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We reserve the right to reject any manc-ni.t and cannot agree to return the same. w e lin a correspondent in every school-district 01 Platte county, one of good judgment, and re liable in every way. Write plainly, each iten aeparately. Give us facta. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2. 1889. A case of small Minneapolis. pox is reported at An American volcano is reported to hare been fonnd in Colorado. '- The vice president-elect and Mrs. Mor ton arrived in Washington on the after noon of the 17th. i W. D. Washbubx, of Minnesota, on the 17th was nominated by the republi can caucus for United States senator on thp third ballot The senate at Washington, on the afternoon of the 15th confirmed the nomination of Walter C. Newbury to be postmaster at Chicago. President pro temlngalls has laid before the senate a memorial from the legeslature of Idaho protesting against the proposed admission of Utah. It has -.come to be understood that President-elect Harrison will not disturb office-holders until the expiration of their commissions, except for cause. President CiiEVELAnd sent the nomi nation last week of Thomas C. Anderson of Iowa, to the senate to be associate justice of the supreme court of the ter ritory of Utah. The President and Mrs. Cleveland were, entertained at. a dinner one night last week by the secretary of state and Miss Bayard. Other members of the cabinet were present. Anthony Higqins from Delaware, Frye from Maine, Wolcott from Colora do and Manderson from Nebraska, all republicans, were elected United States senators last week. Cheyenne is rejoicing because she learns that the location of the Union Pacific shops has been definitely decided upon for that place by tho Union Pacific directors. Considerable real estate has already changed hands, as a consequence. The explosion of a boiler in a building at Depere, Wis., on the 17th, occupied by the Standard and Democratic news papers, resulted in the injury of several employes, who were forced to jump from the second story windows to save their lives from the flames. A bepobt came from San Francisco on the 17th that there was great activity at the Mare Island navy yard, owing to an order from Washington to prepare theVandalia and Mohican for the sea. The former to Samoa and the latter, it is believed, to Panama. A new postal card which is to be a folder, is said to be in preparation and will soon be generally distributed. But as the day of penny postage hastens rapidly on the demand for cards, if it does not cease, will be very materially reduced, and it is doubtful whether the change will not be a needless expense. A bepobt reached San Francisco by the steamer Almada on the 19th, bring ing the news of very impolitic conduct of the Germans in Samoan waters. They attacked Americans and wounded them and insulted the American flag. A bat tle with the natives was reported in which the Germans got worsted. CmzKKS - of Gray county, Kansas, have been engaged in a big county seat war lately. County Commissioner Shoup goes to Topeka this week to confer with Governor Martin. He claims the gov ernor promises to stop the fight if it takes the entire state militia to do it. Citizens of the rival towns, Ingalls and Cimmarron had one fight last week to remove the county records from Cim marron, which resulted in the death of English and Bliss. Whether the precedent established now will ever be followed or not, it i morally certain that Senator Manderson will, by his experience ot six years, be in condition to render the state more ef fective service in the future than in the ' past. Elected without pledges to any member of the legislature, Senator Man derson will be in condition to dispense the federal patronage that may be at his disposal after the 4th of March in the interest ot an efficient civil service, and use bis best endeavors to have only competent and reputable men placed in positions of honor and trust. This is what the people of Nebraska are entitled to and it is to be hoped that the senator will exercise his best judgment in the discharge of this delicate and onerous duty. Omaha Bee. Ntjkbebs of men with mortgtges on their farms, who say they are not able to buy a thoroughbred calf or pig, have ex pensive 'farm machinery exposed to the elements. Bust, swelling of the wood work, and.injury of various kinds are re sults of exposure to the weather. The machinery soon goes wrong, does not work;, as nicely as it did at first, the pleasure of running it is marred, and it wears out before its time. A self binder should have a tight little house or small room all to itself, where it can be shut in away from the dust and dirt. Some keep it on a barn floor, which is, of course, much better than out of doors or in an open abed, but it should be pro tected from damp and dast as carefully as possible. - Not only does ecoaotny de mand this, but the well working of the wirhf generally depends upon it A nmB cxpenditare for two by fours, with a few boards, and hay or straw for a coferiag.willmake a shed which is much better than the broad canopy of the where moans will not admit of LegjhMatiea GoaceiaiBg Rusks, The failure of so many banks in Ne braska within the past few weeks has attracted unusual attention to the sub ject of making depositors more secure. The views expressed on this subject by Hon. L. Gerrard, president of the Columbus State bank of this city, to a reporter of this paper and recently pub lished in its columns, has not found much favor among bankers, and will not probably be incorporated into 'law by the present legislature, nevertheless, he urges that it is well worthy considera tion, will doubtless be instituted