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jfgj.gg-- -" jsaas i3J5SK53Cs31EraK3K2& . t 423 TUS f V ' f ' II J ' l .J C v. H H p-n 15 ;x- 1 J. hj . a i crlttmtws Journal. Entered at the Post-office. Columbus. Neb., as second-class mail mutter. IBHCED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY M. K. TURNER & CO., Columbus, Ne. TEHXS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, by mall, postage prepaid, . . . Six months. ...........-....... Three months....... - $2.00 LOO .30 Pa able in Advance. yflpeeimen copies mailed free, on applica tion. TO SCB8CBIBEB9. When subscribers change their place of resi dence they should at once notify us by letter or postal card, giving both their former and their present post-office, the first enables ns to readily tind the name on our mailing list, from which, being in type, we each week print, either on the wrapper or on the margin of jourJouaXAL, the date to which your subscription is paid or ac counted for. Remittances should be made either by nioney-order, registered letter or draft, iiajabletotheorderof . M. K. Tobneb & Co. TO COBBE8POXDESTS. All communications, to secure attention, must tie accompanied by the full name of the writer. We reserve the right to reject any manuscript, and cannot agree to return the same. We desire a correspondent in every school-district of I'latte county, one of good judgment, and re liable in every way. Write plainly, each item separately. Give us facts. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10. 1S87. Coming Events. Annual Camp Meeting State HolineBS Association, at Bennett, Neb., August North Nebraska Soldiers' Reunion at Norfolk, August 23-27. Omaha Fair, Sept. 510. Soldiers Reunion, Omaha, Sept. 510. Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln, Sept 9 IK. Fair at Schuyler Sept. 21-24. Platte Conntv Fair at Columbus. Sept 27-30. Fair at Albion Oct. -46. Republican State Convention, Lin coln, Wednesday, October 5th. Platte count v is entiled to 6 delegates. Lincoln invites the president to come and see them. Ericsson is 84, and said to lie good for several Monitors. Five fatal cases of sunstroke were re ported at Pittsburg, Pa., on the 5th inst. It is claimed that Texas in her recent election defeated prohibition by 50,000 majority. Internal troubles and the laluir vote are the things just now bothering the democracy in New York state. Seven or the Chicago boodlers have leen convicted of conspiracy and sen tenced to two years imprisonment in the penitentiary at .Toliet. The other afternoon Geo. Burton, aged :il. murdered his wife, wounded his mother-in-law, and shot hmf-elf at his home near Homer, Mich. There were lSSW deaths from cholera in Chili from January to June of this year, and the government expended $1,- 700,000 in lighting the epidemic. Joseph V. Drexel, the New York banker, has tendered to the Grand Army in perpetuity the cottage on Mount Mc Gregor in which Gen. Grant died. A. M. Wilkiss, editor or the White hill Time. and president or the New York Press Association, died August 2d. after an illness or only a few hours. Freij Ackermax, of Waverly, la., was in the hands of the Sheriff the other day for refusing to fulfill a promise of marriage made to a young lady of that place. The empress of Japan is to visit the United States in October. If she does it will be the first instance of a reigning lady of that exclusive country visiting I he outside world. The Glenn bill to prevent the mixing of white and black pupils was passed the other day in the House in Atlanta, Ga. The only votes in opposition were two colored members. Dr. St. John, who assisted McGarigle to twcae, was arrested the other morn ing in Chicago and required to give l)ond in tho sum of 820,000, which he failed to give and was immured in u cell. The total product of pig iron in the United States the first half of 1887 was 2,417,903 tons, Pennsylvania 1,748,489, Ohio, 458,040, Illinois, 251.1G6, Alabama, 141.921. ; ete.Imiort from Great Britain an average of 114,00(1 tonB a month. Kx-Gov. Cornell of New York is credited with saying: '-Things are all right in my state and any good repul lican can carry it against either Hill or Cleveland and the latter especially.' Mr. Cornell is recognized as a shrewd observer. Three men ngmed Person, Newman and Cartwright lost their lives Friday evening lust by the linking of a lwat at Lake Manawa, a pleasure resort near Council Bluffs. Wm. Rice, a -lad, who was supposed to he drowned, has since returned home. Geo. B. Peters, United States district attorney, at Salt Lake City, Utah, the other da tiled u suit aguinsi the trustees and managers of the Mormon church in behalf of the United States to disincoriorale the said church, and rtind up its affairs. IV'il Kinney, a young man employed in one of the wholesale houses of St Joseph, Mo., ltecame intoxicated the other night, laid down on the railroad track with his head on the rail, when a passing engine struck him ami injured hiiu so that he cannot survive. A serious accident occurred the other morning at the ruins of the St. Anthony elevator in Minneapolis, that while a number of workmen were engaged in clearing away the debris in the burned elevator, the walls fell in on them, and lwelve of the men met a horrible death. A cm fire the other day at Baltimore started in the extensive cracker bakery of J. D. Mason, entirely d est roving it with all its contents and machinery. From there it spread to other buildings until it consumed property worth a million. One fireman killed and another injured. 