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5 n i I! UUiMMMbMBfi hitaijtafitl WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1886. The ore fooad at AbingtoB, II ui. assays 11 per cent, silver. Millions of frogs fell at Big Flat, Cal., daring a recent rain. Ik Persian theaters the female parts are still played by boys. Thbee distinct veins of coal have been traced over a mile at Millville, Cal. Eight members of Congress have died doring the present administra tion The Missouri river is so low that navigation is impracticable above Kansas City. At Washington City the name of J. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska City, Neb., is being talked in connection with the Austrian mission. Pbesidext Cleveland has ap pointed Daniel Magone, of Ogdens burg, N. Y., to be the collector of customs for the port of New York. A number of fraudulent deeds have been made out and sold to eastern parties. The discovery was made at the North Platte land office. Within the last year Seymour, McClellan, Hancock and Tilden have all passed away, and Cleveland is the only man now living who ever ran for President on the democratic ticket. Anotiieu riot occurred one day last week fit Belfast, which resulted in killing eleven persons, and seri ously wounding one hundred and thirty others. A majority of the in jured have shot wounds. It is stated recently in news from Laredo, Texas, that a detachment of 400 Mexican troups arrived in Nuevo Laredo the other night. They are principally infantry and artillery, and brought two cannon. The fatal epidemic among the Glasgow's employes at Pottsdam, Pa., was caused by a putrid copperhead snake which has been fished up from the bottom of the well from which the people drank. The Bangor Commercial says a pious old lady recently sent as wed ding presents a pair of flat-irons, a rolling pin and a motto worked on card-board reading "Fight On." Dr. Dissaud, house surgeou of the Children's hospital iu Paris, pre formed four operations for croup in three days, and on the sixth day died of the malady, which he bad from his patients. A Bridgewater lady has recently made a twenty-five yard carpet from small remnants of Brussels carpets. It contains over three hundred pieces and is said to be very neat and hand some specimen of "crazy" work. The first Bcesion of the forty-ninth congress, which ended on the 5th inst., lasted 241 days exclusive of Sundays. During that time 13,202 measures were introduced, but only eleven hundred passed. Out of that number President Cleveland vetoed 113 bills. The Nebraska Press Association, numbering sixty persons, arrived one day last week at San Francisco, and established their headquarters at the Pacific hotel, occupying thirty rooms. They have planned a week's excur sion in and about the city, including a sea voyage to Monterey. A body of a young lady was found the other moruing on the prairie near Jefferson, 111., dead. She had been shot twice in the head. She had been seen the night beforo in company with two men, who were subsequently observed leaving the vicinity in haste. A recent report comes from La Grande, Ore., which states that the greater portion of the businoes part of the town was destroyed by fire the other evening. The value of the property destroyed is estimated from $98,000 to $105,000. The insurance is estimated at about two-thirds. The grand jury the other day at Boston found an indictment against ex-Deacon Joseph Story, of the Bow doin Square Baptist church, for adultery with Mrs. Eaton, a member of the congregation. This is the wo man who made confession to Rev. W. W. Downs, and appeared before the grand jury as a witness. Cutting says that when be went over into Mexico he took with him a ingle copy of his paper containing the objectionable matter complained of, and that when he went across the line he handed that paper to a special friend and he states positively that was the extent to which be gave circulation to the objectionable article. It is stated that the liecord of the session of Congress just closed, so far as completed, fills 8,630 pages, not including indexes and appendices. It contains about 1,500 pages more of debate than has ever before been manufactured by any preceding Con gress. There are yet quite a number of Congressional speeches to be printed and added, which will prob ably swell the Jtccord of the session to 9,000 pages. DB.KNAI, of York, Neb., is an nounced as a candidate for governor. His friends at York talk of making a vigorous race for the nomination. When it is almost universally con sidered (as it ought to be) that the nomination should be made from the North Platte country, it seems otxange that even one candidate for governor should be seriously talked of froca the Soalb Platte section. Is