before long by some of the states, and Nebras ka might as well be the first to adopt it and have the credit of a good thing for the people. He says that many of us can remem ber the currency, the bank notes of the country, were a very uncertain quantity, and a source of constant anxiety and considerable loss. New York state was the first to move in the matter and re quired that the banks should be backed by approved securities to indemnify holders against loss. The national gov ernment afterwards virtually adopted the New York system, and our currency is now on such a solid founda tion that we scarcely know or ever in quire what bank notes we have in our possession. What the deposit of bonds does to secure the holders of national bank notes against loss, the system pro posed by Mr. Gerrard would tend to do for the depositors of banks. As the law now stands in Nebraska, stockholders are liable in double the amount of their stock, but as has been demonstrated by recent great losses of depositors, this liability is not a protection for deposit ors. As it is by profits derived from de posits that banks are now enabled to do business, the general public owe it to the legitimate banks and to depositors that a bank is opened for business in Nebraska and authorized to receive money on deposit for safe keeping, that there shall be, under the law, some reasonable probability of its return to the owner when he demands it This can be effected by what Mr. Gerrard proposes, viz: the deposit with the state auditor, of approved securities to twice the amount of his bank stock, thus mak ing.his liability to depositors substantial instead of shadowy. . S. Senator. The selection of Charles F. Mander son to succeed himself as U.S. senator from Nebraska was declared on Wednes day last in joint convention. His nomi nation by the republican caucus, and his election were foregone conclusions, formalities which were proper enough for the republican party in the one case, and in the other necessary, of course, but Manderson was chosen, effectually and fully, during the campaign. If there were any men, great or small, who thought seriously of contending for what is regarded as a great prize, they were not heard from in the outcome, and the general public, looking on with ju dicial coolness, General Mandereon's re election has been a conceded event since the first of September last ot least The manner of his re-election must be very gratifying to the senator, and will doubtless tend to strengthen him at Washington for everything that he may seek to accomplish in the dis charge of his duties there. Kansas, at Topeka, has a large sugar factory in successful operation, and the state pays a bounty of two cents a pound for all the sugar manufactured in the state. It strikes us that this example set by our southern sister is well worth imitating. A good corn country is nat urally a good sorghum country, and if attention was given to the matter (such as a bounty of two cents a pound would ensure), we believe that immense good would follow. One thing is very sure and that is that the farmer, the .state, must endeavor to be as nearly self supporting as possible. What with the corners on grain to keep prices down, the combination of packers and commis sion men to squeeze all the profits out of cattle and hog raising, and the ten dency of things generally to fleece the agricultural sections of the country, it becomes them to look to their own in terests, and if .they can arrange their living mainly at home home producing and home consuming they will, to that extent at least, be independent, and will always be in a position to take advantage of whatever may offer to better their condition. The sensational literature of the day which leads to such vicious results as the organization of bands of boy out laws, is responsible for much of the mischief and crime with which the land is filled. The unscrupulous publishers of this sort of trash understand only too well 1 ow to reach the youthful imagination and cram it full of hideous visions. They always picture a boy as the hero of the blood curdling novel, and implant by design a taste for insub ordinate adventure and imprudence which leave their traces on the criminal record every day. This social pest is steadily corroding the minds of the young people, and something should be done to weed out the insidious evil be fore it causes greater mischief than is al ready due to it The home is the best place in which to begin the reform, and wholesome though interesting literature the most natural means for its accomp lisment Exchange. Not a Favorable Outlook. Fully two-thirds of the members of the house committee on public lands and buildings represent localities that have been favored with public buildings and charitable institutions by the state. This makes the committee the most ag gressive combine that has ever been welded together by the seductive power of appropriations. It is safe to predict that that committee will, if it has its way, drain the surplus out of the state treasury and swell the liberal appropria tions till the state groans and staggers under the oppressive burden. Omaha Bee. This is the season of the year, says the Dakota City Argus, when the horny handed Nebraska granger riseth in the morning at the crow of the first cockvex tracts the lacteal fluid from the udders of his mortgaged cows, throws a mort gaged harness on his mortgaged equines, hitcheth them to a mortgaged wagon and hauleth a load of golden corn to the nearest market place where he selleth it at the rate of 80 pounds for 15 cents, that he may pay the interest on a two per cert month note and get it renewed. They Hare All Died VMeat Deaths. PrrrsBUKO, Jan. 