M. 3' 3R sill 3i 5 .J,t Hi i ! rr M i 51 i H a L. I S f- - I ! ii ? !.! r" I .. It Vi-t IjU i -fc ? 'U '!( ;.n P J ;1 5 : L- K K Ik l:l I? I i"l 1 it PI crlinutms gjorcrtral. Entered at the Poet-office, Columbus, Neb., as Mcond-vlaas mail matter. M. ISSUE) ETXBT WEDNESDAY BY K. TURNER & CO. Columbus, Neb. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, by mail, postage prepaid, Biz months, Three months Payable in Advance. fWSpecimen copies mailed free, on application $2.00 LUO .50 TO SUB3CBIBKBS. When subscribers change their place of resi dence they should at once notify ns by letter or postal card, giving both their former and their present poet-omce,-tho first enables ns to readily find the name on our mailing list, from which, being in typo, we each week print, either on the wrapiwr or on the margin of your. Joubxai the date to which your subscription is paid or ac counted for. llemittances should be made either by money-order, registered letter or droit, payable to the order of M. K. Tcbnkb & Co. TO COBBESPONDENTS. All commnnications, to secure attention, must bo accompanied by the full name of the writer. We reserve the right to reject any manuscript, and cannot agree to return the rame. We, desire a correspondent in every school-district of Platte county, one of good judgment, and re liable in every way. Write plainly, each item separately. Givens facts. WEDNESDAY, 8EPTEMBEB 28. 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 oVdock 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" vas may properly come before -the; convention. The sev eral townships are entitled to represent ation as follows: Columbus 1st Ward, 5 Delegates. Ik the -present stage of relations be tween the people and the railroads con troversy has been passed and left be hind. The differences have grown to a contest and the contest to a war. There is simply a war between the rail roads and the people. It should be governed on the people's side by the or dinary rules of such conflicts. There need.be no fear of going beyond the bounds of strict equity. That is something for the railroads, the other side, to look out for. For years, even since railroads have been a system, the roads have been governed by the single rule of "getting all the tariff would bear." Turn about is fair play. The people have been the under dog long enough and should now turn their individual attention to the undertaking of getting on top. No mat ter about the methods. The people is to get there. A little severity will not do any harm. A trifling temporary injus tice would doubtless serve a good pur pose as an admonition for the future. Something in the way of retaliation would most likely serve a useful pur pose. It would be fair and right for the people to dismiss every case as to the equities of the matter and go on the policy of getting everything out of a railroad that can be had, no matter how it is got. There is no danger of getting back more than the merest moiety of what has been unjustly wrung from the people. Let us have a f ulL fair and complete understanding of the matter. The state of thincs is war. Until the corporations are subjected the rules of war should prevail. Any measure or means that will give the people any advantage over their antagonist should be adopted with out scruple or hesitancy. The man who purports to tremble lest injustice be done to the incorporate powers is on their side and should not be listened to. Lincoln Democrat. " 3d 8 " Township. Orand Prairie " -2 " Lost Creek " 8 Hliell Creek 3 llutler " " Bismarck " 3 Monroe " Walker " 11 Humphrey " 3 Granville - " Creston " 4 Burrows 1 Woodville " 7 Ht Bernard " 1 Sherman. " 4 Loup " 2 Joliet The caucuses to bo held at the usual voting plnces on Friday, Sept. 23, at 2 o'clock p. in. By order of County Central Commit tee. J. L. Tkuman, Chairman, J. L Robison, Secretary. Coming Kvents. Platte. County Fair at Colmubus, Sept 2730. Fair at Albion Oct. 4-G. Republican State Convention, Lin coln, Wednesday, October 5th. Platte county is entited to G delegates. One day last week the steamers Cham pagne, Alaska and Germania brought to New York port $1,384,000 in gold. Snow fell north of Fannington, Me., on the morning of Sept. 25, covering the tops of the Blue and other mountains. The socialists held a convention at Buffalo, N. Y., the other day, and in ex ecutive session reporters were barred out. An Oil City, Pa., man claims the prize for sunflowers, having one in his garden that measures fifty-four inches in circumference. The peanut harvest of Virginia is es timated at 1,000,000 bushels, and nine peanut factories clean and sort the nuts for market An item of news from London reports the Trafalgar, the largest ironclad war ship ever constructed, was successfully launched the otlier day at Portsmouth. Wm. O'Brien, of Ireland, has been tried under the coercion act, for two separate charges, found guilty of both and sentenced to three months impris onment on each. A hard frost at Dayton, O., on the night of Sept.2-1. It killed the late leaf tobacco, which will be a great loss to the growers of that valley; it also ruined the late vegetable prospect. A colony of colored people is going to Shasta, Cal., to settle on 7,000 acres of land above Shingletown, which has been purchased for that purpose. The colo nists will come under the leadership of a minister named Petty. A shooting affray occurred the other evening in Calvin, near Chicago. Ches ter Boyd aged 19, shot Augustus Harris, aged 20. The cause of the difficulty was a young lady, to whom both were pay ing attention. The murderer escaped. All parties were colored. George Francis Train spoke to a public audience in New York for the first timo in many years. Mr. Train said he would speak every night for the anarchists' families .support until Nov. 11th, the day of execution. About 200 was raised at the meeting. A cyclone swept over western and southern Texas on the 21st; at Brown villo it carried great destruction in its path. Rain accompanied the storm, and for a time deluged the country. The joss to properly anil crops was very great. Patents granted to citizens of Ne braska during the past week, and re ported