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TOOOBatrOXDOTS.
All communications, to secure attention, mast
be accompanied by the fall same of the writer.
We reserve the right to reject aay aaanuscript.
and cannot ncrea to retaxa the eaaee. We desire
a correspondent fa every echooUdietnct of
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aeparately. Givens facta.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20. 1889.
John M. Thurston arrived home from
Washington Saturday morning.
The house on Monday passed a bill
repealing the live stock commission.
Jonathan Chase of Bhode Island has
resigned his seat jn the U. S. senate.
Five men were instantly killed in a
boiler explosion at Pittsburg, Pa., last
Thursday.
A forger at Macon, Ga atoned for
his sin by fasting 27 days. He starved
himself to death.
But little credit is given to the report
bat an American war ship had been de
stroyed by the Samoans.
Ex-President Cleveland will take a
trip to Cuba in company with several
other prominent gentlemen.
Further damage from floods was re
cently reported to London from the
middle and western counties of Eng
land. Virgil Jackson, the murderer of Nor
ton Metcalf at Augusta Center, N. Yn
last January, was hanged at Utica last
Thursday.
It was reported the other day from
Cheyenne, Wyo that a party of five
tourists had been murdered by Indians
in Yellowstone park.
Two convicts had a fight at Sing Sing
(N. Y.) prison in which they both fell
over a railing to the stone floor beneath
30 feet, fatally injuring both.
Caft. Dawson an editor at Charles
ton, 8. O, was murdered Wednesday by
Dr. McDow of that city. A personal
trouble is the supposed cause.
Pabnecl, the home rule leader, made
a rousing speech in London Wednesday
night.' He was greeted with such con
tinued applause he was unable for a
time to be heard.
The inaugural executive committee
have decided to invest their surplus
monies, 125,000, in real estate security
and the interest to be applied to help
the poor in the district.
The colored people of Springfield, UL,
propose to erect a monument to the
memory of Abraham Lincoln, Seward,
Phillips, John Brown and soldiers
ofthelatewar. It will cost $200,000.
Wx. F. O'Brien of the United Press,
died at Washington on the 12th. Pneu
monia, which carried Mr. O'Brien to
his loner home, resulted from a severe
cold contracted in the line of his duty
on inauguration day.
An attempt to wreck a passengertrain
on the B. & O. near MansefielcL U was
foiled by a boy. Three tramps had
placed large boulders on the track and
the boy saw them in time to flag the en
gineer, thereby preventing a terrible
wreck.
President Harrison will carry out
the policy of the last administration in
building up a strong navy. Moral influ
ence may be a good thing for a nation
as great as the United States, but a dis
play of physical persuasion at times goes
much farther in dealing with interna
tional disputes. Bee.
John Wanamaker, the new postmaster-general,
has a history that is inter
esting. He went into the clothing
business when a young man and has
been one of the most extensive adver
tisers in the United States. He was
offered the mayorship of Philadelphia
and several other high offices but de
clined them, preferring not to enter
public life. He will no doubt make an
excellent official, as he is noted for bis
honesty, clear and good judgment.
Au. over the west, from Illinois to the
Pacific, the action of President Harrison
in appointing residents of the territories
to the territorial offices, is being highly
commended. It is the proper thing to
do, and has been. The new president
will evidently keep the solemn pledges
of his party to the extent of his great
ability, where others are concerned in
their fulfillment, and with conscientious
regard for duty when his own will is de
cisive. "Home rule" is not a mere po
litical phrase to catch votes, with this
administration.
The exponent of ring democracy in
this burg is, as usual, wide of the mark
in scribing the authorship of the article
by our Lincoln correspondent, "A.Dieu,"
to the gentleman who buys grain at
Platte Center. He is as far from the
mark in this respect as he is from the
truth when he asserts that the letter of
"A. Dieu" was "calculated" to injure
8enator Maher, as we are personally
assured by our correspondent that the
asswrtioM made in regard to the Senator
can be substantiated.