16. George WBodg ereon, of Beaver, a brother of Contractor John I. Bodgerson, who was killed in the horror Wednesday, said that his brother is the eighth member ot the family killed by accident The father was killed by falling from a derrick, the mother by being struck by the'fall of a chimney. One brother was killed in a foundry, another in a quarry, another fell into a well, another was whirled to death around a shafting and another was killed on a railroad. G. W. is the only surviving member of the family, and says he desires to die in a similar manner. NEBRASKA NOTES. Charges were filed on the 15th at Madison before the board of supervisors against John L. Flynn for malfeasance in office, for accepting a bribe. A meeting will be held at West Point January 28, for the purpose of organiz ing a state band association. The bands of the state are earnestly requested to be represented. A lady lives near Stella who, besides taking care of two children and doing the house work, and doing it well, husk ed 1,100 bushels of corn this fall, averag ing her 50 bushels a day. A man who says his name is Butler and who has a number of aliases was un der arrest at Neligh on the 17th, charg ed with stealing an ox valued at $60, the property of Allen Hopkins of Antelope county. A report from Schuyler on the 18th, states that the sheriff will be obliged to remove Hagerman, the incendiary and horse thief, to some distant point, as the only way to keep him out of the hands of a mob. A boy by the name of Morton, about 14 years old, while skating above the dam of the lower mill at Crete, last week broke through the ice and was drowned. His body was taken from the river about an hour after the accident The county officers have decided to move all county records from Homers ville to Elwood. This virtually settles all controversies with reference to the county seat of Gosper county, over which there has been so much wrangling lately. A big fire occurred on the night of the 16th in the three-story Max Meyer store building in Omaha, was very badly dam aged, and it is estimated that other property to the value of $65,000 is com pletely destroyed. Max Meyers $20,000; Darrow & Logan $25,000 and Seigman $20,000. Wiley Black, a prominent grain and stock dealer of Plattsmouth, was on the 15th severely pummelled and cut up by one Charles Nichols, who became enrag ed at him because he was instrumental in identifying him as the assaulter of Aug. Buck, a grocer, as he was on his way to the post office. It looks now as though Omaha is to get the new $1,000,000 post office and custom-house building she has been working for. An appropriation of $400, 000 for the purchase of a site and $200, 000 for foundation and first story, as agreed upon by a conference committee of the two houses, was passed without opposition, and the bill goes to the sen ate for concurrence. J. V. Stevenson of Bichland, was in the city on Saturday last and showed us a check for $46.09 which he had just re ceived from the United States. He was postmaster at Belle Vernon, Ohio, 18 years ago and this check is the result of a readjustment of his salary in accord ance with an act of congress passed some time ago. Verily the mills of the gods do grind slow. f Quill. On Tuesday A. T. White, who lives one mile west of town, had a pretty close call. He had just got into the back of bis wagon in front of Anderson's store, when the team started up quick and he was thrown backward to the ground, striking his head and shoulders on the edge of the sidewalk. He was helped up and started for the doctor's office, but he soon recovered and it was found that he was not seriously injured. St Paul Phonograph. A farmer named Keeler from Saunders county was in town Monday night look ing out for a crooked fellow who has been stealing cattle and selling them to butchers. He heard that the crook had been seen in Schuyler Jan. 4th, but evi dently did not linger here. Mr. Keeler proceeded on west He told the report er that during the past year sixteen horses were stolen in Saunders county he himself losing one, which in this search he was also making inquiries con clrning. Sun. An effort is being made to organize an anti-horse thief association in Otoe coun ty, and is meeting with the approval of nearly every farmer. The organization is to be a co-operative institution, and each member will be called upon to help by personal effort or financial assistance, to recover any stolen animal and capture the thief, or pay the owner for the horse stolen. The association will form under the laws of the cattlemen's protective association, and an officer of the Kansas organization will form the new one. On Thursday a farmer by the name of Hansen who lives on the Cobb farm, about two miles northeast of Clarkson, committed suicide by hanging. The circumstances of the case as related to us by Joseph Sinkula, who was a mem ber of the coroner's jury, are about as follows: On Thursday morning about half past six Hansen went to the barn to care for the horses and do some other work. He did not return and about eight o'clock his son-in-law, who lives with him, went in search of him and found him hanging to a rafter in the bam. He had apparently been dead for some time; the son-in-law cut the body down and sent to Schuyler for the corno- ner. The coroner came ana caiiea a jury who found a verdict in accordance with the above facta. Family trouble is said to have caused him to commit the rash act Howells Journal. The county seat of toughdom is for the present located at the town of Arca dia. On last Friday evening there oc curred at that place a scene that should have been the cause for a lynching in stead of a judicial vindication. The facta as