The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, July 18, 1888, Image 2

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WEDNESDAY. JULY 19, 1888.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Katiomal.
For President,
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
Of Indiana.
For Vice-President,
LEVI P. MORTON,
Of New York.
Cemgreaaiomal.
For Representative in Congress, 3d District,
GEOKGE W. E. DOItSEY.
A just and equitable tariff or direct
taxation. Cannot democrats Bee it?
The big fire at East Eighteenth street,
New York, July 7 was in the Century
building. The loss is now estimated at
$300,000.
The St Paul (Minn.) Chautauqua has
brought suit against Rev. Talmage for
failure to fill his engagement there, ask
ing $10,000 damages. Wonder whether
the Crete association will ask damages.
If republicans cannot have an honest
election this year, thoy must have more
prosecutions for fraudulent voting. No
democrat claims in New York or any
other state must be tolerated in their
double voting or meddling with ballot
boxes.
Why should the rice and sugar of the
south be any more worthy of attention
than the wool of the north? If the'wool
interests of Ohio and other northern
states are to be destroyed under free
trade, whv not do the same witn rice
and sugar?
The rain reported at Cumberland,Md.,
last week continued and the Potomac
was raising rapidly. The Baltimore &
Ohio railroad bridge at Rowlesbnrg, W.
Va., and the trestle work at Piedmont
are both gone, and the branch bridge is
in danger.
Gen. Boulanger and Prime Minister
Floquet met last Friday in a duel,
swords the weapons. Floquet's hand
was scratched, and Boulanger received
a wound in the throat that is pronounc
ed a serious one. Boulanger tried hard
to kill Floquet, and threw himself on
him again and again.
It seems that Mr. Randall the emi
nent Pennsylvania democrat, intends to
go to Europe after the adjournment of
congress, as he could not conscientious
ly Bupport Cleveland for re-election on
the St. Lonis platform and would
not support any other candidate but a
democrat.
Another political trick to help the
democrats out has been set on foot at
Washington by calling a national con
vention of the American party to meet
on the 14th of August for the purpose of
nominating candidates for president and
vice president of the United States.
The latest scandal in St. Louis on the
8th insL, is the elopement of Henry W.
Moore, managing editor of the Post
Dispatch, with Mrs. John W. Norton,
wife of the manager of tho Grand opera
house, who eloped on the morning of
7th. To add to his crime Moore leaves
a wife and a bright lad 8 years old, who
are at Maniteau,
means of support
Colo., without the
The Academy of Music at Haverhill,
Masa, July 7 was burned, also a four
story brick structure on Merrimack
street almost completely gutted by fire.
The building, in addition to a handsome
music hall, contained the Common
wealth hotel, several stores, offices and
tenements. The total value of property
lost is estimated at 8100,000.
Another arrest was made in Chicago
on the 9th in connection with the Bur
lington alleged dynamite plot. United
States Marshal Marsh arrested George
Gooding, a striking engineer, of Aurora,
HL Gooding has worked for the Bur
lington road for seventeen years and is a
highly respected citizen of Aurora.
Ex-Speaker Samuel J. Randall was
taken quite ill at his residence on Capi
tol Hill one night last week with hem
orrhage of the bowels. His strength
was reduced at a very rapid rate, but
his physicians have checked the flow of
blood and he was resting easy but won
derfully prostrated in so short a time
General Manager Stone, of the C,
B. & Q-t 078 the Toa bound to make
oat a ease against the conspirators al
ready arrested, and perhaps others who
are under strict surveillanca. He says
t). road wants no -dealings with the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
neither do they propose to be molested
by its members. What was a great con
Mncv. he says, has been broken up,
mad lorn of property and life been arreet-Sd.
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Will Net Accept.
Here is a little table showing the wa
ges paid workingmen. in the United
States and in England. Both columns
are from official statistics, and give the
averages in each country:
PKB
Eng
land,. Iron moulders $ 8.40
United
States.
$16.40
18.10
25.00
10.00
13.00
8.45
9.54
15.00
15.00
15.00
7.50
15.00
12.00
12.00
7.50
21.00
15.00
12.00
40
Pattern makers 7.90
Glass bottle blowers 12.50
Potterers &40
Shoemakers 6.00
Cotton mills 4.06
Woolen mills 5.26
Painters 9.00
Bricklayers 8.10
Carpenters ................ 10.50
Xj&borers ................ .w
Blacksmiths 7.60
Horseshoers 7.00
Batchers
Farm hands. .... ......... 3.00
Railway engineers 11.00
Firemen 5J50
Brickmakers 3.00
Printers, tier 1.000 ems 20
The purchasing power of money in the
two countries for necessaries is about
the same. Hence, the American work
ingman can live very much better than
the English worlringman, and have a
little something left over.
Here is the fact that tells: Under pro
tection in the United States hundreds
of thousands of workingmen build homes
from their savings; educate their chil
dren, and when old age overtakes them
they have a little store from which to
draw. No English worlnngman can save
a solitary cent from' his wages. It takes
more than he can earn to buy coarse
food for himself and family; his children
cannot go to school because they have
to work, and when he is worn out by in
cessant toil he dies in tho ditch or in the
poor house.
