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All communications, to secure attention, must be 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 ol Platte county, one of good judgment, and re liable in every way. Write plainly, each item separately. Give us facts. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1887. Republican Convention. The republican electors of Platte county are hereby called to meet in con vention at the Court House in Columbus on Friday, Sept 30, 1887, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of placing in nomi nation one county treasurer, county clerk, county sheriff, county judge, county coroner, county superintendent of schools, county surveyor, clerk of the district court, and six. delegates to the state, and' six delegates to the judicial convention and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the convention. The sev eral townsliips are entitled to represent ation as follows: Columbus 1st Ward. 5 Delegates. 5 1 8 6 2d 3d a fit-und Prairie Township. Lost Creek Shell Creek " Butler Bismarck Z Monroe Walker " U Humphrey " Granville Creston 4 " Burrows 1 Woodville - ' BL Bernard " 1 Sherman " 4 Loop i J.liet " 5 The caucuses to be held at the UBual voting places on Friday, Sept 23, at 2 o'clock IK III By order of County Central Commit tee. J. L. Trcmax, Chairman, J. I. Kobihok, Secretary. Coming Kvents. Fair at Schuyler Sept. 2124. Platte County Fair at Columbus, Sept 27-30. Fair at Albion Oct 46. Republican State Convention, Lin coln, Wednesday, October 5th. Platte county is eutited to 6 delegates. No suJbessor has yet been found to till Rev. Beecher's place in Plymouth pulpit Lieutenant Governor Waterman has taken the oath of office and is now the governor of California. The Pennsylvania roundhouse and machine shops at Lewistown, Pa., were burned the other day. Loss 805,000. The republican convention of New York, held at Saratoga on the 14th inst, nominated Fred. D. Grant for Secretary of State by acclamation. The Austrian consul at Bombay re ported to London the other day that 31,328 deaths from cholera had occurred in Oude during last May. It is reported at London the other day that in twenty-four hours there were six new cases of cholera and four deaths from the disease in Malta. Reports have been received at the de partment of state at Washington, from Chili, to the effect that cholera is spread ing rapidly in that country. News comes from Dublin that Mande ville, who was charged with violating the crimes act, at the same time that O'Brien's offense was committed, has been arrested. Glanders are raging among horses near Donnelson, HI. The state veterin ary surgeon has ordered all afflicted ani mals killed, and rigid quarantine regula tions enforced. The scaffold in the St Joseph, Mo., company's round-house fell the other day, instantly killing P. Schwarz and in juring Wm. Grundy so badly that he died two hours later. In the seven corn surplus states, the average of the last month was 74; now 64. The figures are: Ohio, 68; Indiana, 61; Illinois, 57; Iowa, 78; Missouri, 67; Kan sas, 42; Nebraska, 72. A package containing $20,000 mys teriously disappeared from Union Na tional bank at Duluth the other day. The officers of the bank are very reticent and nothing has come to light Mrs. Hotchkibs, of Lyons, la., was run over by the carelessness of one of the hack drivers at the reunion grounds in Omaha, fracturing her skull and break ing her shoulder, which will probably prove fatal. Hezekiah Bacon, a wealthy English man residing at Jacksonville, El., com mitted suicide the other day by cutting his throat It is supposed the act was the result of despondency caused by ill health. Ue was 60 years old. It is stated at Dublin that all the moonlighters, ten in number, concerned in killing Constable Whelan, were taken to Gillway and. placed in jail. A crowd had assembled on their arrival but no sympathy was manifested for them. It was stated last week in the news reported that the Yankton Sioux, had objected to the land allotment scheme, and were threatening to give trouble to those engaged in making the divisions. A boy named Gorman, aged 13 years, at Omaha, while drawing water from a well ninety feet deep, fell to the bottom, and from injuries received by the fall and the gas at the bottom of the well he lived but a short time after the accident The grand jury of Grundy county has concluded its labors without returning an indictment against Miss Dodge charged with the murder of Bibcock, of Chicago, the jury thinking there was not raffcient evidence on which to base con viction. It is stated at Borne that the cholera ia still spreading in Italy. Six deaths had been reported in' Catania in-twenty-foar hoars, and 159 new cases and forty ivs (Wtha in Mamma, and thirtv-two acw cases and ten deaths in the prov-1 Jm oT Naples. 