we get them from parties pres ent are these: Albert HotchkisB, the newsboy on the Arcadia run, had been playing a game of billiards jrith two young men in the town during the even ing. At the game there had been a dis pute, bmt nothing serious because young Hotchkiss was allowed to go peaoebly to his hotel He was afterwards called out from the hotel by these young toughs and in the dark was thrown to the ground, beaten about the face and body, and part of an ear and the greater part of his nose was literally eaten off by these inhuman brutes. The missing parts were afterwards picked up. The young man was bandaged and the next morning was taken through here to Omaha for treatment It is boubtful whether his nose can be attached and healed up. As it is he will go through life as a hideous spectacle. Our inform ants state that at the preliminary hear ing the parties were discharged. The railroad men raised seventy dollars for the unfortunate newsboy and will also try to bring the assailants to merited punishment for their outrageous action. Palmer Sun. Washlagtea Letter. From our regular correspondent. The statement said to have come di rect from Gen. Harrison, to the effect that the members of his cabinet would not be announced before the 4th of March, has stopped, to a great extent here, speculation on that very interesting subject A delegation of thirty Virginians pass ed through here last week en route to Indianapolis to urge the claims of Gen. Mahone for a cabinet position. There was a report, but it lacked verification, that the delegation carried a letter from Senator Sherman endorsing Mahpae. Gen. Mahone is a very shrewd-polities! manipulator, and he is certainly working things just now for all they are worth towards booming himself for the cabi net, but I do not think there is the slightest probability of his going into Gen. Harrison's cabinet; in fact I have it direct from a man who is as near to Gen. Harrison as any man in the coun try, that under no conceivable circum stances would Gen. Harrison appoint Mahone to a cabinet position. The senate investigation into the workings of the office of the supervising architect of the treasury has already brought to light a rather queer state of affairs. The law has been boldly violat ed in a number of instances, and if ru mors are to be ..trusted the half has not yet been told. Governor-elect Hovey, left last week for his home in Indiana. His absence is deeply regretted by bis many friends here. If he makes as good a governor as he has a representative, Indianians will have nothing to complain of. Those ridiculous old rules by which the house ot representatives is governed is chargable with another exhibition of tomfoolery which exceeds anything that has preceded it The deadlock which existed a week ago as the result of an attempt to change one of the rules, was broken early last week by a vote of the house to recommit the resolution pro posing the change to the committee on rules. As soon as this result was an nounced Representative Weaver of Iowa, took the floor and stated that he would not allow anything else to be done until the house had disposed of the Oklahoma bill. Many members smiled at the dic tatorial manner of the gentleman from Iowa in making this annoncio, but the smiles all disappeared as day after day Mr. Weaver proved his ability, thanks to the rules, to stop all legislation. This went on for four days, and would probably have gone on until the 4th of March, had not Speaker Carlisle made a bargain with Mr. Weaver which brought the farce to an end. The speaker, in consideration of Weaver's allowing the house to proceed to the transaction of the business for which its members are elected, agreed to recognize Mr. Weaver on the next suspension day in order to allow him to make a motion to suspend the rule and take a vote on the Oklaho ma bill. To give him an opportunity of forcing things when he once gets them started, the speaker promised further that the rule making five o'clock the hour of adjournment of the house should be abolished. This will enable Mr. Weaver, when he gets the floor today and makes his mo tion, to meet any filibustering that may arise and there is certain to be lots of it by prolonging the legislation day of Monday indefinitely. What a spectacle for the contemplation of American citi zens. The only man who could have squelched Mr. Weaver deliberately mak ing a bargain with him. Why did Speaker Carlisle do this? Was it be cause he did not see fit to set a prece dent for the republican speaker of the next house to use against his party when it shall be disposed to filibuster? The complicated rules of the house are al leged to be the protection of the rights of the minority. Perhaps they are, but it seems that the majority are badly in need of some protection of their rights. The abused rules should go, for if they are right our system of government is wrong. The National Wool Growers' Associa tion was in session here last week. They sent a strong delegation before the sen ate committee on finance, to argue in fa vor of the incorporation into the tariff bill of the wool schedule proposed by the association. Arguments were made by every member of the delegation. Clans Sprecklee, the California sugar king, has been giving the senate finan cial committee the result of his experi ments in the manufacture of beet sugar. He thinks that if a bounty of one cent a pound is given for sugar made in this country that the industry will grow to large proportions, giving employment to farmers and many clonoon of mechanics. It has been suggested that a carriage which was presented to Henry Clay, who is known as the father of protection, by his admirers in 1833, and which is