efficiency of the army ; the Bland bill for free silver coinage, and Vance's bill to repeal the Civil Service law. The Morrison "surplus" silver bill failed by reason of the adjournment of Congress before the President had time to consider it. The Cullom Inter-State Commerce bill, the Mexican pension bill, the Morrison and Randall tariff billu, and a number of others go over to the next session of Congress." DEATH OF PROF. W. P. JONES. Pre. B?reaaat flfermat Reboot. Several days ago Mr. Jones passed through this city to visit his son, W. G., at Fullertoo. In a few minutes conversation between trains he said be had suffered for eight weeks with rheumatism, so badly that he conld not even feed himself, but he was hopeful of the future. On Tuesday last he died at Fullerton. Mr. Jones was about 55 yearo of age, and a man who secured respect from the first moment of acquaint ance with him. Our citizens will re member him as the gentleman who some two years ago visited our city with a view to establishing a normal school. He was one of the many good men of the earth whom it was a pleasure to know, and whose life wsb a record of olid worth, creditable to himself and family. The wife and children have the sympathy of their hosts of friendB in their honr of sore affliction. A most affectionate aud considerate husband and father, their grief is in consolable except with thoughts which look to the immortal life. The Fremont Herald says : "President Jones is a man who was universally esteemed in this commu nity, during his connection with the Fremont Normal and Business Col lege, of which he was the projector. He was here first in the winter of 1883-84, and during the next summer he worked up the college project, the institution being opened on the 21st of October, 1884. Since that time be has been its active head, and no man in this community will be more missed. Before his coming here be was connected with the Northwest ern University ot Evanston, III., was educational editor of the Inter-Ocean and bad formerly been TJ. S. consul at Clinton. China. He waa a man of fine education, extensive knowledge of the world, pleasing address, and of tireless energy. He leaves a wife and daughter (both connected with the institution), and a son, Will G , at Fullerton." We learn by a noto from Prof.T. R. Hamlin of the College, that the school will be conducted as usual, and that every effort will be made by the Trustees and managers for the increased success of the institu tion. "Here is a good rec ipe for build ing up a town and keeping it in a flourishing conditisn : Grit. Push. Snap. Vim. Churches. Colleges. En terprise. Harmony. Advertising. Cor diality. Cheap property. Healthy lo cation. Good country tributary. Talk about it. Speak well about it. Help to improve It. Advertise in and read the town papers. Patronize iu merchants. Faith, exhibited by good works. Honest competition in business. Welcome railroads. Welcome macad amized atreeta with plenty of shade trees. Make things leok bright and attractive. Help all public enter prise!. Elect good men to office Speak well of its public-spirited, en terprising citizens, and be one of them yourself. Remember that every dol lar iuvested in permanent improve ments is that much on interest. Al- ways cheer on tbe men who go in for. iatproTesaenU." Aa f 1-aurt Eveata. The Madisou Chronicle, in a par agraph ou the subject of governor, does undoubted injustice to Mr. Gerrard, when referring to hia re cord M)3fjfe Senator. He "talked :Kir jpfe did U very "effectuallynJnrSpVortionment bill by which Nebraska, b3ck of the river counties, was to have just repre sentation, according to population, in the legislature of Nebraska. As to the impeachment of Governor Butler, Mr. Gerrard's position was the one upon which conviction was bad he voted aye on the first article, the vote standing nine "guilty," and three "not guilty." On several of the other articles there was no sen ator voted "guilty," and on none of them did the senate vote "guilty." It was Mr. Gerrard's hand that wrote the final order adopted by the Senate, and it was done with all the plain ness, yet fulness and care which characterize him in everything. The truth is, with reference to this, that, if Mr. Gerrard's advice had been followed, the same result would have been reached without the fuss and expense of a long trial, because the matters of the first article were virtually admitted by Butler as facts, though he plead conclusions of law in his own favor. Mr. W. S. Craig is mentioned as a probable candidate for the legislature. Mr. Craig is one of our most respons ible citizens, is heartily in sympathy witb the people, and is very