1 The Other Side. Wo cannot possibly sccuro harmony among the four democratic organs of tffis county, the worst discord being by the Platte Center baritone and the Co lumbus bass singers. We are not cer tain but we shall be compelled to call on Fields of the Lindsay Sentinel tor a solo in place of a quartet, if they don't soon get down to business. Remember, the Argus and the Demo crat are contestants for the democratic leadership, and the Argus is now sing ing a refrain: "The Democrat advisee everybody to patiently wait until the caucuses are packed, the conven tion captured as nsual by Columbus, and then kick. Are there any signs that Columbus is willing to let any of the country people have any office that is worth having? Has not Columbus candidates for treasurer, sheriff, county clerk, district clerk, superintendent of public instruc tion, etc? These are the only offices that there is any money in; and yet the iieople have no right to say anything until after the convention. Oh, no; that would bo ill manners towards Colum bus." The candidates for superintendent, so far a we can learn, have narrowed down to Ed Nowman and Steve Waggoner, on the democratic side. Lindsay Sentinel. Not by a jug-full! A rgu. What does the Argus mean by this reference to a jug-full Is there some drunkard that it proposes to name for this office? Henry ' Carrig is competent and deserving. No political jobbing can be laid at his door. No drinking and carousing around can be found in his record. Few such men will accept any county office, and when they come before the people a cltance is offered thein whether their cry for good, faithful, honest, sober and comment men for officers, is wliat they mean, or they pre fer bad men and are bellowing around to make themselves heard. The above, from the Argus, tells pretty plainly that the Argus is for Carrig as a democratic candidate for county treas urer, instead of Kavanaugh, the Demo crat's favorite candidate, or at least its supposed favorite candidate. Perhaps what D. Frank would call "backbone" in himself, he would style "gall" in Saunders. Hob. W. A. McAUbter. The Journal desires to say to the Republicans of Nebraska that the gen tleman whom we name at tlje head of this paragraph would make a very suit able candidate for regent of the State University. He has grown up to manhood in the State, and is greatly interested in her welfare. Mr. McAllister has siiecial qualifica tions for the position. He is a graduate of the class of 1877, and thus has a prac tical knowledge of the needs of the in stitution. Besides this he has had experience as a student in the universities at Munich and at Vienna. As State Senator, also, he had still further opportunity of knowing the relations of the University to other affairs of the State. In addition to these, Mr. McAllister has other qualifications for this office, no less important to the tax-payers of the State. For the years '87 and '88 the last legislature appropriated $165,000 which is to be disbursed by the Board of Regents, and it goes for the saying that Mr. McAllister would be thoroughly conscientious and scrupulously honest in transacting the money affairs of the University If Mr. McAllister shall be named for the office he will receive a very en thusiastic support all over the state and serve his constituency with honor to himself and to them. The Democrat says: "There are men foolish enough to say that a certain can didate before the democratic conven tion will, if not nominated, bolt and run independently. This is a case where a man's fool friends are hurting him. Such pre-convention declarations, if be lieved in, would seriously affect a man's chanches for a nomination." Why didn't the Democrat have the "courage," the "backbone" to mention the name of "a certain candidate." That portion of the anxious public who are looking to the convention next Wednesday to de cide their fate, are desirous of knowing which particular one of the numerous aspirants is "a certain candidate." Does not the lack of "backbone" evinced by the Democrat cast a cloud over any one of the entire number, when a single line would have kept each of the host ex cept the particular "a certain candidate," clear and free? "A certain candidate" may as well have the "backbone" to withdraw immediately from the cam paign. The editor of the Democrat claims to be engaged exclusively in furnishing the best newspaper in Platte county, and disclaims any interest in "paleontology," and yet regales its readers with refer ence to the ages long gone by when the editor of the Journal ran a race for congress, and ot left If the editor of the Democrat entertains any notion, as he seems to do, that that incident in our experience is not remembered with pleasure, he very .much mistakes our make-up. If our youthful friend will give a little more heed to "paleontology," take to heart the lessons of ancient history, he will see that what appeared, for the time being, a stupendous failure, many times turned out to be a grand success. It will take time to tell in this case just how grand a success our de feat was, but if we live until our bald head gets gray, we will doubtless know more about it If syndicates, monopolies and com binations of various kinds continue to run every business in the country in their own way, and virtually dictate the prices on products sold and purchas ed, the entire body of people must rise up and smite them "hip and thigh." In the meantime it becomes every man, as much as possible, to supply his needs close at hand so that transportation companies wilj