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.wsgfflpaB. i. GTolnmbns gourwal. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 13. 1887. "BUlaUaL A. N. TIME TABLE. Leavrt) Columbus Bellwood David City Seward Arrives at Lincoln Fas. 830 a. m. 4:15 p. m. 8:43 535 " 87 6:10 " 10.05 ' 8:45 " 11:15 " 11:45 " The iKiMteuKer lea vet Lincoln at 3:55 . m., and arrittM at Columbus 700 p. m; tbe freight leaver Lincoln at 7200 a. m., and arrives at Columbus at 2.-00 p. m. Lettuce, Radishes and Green Onions today, at Hickok, Halm & Co.'s. 3-1 3-51-2 "HE." -HE" read it. Use Hygeine kalsomine. HE" at E. D. Filzpatrick'a TLe Journal office for job work. 3 towels for ten cents at Kramer's. Organs! Call at A. &. M. Tnrner'a Dress lawns and parasols at Kra mer's. .Tames McDonald i3 down from the north. For shoes and Elippers go to Kra mer's. IS. R. Cowdery Hundayed in Co lumbus. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Gray went east Thursday. Ottoman wall papers at Stillman's drug store. You can save money by buying hats at Kramer's. Call and inspect our new stock at Galley Bros. - The largest line of robes in town at Galley Bros. Geo. Ileiderof Council Bluffs was in the city last week. The sprinkling of the streets began yesterday morning. Choice cranlierries 10c a quart at Herman Oehlrich's. 40-tf Alabastine and Hygene kalsomine at Stillman's drug store. Wanted- Girl to do housework. Good wages. C. B. Stillman. Sltf See the groat railroad scene, at Opera House, April 18th. Commercial printing neatly and quickly done at this office. Dan Faucelte is treating his harness shop to a fresh coat of puint. A full line of ladies boucle jackets from $1.25 up at Galley Bros. First-class wages given to a real good girl. Mrs. J. G. Higgins. 50-2t -The best of groceries, at lowest prices, at E. Pohl's, on 11th sU 45-tf Misses Emma and Belle Lisco were visiting Miss Megath last week. "Under the Gaslight," at the Opera House, Monday eve., April 18th. New line of cassimere and jeans at the lowest prices at Galley Bros. 8-49-tf As good as the best, and as cheap as the cheapest, at J. B. Delsman's. Use Hygeine kalsomine wall finish, for sale by Chas. E. Pollock .v. Co. Delsman keeps good goods, and will not allow himself to be undersold. Miss Olive Dodds has gone to Peru to attend the State Normal School. A choice lino of fresh fruits, con stantly on hand, Hickok, Halm & Co. Cheap money on farm loans at Co lumbus Savings Bank Loan & Trust Co. Chas. E. Pollock & Co. have Hygeine kalsomine, the lest for ceilings and walls. Money loaned on chattel securities Columbus Savings bank Loan & Trust Co. - Win. Martin of Pennsylvania is vis iting his sister Miss Ida Martin of thiB city. Wanted A girl to do housework. Good wages given. Inquire of A. M. PosL Parties are negotiating with the city council for the purchase of our lire engine. Some canned cherries at the Lindell Heuse Sunday didn't result in anything For Rent. A large business room on Eleventh St., suitable for dry-goods establish ment. Inquire at the .Toubnai. office. 40-tf Robert Uhlig Notary Public office with Columbus Savings Bank Loan & Trust Co. 51-G-4t Do not fail to see the dock scene in "Under the Gaslight" Monday evening , realistic en ecu. FreUht. Jolumbua Savings Bank L. & T. Co. is offering good terms on farm loans, come and see them. Wanted. A dry goods clerk at Miller Bros, one with some experience prefer red, can get work right off. 49-tf Remember we carry one of the largest stocks in the city and will not be undersold for cash. Galley Bros. Clothing! Our spring stock of clothing is now complete. Our prices are always the lowest. C. & L. Kramer. J. & A. Heitkemper are selling crockery, lamps and glassware at prices that are interesting- to all wishing to buy. Mrs. Ellen Meyer, of Lincoln, arriv ed in the city Monday and will be the guest of Mrs. E. D. Sheehan during the week. The Joubnaii is on sale, each week, at the book and news stores of E. D. Fitzpatrick and L Sibbernsen, at 5 cents a copy. Union Meat Market, telephone 44, for choice meats of all kinds, and poul try. Van Alstine & Lingner, Nebraska Avenue. 51-4 The smoke stack on Jaggi & Schup- bach's mill was drawn a little to one side by Saturday's breezes bursting a guy rod. Supervisor A. W. Clark of Colum bus township was in Saturday to receive a road grader that the township had ordered. Columbus Savings bank L. & T. Co., is able to give as good terms as any one, on fire, lightning and tornado in surance. Do not fail to examine our large line of Oriental laces, from 2 inches to 45 inches wide at very low prices at Gal ley Bros. Win. Ryan is about to let the brick contract for his building on 1 1th street, and we understand work is to commence immediately. - J. S. Murdock is engaged in erect ing an additional room to the east of Dr. Martin's building on 15th street, occu pied by A. Anderson. There are pleasant railroad rumors afloat concerning Columbus. In this regard, gives us no rest until they change to accomplished facta. -One who knows