favora ble to the return of Senator Van Wyck to the senate. Burtonian. We have known W.S. since his boy hood, and can say that if the Nebras ka legislature is made up of uch men, the state will be the belter for their service. We need men of in telligence who take a lively interest in public affairs, and who will legis late solely with a view to the general good ; men who cannot be milled or driven from the line of duty ; men wha regard the people's wish, under the constitution and their own oath of office, as the sole rule of their con duct, in representing their constit uency. Mr. Craig has all the Jeffer scnian qualities for a public servant he 18 honest, capable and faithful. We find the following iu the Chi cago Journal : "The heroine of Da kota is named Miss R. S. Mills. She edits the Hawley Star, a weekly newspaper of considerable circula tion, planted five acrea of trees on a tree claim, built a sawmill, and when she has proved up her homestead will have 480 acres of land in ber own name. She ia seemingly never still, does every thing with a rush, but does everything well. A young Harvard graduate, who ia assistant local editor in the next town, calls her "a daughter of the gods." Miss Mills worked for over a year for the editor of the Blade, about 14 years ago, over iu Iowa, and we fully en dorse the good words spoken of her in the above, including the title given ber by the Harvard graduate." Seward Blade. The grand total of the appropria tions made by the late Congress for the fiscal year ending July 30, '87, exceeded those for the last, by $45, 000,000. The iucreaso is $16,000,000 additional for pensions, about $700, 000 for the post-office department, $14,500,000 for rivers and harbors, where there was none last year, $9,- 000,000 for deficiencies. $5,700,000 for the Alabama awards, none last year, and about $4,000,000 miscellaneous. The sundry civil appropriation was $4,000,000 more last year than this, and the legislative bill about $1,500,- 000 more last year than this. "The refusal of the President to go to the capitol during the closing hours of the session was sharply criticized on all hands," so says our Washington correspondent. "It was regarded as akin to an insult to the Senate to require the Committee on Enrolled bills, as fast as the bills were ready, to go all the way to the White House one mile to get the President's signature. No other President ever refused to be in at tendance on the closing hours of Congress, and his refusal smacks a little too much of royalty to suit the taste of the people." Tbe Columbus Journal asks why the congressional convention for this district was called after instead of before the 6tate convention, sug gesting that tbe ex-congressman from Cuming county might give tbe reason. Valentine evidently pulled the string, at least the committeeman from Cuming enmity waa very solicitious about fixing the date after the state convention. Valentine will no donbt be on hand to make com binations and tie-up. He will get tied up himself. Fremont Tribune. Hon. Samuel J. Tilden died at Graystone on the 4tb iust., at 8:45 in tbe morning. His death was entirely unexpected aud caused by tbe failure of the heart, following an attack of diarrhea and nausea. Flags are at half-mast all over tbe city in bonorof and out of respect to Tilden and ex pressions of regret were beard ou every side at tbe death of tbe eminent statesman. Mr. Tilden was born in New Lebanon, Columbia county, New York, Feb. 9, 1814, and waa .72 years of age wben be died. The Fremont Tribune, published at Congressman Dorsey'e home, aays : "Tbe Columbus Democrat suppos es tbat Congressman Dorsey is a railroad tool because he owns an in terest in a creamery, lumber yard and butter and egg company and consequently has shipments over tbe railroads. That's so, and the logic is excellent. Hereafter bnr Congress men must be paupers taken from poor bouses. Tbe Tribune thinks Dodge county has some good men for democratic candidates confined within iu noor hnna. Thav 1m have the additional qaalif eatioa of J being idiotic." At a meeting of the National en campment of the Grand Army of the Republic held at San Francisco, Cat., on the 6th last., 8t. Looia waa elected aa the place for the next national encampment. Luciea Fair childa, of Wisconsin, waa elected commander in chief. The present meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic has been a grand affair. Californians have in every particular fulfilled their promises in their splendid and showy welcome. Mrs. Libby, mother of J. Libby, who resides six miles southeast of Madison, died at her home on Friday last, in the 90th year of her age. She bad just