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VOL. XVII. -NO. 27.
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Keaalor Vaa Wyck't Kecerci.
General C. II. Van Wyck com
menced public life over thirty years
iijjo, and in the state of New York
aided to organize and lay the corner
stone of the republicap party; of the
cardinal principle of which he baa
beeii a faithful aud devoted advocate.
His record in brief is as follows:
lu 1S5S and 1800 he was elected to
congress. From September 1SG1,
uutil the close of hostilities, he served
ably and valiantly, in tbe war of tbe
rebellion. He was again elected to
congress in 18GC and 18G8. At' that
early day, as always, he believed in
reforms within the party, and in
augurated a committee, of which he
was chairman, to prevent fraud in
army contracts aud to reform abuses
in the New York customhouse. In
1808, with Washburn and othera, be
made a vigoreuVasiducaBsfattiht
in congress to compel, tke U. P. ail
roai to reduce its then mostex
horbitant rates, irst comiag to
Nebraska in 18G, he made his home
here in 1874. In the succeeding year
he was elected to the constitutional
convention; in 187G, '78 and '80, he
was elected to tbe state senate and
while there was active in preventing
the repoal of the jisury. laws jknd Tri
reduciug the rate 'of interest jroi 12
perccuLto that now legal ;f he 'was
foremost in requiring purchases of
supplies for public institutions to be
made after advertisement aud from
the lowest bidder; in providing for
the punishment of officers for ex
pending money beyond appro
priation; in the long fought contest
to regulate tbe transportation of
passengers, reducing the rate to one
uot exceeding three cents per mile
aud, in all measures against railroad
discrimination.
General Van Wyck was elected to
the United Slates senate, in 1881.
One of tho very first bills he. intro
duced was one' to stop the. fraud
through special deposit surveys of
the public lands. After a long
Htruggle with a wealthy and well
organized ring and a discussion with
the ablest men in tbe senate, he suc
ceeded in bis purpose. This ring
was surveying all tbe desert and
mountain and worthless lands
generally, and locating the script is
sued as pay ou agricultural lands.
Its overthrow saved, to the people,
millions of acres and millions; ot
money. He" ollercd an amendment
to put lumber on the free list, dis
cussed that subject at length and
secured a favorable vote, but a com
l.itiHiinn of unitAil capital finally de
feated the measure. His action in
this matter was endorsed by a reso
lution of the Nebraska legislature.
Ho secured a reduction of tbe duty
ou foi.ee wire and made a vigorous
attack on the special star route at
torneys, where Bliss and others .were
receiving, each, at the rate of $50,
000 per year and then charging the
tips paid the porters of sleeping cars,
succeeding in abolishing the system.
In every session he secured the pas
sage iu the senate of a bill to relieve
settlers and purchasers of Denver
aud St. Joe lands, but until the last
session the house refused the action
asked ; it then passed tbe bill with an
amendment that did not even relieve
one-fourth of the settlers.
In peuslon legislation Senator Van
Wyck has always been active;
securing the passage of special bills
at every session and urging new
laws, and amendments to further In
crease pensions. He has always been
stroug in bis advocacy of, Mexican
pension bills. He introduced and
securod the passage of bills to in
crease the pension of soldiers'
widows from $8 to $12 per month, to
increase pensions for loss of a leg or
arm, to pay pensions from date of
disability and to give every soldier a
pension who had served six months
and was disabled, even if tbe dis
ability had occurred since tho war.
It was Van Wyck who fought to'
open abandoned military reservations
for homestead settlers only, to give
territorial government to Oklahoma,'
and allow homestead settlement, to
place Indian reservations in Dakota
and other territories, in the public
domain and open the same for settle
ment. He has always been active in
looking after local matters, en
deavoring to secure Indian schools
and compassing the establishment of
now land offices at McCook, Sidney
and Cbadron. He has secured-the
sale of Indian lands within the state,
extension of payments for purchasers
of lands, and always aided in se
curing justice to those claiming
lands. One of the most important
bills he introduced and advocated
and finally had passed, was one to
compel the taxation-of lands of the
land grant railroads. Millions of
acres had for years been exempt from
taxation; Senator Van Wyckj in
troduced his bill in the Forty
6eventh congress, struggled for it in
tbe Forty.-eightb and Mast winter
secured its passage; compelling tbe
roads to pay taxes on their lands the
same as the citizen pays. Bills to
protect labor have uniformly re
ceived hiB support. Time and time
again be. has 4ern tkt nasal froni ex
tortioBate railroad charges, wken
they were devouring the substanpa
of tbe people; notably was his
position in this relation shown in tbe
discussion of tbe inter-state com
merce bill ; lengthy one
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with Callom, Allison, Ingalls,
Hoar and McPherson, and
all the shrewdest defenders of rail
road interests, in tbe Senate. His
course in this instance was in full ac
cord with the people of Nebraska, the
state legislature, then in session,
adopting resolutions endorsing Sena
tor Van.Wyck and the Reagan bill.
