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b2! :Lssssr 4 lT; Dre i I 5 Columbus ourual. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 20, 1887. A. AN. TIME TABLE. Pass. Freijrht. Leaven Columbus 8:20 a.m. 4:45p.m. liellwond H:43 " 325 David City Mi " AM " Seward 10.15 - 8:45 Arri mat Lincoln 11:15 11:45 The euKer leaves Lincoln at 355 p. m., and arrives at Columbus 70 p. m; the freipht leaven Lincoln at 7iW a. m., nnd arrives at Columbus at 2.-0U p. m. 'HE." "HE" read it. 3-51-2 Use Hyeine kalsomine. The dock scene was immense. "HE" at E. D. Fitz pat rick's. G. W. Hulst is visitinc in Iowa. The Journal office for job work. Our new music store is now open. 3 towels for ten cents at Kramer's. Organs! Call at A. Ar M. Turner's. Ladies' underwear at Mrs. Stearns'. Fnink North was at Omaha on Fri day Martin Maher wjis in towfa Satur J dnj'. Dress lawns and pnrasols at Km- MToiBr For shoes and slippers jjo to Kra mer's. Ottoman wall papers at Stillman's dnifi store. Win. Lamb is on a trip to Douglas, Wyoming. iL H. White was at Plattsmouth last week. You can save money by buying hats at Kramer's. Call and inspect our new stock at Galley Bros. The largest line of rolws in town at Galley Bros. See the line instruments at the new music store. fi-T2-tf Airs. Stearns has the celebrated Pivot Corset. -CapL John Hammond was at Lin coln Monday. - Dr. Siggins thinks of locating at Plattsmouth. -Any song or piece of music obtained at music btore. Will. McPherson, or Schuyler, was in town Monday. W. H. Head returned last week from his visit cjisL Hon. B. R. Cowdery came up from Lincoln Saturday. Hand Kacse and Limburger at Her man Oehlrich .fe Bro's. .r2-5t Sheet music just received at C W. BoegeJ's music store. - Alabastine and Hygene kalsomine at Stillman's drug store. - John F. Wermuth, of Omaha, is in town visiting friends. Commercial printing neatly and quickly done at this office. Instruments repaired and cleaned. Leave orders at music store. The U. P. Co. wish to purchase C. C. Miller's land in the bottom. One of Postmaster Hensely's child ren is sick with scarlet fever. - A full line or ladies boucle jackets from 81.2.1 up at Galley Bros. -Miss Phoebe Phillips of Platte Cen ter was in the city Thursday. -Mrs. W. S. Henrich of Denver ar rived in the city this morning. -The lest of groceries, at lowest prices, at E. Fold's, on 11th st. -45-tf -New lino of cassimere and jeans at the lowest prices at Galley Bros. 8-49-tf - Frank North was at Valentine last week on a visit to his brother Ed. As good as the best, and as cheap as the cheapest, at J. B. Delsman's. Delsman keeps good goods, -and will not allow himself to le undersold. Dr. Hunt was at Genoa the first of the week on professional business. A child of John Schmoker of Dun can is seriously ill with typhoid fever. John Stovicek is talking of or ganizing a brass band for Columbus. The Clother House looks much tet ter since the improvements were made. Cheap money on farm loans at Co lumbus Savings Bank Loan fc Trust Co. Money loaned on chattel securities Columbns Savings bank Loan & Trust Co. Geo. S. Davis has purchased the stationery and book store of L Sibljern son. Dr. Hampton of Humphrey was in town Thursday, also G. W.Clark and wife. Wanted A girl to do housework. Good wages given. Inquire of A. M. Post. Dr. Martin, J. E. North and J. P. Becker were Gate City visitors last week. Dr. Martin is the recipient of some splendid flowers from California Easter presents. You can deposit as little as SI with the Columbus Savings Bank and receive interest thereon. Never loose sight of this fact: Kramer carries the largest stock and sells the cheapest. J. H. Galley says he has not had any word yet from Creighton, in regard to the coal find. T. H. Saunders, Esq., of Osceola, Neb., was in the city yesterday on his .way to Schuyler. The best assortment of carpets and dress goods can be found at the lowest prices at Kramer's. Baby carriages, Bird cages, Boys' . express wagons, Base Balls, Bats, etc. at X. MJ. flUtiauivoi 45-tf Those wanting first-class sale bills and posters of any kind, should call at the Journal office. Lessons given at pupils' home, if 'desired, on guitar and banjo. Leave orders at music store. The largest and best assorted line of fancy canned goods and dried fruits at J. & A. Heitkemper'e. 43-3-tf For ReHt. A large business room on Eleventh St., suitable for dry-goods establish ment. Inquire at the Journal office. 