gives Senator Meikeljohn of Nance county the credit of helping to represent Platte county's interests in the legislature. The best goods are the cheapest. We have the exclusive sale of Chase & Sanborn's celebrated coffees, in this city. Hickok, Halm & Co. Miss Kittie Cowdery arrived home from Brownell Hall school at Omaha Saturday last on a short visit to her parents. She returns to-day. Special scenery has lieen painted by L. L. Graham of Kansas City for the production of "Under the Gaslight" by home talent Monday evening. Before investing in a sewing ma chine, organ or piano, see A. & M. Tur ner, at their organ depot, or address G. W. Kibler, their traveling salesman, tf - His Honor J. E. North went around the first of the week with his right eye bandaged having had it struck by flying real estate during the storm Saturday. The Lincoln Journal struck it pretty well in attributing the sand clouds Saturday to Kansas dry weather and the wind blowing strongly from The Sunny Soata. A. M. Jennings, who returned Satur day week from the "sunny south," sub mitted to the reporter's pump with the following result Ho had gone as far toward the equator as Fort Smith, Ark., which point he reached January 9th. There was a white frost that morning, and, although it had been colder a few days before, the robins, red-birds, and in fact all kinds of warm-season birds, ipre "whoopin' it up," lively. This seemed a little strange, as only a very few days before, he had left here with the thermometer groveling at 20 below zero. Mr. Jennings thinks the south a pretty good country for farm work, where a man can raise what he uses, in cluding the hogs which literally take care of themselves, living on acorns and running wild in the woods until near butchering time and then being pam pered a little for the knife. A man's fuel in that country don't cost much to begin with, he don't have very severe weather to fight against, and besides, good oak wood caq be got at $1.90 a cord, and coal at $1.00 and $1.50 a ton. When asked what kind of a country it was for mechanics, his brief answer was, "No good." The trouble seems to be that there is little money in the country. Among other odd things that Mr. J. speaks of during his trip is a town in Barton county, Mo., called Liberal, which is four or five years old, with a population of 1,000, has no officer and has never had, except a recorder of deeds, and has never had either a church or a saloon. The Old and the New. The old council adjourned si tie die last Saturday evening, the last act being a motion by Councilman North that the thanks of the retiring council be ten dered to Mayor Carl Kramer for the able and impartial manner in which he had presided over the deliberations of the council. This was the handsome thing to do, and was but justice to Mayor Kramer. The late council, including Ragatz and Lockner and North, will long be remembered by citizens of Co lumbus, as holding the reins during a very important epoch, and doing their duty well. The new council elected E. D. Fitz patrick as their president, and the Jour nal hoies that city affairs will have the full and fair attention of council men elect, and that the end of the year may see Columbus in even better situation than at present. there. S. S. McAllister, Esq., was too much - serious. A complete assortment of wall pa pers can lie found only at Stillman's drug store. 2-lt Honahan will sell his entire stock of boots and shoes, at bottom prices to cash customers. Call on Honahan for prices before purchasing you boots and shoes else where in town. 2-48-4 Gen. A. J. Sampson came down from Denver Thursday to be on hands at the ''Donnell trial. You can deposit as little as $1 with the Columbus Savings Bank and receive interest thereon. Never loose sight of this fact: Kramer carries the largest stock and sells the cheapest. The best assortment of carpets and dress goods can bo found at the lowest . prices at Kramer's. Baby carriages, Bird cages, Boys' express wagons, Base Balls, Bats, etc. at E. P. Fitzpatrick's. 45-tf Those wanting first-class sale bills 4 and posters of any kind, should call at the Journal office. . The largest and best assorted line of fancy canned goods and dried fruits at .J. & A. Heitkemper's. 43-3-tf A. Henry. Esq., and wife of Omaha were in the city over Sunday, the guests of R. H's. family. Ed." Westcott came down from Cedar Rapids Friday. He is well pleased frith his prospects there. Whiten your ceilings and walls with ' Hygene kalsomine, Chas. E. Pollock & Do. agents for Columbus. 