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: ygKg5afigtgygT'jar,',i' l-s I? 1' f (fttflumtms gaurual. Entered at the Post-office, Columbus, Neb., aa second-class mail matter. ISSUED EVEBT WEDNESDAY HX K. TURNER & CO., Columbus, N1. M. TEUSIS OF SUBSCBIPTION: One j ear, by mall, postage prepaid $2.00 Six months, Three months " Paj able in Advance. S3T"Siecimen copies mailed free, on applica tion. TO SUBSCBIBEUrJ. When subscribers change tlicir place of resi dence they should at once notify us by letter or pohtal card, giving both their former and their present iiost-office, tho first enables us to readily find the name on oar mailing list, from which, being in type, we each week print, either on the wrapper or on the margin of your Jochnu., the date to which jour subscription is paid or ac counted for. Remittance should be made either by money-order, registered letter or draft, payable to the order of . ,, M. K. Turner & Co. TO COBBESPOSDENTS. All communications, to secure attention, must l accompanied by the full name of tho writer. Wo reserve the right to reject any manuscript, and cannot agree to return the same. We desire a correspondent in every school-district o.. Platte county, one of good judgment, and re liable in every way. Write plainly, each item eiarately. Give ns facts. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1888. A fire at Newark, Ohio, the "other morning, destroyed property valued at $200,000. The recent fire at Philadelphia, Pa., at which over a million dollars worth of property was lost, was caused by a de fective flue, and the patrol was blamed for it, CniNA has at the present time 1,500 temples to the honor of Confucius, at which 62,000 pigs, rabbits, sheep and deer, and 27,000 pieces of silk are offered annually. It is published in London that by an explosion of gunpowder at Brest, Li toosk, Russian Poland, the other day, eleven persons were killed and thirty more injured. Viscount Das Nogueibia, minister from Portugal, died at his residence in Washington City on the morning of the 24th ult. He has been minister to this country for the last ten years. Representative Dobsey has offered a bill to extend the time again in favor of the settlers on the lands of the Omaha Indian reservation, and it is said will obtain a favorable report on it. Isaac N. Stanley, who, as paying tel ler of the National Bank of Commerce, embezzled $100,000 of the bank's funds in 1886, was sentenced the other day to five years in the Ohio state penitentiary. Dubuque, Iowa, was visited by a slight shock of errthquake the other day. The 6hock lasted six seconds and was distinctly felt, accompanied by a low rumbling noise and a tremor of the earth. The great strike in Pennsylvania still hangs on and there is comparatively little work being done at the Port Rich mond wharves; where there should be 150,000 tons of coal in these yards, it is claimed, there is but 8,000 tons. A betobt comes from Jackson, Miss., that a bill passed the house the other day providing the pensioning of disabled confederate soldiers who are unable to work, and for colored servants of the same who are similarly situated. Fbom Dublin we learn that Kennedy and Fitzgibbon, of Tarbert, county Kerry, have been sentenced to six weeks imprisonment each at hard labor, for acting as president and secretary, re spectively, of a proclaimed national league meeting at Tarbert, At the Chester, Pa., iron works for the last few days, there has been successful ly tested the application of powdered coal for fuel. The combination is said to be perfect. Both ashes and smoke are entirely consumed, effecting a sav ing of from 10 to 50 per cent, in fuel. From Panama, not long ago, three earthquakes were reported, which were felt in Coban, Gantemala, also in Tucn ru, where portions of the church and municipal buildings were practically de stroyed. It is worthy of remark that theso are tho only stone buildings in Tucnru. The transcontinental association held a ten days' meeting not long ago at St. Louis, at which it was decided that that city, in the future, must bo the head-, quarters of the association and ordered Mr. Leeds, chairman of the association, to remove from Denver at once. Mr. Leeds expressed surprise at his sudden removal. A vein of coal sixteen feet thick has beon found at "Whitewood, Dak., twelve feet below the surface, and seventy feet beneath that another vein more than three times as thick has been discovered. The coal is said to be as good as any in the country. This information must be correct and truthful, as it comes from a reliable source, tho Burchard News. One night last week a destructive fire occurred in the extensive dry goods, millinery and trimmings store of Marks Brothers, corner of Fifth and Arch streets, Philadelphia, Pa. The store was in a mass of flames before the engines arrived. At the time of the report at 1 o'clock a large number of buildings with