not get the most of his substance, look to the pnblic expendi tures by county and state, so that the tax-eaters may not consume his proper tysee that the honest, capable man op posed to steals and jobs get elected to office;contract no more debts than can be met with reasonable promptness, work hard, live economically, but in any event be as independent in mind as he who has millions. A dreadful collision is reported from London on the Midland railroad. A train filled with excursionists collided with another train and was wrecked. Accounts of the disaster thus far receiv ed state that twenty persons were killed and seventy injured. The scene at the wreck was horrible. The unfortunates laid bleeding or dead, wedged amid the splintered wood-work and debris. Their shrieks and groans were heartrending, bat it was impossible to reach them un til mechanical appliances arrived. Words that are Spiced with Wtedoat. If tho poor deluded peoplo of tho eas tern states who have had it pounded into them that Nebraska has raised no corn this year on account of drouth weather, would only come out here and see how it is for themselves! Field after field of wheat now being threshed and turning out from twenty to thirty bushels per acre, and field after field of oats yielding from thirty to ninety bushels per acre. Nebraska is the best crop-producing state in the union. Tecutnseh Journal. Representatives from all parts of the Union and foreign representatives were present in Philadelphia, Pa., to take part in the celebration of the adop tion of the constitution of the United States, adopted one hundred years ago Sept 15th. The city was completely packed with strange people,and 1,500,000 are reported present to take part in cele brating the event, and a monster pa rade took place on the 15th inst The supreme court of Hlinois has con firmed the decision of the court below in the case of the seven condemned anarchists. The court ordered that the sentence be carried into effect by the execution of August Spies, Michael Schwab, Samuel Fielden, Albert B. Par sons, Adolph Fisher, George Engel and Louis Lingg, by the sheriff of Cook county on Friday, November 11 next, between the hours of 10 o'clock, a. in. and 4 o'clock p. m., of that day. Mrs. Betsy Taylor recently died at Spring Hill, 111., at the good old age of 95. She was the mother of 12 children, and had 37 grand children, 77 great grand children and 8 great, great grand children. Her oldest daughter, aged 75, and her youngest daughter, aged 54, were both present at the funeral. She was grandmother of E. P. Fuller of David City, this state. Press. News from London reports that Par liament was prorogued on the 16th, un til the 30th of November. In the Queen's speech among other things she said: "I have agreed with the President of the United States to refer to a joint com mission the difficult questions respect ing the North American fisheries which have recently been discussed by the two nations. Prerident CleveijAkd has pardoned William Mills who was convicted of counterfeiting in the southern district of Ohio, and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. The action was taken upon the recommendation of the court of appeals and statement showing that the prisoner was blind, iufirm and that his wife is at the point of death. A mob is reported from Dublin that while the people were returning from the funeral at Mitchelltowu a mob com pletely wrecked the houses of several obnoxious tenants in Gallbally who were compelled to nee for their lives The police escort was stoned by a mob and compelled to take refuge in the barracks. "If a man speculates on a board of trade it is business. If he takes the same risk at the faro bank, it is gamb ling. If a lawyer aids a criminal to es cape punishment through a weak point in the law, it is professional ability. If some other man aid him to eseajK) through a weak point in the prison wall it is a crime." Wm. Ochs, of Lima, Ga., was awaken ed the other night by the presence of a burglar in his bedroom, and, taking a revolver from his pillow he sent a ball through the intruder's brain, killing him instantly. He was identified as George James, who lives near Kenton, and who heretofore has borne an excellent repu tation. A report comes from Dublin, that moonlighters the other night murdered Constable Whelepam and mortally wounded another officer, near Ennis, county Clare. Eight arrests were made of Buspected parties. O'Brien was en thusiastically received by a large crowd on his arrival at Limerick. A mining company has just struck a rich gold leading quartz vein, four feet in thickness, in Union and Towns counties, Georgia, near the North Caro lina line. The mine promises to be one of the richest in the country. It is claimed that the quartz will yield $200 to the ton. The residence of John Chick, near Patoka, HL, was entirely consumed by fire the other morning, with all the household goods, etc. . The fire it is be lieved was caused by rats carying match es under the building. The property burned was valued at 92,000 or $3,000. John C. Ecker, a young German, liv ing near Jonesboro, UL, was found dead the other morning beside the railroad track six miles from