expressly for the Jotjbnai. by C. A. Snow & Co., patent lawyers, opp. U. S. patent office, Washington, D. C. C. Woodman, Omaha, oil-press plate; F. J. Patten, Fort Sidney, electrical annun ciator call; E. G. Bruner, West Point, oil can holder. Coofer Union in New York was pack ed the other night with anarchists and socialists. The audience numbered fully 3,500, and assembled to protest against the hanging of the condemned Chicago anarchists. Ushers, wearing red ribbon on their breasts, handed every person who entered tho hall a copy of the in cendiary proclamation which was dis tributed on the streets the latter part of last week, declaring that the condemned anarchists should never be executed. Our hnmble advice, given in all kind ness to those mistaken men, is that they not interfere, in this republic, with an honest and faithful execution of the law, even if it does in its enforcement stretch the neck of a bad anarchist or two oc casionally. In our system of society and government, there is no room for one anarchist. They, as well as our own citizens, must submit to the law while it exists, and if objectionable, amend or repeal it, in a legal and peaceable way. It now turns out, taking the report of Lieut. G. R. Burnett, of the United States cavalry (who was sent out by Gen. Crook to investigate the late Ute trouble), that the white man was more to blame than the Indian. It appears that in every instance the Indians were attacked by the white man first, and that the Indians furnished the victims of these attacks. In the first bout one buck, two children and a squaw were wounded. In tho second they were fired upon without warning, and one buck, two small girls and one baby boy killed. Here, in their haste to get out of the way, they lost their horses, sheep, cattle and provisions. Tont Esquival, a cowboy with Buffa lo Bill's Wild West, met with a serious accident the other night; after tho per formance and while he and his comrade Jim Kidd were indulging in some of their pistol practice, the latter's pistol went off, and the unexploded grains of powder struck Esquival with full force on the right side of the nose, entering and completely filling the eye. The physicians express slight hope now of saving tho sight of the injured eye. The association of ex-confederate veterans at Atlanta, Ga., held an im mense meeting one night last week, and amid great enthusiasm, appointed a committee of fifty to make arrangements for a fitting reception of the Union veterans of the army of Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland, who fought from Chattanooga to Atlanta. A program of reception and fraternizing will extend through the week, beginning Oct. 10, and will be elaborate. For several weeks past business men of Madison, Wis have been bothered by forged bank checks for 6mall sums, drawn in the names of different promi nent individuals. The other day Frank Swettmore, aged 15, the son of respect able parents, was captured in the act of passing a check, and, on being arrested, confessed that he was guilty of all the mysterious forgeries. He was sent to the reform school. Eastern winds for several days pre vailed last week at New Orleans, La, and one night it increased to a gale, and forced the waters of the gulf against the embankment all along the Louisville & Nashville road, between Lookout station and Micheano, and several washouts had occurred, delaying traffic. Tho gale at times was very severe and accompanied by a steady rainfall. NEBRASKA NOTES. The express train through from San Francisco on the Texas Pacific road was boarded the other night by ten masked robbers it Benbrook, and tho express and mail car robbed of 50,000 worth of letters and packages. The passengers were not molested. The robbers escaped, leaving no trace. The steamship Alesia, which arrived at New York on the 23d from Marseilles and Naples, with 600 passengers, had Asiatic cholera aboard. Eight passen gers died on the way, and on her arrival at quarantine the health officer found four cases aboard. He ordered the Alesia and her passengers to the west bank in the bay. The dead were all buried at sea. A report comes from Salem, HL, that C Garret, Logan Aldrich and Hark Draper have been indicted for conspir ing together, to entice certain girls from their homes for immoral purposes. Al drich and Draper have been apprehend ed Garret is still at large, but the county board at Salem has offered $50 for his arrest and conviction, a pretty slim reward for -such a scoundrel. It is announced that Prpulnl f!lAw. land will visit Omaha on October 11. John B. Furay, ex-postoffice inspector, of Omaha, had seven ns at the G. A. R. re-nnion, the poungest being 7 years old, and the oldest not yet 18, Mr. Furay having been married in 18G9. Hastings Independent. John Nash, a farmer living not far from Nebraska City, went down into a well the other night to recover a young pig which had fallen in, and was over come by gas and died within a few mo ments after being brought up. Engineer O'Brien, of the Kearney canal company, the other day unearthed at the depth of thirty-two feet, numerous parts of a mastodon's bones, some of which measured nearlv fortv-five irtfh in circumference, and steps are being taken to continue the search for the missing parts. It is estimated by the Cincinnati Price Current that the total corn crop of Nebraska this year will reach 111,000, 000 bushels. The Current says: "A state that shows an increase in a staple when the whole country shows a de crease, is fortunate, indeed." And Ne braska is fortunate in many more ways than this. The board of transportation at Lin coln, having decided the question of jurisdiction in their favor, have issued their final order under the law enacted last winter. The order is upon the Fre mont & Elkhorn Valley road, requesting that road to comply with a tariff sched ule Submitted to that marl hv tknlinnrrl which reduces the freight rates in this state one-third. If the road refuses to comply, the case will be taken into the courts. WashiftgtOB Letter. From our regular correspondent. As intimated in a former letter, there is no secret here of the absolute divorce of the administration