40-tf The railway scene in "Under the Gaslight" was very natural. Brad. Slaughter of Fullerton, Neb., was in town the first of the week. Hazel, daughter of W. H. Winter botham, of Genoa, is sick with measles. Several Columbus citizens visited Omaha last week and took in the great opera. Robert Uhlig Notary Public office with Columbus Savings Bank Loan & Trust Co. 51-6-4t - -Columbus Savings Bank L. & T. Co. is offering good terms on farm loans, come and see them. New lawns, nansooks, checks, India linens, Mulls and a full line of satins at all prices at Galley Bros. C. W. Sheldon, brother of C. H., returned last week to his home in Illinois, after a brief visit here. - M. T. Kinney, a former business man of this city, was in town Sunday. His family now reside in Omaha. Go see and be convinced that the leading millinery store has the goods and lowest prices. J. C. Fillman. 1 Remember we carry one of the largest stocks in the city and will not be undersold for cash. Galley Bros. - This number closes the seventeenth year of the Journal all under the man agement of the present proprietors. - Clothing! Our spring stock of clothing is now complete. Our prices are always the lowest. C. & L. Kramer. - Hon. John Treacy of the North Platte land office, with his brother were in the county hwt week visiting relatives. J. & A. Heitkemper are selling crockery, lamps and glassware at prices that are interesting to all wishing to buy. O. L. Baker was appointed water commissioner Tuesday, under a resolu tion passed at the meeting of the council. The Columbus Orchestra furnished good music for the entertainment of our homo talent Monday and Tuesday even ings The Journal is on sale, each week, at the book and news stores ofE. D. Fitzpatrick and I. 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 -Rev. D. Marquett, President of Central College, passed through the city Monday, on his way home from Madison. - 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. There is no place in town where you cau buy goods so cheap as at the lead ing millinery store, opposite Fried hof's. J. C. Fillman. 1 Judge Post on Saturday sentenced John Shannahan to the State peniten tiary for one year, for shooting with in tent to wound. Henry Woods has been heard from, and he does not seem to like his quarters at Lincoln. He does not rest well at night, and eats but little. The Schuyler Quill is now printed on a Prouty power press, and is among the neatest looking as well as best con ducted local papers in the state. The Ryan building on 11th street has been removed to Olive, opposite Brodfuehrer's. A commodious brick will soon occupy the old space. A brother of Louie Zinnecker ar rived in the city the first of the week from Ohio and has accepted a situation in Zinnecker & Taylor's barber shop. 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 There will be a meeting of the Con gregational Ecclesiastical Society on tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 7:30. All members are requested to be present. We learn from Dr. Runner that Herman Loseke has two children sick with the measles, and C. A. Newman one child afflicted with the same disease. I. Gluck has fitted up his office and is now ready to care for any who call for money. As we have before said, Mr. Gluck is solid, substantial and trust worthy. - Mrs. Pryor and daughter Nellie of Madison county passed several hours in the citv with friends Thursday lapt on their return home from a visit to rela tives in Iowa. Milt, Speice has received an appoint ment as clerk in the Valentine land office. We are glad to record the fact that Columbus is getting to the front in official matters. 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 Ualley Jjros. m At the council meeting Monday evening a resolution was passed author izing the appointment, temporarily, of a water commissioner, until the new law takes effect (July). Charles W. Peareall has been named for several important positions as re porter. Charles is a good, snort-band writer, and we hope to sea him get a place soon, where his abilities will be appreciated. Miss Belle Parsons, who has given most excellent satisfaction here during the winter as an elocutionist, leaves this week for her home in Detroit,Mich., to the Borrow of her pupils and numer ous acquaintances. The Loup bridge was completed ready for crossing Monday noon. This will be a mutually good thing for Co lumbus and the south side people. The next thing in order will be the bridge across the Platte. The Schuyler Quill writes of a pho tograph taken in Belfast, Maine, April 3,of a house and its surroundings, showing a snow bank fully four feet high, through which walks had been shoveled from the doors. Ed. and LarryRossiter were in town Monday, and told us all about the great trial that occurred at Platte Center Saturday last. The treat seems to be on Squire Hawkins and Dr. Edwards, at least until the "Squire collects his costs. The school census recently taken by Milton Speice shows 1053 children of school age in this district; according to the way other communities