town. He had been shot twice and his watch and money were gone. The deed is supposed to be the work of tramps. John Swedenboubo, who was so ter ribly crushed in the wreck at Hastings the other night, is still alive, with but few chances to recover. NEBRASKA NOTES. Hog cholera complaints are beginning to be made again in Butler county. The depot of the B. & M. road at Louisville was burglarized of $100. It is reported that the damages by the flood at Fullerton will reach $25,000. Pawnee City has voted bonds to the amount of $28,000 for their water works. The public schools at Hastings opened the other morning with 2,000 children in attendance. The President has appointed Donald McCraig postmaster at Nebraska City, vice Thomas Morton, deceased. Red Cloud has succeeded in getting her new electric light plant Forty 2,000 candle lights illuminate the prin cipal streets. Dudley Gifford was arrested the other afternoon at Hastings charged- with stealing. He was put in jail to await examination. There are more than twenty editors in the Nebraska National Guards. Some one has expressed the opinion that Ne braska is safe. R. W. Blake of Brown county, had on exhibition at the Omaha fair 283 va rieties of native grasses. What state can beat that showing? Hastings last week was visited by burglars one night, who entered Davis' store, rifled the money till, and carried off an unknown amount of goods. A report on the 15th came from the state fair at Lincoln, that Hull county had, for the fourth successive time, re ceived first premium for the best county exhibit Editor C. F. Smith, of Grant, was ar rested the other day for criminally li belling Attorney Reed. He was bound over to court before Justice Hoffman in the sum of $500. Lewis Lee, who is in jail at Webster City for having three wives, knocked the sheriff down the other day and tried to escape, but was captured while climb ing the jail fence. One thousand one hundred and forty five arrests wore made in the city of Omaha, during the month of August. It will not take the city authorities long at that rate to rid the city of offenders. Dr. Runner's residence at Nebraska City the other morning caught tiro and burned to the ground. George West was badly injured about the head by falling brick from the chimney. The value of the proierty burned was $2,000. CoL Fred May and Miss Kate Bissel were married at tho Hastings fair grounds September 8th, in the presence of 6,000 spectators, and the ceremony was enhanced by two brass bands and the presentation of $500 in premiums offered by leading merchants. Ed. Houlihan of Nebraska City was arrested the other day by Sheriff Mc Cullum, charged with the awful crime of an assault and violation of the per son of Carrie Painter, aged 15 years. The girl has been sick more or less,.ever since the assault. Houlihan is now in jail. Three prisoners confined in the county jail at Beatrice sawed their way out through the roof. Their names are Todd Carr, charged with grand larceny; John Cobb, with forging a telegram, and Frank Cobb, with removing mort gaged property. Nothing has been heard from them. Sergeant George Jalxntrg, of Belle vue, member of Company B. Seventh Infantry, died on the 12th inst, from the effects of cholera morbus. The de ceased was born in Hamburg, Germany, and enlisted in the United States army in 1865, about eighteen years of this service being in Co. B. The stone sills for the new hotel have been slow about getting here. The masons are laying brick at the rate of 12,000 per day. It will take 000,000 brick to do the work. The walls of the basement story are nearly ready for the flooring joists. Da rid City Press. Mrs. Myers, living in Lincoln, on E street, attempted to start a tire in a gas oline stove on the morning of the lTtli, when the can exploded, throwing the oil over her clothing and setting them afire. Before the lire -ould be extin guished, the lady's clothing was burned almost from her body, severely semvh iug her tiesb. Her recovery is doubtful. At the state fair at Lincoln on the 14th two records were broken, one in num bers and one in speed. Between fifty and sixty thousand people on the fair grounds, and nothing like the crowds and enthusiasm ever witnessed in Ne braska. Jay-Eye-Seo, the little river, trotting iu'2:15, on half mile track. It is reported here that Dr. H. E. Avars, of Lindsay, who has resided there about four months, was arrested the other evening by Sheriff McLeweu, of Guthrie county, Iowa, as a fugitive from justice, charged with selling liquor to minors and convicted, also charged with robbing a jewelry store and fleeing tho state. Mrs. Sarah J. Overton at Broken Bow charged with the murder of her husband, was found guilty the other day ami sen tenced to twenty-five years imprison ment Mrs. Overton shot her husband, and at the coroner's inquest testified that he committed suicide. Tho daugh ter gave the evidence that convicted the mother. Mrs. Joseph Taverner, formerly of Essex, Iowii, but now of Nebraska City, was arrested the other day on a charge brought by her husband, and was in dicted in Page county, and will be taken back there by Sheriff Skinner to bo tried for the murder of one of her chil dren, by poison. She