from the uncon genial alliance with the mugwumps. The democracy never meant the union to be an honorable and lasting one, and the only matter of astonishment is that they have sojourned together so long as they have. The decree of separation has been issued, and Cleveland leaves the old lady and the off-spring to search and wander for themselves, while he runs over, with all the household effects, to the out stretched arms of pure democracy. It is the old story of promise, infamy and de sertion. And perhaps this treatment is really merited. Certainly it is in per fect harmony with the history of the democratic party for the last forty years and more. They are good to promise, but bad to redeem. The older readers of this letter will well remember the demo cratic campaign of "Polk, Dallas, and the tariff of '42." That was the battle 'cry then, for Pennsylvania was necessary to success, and hence they put Dallas on the ticket, a Pennsylvanian, and locked arms with protection, and won the cam paign. What was the result? Why, the very first session of Congress under the administration of Polk repealed the tariff of '42, and that by the casting vote of Dallas himself. There is no use in multiplying instances since that time to show the duplicity and perfidy of the democratic party. Its history is blurred from beginning to end with 'just such hypocrisy. It is no better or worse now than forty or twenty years ago, and there is no hope of it being better in the fu ture than in the past. Professions count for nothing among thoughtful men, when made by a party with such a history. But the difficulty heretofore has been that the thinking comes too late. That is a great misfortune of the mugwumps. They left the republican party iu a fever of heat because thev did not like the Chicago nominees, and that was all, and tramped through the filth of a campaign over to the democratic camp and receiv ed promises of food and shelter in con sideration of their votes that actually elected Cleveland. Now, after two and a half years of quarrel and contention, they are unceremoniously pointed down the back stairs of the Executive Man sion. It don't seem possible that there are other discontents that want' to try their hand with democracy, after all the teachings of the past. A new idea has just forced itself to the front which is making quite a commo tion among numerous department clerks. The civil service commission, desirous of "turning the rascals out," have racked their brains of every conceivable pre tense, and at last have hit upon an ad ditional device. It has the semblance of fairness and rather in accord with the spirit of civil service law, if continued as revolutionary in its action. They have discovered the momentous fact that several of the northern and western states have more than their quota of ap pointments, while several of tho south ern states have less, and that several are credited to states who really have no legal residence therein. Tho whole thing is to be investigated, and the sur plus cut off.and practically those who are wrongly credited. This of course means republicans and is regarded as an ex cellent subterfuge to make place for ad ministration adherents. It looks like pretty small business, but the pressure is so fearful and the clamor so persist ent, and the needs of the confederates so pressing, that there is scarcely any way of escape, so the door will be opened, and experience and skill will walk out while incompetency and swagger will stroll in, and all under the guise of "improving the public service." The state department is considerably incensed at the recent speech of the Queen in closing the British Parliament, wherein she claims, among other things, that the joint commission to settle the fish question between this government and England, is another distinct and positive triumph of British diplomacy. As to the truth of this claim, the peo ple of this country are in blissful igno rance up to date, for the state depart ment has resolutely abstained from giv ing the public any information touching negotiations going on. This declaration of the Queen, in so public a manner, tingles the ear of Secretary Bayard, and the prospect of any laurel wreaths dang ling from his massive brow in the settle ment of this vexed question that has stirred up a good deal of bad blood, seems to be vanishing away like morn ing mist. It is not improbable that the sequel win snow inai wun less pre tense to dignity and more practicable application of brain force in our foreign relations, the rights of American citizens would be better secured. You will re member that last winter when this ques tion was up in Congress, the democracy mounted the war horse with flying col ors, under the leadership of Perry Bel mont, chairman of the House committee on foreign relations. It was a huge bluster, and amounted to nothing. Let us hope that the Queen, in her congratu lations, may prove a little premature, and after all we are not completely worsted in this important contest. R. Villago of Humphrey .... , M Hatte Center Co. Genl Orders and Inst......... Gen'I Koad WarrauLs..... ........ Consolidated Co. ltd................ State Treas. I'ece'pU.... Paid City.ef Columbus..... Treasurer's Fees (Estimated)-. By Balance. ............. . 283 G7 22900 15,434 2 7i 153 C5 - 2,5l M - 17,524 - 5X1 62 - 1,700 00 .. 