It is a scant feast indeed that free
trade invites workingmen to share. Few
of them will voluntarily accept it.
Omaha Republican.
It h Sectional. x
The Republican claims that the tariff
when reconstructed by the Mills bill
would help the south and not the north.
That is only a claim and cannot be sup
ported by proof. World.
The Republican said it was intended
to have that effect. The bill removes
protection from the products of northern
farmers and levies a tax on imported
rice and sugar for the benefit of south
ern planters. On these two items alone
it proposes to tax the people annually
about $54,000,000. It admits free of
duty the strap with which the southern
planter binds his cotton, and levies a tax
on the same strap when the northern
farmer wraps it about his bale of hay.
It protects every important product of
this country which is grown exclusively
in the south, and which would be in
juriously affected by foreign competi
tion, and it either places upon the free
list or reduces the tariff upon every north
ern product, regardlesB of whether or
not the industry will be mined by com
petition with imports.
The bill has three objects: To hurt
the north; to help the south, and to en
rich England. So far as concerns the
south it will fail of its object. Protec
tion is beginning to develop the mineral
resources of the southern states, and
free trade will stop the wheels of pro
gress. Southern bourbons ought to see
this, but they are wedded to- their free
trade idols and wilfully blind. Omaha
Republican.
It is a shame and scandal that the
legislation of this country cannot be
conducted on just and equitable princi
ples for the interests of the whole peo
ple and not for a particular class. The
proposed legislation of the present dem
ocratic congress in relation to a tariff
looks as if intended for a special section
instead of the general country. It must
be conducted on just and equitable
principles and not exclusively in the in
terests of the citizens of one state. The
democrats are trying to force legislation
in the interest of a special class, keep
ing up that old bad feeling between the
south and north and as a party giving
their influence to the south, as well as
to a foreign business rival of this coun
try. The character of this unjuBt legis
lation must cease in this country. No
congressman whose record shows wil
lingness to tolerate such unjust special
legislation for a united people, should
ever be permitted to enter the halls of
congress again in the capacity of a legis
tor. Such unjust and special legislation
was never intended to have an applica
tion to a republican form of government
and its republican citizens. If republi
cans do their duty the power will be
placed in their hands to put a stop to
such unjust and special legislation.
People are beginning to take sides on
the senatorial question. We think that
Gen. Manderson will probably be his
own successor. Naturally enough the
selection would go to a North Platte
man, and unless Thurston would develop
an extraordinary following, which is now
scarcely possible, Mr. Manderson will be
the next senator. According to the
commonly-received notion of the duties
of that position, Mr. Manderson has
been a model official dignified, able,
and watchful of the material interests of
the state, he has certainly been. In the
coming contest, it is difficult to predict
the strength of the Van Wyck element.
We see no indications that the General
is even expecting to try for the place
(his residence south of the Platte being
against him), but, as the result of this
may have a great deal to do with the
next election for U. S. senator, those
who are interested will not lose sight of
the fact that that element of the party
is very strong in the state. If the proper
man in the North Platte country should
start in now, in earnest, to win, he might
gain the prize, notwithstanding present
appearances.
From Douglas, Wyo., comes the fol
lowing under date of July 10th, and the
same result should follow in every case
of the kind: Mrs. Elizabeth Simon yes
terday afternoon shot and instantly kill
ed William Dowling at Bury's ranch
near this city. It was the act of an in
furiated and distracted mother, who had
but a few momenta before caught Dowl
ing in the act of ravishing her eight years
old daughter. Mrs. Simon was given a
preliminary examination today and dis
charged amid cheers that were heard a
mile.
Vert heavy rain and wind 6torms in
many sections of Illinois occurred on
the 9th. At Oakland, DL, the vind blew
down nearly all the oats in that section,
which will cause a loss of three-fourths
of the crop. At Catlin rain fell inces
santly during two days, submerging the
surrounding country and entirely de
stroying the oat crop. At Cerro Gordo
11CKTCUK UOBfJI IBIIW IU UUUO BUIUUB
'damage to corn, oats and wheat.
The county commissioners of Merrick
county, seemingly by force of a public
sentiment, have found it necessary to in
struct their county attorney to prose
cute one of their ex-county officials who
was behind in his accounts in a large
sum of tens of thousands of dollars. It
often happens that public osicers are so
related to each other by ties of different
kinds that public interests suffer until
there is a clamor for the enforcement of
rights. We are inclined to believe that
such is the case in Merrick. The ful
fillment of duty in strict accordance
with law is the only safe rule of prac
tice for officials, and then, when trouble
comes, it is through someone else who
thinks it is all right to fleece the public,
if you can keep them from knowing it;
all right to keep money that don't bo
long to you, under the guise of illegal
claims, etc The day of reckoning with
this sort of public official is at hand in
many counties in Nobraska, and close at
hand for others, where the picking here
tofore has been unusually fine. The
pastures are not so geeen as they have
been, and tax-payers are begining to
think that soma of the old horses should
go into new fields.
Outside of a fair and equitable re
vision of the tariff the provisions of the
Mills bill are intended to operate as a
fraud in favor of certain capital interests
that must be affected by such legislation.
