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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
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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;
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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
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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.
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POULTRY, ETC.
We ask the people of Columbus to give us
deserve by honest dealing and just scales.
fit
Please
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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.
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for ami at 1
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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
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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
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Dated Columbus, Neb.. Jaa. M.U8H
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