83,100 64 -4100,30373 Total......... Respectfully Submitted, C. A. Nkwjian. Co. Treas. The county treasurer presented a list of the lands and taxes cancelled forycars 1882 and 1883 by order of the United States Circuit Court, in the case of the Union Pacific liy Co. versus Platte County, the valuation of which was $"5,560.00 and taxes forSSOl.OO and for which the treasurer akcd credit on the delinquent tax list. On motion of Sup'r Clark, the mutter of the contract for a new fire proof safe from the Chi cago Safe Company was made a special order for 4 o'clock this p. m. The county attorney presented the cony of a notice for a special election for Columbus town ship, which upon motion of Sup'r Clark was :ij provedby the Board, and it was oak-red that the election be called in accordance therewith. On motion of Sup'r Olson of Creston, the county clerk was instructed to spread uimn the record the proclamation, when issued by him, for the General Election in November next. A communication was presented and read from the town board of Bismark township, re questing the county to build a wagon bridge across a branch of Iosekc creek in said town ship. On motion of Sup'r Truman the communica tion was laid on the tabic, Sup'r Swartsdey dis puting. On motion Board adjourned until o'clock p. in. Friday p. in., Sept. l(i, 1SS7. Board called to order at 1 o'clock p. m. iy Chairraun Hudson. .Tolm St antler, clerk, itoll called and members all present but Sup'r Braun, IIes, Henry MilMagle and Olson of Walker. Sup'r ClarK preMMited the following: RksolvkI), That the County Koad Kiind (for road damages) for the year IS87, be apportioned pro rata to the !cveral townships according to their assessed valuation, ami the eierk be in structed to apportion the same. On motion of Sup'r Swartsley the resolution was referred to tho committee on finance. The county treasurer presented the following: Report of the amount of jiersoual property tax stricken from the several tax lists, as er order of the Board of Supervisors, June 18, 1SS7: Year. Valuation. Ain't of Tax. 1870 S ll,al iosut 1871 io.orrt 01 rasss 1R72 10.!M! m :!70 48 187S V2JC,l 00 SkB K7 1874 - lS,l."i(i(l0 .. 1.017 ai 1875 :.H10 l.Ufi 11 187C :tl,125."yj l.lfiliO 1877 4-.',0Glm l.XtC 1878 48 083 00 1.7IB31 1879 41,080 HO 1.111 4rt 1880 31.11 00 1.7HW 18S1 31,73100 1,172 IW 1882 12.1C.S0O f.27A1 .TO Boeder ss McAllister " CMWaldrou " .1 E Hunger " - ' Johu Stauffer cash advanced county J CCowdery .1 V fees .state vs Ueo .leukin- Fred House witness same case ... John VcrgtiMHi " " ....... - MaryScliimer " " " ... . HGBrindlcy " " " James Brown " " .. . .. V S Fox " " " ............ J COmdeiy J P fees Slate vs Kd"(Trant .lames Niekle, iolictmaii " . 1 .! Sehug coroner i:.ii:.-Nt Lee Merrill I)r .1 Chas Willy services as co physician 100 100 100 100 2730 CIS 100 100 100 100 -100 100 490 300 12 20 cia 12 85 3190 3120 G B Sjielce clerk dNtr court costs State vs xhauitalmn- G B Sneiee clerk district court cits State vs Mali sky & I-eax .. ... . 33 SO G B Spoicu clerk district court costs State G B Spcice clerk district omrt co-ts .Mate s I'l.it to county 14 45 John .M Curtis brJilK .Mch term distr court 4S 00 John 51 Curtis Jan'v " " 52 00 John C 5lc51ahun witness State vs Malis- Thos McTasgart witness same case 4 10 James Ducey witness Suite vsShaunaluin 950 PatDueey " 9 50 John Ducey " ". 9 50 Joseph Haney witness State vs Ed Grant 12 40 G B Speice coin'r of Insanity...... . . 40 CO C A Newman treas cash advanced county 55 30 John Stnutier co clerk salary for quarter ending June 30 10000 C A Newman treas for canc'g tax receipts 1 80 " " " UPland tax 29 00 " ascertaining am't due due from State . 20 00 C A Newman treas striking del pens tax from list....... 75 00 Johu Stauiler on ace't tax list for 1SS7 COO 00 C B Stillmaii com'r of insanity 31 00 JG lleeder 4 .. 21 00 Omaha itepubiican Co mdsc for county 50 (,' A Newman ticas c-.ih advanced sheriff to take Dickinson and Caver to insane Job 11 Stan tier recording otlicial bonds 11 00 W. ll.'lVdrow. Co. SupU, presented the fol lowing report, vlx: Columbus, Neb., Sept. 14, 1837. PiattcCountv To V. II. T.-drow. for Institute Fund- 1K. Aug. 'Ji.Iiistitute Fund credited bv cash 8 8400 Hi:. " . l'..id U .1. Cramer .S 2500 " W.B. Ibickus 25 Ul " " JaiiitoranilM-rub'g 2150 " Song IwMksaud oth er books 12 50 " " Paper for cxam'n... 10 wj - ' " Dray and express... 500 " Printing.. 4u) " ' Sundries- 17 75 To Balance- C. W. Hollingshead is still confined to his bed, bat with fair prospects of re covery. Dr. Clark of Genoa is attending him. A large amount of hay has been se cured in this vicinity, as farmers are ex pecting a good price for it. The sale of H. C. Gillan's was well at tended, everything brought a good price, cows from twenty to twenty-six dollars. More than usual interest was shown in the republican caucus Friday; a large number were present, S. Alexander was nominated for supervisor, John Dack, treasurer, C. W. Hollingshead, assessor, D. W. Ziegler, town clerk, R R. Stien baugh, constable. The ticket is a good one, now see to it that the men are elected. T. D. X. U ..3120; 3C75 $120 Totals- .513,:l!!i7 &! 15,496 09 I ak credit for the above amounts. Respectfully Submitted. C. A. Nkwma.v, Co. Tresis. On niotton of Sup'r Swartsley the treasurer was instructed lo compile the State taxes for the different years on said list, and certify the same to thecounty clerk, and that the county clerk then verify the same to the Auditor of State that proer creditmay be obtained there for. Petition of F. Stenger and twenty-two others fur a public road in town I7,raiige 1 east was on motion rejected. In the matter of the "Weldner Road" on mo tion furtlieractlou was deferred until all claims for damages are adjusted and free right or way secured by St. Bernard township. The county attorney presented the following written opinion: To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Platte county, Nebraska. Gentlemen: In answer to your communication asking my opinion relative to the following items, to-wit: "For entering civil cases on Trial Docket" and "For Assistant Clerk" contained in the bill of the clerk of the District Court of June, 18S7. I will state that there is no statutory provision or law making the county legally liable Tor the pavment of said items, in other words the county is under no le gal obligation to pavthesauie. Respect full v Submitted. Joit.V M. Goxiutixo, Co. Att'y. Dated. Sept. 10th. 1887. On motion of Sup r Olson of Creston, the opi nion of the county attorney was sustained and the nmounts of bills of clerk of the District Court here referred to rejected. The county attorney also presented the fol lowing written opinion, viz: to tne lion, iwtaru or supervisors of Platte Totals ' State of Nt bniska Cotiutv of Platte. 