The just and fair thing in the United
States is to have the tariff revised and
adjusted upon equitable principles, so
as not to apply free trade to wool and
tariff on sugar. No unjust system of
tariff in this country can exist very long.
The present attempt to adjust the tariff
is so unjust and inequitable that any
democrat ought to be able to detect the
fraud. The government must either be
run by a just and equitable system of
tariff for protection and revenue pur
poses or by a system of direct taxation.
It is strange that democrats should de
sire direct taxation; we thought they
understood that system in our several
state departments to want no more of it
Advices of July 13 from Hughes river,
a small stream flowing through Dodd
ridge and Ritchie counties, W. Va., say
that hundreds of farmers in those coun
ties are absolutely ruined. On Monday
evening there was a cloud burst, and in
a short time the waters were higher than
ever known. Every bridge on the stream
is gone. Houses, barns, graneries, and
growing crops disappeared entirely, and
piles of drift and debris left ten or
twelve feet deep in the valley. For
miles the soil was washed off as clean as
a floor, leaving a hard, smooth, clay sur
face. The loss is placed at 8500,000. On
Wednesday Terra Alta, Preston county,
was visited by a cyclone. The track of
the cyclone lay through the heart of the
town and twisted houses from their
foundations and carried roofs hundreds
of feet from the buildings.
Last week the freshet reported from
Pittsburg in the Monongahela river was
almost unprecedented and great damage
done to the river craft and property all
along the river from the head waters to
Pittsburg. Millions of feet of lumber,
scores of coal crafts, fences, outhouses
and coal tipples have been floating down
the swift current. At every point be
tween Greensboro and Pittsburg, the
low lands are under water and the resi
dents have been compelled to live in the
upper stories of their houses, and in
some cases seek the hills. Thus far
only one life is reported lost, that of a
man who was struck by a parted cable.
The latest estimate of damage puts the
loss at over a million dollars.
News was received at Blair about 2
o'clock Friday morning of a tragedy
which occurred the previous night on a
farm near Herman. Jacob Miller, the
owner, of the place, was shot and died in
a short time. The circumstances sur
rounding the shooting point strongly to
the supposition that he was murdered
What could have been the motive of the
crime is only a matter of conjecture, but
the indications are that it was commit
ted for the purpose of robbery as he was
known to be quite wealthy. He was one
of the old residents of Washington
county and well known.
As there is hut one state of the Un
ion that raises sugar to any extent, and
as the duty imposed on sugar does not
operate as a protection of that industry,
it is proposed to take off the tax and
substitute a bounty. The Omaha Re
publican remarks that thus the people
would pay for only what they get. "Now
they contribute $58,000,000 annually to
the democratic campaign fund and get
nothing in return."
An order of the secretary of war to
buy blankets in England because the
bid from there was a little the lowest is
a fair sample of how to do things. Sup
pose the ordinary business of the coun
try was conducted in that way for a
short time, how long would it be until
we should be at the mercy of foreign
manufactures because of the death of
our own?
NEBRASKA NOTES.
The university trouble is becoming in
teresting. An election was held last week for the
relocation of the county seat, resulting
in favor of Ainsworth.
They are about organizing the first G.
A. R. post in Box Butte county, at Non
pareil, the county seat.
Benklemanwas visited Sunday by a
cyclone which destroyed twenty frame
houses. No person hurt.
Fremont talks bonds for additional
waterworks to supply the entire city,
also for bonds to pave streets.
Over 250 republican clubs have been
formed in this state within the past five
months, with a membership of 15,000.
Arrangements were completed last
week for the laying of the corner stone
of the new court house, which will occur
on the 24th.
Superior and vicinity was visited by a
wind and rain storm last week, which
did considerable damage to town prop
erty at that place.
Emil Holub's store at Schuyler was
entered one night last week by thieves
and between $75 and $100 worth of dry
goods stolen. No clue to the robbers.
Joseph Kozel, who was reported sun
struck last week at Wilber, has since
died. He leaves a large family in desti
tute circumstances. He was a common
laborer.
The section of country about Brewster
was visited last week by a splendid rain,
making thousands of bushels of corn for
Blaine county. The farmers are re
joicing. Mrs. Krug, the woman arrested near
Ohiowa, charged with the murder of her
husband in a corn field, was discharged
from custody, the evidence not being
sufficient to bind her over to court.
Eastern loan and trust companies are
increasing their investments in western
real estate securities. There is no dis
count on those in Nebraska. The valuo
of land here is increasing year by year.
Nebraska City has settled with Mrs.
Hampton for $515 and payment of costs,
for injuries caused her by a defective
sidowalk. It pays the public to have
good sidewalks, crossings, roads and
bridges.
A two years old child of C. W. Wilson,
of Auburn, was bitten on the leg by a
rattlesnake last week, but its life
was saved by Dr. Oppermann, who
served in the capacity of a leach and
sucked the blood and poison from the
wound.
Joe Hall, who in the early days of An
telope county ran a saloon at Oakdale
and was the leader of a desperate gang
of outlaws, has given up his evil ways
and is now a worker in the vineyard of
the Lord at Lisbon, La. Hull's real name
is F. J. Simmons, and he has "killed his
man" several times.
Last week the great Burlington strike
was virtually ended in Plattsmouth.