4?sc. Smith, the dramatic agent who -was cbatgsd with sending girls to dis reputable ooiicejt halls at Hurley and .other -towjis -in Wac.qnsin, under pre- tense that the places . respectable .country theatres, was -the otiifefay, at -Chicago, sentenced to one year imprison 'inent in the penitentiary. .His motion Jot a.new. trial was denied. England now claims the gold mines recently discovered in Alaska. That country asserts that Mr. Seward, in pur chasing that territory' from Russia, agreed to accept the boundary set forth in the treaty between Russia and Great Britain in 1825. It is alleged that we oc cupy territory beyond these boundaries and that the mines are in British soil. Senators Cameron, Vest and Plumb have gone to Alaska to investigate this mat ter, and also to learn what legislative needs the territory may have. It is thought the lxmndary question may be come fully as irritating and difficult to settle as the fisheries dispute. O. Bee. A recent report from Evansville, Ind., states that five hundred acres of land near a little town called Golden Pond, in Briggs county, Ky., settled five feet the other night, embracing the nice farm of Z. P. Hayden. This remarkabla occur rence is believed to have been caused by the earthquake, permonitions of which were heralded by rumbling sounds, and its vibrations were very distinctly felt. Golden Pond is about 100 miles from New Madrid, where a similar catastro phe occurred nearly seventy years ago. A similar disaster also visited this im mediate locality less than fifty years ago. We have the first republican paper to read that criticises the president for taking three mouths of the year travel ing on free railroads and steamboats; but we have not forgotten what the democratic press said alxmt Grant, Hayes and Arthur. Well, they had nothing else to complain of them for, and we have several larger guns train ing on Cleveland. There is a large gun marked pension veto, a twenty-pounder labeled ex-coufederates preferred, a forty pounder return the rebel tlugs, and many others that makes the president, take to the woods. 1 or. Republican. A MYHTF.KIODS death occurred the other day near Peoria, 111. Pleasant Reed a married man, had a quarrel with his lodger, named Ellis Dent. Dent had brought h colored woman of ill-repute to Reed's house, and Mrs. Reed had eject ed her. She returned afterwards for her clothing, and was assaulted by Dent. Reed interfered, and after some strug gling Reed dropped to the ground and immediately expired. No injuries were perceptible, ami the coroner's jury de cided that lie died from violent exertion. Dent escaped. Aktt.i: Mrs. John A. Logan arrived in Chicago the other day her physician found that her shoulder blade was bro ken as well as dislocated and that her elbow was dislocated and neither had been properly set. Her physician, Sur geon General Hamilton, reset both these lones and Mrs. Logan was resting qui etly the other day, though she suffered intense pain for some time after the operation was performed. Judge Bond of the United States Dis trict Court sitting at Baltimore the other day decided that "Blind Tom," the pianist, shall be delivered on or befoie August 10, into the custody of Mrs. Elizabeth Bethune, who represents Charity Wiggins, mother of -Blind Tom." and that J. S. Bethune, who has had charge of him. shall at the same time pay over to Mrs. Bethune the sum of .J7.(H(0 for past feervices. The editor or the Botna Valley AVirw was assaulted by three young ladies, Misses Anna Tollen. Rose Ashley and Hattie Goner, the other day at Mace donia, la., for some fancied grievance. The occurrence created great excitement and a large indignation meeting was held by ladies and gentlemen, which en dorsed and approved the action of the editor and condemned the action of the ladies. The problem of photographing iu col or, a result that has been long and eagerly sought for, although like many other things, often declared to be im possible, appears to have been practical ly solved by J. J. E. Mayall, the Loudon photographer. A detailed report of the process has been published iu the tech nical newspaper, Invention, and thus given to the public. The ship Prince Albert and the bark Carrie L. Tyler, are reported from Phil adelphia to be detained at Delaware breakwater, being infected with yellow fever. One of the crew died of the dis ease on the passage and several others are now ill. The captain of the Tyler died of yellow fever at Matanzas and the mate and some of tho crew were sent to the hospital. Mill Brook, Graham county, twenty miles north of Kansas City, was almost destroyed by a straight wind storm, coming slightly west of north. The place contains about 500 inhabitants. Only one house escaped serious damage. One boy was killed, and twenty five per sons injured, some sustaining broken limbs, but only one of the number is likelv to die. The farmers at Pavton. III., are ery much discouraged. For a month or more during the hot weather they have had no rain, pastures brown and bare aud streams have