1 1. V. H. Te 'low, do solemnly swear that the foregoing account is just, correct and wholly unpaid . V. II. Tedkow. Signed in my presence and sworn to before me this 14th day of Septemlier, 1887. TTotix Staijkkkk, Co. Clerk. By John Gkak, Deputy. On motion the following warrant was ordered drawn on the county General Fund, levy for 1SS7, vi: AV. II. Titlrow, Co. Sup't for Inst. Fund... 3G 75 On motion the treasurer was inMructcd to re fund to Mat tin Kenyan tlu-sum of $10.00, ille gal! v paid lv him for poll and labor tax for the je:rs 1875. 1870. 1N80 and 1883, and take his affi davit lorsouchcr therefor. On motion of Sup'r Rolf the clerk was in structed to obtain from the clerk of the U. S. Circuit Court, a transcript of the decree in the u. i". laiut lax case, tor use or treasurer m com pilation uf State taxes. On motion Hoard adjourned until 9 o'clock to moriow morning. Satdiiday a. ji., Sept. 17th, 1Ss7. Board met nt 9 o'clock a. m., pursuant to ad journment witii Chairman Hudson presiding, and 'John Stnutier clerk. Roll called and all members present but Braun, Hess, Henry, Milu lagle, Olaon of Walker and Olson of Creaton. In the matter of Herman Wilken's tax certi ficates), J. V. Eurly being present made a ttate mcnl of facts regarding the name and on motion of Supr. Truman the whole mutter was referred to the committee on clnim. The cimugH of location in a part of the Colum bus and Colfax county road, (K-titiontsI fur by M. Stenger ami others, aud recommended by the CoiiimifHioner, was on motion of Snpr. Clark approval, and the same declared duly estab lished. HtiiM'i visor Clark prerx-nted the following: Whereas, nn order lias lxen made by tins Board of Suxrvisoni, on a petit ion from the free-holders of Columbus Township to submit to them by a vote a proposition to isuo coiin bonds of paid Township in the sum of $10,000.00 to aid in constructing a wagon bridge ncrows tho Loup Fork river, which said proKsition is to be voted on tho 35th day of Octoler 1887, and Whereas, if saitl proposition carries it is de ferable that work should be commenced on said bridge at as early a date ns possible. Now there fore je it Riolvel, By tho Board of Supervisors of Platte county thnt the County Clerk be, and is hereby authorized, if said proiKwition carries, to advertise for plans, specifications and estimates for tho construction of said bridge. That such plans and estimates sludl be received on the 9th day of November and be submitted to the Mayor and Council of the City of Colnmbns together with tho Town Board of Columbus Township Platte Center. Rev. Snyder of the Baptist church of Columbus, delivered a sermon here Sun day evening. Come again Bro. Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Smith, Francis Smith and Henry Bipp of Humphrey were the guests of Dr. Win. Edwards last Sunday. There was a dance at Dineen's farm east of town last Friday night; tho at tendance was not very large but those who wore there had a good time just the same. Platte Center has a marshal 1 and a callaboose, all that is needed for an or dinary law-abiding town is somo of the business men and superior officers of tho town to support the marshall. Little Worrick (of the Argun) and Dr.: D. P.Shevlin hist Thnreday had a. lit tle scrap over an editorial in the Argus. Only one round was fought and the pugilists were separated. No blood was Bpilled and they parted to meet at no future date. Last Tuesday evening the marshal! attempted to run in a "drunk aud dis orderly" but was not able to do so, so he called on the city mayor to assist him and the mayor said he should let him go and not to bother him. Now if this is the way the law is to be upheld, tho townsmen might as well close up and let rum and riot reign. Fivo hundred boys and girls sell lozenges on the streets of New York. EENST & SCHWAEZ, -MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN- iH 1 IHIihir M .iHt,' i. Bw SkMiHBRS SliiIiHK??-PinHSHMBMfliiiBMFc- oi lMJirMHBBBHE ""ny SUPERB LAMP FILLER AND COAL OIL CAN COMBINED, un.:.i. 1 .. ........ u. iwr wieij . convenience, cleanliness ana simplicity, cannot be excelled It imlvli h simplest principles in philosophy and takes the rank above all Bnm, Filh No Zl .7 Jl plosions. Absolute safety Kuaninteed. No spilling. w;L-tinKrdri..i,ii,i.,V;il i ? ,1 F ! f?" or outside of can. iW it n nnd n ;il A. Ztl" V.,I",!,,m? r .'.1 on ,h Moor, tablo .7.--r;i: - . u.iTiiuit-niiacosi. 11 works Vi largo cans as well as small ones, thereb small can. .every can mau sample can and set uriccs. V HllVmi Ihll fhrntunt .) .. ?. . . .. small can. Fvrv on mHJ f t h- i.J. .: .i "'.'.".I" 1UV ,n '"I 9. storo ' " " " v u . y ULvib iiu. ckiiti v nil w irorv in -. 1 andceturicM. " 'nv. m ith a Call nnd sett 'xtilFmBf'viMr . -i ' iTJMrMWTl aff- "Wi 1 TT I . a- IIM . - . Z- "w. TU. .-i ' i ' Drnukenness or the Liqaor Habit Positively Cured by Administering Dr. Haines (iolden Specific. It can bo given in a cup of coffee or tea without the knowledge of the person taking it; is absolutely harmless and will effect a permanent and speedy cure, whether the patient is a moderate drink er or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of drunkards have been made temperate men who have taken Golden Specific in their coffee without their knowledge,and today believe they quit drinking of thoir own free will. IT NEVER FAILS. The system once impregnated with the Specific it Incomes an utter impossibil ity for the liquor appetite to exist. For full particulars, address GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO., 1ST, RACE STREET, CINCINNATI, O. janl2-87y -?. GARLAND STOVES AND RANGES ALWAYS FOR SALE AT hist k umizs : BAKER PERFECT STEEL BARB WIRE. Sflf yon buy it you getlOO rod of fence from 100 pouuds or wire, which no other will do.-: ERNST & SCHWARZ. 41-21 county, Nebraska. Gentemen : In answer to I and the plan adopted by said Boards for the con Synopsis of the Proceedings otthe Board of Supervisors. Friday a. in., Sept. 1C, 1887. Board convened at 9 o'clock, in. Chairman Iludoon presiding and John Stauffer, clerk. Board all present hut Supervisors Braun, Hess, Henry, MllsUisle and Olson of Walker. C. A. Newman presented the following report which was rend and ordered spread iimii the record: To John Stauffer, Esq., County Clerk, Platte county. Neb. Sir: By order of the Board of Supervisors of Platte county I herewith hand you my report of the amount of money received and paid out from January 1st, 1887, to July 1st, 1887, viz: AMOUNT RECEIVED. Tax and Inst, collected 1870. i 9 A .. .. 