4-50-2 New lawns, nansooks, checks, India . linens. Mulls and a full line of satins at all prices at Galley Bros. Some time before long, we learn that the Ladies' Aid Society of the M . church will hold a fair. ,y " Long time loans on perfectly good it- I0 security ought to command a low rate of interest these daysv G. Heitkemper of Hastings waa in town a couple of days last week. He reports that city on a boom. The newly-appointed judge, Hon. Wm. Marshall occupied the bench of fhe district court yesterday morning. interested with his law business to lie on his back. He walks stiff, but talks strong and thinks he will get along all right in a short time. Our stock is now complete in cloth ing, boots and shoes, hats and caps. All are cordially invited to inspect our stock and prices. No trouble to show goods, at Galley Bros. Chris. Meedel was in town Wednes day on business, and gave us a call. Chris, is one of the earlv settlers of Platte county, coming here in 1859, and has great faith in Nebraska. W. B. Backus returned home from Ogallala last week, where he had been hunting and looking for timber claims. He says the county in and around the new town of Grant is booming. Col. Stevens was in town Monday, and being questioned for news, said that he was about to investigate his onion farm to know whether there was any seed left, after Saturday's wind. Rev. Tasker, in the southwestern part of the state writes of considerable destruction there by prairie fire, and of spending twelve hours of a night recent ly fighting the destructive element. A very few drops of rain out of a cloudy atmosphere, as we go to press Tuesday afternoon everybody hoping for some rain, although grass, small grain, etc, seem to be doing very well. There will be a meeting of the Con gregational Ecclesiastical Society at the Congregational church tomorrow (Thurs day), 8:30 p. m. Important business is to come before the meeting. All mem bers are requested to be present. Probably Nebraska never saw a day when real estate was more active and in clined higher than Saturday last. At 2 o'clock there was a darkening of the sun, during which chickens went to roost and lamps were lit in dark shops. This lasted but a few minutes however. The trustees of the Columbus brass band consummated a sale of a complete set of instruments to the new band just starting at Platte Center, Saturday last. iuusic nam cnarma. to sootne tne sav age breast," and Ihe average Centerite should be satisfied, having now two full fledged bands. Mr. Pruyn,near Schuyler, started a fire in his pasture to burn off the old grass, but a high wind coming up the fire got beyond control and didn't stop until it burned off another man's mead ow a, stable, a half-mile of trees, a con siderable amount of hay, and endanger ing fences ana dwellings. Last week, the well known barber, Henry Woods, was adjudged insane, and was taken to the insane asylum at Lin coln. It would not be so harrowing if his friends could indulge the hope that his mental aberration was only tempo rary. To be hopelessly insane is prob ably the worst temporal misfortune that could befall a reasoning creature, and Mr. Woods and family have the heart felt sympathy of all their acquaintances After completing work on Martin Meyer's dwelling-house, Nick Blaser ex pects to take a trip to the old country, to be gone until September, and he has promised to write to the readers of the Joubnaij his impressions of the old world, after an absence of twenty years in America. Mr. Blaser has been a very faithful, hard-working man, in all these years never idling his time awav. He deserves not only this respite from business, but many another, and his many warm friends will wish him a pleasant visit and a safe return. At Van Alstine & Lingner's meat market may be seen quite a curiosity, the same lieiug a chicken having three legs, all beinjr perfectly formed. Frank is in a quandary as to whether he had better buy up other curios and start a dime museum, or sell out to some es tablished institution of that kind. Spencer Campbell, from whom the chicken was purchased, when told about the freak of nature, remarked, "If I had known dat chicken had three legs you couldn't hab bought him for one dollah; no, sah!" Southern California. We succeeded last week in "running down" Mr. Clark, but. did not find space then to publish our interview, and can only now give a very brief summary of the full accouut of affairs that we had from him. They traveled nearly all the time thoy were there, determined to see and to know fully as much as possible in the time of their sojourn. Notwithstanding the reports of their early season, they saw no grass that a cow could graze on except in one little valley near the ocean. The explanation of this was that mis nau oeen one oi tneir dry years no rain to speak of during the winter. We notice that, although they claim to be able to cut five crops of alfalfa a year, (and this is their grass), alfalfa was selling at $25 a ton. Condensed milk is used a great deal, and it is "measly stuff;" butter is worth 75 cents sometimes reaching $1.50; the best Hour costs S3 a cwt.; eggs are 30 cents to 60 cents a dozen. Their water is not near so good as ours, an oi it being warmer. Tlie pur est and liest water they bad at Colton, from an artesian well. Ice is almost an unknown quantity there, being sold about as drugs are here, in very small quantities, and so high that very few can afford the luxury. CARLSBAD, where Schutte, Wadsworth, Smith and