and her husband have had trouble and lived unhappily together, and sometime in last June sep arated. James Lavelle's dwelling house near Wisner, Neb., was burned the other day with all its contents. The family were all away from home at the time. Mrs. Lavelle after making a fire in the kitchen stove, went over to her daugh ter's home on an adjoining farm intending to return in a short time. It is supposed that the Hue was defective, and when Mrs. Lavelle returned her home was consumed. A Mr. Grant of Tekamah, has left his wife, so she says, and eloped with Mrs. Walket,of West Tekamah, and gone to parts unknown. It is said that Mrs. Walket has been a frequent visitor at the Grant residence during the past three months, and being rather good looking, succeeded in winning Grant's affections, and a convenient time crrnie they proceeded to carry out their well laid plans, and eloped, leaving Mrs. Grant to mourn. Many a widow with a large nuinler of children is struggling along east with a few hundred dollars worth of property, and barely making a living, when, by a little extra exertion she could do well in the west, after properly informing her self. To all such the following para graph from the Bntler County Press will lie encouraging: "Mrs. Sarah Flynn, of Ogalalla, arrived here on Thursday evening of last week, and will remain a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. P. F. Fenlon. She is very much pleased with her homestead up in Keith county. The boys take hold and are making a home and a farm. A new rail road town has sprung up within two and a half miles of her place. Mrs. Flynn worked very hard, and contended against adverse circumstances, but she is a plucky woman, and we are very glad that she haB such good prospects ahead for herself and D03-&" Washington Letter. From our regular correspondent. President Cleveland wants and ex pects a re-nomination, not because his party heartily endorse his administra tion, for they do not, but because of the more potential reason of the lack of Presidential timber. The democratic party haven't a great deal of material to select from, and no one knows it better than Mr. Cleveland. Circumstances on this account are decidedly in his favor, and ho realizes tho fact, and of course I will turn it to tho best advantage. Hav ing completely gobbled up his party, and secured beyond a peradvouture his re-nomination, there is no eurlhly reason why he should undertake now to pose as a political martyr, as in the recent six column interview. The party lias done a groat deal for Clovelaud, and it will bo compelled to do more. A shepherd is the greatest need of tho democratic Hock, and no one is moro available than Cleve land, and whilo he has patronage to be stow, and lias finally -cast out the mug wumps, he will have no difficulty in se curing all tho party can bestow. "Tho sheep hear his voice and follow him, but a stranger they will not follow.'' Speaker Carlisle is awaking to the fact that ho has a contested election on his hands. The labor candidate, Thobo, claims to have been elected by several hundred majority, and has tiled with the clerk of the House of Representatives a voluminous mass of ovidence in support of his claim that Mr. Carlisle and his party associates cannot well ignore. Were tho contest purely between a re publican and a democrat, Mr. Carlislo might treat the claim with silent con tempt, and it would not be the first time that a democratic committee on elec tions would ride rough shod over all. It happens now to be a labor man, rep resenting a factor in coming events that must bo treated with proper decency, and this is why Mr. Carlisle and his friends begin to feel a littlo previous. Thobo has been at work, strictly to the letter of tho law, and his evidence is' said to be extremely damaging. Car-, lisle has procrastinated in the hope of partisan vindication and filed no evi dence, and now realizing his bad pre dicament, is going to fall back on tech nicalities and ask for au extension of time to meet the case. It is a clear-cut case between labor and aristocracy, and up to this time labor has decidedly the advantage. Or course tho republicans, always actuated by a high sense of hon or and manly dealing, are determined that Thobe shall have fair play and an even chance, and if duly elected to rep resent the sixth Congressional district of Kentucky shall have his seat, or the country know the reason why. It is an opportune time to settle the question of an honest election and a fair count, and the workiugmen of tho country will watch with eagle eye the settlement of this issue. All things up to date, point to the fact that the astute Speaker has more on his hands than he bargained for, and that their party will le put to their wits' end to extricate him from the very unpleasant dilemma. It is under stood here that Ben Butler is retained as Thobo s counsel before the committee ami if s, the rottenness of Kentucky Unirbon deminTacy will be probed tothe core, lint ler can and will do it. Ho has au atiiiiil;. for that sort of work, and not a match in the whole land. And he is anxious to pose again as the friend of labor.and this is a fine opportunity.There are more things than