Most important, in this line of work,
was tbe compelled for'feitnre of the
Texas Pacific land grant of about
1,500,000 acres. The company sup
posed it bad secured the defeat of
this bill in the Senate, when by per
sistent effort Van Wyck procured its
return after it bad been tracked off
the special calendar, and when defeat
seemed imminent be obtained the
floor, called up the bill, spoke in its
behalf and tbe same day secured a
vote that resetted in Its passage. He
successfully opposed I he bill' Increas
ing the salaries of the U. S. district
judges; made protest against issuing
patents to the New Orleans and
Pacific, better-known as the "Back
bone Road' and aided to save 200,000
acres claimed by it ; made an earnest
speech against the proposed con
solidation of the Western Union and
B. & (. telegraph companies ; secur
ing an amendment to the .Alaska
territorial bill,.so that the U. 8. Mar
shal should receive a salary only, aud
pay all fees into the treasury, and
insisted that this provision should
extend to all U. S. Marshalships.
Senator Van Wyck opposed subsid
izing tbe Pacific steamship compa
nies. He was efficient in securhjg the
passage of tbe oleomargarine bill;
tbe great struggle was In tbe Senate
to refer the bill to tbe agricultural
committee of which he was a mem
ber. He bad a running debate with
Beck, Edmunds and others who de
sired its reference to the nuance com
mittee, a move which would have
killed it, and was finally successful
in his efforts by a majority of one
vote, his own. - When tbe bill was
considered in the Senate he made an
able, brilliant argument in its behalf,
and for his several efforts in the
matter received the thanks of many
dairy and creamery - associations.
Another most important bill was to
authorize tbe destruction of illegal
fences ; for this be labored faithfully,
presenting the amendment that
gives the President power to use the
military tor the purpose indicated.
During his Senatorial career be has
presented many labor petitions; and
when Senator Vest and others inti
mated that such petitions were not
genuiue, be rebuffed them in a short
speecn, so direct and no couclueivo
in its statements, as to secure for him
the approbation of all the labor or
ganizations in the land. A bill was
passed to prevent U. S. Senators
from being detained by the land
grant railroads. A motion to recon
sider was immediately made, and
prevailed, but not without Van
Wyck's protest and vote in opposi
tion ; tbe nnly.one on the republican
side of tbe Senate. He investigated
the frauds and extortions of tbe
Washingtoir.Gas Light Company, and
his bill in the matter obtained a' fa
vorable report to reduce the price of
gas to $1 per thousand cubic feet.
Wbeu the car drivers in Washington
were working sixteen hours a day
he commenced a, fight against the
companies and compelled them to re
duce tbe time to twelve hours ; show
ing in this, as be b'as always shown,
a desire to protect the laboring men
when wronged, whether in Nebraska
or Washington, and receiving, iu the
instances mentioned a written testi
monial from, aiul thanks of, the
wives and children of those whose
cause be had espoused.
The above is but a brief and im
perfect sketch of Senator Van Wyck's
public services. He has been strong,
fearless and consistent throughout.
He has never wavered once in bis
battle for tbe people? j He has always
been aggressive, tireless and persist
ent, never-sleeping member. When
otherstates have been well served,
they have sent their representatives
back to Congress time after time.
None has ever been better served
than Nebraska has by Van Wyck and
her very interests demands his re
turn to tbe Senate. The plotters are
opposed to him, the people are for
him ; the latter can win if they .will.
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Aalc Taasa.