Thirteen of the brotherhood men have
stampeded and gone to work for 4he
company. They are a part of the men
who petitioned the company to take
them back two weeks ago.
A. C. Hollister, who lives near Nelson,
had his barn and two fine horses burned
about three o'clock on the morning of
the 13th; all other contents were burned.
He had insurance of $275 on barn and
horses. Total loss about $600. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
John Forbes, a traveling man of Beat
rice, was painfully hurt last week in
jumping from a moving train near Ben
ton Station. He struck a switch bar
squarely with his face and was knocked
senseless. His nose was broken, his lips
badly cut and several teeth loosened.
Rev. D. S. Davis, of York, sustained
severe if not fatal injuries last week
while bringing a bull to the city. He
was riding a horse, when the bull became
unruly and charged upon the horse and
rider. The horse was fatally gored and
fell with Mr. Davis under him, the gen
tleman receiving severe internal injuries.
David Andereon, of South Omaha, who
had been on a trip through Madison
county last week, has returned and re
ports to the Republican that the state
will give the largest crops and the big
gest republican majority this fall that it
has ever done.
The noted Hawke will case, involving
several hundred thousand dollars of
property, was decided at Nebraska City
last week. Judge Field's decision sus
tained the will in every particular. The
appellant, William Hawke, had asked to
have it set aside as obnoxious to public
policy.
Last week Creto was visited by an
other gang of burglars. The residence
of Dr. A. D. Root was entered and a
watch belonging to one of the occupants
taken. The thief entered by the dining
room window, carried the clothing- the
Dr. and his wife had left by their bed to
the porch, but carried off nothing of
value except tho watch.
Last week at Hastings C. W. Stod
dard, a dry goods clerk, was arrested for
representing himself to Postmaster
Evans as a post office inspector. When
arrested he claimed he was just in fun.
He appeared before United States Com
missioner C. H. Tanner and was bound
over to appear before the United States
post office authorities, and he will be
sent to Omaha.
Omaha has gained 60,000 in the num
ber of hogs slaughtered this season, as
compared with the same timo last year.
On the other hand, Kansas City has fall
en off 70,300. A year ago Kansas City
had slaughtered 303,000 hogs more than
Omaha, while this season Omaha is only
173,000 behind and is gaining rapidly
every week. Stockman.
Five thousand republicans of north
western Nebraska held a ratification
meeting one day last week at Chadron.
Among other things, they erected a new
campaign flag pole, 100 feet high. The
streamers and star-spangled banner were
raised to their places by four young
ladies, who received no small number of
cheers from the big crowd of republicans
when they completed their work.
While a farmer named Peterson, liv
ing near Auburn, was watering a mule,
which he tied to the well curb, his little
four years old adopted son stood against
the curb on the other side. The mule
became frightened, pulled back and up
set the curb, and the little boy fell to
the bottom of the well a distance of
forty-two feet. Mr. Peterson at once
descended into the well and with the
assistance of the wife who handled the
rope, succeeded in getting the little fel
low out alive, though his skull was so
badly fractured that it can hardly be ex
pected that he will live.
A sad case of drowning occurred on
the afternoon of the 13th at Campbell's
lake, ten miles east of Fremont. Horace
Carpenter was one of a good sized party
who were bathing in the lake. While
they were thus enjoying themselves it
was suddenly discovered that Carpenter
was sinking. Seeing him in peril his
younger brother went to his rescue. He
was grasped by the drowning man and
taken down with him. When he came
to the surface, after liberating himself,
he too was supposed to be lifeless, but a
physician was immediately summoned
and ho was resurrected and will probably
recover. The body of his brother was
found in about eleven feet of water,
where he was last seen to go down, at 4
o'clock. He was twenty-four years old
and leaves a wife.
Douglas county has been rather un
fortunate in several of its county clerks,
who either regard the fees taken by
themselves as their own, or else labored
under hereditary misunderstanding with
regard to what part of the monies col
lected by them belonged to them and
what belonged to the county. This has
been a peculiar aberration ever since Mr.
Louis S. Reed vacated the office. Mr.
Reed never had any trouble in ascertain
ing what part of the funds collected by
him were his own and what belonged to
the county, and his successors ought to
rmv had none. The fact that one of these
clerks whowas notoriously an embezzler
was given immunity from criminal prose
cution because he was prostrated by
cramp colic, superinduced by fright, has
had a tendency to prolong this habit
ual misunderstanding of the law in the
clerk's office. Omaha Bee.
A very destructive fire occurred in
Lincoln on the morning of the 16th inst.;
at about 2:30 a large volume of smoke
was noticed coming from a transep in
the large dry goods store of Mr. O. R.
Oakley on O street, between Tenth and
Eleventh. It is stilted that at the time.
the plate glass windows were so hot that
they had cracked in several places from
the effects of tho heat.' The block where
the fire was is occupied by a number of
other buildings, but by the hard work
of tho firemen, tho flames were got under
control and the rest of the block was
saved. Mr. Oakley's stock would in
voice from $70,000 to $75,000. Mrs.
Foreman's stock of ladies' fancy goods
worth from $6,000 to $8,000, H. E.