Richards are interested. Mr. Clark thought one of the very nicest sites they saw for a large city and a good health resort. The peculiar turn of the coast and the general conformation of the surface of the country thereabouts, makes a splendid view of the ocean and inland, while valleys both north and south operate as immense funnels, through which the heavy mists and fogs, universal everywhere else near the sea level, are drawn aside from Carlsbad. Beside the Columbus gentlemen named above, who are more or less interested in Carlsbad, is Mr. Frazier, the original proprietor who, by the way, married the widow of Bart. Hunt, formerly of this city. An investment of $8,(M)0, they have already sold $32,000 worth of lots, and this not one-tenth of their purchase. national crrr. This suburb of San Diego is as near nothing as could well be, with such a high-sounding title. (to be continued.) School Report Roll or Honor. Senior Grade-Chattie Rice, Phonnie Cushinir, Grace Geer, Kate Early, Nellie Lynch. Junior Grade-Jesse JJecher, Willie Coolidge. Jennie Socrider. BIr. Shaft's Room Charles Raymond, Herman Brodfuehrer, Minnie Loth, Minnio Coan. Miss Canavan's Room Willie Lehman, Eddie Baker, Harry Graves, Johnnie Wiggins, Frank Hchrant, Edwin Bissell, Lonie Schroeder, George Loshbaujrh, Eddie Allbaagh, Louie 8cureiber, Adolph Luers, Ethel Galley, Abbie Hard, There sia Stowecek, Mary Kretzscnmar, Annie Hoppen. Miss Ransdeil's Room Claude Clark, Lola Schroeder, Ernest Kretzschmar, Belle Rice, Robbie McCray, Johnnie Clark, Meda Dietrichs, Annie Graves, Johnnie Allbaagh, Josie Stovicek, Otto Hagel, Frankie McTaggart, Anna Trnmpi, Johnnie Stovicek, Birdie DnsseL Harley Dussel. Frankie Welsh, Hina Seipp, Lloyd Rowe, Earle Galley, Roy Coleman, Henry Ragatz. Miss McGath's Room-Maud SIcCray, Lillie Boshell, Maud Naylor, Mary Henry. Mary Little, Alice Elston. Mertellia Novell, Hatty Berger, John Randall, Lee Rollins, Harry Ames. Mrs. Goer's Room Nellie Hardell, Alice Lath, Louise Carnahan, Allen Slemmons, Eugene Tiffany, Willie Anderson, Hilton White. Mrs. Backas's Room Nina Rice, Anna Taylor, Clara Berger, Eunice Warnick, Craig Turner, Charlie Hardell, Josie Tiffany, Jay Cushing, Wallie Novell, Ralph Turner. Mrs. Brindley's Room Nellie Carnahan, Ho mer Tiffany, Eddie Rawlins, Anna Berger, Anna Rasmnssen, Bertie Post, Belva Rice. Daisy Carnahan. Mr. Brindley's Room-Mazie Albangh, Mamie Uhlig, Vince Galley, Charlie Segelke. Mr. Clark's Room Jane Clark, Ora Clark, Bertie Coolidge, Chaddie Arnold, Irvie Speice. Robert Melntire, Jennie Tannahill, Alma Segelke, Clara Clark, David Boyd, Herbert Davis, Charles Rice. Miss Martin's Room Katie Louis, Amelia Krause, Francis Jones, Frazier Clark, Frank Kurt, Eddie Jones, Bessie Davis, Jake Louis, George Schrnm. Mrs. Ration's Room Mettie Hensley, Emilie Segelke, Annie Vok, MaryVok, Bethy Schup bach, Lida Davis, Annie Jones, Rose Stuffel, WiUie Clark, Freddie Berger, Willie Graves. Steven Gerber. Mr. Hurd's Room Anna Blaser, Charlie Blns er, Fred Blaser, Clarence Clark, Eugene Clark, Anna Grittin. Harcus Griffin, Andy Erb, Nellie Browner, James Browner, James Grithan. BITTCHER & KERSENBROCK -DEALERS IX f Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Stoves and Tinware, Pumps, Guns and Ammunition. Wanted ! Wanted ! The Celebrated Moline Wagon Sold Here. Every body to know that I have received my large and well-selectrd SPRING GOODS. Sept.22.tr a us. a. BECHER. Established 170. LEOPOLD JJEQGI. The city election last week resulted as follows: Mayor, J. E. North; clerk, D. Dowty; treasurer, J. B. Delsman; en gineer, J. G. Routson; members board of education, David Schupbach, Geo. Lehman, Jonas Welch. The total dem ocratic vote for mayor was 200, against W for Gray, the prohibition nominee. Rontson's total vote was 159, against Eusden's 127. Councilmen: 1st ward, Chas. Segelke; 2d, L. Schreilier; 3d, E. D. Fitz patrick, the latter by a majority of two over C. G. Hickok. Anton Heitkemper, we learn, will soon open up a cigar manufactory in this city. Columbus is an excellent distributing point for any wholesale business, and home tradesmen should patronize and give aid to an- institution that gives employment to laborers and tends to gather and ditribute monev at home. Tony is an old hand at the business and will doubtless be success ful. Chicago IlarberShup. Mrs. Henry Woods desies us to return her sincere thanks to the many friends of the family who have befriended them in a time of misfortune and sore trouble, and to call attention to the fact that the Chicago Barber shop will be conducted, as heretofore, in a first-class manner in every respect She asks a liberal share of public patronage. j The Journal job department is pre pared to furnish, on short notice, all kinds of commercial work such as letter heads, note heads, bill heads, statements, circulars, envelopes, cards, dodgers, pos ters, etc; visiting cards; lawyers' briefs; pamphlets; catalogues; sale bills, etc Satisfaction guaranteed. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Address, M. K. Turner & Co., Columbus, Xebr. City Council. At the meeting of April 11th, the rules heretofore in force were continued, until otherwise ordered, and committee on public property changed to committee on public property and waterworks. -Luu lion iiiutui lucii uppuillieu 1116 committees as follows: Judiciary: Whitmoyer, Schreiber, Segelke. Finance: - Segelke. Fitzpatrick, Hughes. Fire: Schwarz, Fitzpatrick, Schreilier Public Property and Waterworks: Whitmoyer. Schreiber, Segelke. Police: Fitzpatrick, Hughes, Segelke. Claims: -Schreiber, Whitmoyer, Se gelke. Printing:-Schwarz, Schreiber, Fitz patrick. Streets, Grades, Sidewalks and Bridg es: Hughes. Schwarz. Wbitmover. The petition of L. Gerrard and others for a sidewalk from Nebraska avenue to North street, north side of 13th st., re ferred to committee. The treasurer and clerk were author ized to forward the last three water lionds remaining unsold, to S. A. Keau & Co. on terms heretofore agreed upon, amount 83,075. The bond and contract of Whitaker for sprinkling streets was accepted, Council reserving right to make such mrtlier regulations as they may be deem necessary in regard to the same. The matter of the sale of the engine was left to committee on lire with an. thority to act. Bonds were approved and license granted as follows: saloons: Step. Ryan, R Brandt & Bro., P. J. Schmitz, Wm. Bucher, V. A. Macken, Geo. Wandel, J. P. Abts, S. L. Downing, Paul Hoppen, W. A. Schroeder; Druggists: Dowty & Becher, A. Heintz, C. B. Stillman, C. E. Pollock & Co.; as sellers of liquors: Jos. nenggler, Geo. Wagner. SCHOOL. KF.PUHT. Det. Enrollment. Averane. Per C-nt. Senior 17 13 100 Junior 2! It) 82 Mr. Bhaff'n 22 18 82 Miss Canavan's 21 23 M Miss Kansdall's 37 34 ir Miss McGath's 39 32 U2 Mrs.Geer's 22 19 htj Mrs. Hackus's 37 31 HI Mrs. Hrindley's 3tl 24 78 Mr. lirindley 's 2d 21 92 Mr. Clark's 28 2T. W Miss Martin's 30 27 90 Mrs. Ballou's 30 29 81 Mr. Hurd's i: 12 80 Total 387 333 8G GUS. G. BECHER & CO., LOAN BROKERS Real Estate and Insurance Agt's, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. UIS&SS0" F"m8 " ,OWe8t ra,eS ' ict".a ahrt and Ion time, in amonnts to i oaialct Atatrart af Title to all Real Estate in Platte county Notahv Public always in Office. unij. Far aad 1'ltjr Property far Sale. Lifk akd Accident IxstnttN-cc-nonelmt 2Sjuly3tf-tf AND ALL KINDS OF FOOT WEAR. Yon can aave monor b- baying of me. I cor dially invite you to Come and See, -ATTHE- ELEVENTH STREET, lasaraare acainst Fire, LiKhtnin and Tornadoes. uiu icr) ucti companies represented. StraMihla Ticket to and from.all parts in Kuro. porrespottbtttce. Hisaiarrk Township. George Hodel purchased a cultivator last week. E. Stickly has moved into the Hoag land house. Several new houses are being erected in this neighborhood. L. H. Loavy has been re-enirnired for the summer term of school. A spelling-school in the evening of the 7th closed W. H. Swartsley's school, mere were aiso some miscellaneous ex ercises which did credit to all concerned. The annual school-meeting April 4th resulted in the re-election of R. C. Mueller for director, but as he declined to serve, the two remaining parties of the board will appoint one. The di viding of the district was not conceded; the contract for flooring the school house was let to Stephen Burke for S20, the lumber and everything to be fur nished by him and the job to be com pleted by the 18th as the summer term will commence on that date. The town meeting on the 5th develop ed nothing of much importance except the levying of a tax, the summary of which is as follows: That Bismarck Township levy the following tax: mills linage mud ,j General " ." o Road Total "7 Provided, that the county builds all the bridges, but if it does not, and the law is changed from 7 mills to a higher limitation, then Supervisor Swartsley is instructed to make the following levy: mills General fund 5 Bridge " 5 Road " 2 Total f2 Charles. Lin this deiartuieut the people talk, and not the editor. Each writer must hold himself ready to defend his principles and his statements of facts. "In the multitude of counsel there is wisdom." Ed. Jocknal.J About twenty of Johnie Huber's friends gave him a grand snrprise on Wednesday eve the 6th, it being his eleventh birthday; he was the receipient of some very nice presents, and the little folks had a happy time. After a lunch including ice cream and lemonade, the young gentlemen accompanied the girls home, wishing for many returns. District Court Proceedings. CIVIL. John Walker v. I). C. Kavanaugh. Replevin. Verdict for plaintiff. Wilbert Fortune v. M. J. Clark. Wnlicr for plaintiff. $12T.O0. James O'Donnell v. O. N. & H. II. It. It. Co. Damages. Verdict for $5,000. Mary Smala v. Geo. Hlorasta. Bastardy. On trial yestenlay. Wm. (iodkin v. Platte County. Finding for plaintiff, $li'i.O0. W. (J. Smith v. 8. C. & P. It. It. Co. Motion ftir new trial overruled. Hazard & (',,. v. Sells. Verdict for defendant. Mathias Urick v. Wm. Edwards. Verdict for plaintiff. $1.2o. Lyon & Healy v. M. C. Bloedorn. Replevin. Verdict for defendant. CRIMINAL. ( State v. John Shanahan. Shooting with intent to kill and wound. Guilty. State v. James Moore. Dismissed. State v. Brandt & Wolf. Unlawfully selling intoxicating liquors. Guilty; fine $100. State v. S. J. Davidson. Dismissed. State v. Jolin Kaus. Information filed disos ing mortgaged property. A local correspondent of the Schuy ler Quill is inclined to le ironical, thus: "I guess we don't want any Sunday School here, but just give us a deck of fifty-two with a liigh, low, jack, and the game on the sunny side of a hay-stack with our children and small brothers looking on and we can enjoy ourselves all day Sunday. That's right. Train np a child in the way he should go and he will not depart from it.'" in this afljetion. Fred. Reimer, who has been on quite an extended southern visit, returned to this city Friday last looking in good health. The climate of the southern states is very fine, but take it all in all, Nebraska is good enough for him. His wife remains in Alabama for some time yet, visiting her friepds. Notice. No more free hunting and fishing al lowed on my'farm. G. W. Stetexs. Platte Center Items'. Born, to Mrs. R. Gentleman, on April 2d, a girl. John Eusdan, county surveyor, was in town Saturday surveying. J. B. Drane of Columbus is working for J. H. Watts, laying brick. Ed. Ballon was in Columbus Saturday and Sunday, visiting his parents. Ed. Overton of Norfolk was the guest of S. E. Phillips last Wednesday. Mr. Consendine of Ames was the guest of Wm. Edwards Wednesday. Charles Carrig is digging the cellar of a residence on the lot recently owned by Joe Sobns. N. J. Gentleman returned Tuesday from Omaha, where he has been attend ing a commercial college. The high wind Saturday made work for the tinners and carpenters, by blow ing down signs and eave troughs. The plans and specifications are being made out for the new school house, and the next move will be a court house, to adorn the hill west of the depot. Amateur. Monroe Items. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Miller have a young daughter. Alfred Peterson lost a valuable three-years-old colt last week. Miss Fanny Geer, (teacher) spent several days in Columbus last week. Weather dry and very windy. Farm ers have nearly finished sowing small grain. Win. Sipple returned from Iowa Wed nesday last, bringing with him a fine team of mules. At school meeting in District 39 J. J. Jndd was re-elected treasurer, and it was decided to have only seven months school the coining year. We are pleased to notice that Sunday schools are being organized in so many districts, and hope the good work may still go on until there is a Sunday school in every district, then all children can have the privilege of attending Sunday school; but when they have four or five miles to go,fnrmers are apt to think it is too hard 011 their teams, and tliv should rest on the Sabbath, and the re sult is the children acquire the habit of idling away the Sabbath, and habits formed in childhood are apt to go with T. D. X. us through life. Wanted. Everybody to call at J. & A. Heitkem per's new store and examine their large and well assorted stock of staple and fancy groceries. One door west of Kramer's. J! ectiMK r Nupervlors. Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Board or Supervisors of Platte county, Nebr., will be held at the court house in Columbus, in said county, on the lCth day or April, A. D. 1887, atone o'clock in the afternoon or said day. ror the purposo or approving the bonds or the town officers of Lost Creek towhship. By request or seven members or the Board orSupervisorsorPIattecouqtv, Nebraska. John Stauffek, April 7th, 1887. County Clerk. t Vf The Young People's Society of Chris tian Endeavor meet at the Congrega tional church every W'ednesday even ing at 7:30. Leader, Mr. Clarence Sheldon. Topic, God's service a choice. Joshua 24:15. For Sale or Rest. My place of residence. Terms moder ate. For information apply to Gus. G. Becher or C. J. Garlow. SO-1 John- G. Hiooixs. "A farmer who named his cow Zephyr. Because she waa snch a fine bephyr. tough? rt6oMh fro to kxrfthatwaa And now he'a a little bit dephyr." Boone L'oauty's Last Tragedy. St. Edward, April 8, 1887. Ed. Journal: Whiskey has again got in its work in this community, and the result is one of our neighbors, Warren Long, was laid away in his grave to-day, and Ed. Carr, his whiskey-crazed as sailant, will be tried for his life at the next term of court to be held at Albion. The following are the circumstances connected with the tragedv. Our vil lage election took place Tuesday last, and as the day advanced, Carr began to fill up with liquor and along toward evening began to be abusive. Some where about 9 or 10 o'clock Mr. J. C. Vizzard. proprietor of the Fremont House, who was attending the an niversary party of our P. M, H. A. Shaffer, being held at Hardy's Hall, was informed that Carr and a companion were trjing to get into the hotel to at tack some