Those who believe Van Wyck has
done good work in the United States
Sena'te, and that he ought to be 're
turned by tbe vote of tbe next legis
lature, should vote for Robison, Irwin
and Bowmap, who are pledged to
f avor. bis f election, and not for Sul
iivan,V'TerwiIIigar, Folda" Focbs
who are -not pledged forYaaWyck,
whe wUl net go .into a Van iWyck
caucus, and who willy of course, fayer
a 'democrat for tbat, position, not
withstanding the fact that there Is no
show for electing. democrat. :Let
any' voter who' desires toptece his
ballot right on this, subject ask .Sul
livan, Terwillegar, Fnchs and Folda
for a pledge - to-Mfert Van -Wyck,
and see how much encouragement he
will get. Put T.of r questions fair
and square, and, get a. fair, square
answer. The ifellowa in this county
Who are rnnning the democratic
machine, from (Jin man at the head of
the state ticket,: flown through the
line of county officers, and. including
the Celumhoa Dunocrat art iotFVan
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COLUMBUS, NEB., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27,
Wyck democrats, by a long way-,
and you would arouse thoir politic il
animosity by so classifying them.
This being tho case, the Democrats
exceedingly thin veneer of anxiety
concerning Van Wyck is qui'c
transparent. The attempt to deceiv.
is a slur upon the intelligence of its
readers, which some of them will not
be. slow to resent.
.tieerse J. Bcwnai,
Oneot tbe candidates to represent
Platte county iu the next state legis
lature, is acknowledged to be among
tbe best informed attorneys in central
Nebraska. "'
There' is no doubt but Mr. Bow
man, having had considerable prac
tice at tbe bar, would make an active,
intelligent and useful momberof tbe
house of 'representatives, in the work
of remodeling our statutes, and'
making useful additious to the vol
ume of our laws.
There are many things to be looked
after at the coming session, besides
electing a United Slates Senator; a
re-apportionment of the state into
senatorial and representative dis
tricts must be made and as there are
so -many conflicting elements, it is
important that each county have able
representatives to take care tbat the
interests of their constituents are not
neglected, that they have their just
influence in shaping the policy of the
laws that shall govern a great and
growing people.
The township system, adopted by a
former legislature, needs radical
changes to ii.ake it acceptable to the
people of Nebraska. It is now
plainly evident' tbat the people (and
more especially those who have had
experience of township government
in tbe east) are anxious to see, here,
the best system tbat can be devised
for the good government of local
affairs, and it will bo well to elect
men who know, not only tbe general
desire of tbe people, but also the
particular manner iu which that de
sire should bo met and satisfied.
Having in tbe state of his nativity,
become thoroughly versed in the
township system, as it ought to be,
Mr. Bowman knows wherein ours
needs amend incut.
In matters of general legislation,
and in discussiou we believe that Mr.
Bowmau is easily the intellectual
peer of any man yet named in this or
any other county, for the legislature.
Jeka !tl. iHacfurlaal.
We are' not acquainted with Mr.
Goudring, tbe democratic nominee
for Couuty Attorney, but it is no
disparagement of him to say tbat, iu
legal ability, he is uot by any means
tbe equal of the republican candi
date. Mr. Macfarlaud has built up a legal
business in Columbus which, for a
young attorney, is not often excelled.
He is an active, energetic man, and
can fulfil tbe duties of the office with
credit to himself, and to the good of
the couuty.
Haviug a large acquaintance iu the
county, he can the more readily act
as attorney, iu bringing wrongers to
justice.
Being closely attentive to business,
be will keep himself informed iu
matters of law specially pertaining to
counties of itself a study for auy
one man.
The last legislature acted wisely in
abolishing the office of district at
torney and substituting therefor that
of county attorney, because it is a
move iu furtherance of the principle
of home rule, and a better adminis
tration of justice.
Mr. Macfarlaud is now, by ap
pointment of bis Honor, Mayor
Kramer, city attorney for Columbus,
and we believe it is conceded on ali
bands, eveu by political opponents,
tbat he has conducted the affairs of
bis office with credit to himself.