it possible that soaae one desires to have tbs Yri caaaty deIegatiM12) 0 tnd at Um tale omtwUm ? " V . T the Electors Hekraika. In a country governed by the peo ple, forthe people, the higher pre rogative of the elector is the tree and untrammelled choice of the public servants who administer the govern ment. While the national Senate represents the sovereignty of the states each senator should be the true rep resentative of the sovereign people of the commonwealth. This was the aim and object of the framers of our state constitution when they made provision for the expression of the popular choice in the selection of senator. For ten years this provision of the constitu tion has been a dead letter. Although a law framed in conformity with the constitutional proviso was passed by the legislature years ago, and officers of election are required to make re turns of the vote upon the electors' preference for United States Senator, no aspirant has, aa yet, ventured to ask the people for a direct expres sion of confidence and preference. Without presumption on my part that any man has a vested right to public office, however meritorious or faithful he may be, I desire to appeal to the people of Nebraska for a direct vote expressing their preference for United States senator. There aro doubtless others in this state more worthy than I am of your confidence, and it will afford me great pleasure to meet any of them lor a public dis cussion of the living and vital issues of the day. The office of United States senator is a position of great responsibility, and the people should know the views of every man who desires to represent Nebraska in the upper house of congress. I trust that it is not inappropriate in this connec tion to refer briefly to my services in behalf ot the slate during my term now drawing to a close. By that iec ord let judgment be given. I have doubtless erred u hoiuc instances, as all men do, but even my worst ene mies cannot poiut to any act that would impeach my personal integrity or reflect discredit upou the state which has honored mc. While I claim to have done only my duty in the light iu which I was able to see it and claim no credit tor the laithful discharge of the trust committed to me, I Only desire to exercise the right which I have in common with all citizens to challenge my competitors for tho senatorial position to a sub mission to a popular verdict of their respective claims to the senatorial succession. C. H. VanWyck. Nebraska City, Aug. 15, 1SS0. The bill taxing oleomargarine and similar products has been passed by the Senate, with an amendmeut re ducing the tax from five to two cents per pound. Senator Manderson voted for the bill, Senator Van Wyck dodged. Wayne Herald . Van Wyck's position was that the bill as proposed protected a fraud. The Congressional Record, pp. 7,558, says: Mr. Van Wyck. Why is oleomar garine put up in the shape of butter if it is not intended to deceive? Be fore there was any bill introduced into Congress, Messrs. Armor & Co., came here and they now come and tell ub they brand their goods, they label them so that no one can be de ceived, and yet the very brand which they make and put upon this pro duction shows an intention to de ceive. Here is their own brand ex hibiting : "Armour & Co., Pure Dairy Butterine." Why "dairy"? Will some one tell me why put in (1oiipw if nst intAtulafl iTofnitra? "Pure dairy butterine." Then an other brand they have. If they can get on the racket of that, as the boys say, they have another brand : "Ar mour & Co., Fiuest Creamery But terine." Why "creamery"? Mr. Miller. The Senator will per mit me to suggest that I think he was present in the committee at the time Mr. Webster produced that brand and said to fhe committee that, at the request of a customer, they would leave off "butterine" and "oleomargarine" entirely aud put on any fancy name a "Oakfield Cream ery" or anything else anybody might want. Mr. Van Wyck. Exactly. That was being done beforo any bill was introduced into cither House of Con gress. Gentlemen say they have a right to make oleomargariue ot but ferine. Certainly, they have; and if it has been kept as oleomargarine and butterine and so had been placed on the market the first word proba bly never would have been uttered in the legislation of Congress on the snbject. The Bee of Monday contained an address to the electors of Nebraska, by Senator Van Wyck, which we re produce in to-day's Journal. It is straight-forward and manly. Aside from any political friendship for Senator Van Wyck, on general prin ciples, and because it is the law of the state and has been for years, the Journal has been and is in favor of the electors expressing their pref erence for United States Senator. The main objection to an