one that will trouble the next democratic House very seriously. f learn today from reliable ollicial source, that the management of the In dian bureau will be subjected to Con gressional investigation. If half tho truth is told, there is abundant reason for it. That bureau is known locally as the Tennessee department the com missioner and nine-tenths of the em ployees hailing from that very prolific and fertile region. Atkins, the commis sioner, is a tall, lank, cadaverous looking fellow, who seemingly would like to atone in old age the numerous indis cretions of youth, but is building his pyramid tho wrong way. He is trying to make a base of the apex, and hence the confusion of his office. Atkins him self most of the time is traveling about at government expense, ho leaves the management of the homo office princi pally in the hands of a Miss Cook, who, no doubt, is an estimable young lady, but hardly the proper person to run In dian afiairs. Atkins has in round num bers $5,000,000 at his annual disposal. He easily makes way for the money but shows extremely bad returns. That his Tennessee friends have had a good har vest, is by no means a question of dis pute, and that the people may know something of the management of this important service, they propose to run the plowshare of Congressional investi gation straight through his office. Atkins knows that many unpleasant things will bo turned up, and this may account for tho rumor of his contemplated resigna tion. Cleveland has been unfortunate in several of his bureau apiointments Commissioner Sparks of the Land office, has been a continual source of annoy ance. Commissioner Black of the Pen sion office has caused the administra tion no littlo trouble. Second Auditor Bay loiters in his work and is two years behind hand, whilo tho honest creditors of the government wonder why their ac counts are not settled. These are only random samples of an almost universal rule that prevails under this reform,, economical regime. A more stupendous farce was never enacted, or bigger im position palmed off on a patient and merciful people. IL S. 0. A. CaiiiniueetiiiK. SH-cial correwMinlence to (he JOURNAL. J Grand Island, Sept. 16, 1887. Your correspondent had the pleasure this morning, of visiting the camp of the Seventh Day Adventists, whose annual state meeting is now in session here. The work of this sect ia leing carried on so rapidly and successfully, that it certainly deserves more than a mere passing notice; and as quite a number of our own most resitected citizens are enrolled among its numbers, a few re marks with regard to them and their work might be interesting to your readers. The first church of Adventists in this state was organized only a few years ago, and now they number their members by the hundred, and are in creasing, perhaps.moro rapidly than any other religious organization to lie found. While on the grounds wo attended a meeting of the linancial committee, where the reports or last year -were read and approved. A comparison of this year's reports with those of last shows tliat the recoipts and expenditures have almost doubled during the prist twelve months. This of course shows an in crease of business and membership. Thoir gathering this year is one of the largest they have ever held in this state. We did not ascertain the exact number : nAn,l,.n.A K,.t f..n.1 tl.ut if f-.. IU OUCimnun, ..- .W.... ....., .v .... c- oeeded the expectations of the leaders, who have been compelled to borrow a ' number of tents of the Iowa conference, and are still in need of moro room to accommodate the constantly increasing crowd of people. Services are held each day in the English, German and Scan dinavian languages, consisting of ser mons, children's meetings and business meetings, for the members of the var ious churches, and lectures and Bible readings on various parts of the faith for the benefit of the general attendance. Following are the names of a few of the leading men in attendance: J. P. Gardner, Pres't. of Nebraska Confer ence, Elders A. J. Cudney, L. A. Hoopes, Daniol Nettleton, Henry Schultz, R. M. Kilgore of Texas, O. A. Oleson of Eu rope and Prof. F. E. Belden of Michi gan. A great deal of time and attention is given to the advancement of the "Health and Temperance" movement, on which subject the Adventist people are known to have very strong ideas. All sieak in the highest terms of the favors shown them by the iieople, press and authori ties of this place. The leading daily paper has a repor ter on the grounds almost all tho time, and lengthy reports of proceedings are published each day, including a sum mary of the leading tioints of each of the principal sermons. Everything on tho grounds is kept in the very best or order, and all proceed ings are carried on quietly and sys tematically. In conclusion, I believe, as a disin terested observer, that a great many or tho falso opinions and ideas with regard to the Seventh Day Adventists, would be eradicated by a visit to their grounds, a candid consideration or their lielief, and an unprejudiced comparison of their work and methods of work with those or other gatherings of the same character. Whatever may Ik? their errors in