estimate, our district would have six times that many of a total population or 6318. It is said that game cocks are very unmanagable on cloudy days, fighting at every opportunity. Last Monday, Co lumbus had two fights, both of them, as near as we can judge, being improvised to see which was "the best man." Gen. A. J. Sampson, of Denver, Col., has been 'named by the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Repub lic to represent Colorado and Wyoming on the "Grant Monumental Committee," which will hold its meetings in Wash ington City. Chas. W. Pearsall has received an appointment as court reporter under Judge Harrison of Grand Island. Thus, one by one, Prof. Backus's pupils in short-hand are realizing the value of the time and labor spent in acquiring this accomplishment. Upon invitation, C. W. Boegel's music store was filled to overflowing Friday evening last, the occasion being a musicale given by the Columbus Orchestra, who delighted their large audience for a couple of hours with some of their choicest selections. - -The Journal is prepared at the very earliest moment a daily will promise to be a lasting success in Columbus, to open out. The Journal s weather eye is not closed to.the situation of things, and those who are figuring will please put us down as in the problem. -Albert P. Rittenhouse, a Harrison Co., O., boy, an old acquaintance of the Journal family, we are pleased to learn, has been appointed by Gov. Adams, of Colorado, Judge of the eighth judicial district in that state. ThiB is a new dis trict formed by the recent legislature. J. W. Sissle says it isn't so bad if a hunter takes one or two thirty-cent chickens, but when it comes to missing them by the dozen, and having your fences torn down to boot, the fun is too one-sided, and the law will have to be enforced to make the account even. Wo learn that Miss Edna Shrock formerly of this city and sister of Mrs. Louis Weaver, is to be married tonfor- row at Crete to Eugene Haight. Mrs. Weaver has gone to be in attendance at the wedding. The" young lady's many friends here will wish her the best of life's joys. The Loup and Elkhora S. S. In stitute will convene in the Baptist church of this place Tuesday, April 26th at 3:00 p. m., and continue till Wednes day evening session. The pastors of the association are to participate in the programme. All pastors and S. S. workers are invited to attend and take part in the discussions. J. W. Love of Fremont was in the city Thursday on land business. J. W. is building himself a fine residence in Fremont, and purposes changing the manner of his living. He has always been working on the high-pressure prin ciple, and believes it is about time to take a rest. But who ever heard of such a man "taking a rest." 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, Nebr. The Burlington will spread out rail road tracks like the ribs of a fan from Columbus and one or two other North Platte points this year and next. All the trade and travel of that grand sec tion are booked for Lincoln. Ten thous and square miles and 100,000 people will be added to Lincoln's possessions be fore the glorious Fourth of July. Lincoln Democrat. The more the mer rier, and we have room here for all comers. The old hand fire engine, which has done duty in Columbus for the past fourteen years, was sold last week to the town authorities of Brainard, Butler county. No more at fires will be heard the stentorian voices of John Huber and Jim Nichol yelling to unconcerned spectators "Go to the brakes and relieve those firemen or Fll arrest and send yon to jail in the morning." A good system of waterworks takes the place of the engine. The people of Lincoln will not bo sorry to learn that the Union Pacific has decided to build a branch from David City to Columbus, connecting the south ern with the northern divisions of the road. The effect of this move will be to divert a large part of the traffic of the U. P. from Omaha, as this .branch and the road now running through Lincoln will take the freight from the main line at Columbus and take it to Kansas City and St. Louis direct. Poor old Omaha. Lincoln Journal. The surveyors are at work on the line. The Fremont Normal and Business College closes its present term this week. The exercises of the graduating class will be very interesting. They will be held in the Congregational church Thursday evening, April 21. First will be an oration by Hon. Samuel Phelps Leland, followed by an address to the class by H. G. Wolcott, a class song and the conferring of diplomas. This class numbers fifteen members, four of whom are young ladies. The Fremont brass band will furnish music The spring term will open Tuesday, April 26tb, with every indication of a good attend ance. To the Ladim of Colaabu