Noble's photograph gallery. Loss about
$10,000. Dr. Lambortson, dentist's in
struments, loss from $1,000 to $1,500.
Mrs. McConnell owned the building and
it is a total wreck. Loss from $15,000
to $20,000.
Other Countries.
Parnell has decided to ask that a par
liamentary committee be appointed to
inquire into the charges made by the
London Times against himself and other
leaders of the national party.
A dispatch from Batavia says that
Bentam insurgents plundered Tjelegon
and killed the native chiefs and Euro
pean inhabitants. Troops have been
dispatched to quell the revolt.
Advices from Auckland say Tahiti
natives rejected the friendly overtures
of the French and attacked the launch
of the warship Decres, whereupon the
French shelled the native villages.
The United States steamer Enterprise,
which was ashore at Drebak, has been
hauled off by a Norwegian ironclad, and
arrived at Christiana, July 6th. She will
probably be docked for examfnation.
The Irish Catholics at Manchester on
the 8th attacked tho Orange procession
while proceeding to church. Hatchets,
knives, pokers and bottlA were the
weapons used. Many persons were
wounded.
Esmonds speaking at the national
meeting on the 8th accused the govern
ment of collusion with the Times in a
deliberate plot to discredit the Irish
cause. He said if the Irish were not
allowed to make their laws they must
see that nobody else is allowed to make
them.
A messenger who has arrived at Sua-
kim from Handoule reports that he saw
a letter written by the Khalifa toOsman
Digna, dated June 22, which stated that
the white Pasha in Bahr El Gazel had
advanced three days nearer. Khalifa
had ordered the Shaggeyons to resist
him.
This item is from London under date
of July 11th: The weather throughout
England is abnormally cold. Snow has
fallen in the suburbs of London and the
peaks of Skiddaw and other mountains
are covered with snow. It is the first
time that snow is known to have fallen
in this country in July.
The conservative newspapers denounce
the seizure of the letter of the Count de
Paris to the conservatives mayors of
France as an illegal act. The republi
can journals characterize the letter as
seditious and ridiculous. Many of them
condemn the Beizure, however, and call
it a clumsy measure on the part of the
police.
A government leader moved in com
mons on the 10th that government busi
ness take daily precedence over other
matter in the house during the remain
der of the session. When the county
bill was disposed of, he said, the govern
ment would be enabled to adhere to the
program of promoting bills for imperial
defense, reform, etc.
It is stated that one of the strongest
characteristics of the young emperor of
Germany is the fear that he will not be
popular among the people. Inspired by
the dread of being considered an austere
and selfish monarch, Prince William
shapes many of his acts with a view of
convincing his subjects that he is a wise,
cautious and generous ruler.
The sultan fearing that Austria may
be induced to make concessions to Rus
sia in Bulgaria that will be equivalent
to the restoration of Panslavists interest
and that will threaten the interests of
the Ottoman empire, has ordered the
treasury to create an extraordinary re
source fund of 810,000,000. The porte
has resumed negotiations for a loan with
the Ottoman bank.
Well informed persons at Vienna deny
that an understanding has been arrived-
at between Austria and Russia regarding
the eastern question. The Russians
continue to erect military stores near
the frontier, and are building steam
mills and bakeries for the army around
Warsaw, which place has been trans
formed into a first-class fortress. The
Russian forces on the frontier are being
increased.
Loap Bridge. Engineer' Report.
COL0JCBC8, Neb., Jane 24. 1888.
To the Bon. Committee of Board of Supervisors
of Loup River Bridge.
GENTLxmuc : Acting under your instructions,
I have made the necessary examination of the
Loup river between the 6th Meridian line and
the U, P. Ry, bridge and would respectfully re
port: That whereas toe distance across the river
where you had located your bridge, was original
ly 1,000 feet, it ia now 1,190 feet, the increase in
width having been caused, as you are aware, by
the washing away of the south bank. This wash
has occurred for a distance of 4,000 feet or more
above the present bridge and has cut away the
banks from one to two hundred feet, since the
25th day of October. 1887, at which time I made
the survey of the river for the purpose of prepar
ing desigrs for the bridge. A change of direc
tion of the channel below the U. P. Ry. bridge
whereby the force of the current directly against
tlie south bank is plainly the cause of the said
washout. This bank is still washing some, al
though the water is at a low stage, and should
a raise of one or two feet occur in the river there
Is great danger of further serious abrasion.
Therefore if you intend to construct the bridge
at the location as originally fixed, I would sug
gest uuu immemare acnon om isjcen Dy your
board for the purpose of protecting the banks at
the several point in danger. It is my opinion
that the sum of M0 expanded in piling and
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hand on each side of the river near tho ends of
the bridge a quantity of willow brush so that any
break in the protection work could be repaired
at a small cost immediately upon its discovery
as tho channel of the lifer cannot be controlled
except at great cost, and would be liable to
change its direction to some extent, at any time.
These changes can be controlled at a small ex
pense if prompt action be taken in the start, but
if neglected and the channel allowed to get a
good headway against a bank it will bo more
difficult and expensive to handle. .