their valuable contents had burned, and it was evident that fully Sl,500,000 worth of property was doomed to de struction A heavy snow visited Halifax, N. S., the other day and is pronounced one of the worst snow storms known there for many years. Railway travel is again im peded. The harbors of North Sidney, Digby, Yarmouth and Annapolis are frozen solid for the first time in years. When the storm was at its highest about midnight, the dwelling house of Alex. Beaton, a merchant, caught fire and was completely destroyed and his wife and grandchild burned to death. A band of four masked and armed robbers entered the Citizens' bank at Limestone, L T., last week, and demand ed of the cashier W. T. Reynolds, that he hand over the cash. His acts did not appear favorable to that end and he was shot dead by one of tho robbers. The robbers secured $2,300 and left in haste pursued by armed citizens, who captured the robbers and money after a fight, one robber being killed and four citizens wounded, and brought the robbers back and hung the murderer of Reynolds. The other two were sent to Ft. Washita to be placed in the hands of legal au thority. The robber who was killed was identified as Thomas Evan, a ranchman Jiving near town. The Journal thinks that by the next meeting of the county board of super visors there, may be, possibly, a change of views on the examination of all the county offices by an expert. The main, indeed the only objection urged thus far to such examination has been that the cost would be so great as to more than counterbalance any benefit probable to be derived from it. This cost was placed at $1,000 to $1,500. Of course this esti mate of cost of an examination by an expert is more or less guess work. A business man of the city, whose oppor tunities for knowing concerning such work have been very good, confidently asserts that $500 will cover the entire expense to the county. Would it not bo well to look into this matter a little further, and before deciding, ascertain the limit of cost for an expert? Gentle men of the board of supervisors, there is, probably, a stronger feeling in this county, on this very subject, than you are just now aware of. Att'y Gen'l Leese has given an opin ion to the chairman of the board of supervisors of Fillmore county that interest collected on delinquent taxes rightfully belongs to the fund in which the tax was delinquent. This looks like a reasonable view of the matter, but the general practice seems to have been lo place all interest in the general fund. NEBRASKA NOTES. Victor Vifquain, of this state, has been confirmed as consul to Aspinwall. E. D. Thayer of Meeker, Col., was vis iting his parents, Gov. and Mrs. Thayer, last week at Lincoln. Tommy Daniels, of Omaha, while coasting the other evening at Fifteenth and Burt streets, broke his left arm. . The President nominated to the sen ate the other day for postmasters, Cal vin M. Wherry, at North Platte, H. F. Willey, at Kearney and Bertha N. Conn, at Culbertson. Kearney has been suffering for her usual supply of coal. A car of Rock Springs coal was taken possession of there, the conductor remonstrating with the parties, but was informed that the coal must be had. John Brown, a boy 12 years old of Omaha, was run over the other day by a team and sleigh in Hamilton street and had both his legs broken below the knee. A man by the name of Rathburn was driving the team. Revenue officials at Omaha the other day took an invoice of the government storehouse which showed 3,641 packages of spirits. The packages will average forty gallons apiece, and represent a to tal of $131,000 revenue alone. Senator Manderson last week intro duced in the senate and Dorsey in the house a bill appropriating $100,000 to complete the quarters, barracks and stables suitable for ten companies each at Ft Robinson and Niobrara. The Burlington wreck at Cambridgo Saturday evening injuted six people,En gineer Mclnrey, Conductor Odell, C. F. Boon, Fjanville, la.; Mrs. H. G. Terrell, McCook; Miss Fannie Bloom, Denver and K. Gallagher of Granite, Col. The insurance in the fire of Adler & Heller, the Farnam liquor dealers has been adjusted. Their policies amount ed to $12,000. The fire took place early Saturday morning and by 3 o'clock in afternoon was adjusted, the amount of the loss being $1,9S5. Bee. Senator Manderson one day last week introduced a bill to pension Mrs. North, of Columbus, the mother of the late Colonel Frank North, who was a Pawnee scout, and while in service was exposed and contracted disease by which he lost his life. The application was accompa nied by strong papers. C. H. Howard was found dead in the rear room of Dr. Taick's drug store one afternoon last week at Crawford. He served during the rebellion in the Third New Tork cavalry. Ever since then he has been in the army as hospital steward, and has been at Ft. Robison eighteen months. Heart disease is believed to