1. lg72 " 1873 " " " 1871 " ! " 1875 " " " " 1876 ' " " " 1877.. 1879 " " " " ISM " 1S82. " " " " 1883 :. " " M " 1884....... " " " " 1885 " " 1886 Jan. 4. '87,8tate Apportionment. june.'u, 7, License and Fines..... Miscellaneous Lease and Sale of School Land- City Tax Columbus.....-....... Jan. L 87, Cash on Hand... Tftfll.r11l -,.,,,, ,T-, Tll July L '87t Cash in Treasury...-. AXOCXT PAID OCT School Orders, Etc.... Penalty Poll Receipts . Township Orders-....... Township Road Orders.-... Butler Precinct Coupons L. & N. W. Railway Coupons 144 1537 a; 38 1221 28 78 47 00 US 8C HC 12 114 27 14676 14031 317 75 34401 81029 L91372 5,525 51 G7.174 00 503 83 3,71533 L5SG00 3353 - 7,301 13 ... 5.181 G2 .. 60,11251 .41600573 .. 83,40064 ..8 1412913 67 -. 2,22290 - 7,386 1ft 494 19 30000 - 8.000 60 your communication relative to the liability of 1 lie county lor witnesses ami jurors ree in in (piest upon dead bodies of persons supposed to have died by unlawful means I will say Unit ourstatutcs provides for the attendance of said parties when duly summoned, and a failure on their part to comply therewith subjects them to penalties, but whileour statutes provides for their attendance as aforesaid, there is, how ever, no provision therein ns to what fees they shall receive, nor is there any provision iu our statutes proviuinj; ior me payment 01 siiea claims by the county, it therefore follows that the county is under no legal obligations to pay the claims aforesaid. Respectfully Submitted. Jxo. M. Condking, Co. Att'y. Dated, Sept. 10, 1S87. The communication orVui. Zinkc in regard todclinquenttax.wason motion of Sup'r .Maas referred to the supcrvisorof Humphrey twp. In the matter of the application of M. Schram for the refunding of a portion of lSKGtax paid by him, claiming illegal assessment of saute, the committee on claims reported adversely, nnd on motion of Sup'r Truman the report of the com mittee was approved and the claim rejected. The county attorney made a verbal rejiort cm the condition of the County Koad Fund as levied by the Board, stating that it is collecta ble in cash and not iu labor, aud should be used for the pnrose estimated for. Sup'r Olson of Creston, on request, was ex cused from attendance for balance of session. The committee on finance to whom was re ferred the resolution of Sup'r Clark for appor tionment of the county Koad Fund of 1&7 pro rata to the different townships according to the assessed valuation, rejK)rted favorably thereon, and oh motion of Sup'r Swartsley the report of the committee was adopted, The petition of E. O. Wells and twenty-six others for the location of a public road com mencing at the southeast corner of sec. 21, town 17, niHge 1 east, running thence directly wot on section line and terminating at the city llmits of the city of Columbus to intersect at 8th street, was presented and read. Also a re monstrance against the location of said rood, signed by Jacob Louis nnd sixteen others. The committee on roads and bridges also presented the following report, viz: Thecoinrritteehae viewed the line of road petitioned for by E. O. Wells and others, nod would respectfully rejwrt that we are of the opinion that said road as prayed for be granted, provided that the petitioners or Columbus twp secure the free light of way for the same. (Jko.S. Truman, Chairman. On motion of Sup'r Swartsley the report of the committee was adopted. The following bills were allowed on the coun ty fieneral Fund for lsS7and the clerk instruct ed to Issue warrants for the same, viz: F J Sclmg, cor. inquest body J F Baker.-S 15 (10 Omaha Republican Co, mdsc for county... 7 a I) C Kavanaugh sheriff inquest J F Baker h no " " quarantining glan- derrd horses. 47 .jo J M Curtis baiitf district court oil It C Moran collecting del tax k so 1) C ICavanaugh sheriff court fees 44 (a) II J Hudson 12 days assisting co treas striking off del tax.... 24 00 John Stnutier transcript Coedeken vs Platte cn.............. o 05 DC Knvanaugh sheriff Jailor's fees . 2C7CO c; A Newman treas ticket for pauer M liieoericK collecting uei tax .. V II Tedrow co supt salary nnd tostage Kir J 1111 H.lj W 11 Trtlmw tfo do for . I una. . tl4T JCCowderyd P fees State vs James JIc John Huber constable fees State vs James McDonald........ J C Cowdery J. P fees State vs James Mc Donald for perjury DCKavanaugh sheriff ilo do M E Wheeler witness " " Frank N-rth " " " . Ada Mathewson " " JohnFitzpatrick" " J R Mathewson " " JKIcklyJ P fees State vs Riley ' " " State vs McUmil C Wake witn fees State vs McGr.til AEPhinney " " " Jas Burns " " '.' " John Ruber " " Jas Brown " " Jas Riley " " " " Jas Nickel " " " M R Brandt " " " Thos Wilson " ' " " Jos Burke " " 11 B Shafer " " " ' MEPbiuney " J C Cowdery J P fees state vs Molisky & D C Kavanaugh sheriff do do - J C Cowdery J P fees State vs Harden 1) C Kavanaugh sheriff ' John Stauiler witness " 183 3UI 91 OO 9200 91 IK) 92 50 2C5 285 CS5 20 10 1 (O 100 1100 ISO 100 l!fi 13 (IT. 100 110 110 no 110 100 100 110 no 110 no 100 590 1505 995 C20 100' nt ruction of said bridge shall be placed on file in the office of tho County Clerk, and that said Clerk shall then advertise for bids for tho con struction of the bridge according to tiie plan and tlecitications that may have been adopted. Said bills to be received by this Board on the 12th day of December, A. D. 1887, reserving however the right to reject any or all bids, and the County Clerk and Chairman of this Board, are hereby directed that in enso Knid nmnnmtinn rarripa. I they shall prepare, and sign said bonds and have tne same proiierly registered by tho State Aud itor, and the Clerk is also further directed to advertise for proiiosais for tho purchase of said bonds, proiiositions to be received on same date as bids for the construction of tho bridge De cemlfr 12th, 1887. On motion of Supr. Clark the resolution was adopted. On motion the application of tho County At torney for a telephone in his office was allowed. Suprs. llolf and Truman dissenting. Tim committee