It is my opinion that your committee should
insist and examine the river banks at short in
tervals and note the probable changr-a of chan
nels during, tho season of high water." In this
way you can guard against damages to your
bridge. The iron bridge aa contracted for is
1000 feet in length. If it i built at the present
location you will require 300 feet of pile trestle
work on the north end, costing about $1,350.00, if
built in aa substantial a manner as the rest of
the bridge. This would make the cost of your
bridge, with approaches and protection, amount
to the sum of $40,150.00. Regarding the possible
change of location, I will report that the only
other available point on the river within the
range of my survey is below the U. P. Ky. bridge
from 200 to 500 feet, and I herewith hand you a
rough sketch of that crossing, from which it
appears that the iron bridge. 1000 feet in length,
will span the river bed proper, starting on the
east bank and landing on the island, as shown on
west aide of river. (Bee distance marked.) The
total distance requiring to be bridged is 1600
feet; this would necessitate 600 feet of pile
trestlawork, costing, say $2,750, making the cost
of the structure $40,750, to which should also be
added tho additional amount that would be
asked by the contractor for the iron work on
account of the extra cost wf hauling his mate
rials from Columbus to bridge site; I estimate
said cost at $300. I' would suggest, however, that
in the event of locating the bridge at this point
you send for the contractor anil have an under
standing with him regarding the matter of extra
costs.
Humming up the situation, there are but two
points for you to consider. If you purpose pro. J
tecting and maintaining the banks of the river
at the present location, aa suggested heretofore,
then I can see no cause for a change. If you do
not intend to do this, I would say that it would
be imprudent to build your bridge there, and the
location near the R. R. bridge would be prefera
ble, as at present the banks are apparently safe.
What effect the river may have on the banks in
the future you can guess at as well as I can.
It is obvious that the Ry. Co. will maintain
their banks on the east side of the river but they
will have no interest in maintaining the banks
of the island upon which your bridge would
land, from the fact that their bridge extends
across the island and intervening space to the
main bank on tho west side of the river, a (lis- L
tanre of 750 feet, and it is apparent that the Ry.
Co. would prefer to see the channel leave the
east bank and ran under more of 'their spans than
it now doss. Respectfully submitted,
C. E. H. Campbell.
The opinion of the county attorney is based
npon the different states of facta set forth and
holds virtually, that there could bo no change of
location of site unless the river at the point
specified in the contract has undergone such
changes since the contract was entered into that
to build the bridge at said point should make
the same nearly or wholly useless, worthless and
impossible for the uses intended.
The committee of Supervisors, Messrs. Henry.
Kramer and Clark, embodied their action in the
following:
Resolved, That after full consideration of the
county attorney's opinion in relation to a change
of the location of the new Loup bridge and after
a full consideration of the report of the engineer
in charge of the construction of said bridge, it is
the sense of this committee that no change
should be made.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an execution directed to mo from
the district court of Platte county, Nebraska, on
a judgment obtained before H. J. Hudson,
county judge in and for Platte county, Nebraska,
on the 3d day of July, 168H. a certified transcript
of same was filed in the office of the clerk of the
district -ourt in and for Platte county, Nebras
ka, in favor of George W. Galley aa plaintiff,
and against Mary Plant and Peter Plant as
defendants, for the sum of $671.00, and costs
taxed at $7.15 and accruing costs, I have levied
upon the following real estate taken the
property of said defendants, to satisfy said exe
cution, towit: The northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of
section thirteen (IS), township seventeen (17),
north of range one (1) west, excepting thirty (30)
feet off of the north line of said tract in Platte
county, state of Nebraska, and will offer the
same for sale to the highest bidder, for cah in
hand, on the 18th day of August, A. 1). 1888, in
front of the court house in Columbus, Platte
county, Nebraska, that being the building
wherein the last term of court was held, at the
hour of 2 o'clock p. in. of said day, when and
where due attendance will bo given by the un
dersigned. Dated Columbus, July 11th, 1888.
M. C. IlLOKDORX,
lajnlSt Sheriff of said County.
TIMBER-CULTURE NOTICE.
D.
8. Land Okvick, Grind Island. Nkb.,
i my ltin, issm. )
Complaint hnvinfr been entered at this office by
Hetty K. Truman against Nilis O. Kndquist for
failure to comply with law aa to Timber-Culture
Entry No. SMI, dated Dec. 14, 1S88, upon the
southwest quarter of northeast quarter of Section
6, Township 17 north, Ranue S west, in Platte
county, Nebraska, with a tiow to the cancela
tion of said entry: contestant alleging that said
Nilla O. Endquist has never broke, plowed, or in
any manner whatever, cultivated any part or
portion of said land; that the said Nilla O. End
quist has wholly abandoned said land and early
in the year 1881, left this part of the country and
has not since returned, and the present where
abouts of said Endquist is unknown to this
affiant. The said parties are hereby summoned
o appear at the office of E. V. Clark, notary
public, at Genoa, Nance county, Nobraska, on
the 3d day of September, 1888, at 10 o'clock a. m.,
to respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged failure. Final hearing at this office
Sept. 11, 1888. at 10 a.m.
18Jnl5 John G. Hiooins, Register.
NOTICE.