be the cause of his death. He leaves a wife and three children. There is considerable diphtheria abont four miles east of Dodge, but we live in hopes that the merciful Providence will spare us a visitation of that dread scour ge. John Smeal's whole family is down with it, and the baby died, with a pros pect of one more going also. Henry Borger has three cases three miles north east of town. Scribner News. The government troops, under com mand of Gen. Morrow, propose to hold an encampment at some point on the Loup river, sometime during the com ing summer. There will be a large num ber of regulars in camp, probably not less than twenty-eight companies, and the state militia has been given a cordial invitation to hold their annual encamp ment at the same place. Fremont Her ald. Tho scheme of building a canal from the Platte river at a point near Colum bus to Lincoln is being agitated, to fur nish water power for the capital city. If this should have the effect of drying up the meandering Platte in this vicinity so that we can't have the opportunity any longer of keeping up the bridges and re placing them every other year, we pro pose to enter a protest! Fremont Her ald. It was reported last week that an In dian was frozen to death who was hunt ing beaver not far from Silver Creek. His tribe had him on exhibition in Sil ver Creek the other day, charging 5 cents for the sight. He will be interred at Omaha, and they are on their way for that purpose. They also had a sick In dian with them, who was lost for four days in the storm and bhow without anything to eat, but it is believed he will recover. .Fremont's "Wyoming Central Oil and Pipe Line Co." has issued a descriptive pamphlet giving an account of what they think they have in store. The oil territory of the company is located in the Rattlesnake mining district, Carbon county, Wyo. Ty., in portions of town ships 2SZ and -'4 north of ranges 86,-7 -8 and -9 west of 6 P. M. The company now owns 5,000 acres, and work is going on to find the reservoirs of oil. If the expectations of the company are realized they will construct a pipe line to carry the oil to market. The Scribner News states that Miss Louise Boyce, a school teacher near Plainview, started home from the school house with three small children, during the 1st ftorm, and had to go a diatanos I of three-quarters of a mile. In a short time she missed the road, became lost and after wandering about for some time the children tired out and they all laid down together. During the night all the children died, the youngest ex piring in her teacher's arms. The teach er reached the house next morning, bad ly frozen. On Mr. Powderly's return from the west he took home a corn cob as u sam ple of western fuel. He says "I showed it to our people and said: 'Here is the coal they use in Nebraska, because they have to pay $12 a ton for such coal as is under my house; the miners get a paltry pittance for digging the coal and I can buy it and have it delivered at from $2 to S2.50 a ton. The other $9.50 is added in freight from the time it leaves the coal regions until it strikes the corn cob district. The miner doesn't get it; the brakemen along the railroad who couple and handle the cars do not get it Who does get it? is the conundrum that the miners, the brakemen, the me chanics and the farmers are going to solve in a very short time.' " Antelope Tribune. The state republican central commit tee, together with the soveral county re publican central committees of the state are moving in organizing republican clubs within the state. Forming such clubs convenient distances of each other in the several counties of the state, fill ed up with active and industrious mem bers, will form a good place from which a very large amount of political informa tion and literature may be received and distributed to the people of the state. Correct information on political subjects is what should always be given to repub lican voters, and should there be any dangerous doctrines or errors contained in its political creed, cuch clubs can de tect them and have them banished from its faith. These local clubs should also have free communication with the state club. Miss Etta Shattuck, who was teaching school some fouc miles southeast of Emmit, met with an experience during the great storm that reads like a tale of fiction. Being caught out in the storm, and after wandering aimlessly around trying to find shelter, she stumbled against a hay stack, and feeling it was her only chance of safety, she with her hands dug a hole in the stack sufficient for her to crawl into, and then she pull ed some of the hay into the mouth of the hole over her feet. The snow sifted into and over the place, and drifted over it so as to protect her from the cold, and there sang hymns until she felt warm and comfortable and finally went to sleep. The next morning she tried to get out, but found she was