attempt to carry out the law is that senators and representatives are not obligated to vote as the preference of their con stituency should iudicate; the answer to which is that neither are our pres idential electors obligated to vote for the candidates named on their ticket for President and Vice-President, but they do so vote, and we cannot doubt that the same would be the case here. Firwt Fair rthe Seasem. Fairmont Fair begins August 31 and lasts four days. It is noted for its large 'purses, fast races, liberal premiums and large display of thor oughbred stock. This year it has ambitiously thrown its gates open to the world for competition iu all de partments. As it is the first fair of the season, and offers $3,200 cash parses and premioms,it will undoubt edly draw horsemen and cattlemen in large numbers. For premium Hat or other iBfomation, apply to the aacratary at FalrsaMt If Nance don't capture things ia Polk county this fall, it will be be cause the people of that county are truer to principle than they are in any part of Butler county. Nance don't propose to "lose his grip" if money will cut any figure in the pol itics of Polk connty this fall. Ulysses Herald. Our colemporary is not very well posted on this subject. Probably no man in Nebraska who' has occupied the public positions that Nance has, or anything like them, has spent leas money than he has to get them. If his securing an office depended npon bia spending much money, Nance woold'nt get it, and we are not now commending his honesty, by any means, only stating a well known fact of natural history, if the Jour nal may be allowed so to speak. Nance doeR not, probably, wish to go to the State Senate this winter, but he would, undoubtedly, like to have one of his men there, to serve bis purposes. The State has had quite enough, however, of Albinos Nance in office, and if Polk county cannot keep him from controling her poli tics, the remainder of the state should see that he makes no successful still hunt for U. S. Senator or any other office where high-minded, magnani mous, earnest and conscientious men of ability are needed. A Circalar 0verar. Office of the Soft Soap and) Hard Nail Co. Omaha, Aug. 15, '8G. ) Gentlemen: We quote soft soap at greatly reduced rales, and nails at a slight advance over our last figures. Yours truly, S. S. & H. N. Co. P. S. One of our firm is a candi date for a high office in the gift of the people of the great state ot Ne braska, and wants to get the nomina tion by the Republican party, which nomination is equivalent to an elec tion. N. B. If you are not already pledged to support some oue else, we should be glad if you could give him and his friends your influence iu your precinct and county. PP. S. Wire us, at once, at our expense, upon the selection of pre cinct delegates to your couuty con vention, the names of all the delegates selected in your couuty and also of those likely to be induced to vote for delegates to the state convention, favorable to the nomination of our Mr. for governor. NN. B. Your bill for $047, which is past due, need not worry you. We are so situated just now that we can extend the time of payment very con veniently to Oct. 1st, without in terest, it you desire. PPP. S. Anything you can do for Mr. as a candidate for governor will be remembered in your favor, and reciprocated by us wheu occasion offers. Gen. Joseph E. Johnson, the com missioner of railroads, left Washing ton City last week on bis annual in spection of the railroads, aided by the government. Also Thomas Has sard, the engineer of the railroad bureau, lett to inspect the Missouri Pacific and its branches aud the Southern Pacific. William M. Thompson, the assistant book-keeper, has also gone to San Francisco to in spect the books and accounts of the Central Pacific. Thomas J. Walker, of the bureau, has also gone to in spect the books and accounts of the Union Pacific at Omaha. "We insist that the Columbus Journal is too potent a factor in in fluencing future political events to endeavor," etc., etc. So says the Humphrey Independ ent. We are certainly obliged to our cotemporary for the expression of belief in our potentiality, and we shall endeavor not to weaken that belief but rather strengthen it, if possible, as the campaign goes on. One and one make two this year, just the same as last, and the year before. In a bank of clay at Lake View, Chicago, where parties have been digging large quantities of clay for brick, it is believed that they have discovered a pure article of petro leum. It is a ten acre clay bank, and the owners, Conrad Sundmachor & Co., have been offered $40,000 for the lot, which they have refused, be lieving there is more money than that iu the brick business, leaving the oil out of the question. Last