all gone dry. Com will not le two thirds of a crop, and un less they get rain soon it will not pro duce that much. Vegetables of all kinds and small fruit have proved almost an entire failure. Lieut. .Ioh.m FrvLAY of the U. S. sig nal service corjis, who is an authority on cyclones, says tliat they invariably move northeast, and no building can with stand them. On the approach of a cy clone, you may escape by running north or south. Otherwise get into a cellar against the wall on the west side, other wise lie Hat on the ground in the open air. Why is it such a seeming impossibil ity to let Jim Blaine alone, enjoying his trip abroad One time he is coming back right away, another he hadn't thought of coming. The truth is, Jimmy's health is good, he is in excel lent spirits, nothing has occurred qq this side to demand his presence herend why should anybody bother about Jimmy? Georok WHETSTErN, aged 70 years, of Bridgeport, Conn., iu a fit of jealousy one day last week, shot his wife three times and then shot himself in the month. He died in fifteen minutes, and i wife cannot live. His wife was only 80 eaASd anJ they had been living apart for bojbsiuj, Milton Record, thirteen years old, 6on and only child of Geo. L. Record of Norfolk was fatally shot by a playmate Saturday, while practicing with a target rifle. The bullet struck him near the top of the right shoulder taking a down ward course and severing the sub- clavial artery. The Bee says that away down deep there is a full understanding lietween the leaders of anarchy in the Omaha council and the keepers of certain dens and saloons. The policy is to keep down the police force in order that the other force may do about as it pleases. Which is bad for Omaha. An Illinois paper says "that no such drought as now prevails has existed in Illinois and Wisconsin for years. The roads are ankle deep with dust, the pas tures are brown, and leaves on the shade and forest trees are shriveled up, and each hot breath of air from the cloudless horizon drives them away in showers." NEBRASKA NOTES. Stanton county has recently had new railroad surveys. Franklin has secured the location of conservatory of music. The last assessment of property in Nebraska aggregates $160,5062G6. Houses of bad-repute are being driven outside the city limits of West Point. Gen. Van WTyck addressed 2500 people at the annual Harvest Home picuic at Shubert. The Sunday schools of Blair, compris ing over 400 persons, enjoyed the day picniciug in the City Park at Fort Cal houn. Police Judge Parsons, of Lincoln, was about being tried the other day on charges of embezzlement of fines col lected. Waterloo has secured a canning com pany. It has been incorporated with a capital stock of 850,000, and to continue fifty years. Mrs. John Casebeer, of Blue Springs, was struck by .lightning one day last week, aud instantly killed, while milking. The oow was knocked down but uot killed. Sehram Bros., merchants, at O'Neil, were closed up the other day by attach ments amountiug to about 86,000, the Holt, county bank being the largest creditor. Dan Callahan, of Omaha, has taken his last spree. Thursday morning last he wua found dead in a cell at central station, stiff and cold after a night of debauch. The Board of Trade at Pawnee City, hus taken steps to secure city water works and an electric light plant; the cost of the former limited to 320,000, and the latter to about $5,000. Verv heavv rains last week visited the central and southern parts of Nebraska. Reports fix the corn crop in this part of the state at large figures. Bring your cattle to this section of country to feed. Word reached Hastings the other day of the sudden death of Mr. George Frahm, of the firm or Frahm Bros., druggists of Hastings. Mr. Frahm was on the road as salesman. The liody was to lie brought home for burial. Burglars entered the residence of Dr. Woodworth at Kearney the other night, and abstracted two gold watches, $180 and valuable papers belonging to Dr. Archibald. One hundred dollars is offered for the thieves, but no clue. The residence of Robert Kelley, at Hastings, was entered the other night, and a gold watch, $45 in money and other valuables were taken. Suspicion points to a certain party in Hastings, and the officers are working the case. A sad accident is reported from Lyons. A young man of the Greener family went into a well to clean it out, and was in stantly suffocated by gas. The father hurried down to give relief, and met the same fate, both dying at the bottom of the old well. Another railroad for Nebraska, which has been incorporated by the name of the Chicago, Kansas & Southwestern railroad company, commencing at Rulo, and passing through Rulo township, in Richards county, to the Kansas aud Ne braska state line. At a dance the other night in Hall's dance honse at Wittman, the proprietor Ijecame involved in a quarrel with a cow boy named Cobb, and commenced beat ing him over the head with his pistol, when the cow-boy seized his rifle and shot his antagonist through the head, killing him instantly. Messrs. Irvine aud Rice and Short have just shipped to Central City from Fayette, Idaho, sixty-six car loads of cattle, aud have placed them ou the Central City range to graze awhile, pre paratory to feeding. They expect to ship down Bitty