imprisoned, the snow had drifted and packed over the hay with such a weight that although she tried with all her strength, she could scarcely move, but it certainly kept her from freezing. to death. There she lay helpless and hungry all day Friday and Saturday, and with the prospects of starving to death, as she had become so weak that she should scarcely move. On Sunday the whole neighborhood turned out, but as night came on they returned to their homes, and one of them, Mr. Adams, needing some hay hauled for feeding his team, drove to this particu lar stack, among several of his place, and began shoveling off the snow to get to the hay. Noticing the hay had been disturbed, and a funnel shaped hole in one place through the snow, an idea struck him and thrusting his hand in he got hold of her overshoe. Then he call ed to her, "Ettie, are you in there?" She recognizing Mr. Adams' voice, answered him, and he quickly liberated her from her living grave where she had been imprisoned for seventy-eight hours without food or drink, but safe from the terrors of the storm. She is not much the worse for her terrible experi ence. Fremont Herald. In this department the people talk, and not the editor. Each writer must hold himself ready to defend his principles and his statements of facts. "In the multitude of counsel there is wisdom." Ed. Journal.1 WashiBjrton Territory Letter. Tacoma, Washington Territory, ) January 21, 1888. Editor Journal: Nearly a year ago I gave you a few points in regard to a useful invention, for the safety of people who might be caught out in the furious snow storms that sometimes rage in the states east of the Rocky mountains which was, as you remember, to utilize the wind in blowing a storm - whistle something like a fog horn, so that wan derers could follow the sound to shelter. I asked neither money nor fame for the hints given, but would allow you to make millions, and immortalize your name by it; but in reading accounts of the late storms in the east I am con vinced you have neglected to act as sug gested, consequently many lives were lost 1,000 in Dakota alone. Now, all, or nearly all, those people might have been saved by the plan suggested. In one instance a man went to his stable three rods from his house, and after the storm, was found dead two miles away: another traveled twenty miles before he perished; in some places shop whistles were constantly blown to guide people who were known to be out, my idea exactly. Now, Mr. Editor, I hope before another winter you will give your atten tion to this and have storm whistles in suitable places all over your and adjoin ing states, at least try one on your own house. Make a good strong sheet iron funnel, put a good whistle in the little end, place it on your house so the big end will always turn toward the wind; then you can with safety step across the street or go to your stable without the trouble of tying a cord to the door to guide you back. Now, Mr. Editor, I charge nothing for this information. I will take my pay in the next world; if while aiding the celes tial choir with voice and harp, I occa sionally hear the scream of the whistle above the heavenly din, I shall know some poor Nebraska wanderer may be guided to safety that will be my re ward; with that I am content Now, honestly, Mr. Editor, why does not some one try this? It is not an experiment For nearly twenty years wind has been used to blow a fog horn on the coast of northern California and you know there is enonghwind runs to waste on every square inch of Nebraska to run a horn that could be heard for five miles. Do not neglect it The woman anffrage law pasted the Sorrtspatifrenre. territorial senate 8 to 4; passed the house 14 to 9, and was promptly signed by the governor. So it is now the law; women formerly voted, but the supreme court of the territory, over a year ago, declared the law void on a little, misera ble technical flaw in the title to the act; on the very same ground nineteen twentieths of all the laws of the territo ry are void. The whisky element mostly opposed the law because women would favor restraining or prohibiting the liquor traffic; every man who cannot read the names on his ballot opposed it, be cause "women do not know enough to vote," "do not understand the constitu tion," etc.; every man who is ready to sell his ballot for a drink of rot-gut opposed it, because he wants "to pre serve the purity of our election," is afraid if women vote "politics will be come corrupt," etc.; every man who has his wife get up and make the fire, milk the cows, fodder the stock, keep the stables and pig-pens clean, cut her own wood and grease Mb boots opposes it because it "forces new duties upon tho dear women." They "might get tanned or take cold in going to the polls." These are all the really mighty objec tions to the law, but they were not suffi cient to move the governor. Tho oppo nents of the law say the