on Finance to whom was re ferred the application of the First National Hank of Columbus for the redemption of certain tax certificates made the following report: Your committee on finance recommend that the County Clerk be instructed to write to the Grand Island Land Office and to the Union Pa cific By. Co's. land department, and ascertain the date of the entry of said lands and their lia bility to taxation. Wm. J. Newman, Ch'n. On motion tho report of the committee was adopted. The following bills were allowed on tho county general levy for 18S7, and the clerk instructed to issue warrants for tho same: J. H. Galley & Bro., mdseforLallun $ ISO Wm. Smith 350. Henry Gass, mdse for county and coffin for Mrs. La Bne 13 75 Hubert Braun, services as Supr 2340 John Browner, com. on Brands 220 St. Mary's Hospital, bill for July 88 55 St. Mary's Hospital, bill for June 9028 M. K. Turner A Co., printing for county t 55 90 D. C. Kavanaugh, sheriff costs State vs. Jenkinson 2028 Jacob Lewis, com. on Brands 210 Mrs. Margaret Hauler for care Chas. Ha- Hit. a . JU fJJ J. A. Maag, services as Supr 3200 I. Sibbernwn, mdse for county 1025 L. B. Hchonlan, printing for county 4900 11. J. Hudson, looking after poor and in- II. Hughex, ponts for conrt house fence.. 3 0G J. I. liobisou, pub. Hnmphroy Indepen dent llOO Andrew Peterson, chainman for Co. Sur- John Ensden, surveying Peterson road. .. 10 80 D. T. Dickinson, appraiser Magroinu ncii 1 w 4v CD. Murphy, do 220 Jacob Ernst, appraiser Gottschalk and Colfax rond -. 7 CO D. F. Davi, indxo and printing for county. .............. ........ 301 41 The following bills were allowed onthe'eounty bridgo fund levy of IfeaTi and the clerk instructed to inue warrants for the same and charge to ac count of tho reHictive township's quota: Jacob Erntt, nccount Bismark twp $ 2000 Chas. Schroeder, do Monroe 400 Pacific Lumber Co.. do Monroe DM Chicago Lumber Co., do Monroe n 00 Pacific Lumber Co., do Monroe 1665 Loran Clark A Co., do Woodville 10 70 Kilbourne & Jacobs Mfg. Co., do Loup.. S3 S3 H. Stevenson Lumber Co., do Monroe. . 26 28 The following bills were allowed on the county fund levy for the year 1887, and the clerk in structed to issue warrants for same and charge to account of the respective Township's quota: Kilbonrne fc Jacobs Mfg. Co., account Lost Creek Twp $ .7)16 The people of Toledo aro now supplied with jjas by two pipe lines. A Complete Cnre of Cancer. Gentlemen I bad a eoro on my tip per lip for oigbt years. Seven different doctors attempted to heal it. One gave me a small vial for fiye dollars, which was a "certain cure." It is needless to say that it did me no good. About two yoara ago I became quite uneasy, as peo ple thought I had a cancer, and I took a course of eighteen bottles of S. S. S. The result has been a completo cure. The ulcer or cancer healed beautifully, loav ing scarcely a perceptible scar. From that day I have been in excellent health, the Specific having purified my blood thoroughly, increased my appetite and perfected my digestion. In a word I feel like a new woman, and, best of all, the eight year ulcer is gone entirely. Yours sincerely. Mrs. W. P. Cannon-. Trenton, Todd Co., Ky., Feb. 25, 1887. o Two Bottles Effect a Cnre. Gentlemen My blood was in such a condition that on the slightest abrasion my flesh would fester,and sores were difficult to heal. I took two bottles of S. S. S., and after that any abrasion would heal on first intention, and my flesh was firm. W. T. Wilkins. Jesup, Ga., March 3, 1887. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, At lanta, Ga. K7 ?i:-i" i ::, Have a Fine Lino of Staple and Fancy GROCEBIES, Crockery and Glasswart, Which weie bought flieap for cauh, and will bo sold" at very low prion. Eleventh Street, Columbus, Nebraska. novl0-tf McKINLEY & CARNAHAN, JMMIWM-? MKESS COLUMBUS, JJEB. 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. juiyi-mtr SPEICE & STOKTH, General Agents for the side of E3EAJL. ESTATE! Columbus Lumber Co.. do Sherman 125 SH Chicago Lumber Co., do Shell Creek 6920 Chicago Lumber Co., do Grand Prairie.. 26 78 Louis Bradford, do Lost Creek 85 15 Chicago Lumber Co., do Grand Prairie.. 23 05 H. Hughes, do City of Columbus 27000 II. Hughes, do Columbus Twp 2t55BO Chicago Lumber Co., do Hnrrows 5500 Chicago Lumber Co., do Lost Creek 53 13 Chicago Lumber Co., do Monroe 23 10 II. Stevenson Lumber Co., do Monroe 4833 Pacific Lumber Co., do Woodville 3730 Pacific Lumber Co., do Monroe 402T Jaeggi Jc Hcnnpoacn, do tfismarck 1M51 Jaeggi Schupbach, do Bismark 860 Jaeggi & Schupbach, do Columbus twp.. 1210 Kilbourno & Jacobs Mfg. Co., do Shcr- in tin . ... 101 33 On motion the Board adjourned until Monday, December 12th, 1S87, at 2 o'clock p. m. Notice rMpelal Eltleii. Xotice is hereby eiveu to the legal voters of Calumbus Township, in the County of Platte and state of Nebraska, that a social election will le held at the usual place of voting and holding elections iu said Township, on the I'Cth day of October, A. D. 1887, for the purpose of voting on the following proposition, to-wit: Shall the Beard of Supervisors of Platte county, Nebraska, issue the couion bonds of said Co lumbus Township, in said Platte County, to the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars, to aid in the construction of a public wagon bridge across the Loup river in said Columbus Township? Said coupon bonds to be issued in sums of Five .Hundred Dollars each, to be made payable to beirer. to be dated on the First day of Decem ber. A. 1). IS87, anil to become due anil payable Thirty years from the date thereof, with inter est at the rate of Six per eent. perannuni. pay able nnnualy 011 the First day of December in each year upon interest coupons thereto at tached, bath principal and interest payable at the Fiscal Agency of the State of Nebraska, in thet'ity.pf AVw York. State of New York, and said coupon bonds or any portion thereof in 1 spins of uot less than Five Hundred Dollars shall be made redeemable on the First day of Decem ber of any year at any time alter Twenty Years from the date of the said coupon bonds at the option nnd upon the call of the proper officers of the said Platte County; and