The election, this time, being the
first under the new law, may be con
sidered of unusual importance to tbe
connty, and it is proper tbat legal
advice should be given by one well
versed iu tbe law, and who will take
pride in discharging tbe duties of the
office. '
' J. 1. IteBlMB,
Tbe gentleman named for repre
sentative of tbe district composed of
Colfax and Platte counties, (com
monly called the Float), Is the editor
of tbe Independent, at Humphrey;
independent iu his make-up; well
versed in tbe political affairs of the
state; uncompiomising in the sen
timent of equal justice to all interests ;
unflinching in standing by avowed
principles, be will make a represen
tative of whom we may all be proud,
irrespective of political parties.
Some men, when elected to office,
immediately begin to look after and
work for their own peculiar and in
dividual ends. Mr. Robison is a
different sort of man. What suits
the great body of the .people will
suit bim; their interests will be
looked after, their wishes fulfilled,
and their desires ponsulted, rather
than bis own.
As editor of tbe Humphrey Inde
pendent he has made known his sen
timents on important questions
coming before the next legislature,
and those sentiments are sound.
When yon yote for bim you have the
assurance that you will be well rep
resented, aqd no mistake.
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Was. Irwla,
Republican nomiuoe for represen
tative from Platto coi'iityv is a
present member, having been elected
tweyoars ago by a handsome vote,
and having given general satisfaction
to his constituents.
He is an honest, sensible farmer, a
man of good judgment, kuowing the
wants.of tho people, and independent
enough to place bis vote just where
his judgment says it ought to be recorded-.
He has that peculiar heartiness of
manner and force of character which,
whilo winning one's esteem, help to
secure recognition.
Partizan scribblers who deck, by
newspaper twaddle, to write down
honest men in the estimation of their
fellow-citizens, should be rebuked.
Undue means used in supposed favor
ofra candidate are apt to act as a
Jboonieraug.' An honorable life and
a fair reputation will not be hurt by
small maliciousuess which thinks it
must hark, anyhow.
r. t J. Nrkugr,
Republican candidate for corouer, is
well known to very many ot our
Platte couuty readers as one of the
very best men that could be named
for that position.
A young man, thoroughly posted
in ail branches of his learned and
honored profession, he will fill the
duties ot the office perfectly, that is
to say, leaving uothiug mure to be
desired.
A man's fitueas to serve the public
well, depends ou several things,
among them being iutegrity, capabil
ity, determination to do right, and
last, but by uo means, least, a strong
desire to servo the public agreeably
and acceptably.
In all these respects, Dr. Schug
excels, being as gentle and con--idenite
as a woman, aud no man will
ever blame him with being surly iu
office, or neglectful of auy duty.
Bkcausk Republicans are iu favor
of the election of a Republican to be
Uuited States Senator, our Democratic-
cotemporary is worrying
itself for fear tho Republican nom
inees will not vote for Van Wyck,
;tfter they got down to Liucoln. The
editor of tho Democrat is not favor
able to Van Wyck's election; the
Democratic candidates, Sullivan,
Terwillegar aud Fuchs, are uot in
lavor of Van Wyck's re-election, and
will not go into a Vau Wyck caucus,
as a mailer of course. The Democrat
is trying to mislead ignorance ou this
object. Those who desire to see
Van Wyck re-elected must place their
reliance, to that end, in Republican
representatives aud senators, and re
member that the democratic candi
dates are uot pledged for Van Wyck,
mil will not pledge themselves for
him.
While tho democracy think they
have a good lead to work in because
the Republican party is iu favor of
majority rule on the liquor question,
us ou all others of public concern,
ind are charging that the party
favors prohibition, the tact is that
they (the Democracy) aro giving
every enr-oiirajjoiuent to the pro
hibition party, by uuiting with them
iu doubtful legislative districts.
John B. Finch, the great apostle of
prohibition iu Nebraska, is a dem
ocrat, so also is Col. Skinner ot Lin
coln, one of the shiniug lights ot the
prohibition party iu this state As
you know a tree by its fruits, so you
know a party by what it does.
Notwithstanding: the aspersions
of the Democrat, the record of Hon.
Wm. Ikwin in the State Legislature
will not serve as a bar to his re
election. Legislative ability doe
uot consist wholly of talk, but is
partly mixed with firm iutegrity,
sound judgment aud good sense.