mad Virility. Having removed my dress making es tablishment to more commodious quar ters, I have put in a line of Ladies' Furnishing Goods, Laces, Notions, Children's garments, etc Thanking you for your past favors and soliciting your future patronage, I remain, Yours respectfully, Mas. O. A. Stearns. Opposite Brodfusier's jewelery store, Under The Gaslight. We had the pleasure of being present Monday evening at the Opera House, to hear the Columbus Dramatic Club ren der the interesting drama whose title heads this paragraph. From first to last, they held the close attention of the audience, which, though not large, was very appreciative, re sponding quickly to the striking points of the play. The more experienced members of the Club G. W. Phillips, & A. St Cyr, W. B. Backus, Miss Belle Parsons, Mrs. Kavanaugh, Mrs. Bowman and Miss Mae North, seemed at their very best, not withstanding the wearisome and trouble some experiences of the last week's re hearsal and preparation of properties, and everybody was delighted with their work. The other members, Mrs. Backus, Ida Meagher, Charles Pearsall, Will Cool- idge, Sam'l McDonald and Wilke Speice, acquitted themselves admirably, every one. With a little more practice liefore the public, the Club could easily be the superior of any we have had playing here from abroad, and while they are all together we would suggest that they make a tour of Central Nebraska, at least. Every community in the west is preparing for or expecting a "boom," that is to say, a rise in real estate values. Additions to cities and towns are being made, streets laid out, grading done, sales advertised, and a general outcry made, a fnsilade of prices, sales, pros pects, etc. Improvements are entered upon, and the air soon becomes alive with the fire of excitement. What Co lumbus and all other towns need is a solid advance anywhere and everywhere along the whole line of business. Last year she provided herself with the elec tric light and waterworks; let it be something else this year; three score things could le named that abundance of capital would make paying invest ments, and bring money into the iockets of our townsmen who should undertake them, and also into the bank books of our merchants, dealers and mechanics. Where home capital is not sufficient let us do our best to fire the heart of some eastern capitalist with the spirit of en terprise, to come, see and invebt. A Bad Fire. Win. Webber, who lives 4J miles northwest of Platte Center met with a very severe loss by fire Saturday week. Tho strong wind blowed sparks from a burning straw' stack on Pat. Fahey's place onto a meadow and carried it into Webber's place, making fearful havoc of his movable property, a house, creamery, barn, corn and machine sheds, chicken house, buggy, binder, corn shelter, colt, plows, corn planter, beds, furniture, potatoes, GOO lbs. meat, large corn crib with a thousand bushels of corn, 300 bushels wheat, 000 of oats, clothing, 15 tons hay, trees, posts in pasture, etc., etc., being destroyed, the loss reaching at least $3,000, with, we hear, about $1,050 of it insured. Mr. Webber has the sym pathy of all his acquaintances in his heavy loss. Special Meeting of the Hoard of Supervisors. Saturday, April lfith, 1887. Board met at 1 p. m. in compliance with call of the County Clerk, Chair man Hudson, presiding and John Stauf fer. clerk. Members all present but Braun, Olson of Walker and Rolfe. Official lond of J. W. Lynch, appoin ted treasurer of Lost Creek Township to fill vacancy whb presented and ap proved. The bonds of G. W. Willis as con stable, Edward Rossiter, as assessor, Fred. Jewell as J. P., Chas. E. Chapin as Town Clerk and A. L. Dack as Town Treasurer, were on motion of Supr. Tru man rejected. Clark, Henry, Swartsley and Mr. Chairman dissenting. On motion board adjourned. Gottlieb Hurling, working for C. H. Harris, near Bellwood, carlessly, after lighting his pipe, slung the match on the prairie, and happening to fall in tall, dry grass, a fire was started which tho wind made terrific. This was on the windy Saturday. R. S. Keaton's loss was severest, consisting of furniture, barn, two corn-cribs, plows, harrows, harness, in fact almost everything except horses and cattle. Charley Derby lost con siderable fence by the fire and had Hur ling arrested. He plead guilty and was fined, including costs, $32.50. Mr. Keaton's loss is between S800 and $900. So says the Gazette. A Cloudy Hay. Monday a woman came running up from the "bottom," saying that two men had been fighting down there all after noon, and she was afraid that one of them was going to kill the other. A policeman went down, and it appeared that the men were the now notorious Ed. Grant and John McSchroeder, the latter having had the