supremo court will find some quibble to declare the law void; they evidently think they pay a high compliment to the court, and per haps they do. They say the court will decide the law opposed to the "organic act of the territory" because that says that the right to vote shall be exercised only by citizens, and that a woman is not a citizen; they have not yet decided what a woman is, if not a citizen. Per haps it may be well to add that our judges are not appointed from among our citizens, but are sent from the east. Our governor is an old resident of the territory. We are having some touches of winter; bricklayers have been able to work but three days during the last two weeks. Yours truly, E. Pierce: ADDITIOXAL LOCAL. CrtMton. Mr. Maynard, a highly respected citi zen of this place, died very suddenly Monday night; he has not been well re cently, but not really ill. On Monday he was about, and during the evening read and played games until 10 p. m.; soon after retiring he wakened his wife by his hard breathing; she raised him in the bed but before his daughter, Eva Jacobs, reached the room, he was dead. His remains were buried at Stanton: the services were conducted by the L O. O. F. A. Juror's Talk. "Say, boys, let's send out and get a dictionary." "What "for?" "Why, dang it, boys, what does it mean when them lawyers say it's incomietent, immaterial and irreverent? Now you see incompetent means that the witness is a fool; immaterial means what kind of goods he is making his story out of, but what in thunder irreverent has to do with it is what I want to find out." "Pshaw, that means the way the judge swears 'em." "Well, dang it, so it does, of course. I might have knowed that." f Monroe Items. J. Southard who has been visiting his Bon here, left for his Florida home Mon day. Miss Amelia Matson has gone to the western part of the state to attend her sister, who is reported dangerously ill. We think fow ministers can show a better record for punctuality than Rev. Esplin, as he has only missed his ap pointment here once, during all the past cold and stormy weather. The people in thiB vicinity were very fortunate during the late storms, as no lives were lost and we hear of but few who lost stock. We learn that the weather fiend, who predicted those terrible storuiB has ar ranged for nnother even worse for the 30th inst, now this ought not to be al lowed, and we suggest that something be done to suppress him. T. d. x. Duncan. Look out for another blizzard! Farmers should have on hand fully half their supply of feed, being just about midwinter now. Corn, oats and hay are moving now at a lively rate; the reporter counted 97 wagon loads Saturday last. The post-office at this place again changed hands last week, Joseph Boro wiak retiring and Charles SInvinski suc ceeding, C. S. Webster receiving the appointment of deputy P. M. Charles Slavinski left Sunday morning last for Europe, to look after some of his interests; a good number of his country folks will find him a guide in coming to this country. The Duncan literary society succeeded in securing the services of our valuable teacher Thomas L. Hall, who was duly elected president at the last meeting; under the leadership of this.wortby gen tleman, the society is bound to win. jan.ou. ' s. Shell Creek Items. Mr. Elliott had sixteen children in his house over night during the storm a good number but he was not near so fortunate as a certain man the writer read of last week, for the next morning the different parents came and each claimed their own with many thanks And now for the happy man we read of as follows: "Thoebe Hicks of Petersburg, Va., has married a widower with thirty one children. She is his eighth wife." Your correspondent comes too late to report incidents and accidents of the storm the wide awake editor has an ticipated him. Mr. Robert Wiley has bought some more land farms for the coming gen eration. Mr. Greisen received acarloadttf stone coming over the U.P.RR to Platte Center. A. Henrich ordered a carlord on the same day. They are excellent hard blue rock coming from Kansas, and are cheaper than brick, promising to last as long as the world. Messrs. Jaeggi & Schupbach of Columbus are agents for them. Millet seed and early seed potatoes, will be in demand the coming spring, also seed barley. Any one having these, especially the manshnra barley, will do well to advertise in the Joubmal. XI.Z. STATEMENT -OF THE- Xn.de'btecixiess of Platte sry 1st, LIABILITIES. COCNTT BORDKD INDEBTEDNESS. July 1. 