reports still had tho fire rag ing about Green Bay. Information from Eaton, Bellevue, and De Pere, Mich., reveal much loss and distress. Nineteen families were burned out near Woodruff's old mill. The Iosj in Pensaukee is estimated at $20,000. Fire is also raging fiercely in Hum bolt, twelve miles from Green Bay. A large load of provisions has been sent to the sufferers from Green Bay. The new town in Finney connty, Kan., boaBts of an electrical well on the top of a pomp rod of which is an electrical flame, which casts consid erable light, gathers every night, varying in bight from half an inch to several inches. It is a great curiosity and hundreds of people are brought together to witness it. The well is 101 feet deep and the water th ree and one-half feet deep and inexhaustible. The corner stone of the new Ma sonic temple was laid at Beatrice, the other afternoon. The ceremonies were conducted by Grand Master Coutant, of Omaha, assisted by the Beatrice lodge. The temple will be three stories, of brick and stone, costing $30,000 and to be completed by December. Mrs. Hugh, the wife of a laborer, at Conneaot, Ohio, went to the river the other day to wash, taking her three children with her. One of the little ones fell into the water, and in her effort to rescue it the mother and all three children were drowned. M. Estrado, a French engineer, is building a forty-ton locomotive which is expected to attain a speed of seventy-eight miles an hour. The driving wheel are to be eight feet in diameter. JiJBBiJLLB- The remains of the woman foand on the prairie near Chicago with two bullet wounds in her body have been identified as those of Mrs. Stroble, who lived on Centre street. Ce carksby who killed himself in Lin coln Park, and the Strnble woman were intimate, and it is supposed be was her murderer. Typhoid fever is prevailing to an alarming extent in Pittsburg, Pa., one hundred and thirty-five cases being reported the other day. 1 1 is believed that it is caused by impure water from the Ohio river, with which the city is supplied. Crop reports throughout Nebraska last week continue good for nearly a full average yield. The quality of winter wheat is generally reported as above the average. The berry is plnmp and hard, giving promise that grain will grind unusually well. New IVetea. A pocket sewing machine is the latest novelty. Six hundred cars of freight were sidetracked the other day at Platts mouth. The banks in New York now bold $8,647,250 in excess or the 25 per cent. rule. British soldiers in India are being armed with the Enfield-Martini, re peating rifle. It is claimed that India bap a greater acreage of wheat than the Uuited States. The Ptattfluiauth canning factory is puiling up 20,000 to 22.000 cans ot peas and beans a day. The remain of the Uv. Geo. C. Htiddork, who nan murdered at Sioux City the other day, with ttk-ii to Racine, Wis., for interment. Thomas Golden, a flagman in Galeua, HI., has a tame robin taught to walk out of the fUg-boune and waive a tiny flag whenever a train comes. Three daughters of Henry Wy man, a fisherman of Far Rockaway, were drowned off Breezy Point while bathing. The girls were aged from 8 to 12 years. Higday Fosdick, of Laportc, Ind., the other nignt shot and killed his wife and then shot himself. The couple had not lived together for several years. During a thunderstorm the other day at Wayne, Neb., lightning struck the barn of Mr. Clever, a farmer living near that town, and killed two of his horses. In the election the other day at Jackson, Miss., the city gave a ma jority against prohibition, but the county was carried by the prohibi tionist by 800 majority. A report cornea from Benkleman, Neb., of a heavy bail storm through Chase county, the other day which did great damage to crops in its path. It even killed birds and chickens. A report comes from Western Nebraska, that burglars entered the store of F. M. Edwards and made an unsuccessful attempt to crack his safe. A few minor articles were taken. James W. Davis one afternoon last week at Albany, N. Y., murder ed bis wife and terribly injured his mother. He also attempted to take the life of his sister. He is evidently insane. The census just taken in Paris gives some curious statistics. It shows that the city contains one mar ried woman of fourteen, three wid owers of eighteen, and two widows of sixteen. A floating body made its appear ance iu the river at Nebraska City the other evening. The body waB that of a boy thirteen years old with no clothing on. The coroner took charge of it According to the creed of Theosopby, each man "is his own absolute law-giver, the dispenser of glory or gloom to himself, the de crees of his life, bis reward, bis pun ishment" It is stated that Miss Cleveland's novel furnishes this