carloads more during September and October to feed. The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad company filed a demur rer the other day to the complaint of the Lincoln Board of Trade and Freight Bureau, iu which it avers that from the complaint it does not appear that the road has in any way violated the laws of Nebraska, and prays that the petition may be dismissed. A report comes from Bartlett that the dead tiody of an infant was found near Goose Lake, in the northern part, of Wheeler county, partly eaten by dogs. The evidence before the coroner's in quest points to Nelson Reeves, a colored man, as the supposed father of the child, as well as the person who took its life. Reeves has been arrested on 1 lie charge of murder. A collission of two freight trains oc curred the other morning on the B.& M. road between North Bend and Ashland. Both engines and thirteen cars were thrown over an embankment ipto tlie Platte river. Two tramps stealing a ride were killed. The engineers and firemen escaped by jumping. The cause of the accident, it is claimed, rests with a train dispatcher. The grand camp fire of W. H. Barry Poet, was held at Liberty on the 2d. A large number of soldiers and Jbeir fam ilies and friends were present.. Gof fit) or Thayer was received with strains of music from the Pawnee City band aud Wymore veteran drum corps, and after they arrived at the grove made a very appropriate address, which was well re ceived by the large aubience. One of Wm. Stevens's teams ran away ' with one of his mowing machines on Monday. Mr. Geo. Bennett, the man who was driving the machine, was thrown to the ground, and was badly bruised and cut up. He received an ugly cut across the face from the sickle of the mower. Those who witnessed 'the runaway expected to see the driver kill ed. Sch mjler Herald. Robt. Sutherland, accompanied by his wife and children, spent the first of the week in this city, on a visit to relatives. They will go from here to Canada on a visit to Mr. Sutherland's parents. Bob has been train dispatcher for the U. P. some years, and his labors as such has kept him very closely occupied, and he is taking a much needed and well earn ed vacation. Schuyler Herald. Friday of last week an encampment of Christian workers was in active pro gress at Bennett. A reporter present comments upon the music, under the rule that the congregation of five hun dred or a thousand people must join in the singing; "it carries old folks back in memory to the days of their youth, when they hastened away to the camp meeting to take in the proceedings aud listen to such music ub this writer des cribes at Bennett. The singing by the Methodists of that grand old tune and words 'There is a fountain filled with blood,', was worth the expenses of the trip aud even an admission to hear the strains of that old fashioned singing floating out upon the air from such an assembly of people.1 Mr. John Gard, one of the oldest set tlers of this vicinity died last Friday. He had been sick but a few hours and was dead before many of his friends knew he was ill. Mr. Gard was a car penter by trade, and built the mill aud other improvements here in town. He was an industrious and moral citizen and one against whom no one can say aught. He was born in 1818, and was a very active man through life. He leaves one sister, Mrs. J. Rittle, and two daugh ters, married, of whom one of them is Mrs. I. Heberling. His funeral occur ed Sunday, and notwithstanding the threatening weather, the Presbyterian church was filled to overflowing. The services were conducted by Rev. Patter son, assisted by Rev. Fleharty. Thus auotherold settler and good man has passed away. St. Edward Cor. Albion Xeirs. For the JoCBNtL. The "Dirty Pool or Pottici'-Tne Duty oi the Citizen-The Old Partlei, "Bo.lte- isnV aud OaVre-srekiag. We hear it frequently asserted, b men who make pretentions to respectability, religious editors, and speakers, that "politics is a dirty pool." Can any more dangerous phase ub regards the nation' welfare lie found in the English Ian guage? We doubt it. This govern ment is controlled by itoHtics, and if it is to be taught the old and young that the "pool" is too dirty for deceut men to dip a hand into it, it means that if our government is to be controlled by the worst elements, the scum, it is a failure, no matter how- much Fourth of July, and other orations may extol its system. Every clean man who steps out of poli tics thereby gives the dangerous classes in our midst just an additional advan tage, in the management of the affairs of state. He by neglecting to do his duty us a citizen at the polls, is a menace to our institutions. In order to have a good government, we must have a clean pool of politics, for jou cannot "bring a clean thing out of an unclean." Yes, we hoar it said that "boodlers'' will manipulate political conventions in their interest, so tlmt the people will have no show. If bucIi is the fact, (which I am not ready to concede), our country, either soon or later, will go to the dogs. Then what will arise on its ruins, is hard to predict. The "boodler" should not hold office, neither would he. if clean voters did their duty. Dishonest officials are effects, not causes. All pub lic officers should be so surrounded, that it will be easy for