lelief, ir any such exist, their work in the direction of temperance and social pur ity, is certainly most highly worthy of aid and approval, while their general character of inoffensive, moral, quiet, law-abiding citizens will bear compari son, very favorably, with many or their maligners and adversaries. Their unflagging zeal and indefatiga ble energy in proselytism, together with what is still more conclusive evidence, their readiness to aid the cause with money, proves their sincerity. If then, their work is good, their morals perfect, and their sincerity unquestionable, per haps tho worst thing that can lie found in their character is peculiarity, and r that quality, by the way, they are very proud. B. X. I In thin ilt-parliueut the people talk, and not the editor. Knehwnter must hold himnelf ready to defend hi.i principled and hi.i titateuientx of fact. "In the multitude of count! there in wir-dimi."- Ed. .locn.VAUl Shell Creek, Neb., Sept. 12, '87. Ed. tlouRXAi.: I see in the Democrat or Aug. 26th, that U. F. Davis says "Farmer' is a liar, and says only what others tohl him. In that, D. F. judges others by himself, but he will not say that he was not a candidate Tor county superintendent ot schools berore a re publican convention, and told the dele gates that he was a republican and de sired the nomination. AxoTiiKit Farjiek. . A Sun Tiling. There are very few things in this lire or which we may be absolutely certain, but this is ono or them: that Dr. Pierce's "PIe:isant Purgative Pellets" have no equal as a cathartic in derangements or tho liver, stomach or liowels. They are very small and their action is pleasant. Purely vegetable, perfectly harmless, 2T cents a vial. All druggists. Tho U. S. Land otlice at Beatrice was closed on the 15th and will Ik? consolidated with the otlice at Lincoln. Druiikennr or the Liquor Hahit Positively Cured liy Administering lu. Haines" ('olden Spccilic. It can bo given in a cup of coffee or tea without the knowledge or tho person taking it; is absolutely harmless and will effect a permanent and speedy cure, whether tho patient is a moderate drink er or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of drunkards have been made temperate men who have taken Golden Speciiic in their coffee without their knowledge,tind today believe they quit drinking of their own freo will. IT NEVER FAILS. The system once impregnated with the Specific it becomes an utter impossibil ity for the liquor appetite to exist. For full particulars, address GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO., 183 RACE STREET, CINCINNATI, O. jan!2-87y Xallce oCMpeciMl Election. Notice is hereby given to the lejcal voters of Columbus Township, in the County of 1'latte niitl State of Nebraska, that a peri;il flection will lie held at the usual place of otiii and 1 1 old i UK elections in said Township, on the -'itli day of October, A. I). 1P7, for the purKs: of voting on the following proposition, to-wit: Shall thcBwird of Supervisors of I'lattu county. Nebraska, issue the couKu ImiiuIs of said Co lumbus Township, in said 1'latte County, to the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars, to aid in the construction of a publicwagoii bridge acru the lxup river in said Columbus Township? Said couiton bond to be issued iu sums of Five Hundred Dollars each, to be made payable to bearer, to le dated on the First day of Ihxem ber. A. D. IS87, and to become due and payable Thirty years from the date thereof, witli inter est at the rate of Six per cut. per annum, pay able annualy on the First day of December in each year upon interest coupons thereto at tached, beth principal and interest payable at the Fiscal Airency of the Statu of Nebraska, iu the City of Nrw York, State of New York, and said coujion bonds or any portion thereof iu sums of not less than Five Hundred Dollars shall be made redeemable on the First day of Decern lr of any year ut any time after Twenty Years from the date of the said coupon bonds at the option and uioh the call of the proper officers of the saiu naue county; ami suan ine said Hoard of Supen isors of said county of l'latte cause to be levied on th5 taxable property of said Columbus Township, an annual tax sufll cient for the payment of the interest on said coupon bonds as it becomes due, and after Ten years from the date of said coupon bonds, shall the said Board of Supervisors annually cause to lx- levied on the taxable property or the said Columbus Towuship.au anuual taxsufllcieiit to pay Five per cent, of the principal of said con (Min bonds, and at the tax levy preceding the maturity of said coupon lioiids. shall the said iinurd oi'Supervisors causeHo be levied on the taxable property of said Columbus Township an amount of tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest due on said coupon bonds? H.Ud coupon bonds shall be issued, registered and sold by the proper officers of said l'latte Coun ty, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid to the Treasurer of said l'latte County to lx held by said Treasurer as a sueciuluml to be dis bursed only on theorderoi IheTownship Board of the said Columbus Township in payment of one-third the cost of construction of said