eaten her dinner, and retired to her easy chair in her room to take a nap, as was her custom. Remain ing quiet longer than usual, some of the family went into her room and found her quietly resting in the sleep of death. She had evi dently peacefully passed away of old age. Madison Chronicle. Bartlett, a clerk in a drug store at Cleveland, Ohio, the other day by mistake in filling a prescription, gave arsenic instead of cream of Tartar. Mrs. Bertail mixed the drugs, the other being sugar of milk, and ad ministered a dose to her three child ren and also to nerseu. rney were all soon seized with pains and fell in- convulsions. At this writing the mother is dead and all three of the children not expected to live. Rev. G. Chaddock, Methodic pas tor at Sioux City, Iowa, who has been a leader in the prosecution of the saloon cases, while crossing the street the other evening wa shot and in stantly killed. There is no clue yet to the perpetrator of the crime, hut there is no doubt that it grew out of the war lately inaugurated against the saloons in that city. The poBt-office inspectors made four arrests the other day, but re fuse to divulge the names of their prisoners. The men under arrest, however, are supposed to be impli cated in the recent Minneapolis port office robbery. They were detected by an attempt to put on the market $4,000 worth of postage stamps. The New York World says a rock weighing more than a ton fell on a railroad track the other day, and two little boys, who saved a train from destruction, received a purse of $4.20 from the grateful passengers. There is nothing like preaching practical frugality to the young. The surplus resolution as it finally passed the senate gives the secretary of the treasury the discretion to re serve $20,000,000. in addition to the $100,000,000 for the exigencies or bu siness, and further authorizes the president to suspend it when be be lieves that there is an emergency. Last year Holland sent 1,000 tons of eels to England; Germany sends 20,000 pounds a week ; Ireland sends nearly five hundred tons a year, and Scotland fifty tons. The annual con sumption of eels in London and sub urbs is 1,650 tons. A terrible wind storm struck the town of Hartland, Kan., the other evening, demolishing twenty houses and doing great damage to "growing crops. Sixteen cars were blown from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe tracks and telegraph wires pros trated for two miles west of town. New rVetea. New South Wales has just in creased her public debt by $27,500,000. A niCH strike has been made on tbe Silver King Mine in eastern Oregon. Snow fell at Rome N. Y., on the 3d iust., and lasted about five minutes. Thf Grand Army on march in the streets of San Francisco estimated at 11,000 soldiers. John Peavy of Fremont, Neb., tbe other afternoon shot himself and died almost instantly. At tbe time of tbe adjournment of Congress about forty nominations were left unacted upon. Hereafter tbe lists of tbe various United States legations will be sent to the Congressional Record. It is estimated that the wine crop of Calafornia will reach 25,000,000 gallons, an increase of 10,000,000 over tbe crop ot 1885. The President has appointed Joseph Hollins agent for tbe Indians at the Omaha and Winnebago reser vations in ibis state. One day last week five children weut into tbe Des Moines river near Keoeauqua, Iowa, got into deep water aud were all drowned. The other inoroiug at Augusta, Ga., Henry Davis, a colored youth 19 years old was shot to death for as saulting a girl ten years old. The post-i ffice at Oakland, Neb., was entered the other nigbt by un known parties who drilled and robbed tbe safe of stamps to tbe amount of $300. Palmer Stevens, of Canaan Conn., who died recently, aged ninety-three years, was one of a family of ten. of whom all but one liyed to be seventy, and four were over ninety wben they died. Natural gas has recently been dis covered at Dundaa, Calnmet county, Wis. This is tbe second find of gas ia the history of Wisconsin, tbe first well having been discovered at Appletoo. In tbe-District conrt at Denver tbe other day Frank Mason, charged with murder, was acquitted. The jury in its verdict declared tbat any one who called another such names deserved killing. George Simmons, of Wakefield, 111. was awakened the other night by some one walking in his room. With out investigating further, .he seized hia pistol, blazed sway, and shot his J agad graadMOtktr. A report comes from New Haven, Coun., that Charles Lock wood, who murdered Mis Mattie Randall, had been captured and lyuched by unknown persons. It was ao unpro voked and wicked murder. The resignation of Gen. John