To Mary E. Anderson, or to whom it may concern:
Yon are hereby notified that the property de
scribed aa follows, to wit: All of blocks twenty
five, twenty-six. thirty-nine, forty, fiftyeren,
fifty-eight, fifty-nine and part of blocks thirtv-
eight and sixty, all in Capitol addition to the
bus,
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the office of the county treasurer of Platte coun
ty. Neb., for taxes assessed on said blocks for
the years 1884 and" 1885, that said blocks and
r reels of land were taxed in the name of Mary
Anderson, and that the timo for the redemp
tion or the same will expire on the 2d day of
November, 1888.
Columbus, Neb., July 9, 1888.
Minis David Andkbbox.
LEGAL NOTICE.
To all whom it may concern:
The Board of Supervisors have this day declar
ed the following section lines open aa public
roads, vis: commencing at the SW corner of
section 7. Town 10. Ruih S. mt thamu nmb..
(north on section line three (S) miles, and tenni-
nating at the NW corner of section 31, Town 20
nature s, west, ana to be Known as the "Edwards'
road.
Now all objections thereto, or claims for dam
ages caused by the location thereof, must be filed
in the County Clerk's office on or before moon of
September 11th, 1888, or the location will be
made without reference thereto.
Pated, Columbus, Neb., June 21st, 1888.
. . John Staottxh,
Julyll-4 County Clerk.
TAX-SALE NOTICE.
To John Nunnemacher.or whom ever it may con-
oern.
You are hereby notified that the property
scribed as follows, to-wit: south on-hadf nf
de-
out
lot No. 5, in Columbus. Platte county, state of
Nebraska, as designated on the lithographed and
recorded plot or said town (now city) of Colum
bus, was purchased by John Rickly on the first
day of November, 1880, at public sale at the treas
urer's office of said Platte county, for the taxes
assessed on said half out lot and delinquent for
the year 1885. that said half out lot was taxed in
the name of John Nunemacher. and that the time
of redemption will expire on the 2d day of No
vember, 1888.
Dated Columbus, Neb., June 28. 1888.
John Rictllt,
TAX-SALE NOTICE.
To Collins & Martyn, or whom ever it may con
cern. You are hereby notified that the property de
scribed as follows, to-wit: the east one-third. (H)
of lot No. three (1) in block eighty-seven (87) in
the city of Columbus, county of Platte and state
of Nebraska, as designated on the lithographed
and recorded plot of the town (now city) of Co
lumbu9.was purchased by John Rickly on the first
day of November. 1888, at public sale at the treas
urer's oflioo of said Platte county, for the taxes
assessed for the year 1885. that said lot was taxed
lathe name of Collins it Martyn. and that the
time of redemption of same will expire on the 2d
day of November, 1888.
Dated Jane 28. 1888. Johx Ricxlt.
TAX-SALE NOTICE.
To N. P. Isaacs, or whom ever it may concern.
You are hereby notified that the property de
scribed aa follows, to-wit: lot No. S in block 200
in the city of Columbus in Platte county, state
of Nebraska, was purchased by John Rickly on
the first day of November. 1888, at public sale at
the treasurer's office of Platte county, for taxes
assessed on said lot for the year 1885 that said
lot was taxed in the name of NP. Isaacs, and
that the time of redemption will expire on the
2d day of November, 1888. John Ricklt.
Dated June 28. 1888. S-julyt-3t
ESTRAY NOTICE.
Taken up by the subscriber on his enclosed
land in Sherman township, in Platte county,
Nebraska, on the 18th day of June. 1888.
THREE DARK RED HEIFERS.
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Said heifers are supposed to be one year old oast.
The owner is requested to prove property, pay
barges and take 1
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i away.
Joss Warn.
willow protection will render the present loca-
SPEAKS
T3a.e TJLo
W. Gould, Esq., Generul Agent Minneapolis Harvester Co., Omaha, Neb.,
IVrSir:-Itisboing reported throughout this and adjoining counties that tho
Minneapolis Harvester Co. had sold their shops and were going to discontinue
the manufacture of their machines.
When we first hoard of thia we paid very little attention to the report, think
ing it came from some unprincipled machine agent who could not sell a machine '
or his own any other way than by lying, but when so manv of our customers caroo
and asked us about the matter, men to whom we expect to sell machines thia
coming harvest, we are compelled to inquire into the matter. We have denied
the stones all the time, and denounced them as lies and thought we were right in
doing so. Now we want tho facts; if it is true, we want to know it, and if it is a
he, we want to nail it. Please let us hoar from vou at once, as we want your letter
for publication. Very truly yours,
Ern.st & Suuwakz.
Messrs. Ernst & Suiiwarz, Columbus, Neb., Gf .; I received yours toduy.
That report is entirely unfounded. I enclose copy of a letter received from tho
Company.
You see it is a trick of men who can not hold thoir way against us, only by
trying to scare a farmer not to buy the " Minnie," hoping thereby to get a chance
to sell one of their own. Farmers need not fear. I have no doubt they can take
your word, as well as that of a competitor.
If they lie about our machine, is it not probable they would lie again to sell
their own?
I will have a man there shortly. Do your best and I will help all I can.
Yours very truly,
Wm. Gould, G. A.