1870. To general bridge bonds, redeemable intenwat 10 per cent, per annum $ 25 000 00 Jan'j 1, 1SS0, To L. & N. W. Ry bonds, redeemable 20 Mrs from ilaU, with intorwt at 8 per cent, per annum 100,000 00 Jan'y 1, 1183, To amonnt of county !oni!s outstanding $123,000 00 l'RECINCT BONDED INDEBTEDNESS. July 1, 1871, To Batlcr nrwinct bridge bonds, redeemable 20 years from date, with interest nt $ per rent, per annum $ 15.000 00 July 1, 1SSI, To Colnmbn precinct bond, issued to O. N. & B. H. Ity Co. redsemnble 20 jear from datp, with interest at 7 per cent, per annum 25,000 00 TOWNSHIP BONDED INDEBTEDNESS. Dec. 1, 1837, To Colnralmft township Loup river bridge bonds, redeemable 80 jears from date, with interest at 6 per cent, per annum. $ 10,000 09 FMIVTINO INDEBTEDNESS. Jan'y 1,1888, To gwierel fnnd warrants outstanding and unredeemed S 32.85 M " " " interest accrued on name 812 fi2 nnEi uin'i warranra ometanuing interest r.rcnipit on llama interest accrued on name road fund warrants outstanding interest aeerufd on same RESOURCES. Jan'y 1, 1883, By taxes due and delinquent for years 1870 to 1888 inclusive T . . ,o, (lel4tat9,Hchool, city, townnhio and Tillage funds) Jon y 1,1983, By 1887 taxes due hut uncollected (less state, school, city. r . . township and villace funds) Jan y 1, 18. By net cash :n tn-asury (Ii-a state, school, city, township and village funds) To balance To balance. 'Estimated. I certify thnt the nbote statement exhibit the whole amount of conntr. precinct and townshin Jwnds jssuc!. of county warranU outstanding and unredeemed, also aU delinquent and I uDcdforti taxes on the lit dsj of January. A. D 1988. (less state, school, city, townshfn end UillagTfundO and, that the amounts above enumerated aro true and correct to the best of mv knowWim lelir. Columbus, Nebraska, January, 1888. Palestine. Hans Christenson's house burned to the ground during the night of the storm. Mr. and Mrs. C. were visiting at his father's, the storm prevented their returning home and they knew nothing of their loss till Informed by a neighbor. Tho house was insured, but Mrs. C. had a large quantity of valuable clothing and many keepsakes that money cannot replace all perished with the building. Mr. and Mrs. C. had been married but a fow months and had made themselves a neat little home but only the ashes re main. Mr. Christenson will build a new house soon. The morning of Jan. 15th the ther mometer was down to 30" below zero, the coldest we have known up on the bluffs for ten years; horses, cattle and hogs perished in the storm. "We have heard of no one freezing to death around here. Among thoso who lost stock are Messrs. John Anderson, Andrew Person, Peter Walen and a Mr. Marshall. Tho wind mills of Swen Nelson, W. J. Irwin and Robert Gillespie were blown down. No doubt much moro damage has been done than we have been able to learn. The funeral of tho Kev. Swenson wjis held at. the Swedo church, the storm came before the services closed Tind lfiO people were compelled to Temain in the church till morning. The burial was postponed to the Sunday following. Mr. and Mrs Abrahamson expected to be at their destination tho next morning after they left home, but by letter we aro informed that they were on tho road from Tuesday morning till Sunday noon. Dan. District 44 and Vicinity. Monday of last week. Supervisor A. W. Clark boarded the train and will spend three weeks in the east, during which time he will visit his mother at Ottawa, 111., and also a brother in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Engel are both having very poor health since the late! stormy weather. Mr. Engel has been afflicted with a malady for nearly two years, and now since his helpmate has been confined to the house, it makes their burden hard to bear. During the l3te term of tho district court held at Columbus, a good portion of the petit jurors attended religious evening services at tho Baptist church, where a series of meetings was being conducted by the local pastor, Rev. A. W. Snider, assisted by an earnest and eloquent Evangelist from abroad, and strange as it may seem, the bar was not represented there by a single lawyer, while E. A. Gerrard could bo found in the ante room immediately after services busily engaged in distributing copies of the New Republic, a solid prohibition paper. In the district court last Wednesday evening the case of the Case Threshing Machino Co. v. Saley was called, a jury empanneled, counsel on both sides stat ed their case; and court adjourned un til morning; when court convened it was learned that one juror, John Graham of Loup township, was seriously ill and un able to attend. Counsel would not agree to try the case with eleven jurors, where upon the court discharged the jury and ordered the counsel to select a new jury. A very severe cold is going the rounds here since the storm of the 12th inst. It is no respecter of persons, and might be classed epidemic. Mr. J. G. Engel lost a valuable horse last week, did not learn the caiiBe. Dan Griffin packed his grip Monday morning and will assist Wagner and Barnes at farm work, etc. R. Business Enterprises for Columbus. Mb. Editob: Good crops and fair prices are helping Platte county won derfully this year. Lot all the inhabi tants rejoice, thank God, and take courage. A recent visit to