them to do right, aud difficult to do wrong. One of these sur roundings should be vigilance, for we have been told by an eminent statesman that such is the "price of liberty." If the masses were not so indifferent to their interests, there would be a great deal less ''boodleism." The people ought to be made to understand, that the man who buys votes with liquor, money, or other consideration is a villian of the darkest dye. He should be punished severely, and be prohibited from voting, or holding office. Yet, after all, his ex ample may not be so pernicious and far reaching as that of the "so-called re spectable mau," who stands aloof from the Btrife, either from a sense of false pride, or cowardice, perchance afraid that some "Ixxxller" or political trickster may blackguard him, if he tries by acts and words to bring about a lietter state of affairs. Such a man ought to be made to feel the duty he owes to himself, his family and the state, that if he lermits vicious classes to dictate politics, aud who are to be put in official stations, without entering his protest, wherever he can, that he is uot a good citizen, aud a jxirtieeps criminis. As long as people listen to the rot, that "boodle politicians" deal out to them, we will have them. Neither the democratic nor the repub lican party has any definite policy on the great questions agitating the conutry. It was stated in the New York World, a leading democratic organ, a short time ago, that there is virtually no difference between the two old parties, A man can be a free trader, like Carlisle, a pro tectionist like Randall, a monometallst like Hewitt, a silver man like Senator Beck, and the democracy of all will re main unquestioned. Good republicans can also be found entertaiuiug the sapie views. So we are led to conclude, that an issue should be formulated by some party to present to the people. When there are no issues to vote on, politics become a mere scram ble for office and spoils, af best it is a choice of men. The people pf Nebraska ought to know by this tune, that there is an immense amount of individualism ip their politics. Each candidate starts out for himself, and the slowest aiwHys get left. The office-seeker goes to the ignorant voting cattle, and tells them a lot of silly trash about himself, offera no suggestions as to how, if he is elected, tf ift f.'g g KoiuK to benefit the people, condemn no vrofig, f&r if he is not a "boodler" himself, he is a fraud, thai fto criminal class will mark him on election dav. if he takes a noaition nxrninat tham j The average voter takes in all of his "stiffs," and then after the election won ders why things get Worse instead of better. The poor foof ought to beariu mind, that part of holy writ, which saith that what a man sows, .that shall he reap. . Wyron millett. In thin Oeiuirtineiit I lie people talk, and not the iKlitor. Each writer must hold himself ready to defend hix principles anil bin statements of facts. "In the multitude of counsel there is wisdom." - Ed. Journal.) Mil Editor: -The readers of the old stand-by (the Journal, I mean) are anxious to see something iu your paper in regard to the political campaign the coming fall. Some of the voters out here wonld like to hear from the leading county paper on this subject. I see where the Democrat is already marshal ing his men into line or at least he is trying something of that sort. A late issue of that paper went on to say that the Republicans were lying back waiting to see if there were not going to be dis union in the democratic camp this fall, thinking thoreby to rush into the breach aud elect their men. Now as a lifelong Republican I don't know or care about the disunion in the enemy's ranks; all I look for is harmony in our own fold, but I do say if the Re publicans in their convention will at tempt to foist on the people through the machine agency or any political clique whatever an unfit man, then the grand old party might witness some very independent voting, for the average voter does not want machine men in office any longer. My motto is let the office seek the man, then depend on an honest government. The Democrat man sees the trouble in his own camp, then he howls "the wolf, the wolf is on the other side of the fence," watching the maneuvering of his innocent democratic lambs. By the way, Mr. Editor, didn't Davis turn his political coat,- or does he wear the same side out that he used to do in Colfax county? Such political milk and water timber makes poor lumber, rather scaly, wind-shaken and full of knots. I suppose the great bulk of sen sible democrats don't take much stock iu his advice supply-store, as he may be trying to foist some one-horse leader on the people. If such is his scheme, then who could blame bull-dozed democrats for coming over to our side, providing we show good judgment in our selection of our candidates. Have we not men of honor and principle in our party? Cer tainly we have; and I say bring them forward as candidates, and the tax payer when thus justly treated will have no cause to complain. Let ns have less of the machine, and more of an honest peo ple's government, is the one thing need ful just now, for, as the eople are the sole owners of a republican government, they have a just right to leave any party clique that wonld by