These Wai. Ikwin possesses, and no
amount of balderdash will lead bis
friends and acquaintances to oppose
his re-election.
Col. Dan Lamont has felt impell
ed to deny that the president "has
been made indignant by auy violation
of bis orders in regard to federal
office-holders and politics." Very
good, Dan. We are not marinos and
the statement need uot havo been
made. We bad no idea tbat G rover
was deeply stirred by tbe violation
of an order that was made to be vio
lated. G rover don't stir with that
sort of a stick. Chicago Mail.
The body of Isaac S. Barrier was
found tbe other night at Streetville,
( ouncil Bluffs, la. It turns out that
tbe evidence shows conclusively that
he had, either ignorontly or inten
tionally, taken poison or bad beeti
drugged by thieves. His home was
at Neola, la., and his brothers were
communicated' with aud have taken
charge of his remains.
A turtle weighing ninety pounds
has been caught in Wood river, near
Grand Island.
Be not deceived. Democratic can
didates for tbe legislature aro not for
Van Wyck
There were ninety-four new post
rffices established in Nebraska from
January 1 to August 1.
TrPHOiD fever in a malignant type
has broken out in Lincoln.
Glandkked homes are bein killed
afOniibtt.
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1886.
LAW AND RATTLESNAKES.
A Wild Tale la Which Whisky. Revolv
ers, and Ingratitude Play Their Fart.
About fifteen years ago I Bet .up shop
as a lawyer in a young town in Nebras
ka, and the very first case that came to
me was one to delight a lawyer's heart,
says a writer in the New York Sun. An
aged woman named Mary Sharon had
deeded all her property to her son Wil
liam, on the understanding that he was
to support her aud do so-and-so during
the rest of her life. After a year or two
he became anxious to get rid of her, be
ing vigorously encouraged by his wife,
and matters were made so hot for the
old lady that she could no longer stay
in the house. Indeed, she was turned
oat of it, and but for the charity of
neighbors would have died of hunger
and exposure. While she had a copy of
the agreement, drawn in legal form and
good evidence in a suit, none of the five
or six lawyers in town would take her
case for fear of the son. William had
given out that he would kill any lawyer
jwho meddled with the case, and he had
the-reeord of being a desperate, revenge-,
ful man; When 'the mother came to me
she frankly warned me that I must look
out for Bill, but when I bad looked into
the case I determined to become her
counsel. Bill or no HilL My first move
way to seud for the son, to see if he de
sired to carry out bis agreement. He
came into my office in a swaggering,
defiant wayhaving a revolver buckled
to him and three drinks of whisky be
hind his vest buttons. He cursed the
mother, me, the law, and all else, and
wound up with:
"Now, then, you go ahead. The min
ute you make trouble for me I'll make
a corpse of you."
And now you look here," I answer
ed, as I brought a six-shooter to cover
his bead, "lu in this case to the bitter
end, and whenever you feel like shoot
ing don't wait for me to begin."
Bill was a boaster and a coward. He
turned white as flour and became as
humble as a lamb. He went out of the
office like a cur, hut I knew the feeling
raging in his heart, and I realized that
he would bring about my death if he
could do it with safety to himself. I
had the proper papers served and the
suit opened. Bill made his threats and
boasts, but kept clear of mo. 1 expected
he would till up some day and come in
to town for a shooting scrape, hut he
had another plan to work on. We had
a sure case, as his friends informed me,
but he was determined to bluster it out
My office was over a store, and reach
ed by outside stairs. There was a front
aud a back room, and the latter, I be
ing a bachelor, was used for my bed
room. It was tho fashion to leave all
doors ooen during the day, and when I
left my office on an errand, or to go to
court, it was not locked. When it be
came known around that I had taken
Mrs. Sharon's case and blurted her son
Bill I had plenty of small business to
look after, and was much of tho time
in the justices' courts.
One day just before the big suit was
to come to trial I went into court on an
ordinary suit and was detained threo or
four hours. The office was left open as
usual. As 1 returned to it threo or four
citizens accompanied me, and as we
reached the foot of the stairs we heard
a terrible yell from the rooms above.