worst of the en counter, leing considerably cut and bruised about tho head, but not dan gerously so. A party of about twenty five appeared at the jail Monday night, with ropes, presumably to frighten Grant. A correspondent of the C. C. Cour ier has the following eggstraordinary eggsample of eggsquisite English: - "We could tell of a boy that got away with nearly half a peck of eggs, Sunday, and they went back on him. His pants were too tight by half, and his visage was a sign of distress. We have no disposition to eggsaggerate this eggs traordinary eggsample of eggciting eggscentri city on the part of our eggspeneible eggsperi menter, but will eggsplain eggsactly the eggs tent of his eggshaustive and most eggocruciating eggsperiment. We eggsculpate his eggstrava gancein his uneggscelled eggsploit, but here after in the matter of eggs, he must be a good deal more eggsemplary." Thos. F. Doyle, a good printer and a No. 1 young man in every respect, who has held cases on the Democrat of this city for about a year past, left Sunday last for Omaha, where he expects to again manipulate the moveables. Hon. J. G. Higgins was observed going west Sunday evening last with a velocipede. It would seem that the inter-state commerce bill is as obnox ious to Uncle Sam's employes as it has proved to be to the newspaper craft "The State of Nebraska," the vessel on which the "Wild West" show sailed from New York City arrived at London on the 14th inst, after a pleasant voyage. The troupe were reported in excellent health. A sleek fellow who stopped at the Pacific House to the amount of a dollar or two, passed a forged chckof $14.00 on the clerk early yesterday morning, get ting off on the train. Chas. Biek was arrested this morn ing by Policeman McTeggert charged with stealing money and other valuables from Macken's saloon. The boodle was found with him ($10 in money), besides other valuables. . Platte Center Items. S. E. Phillips has had his house raised and put upou a brick foundation. John Raush has purchased a lot in the northern part of town and will erect on it a slaughter house. Johnnie Duggan has had his lot sur veyed and graded preparatory to the erection of a new hotel and fence. Carrig & Lynch are taking invoice preparatory to closing out business. M. Maher will continue in their place. Mr. Geo. Smith of this place has moved to Humphrey and started a meat market. It is rumored that he will soon go in partnership for keeps. A very destructive prairie fire started on the farm of P. Fahey last Saturday and spread rapidly, bnrning out several Polanders and Mr. Webber, before it could be conquered. Quite an excitement was caused by a lawsuit between C. C. Carrig and J. W. Lynch, for the value of a few trees, which C. C. set out, but which belonged to Lynch. Carrig claimed that the trees were' due to him, for certain reasons. The jurors hung from 12 midnight, till Thursday morning, and decided in favor of Lynch for $15. Tho lawyers were W. Saunders and J. C. Caldwell. Dan. J. Maher was in Columbus last Saturday. Dan Kavanaugh spent last Sunday in tho Center. Geo. Scheidel will soon open his hotel to the public. L. Rossiter, one of Uncle Sam's postal clerks, is home on his weekly lay-off. The citizens of this part of tho town are rejoicing over the defeat of the town ship division. All our townsmen owning lots are busy decorating the same with trees of all descriptions. The balance of the scenery of the city hall are nearing completion. G. N. Derry is doing the artistic work. Mike Reagan is building a wagon and chick'en shed on his place. Lewis Evans is doing the carpenter work. Mrs. Bridget Reagan returned home last Wednesday evening from Green River, whore she has been visiting re latives. The carpenters are busy putting up a new house on C. C. Carrig's newly lought lot, formerly owned by Joe Sobers. Quite a number of the Centerites at tended the ball and raffle given at Pat Morrisey's place last Saturday evening. All reported having a good time. The band is improving rapidly. They turned out last Saturday evening, and serenaded Mr. Robison of Madison for defeating the township division. W. C. Palestine. Our correspondent's letter was re ceived too late for last week's Journal. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hanchett visited at Genoa last week. J. II. James has moved his family to his farm in Greely county. Master Louell Little of Polk county is visiting his cousins at Mr. Anderson's. At our school meeting our director, A. G. Rolf, was unanimouslv re-elected. H. F. Anderson and brother have moved to the Hollingshead farm at Monroe. J. M. Anderson is at Columbus at tending court and Mrs. A. is left a "lone widder." All the wheat that has leen sowed is up some of it on top of the dirt and some through it, and needing rain very much. Bonda Peterson is fencing another piece of his farm. Mrs. P., who has been sick so long, is now able to be about the house again. The friends of Mrs. J. T. Abrahamson to the number of twenty-four made her a surprise visit in her new house, which, when plastered, she will move into. We wish the wind would get tired of blowing as we are of hearing it; when we attempt to walk out we "reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man." Such a spell of weather is unusual, oven in Nebraska. Our neighbor, Mr. Bolton, has been unfortunate since he came to his new home. His horses were sick so ho has not been able to do much farming. Then his oldest son had the measles and now his two daughters and son have them all confined to the bed at once, but are improving. But with all his misfortunes he likes Nebraska very much, as all sen sible men do. One morning last week between 12 and 6 o'clock some one set a fire on the prairie and, but for the strenuous efforts of the neighbors, much damage would have been done. Some of the men fought fire all day without any dinner. Circumstantial evidence is very strong against one man, as to tho setting the fire and if he could be proved guilty, he would be made to suffer for it Mr. Sorenson had a piece of timber burned. Dann. fomprtMce. I la tin department the iieople talk, and not tbe eotor. Each writer must hold himself ready to dennd his principles and his statements of facts, "in le multitude of counsel there is w iwloir."- Kd. Jocms tuj i Albion. April 11th 1887. Ed. Columbus Journal: Your cor respondent has just made out to survive the suid-storm which we had last Sat urdayj A resident of many years in the state, but never before did we ex perience such a storm of wind and dust. Todai on either side of the roads lead ing ml, our city, may be seen sand and uiri pue up two feet or 1)V t,,e fences, wa.u ha8 fields andVoajg blown off cultivated uniiiaau-irrarn in many oi iih lsis perfectly bare, dirt blown from iL ; icicle of lDJ are other fields one led of grain, Otfc, 41 - . r.n r1ltirA uiure nxKiDfE. uwu u" u rippagate i v Growth. A large, area METTCHER & -DKALKKS 1N- Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Stoves and Tinware, Pumps,' The Celebrated Moline Wagon Sold Here. Sept.22-tf GUS. O. B EC HER. Ettubliiheil lf!tK GUS. G. BECKER & CO., LOAN BROKERS, Real Estate and Insurance Agt's, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. Qm,fJ.l?.i!!?, n Farm8 nt ,owest rn,ee of interest, on ohort and Ion time, in nmonnta To (-OMBleU ; AWtnuia f Title to all Iteal Estate in Platte county. Notary Public always in OyricK. . KarM aad C'ltr Property for Sale. laiaraar against rm, LiKhtnint; and Tornado-, the very best companies represented. KtraauhiB Tirketn to and from all part in Eurox. will be sown to cereals of various kinds this spring, oats and flax predominating. Corn here is king, and the raising of it is the chief industry of our fanners, but very little is shipped, as it is consumed by hogs and cattle, which are becoming tho chief source of our wealth. The development of the natural resources of the county has been the means of building up our towns. Albion is the most prominent of them all. she leing the county seat, and the terminus of two railroads. We have already a lioard of trade organized, and to insure its suc cess some of the most wealthy and in fluential business men are at its head. Its influence is already being felt. The next thing in the way of an enterprise is a building. and loan association, which is meeting with a very pronounced suc cess. Shares of same are rapidlv beini? taken by all classes of people. It bene fits the capitalists as well as tho man of small means. The effect of tho associa tion in the building up of the town has already been felt, and no doubt many buildings will be erected this summer. We shall have a creamery, no doubt, established here at no distant day. Our citizens have conferred with two repre sentatives of creameries,and its establish ment is not far iu the future. Our popular representative, Hon. John Peters, is home again. We till feel honored in having ono who we know worked for his constituents and lived up to his pledges which he gave them. The Semi-Weekly AVirs. edited by our popular townsman, C. W. Ladd, the leading "true-blue" republican paper of the county, is having n steam engine put in to run the press and job depart ment. B. K. A Letter from Byron Millett. Denver, Col., April 'J, 1887. Dear Joubxal: Our city election has come and gone, but our real estate "boom" continues. It mostly relates to outside property. Hon. C. C. Wyatt, of Madison, Nebraska, called, and said he expected to make some investments in real estate in this city, when he made