admirable addi tion to the number of mixed meta phors : "He felt the magnetUm of his conjectural passion at his side, and many wavelets of emotion played npon him as they walked." The Minneapolis Tribune is re sponsible in this case. The subject of the four-line poem is the Presi dent's veto machine: "Daniel, put away my veto; Oil its bearings; keep it dry. There may be a call for me to Use that veto by and by. otttsftnbtntt. In this department the people talk, and not the editor. Each writer must hold himself ready to defend his principles and his statements of facts. "In the mul titude of counsel there is wisdom." o. Jocrnal.1 Ed. Journal: I, as a large tax payer, would wish space in your valuable paper to ask the Board of Supervisors a few questions, which I hope they will answer at their earli est convenience, viz: Why did they allow themselves at the term of equalization the assumed liberty of passing over and not keeping in sight the thirty or more cars fat cattle and hogs that left Platte county on or abont the third of April, 1886, if they take npon themselves the res ponsibility of being the sworn guardians of the tax payer? Why, I ask, did they do this wanton act, and thereby saddle oa the taxpayer aa nnjnst burden, while the stockman goes Scott free? I believe there are sob ttockmsa oa the Beard, -tit ikHiaiiMMMi uot enough I think to prevail in this outrage without the complicity of willing tools. Now the taxpayers of the county have a just right to know if this amount ot property amounting in value in the neighborhood of twenty thousand dollars and which rightfully belonged to Platte county bad any right whatever to go untaxed and if so, who is at fault, the aosessor or the Board of Supervisors? They may not have been able to read them in time, but the Board had every op portunity to seo that the stock or moneys accruing therefrom was taxed. I understood that a certain stockman went before the Board and stated that the cattle in bis possession at the time of taxing tbera did not belong to him, hut that they were sold beforehand. Now, the question is, were these cattle sold in Chicago prior to April, 1886, or were tbey purchased by moneys received out of the banks in Columbus, aud for the loaning of such moneys did the Co lumbus banks have a lien on said stock? If so, the proof is in the Couuty Clerk's office; if the banks had no lien on such stock, but wore secured by note for this loaned money then the notes were taxable, and the stock also, as the notes draw a large percentage and the stock be longed to the man iu whose p a esiion they wure on the first day of April, 18S6, or, ir tho cuttle wero sold to au eastern firm aud the stockman who appeared before the Board satisfied that body that such was tho cise, then, I sny, it wan the bound on duty of the Board to assess the money that tlioxe stookiuci) received for tho stock. Or ii it becoming laehionuhlo and lawful I but every poltroon who is )ibb to tut ten a cow or hog shell not be tuxi'ii-fur the name? It urh au example ik tliii h et, and lOieh an evil let inn, tbeti I iay to my brother tHxpajern, "Let us all bccoiuo cattle kings on a email kcmIi), and get rid of the aBohor." Taxpayer. Halt Intake City. August 6th, 1886. Ed. Journal, Dear Sir: It is a long time since yon had a word from me. Having a tew leisure moments, 1 thought I would drop you a line. I have several times sent you papers that you might seo tho true state of affairs in Utah, but there are really so few that care to even tell tho truth about this couimuuity that I have come to the conclusion not to worry mywelf, but wait for the time when justice will be mctcd out to all alike, and the oppressor no longer rule over a once happy aud prosperous people. This is a rich aud beautiful country, desirable for man to live in. I love my mountaiu home, and our people, by their faith and works, have made it what it is, a place of boauty and a joy forever. But now the despot reigns, and the people's hearts are filled with sorrow. Their husbands and fathers are either exiled or in a prison, their happy homes broke up, their families scattered they know not where, rather than be brought before a set of men who have neither shame nor decency abont them, who delight in plying innoceut women and children with tho most indecent questions. You have no idea of the outrages that have been perpetrated upon the people here in the name of law and justice. I have often thought if such a set should get on the judicial bench in Columbus, how quickly tbey would be dethroned. Methinks I can see them fleeing now. The people here take it all very quietly and peaceably, knowing in whom they have believed and still put their trust. This is a God-fearing, law-abiding people, notwithstanding all that is said to the contrary. You must please excuse this long letter ; this is the very sincere sentiments of my heart. My religion is more than life to me, my hope, my heaven, my all. We had a very pleasant visit with my brother-in-law, Mr. Draper, as he passed through here with the G. A. R. on his way to California. He was delighted with the city and its sur roundings. My family aro all well, and doing well. With kind regards to all myold Columbus friends, I re main very respectfully, Mrs. Martha Barrow. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. acepabllcsm Cfeaveatlean The Republican electors of Platte county are hereby called to meet in convention at the court house in Co lumbus on Saturday, Sept. 11,1885, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of placing in nomination one Connty Attorney, one Connty Coroner, two Representatives for the 23d Repre sentative district (Platte connty), and for the election of seven delegates to the state convention to be held at Lincoln, September 29th; elect 7 delegates to the congressional con vention to be held at Fremont Oct. lBt ; elect delegates to the senatorial convention of the 13th district ; elect delegates to the representative con vention of the' 25th district, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before them. The severartownships will be en titled to representation as follows : Columbus 1st ward 5 delegates. 2d 7 " 3d 8 M Twp. 6 delegates. Butler Bismark u 3 ,t 9 4. 3 M " 11 " " 3 " Monroe Shell Creek Walker Humphrey Grand Prairie " 2 " Lost Creek " 8 " Granville " 3 " Creston " i Burrows l Woodville " 7 u St. Bernard " l " Sherman " 4 " Loop " 2 " Joliet " 5 " The caucuses to be held at usual voting place on Saturday, 8ept. 4, at 2 p. as. sharp. By order of Connty Central Committee. J. I. Robison, Henbt Raoatz, Secretary. Caairsa. Last Saaday while at Mr. T. F. Hadsoa's, th great nay and carp hms), what I perhaps better knowu than any farmer ia the State, we noticed that hi sou, DeWitt, seemed to be skinning off at the bands. Mr. H. called the little fellow to him and I showed os how the skin, even on the palms of bis hands, was coming off in flakes and a new skin appearing underneath. He explained that several years ago the child was badly poisoued with poison oak, and every Bpriag he broke out and suf fered greatly. He had applied every known remedy to relieve the sufferer, and employed physicians to attend him, bat with no avail. "In fact." Mr. Hudson continued, "it seemed like to go in sight of a poison oak vine would cause the eruptions to break out afresh. After trying everything else, I read in the Banner Watchman so much about the S. S. S. blood medicino that I determined to try that also, but must confess that I bad but little hope in it. But, as yon see, its success has been wonder ful. It has driven every particle of the poison from my child's system, and is now putting a new skin on him. Ho is thoroughly cored, and the S. S. S. did the good work. 1 believe that it will drive out any kind of poison from the blood, and its effect on DeWitt proves it. There are a great many sufferers from poison oak in the country, aud to such I cms knowingly recommend this great medicine. It not onh eff-c'$ a cer tain cure, but neetiK to put fresh iile into one." Tlii is "n:y one of the numerous indorsement ot S. 8. .S. thai hnt reached u-s and we puhlMi it as in formation to thoe who are suifleriu-f with p OHon in their nyMeiii, it tn n Iter h not trooi wbut source it comes. The discovery iu regard to curing the effect of poison oak ia of great importance, a it give a certain remedy for a tnot common and aggravating nfiliction, tor which no permanent relief had ever been known. The S. S. S. is certaiuly the king of blood medicine, and is as harmless as it is solvent for the eradication of impure blood from the system. Athens Banner- Watchman, April 30. Treatise on Blood aud Skin Dis eases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. New York, 157 w. 23d street. LEGAL M0TICE. In the District Court or Platte County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Elmer C. Smith and Nellie B. Smith, minors. NOW, ON THIS 14th day of August, 1886, this cause came on for hearing on the petition heretofore hied by Sam uel C. Smith, guardian of Elmer C. Smith and Nellie B. Smith, minors, praying for a license to sell the interest belonging to said minors in and to block No. 8, in Oida Tillage, addition to the City of Columbus, Platte County, Ne braska, as set forth in said petition, for the benefit of said minors. It is therefore ordered by the court that this cause be continued for service of notice, and that all persons interested in said estate appear before the Judge of said court, at the Court House in Colum bus, said Couuty of