any deception or unjust means dare pull the wool over the eyes of those who are honestly in clined, 'but at the same time are all capable of seeing aud thinking for them selves. Rememlier that two and two make four. Fauvf.r. Er. Joi'knal: 1 notice that G. S. T. has gotten the wrong impression of our suggestion that the women should pre pare their political speeches; we did not mean that they speak in lehalf of poli tics in general, but only so far as it con cerns the election of county superintend ent, and we were so ignorant of politics, that we did not know that, "stored stupidity" and jugs of "Jersey lightning" were the usual accompaniments of poli tical seeches, for it was the thought of getting rid of this jug business that prompted the suggestion of a woman for the office. We agree with G. S. T. as to the re quirements necessary for the position, and hope that the voters at the coming election that they demand such require ments, whether the office is filled by a man or woman. We think the suggestion that the question of public education be taken out of politics a most excellent one but how shall we begin to bring about so desirable a result? We can think of but one way, and that is to have all the officers connected with the schools elect ed at the annual school meetings. Each district could vote for superintendent, and have persons appointed to receive and count the votes. In that way we might separate educational matters from politics. We notice the Platte Center Argus thinks it impossible for a woman to hold the office on the ground that she would not drive around the county without an escort, but might imssibly fill the office were the duties such us to be attended to indoors. Now, Mr. Aryu. if your du ties did not confine you so closely indoors you might see ladies every day driving all over Platte county unattended. We insist that it is just the position for a woman, as the schools are largely taught by young ladies, and if it is safe for them to go to and from their board ing houses without an escort there cer tainly can be no danger in a lady driving from one neighborhood to another to visit the schools. But if there is a dis trict in this county where it is uusafe for a lady to go alone, we think the best es cort would be a good revolver. A. Voter. -t DDITIOSA L LOCA L. 1'AlfHtine. Mr. Jones has commenced digging the cellar for his new house. Mr. Stevens is building a new gran ary, dimensions unknown. Mr. Abrahamsou has the lumber on the ground for a good sized barn. A pair of our neighbor's children went down to Columbus and got married last week. The farmers are stacking, threshing, plowing or haying according to the weather. We just escaped the severe hail storm that did a considerable damage west of us last night. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hamilton of Over ton are expected to visit Mrs. H's. father at Palestine this week. August. 5. Dann. Weather Report. Review of the weather near Genoa for the month of July, 1887. Mean temperature of the month 73.71 Mean do Mine month last jear 77.70 Hwheet temperature on the 11th and 30th. H' fewest do on the S3d rv Ordinarily clear dnjs 24 Very rlondydays 0 Hich wifldrt-ia)H a (aim days... is nam fell dunnir portions of- -days 9 Inches of rainfall during month 4.38 Do for same month last year 3.SJ Thunder atorms on 2iJ. 1L 16, 20,21 and 28th. Hail on the 21st in the northern part of Monroe Township, from j to Ji inch in diameter, doing much damage to the crops where it passed. Although we have hat Boue hot days during the past month yet. wheu the meap temperature is compared with that of last year, we find it 2 degrees lower than then, which difference has been assisted by an in crease of rain fall of more than 1 inch. Sick and bilious headache, and all de rangement of stomach and bowels, cured' by Dr. Pierce's "Pellets" or auti-bilious grauulw, 5 cents a vial. No cheap boxes to allow waste of virtues. By druggists. DrankeMfwiar the Liquor Habit Penltlvely Cared by Adiainistniag lr. Haines ' - Otfldea Sperilr. 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The miser' of these years cannot be comprehensibly told to those who have never been afflict ed with catarrh. During those years I tried all the physicians I had access to and all the remedies I saw recommended forcatarrh. But I got relief from noue. Last year I heard of the cure of a neigh bor of mine who used S. S. S., and I therefore began to take it. I commenc ed last fall, and continued its use until the coldest part of the winter, when I stopped. This medicine gave me the first relief I had in seventeen years, and continued to grow better all the while I was taking the medicine, and during the cold weather when I had ceased its use. My left nostril was about closed with polypus when 1 liegun taking S. S. 8., and now that is about gone, and I feel very much better than I have for years. I shall continue the medicine a few months longer, that I may entirely eradicate the disease from which I have suffered so much. My first relief came through your valuable aud efficacious S. S. S. With gratitude, I am yours truly, W. M. Fisdley. Newbern, Dyer Co., Tenn., Feb. 23 1887. o Dreadful Cae of HoiU Cared. Gentlemen -As far back as I can rec ollect I was subject to boils. They would break out every spring and off aud on during the year. There are scars all over me now from virulent boils. Several years ago! took a few bottles of S. S. S., and I am entirely free from boils and I have been ever since I finislied taking your valuable blood purifier, now several years ago. R. E. Walkkr. Jesup, Ga., March 17, 1887. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, At lanta. Ga. ' Tax-Hale .Ketire. To Dan I. DarU: Yoa are hereby notified that the property de scribed as follows, to wit, lot No. rt in block No. 'ill, in the town (now city; of Columbus, in I'latte county. State of Nebraska, was purchased by (lecrRe Y. Galley on the -it day of November. A. D. 1S8.1, at public sale at the Treasurer's otKce in said Platte county, for taxes assessed on said lot for the year 18S4; also delinquent taxes for the j ears 1874 and 1S79; also at the same time and place, lot No. 8 in block 210, in the town (now city) of Columbus, in Platte county, State of Nebraska, for taxes assessed on said lot for the year 1H&I. also delinquent taxe for the year 179; that said lot was taxed in the name of Dan D. Davis, and that the time for the redemption of the same will expire on the 3d day of November, A. D. 1887. 20jul9p Gxobof. V. 6 LLEV. Tax-Sale Notice. To "toil. McConihr: You are hereby notified tltat the property de scribed as follows, to wit, lot No. 8 in block 209, in the town (now city) of Columbus, in Platte county. State of Nebraska, was purchased b (ieorice W. Galley on the 2d day of November, A. D. 1R85. at public sale at the Treasurer's office in said Platte county, for taxes assessed on said lot for the year 1884: also delinquent tiae for the ears 1870, 1871, 1S74. 1S7S, 1876. 1S77, 179. 1!79, 16S0, 1881, 18K2. 1HSS: that said lot was taxed in the name of Wm. McConihe and that the time for the redemption of the same will expire on the 3d day of November. A. D. 1SS7. 20jnl3p G kobof. W. G LLEV. Tax-Sale Jtice. To J. E. House: Yon are hereby notified that the property de scribed as follows, to wit, lot No. 4 in block 2U0, in the town (now city) of Columbus, in Platte county. State of Nebraska, was purchased by George W. Galley on the 2d day of November, 1883, at public sale at the Treasurer's office in said Platte county, for taxes assessed on said lot for the year 1881; also delinquent taxes for the years 1870, 1S72, 187. 1874. 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 187V. 1880. 1881 1882, 183; that said lot was taxed in the name of J. E. House and that the time for the redemption of tho same will expire on the 3d day of November. A. D. 1KH7. ajjulJp Geobok W. Gallky. Tax-Sale Nelice. To .1. V. Jome: Yon are hereby notified that the property de scribed as follows, to w it, lot No. 2 in block 2U9, in the town (now city) of Columbus, in Platte county. State of Nebraska, waa purchased by George W. Galley on the 1st day of December, 1885, at public sale at the Treasurer's office in said Platte county, for taxes assessed on said lot for the j ear 1884; also delinquent taxes for the years 1874. 1875, 1876, 1877. 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883; that said lot waa taxed in the name of A. D. Jones, and that the time for the redemption of the same will expire on the 2d day of Decem ber, 1887. aojalsp Gkobok W. G tLLKY. Tax-Sale Netlce. ToA.D. Joiies: Yon are hereby notified that the property de scribed aa follows, to wit, lot No. 1 on block 210, in the town (now city) of Columbus, in Platte County, State of Nebraska, waa purchased by George W. Galley on the 2d day of November, A. D., logs, at public sale at the Treasurer's office in said Platte County, for taxes aaaeased on said lpt for the year 1884; also delinquent taxes for the years 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877. 1878. 1878, 1880, 1881, 18S2, IKSS; that aald lot was taxed in the name oi A. D. Jones, and that the time for the redemp tion of the same will expire on the 3d day of No vember, A. D. 1887. JOjulSp Geobok w. Gallkv . Tax-Sale Natlce. To Credit Mobtlier of America: You are hereby notified that the property de scribed as follows, to wit, lot No. 5 In block aw. in the town (now city) of Columbus, in Platte tounty. State of Nebraska, was purchased b George W. Galley on the 2rt day of NovemberA. D. 1885, at public sale at the Treasurer's office in said Platte county, for taxes assessed on said lotfortheear 1684; also delinquent taxes for '.tSS !Sl ,87-1' 1872 ,87s-187' ,875' 18. ' 1878,1879.1880.1881,1882, 1883: that said lot was taxed in the name of Credit Mobilier and that the time for the redemption of the same will expire on the 3d day of November. A. D. 1887. JOjulSp G Eoaar. W. Galley. Tax-Male Netlce. To Peter Ilollerick: Yon are hereby notified that the property de scribed as follows, to wit, lot No. 7 in block 2W. ip the town (now city) of Colnmbus, in Platte Lounty, State of Nebraska, was purchased by George W. Galley on the 2d day of No? ember, A. D. 1885, at pu bhc sale at the Treasurer's office in said I'latte County, for the txe assessed on said lot for the year 1884: also delinquent taxes for the E1" l,,haV"8i ,ot tM"d n the name of Peter Hollenck and that the time for redemption will expire on the 3d day of Norember,A. D. 1887. JOjulSp Georoe W. Pallet. Tax-Sale Neilce. To Amox Oaten: Yon are hereby nptified that the property de, senktf as follows, to wit, lqt No, 6 in block "JOB. w?t2"ffJno,i Sty of Columbus, in Platte lounty. State of Nebraska, was purchased by ??"