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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
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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
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NEBRASKA.
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itetail Dealers in
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