still in existence and in good condition, be used by Gen. Harrison in the inaugural parade. RECOLLECTIONS OF AN OLD SETTLER- BY rxGOntaS. Soon after the Rebellion commenced Co. E, 7th Iowa, were stationed at Genoa as has been already mentioned. Lfthe fall of 1863 a somewhat exciting election was held in Platte county, and about a week previous John Rickly and H. J. Hudson, then the leaden of the demo cratic party (although the latter has since fallen from grace, or otherwise), were arrested by the military and taken to Genoa ostensibly for selling liquor to soldiers, and kept under guard until the day after election when they were re leased and allowed to go home. In the fall of 1864 Gen. a R. Curtis being in command of this department, ordered the removal of the soldiers to Columbus. The barracks at Genoa were taken down and brought here and a long building was erected capable of acoom modatingthe company. There were rows of bunks on each side, and the aisle in the center was dining and sitting room. A comfortable sod stable was built for the accommodation of the stock, and officers' quarters and hospital building were provided. The "town hall" was used temporarily for a hospital until that building was ready. These barracks were erected near where Mrs. Early now resides. When winter came the officers found their quarters rather cold, and they prevailed on our old friend of blessed memory, Vincent Kummer, who at that time was a widower, to have them come to his house and mess with him. During the winter many impromptu re ceptions were held there; the invitations were given out about ten o'clock at night after we were in bed by a sergeant knocking at our doors and requesting us to consider ourselves under arrest for desertion, and appear at once at head quarters, when we were entertained un til two or three in the morning. In the morning the strains of the bugle would be heard playing "boots and saddles,'' and later in the forenoon. an air which used to sound like "Come get your qui nine," and at 9 p. m. the beautiful call of "lights out," the rendering of which is also the last act in a soldier's burial. The soldiers of Co. E as a rule were nice young men, of good families, and during the winter there were a number of mili tary balls, on which occasions the boys would clean up their barracks, hang up flags to hide the bunks; they had plenty of musicians within themselves, and the balls were very generally attended, and the officers were so strict that nothing ever occurred at any of those occasions to offend the most fastidious. They would also get up private theatricals. In tho spring of 1865, when President Lincoln was as8assinatod,on the day of the funeral at Washington mortuary services were held at the barracks, the flag was draped and at half-mast, and. Rev. Dr. Maxfield, then principal of the Pawnee school, conducted the services, and preached an eloquent sermon from the words of King David in his address at the burial of Abner "Know ye not that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?" The captain was Jaa B. David, 1st lieutenant Geo. W. Norris, 2d lieutenant and quartermaster Jack W. Robley, who persuaded a Platte county young lady to accompany him to Iowa when he was mustered out, and who ought to revisit the place where he used to distribute flour, beans and side meat to the boys. During the winter detachments of the company would be absent for a time on the scout Forts Kearney and Laramie were then garrisoned, and were bases of supplies for operations on the plains. The government maintained a pontoon bridge across the Loup at this crossing in order to keep the line of communica tion open, which bridge required a guard of soldiers so that more or less soldiers were stationed here for about three years, and the guards were frequently changed and were from different states, some from convalescent camps and some were "gal vanized Yankees," that is, southern sol diers who had been taken prisoner and taken the oath of allegiance and been mustered into the service and sent out to do guard duty on the plains. The Direct Roate to Washington. The Baltimore & Ohio R R is the shortest and most direct route from Chicago and all points in the west to the national capital. It is the only line run ning vestibuled trains from Chicago to Washington. The B. & O. vestibuled limited leaves Chicago daily at 7:05 p. m. and arrives at Washington the next evening at 9:35, and Baltimore at 10:45. Every car in the train is vestibuled, in cluding baggage cars, day coaches and Pullman sleepers. All the cars are heat ed by steam drawn from the locomotive. No extra fare is exacted for passage on this train. The Eastern Express, leav ing Chicago at 10:25 p. m. daily, has day coaches and Pullman sleepers through without change to Philadelphia via Washington and Baltimore. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. Palestine. Mr. Stevens has just completed a barn, 26x36, 14 feet high. Our teacher, Mr. Bauguss, had an at tack of neuralgia last week. The oldest son of Mr. N. O. Berlin vis ited him during the holidays. John Abrahamson was in Columbus on business last week. Bev. T. A. Oury made a business trip to Norfolk returning Thursday night. August Lindburg had his hand so badly crushed in the corn-sheller that he has been obliged to go to the hospital to have it cared for. Misses Carrie and Martha Hanchett and Eva McClurg have been very sick Martha dangerously so, but all are slowing recovering under the skillful treatment of Dr. Jackson of St. Edward. Little Allie Abrahamson though recov ering from a nearly four weeks Beige of the dreaded disease, is not able to walk yet. All the cases of scarlet fever that we know of, are