his next visit during 'the coming sum mer. Mr. Wyatt does not seem to enjoy very good health. He thinks that our Italian climate might benefit him. I was very pleasantly surprised, a few days ago, by receiving a kind and invit ing letter from my old friend Ed. Dwyer of St. Edward. Ed. is a man of more than ordinary ability, and has contribut ed much to the common good. Could he not be induced to let his light shine, through the columns of the .Todkn'al oncein a while? The inter-state commerce bill has gone into effect. The fourth section containing the long and short haul clauses, is giving the commission no little annoyance. The law doubtless suits the railroads, as they can charge what they please under its provisions, and use it as an excuse for not issuing passes to "dead heads." The roads will now be able to make more money than ever. The fare from Denver to Colum bus is now $16.05, which anyone can see is exorbitant if all parties outside of railroad employes are required to pay. The railroads could afford to carry pas sengers for one fourth of a cent a mile and get rich at it. When the govern ment operates them the fare will lie much less than the latter figure. I read the last reports of the county clerk and treasurer in a very few min utes. The information covered is very meagre indeed. Doubtless your tax payers are satisfied, and if they are, I should be. Mr. Treasurer, do you not think that it, would have been a little nicer, if you had taken the pains to give us the amount of delinquent taxes in each township, instead of putting it all in one lump? I know that it was easier, the way you did it, but you should let each locality see just how it stands on such vital matters. I notice a little item of ten thonsand dollars, for court expenses, in this year's estimato by your county board. If that money or half of it could be saved, it would go a long ways towards building bridgea But yon may say, that is only an "estimate," the sessions of the court will not cost more than live thousand dollars. That amount is quite a sum, whenwheat averages in the county not more than fifty cents a bushel. It means ten thousand bushels, and it takes work to produce it, too. It would take twenty five thousand bushels of corn, at twenty cents a bushel to bring the required sum. It has been necessary. in the times, past, how, it is now I am not so well ad vised, tf raise money by taxation with whiclt'to hold courts, in order to have circij&es, when the culprits appeared as ajters of ceremonies and the rest as aatellitea. It is all right if the tax-pay- era think that they got their money's worth. What a wonder it is, that this class will toil early and late, aud not liowy aimgoMdonu Vam inclined KERSENBROCK, Guns and Ammunition. LEOl'OLD JAiliai. Lirr. si) AcciiKNT Insuxce, none hnt 2SjulyHft-tf to think, that ono or these days, there will bo an awakening, then 'iMTodlers" and "fleecers," look ye out. The county elections will take place next f:dl. Then how difficult it will bo for the various candidates to have opin ions to suit the different localities, and factions. In Columbus, they must be in favor of its keeping the county seat, and a new bridge across the Loup. They will have to favor beer in Bismark, and oppose it in Monroe. They are to be pitied, not envied. When I was back in Columbus a year ago, tho mayor invited mo to speak, but I declined. The next time I come I will not lie so modest, for I have many things to tell, that it would be impossible for me to write about. Mr. J. D. Davis of this city, a scholar and a man of research, proposes to writo a series of articles for the Humphrey Indejientletit, on the subject of "Debt." The first appeared a few weeks ago, and is very interesting and instructive. Tho next time I write for your col umns, I purpose to comment briefly on landlordism in the United States, and show your readers how a new Ireland is leing formed on our soil. Dr. Bonesteel is getting along nicely. Marshal Smith is reported as doing well in Cheyenne. His wife's health continues to le poor, so I am informed. They have two bright children, and it is sincerely hoped, that tho mother may lie spared to rear them up in the way they should go. Robert Baird is still on the Mer chant's police force here. His brother Frank, resided in Denver and vicinity for three years, but thought he would go back and try Woodville, where he still lives. It is hard to find a ltetter man than Frank. I see W. S. Anderson ex-commissioner of Boone county frequently. He is in the grocery business. His asthma is better iu this climate, than it was down on the plains. Mr. Bixby, brother of the editor at Genoa, resides among us. He is a very substantial citizen, and irwell liked by his neighbors. Respectfully, BVRON' MlliT.ETT. Wanted. Everybody to call at J. .t A. Heitkem per's new store and examine their large and well assorted stock of staple and fancy groceries. One dor west of Kra mer's. For Sale or Kent. My place of residence. Terms moder ate. For information apply to Gus. G. Becher or C. J. Garlow. 