Next moment fiill Sharon came rushing
down the narrow stairs hatlcss, eyes
staring from their sockets, and such a
look of terror on his face as 1 never saw
before or since. He rushed .past us,
shrieking and veiling, and it was only
when he was clear of us that we made
out the horriblo truth. Two great rat
tlesnakes were hanging to him one by
the right wrist and the other by the
right Tesr. They squirmed and twisted
and flopped as lie ran, and his screams
and exclamations brought out the wkole
town. He ran about a block and then
lay down in the street and rolled over
and over, and the snakes let go of him
and were killed as they crawled away.
Bill had been bitten in three places.
The only antidote suggested was whisky,
and a good two quarts were poured
down him without the slightest relief.
It did not in tho least stupefy him nor
quiet his excited condition, and in an
hour he was. dead his bloated body
and purple face presenting a horriblo
sight It did not take much headwork
to discover how it all came about. Bill
wanted revenge on me, and bis plan
was to leave the rattlesnakes in my bed
room. He had taken them there in a
box after seeing that the coast was clear,
and had dumped them out on the floor.
Tbe box was there to prove it In his
haste to go be gone he bad been care
less, and as the serpents were loosened
they turned ou him aud fastened their
fangs in his flesh. It was retribution,
but none of us could help but pity bis
horrible fate.
Superstition In Wall Street.
Vennor, the aforetime weather proph
et, told me once thai he would be afraid
to make any prediction without first
writing his name three or four times on
a piece of paper preparatory to tearing
that same slip of paper into fragments.
There is a successful speculator in Wall
street who never fails to cross the street
twice consecutively before he buys or
sells stocks. Another Wall street man
dreads babies, and claims that to meet
one in a car on his way to business al
ways "hoodoos" him, and is the sure
precursor of bad- luck if he ventures
speculation on the same day. A dry
goods man prominent in the wholesale
trade on Broadway has carried a silver
teaspoon iu his pocket "for luck" daily
for the last twenty years or more. N.
Y. Times.
Away out on the Pacific coast a poor,
weak man sought to disprove the al
legation that women by choice always
sit down ou the floor or ground to put
on or off shoes and stockings. He placed
some benches ou the beach, where a
number of young ladies were in th habit
of occasionally going to wade iu the
water. They came and gleefully took
possession of the benches, but when
they made up their umuls that they
wanted to wado, down they all sat on
the ground to uulaco their shoes. Next
day this poor, weak mau had his serv
ant spread broken glass, oyster shells,
etc, on the beach, and then waited,
only to see the girls at, wading time in
dustriouslv clear away the stuff until
they haS room enough to sit down.
Then he went away and marveled,
e I m
Country parson (to pity visitor)
'Didn't I see you at chuach to-day?"
City visitor "xes, and, if you will be
lieve it it was the first time that I can
remember when I didn't go to sleep be
fore the sermon was half over."
Country parson Indeed! but am
afraid you are tryiug to flatter me."
City visitor "Q. dear noj it wasn't
that: it was the flies." Countrv Darson
O,!" Boston Transcript.
m.
- At Meyersdale, Pa., frogs are alluded
to as, -Dutch Nightingales."
WHOLE NO. 859.
THE FIRST
National Bank!
OF
COXjTJBCBUB. reb,
HAS AN
Authorized Capital of $250,000,
A Surplus Fund of - $17,000,
And the largest Haiti ia Cana Cap
ital of any hank in this part
of the State.
fj3"Deposits received and interest paid
ou time deposits.
GTDraftson the principal cities in this
country and Europe bought aud sold.
Collections and all other business
:ivt'u prompt and careful atteutiou.
STOCKHOI.PKKS.
A . A N l)K KSON , Fre't.
SAM'L V. SM ITH, Vice Jres't.
O.T. UOEX, Cashier.
.1. I. ISKCKKU.
1IKRMAX OKHI.KICU,
l. SfUl'TTE.
W. A.. McALI.lSTCR,
JONAS WELfll,
.IUHN W. EARLY,
l ANDERSON,
1. ANDERSON.
ROItEKTUHLHi.
Apr23-'SGtf
BUSINESS CARDS.
1.T. Martyn, M. I. V. J. Schug, M.D.
Drs. MARTYN ft SCHUG,
U.S. Examining Surgeons,
Local Surgeon. Union 1'acilic, O., N.
A 15. II. ami U..V .M. R. R'.