recovering. J. C. Caldwell, Esq., of Lindsay dined at Palestine Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Abrahamson and daugh ter will return from their Minnesota visit next week. Dak. District 44 and Vicinity. Fred Stenger recently sold forty fine porkers in the city. $4.40 was the price. C. H. Sheldon of the Commercial bank has gathered up more steers from here abouts. Some wolves or dogs got into his feed lots lately and caused his cattle to stampede; the strong wire fence was nowhere. The cattle were found about five miles east the next day. Fifteen places in state normal school. Nebraska want a Cure your cold while you can. One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy will cure an ordinary cold, but if neg lected, catarrh, chronic bronchitis or consumption may follow, and they are seldom if ever cured by any medicine or treatment. Only GO cents per bottle. For sale by druggists. Ashland citizens can now rejoice at their electric lights. Enterprise will tell. Dr. W. L. Oleaves, of Nordaway, Ma, says he 'regards Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy as the best in the market. For sale by druggists. Mr. J. R Loughran, mayor of North Des Moines, Iowa, says: "I have been nau Pl..ink..l.mt. O..A T J for the past two years and can recom mend it to any one m need of a reliable cough medicine. My boy takes it with out any trouble and I know it has saved him several times from a hard spell of the croup." It has no equal for a severe who. xor aaie oy aruggisis. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received at the office of the county clerk of Platte county, Nebraska, until 12 o'clock irooH of March 12th. 1889. for the foUowiag supplies, or eo much thereof aa stay be naalaT to wit: BOOKS. 12 eight quire blaak records. 14 six quire blank records. 4 eight quire numerical indexes. 1 four quire cash book. 1 three quire blaak record. 20 justices' docket. 3 warrant books. 1 teachers' viaitiaa- record. 75 road OTotaeera' receipt books. 75 aadretarna. 75 - 20 assessors' lawa and instmotioas. 20 township warrant books. 35 set election (poll) books. U i two quire tax lists and duplicates. 2 four ". BLASKB. blaak tax receipts, hooka of 20ft mcL ,008 assorted blanks. 1,000 road tax L000 official bonds. 1,000 " certificates. 2,000 warrant blanks, 2 books' 1,000 each, war rants numbered consecutively. 900 road petitions, appraisements, report, etc. STATIOXKBY. 15,000 letter heads printed. 8,000 note 6,00064 inch envelopea printed. 10,01.09 - - 5.UU010 " " 18 reams legal cap paper. 1 ream bill paper printed. 23 quarts best writing fluid, black. 5 " " assorted colon. 6 anueihum. 8 gross Faber'a bad pencils, assorted number, l-o " red and blue pencils. green 2 22 1 H common cedar Glncinnm steel el Dens. common pen holders. " ood aaaaawui 15 " assorted Faber'anihhM-huuW. 1.008 gummed seals. 1 dozen safety ink wells. 1 warrant portfolio. 3 desk rules. 8 steel knife erasers. 2 Faber's rubber erasers. 200 court wrappers. 400 flat head fasteners. 1,000 " staple fasteners. 1 box crayons. 12 yards vellum cloth. 12 mounted drawing paper. 20 chattel files. 2 doaen document files. 4 " " envelopes. 2 ' box files. 6 rubber stamps. 8 Shannon letter files. 1 file case. 1 gross pins. 1 dozen spring map rollers. All records to be full bound and made from best quality of heavy linen ledger paper of stand, aid manufacture and indorsed with appropriate titles and numbers. All letter and note heads to be 'made from best quality heavy linen paper. Bidders will inclose samples of paper and weight per ream, also envelopes, with their estimates. Separate bids will be presented for books, blanks and stationery. The Board of Supervisors expressly reserve the right to reject any or all bids for the furnishing of the above supplies, or any portion thereof. If contract shall be awarded, the successful bidder will be required to give good and suffi cient bonds, double the contract price, for the faithful fulfillment thereof. By order of the Board nf Rnrorriiinni Dated this 21st day of January, A. D., 1889. Job Stab; ma, ityCterk. It County STATEMENT OF FEES RECEIVED BT GOS. G. BECHEE, CO UflTC TREASURES, raox Jan. S, 88. to Jan. 1, 89. Tax receipts sent out of state.f Tax statements Abstract certificates. Registering county warrants. Issuing tax deeds and record 35 00 2 00 100 520 ing 12 50 248 executions 124 00 Tax sale certificates and com mission. 179 23 Tax sale redemption certifi cates. 68 25 County and county school tax collections 1,876 09 City of Columbus tax collect. 211 04 State tax collections 72179 State school land collections. 113 69 County Treasurer's salary. ... Paid deputy and clerk salaries Balance paid over to county general fund 2,000 00 1,175 00 175 89 Columbus, Neb January 19th. 1889. I hereby certify the above statement tone true and correct. GU8. G. BECHEB, County Treasurer. LEGAL NOTICE. In the district court of Platte county, Nebraska. J. P. Becker and Jonas Welch, partners, as Becker & Welch, plaintiff a vs. Gerhard Schutte. Samuel C. Smith, David D. Wadsworth and Henry A. Neslon, defendants. To Gerhard Schutte, Samuel C. Smith, David D. Wadsworth and Henry A. Nelson, defendants, Sou will hereby take notice that on the 5th day of anuary. 