50-4t John G. Higgins. births: CLAUK -To Mr. L. A. (.'lark. April lWh. n Hon. weight ten poundx. Mother and child well. L. A'rt added reionHibilitiu Kit Ulit uixm him. DIED. FAIKCHILD-Snwlny, April 17th, 1SKT, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrw.ieorj;o Fairchild, aed seven eekn. gttsiness Notices. AdvertiHementH under thin head five centtt a line each insertion. "ElOItKood jounK breeding tock of all kind, call at HloominKilale mock farm. A. Hen- ricn. naite i. enter r. u. XcU. 30-tf TX7M. S( HILTZ niaketi bootK and shoe in tho " let htyles, and u-h only the very let Btock that can be procured in the market. Xl-tf pOKHALE cheap and on veryeay terms, by reason of ase of proprietor the Ixstfttri in ebntHka, KJU acres. Apply to I. W. Henrich, ColumliUH, Neb. ivtf TTOltSEMEX will do well to call at thin office " for bills. We print, with or without cut of home, and on both iar and mutdin. JoUK N L huiIdlliK. opponite new U. I. ileiKit. ."iltf "pKAlKIEKlNti in the name of the hand-ome. coal-black, .tnXIih Shire. fUdlion atAbtn' iR:, . "V m "l"bu8 Monday, TuhIhjh and edneiMla) . Single er ice. 7.JU: to insure. $V. 1-tit t'CKTiM Paukkk. CJLLOND-IIAND Roods of all kinds bought ami f Hold. Also stove repairs for cook Htovett. l..ru,,;r ebra!ka Ae. and lath street, opposite rnedhots. :-tf "PASTUKE. (oils, cows, heifers and yearlinir steers will be tuken into my 4S04u.it; fenced Isture. Shade and water plenty; salt furnished rettularly. Two thoroughbred Durham bulls kept in it. A. IIkshich. -" Platte 1 'enter V. O. BTOTIC'E is hereby Kiveu that on or about th V, Mb day of Noteuibr. Ibo. the firm known as Kniuse, Lubker Jc Co., and transacting Iwisi Uess in the farm iimni .f Knn. .,!.!,.. i. .. in the city of I ol urn bus, Platte county, Nebraska, was totally dissolved, and all the notes and accounts due said firm were sold and assiun.'d to Henry Lubker. one of the members ot said nrm. -.... ..jui- iirauo owner inereui. and I nereby Kive notice to all debtors totjaid firm to pay no monejs toany person except mjtmlf orattoroej, and 1 further Kive notice- to all iwrson not to buy any note or notes signed "Krause, Lubker A J: , htHrta M" ,ar than Nov. 0th, ImS. J'3 HkLNHY LtTBKKK. MHlto OmahtMtke rtre Great est Cattle aaa IIk Market aad the Edkrg-eNt NlaaKaterlaz aa Faclclaic locality la the Wurld. V show everyone wliat they boy, and wilt Bive free transiortatiou to all tiartie VradW with us. VV large sized, valoabla Uuinw and residence lots for sale; all luTde- pn.iierty; no wild-cat property .tiHUiUeil. Prices low and reasonable. Lverjr investment will double in 12 mootlyj, D. ANDEUitox, Columbus, miSdoa!0 buy " ",U Nebnwka . . o. cook, Bonth Uuiatia, Wanted ! Wanted ! Ererybody to know that I hnvo receireii my large and well-selectrd SPRING GOODS. AND ALL KINDS OK FOOT WEAR. Yon ran save money by baying of me. I cor dially invite ou to Come and See, -AT THE- Ked. Boot Sigrzi, ELEVENTH STREET, Colnmbms. Nebraska. T. RAlIiHOAaVr. ptt-y Special Anraeit! KOK THE NEXT 6o DAYS WK OFFKK OUK LARGK AND COMPLKIK STOCK OK ii GEISTTS' Furnishing Goods ! BOOTS & SHOES, AT Greallv-i-Redufed-r-Prices ! fcfcCall. exHiuiuetioods and learn lrice. Greisen Bros. & Co. iieWUy. COLUMBUS Roller Mills! SCBKSSEl. BUS., Proprietors. VMNITFCTUHKKS of Flour, Feed, Bran, Shorts And Meal, and nti.FRs is All Kinds s Grain. OUK FLTK HltANDS: "WAY UP," Patent, "IMPERIAL," "BIG 4," "SPREAD EAGLE." We guarantee our flour to le eiial to any manufactured in the state. We call the attention of the public to the fact that we make a sjierialty of exchanging Hour, bran anil shorts for wheat.- as good Hour and as much of it as any other mill in this art of the state; also the exchange of corn meal for corn. We have put in special machinery for grinding rye flour and buckwheat flour. SSHatisfaction guaranteed, l'leose give ns a call."- 2lfeb'sJJ-y GRASS SEEDS ! ! Timothy, Clover, Red Top, Blue Grass, German Millett, Hungarian, etc., AT- HERI1N OEHLRICH t BRO'S. Si r eb. NTH III o GROCERIES ! ALWAYS ON HANI) A FULL AND NKW LINK OF CKOCKHIKS WELL SKLKCTKl). FRUITS! CA.NNKU AND DK1KD. OF ALL KINDS, (i UAKANTKKU TO UK OF HKST QUALITY. DRY GOODS! A tJOOD AND WKLL SKLKCTKD STOCK AL WAYS AS CHKAl' AS THK CUfcAl' KST, ALSO BOOTS & SHOES ! CTTHAT DKFX COMPETITION.-: BUTTER AND EGGS And. all kinds of country produce taken in trade, and ail kixhI delivered free of chari tQ.any part of the city. FLOUI KEKP QNLY THK HK8T GRADE ra W8 -' m Vi -i- -vrw J"--. -& ""