one. Mr. Vizzard came down and taking- in the situation at a glance promptly knocked Carr down and threw him off of the sidewalk. Carr im mediately got up and said he would fix Vizzard and asked one or two of the bystanders to let him have a gun; being refused and remonstrated with, seemed only to increase his anger and he finallv said he knew where he could find a gun and started in the direction of his em ployer's office; here, he secured Mr. Wei ker's shot gun and returned and, his not finding Mr. V. seemed to enrage him still more. William Blecher told him to put the gun away or he might shoot some one and the answer came promptly, "Shut your month or I will shoot you," at the same time raising the cocked gun in a threatening manner. Mr. B., see ing that he was in earnest and meant mischief, quietly stepped to one side; others were threatened in the same way; finally, Mr. Long came up and seeing Carr with the gun said in a quiet way, "I am going home, and Ed., you had better put that gun away and go home too." Carr repeated the threat that he had made to Blecher and others and Long, apparently thinking he was not in earnest, stopped with the evident in tention of pleading still further, when Carr raised the gun, fired, and Long fell. He then lowered the muzzle of the gun, looked at his victim a few moments and walked off leisurely, oc casionally looking over his shoulder to see if he was being pursued. Long was immediately carried into the hotel parlor and in ten minutes he breathed his last. The charge of shot had struck him squarely on the chin in front, and had become imbedded in his head, throat and neck. Sheriff Daniels and Coroner Clark were notified and about 4 o'clock in the morning arrived at St. Edward, The Bheriff found Carr in his bed at the elevator office, and when requested to get up, and surrender for the crime of killing Long, he claimed he knew noth ing about it, didn't remember 6eeing Long, etc. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict that Long came to his death by being shot by Carr, and that the murder was willful. Mr. Long leaves a wife who is expected to become a mother at any moment. His brother of this neighborhood E. D. and Winfield S. of Chariton, Iowa, and his sister Mrs. Jos. Reynoldson of Plum Creek were present at the last sad rites, and to see his poor, aged father and mother at his grave to-dav bowed down with grief over the loss of their first born was a spectacle of sadness that caused many to Bhed tears. One result of the sad affair is that many who have been in favor of a licensed saloon in St. Edward have come forward and said, "No, this is enough; we will deal with the cause hereafter instead of granting a license. It is far easier to prevent crime by stopping the cause than it is to deal with it after the crime has been com mitted. The writer has never been a pro hibitionist, honestly thinking that it some way deprived a iierson of some of his inalienable rights, but I now lielieve that one of the most sacred rights we have is the right to defend ourselves against crime, and the germs of crime that lurk in every drop of liquor that is manufactured. This is a fact that will be admitted by every intelligent person, regardless oi their previous views on license or prohibition. To say that lie cause drug stores and .so-called tem perance billiard halls will sell on the sly and that it is better to have a licensed saloon is all folly. In some parts of the country rattle snake oil sells at a good price. Suppose a man in order to make money easy withqut any very hard wprk waa to start 3 rattlesnake farm in town and tell na the snakes were perfectly harmless if we only kept out of their way, we would wo the object of course, but just think or him and his friends trying to get a license on the plea that the license money would help educate our children, and if the snaKes KUleil any of our children could indulge in law suit with" snake-hatcher. I tell you there are some things that money can't pay Tor. It cau never pay for a murdered hus band, a father, a son, a brother, and ruined households. One murdered father cannot be paid for with idl the I money that has ever been made by the saie or all tne liquor that has been sold sinco the vile stuff has been manufac tured. If it was your father, husband, son or brother, wouldn't you think so, reader? E. D. Ed. Columbus Journal: The fol lowing article has been furnished the Democrat for publication. As he may be delicate about inserting it, I furnish you a' copy, supposing that you woidd not like to see him deprived of the lmii- efit of the article from such cause. Respectfully, E. A. Gerrard. "Ed. Columbus Democrat : By an article in yours of the 8th inst., I find that yon are much exercised over my re marks with reference to your former article entitled 'Prohibition in Kansas.' In those remarks I took occasion to say that possibly you might be correct from your standpoint, though, after reading the law of Kansas, I find that vou were miHinformed in retjard to the