CJoiiHiiltatious in Ueriuitti anil Euglinh.
Telephoned at o dice and residences.
tSTOtlice on Olive street, next to ltrod
feu brer's Jewelry Store.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
42-v
W.
.vi. :oki:i,h;n.
LA IV AN JJ COLLECTION OFFICE.
Upstairs Ernst building Uth fatreet.
CUI..I.IYAN Ac KKKUKK,
ATTOJiXEYS AT LA W,
Onice over Firot National Rank, Colum
bus, Nebraska. 50-lt
( IK KVAKW, 91. .,
J'JIYSICJAN AND SU11GEON.
BjTOih'ce and rooms, Cluck building,
11th street. Telephone coiuuiiiuiciliou.
y
I'll YS1 CIA N A Nl) SUll UEON,
Platte Center, Nebraska. !-y
H
KwraAN iA'r:;!TtBi'r,
ULACKSM1TU AND WACOX .MAKER,
HJth street, cast of Abt's barn.
April 7, 'b-tl
D
K. J. CHAM. WII.I.Y,
DEUTSCIlEli ARZT,
Columbus, Nebraska.
tSTOllice Uth Street. Consultations
in Euglish, French and German. 22-tiui
nowiiLL II Oil Ml-:,
J'LATTE CENTER, NEU.
Just opened. Special attention xiven
lo commercial men. Has a good sample
ooiii. Sets the best table, (iive it a
trial anil be convinced. ."iO-::iuo
TOllft fKIJNIftKIV
COUNTY SU1CVEYOU.
Jj3TTarties desiriu surveying ilone
ran address me at Columbus, Neb., or
call at my otlice iu Court House.
fiuiayMi-y
iu oi'ii': TOTt:A:iit:RN.
W. B. Tedrow, Co. Supt.
I will be at my otlice in the Court House
the third Saturday of cai-h mouth for the
-xamiiiatiou of teachers. :!! if
. f. Kfj;::tr:K, .vi. v..
HOMGEOPATHIST.
Caroaio Diaeaaea aad DImum of
Children m Specialty.
tSTOllice ou Olive street, three doom
north of First National Bank. My
teAI.LITi:K HKON.,
A TTOltNEYS A T LA IK,
Otlice up-ataim iu McAllister's build
ing. Uth St. V. A. .McAllister, Notary
Public.
J. M. MACKARLAND, B. K. COWOKKY,
Attoruy isl Usury Fsti e. Csllietsr.
LAW AND COLLECTION OFFICE
OK
MACF ARliAND & COWDBRY,
Columbus, : : : Nebraska.
.IUHN C. II (COINS. C. J. GAKLOW,
Collection Attorney.
HI0QINS & GARLOW,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Specialty made of Collections by C.J.
Callow. :M in
rj l!,BtJCHK,
Uth St., opposite Lindell Hotel.
Sella Harness, Saddles, Collars, Wbipsr
Blankets. Curry Combs, Bruahes,truuks,
valises, buggy tops, cushions, carriage
trimmingx, An., at tbe lowest possible
prices. Repairs promptly attended to.
TAJIK MAI.:IOi
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Plans and estimates supplied for either
frame or brick buildings. Cood work
guaranteed. Shop ou llith Street, near
St. Paul Lumber Yard, Columbus, Ne
braska.
2timo.
JS. MURDOCK & SON,
a Carpenters and Contractors.
Havebad an extended experience, and
will guarantee satisfaction iu work.
All kiBds of repairing done on short
notice. Our motto is, Oood work and
fair prices. Call aud give us an oppor
Utility toeatlmate for you. l3TShop on
13th St., one itoor west of Frindhof &
Co'i.ators.Colunbus, Nsbr. 483-T
B4TKK OF AVVEMTlKia.
EWasinessand professions Icatds
of fivo lines or less, per annum, fivo
dollars.
For time advertisements. apply
at this office.
ISaTLsgal advertisements at statute
rates. 13Tor transient advertising, see
rates on third page.
J3TA11 advertisements payablo
monthly.
trace U.