Columbus has convinced the writer of this that your city is not doing the business that might be done there, but she is doing better than some claim. If the farmers' wagons of some of the smaller towns were spread out over Columbus they would make a pitiful sight, but being all crowded together in one short street in the little country towns they show off much better. But Columbus could do better. Your writer has all the while advocated factories for Columbus and he is still harping on that one string. Fac tories in Columbus would help her greatly and would help the surrounding country still more. A cracker factory, for instance, would i pay big. One lb. of flour say 3J cents, sugar 4 cent, work 1 cent and you have 5 cents outlay, and sweet crackers sell at 15 cents a pound 200 per cent, clear profit. Where is the young man to start such an enterprise, and what will your city fathers do to encourage him? A cannery would be still better. A young man with a little capital and a business capacity, and a little encour agement from the citizens and officials of the town could build up a good busi ness of that kind. Fruit, corn, peas, beans, tomatoes can bo raised hers aa Ocruxaty, Netoraslca, on Janu- 1 Dr. 20 renrs from date, with Cr. ana unredeemed G 31 00 'a,n w and unredeemed, 478 17 11 03 iiu v $ 28,090 38 47.114 47 58.825 42 81,829 00 213.8 45 $215,359 45 $ 81,829 00 JOHN STAUFFEK. County Clerk. good and as cheap as anywhere, and a little better and cheaper than in many other parts of tho country. Delivering these to Columbus would bring a good many people to town who would of course buy this and that, and so increase the general volume of trade. It is claimed that R. R. companies discriminate against small enterprises in favor of large monopolies. There may even be something like justice in that, every one liking a large purchaser better than a small one; but it seems that re garding enterprises like the two named above little fear needs be entertained. The writer is convinced that any R. R. company would favor such undertakings as much as it consistently- can. a. n. For the State Jonrna 1 . Victims of the Snow. Fhexont, Neb., Jan. 17. Ever sinco last Thursday searching parties have been hunting in Cotteroll precinct. Dodge county, for two daugh ters of Mrs. Peter Westphalea, who were lost in the terrible storm on their way homo from school that day. On Monday tho lodies were found about a mile from home. Tley were lying closo together in an open field partly drifted over with snow. The oldest had taken off her wraps and put them uion her little Bister. The oldest was thirteen years of age and the other one was eight. Their mother, who is a widow, is frantic with grief.l "I can walk no further, sister, I am wear", cold and worn: You go on, for yon are stronger; they will find me in the morn." And sho sank, benumbed and weary, with a sob bing moon of woe. Djing in the night and tempest, dying in the cruel snow. "Try'to walk a little further; soon we'll Bee the gleaming light. Let me fold my cloak around jou".-biit tho face so small and white. With the snowdrift for a pillow, was in dying, sleep's repose. While the snow came whirling, sifting, till above her form it rose. Hoar, je demons of the tempest, she will never hear j ou now: Wail, ye bitter winds of winter, beat tho snow upon ner brow; Witii her sister's arms around her, she is sleeping calm at last,. And her dreams have softer voices than the shrieking of the blast. Vain the light of yonder window, vain the prayer a mother moans, Yain the cries to guido them onward while the speeding tempest groans At the dawning, at the morning, jon will see lour children then. But you'll never hear their voices in this weary world again. Yon will nprer stroke their tresiea, see the beam ing of their ejes. Which are turned all dim and sightless, to the frowning winter skies; In their love they died together, nnil together may they sleep, Little recking of the sunshine or the storms that howling, sweep. Search the realms of song and story, and discover if j on can. Braver, grander, nobler action in tho history of man. Than the silent heroism of this child, who, in her woe. Wrapped her cloak about her sister, as they struggled in tho snow. "Did n't Know t was Loaded" May do for a stupid boy's excuse ; but what can be said for the parent who sees his child languishing daily and fails to recognize the want of a tonic and blood-purifier? Formerly, a course of bitters, or sulphur and molasses, was the rule in well-regulated families ; but now all intelligent households keep Ayers Sarsspsrllls, which is at once pleasant to the taste, and the most searching and effective blood medicine ever discovered. Nathan S. Cleveland, 27 . Canton St., Boston, writes : " My daughter, now 21 years old, was in perfect health until a year ago when she began to complain ol fatigue, headache, debility, dizziness, indigestion, and loss