Platte, on the 18th day of September, 188G, at one o'clock, afternoon, to show cause why license should not be granted to said guardian, to sell the interest belonging to said miuors in said premises, for the benefit of said minors, and that a copy of this order be served by publication in the Columbus Journal, published in said county, for three successive weeks, prior to said 18th day of September, 1880. A. M. Pout, Judge. State of Nebraska,) ... Platte County, I as I, O. Heitkemper, Clerk of the Dis trict Court, in aforesaid county, do hereby certify that the above and fore going is a true and correct copy of the original order in said cause. Witness my band and the seal seal of said court at Columbus this 14th day of August, 188U. U. Ukitkkmper, Clerk of the District Court. By G. B. Spkick, Deputy. 18Aug-4 LEGAL I0TICE. In Justice Court Platte County, Ne braska, before John ltickly, Jaq., Jus tice of the Peace. Mccormick Harvesting Machine Co., Joseph Young. SAID JOSEPH YOUNG will take notice that on the 14th day of July, 188t, aid John Rickly, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, issued an order of attachment for the sum of $121 .43 in an action then and there pending before him, wherein said McCormick Harvest ing Machine Co. is plaintiff, and said Joseph Young, defendant; that property constating of money and credits, in the hands of W. A. McAllister aud John It. Schneider, garnishees, has been attached under said order. Said cause was continued to the 10th day or Sept., 1886, at 10 o'clock a. m, McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., 18 Aug-w-3 Plaintiff. LEGAL NOTICE. In County Court, Platte County, Ne braska. In the matter of the estate of C. D. Clotber, deceased. ON THIS 14th day of August, 1SSG, came George A. Scott, administrator he rein, and tiled In court a report of hia proceedings, in the sale of the interest or C. D. Clother, deceased, In the partner, ship property of C. D. & G. W. Clother, and asks that the said sale be confirmed. Whereupon it is ordered that the Bald report be beard before the nadersisned, County Judge, at his office ia Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, oa the 11th day of September, 1886, at 9 o'clock a. in., and that due notice be giyen of the time and place of said bearing by publishing a copy of this order, in the Columbus Journal for three weeks successively, next before the day set for said hearing. A true copy. Chah. A. Spkick, 18Aug'86-4 County Judge. E0TICE. To P. T. Martens. YOU ABE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the property described as fol lows, to wit: The south half of the southwest quarter of Section thirty two (33), is township nineteen (19), RaBKe two (2). west, situated in Platte county, Nebraska, was purchased by M. Whltraoyer on the22d day or December, 1884, at private sale at the county treas urer's oUce Ib said Platte county, for taxes assessed on said land for the year 1863, that said land was taxed in the Basse of P. T. Martens, and that the time for the redemption of the same will expire oa the 23a day of December, 1886. i .Augwa n. WBrrMOYKR. SSTKAT E0TICE. Taken up, by the subscriber, at his farm b miles aorta of Columbus, Aug. 6ta, OMS DARK BROWN MARX, eves or eight years old, beea sweeaeyed ob the left shoulder, would weigh about 1,060 lbs., slight collar marks. Owner please call aad pay for advert! seaseat aasl keep of sure. li-ft JOB C. 8WABTSUY. COLUMBUS WiM. BECKER, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OK : STAPLE ANt FAMILY: GROCERIES! I KEEP CONSTANTLY OX HAND A WELL SELECTED STOCK. Teat, Coffees, Sugar, Syrups, Dried and Canned Fruits, and other Staples a Specialty. to4a DellTered Free to amy part f the City. Cor. Thirteenth: and K Streets, near A. AN. Depot. JflUWANWYllE LNMENT I 1 1 saw Ttlti1 firm? AatfeSM. Bf Mills. lSSr3lffiSs PARSONS Vhm rtUsw w dsrftaSlsseiwj. Boat iUliwi w dscftU ilseeiiJ. Bo atkanHkathaa la &!. WUI triy w or rolfrromU of !! ThmtaMMwuHammwmkJmtwmhmUmmJhmmebmpf MMvaf aiMaae. TkAiaSinuMaaaM 1 Ml itostlkMnl will always 1 fr . 8oldtoijBTO.orotbyBMllfrv.toMo. 3.l.m.JOWMB01tOO.mcM-aC.9mm. ttaanamarm ctMnn rowdsrla abaotatoly our aad BteUv oon-l cantratad. Ona anneal la wortn m ponaoor any other kind. It la etnotly audlolaa to bartTaa. with food. I llnlilit ncn-j mil? irhT.orMntb7BtailtorMMiUaUasa. a 1-4 IB. atf tie flSSSSi Sold avarywmara. or aant by stall for M aana ay jw a, pragaia. law .BW. GOLD field ara atarea. but tboM who writa to SUiuoo A Co.. Portland. Main. will raeatva fraa, fall Information about work which tba-rcaado.and MTathom,til will pay thm from to to SB Mr day. Soma hava amrfamlnlaaiUT. Ettharaax.Toanaorold. Caoital act raqnlrad. Tea at atariad fraa- Thoaa who atari at once aiaahaolBtalf uraofanoUlfortanea. AUianaw. 