You are feoling depressed, your
appetite is poor, you aro bothered
with Headache, you aro fidgety,
nervous, and generally out of sorts,
and want to brace up. Draco up,
but uot with stimulants, spring
medicines, or bitters, which have for
thoir basis very cheap, bad whisky,
and which stimulato you for an hour,
and then Ieavo you in worse condi
tion than before. What you want is
an alternative that will purify your
blood, start healthy action of Liver
and Kidneys, restore your vitality,
and give renewed health aud
strength. Such a medicine you can
find in Electric Bitters, and only 50
cents a bottle at Dowty & Heitkemp
er's drugstore.
Buffalo Bill, arrived at his home
in North Platte the other day. He
was met at the depot by a delegation
of citizens, beaded by a brass band,
and escorted to his residence, where
a banquet had been spread for the
entire party.
Oh ! Mat I Nallvated HI at !"
was the actual exclamatiou of an
honest physician, spoken of one of
his patients to whom he had given
calomel for tbe cure of billiouaneas
and a diseased liver. And he had
salivated him for certain, from which
be never recovered. AH these dis
tressing consequences are avoided by
the use of Dr. Pierce'tt "Pleasant
Purgative Pellelu,''a purely vegetable
remedy that will not salivate, but
produce tbe most pleasing effect, in
vigorate the liver, cure headache,
dyspepsia, bllliouHuets, consumption
aud pilca. By druggists.
A surveying party of the North
western railroad company is engaged
in ruuuiug a line for the road from
the south side of the bridge woat of
Fremont along tbe Platte bottom to
Linwood aud headed for David
City. This shows the earnest iuter
terest manifested in the lino of road ;
aud the people here will rejoice
over its early completion.- David
City Press.
Ciiamkkki.ain's Eyu and Skin
Ointment is a sale aud certain euro
for soro nipples, akin eruptions,
scald head, tetter, piles, and all
smarting, itching d incuses of the
skin and it is unequalnd for chronic
soro eyes. Sold by l)owty & tieit
kemper. 2-lt
Tub M. K. church ot Nebraska ban
appointed a committee of twenty to
locate the M. K. Statu University.
Can no other places but Central City,
York aud lied Willow obtain Urn
location?
Itch, Prairio Mange, and Scratches
of every kind cured in o() minute by
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Uso no
other. This never tail. Sold by
C. B. Stillman, druggist, Columbus.
Fuli.f.hton seven years ago con
ained but one house. It is now
-aid to contaiu a populaliou of our
thousand inhabitants.
'I'helr llalaM I loo miner.
Probably no ouo thing lias caused
such a rivil ot trade at Dowty &.
Ileitkciiiper's drug store as their
giving away to their custonmrrf of ho
many trial bottles of Dr. King
Now Discovery tor Consumption.
Their trade is simply enormous iu
this very valuablo article from tho
fact that it always cures and never
disappoints. Coughs, Colds, Asth
ma, Hrouchitis, Croup, and al! throat
and luug dinoases quickly cured.
You cau test it before buying by
getting a trial bottle froo, largo size
tl. Kvery bottle warranted.
Tiik two new laud otlice- in this
stale will be located at Chadron am$
Sidney.
What "Old Fritz Maltl.
It was an aphorism ot Fredrick
the (ireat'a that "Facts are divine
things." An undisputed fact In
that Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical
Discovery" is the modt powerful liver
vitalizer extant, and by its character
istic and searching action will cur
dyspepsia, consumption, dropsy,
kidney disease, sick-headache, and
other maladies which, popular opin
ion to the contrary notwithstanding,
are directly traceable lo a difeaseit
condition of the liver, by which its
work as puriliurol tho blood is umd-s
incomplete. All druggists.
No i.r.n-z thau SOI) entries of lan.l a
mouth aro made iu tbe Yateuliue
land office.
Heaoachk, billions disorder-; and
consumption aro cured by St. Pat
rick's Pills. They aro tho most
pleasant and most effectual phytic in
use. Sold by Dowty A lleitkcmper.
The Chicago Heirs says: Somu
Nebraska farmers dug up a jaw Ixm.-forty-nine
inches long the other day ;
and still the campaign is only just
under way.
Bscklea'a Aralen JlaUo.
The Best Salve in the wmhl for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer-, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblain, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to ive perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents por
box. Foi baIu by D-.'Wty & licit
keinper. Majl7-ly