of appetite. I con cluded that all her complaints originated iu impure blood, and induced her to take Ayer s Sarsaparilla. This medicine soon restored her blood-making organs to healthy action, and in due time reestab lished ner former health. IfindAyer's Sarsaparilla a most valuable remedy for the lassitude and debility incident to spring time." J. Castright, Brooklyn Power Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., says : "As a Spring Medicine, I find a splendid substitute for the old-time compounds in Ayer's Sarsaparilla, with a few doses of Ayer's Pills. After their use, I feel fresher and stronger to go through the summer." Ayer's Sarsaparilla, FREPABEDBT Dr. J. C. Ayer it Co., Lowtll, Mass. Price 1; six bottlcfl, ts. Worts $5 a botUt. LEGAL NOTICE. At a regular meeting of tho Board of Super. Tieora of Platte county, Nebraska, held at the Court House in Columbus on January 11th. 1883, the following estimate of funds necetaary to defray county expenses for ensning year was unanimously adopted by the Board, viz.: Expenses of district court $13,000 00 " for support of poor 6,000 00 " " officers' salary, fuel, etc.. H.OOO 00 records, stationery, etc. . 2,000 00 " " construction vaults, jail room, etc 2,000 00 Total for county general fund 132,000 00 For county road fund $ 5,000 00 " " bridge fund 12,000 00 " bond sinking fund 4.000 00 " payment of interest on $100,000.00 L. AN. W. Ry bonds 10,000 0 " payment of interest and 5 per cent, principal on $13,000.00 Butler pre cinct bonds 3000 00 payuioui oi interest on 9S.UUU.U0 vu Dlumbus precinct bonds..'.. 2.000 00 Total $63,000 00 By order of the Board of Supervisors. JOH!f STACrFEB, , . .. County Clerk. Dated Columbus, Neb.. Jan. 12. 1888. SBJt Tax-Sale IVetlce. To Charles R. Hays and John C. Wolf el: You are hereby notified that the property de scribed as follows: Lot No. 7, block 7 and lot No. 8. block "6, in the town, (now city), of Co lnmbus, in Platte county, Nebraska, was nur. chased on the first day of June. 1886. at taxsls oy Anion nines for the years IS 2.-'X.-'4. that lot name of Charles Hays and lot No. 8, block 70. in the nase of John C. WolfeL and that th time of redemption will expiss Jon 2d. 1888; If A3TO.H BurcK. ana were taxea and delinquent No. 7. block 78 u t jtvaH ; vA ERNST & SCHWARZ, -MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN- SUPERB LAMP FILLER AND GOAL OIL im i i B,i.t'"i?1B " eoc. cieannness ana simplicity, cannot beexcelled It enibodi.-,. th simplest principle in philosophy and tukes the rank at-ov idl Ijuiip TwUm No hXm Xt 1 plosions. Absolute safety guaranteed. No spilling, wasting or drii,nini.,7T;-I .. ti, L?T oroutside of can. VweitaBnoaiaiM&mUtitWit Uworksln -1 'iVren ""i Uwby WMrfaii the frtMunt and anno, iuripTtthe .tore & a .. U......t,....w-. . " K. A HiflBiH BAKER PERFECT STEEL BARB WIRE. SyifyonbuyityougetlOOrodsof fence Troiii 100 pounds of wire, which no other will do.- ERNST fc SCHWARZ. MT I GALLEY BEOS. What better than a good warm coat for your wife or daughter? Bargains will be given for the next THIRTY DAYS, to close them out be fore invoicing. Five Hundred Suits ! Of men's, boys' and children's clothine: to close out. On account of the out over 200 overcoats in Columbus. Do not fail to see Galley Bros.' bargains be fore buying:. Remember these bargains will not last long, we mean to close them out, so take ad- s VATltftoro nft.llA "harfroiTie w choll rk-ffini o GALLEY BROS'. Before we Eleventh Mckinley & M0Thi?E BEEBS9 COLUMBUS, NEB. Money to loan on improved farms in this and adjoining counties, at current rates. We are prepared to close loans' promptly, in all cases where title and security are satisfactory. Office up-stairs in Henry Building, corner of Olive and Eleventh streets. SPEICE & KOETH, General Agents fov the stale of .ZL Onion Pacific and Midland Pacific K. it. Lands for sale at from &i.00 to i 10.00 per acre for caoti or en nve or ten years time, in annual payments to suit purchaser. Wo hare also a large and choica lot of other lands, improved and unimproved, for salt at low price and on reasonable terms. Also business and residence lots in the city. We keep a complete abstract of title to all real estatu In Platte County. COLUMBUS. W. T. RICKLY& BRO. Wholesale and Xresla. Ssclt 2xeats. Oaaie, Peiltry, aid Fresh Fish. All Kiids of Saisage a Specialty. ty Cash paid for Hides. Pelts. Tallow. Highest markst pries paid for fat cttls."?Q. OUyw Strwt, second door north of First National Bank. CAN COMBINED, GARLAND STOVES AND RANGES -, AMVAl S FOK SALE AT t scum: 41-.it -AT - onen winter we will close cheaper than ever known invoice. 34tf mis HEBR7 -iC-i" a CO., Have a Fine Line of Staple and Fancv GROCERIES, Crtcktry and Glasswart, Which wero taught cheap for cash, and will he sold at very low prices. Street, Co1nmhii9. Nebraska. novlO-lf carnahan, corner of Olive julyWWtf JT--T NEBRASKA. B21 itetail Dealers in 59-ti