? W: ,GttU7 on 2 day of November, l8bi??b!c M'e P the Treasurer's office in aid Platte Lounty, for taxes assessed on raid lot for the year 1884; also delinquent taxes for the years 1873, 18SU, 1681, 1682. 1883; that said lotwaS taxed in the name of Amos Gates and that the time for the redemption of the same will expire onJ.h tT Ol November, A. D. 1887, -1II UEOHaE. W. G M.LEV. w wm jii TaxeSale Xetlce. ToSethtilocuiu: You are hereby notified that the property de scribed as follows, to wit. lot 7 in block 210. in the town (now city) of Colnmbus, in Platte county, 8tate of Nebraska, was purchased by Aer,fay ?ailtlon ,,lw 2(id5rof November. A DiJ' at pabuc mle 4 th Treasurer's office in said Platte county for taxes assessed on said lot for the year 1884; also delinquent taxes for the years 1874 and MTOj'that said lot was d ta the nam of Set h Sipcum, and that the time for the rtdemptiou of the same will expire on the 3d "-JL y nuuiucr, a. V. ion, JOjultp GkombW. Galley. ERNST &SCHWAE2, -JIANUFACTUKKRS AND DEALERS IN- t aaaaaaR wSfr jm? BBBaVaiaaVal JaaaaaBBK --- r iBa kKyaMflVMaflAflfPIBa .4? SUPERB LAMP FILLER run Pflnl nil HANnflMRINFIl niiv wwnu vis. Which for safety, convenience. cleanline.HH and simplicity cannot beurelieiL It emtH,lr,tu simplest principles in philosophy and taken the rank ala.e all La?u. 1 ilb-rs .No dnuia r ot .. plXn..1 Absolu I-ty guaranteed. ''' ' nr nntaide of can. Use H onceanujuu wi Urge cans as well as small ones, thereby saving small can. Every can made ottne very ' """" "" " -".-.-.-.i,....j. , rtaa. sample can and cet prices. BBBBBBBeBBBBBBBBBBBBBbslaaBBBBBBBBBB -- -'EftHflCiiBBaE- ...,t- a Bi&!afia BAKER PERFECTSTEEL BARB WIRE.I JSs-If you buj it jon tfetliiO r.Mliof fenci fmiu 100 iMuiniiof wire, which noother uitlito.' ERNST & SCHWARZ. 44-2t Kleventh Mckinley COLUMBUS, NEB. Money to loan on improved farms in this and adjoining counties, at current rates. We are prepared to close loans promptiy, in all cases where title and security are satisfactory. Office up-stairs in Henry Building, corner of Olive and Eleventh streets. jaiyitr SPEICE General Agents kr Jly-TV "EST A n-H-!T ITninn I'rn-ific ami Miilliuxl I'm-irir It. !L Lund or on five or ten jeur time, in nunual tjineulr toMiit purchaser. We have also a !ii:e unit choice lot of other lands, improved and iiuiinprotrd. fornaleat low pri-e and oil n-iiaonnble terms. Also business and residence lots in the city. e keep Platte Lount. COLUMBUS. W. T. RICKLY& BRO. Wholesale anil tiane. Poultry, aid Fresh Fish. CfyCanh iaid for IlitU-e, Felts, Tallow. Olive Street, second door SEPSBT OP THE C02T-DZTXCXT -OF National Bank ! OF COLU9IBU8. NEB. At the clone of business AliKUat lt, li7. RFOITHCFh. Iamuis and discounts .... Over Ilrafts U. M. Hondn Krai Estate, Furniture and KUtur. line from other UanV . ..Jiy.iywfC i U. . Treanurer iSi."0u. Cash on hand H,M7!lt ltV,i. fi7 17, ! OU 10,-JST. n: 21,701 03 $-j$..07 W I.IHILITIR.i. Capital Stock Paid in.... Surplus Fqnd Undivided Prolit National Bank Note-. .. Dne Depositors .. $ 10,000.00 .o.ooo.uo J.SS7.33 . i.t,:o.oo . 1S0,(5..71 $-J2rt,:.07.99 rVtle r Chattel IrlrtcaeeNale. Notice is hereby Km-n that by virtue of a chattel inortirage dated March 30th. ISsft, and duly filed fur record in the office of the County Clerk of Platte eppnty, Nebraska, on the same day. and executed by Geo. Spooner to Fairbanks & Com pany, to secure the payment of -i70.and upon which there is now due the sum of $Ki.M. De fault havinic been made in the punient of said sum, therefore I will sell the property therein described, viz: One Whitewater waon, one brown celdin mule 6 years old. one brown (teldinK mule 7 years old. one set double harness. about 1,400 feet of lumber, one Eagle brick ma chine and moulds, together with 3 wheelbar rows, two brick barrows, two spring green brick barrows, at public auction at tteo. 8ooner's brick yard, just west of the city of Columbus. Platte county, Nebraska, on the 13th day of August, li7, at 2 o'clock: p. m. of said day. Fairbanks A Co ., Mortgagees. ","m",,,hi ""' "- -..-.. iv"";,--;:";: - "j:is tne ; irequen : an u m uoj ,r ps .n- -i.m. mijk GMLMD STOVES AND RANGES ALWAYS FOUSALr U mip p Pimvinn'it K21!r.7 ILl-i." i. CO., Have a Fine Line of Staple atul Fane GROCERIES, Crtckcry and Glassware, Wliuh were bought flusip fr cirnh. ami will he miU at ver lnw prices. Street, Columbus. Nebraska. no.Ln & carnahan, & ISTOBTPI. foi the sale of F for sale at from J.0O toilO.GO ier sere for cash a complete nLmtract or title to all rral estate in NEBRASKA. 621 Krtail Dealer, in All Kinds of Sausage a Specialty. HiKhe-t market price vaid for fnt cattlK.""tS north of First National Bank. 39 if TIE LABBEST All FIIEST I went of Omaha, at GREISEN BROS. The beat manufactories of the (vnntr represented. Not to be undersold by anylioily. Come and see prices at GREISEN BROS. ffat Con&7SmrBM fffV jFS Thto Is the mostPBAOTlOAl. H10H CO SHOE ever Invented. onirti Itto vory GENCTEfc and BBEBSTKu the same protection aa a boot or Tt?,,1tlu convenient to put on and the top can be aav- HanyimUobyetap!ymoln;:tobsUoM- Tor sale by , GREISENBE0 1 vJI