Ea ton, the commissioner of education at Washington City, was accepted the other day by Secretary Lamar. It is understood that Nicholas Dawson will be named to fill the vacancy. A labre cave was recently dis covered iu the Oregon range, forty miles north of El Paso, which iu size, and in the beauty of its stalactites and stalagmites bids fair to rival the Great Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. The Heat Rheumatic Metllciae. Mr. J. W. Marshall, a merchant in Haynesville, and well known in Houston county, Ga., has this to say about the "best of all rheumatic rem edies :" "I have been a sufferer from rheu matism for 28 years ; I am now sound and well; six bottles of Swift's Specific cured me. I write this in the hope that others may profit by my experience." Another SJHSTerer. For six years I was afflicted with chrouic rheumatism, part of the time perfectly helpless, not being able to walk at all. For a while my left leg was drawn backward uutil nearly doubled. It had a number of ruu niug sores ou it. Piiyciciaus gave me no relief. 1 tried every patent medicine recommended for rbeu malifiu, beiny a druggist myself, but to no profit. At lit at I commenced the Ure ot Swill's Specific. At firbt it seenird to make me worse. My leg ti? much swollen, and I had a pbjsiciau to lance it. 1 soon began t impiove. Alter inking lees than a do?.'U bullies of Swill's Specific, 1 found myself sound aud well for the first time iu fix car.a. That was live months ago; I have lelt no symptoms of the disease since. I believe Swill's Specific to be the best of all rheumatic remedies made. I commend it to ail who are Buffering as I have suffered. John R. Peel, with C. E. Obin cbain, Druggist. Pilot Point, Texas, Jan. 1886. Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis eases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. 157 w. 23d st., N. Y. NOTICE. To P. T. Martens. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED tbat tbe property described a fol lows, to wit: Tbe outh half of tbe southwest quarter of Section thirty two (32), in township nineteen f 19;, Range two (2), west, situated in Platte county, Nebraska, was purchased by M. Wbitmoyer on tbe22d day of December, 1884, at private sale at tbe county treas urer's office in said Platte county, for taxes assessed on said land for tbe year 1SKJ, tbat said land was taxed in tbe uameot v. T. Martens, and tbat tne time for the redemption of tbe same will expire on tbe 23a day of December, 1S8G. i:Augw3 M. Whitmoykb. ESTRAY NOTICE. Taken up, by tbe subscriber, at bis farm . miles north of Columbus, Aug. Utb, ONE PARC BROWN MARK, seven or eight years old, been sweeneyed on tbe left shoulder, would weigh about 1,000 lbs., blight collar marks. Owner please call and pay for advertisement aud keep of mare. 10-5 John C. Swartslky. Hi ftM ara teare. bat tboce who writ to SUima A Ca, Foritud. MalM,wlU tctrin ttm, (mil Information about work which lby can do. and llo at bona-that will pay Ua fronts to SX r day. Soma hm aaraedoTtrSHlBaaar. EkaarM. joaoa-oroM. Capital aotraaulraa. ToaaraManaanaa. TBonwwiHanatoac laatoolatalianoraoBCHUatortaaaL AUtoi 38-y COLUMBUS Roller Mills! SCBRSDEE BUS., fnpriiton. MANUFACTURERS OK Flour, Feed, Bran, Shorts And Meal, AND DKALBRS IN All Kinds ? Grain. OUR FLOUR BRANDS: "WAY UP," Patent, "IMPERIAL," "BIG 4," "SPREAD EAGLE." We guarantee our flour to be equal to any flour manufactured In tbe state. We rail the attention of the public to tbe fact tlMt we make a specialty of ex changing flour, bran and short for wheat, aa good flour and as much of it as any other mill in tbis part of tbe state; also the exchange of corn meal for corn. We have put in special machinery for grinding rye flour and buckwheat flour. g3V Satisfaction guaranteed. Please give ua a call. 2J-Feb-'6-y AM 0HDLWAHCE. PROVIDING FOR A special election to be held to enable tbe electors of the city of Columbus, Nebraska, to vote upon a proposition to issue coupon bonds of tbe City of Columbus, to the amount of $7,000.00 for the purpose of aiding in tbe construction of a wagon bridge across the Loup river in Columbus Township and within 100 yards of the place where the present bridge is located in said Town, ship. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Colum bus, Nebraska, that the proposition con tained in section 2 of tbis ordinance be submitted to a vote of the legal voters of the City of C olumbus at a special election therein which is hereby called for such purpose to be held in the respective wards of the city at tbe usual voting places on the SSta day of August 1886. Sac. 2. Shall the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus in tbe County of i.aue ana state oi eorassa issue coupon bonds of said City to the amount of 17,000.00 to aid in the construction of a wagon bridge across the Loup river in Columbus Township in Platte County, Nebraska, said bonds to be issued fa urn of 1500.00 each to be made navable to bearer, to be dated on the 1st dav of October, 1886, and to become doe and ' payable is 20 yean from the data laereof, J v but redeemable at the option of tbe city, after; 16 years from date of said bonds, with interest at the rate of 6 per eeat. per annual treat date, until paid; payable annually a the irst day of October ef each year, aa?", per interest oeapoae. thereto attached, both principal and la. terest payable? the fiscal agency ot the State of Nebraska, in tbe City of Nsw York. - And shall the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus, each year, until said bonds be paid, levy on tbe taxable property of the City of Columbus, an annual tax sufficient to pay tbeinterest on said bonds, aa it becomes due, and at the expiration often years from the date of said bonds, shall tbe Mayor and Council of tbe city of Columbus levy au annual tax sufficient to pay 10 per cent of tbe principal of above described bonds upon all the taxable property of said city for tbe purpose of creating a sinking fund to pay the principal or said bonds after the same become redeemable. Sec. 3. The form in which said proposition snail be submitted, ahall bo by ballot, upon which ballots shall be written or printed or partly written and partly printed For bridge, bond and tax. Yes, or. For bridge bonds and tax, No, and if two-thirds of the votes cast at said election shall have on the words For bridge bonds and tax, Yes, then said proposition shall be declared adopted, otherwise shall be declared lost. Sac. 4. Said election shall be con ducted and the result thereof ascer tained and declared ia all respects as the general elections in said city are con ductedprovided tbat notice of the time and places of holding such election, and of tbe proposition to be submitted thereat, shall be published in four issues of the Columbus Journal, a weekly newspaper published in said city, and be posted up iu three of the most prominent places in each ward of said city, for 150 days prior to said election. Sxc.'5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and alter its passage, approval and publication. Passed and approved this ICth day ot July, 18. Attest: Caul Kramer, David Dowty, Clerk. Mayor. 21JuIy 4t MOIICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIOV- NOT1CE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO tbe legal voters ot tbe City of Co lumbus, in tbe County of Platte and State of Nebraska, tint a .special election will be hjld at the uunl voting places in faid city, to-wit: in the 1st ward at tin Court Jloiisi:, in tbe 2d v:ir! .it the l"u gine House, I be 3rd ward at Julius lt:is musseu's store, ou the 23lh dayu of August, A. D-, 186, 1 roln tbe hours or ! o'clock a. in., until 7 o'clock p. ni., for tbe purpose of votiug upou the folluwinr proposition, to-wit : Shall tbe Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus in I'latte County, Nu brask;t, UatiK coupon bend to tbe amount of $7000.00 to aid iu tbe con struction ot a wagon bridge across tbe Loup river in Columbus Township, said bonds to be ituod in sums ol $500.00 each to be made payable to bearer, to be dated on the 1st day of October, 1896, and to become due aud payable in 20 years from tbe date thereof but redeemable at the option of the city after 15 years from date of said bonds, with interest at tbe rate of 6 per cent, per annum from date until paid, payable annually on the first day of October of each year, as per interest coupons thereto attached, both principal and interest payable at tbe fiscal agency of the State of Nebraska, in tbe City of New York. And shall the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus, each year, until said bonds be paid, levy on tbe taxable property of the City of Columbus an an nual tax sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds as it becomes due, and at the expiration of ten years from the date of said bonds shall the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus levy an annual tax sufficient to pay ten per cent, of the principal of above described bonds upon all the taxable property of said city for the purpose of creating a sinking fund to pay tbe principal of said bonds atter tbe same become redeemable. Said bonds shall be executed and is sued by tbe proper officer of said city anil shall be used to aid in tbe construction or a wagon bridge across tbe Loup river in Columbus Township and