1889. J. P. Becker and Jonas Welch. partners, as Becker & Welch, plaintiffs herein, filed their petition in the district court of Platte county, Nebraska, against said defendants, the object and prayer of which are to recover the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($200.00) and the interest thereon at ten per cent oer annum from the 24th dav of Novem&r. moo, uu uu s joint sua several note, executed br the above named maaa "J i . -1 -TZ LZ"T on the 24th day of Mar. 1888. for the Five Thousand dollars, and made payable to the oraer 01 ine commercial nana: or iwiumbus, Nebraska, in six months from the date thereof, with interest from and after maturity, at the rate of ten per cent per Minnm, and by said Commercial bank assigned and transferred to said plaintiffs and that said plaintiffs pray for a judgment against the said defendants for the said sum of Twenty-Five Hundred dollars (t200.00).and the interest thereon from the said 24th day of November, 1888, besides costs of suit. You are required to answer said petition oa or before the 4th day of March, 18B9. Dated this 14th day of January, A. D.. 1899. Bbckkb it Waxes, By Geo. N. Cbawtobd, Plaintiffs. Their Attorney. 16jan5t LEGAL NOTICE. In the district court of Platte county, Nebraska. J. P. Becker and jonas weicn, partners, as Becker & Welch, plaintiffs, in attachment vs. uerhard Hcxtutte. uamuel U. Hmith. David D. th. David D. Wadsworth. and Henry A. Nelson, defendants. To uernara ucnutte, uamuel V. Hi mith. David D. Wadsworth and Henrr A. Nelson, thn nhnvn named defendants, you will hereby take notice that on the 5th day of January, 1889. an order of attachment was issued out of the district court of said Platte county, in the above entitled action, and that the property of one of the above named defendants, to wit: the said Samuel C. Smith, consisting of the following described real estate, situated in the said county of Platte and state of Nebraska, to wit: the south half of the northeast quarter, and the northwest quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of section No. eight (8). township No. seventeen (17). north of range three (3), west of the sixth (6th) principal meridian, also the west half of the northwest quarter and the northwest 8 oarter of the southwest quarter of section o. nine (9), township No. seventeen (17). north of range three (3). west of the sixth (6th) principal meridian, has been attached un der and by virtue of said order of attachment. Dated this 14th day of January. A. D 1889. BBCXXBA WELCH, By Geo. N. Cbawtobd, Plaintiffs. Their Attorney. lejaaSt LEGAL NOTICE. At a regular meeting of the board of supervis ors of Platte county, held at the Court House in Columbus on January 10th, 1888, the following estimate of funds necessary to defray county ex penses for the ensuing year waa unanimously adopted by the board, viz: Ezpeaaea district court $ 13,000 00 " support of poor 0.000 OS " oficers salary, fuel, etc 9.000 00 " records, stationery, etc 2,000 00 Total general fund $90,000 00 For county road fund $ 8.000 00 " - bridge fund 15.000 00 ' " bond sinking fund 2,000 00 M payment inat. on SldO-OOOL. A N W. By. bonds 10,000 00 and S per ct- princi pal on $15,000 But ler precinct bonds . 1,000 00 on $25,000 Colum bus precinct bonds 2,080 00 - on $10,000 Colum bus twp.bridge b'da 1,000 00 Estimate for county poor farm 8,000 00 Total $79,080 00 A true copy By order of the board of supervisors. uetea, uoiumoas, January an, ua. MJaatt J OBH STaTJTRB, County Clerk. LEGAL NOTICE. To all whom it Buy concera: The board of supervisors have this day declar ed that upon the fulfillment of certain proposed cooditioas by the aathoritJsa of Monroe towa shin. the 1 oUowiae- section lines shall be oeeaed aa a public road, via: Commencing oa the north, township hounnarrlineof township 18. ranee a. west, and running thence due south oa section lines between sections tares (J) aad four (4), nine (9) aad tea (W). fifteen (15) and sixteen (IS). twenty-one (21) aad twenty-two (22). twenty seven (27) and twenty-eight (a8). aad thirty-three (at) aad thirty-four (Wand from thence dae south oa section lines, until it connects with the old Genoa aad Columbus road, aad to be known as the B. E. Wiley Road." Now, all objections thereto, or claima for dam ages caused by the location thereof, mast be filed ia the coaaty clerk'a ofisee of Platte county, Nebraska, oa or before aooa of March 9. 1889. or the locanoa may be made without refereace tbIhColajabaa,Neb.,Jau.9.1Bn. 4VMM BTACrFBB. feaaryClant. ERNST & SCHWARZ, -MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN- .1 flawasVsBSawaBarJPa Sfm .BSaV av rVHa a .IBasV 1 "tv SUPERB LAMP FILLER AND COAL OIL CAN COMB) NED, . n oicu ror tnuety. convenience, cleanliness T r"'"T'i! wuifuj uu tun iub irsEr"ffifi!Esss.aw! . r.r Ti7 .: r . ' m. viuuiH.vaaujvuuillwuvvlUiUUllIIOr i or eu. Unit onni iBd im wil I n."r,?2!iJ!! ... . m w ! u& iot inj iw o pie can ana cec on .a-iSr BSawawawawaBBwawawawawawawawawawawawawaw! 4(b-F--A. awBawBawBawBawjawaawaawaawaawaawaawaawaaBBM ? - awaawaavBwaKBawBawBawBawBawBawBawBawBBBBi -'"TBEsawawawawawawawawawPsBwawawaw! iralawaawaawaawacawaEBBwasBawawaawTwawa) ateBamawasawaaBBawasawaaawSFBBaa sgggfir hist BAKER PERFECT STEEL BARB WIRE. Vlfyoubuyit yoagetlOOrodeof fence from 100 pounds of wire, which bo other will do.-i GREAT REDUCTION! It is not my fault that boots and shoes are so cheap, but the mild winter. I am not going out of business, but make this big reduction in prices to make room for spring goods. Now is the Boots and Shoos Come and see goods and get prices before buy ing elsewhere. I can save you money. t. baumgart; Eleventh street, Columbus, Neb. aiaatf SPEICE & NOKTH, General Agents for the safe of UbJob. Paeiie sad Midlaad Pacifc B. B. Lands a om Ave or tea Tears time, in anaaal Davmeatts to lot of other lauds improved and uaAmDroved. for tiaiinm aad riBMaaiu lota in the city. We keep Platte County. COLUMBUS, OMAHA MEAT MARKET! We have just opened a meat market on NEBRASKA AVENUE, where we will keep the- very best of all kinds of Fxesla. as POULTRY, ETC. We ask the people of Columbus to give us deserve by honest dealing and just scales. fit Please dec5-Htr CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a chattel mortgrge dated June 20th, 1888. and duly filed in the office of the county clerk of Platte county, Nebraska, August 15th, 1888, and execut ed by Joshua Spencer and Isaac Spencer to J. L. Tripp, to secure the payment of one promissory note for the sura of forty-five ($45) dollars and nnon which there ia bow due the said sum of forty-five dollars as principal and the further sum of two and fifty one hundredths dollars as interest, and default having been made in the payment of said sums and no suit or other pro ceedings at law having been instituted to re cover said debt or any part thereof, therefore the mortgagee will sell the property therein describ ed, vis: one sorrel hone about nine years old named George, one red cow four years old and one roan heifer 16 months old. at public auction in front of the post office in the village of Dun can, on the 2Sth day of January. 1889, at t-n o'clock in the forenoon of said day. J. L. Tripp, mortgagee, J. O. Blodgett, constable. 9jrn3t CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. Notice ia hereby given that by virtue of a chat tel mortgage, dated July iwn. loeo, ana amy filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of Platte county, Nebraska, on the same day, and executed by Henry Tripp to X. H. White to secure the payment of $278 and upon which there is now due the sum of $276. De fault having been made in the payment of said sum and ao action at law or other proceedings having been had to recover said sum or any part thereof, therefore I will sell the property therein described, viz: 1 gray horse 9 years old. 1 sorrel horse 10 years old. 1 brown mare a years oio. i maea yeaning mare, a reu yearling steers. 1 red aad white yearling heifer, 2 red aeifara 4 red steer calves. 1 red and white heifer calves, at public auctios at Willard A Tiffany's ban ia the city of Columbus. Platte coaaty, nebraaka, oa the n day oz January. 1889, at 1 o'clock p. m. of said day. Jan. 9,1889. M.H.WHXTB. 9Jaa5t Mortgagee. LEGAL NOTICE. ucnmeni Wvtm tnr th twmfit of thir creditors. Notice ia hreby given that on the 18th day of January, 1889. said Booster A Myers filed in ray office aa inventory of the entire property assign ed by them on the Mth day of January for the benefit of their creditors, together with a list of all each creditors, and that I, thereupon. fixed Thursday. January Star. 1889, at 1 o'clock p. m. at my office ia Columbus, Platte coaaty, Nebraska, aa the time and place for a meeting of the creditors of said Koseter & Myers for the purpose of choosing aa assignee to succeed the aheriaT of said coaaty ia said trust. H. J. HcBaov. Coaaty Jaag, 5 ana simplicity, caaaot be excelled. It iib& louvu ail lamp aiuer. No of t- th ipplaai nnt ha .in.nnt It I - - rive times its cost ItWOXBBi IBOliaarrinatn U uu warrntsu u I to work saHsfactorily, esaowrwi a Call and sea IUUII STOVES ABD ' RANGES ALWAYS FOR SALE AT & stifiiii ERNST & SCHWARZ. 44-2t IN PRICES OF AT T. BAUMGART'S. time to buy at Your own Price ! for ami at 1 M. to sM.09 per acre for oast suit warehaaera. We have also a large and chc4ai and oa reasonable terms. Alet aale at low price i a complete abet i act of title to all real estate hi WF.BR ACT A. 821 a share of their patronage, which we' hope to give us a call, t CARSTEMS. Notice of Incorporation of the Farmers Pro tective Elevator Aaaeeiatiea. Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that a corporation has been duly or ganized nfider the general statutes of the State of Nebraska under the name, in the manner aad for the purpose hereinafter specified, and that said corporation on the 2d day of April, M88L filed its articles of incorporation in the office of the clerk of Platte county as by law required. first The name or the corporauoa ia Farm ers Protective Elevator Association. Second The Drincioal place of trsnaartiaa ita Dunnes is in Jtearoe, riaoe couaiy. Third The eaeral nature of the he transacted br the corporation ia to an elevator and handle grain, purchase aad sell such real and personal property aa snail be sirable for ita own uae or profit or aeoaasar. protect ita owa iaterests or credit. to Fourth The amount of capital stock author ized ia 12.000. to be divided into aharaa of tea dollars eaca. Fifth The existence of said corptamtjaa. oeav meaeadoa the 1st day of April. MSB. and termi aates oa th 1st day of April, 1988, unless die solved prior to that date, which shall oaly ha done by vote representing two-thirds Of the capital stock. Sixth The highest amount of iadebtedaeaa or liability of this corporation shall not at time ex ceed two-thirde of ita capital stock. Seventh The again of the corporatioa are to be conducted by a board of five dueetora aad a president, vice-president, a secretary aad treas urer. Joans Wsaa-m, Preaideat. D. W. ZraoLBB, Secretary. 2jan4t LEGAL NOTICE. To all whom it mar eoeeern: The Board of Superviaora have thai dared the following aseooa naaa i public roan, via: LoauaaaeaaaacM of Section 33. Town 18. Reams 1. thence south oaa mile to She 8.1 Midsection. Now all objection thereto or elaime tor daes agea caused by the loeatioa thereof mast ha fled in the coaaty clerk'a office of Platte eeaatr. Ne braska, oa or before boor ot Marea Hah, MB. or uwioauasvui aa ci inai raeu wKaoat i tnereto. Dated Columbus, Neb.. Jaa. M.U8H ... . JomBtaotfbb. lftjaatt CoaataOark. ESTRAT RUCK. Came to my place. Jaaaary 2d, 1889, oaa MERINO RUCK, about oae year old. Owaer pay axi get aia property. Bjaak Joan lis I H oaeaaaasa r; . ,. ' ; v A .-.'- .. . . ..i .A . -wH fjmmmBmmj&smmijLsL3t't' PU'iiLMffwy Jmusjj g I TiJriJiajlfcr.JiPMS" rss W.j.wf.grw K 'Jfi.i,.ja,j . in.r, irw 7ZS2& vCi.