shall the said Board of Supervisors of said county of Platte cause to be levied on the taxable property of said Columbus Township, an annual tax suffi cient for the payment of the Interest nn 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 lie levied on the taxable property of the said Columbus Township, an annual tnxsunicient to Iay Five per cent, of the principal of saldcou sni bonds, and at the tax levy preceding the maturity of said coupon bonds, shall the said Board ofSupervisors cause to be levied on the laxauia property 01 saiu commons Township an amount of tax sufficient to pay the principal and Interest due on said coupon bonds? Said coupon bonds shall be issued, registered and sold by the proper officers of said Platte Coun ty, nnd the proceeds thereof shall be paid to ue .treasurer 01 saiu riaiie county to be held Union Pacific and Midland Pacific II. U. Lands for saiu at from 3.00 to $10.00 per acre for cash or on five or ten years time, in annuul iaymentH to miit purchasers. We hav also a large and choice lot of other lands, improved luid unimproved, for salo at low price and on reasonable terms. Also . business aud residence lots in the city. We keep a complete abstract of title to all real estate in Platte County. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. 021 W. T. RICKLY& BRO. WhoIcKaloand Ik-tail DeAlers in Iresli Salt 2veats. ('nine, Poultry, aud Fresh Fish. All Kind of Sausage a Specialty. CCabll paid for Ilid.w, IVlto, Tallow. Highest market price paid for fat cattle." . Olive Street, second door north of First National Bank. 39-tf said Treasurer ns a tpeeialfuml to bedis- ADDITIOSAL LOCAL. Monroe Items. Miss Mazie Elliott of Columbus has been visiting in this neighborhood the past week. Mrs. H. S. Anderson and Mrs. H. H. Eyinan were guests of Mrs. S. C. Osborn Wednesday. bursed only on the order of theTownshlp Board of the said Columbus Township in payment of one-third the cost of construction of said wagon bridge; and the said wagon bridge shall be built across the Loup river in said Columbus Township, within one hundred yards of the place where the present wagon bridge across the said Loup 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 Baid Board of Supervi sors shall be authorized to execute and issue tnesaia coupon oonus. The form In which this proposition shall be submitted, shall be by ballot, upon which bal lots shall be written or printed the wonis. "For wagon bridge bonds and tax Yes." or "For wagon bridge bonds and tax No," and if two-thirds of the ballots cast at said election shall have thereon the words, "For wagon bridge bonds and tax Yes," then the said prop osition shall be declared adopted, otherwise it shall be declared lost. At said election the polls shall be opened at eight o'clock iu the forenoon and close at six o'clock In the afternoon of the said 2Mb day of October, A. D. 1887, and said election be otherwise duly conducted in man ner and form as provided by law. By order of the Board ofSupervisors of Platte County. Nebraska, this 16th day of September. A. D. 1887. (attest: H.J. Hudson, John STAUrrKB, Chairman, County Clerk. 25-8t Heat Radiator. "In peace prepare for war;" in onmnier, pre pare for-wintHr, and among your preparations don't fuTKet !l"t.if .you can nave oue-Uiird tu one-half on your expense for fuel, by un ap pliance of little cowt, it will pay you to take a little trouble to urovide yourself with oue. Francis Marak, jr.. of Kveret-t, Kan., the in ventor of the appliance referred to, i bore dip posing of territory, and has made Mime sales of connties. The appliance is an ordinary drum except that 11 iKiiiviilrti into aiMirtmentu running the length of Hie drum: one of theneiH virtually a contin uation of the pipe, when the dunir is not turned, and luakt- a direct draft -u ilc.-irt-d forittartiuga fire; when the dauiiT is turned, the partitions are so arranged that the lx-at-i air and smoke go alternately upwanl and down ward through all the upnrtnieiiti tUHimily rive in number, owing to the relative ize of piie and drum) and finally up the chimney. The princi ple is piycixely the Name u that uf the faiuoim Mennouite heating furnace, cud applied to cook or heating ntoves. utilize u great deal more of the heat evolved froai the fuel than is done by the ordinary drum. The pictures of progress are these: A fire, on the ground, under the open canopy of heaven; two ponts, a cross stick and the ot of victuals hanging over the fire. Second, the same, only a rude wall around, and a cone-shaped roof, with a hole in the middle for the smoke to curl out at. Third, the open grate, in the open fire-place, a great portion of the heat escaping up the chim ney into the outer air. Fourth, the stove. Fifth, the stove and drum, increasing tiie amount of surface heated by the name fuel. Sixth, the greatlr improved drum, or Kadia- TOB, with a more intense and therefore more penetrating heat from the same amount of fuel; forming a reservoir for heat except as it escape through the metallic enclosure, and what little gets out Through the chimney. Abundant certificates can lo given from those who nave useu the icadiatoh that it does all tlint is claimed for it, but the following are sufficient: Blue Hills, Num., ) March 21, 18S7. J I have tested the qualities of the Marak Hadia tor, and it gave satisfaction in every' particular he claims for it. Da. A. J. Boogkbs. TIE LABSEST AID FIIEST STICK , -r west of Omaha, at GREISEN BROS. The best manufactories of the conntry represented. Not to be undersold by anybody. Come and see prices at GREISEN BROS. COLCMBCS, NeBB.. ) June II. ISST.f I have tried Francis Marak's patent radiator on my cook stove mid foand it to do all that he claims. It caused the kettle to boil 'and the oven to heat, quick, with one-half the fuel we had been oaing without tho Itadiator. We got breakfast with 19 corn cobs, and the oven was hot enough to bake biscuits. John L. Stubokox. Thto ! the most FBAOTXOAZt SHOE over uTeatedT" itla TTTTIBI1 "Kit rlDI the Tilirf protectloaaaahootornnn nkiL "tti convenient to pat oa aad the top eaa bo adjMtMta fcMjjuawujwuijHgnsffijiii Itoraateby GREISEN BROS. 13th Oct. 'J-tf - - V t ,ia .-