Harrison has sent to the
the foUowixur nominations:
Arthur C Mfflette, of Dakota, to
be governor of Dakota; L. B. Biehard
son, of Dakota, to be secretary of Dako
ta; C. H. Hanford, of Washington terri
tory, to be chief jeetieeof the siiiiicma
court of that territory; O.W. Ixvia.ot
Montana, to be United States Till
for that territory; L.H. Chaambsta, of
TsiBSma to Tie U. & attorney for the
district of Indiana; G. & Batohelkr, of
New York, to be assistant secretary of
the treasury; A. O. Porter, of ladies, to
be tie sw n to Italy; J. A. Ender, of
to be animator aad eoaeml to
nark; Bichard Boot,
atlkmk,Iowa.
Cat The Down.
The most important part of legislation
are the appropriations, all bills for which
must originate with the house. The
senate has called tor these bills, time and
again, but it seems to. be the settled
policy of lobbyists to withhold such balls
from consideration to the very last
moment, and then in the rush of the
close of the session to push them through.
flassion after session, it has been much
the same way, and the appropriations
have grown out of all proportion to the
needs of the state. It may be honey to
the tax-eaters but it is poison to the tax
payers, and if Nebraska is to keep the
rank, financially, that she has agricul
turally, she must see to it that more
good men, more capable men, and men
of undoubted stamina and worth, get
into her legislative halls.
We have no sympathy with a certain
public sentiment that affects to think
that a man, so soon as he is elected to
office, becomes a scoundrel, a thief or a
"boodler," but there are so many ways
of deception to the unwary, so many
methods of obstructing right legislation
and furthering the wrong, and all these
need by experienced lobbyists upon men
not at all accustomed to their ways,
that, in the average session, the interests
of the public are sure to suffer, and the
coffers of the schemers sure to be filled.
Senator Connor last week hit the nail
square on the head when he said: "The
appropriation bills are the most import
ant measures before 'this legislature.
We ought to have time to consider them
with care." This was said in favor of a
resolution committing the senate against
fixing a date for final adjournment until
after the receipt of the appropriation
bills.
The people will justify the senate in
taking any reasonable but effective
methods of cutting down the appropria
tions asked for to the lowest amount
compatible with the public welfare. Un
fortunately, there is slim chance of
mying them too low. Members will
do well, if they lop off the clear and
palpable steak.
Discussing the Newspaper in the
School, G. T. Johnson, a teacher, writes
to the Kansas City Journal that he has
used the daily paper in his school every
year except one, and heartily commends
its use to all those who have not tried
the experiment, as one of the most
potent educational factors at our dis
posal. As an aid in the teaching of
history and civil government it stands,
ho says, unequaled, and he would rather
a child would pass through his school
course as a careful reader of a good
newspaper, without the study of civil
government, than to pass through it
with the study of civil government with
out the newspaper. As an aid in the
teaching of geography it again takes
precedence. The best way to study
geography is to travel over the country
and examine it; the next best thing is to
read the graphic descriptions of men
and things emanating daily from the
damp rollers of the press, and to locate
upon the map each country, city, ocean,
lake, river, eta, described or spoken of.
Printers' Auxiliary.
It was published on the 15th by a
Pioneer-Press Winnipeg special that
Tascott the murderer of Snell at Chica
go, had been captured on that day on
Lake Winnipeg by Chicago deteotives,
and that they were on their way back
with the captured murderer.
The Good aad the Bad.
The Nebraska legislature has squan
dered over fifty thousand dollars and
wasted fifty days of the session in pro
ducing a dozen laws which have receiv
ed the approval of the governor. Few
of them are of vital importance to the
general public, and there is no likeli
hood that the few remaining days of the
session will improve the record. Every
effort has been in the direction of delay
to defer action on vital measures to
the last moment, and by combinations
make their passage dependent on count
leas jobs and organized raids on the
treasury. There is no hope that the pro
ducers of the state will receive the
slightest relief from railroad discrimina
tion and exactions from the present leg
islature. The friends of regulations are
overwhelmed by corporate strikers back
ed by the evil influence of a powerful
lobby. As usual the senate is the grave
yard of all attempts to secure relief from
railroad domination and a reasonable re
duction of exorbitant freight rates.
With a great flourish of trumpets and a
desire to serve the "dear people," they
propose to submit a constitutional
amendment providing for the election of
three railroad commissioners by the
people. This is a blind to defer action
for two years. (Omaha Bee.