38-y 0TICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN' TO the legal voters of the City of Co lumbus, in the County of l'latte and State of Nebraska, that a special election will be held at the usual voting places in said city, to-wit: in the 1st ward at the Court House, in the 2d ward at the En gine House, the 3rd ward at Julius Kas mussen'd store, on the 23th day of August, A. D., 1880, from the hours of 1) o'clock a. in., until 7 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of voting upon the following proposition, to-wit: Shall the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus in l'latte County, Ne braska, isue coupon bonds to the amount of $7000.00 to aid in the con struction of a wagon bridge across the Loup river in Columbus Township, said bonds to be issued in sums of$A00.()() each to be made payable to bearer, to be dated on the 1st day of October, 18SC, and to become due and payable in 20 years from the date thereof but redeemable at the option of the city after 15 years from date of said bonds, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum from date until Said, payable aaaually on the lirst day of ctober of each year, as per interest coupons tnereto attacneu, ootn principal and interest payable at the fiscal agency of the State of Nebraska, in the City of New York. And shall the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus, each year, until said bonds be paid, levy on the 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 year from the date of said bonds shall the Mayor and Council of the City of Columbus levy an aBBual tax sufficient to pay ten per cent, of the principal of above uettcribcu bonds upon all the taxable property of said city for the purpose of creating a sinking fund to pay the principal of said bonds alter the same become redeemable. Said bonds shall be executed and is sued by the proper officer of said city and shall be used to aid in the construction of a wagon bridge across the Loup river in Columbus j ownsmp ana wunin luuyarus of the place where the present bridge across said river in said Township is located. and if two-thirds of the votes cast at said election shall be in favor of the proposition hereby submitted the Mayor and Council of the City of Colum bus, Nebraska, shall be authorized to execute and issue said bonds. The form in 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-tbirds 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 we uity ot uoiumbus, l'latte county, Nebraska, this 28th day of July, 1886. Attest: Carl Kbameb, Dattd Dowty, City Clerk. Mayor. dp .wifjftv M I BB CD O t I J-f 00 2 -Lfai J mi Pfl 'Basal- ggg 91 3pJ B pp LB tH?1 Bassssss P CO BssssHsm " Pipw Hv. 5pE atawL ft. 1 fl1 50$ 2 IT wBgo I 4Ch BO OMBSTg ! W. T. RICKLY ft BK0. t holesale and Retail Dealer la Fresh and Salt Meats, GAME. POULTRY. And Fresh Pish. All Kiads of Saisage a Specialty. tSTCash paid for Hides, Pelts, Tallow. Iligbest market price paid for fat cattle. Olive Streat, second door aorta of First National Bamk. 39-tt JACOB SCHRAM, )DEALER IN( DRY GOODS! Beets & Shoes, Hats & Caps, fubiisehs goods in notion. LOW PRICES FOR CASH . 34-tt Vwtralcta. BhswsW BlMdfwr at tkt 1 MAKE " WKOT- T(W PILLS BLOOD. aaUaa o IU rtaaama law M. I auraa asolasaaad ari COLUMBUS Roller Mills! StsBESfiER BSOS., frojriiton. manufacturer of Flour, Feed, Bran, Shorts And Meal, AND DEALERS IN All Kinds? Grain. OUR FLOUR BRANDS: "WAY UP," Patent, "IMPERIAL," "ilQ 4," "SPREAD EAGLE." We guarantee our flour to be equal to any flour manufactured in the state. We call the attention of the public to the fact that we make a specialty of ex changing flour, bran and shorts for wheat, as good flour and aa much of It as 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 flour. g3f" Satisfaction guaranteed. Please give us a call. 24-Feb-'t-y wo S-2S sSi? "5oi.gS-gBiS aixgiEar gtf43Ps 52 S 5- mm. ftf B C SVj BB) BftOoS OaS9 2 ga?.I-S"BBa8 trHSSSvroSJ frge? ? P?- A.J.ARNOLD, DEALER IN DIAMONDS, FINK WATCHES, Clock, Jewelry AND IIT.VEBWABE. Strict attention L'iven to renalriHir of Watches and Jewelry. jgwTWlll not be unaersoia oy anyoouy. Kefc JLtmsi. Of)B li Clatkar Hi . Red Clover, Timothy, Rod Top, and Blue Grass Seed Jk.T Herman Oehlrich & Bro's. Grocery Store. HWm R. C. BOYD, MANUFACTURES OP Tin aid Sheet-Iron Ware! Job-Work, Baalag a4 Gmttar inffaSpaeialty. BasTShop on Olive Street, 2 doers uuiui ui Diuuieunrer's jewelry store. 32-tf MAKE MONET! We want Agents, both ladles aad gea tl ernes, to sell our Standard Works. Gift Books, Ftaily Bibles sad Album.. Previous experience unnecessary. Posi UoBB worth from flSM toWlHwr year. Now is Ue time to commeace. rSJS'.'iS1 ut Mrasa at oace, K. P. JOBDAV CO., St. Louis, Mo. lg-w-W 2" ?&ZeE sal ml V V 'WijCSs.