within 100 yards of the place where tbe present bridge across said river in said Township is located, and if two-thirds of the votes cast at said election shall be iu favor of tbe proposition hereby submitted tbe Mayor and Council of the City of Colum bus, Nebraska, shall be authorized to execute and issue said bonds. Tbe form iu which said proposition shall be submitted shall be by ballot upon which ballots shall be written or printed, or partly written and partly printed For bridge bonds and tax Yes; or. For bridge bonds and tax No. And if two-thirds ot the votes cast at said election shall have on. For bridge -bonds and tax, Yes, then said proposition shall be declared adopted, otherwise shall be declared lost. By order of the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, tbis 2tbday or July, is. Attest: Carl Kramkr. David Dowty, City Clerk. Mayor. !!8 July-4t Red Clover, Timothy, Red Top, and Blue Grass Seed Herman Oehlrich & Bro's. Grocery Store. 46-3m A.J.ARN0LD, DKALKK IN DIAMONDS, FINK WATCHES, CIwcIcb, Jewelry AMD SILVERWARE. Strict attention given to repairing of Watcbea and Jewelry, trarwill not be undersold by anybody. KaiAvwin, Oypeaitw Clatfcw H . tip O t log CO hljCO kLbH H O CD M t-v m SpJ n It 1st M gill I Ess I Bgs3 ,1 m a aaj CJatPMBTJS , WU: BECKER, DKALKK IX ALL KINI'S OK : STAPLE AND FAMILY: GROCERIES ! KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND WELL SELECTED STOCK. Teas, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups, Dried and Canned Fruits, and other Staples a Specialty. C4m Delivered Free to part off the City. my Cor. Thirteenth and K Strects,near A. & N. Depot. JflUIWAWDYNE .LWMENT ctrmasj-m -IMwhl Tafnawsa. MaaklnK C Uroaakltla. ay Treoblaw, ana PARSONS raUaraaUTot dlMaaa. ThalatbriMatlonareaadwaawbaw)4awattattaaataaaof a aa or ptUa. Plad about tkam aa yaw will always bw taaakftil. Owsjalp a aaa. ninTatH yaiiWtt iwwiuaiwimiuiiiii iihwiiwj. will aaiinan una in flhndan"B caadltaaa iajwa aaiaaj aa iw m mmm ay r. gvapvai awma. j MAKE HENS LAI Powdar ia abaolutalyl poraaad kUklyi aeatratad. Ona anneal ta wort a pound or aayotharkiad. It la atnotly matflaiaa to at? eaaivai Iivan with food. avarywaaro. or aant by mall for as oaaU ta MastBa. a 1-4 lb. atr-Ufbt ua aaaa. at j byaail. Sl.aa. vwauM uira.iw ATTENTION, FARMERS! WE WANT IT DISTINCTLY UNDER stood that we, having the Largest Stock of First-class, Farm Machinery in Columbus, are Selling at i? nH)nj( j lSKWs7 if '1 irr - y EVERY ONE We Sell The STUDEBAKER Wagons. WE SELL THE "Western," "Union," "Evans," "Rockford," ill 1TIEI C01I PIAITEIS. I ITI TIE TUT ill Hill. TI! SIMPLEST AND MOST DURABLK CHECK ROWERS MADE. We sell Halladay, Eclipse, and other Wind Mills :)AND TIIE(: VERY BEST PUMPS IN THE MAKKET. We are Sole Agents for this part of the State for BBBBBBBBBBaBLVVBwkHBBBBBHiHL K "CHUB OU" SMS m Vm, h M Stow Uuuutgni We have the largest and best selected stock of HARDWARE iu towjj. We make our own Tinware, and do rooting, spouting, etc., at reasonable prices. Repairing Plumbing aud Pump Work promptly and Mstiafactorily done. Come and con vince yourselves tbat WE WAirsrT.YOTIR TRA.T3E. KRATJSE, LUBKER& WELCH, Near B. & M. Depot, - - COLUMBUS NEB. RCBOTD, MANUFACTURER OP Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware ! Job-Work, Jtoofine and Oatter img a Specialty. aySBop on Olive Street, 2 doors aorta afSrodfeuarer's Jewelry Store. 32-tf BOOMIM2! W. T. KICKLY & BK0. bolesale and Retail Dealers ia Fresh and Salt Meats, GAME. POULTRY, And Fresh Pish. All Kinds ef Saisage a Specialty. SrCash paid for Hides, Pelts, Tallow. Highest market price paid for fat cattle. Olive Street, accond door north of Firat National Bank. 39-tt JACOB SCHKA&T, )DKALKR IX( DRY GOODS! Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps, FUfiKISE6 GOODS 1KB NOTION. LOW PRICES FOR CASH 34-tt JWSaV- V V Wmmlrim. 1 auMawi Blaadiu at tfca Z.a coon. catanst. caoiavsKerboa. Pfaawtary. Chroaia Ppalatflrea. Dr.La. Jnaaaw6a..aataa.-m f MAKE VXW, KICK BLOOD. PILLS atalna on aartC 'will auk aaaa lay Ilka It. It our aaUakaa. akolara aad aUdlaaaaaa or aaaa. U wartaita walaat taawld. niuatralaw. bowkbyauUffcaa. 1Mb 4. m. jyamwa w-. i We have a large stock of the finest Buggies and Spring Wagons for the money, ever brought to this State. Selling: them cheap. WARRANTED. .? . MAKE MONEY! We want Agents, both ladies and gen tlemen, to sell our Standard AVorks, Gift Books, Family Bibles and Albums. Previous experience unnecessary. Posi tions worth from 9l to per year. Now is the time to commence. Pj? "P.1 deIy but address at oace, E. P. JORDAN & CO., St. Louis, Mo. W-w-ll JaaiaaJallJh MJatalfc ;S? S-J1 1 JafcJaLAjalaJaW- V f . 4 f jjr -