Wm. Gould, Esq., General Agent, Omaha, Neb., Dear Sir: Answering yours
relative to the rumors in Nebraska that the Minne.iolis Harvester Works had
sold their shops and grounda and were going out of the business, we have to say
there ia not one word of truth in them. They have not sold their shops or
grounds and are not going out of the business, and you can so in(prm all partita
making inquiries regarding this matter. Yours truly,
Signed E. B. Lincoln, Sup't of Ageueiea.
Farmers Look to Tour Interests
AND GET THE BEST, OF
ERNST &SCHWARZ.
McKINLEY &
HTHEHERS,
COLUMBUS, NEB.
Monty to loan on improved farms In this and adjoining
counties, at current rates. We are prepared to close loam
promptly, in all cases where title and security are satisfactory.
Office up-stalrs in Henry Building, corner of Olive and
Eleventh streets. julyl4,stltf
BUTCHER & KERSENBROCK,
DEALERS IN HEAVY AND SHELF
Stoves and Tinware,
Pumps, Guns & Ammunition.
The Celebrated Moline Wagon Sold Here.
Sept. 2? t
SPEICE & NORTH,
General Agent for. the tale of
Union PadAe sad Midland Pacific R. B. Lands for sale at from M.00 to $10.00 per acre for cask
or ob five or tea years time, in annual payments to suit purchasers. We have also a large and cboi
lot of other lands, improved and unimproved, for sale at low price and on reasonable terms. Als
business and residence lota In the city. We keep a complete abstract of title to all real talute It
Platte County.
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. 6"
W.T. RICKLY&BRO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
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Gtae, Poltry, od Fresh Fish. All Kuril f Sauage a Specialty.
VGaa paid for Hides, Pelt. Tallow. Highest aarket priee paid for fat oattle.-mi
Olire Street, twe Deers Nerta tf the First Natieaal Baik.
REPORT OP
M. C. BLOEDORN, SHERIFF,
Fees, etc. Received and Expended from January
6th, iww, to July 1st, Mi.
RECEIVED.
On orders of salo $ 23 CO
executions 53 77
" summons 85 93
VBIIaOlB .............................. M
" attachment. ............ ....... (5 85
" subpoenas 3 75
In Platte county warrantH .173 30
" Nance " for boarding pris
oners 12fl 00
" replevin 4 S3
Total received $786 07
XXPZ3DKD.
Paid deDUtv sheriff, service 41'J OS
" constable service in district court.. 104 00
" exoense in arresting Albert Durnkee 40 00
" for washing for jail 12 00
" Dr. Hchnr. assisting to hold inauest
on Corllnji Dumkpe . . 10 00
" janitor fees 75 00
" clothing for prisoner 9 00
4 85 05
Halance $120 02
I hereby certify tho above to be true ami
correct.
Columbus. Neb.. July 17, 18H8.
M. C. Bloedobx,
Sheriff of Platte Co., Neb.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
or THE
First National Bank
OF COLUMBUS, NEB.. JUNE 30. 1888.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts S16H.247.27
U.S. Bonds 1(1,500.00
Real Estate. Furniture and Fixtures.. 11,460.11
Due from other Nat'l Banks . . $20,972.01
" " Private Bank" 4.083.00
" " U.S. Treasurer 675.00
Cash on hand 10.fl82.54 S8.872J15
$232,1140.23
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in $60,000.00
Surplus fund 20,000.00
Undivided profits 6.S77.31
National bank notes 13,500.00
Due depositors 133,082.72
$2K,W02
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CARNAHAN,
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SECOND ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF THX
C0MMM1BM
Of Columbug. Nebraska, at the clone of busineee,
July 3d. 1888.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $ 9i,57 10
Overdrafts 1.43S 01
Real entato and fixtures 2,W.7 (M
Kxpensee 1,585 48
Due from other bunk 0,728 Itt
Cash on hand and cash items 8,944 VI
$ 113.9MS 52
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 50,000 00
Undivided profits 3,905 66
Individual deposits 33.891 82
Time deposits 26,199 05
$ 113,998 32
I, C. A. Newman, Cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. C. A. Newxax, Cashier.
Correct attest:
C. A. Sheldon,
Joxah Welcit,
Heiimah P. H. Oebxbich.
Subscribed and sworn to be-
MOTOBIAL I fore me ,J uly 7tli. 1838.
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SEAL. ) W. M. Cobneuch,
, ' 12-2 Notary Public.
LECAL NOTICE.
To all whom it may concern.
The Board of Supervisors have thia day declar
ed the following section linee opened as public
roads, viz: commencing at the NE corner of
section 21, town 20. range 3, west, and running
due sonth on section and township lint three
(3) miles and terminating at the SE corner of
section 36. town 20, rangu 3, west, and known as
the " Milslnglo Road."
Also a road commencing at the SW corner of
section 26, town 20, range 4. west, and running
thence due east three (3) miles on section line
and terminating at the SE corner of section SO,
town 20, range 2, west, and known as the
"Ohlson Road.".
Now all objections thereto, or claims for dam-
agee caused by the location or the above describ
ed roads, must be filed in the' county clerk's
office on or before moon of Sept. 3d, 1S88. or the
location thereof will be made without reference
thereto.
Dated Columbus, Neb., June 21, 1888.
Johji STAumB,
July County Cleric
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