Jottings From
One morning the first of this month
(March) we started out into the country
for a ride of twenty miles or so, in a dif
ferent direction from any which we had
before taken. Along our route were
large orchards. The peach trees were in
full bloom, and many were to be seen a
long way off, on either side of us, and
we saw many new houses and barns all
over the prairie, but we came to a log
house aat was built before the war.
Outside it showed signs of old age, and
inside it looked like a hurrah's nest! the
woman seemed more inclined to chew
snuff than to attend to the housework
properly, and the surroundings corres
ponded to that within. We saw only
one other house which was built before
the war, and that was a log school-house
pleasantly situated in the shade on the
edge of a little belt of timber. All along
our route the country is beautiful, so
smooth and alightly rolling. We ar
rived at our destination in time to par
take of an excellent dinner at the house
of our friend. He came to Arkansas
fifteen years ago, on account of his wife'a
lungs being so badly effected that he
thought she must soon leave this world,
unites they went to a milder, healthier
country than Wisconsin. For years she
has enjoyed good health.
His hones is but a few rods from the
timber, and wild turkeys are often
in his fields. Last year they found the
neat of one in the woods that had eleven
in it; they took them home, est
under a hen and raised a nice
brood; but they were afraid they would
toOowthe wild ones into the woods, so
as soon as they were large enough to eat,
they killed them.
After staying there two days we re
turned to Stuttgart, delighted with our
journey and our visit.
Now and then there is a bear killed
here m the timber. Peer tare hinosasl
quite scarce near the settlements. This
is a wonderful country for bees, and
there are a great many swarms in the
timber. N. D. H. Wanzer.
Oar
TheQsillcan now boast of an Indian
subscriber. Hokainni Waste or Harry
Goodfellow, of the Yankton Indian
Agency, Dakota, recently sent his dollar
and is enrolled on our bet. Another
interesting letter from his pen appears
in this issue. We feel proud of having
him on our list and also of being the re
cipient of his letters. Schuyler QuilL
A fellow by the name of Gerken, pre
tending to represent The Columbia, a
German paper published at Milwaukee,
succeeded in swindling a good many
farmers, and some of the town folks, in
this vicinity. He got about one hun
dred subscribers in the neighborhood of
Olean receiving two dollars and fifty
cents from each. He was not a repre
sentative of the Columbia or any. other
publication and simply robbed those
from whom he procured money. The
sheriff of Platte county was here in
search of him but did not succeed in
finding him. Schuyler Sun. This is a
mistake. Our sheriff generally comes
back with his man. In this instance he
was after Henry Lammerts and got him.
Years ago, in the early history of Wis
consin, our townsmen Z. E. Jackson and
Jeremiah Rusk, now in Harrison's cabi
net, drove stage on the same mail route.
No man need feel discouraged because
bis lot is cast in seeming obscurity.
Even the white house is within the reach
of the most humble and lowly American
citizen if he pulls on the right strings
and fearlessly travels in the path of vir
tue and honesty. Nance Co. Sentinel.
RECOLLECTIONS OF AN OLD SETTLER.
BTINOOXAR.
The year after the Pike's Peak emi
gration began Moses F. Shinn and his
associates established a rope ferry across
the Platte about fourteen miles east of
Columbus which went by the name of
Shinn's Ferry. Emigrants crossing the
Columbus ferry forded the Platte river
at Fort Kearney. When the river was
composed of numerous channels between
the islands the crossing was always diffi
cult and in case of high water in June
there was sometimes delay in waiting
for the water to recede. Emigrants
crossing the Platte ferry avoided all this,
while on the other hand the road on the
south side of the Platte was sandy and
generally bad. There was a man by the
name of William E. Hill, who for a short
time had a small store in this town, and
who afterwards was employed by the
managers of Shinn's Ferry and stationed
at the forks of the road when emigrants
turned off to go to the Platte ferry, to
solicit patronage. After a year or two
he removed to North Platte, and made a
return trip to gather up such of his
effects as still remained behind, among
which was a young cow. Being ready to
return he crossed the Shinn Ferry and
got across just at dark, when the young
cow being unwilling to go, swam back
to the island. He went back after it full
of rage and very much under the effect
of stimulants. It was a dark rainy night,
the darkness only relieved by frequent
flashes of lightning. A wagon in which
three brothers by the name of Brady
were making the trip to Colorado had
the next right of crossing and Hill en
deavored to induce them to give way
and allow him to cross his animal first,
and they declining a quarrel ensued, in
which Hill used very abusive language
and finally in his anger shot the younger
Brady, the bullet passing through the
fleshy portion of his arm. The next
moment the island was illuminated by
another flash of lightning by the light of
which the aim of the elder brother was
directed who sent a bullet into Hill's
brain. The writer visited the island the
next morning, the wounded man was
groaning in his wagon, and the swollen
body of Hill lay on on a buffalo robe on
the sand. An inquest was held and the
slayer had a preliminary examination
but was not held for trial. After re
maining here a while the wounded man
recovered and went to his destination;
the dead man was buried and no trace of
this, the first tragedy enacted in Platte
county, remained.