facts. lerhaps your conclusions in vonr last article, regarding myself as" Trohib- monisi, may be ifentlenmnlv n.l courteous (from your standpoint), and possibly there may be some compensa tion for my being accused of running a democratic annex in that (7jro hundred dollars worth o.y;xtr' from vonr stand point), and possibly you mav be misin formed as to these facts. -1 believe pro hibition is coming. I believe it to be right .and best for our people, and that it will not lie very much or long delaved by either your article on prohibition in Kansas or your compliments to mvself . t'ruuiuuiuinsi. as l do not happen to edit a paper and was not informed that you could not lienrwithequuniinitv the suggestion that you, like Gov. Mar tin of Kansas and other great men might change your mind upon a longer acquaintance with the subject, or even of the value or that space, if it icas the best part of the paper. I hope you will publish this as a full vindi cation of yourself and a fair warn ing that Prohibitionist is dead, haviii" inadvertently come within range or a buj yitn. Respectfully, E. A. Gerrard." Columbus, Nebraska. 22sep8tf-y T. HA1IMCIAKT. H ial Aioiieiii I! KOIt THE NEXT 60 DAYS we ckkkk our i.ak;k and compi.ktk stuck of CLOU &E1STTS' Furnishing Goods ! BOOTS & SHOES, AT tireatIy-:-Rr dnced-:-Prices ! S( 'all, examine (Jooils and leam prv. Greisen Eros. & Co. J:Nr!-t;-y. COLUMBUS Roller Mills! The person who stoops to write an anonymous letter is no friend, for by his cowardly proceeding he has proven him self to be an enemy. Let the true friend come bravely to the front and prove his assertions, and we are willing to listen. Bnt we advise you not to resort to the above referred to, contemptible, pro ceeding again, or we will find other means of reaching you which are not so pleasant. 'A word to the wise is suffi cient." CB&CDE& BEOS., Proprietors. MNUFCTUUEI13 OF Flour, Feed, Bran, Shorts And Meal, AI DKLKUS IN BIRTHS. k:r:m-Avniza'to - " DIED. .1- D -""n,k Apnl 4th, of conw-stion of Urn lnnpj, Mitw Maswe Meade of Valentine, Mel).. late if tins city, aged 11 years and 10 months. gasiness Notices. Advprtiitemtntu iitiiLp I.7U 1. 1 c -. line each insertion. TyriLLKTT SKED. Miilett ml for sale by D. Andemin. Aleo 2 nonies and 10U nin. 49-3t-ii yearling ulcere. XlOKtpo.1 younic breeding stock or all kimb, 1 "Sf KloominKdale xtock farm. A. Hen- "vi mile euicr r. w, , Neb. SO-tf WM. SCHILTZ makes boots and hhoeu in the utock that can lie rrocurtd in the market. 52-tf TJIOIJ SAIJJ cheap and on very easy terms, br sA&Br A"i,ly to K w- hrh- H0fK!-N y . r11 ,-o.c:,,, iit " fh..Z.i I 1 .1 pr,n, Wlth ,,r without cut of horve and on both pa,r and muMin. Joua- Ai. buildinf.oinKittitwnew U. 1'. deiot. 51tf -pitAIIUE KlX(i is the name of th ImnUin. c.UI)ack..hnKHli Shin- stallion atAbta' ivl- 1 ,U.l)e ,M J V,l"n,MM MoniL.v TWfcys anil Uh nuili.. u:..i .. - r . J 1'- "- ('CUTIS 1KKKK. Al! Kinds s Grain. OUK FLTK JIliA.NDS: "WAY UP," Patent, "IMPERIAL," "BIG 4," "SPREAD EAGLE." Wo guarantee our flour to be equal in any manufactured in th Mate. We call the attention of thi public to the fart that we make a upe.-i.dt of eschannintf rjour, bran and hort for wheut.-uHKr.! ttouraml n much or it bm any other mill in thiit part of the Mate; also the exchange or com imal for corn. We hate put in npecial machinery (or KriadiiiK rye floor and buckwheat Hour. G?SatifBction Kuamnteed. 1'leaso tow in a cull: .Ifelert-y GRASS SEEDSTT Timothy, Clover, Red Top, Blue Grass, etc., AT HEnHlNOEHtnlCHtBRO'S. SI heb. m;-4iiiu GROCERIES ! always ox hand a full and nkw link )fi:ko(.-ekieswei.lselk(tk. N E". f " iw',P?,, K'vra tlmt on or aln.ut i.lh day or Novemlier. Iwrt. the firm kno a Knuue. Lublin- & Co.. and tianMctinirfo the known ne?? in the firm name of Krause, Lnbker.Vro in the city of ('olnmbiw. Piatt cmntrLi.Jtli was totally dissolved, and all the notes ami account- due said finrfwere old and a&dto Henry Lubker, one of the member of said firm" who became the nolo owner thereof, and I hereby Bive notice to all debtors tobaid firm topaTn,, 5dT?nMrny ,,!?rMB tf ceP m,f r attorney, and 1 farther Kie notice to all persons not to buy any note or note .-i tr JL..t 1.1T ' Co.." Iarin ct.te later than Nov. th?Wi. "" Hesav Lubkeb. "MMke FatreC2reat. Cmulc aad HC Market aaa ike L,arcet NlaackterlaV wrB!cU,"r -- K We hllQW oervoru -arhat ,.. 1 . wVth Kite imEw&t irifflS "fiance lot." IS aaieTk 11 iS frTo wild-cat proirty han.l lS-T-Z" If "T ?? . - m -ct tiwr Hnn .Tery investment will double in V FRUITS! 0ANXAiAr!, $OF" ,IXDS' QUALITY. DRY GOODS ! OD AND WELL SEIJtfTED STOCK AL WAYS AS CHEAP AS THE C11EA1'- iyr. also A (JOOD BOOTS & SHOES ! CB-THAT DEFY COMPETITION.- BUTTER AND EGGS And all kinds of country produce taken in trade and all Hoods delivered free of charire to any part or the city. reasonable. montha. D. Andwsox, Columbus, W ! I-, .i JK-& Sp-to Omaha. iii "" "" tronu.i larma on com. mission. FLOTJE! KEEP ONLY THE BEST GRADES OF FLOUK. 10-tf JEMELMMAN. I VS-i r i ii i !! ! ' -feb'87-y cy