wagon bridue: and the said wagon bridge shall be built across the Loup river in said Columbus Township, within onw hundred yards of the place where the present wagon bridge across the said Ixup river in said Columbus Township is located; and if two-thirds of the votes cast at said election shall be in favor of the proposition hereby submitted, the said Board of .Supervi sors shall be authorized to execute ami issue thesaid coupon bouds. The form in which this proposition shall be submitted, shall be by ballot, upon which bal lots shall be written or printed the words, "F'or wagon bridge bonds and tax Yes." or "F'or wagou bridge bonds and tax No," and if two-thirds of the ballots east at said election shall have thereon the words, "For wagon bridge bonds and tax Yes," then the said prop osition shall Ik-declared adopted, otherwise it shall lie declared lost. At said election thepolN shall be opened at eight o'clock iu the forenoon ami close ai six ociock in me uueriioou oi me said Ultli day of October, A. I, 1K.17. and said election be otherwise duly conducted iu man ner and form as provided by law. By order of tue uoaru m supervisors oi natte lOiiniy.rteorasia. uus iiu ua, oi .piniioer, . ,, ,-g- JoyVK. H' cbalrn'n. County Clerk. 2-5t ERNST & SCHWARZ, -MANUFACTUKEKS AND DEAbEKS IX- i SUPERB LAM AND GOAL OIL wmen lor walety. convenient?. cleaa!uies-'uilsji!i. ti iSj.rouni.t simplest principles in ihiIoo!i) nni luke-. th rmk .i . ". i J .-. ,, v. plottiont. AlMoltltesiifetj iiimninteiil. No-pillh.sr, w. t us (.r ,i. , ,.,. or outnule of can. LWit once uml jou will nut ! wiii.ou: if s,r '' inrKe cunxurt wen um ttmnii onen.lliereoy s:ivm omnll can. Every can jnmle or the very bet tin. Kwuiiit-1-4&11 uuu net prices. SIHIHRBilHtla 'SSm! " HIST BAKER PERFECT STEICL B W I RIL -rIf you hny ityoiiKettOOrtHUor fence fn.m U p.ii,i.. .f wire ul.iili 11.- !. r w i!li!i.--&-r " mm Have a GROCE Which Eleventh Mckinley & COLUMBUS, NEB. Money to loan on improved farms in this and adjoining counties, at current rates. Wo are prepared to close loans promptly, in all cases where title and security are satisfactory. Office up-stairs in Henry Buildinq. corner of Giivc and Eleventh streets. SPETCE General Ayt'iilsfm- lln salt nf fSS-LJLJ Js3X7-f-l.' J Union Pacific and .Midland l'acitir II. il. I.-ind- for sale nt fron: ::.ini tou.0 i-raen forea-di or on live or ten jears time, in annual js'ijmentu tusuit pnri'lias r-. We have ul-ia large ami clmicw lot of other lands, improve! and iiiiiiupntved. for Kile at lira- pr." and on r-i-. liable li-rnm. Api business and residence lots in the. eitj. We keep a complete attract oi title to all real estate in l'latte County. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. W. T. RICKLY & BRO. Whohf-aleand Xreslb. Q z Sstlt Game. Poultry, anil Fresh Fish. ;-Ciuli aid for Hides, IVlts, Tallow. Olive Street, second door Nine- London theaters are managed ly women. A Manchester Millwright. NEWELL IS THE W'KLl- I. F. known millwright who resitlea at Manchester, oniiouitu Uiehiiiomi. He - -is known all through ea.steni ami - -uonthern Virginia, where lie lieen wrightmg mills IWninnv ye An accident happened him Tour -yearn ago, the main particulars which he detaihi in his letter. Kioiimoni, Va., April I.'itli, IMT. Gentlemen Four yenni agon blow on my left nhin cracked the bone. Since then I have had trouble iierirlx all the time with ervsiela:j in that leg. The least little thing would cause inflammation am! breaking out From time to time T have driven off the inflammation by short courses of S. S. o. Four weeks ago Saturday night the leg was broken out and covered with festered blisters. I took four bott!e of H. S. S., ami now the leg is entirely well, the skin being as smooth and fair as a woman's. II". F. Nf.wkm Treatise on Blood and Skin .Diseases mailed free. The Swift Speciiic Co., Drawer 3, At lanta, Ga. i CAN eieiNED, oil .i. r N f ! 1... Il eui'wxtieH tliw la!f,t-r f -,-t! tl.M.r. ttiltta lite Ireii. at nn.t .11.1. .ri,.:,, 1 and warn,,-! unri; --.ti i-.f-i -u.i il - fits',. It Mrlijii Muv wild a I all mill MOe to til. T5i rfc mm 1 X2S - iDK.svi.r r GAHLO STOVES AND "a r? acs V" - to L S3 -T ERNST & SC1FW. &RZ. ! -'t i JOt I f a IB K Cfl Vii Fine Line of St. p! . i-i L'.nicx s Al A I dBiVl RIES. Crockery and Qlc&sware, ueie bought ialiei, f.ir -;t.- ii, at very lw pilots. nd will hv sold Sheet. Cuiir.iiiiiiK. Nebraska. novitur gabn corner of Olive July I rvi;ti" & -NORTH. l'ttail Dealer, in 2,eLts All Kinds of Sausage a Specially Highest m:rl:et price ai'l for fat cattle. -; north of First national Bank. . 3ft.tr fl LABBEST il HIE! SUCK koi of On .-ilia, at GREISEN BROS. The best manufactories of the country lcpn-enti d. Not to be undersold by anyboiK. Come and see prices at G-KEISEN BKOS. Oximid This fa tho most PHAOTICAIj HIGH-CUT B1IOS over Invented. Itl3ery GENTEEL andDEESST and gives tho eameiirotedloaasabootocover-jpiiter. itli convenient to put on and tho top caa h r.djuated U fit tny cnklo hy eimj.ly moving tho huttood. 1'or tulo by GREISEN BROS. lata Oct. 'tC-tf mk bar-1 CHB?V9VBK3S5FS399::W ary. VmIBV faill?42IM.r4k3lC 1 1 HM?NlliiM of V tm. KWI ImKFCRD jPH I Pat. CongrctJBF'B. A WBfe Ofa M j&f B .' --r-i.