Written for the Joubkai
Tramps.
There seems to be an over supply of
tramps in the south as well as elsewhere,
and even though the "good book" tells
us to "be not forgetful to entertain
strangers for thereby some have enter
tained angels unawares,'' yet if tramps
look dirty end healthy, or show unmis
takable signs of loving strong drink, I
run the risk of their being angels and
let them pass along without giving them
either food or lodging. A few days ago
as I opened our back door in answer to
a rap, there stood a young man who said
to me, "I wish you would please give me
a little coffee and a piece of bread.''
"Well," replied L sharply, "I don't please
to do so; Fm just tired of so many
tramps .stopping here telling pitiful
stories, and then 'while I am cooking
something for them to eat they steal
whatever they can lay their hands on
and hide! Only last week we kept one
over Sunday, and he paid us for it by
stealing what valuable articles he could
put in his coat pockets and if I had not
closely watched him he would have got
away with them!" The young man
slowly turned to go away, and as he did
said (seemingly more to himself than to
me), Tm hungry, but I dont care for
myself, but I do wish I could get a little
ooffee if nothing more, for my sick
brother." I thought of what our Savior
said, as recorded in the latter part of the
twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew, and I
called to him to come back and tell his
story. He said "my father is dead and
I live in Kentucky with my mother and
I give her all the money I can earn, but
I could not get steady work there, so
my brother and I came south hunting
for work but could find none, so we
started to walk home, but he got sick
and cant walk any farther; and today
Tre tried at ever so many houses to get
a chance for us to stay till tomorrow,
but no one would take us in but a col
ored man, and he is poor but said we
might stay in his house if I could get
for us to eat, of some one
My brother has gone to sleep, but
he wanted me to wake him up if I got
any coffee." My heart softened and I
gave him some bread, fresh beef, crack
era and coffee, and he seemed to be so
grateful that I felt as though it was
ore blessed to give then to
n mmA that it Sm 1iS. mb mmA
then, to be imposed upon than to fail of
helping the needy and deserving. A
physician gave the sick man some medi
cine and the next day he felt a little
better and they got aboard of a freight
train "without money and without
price," and went towards their home.
John Greenleaf Whittier, the pqs said
when he was a boy and at home, one
night a foreigner came and asked for
lodging; but he was a dark, repulsive
man whose appearanoe was so much
against him that Mrs. Whittier was
afraid to admit him; but no sooner had
she sent him away than she repented,
for she thought "what if a son of mine
was in a strange land?" Greenleaf
offered to go out in search of him and
he soon returned with him, having found
him standing in the roadway just as he
had been turned away from another
house. And in telling of it years after,
Whittier said "when we were all gath
ered around the hearth that cold au
tumnal evening he told us, partly by
words and partly by gestures, the story
of his life and misfortunes, aroused us
with descriptions of the grape-gatherings
and. festivals of his sunny clime, edified
-my mother with a recipe for mairing
bread of chestnuts, and in the morning,
when, after breakfast, his dark sallow
face lighted up and his fierce eyes
moistened with grateful emotion, as in
his own silvery Tuscan accent he poured
out his thanks we marveled at the fears
which had so nearly closed our doors
against him, and as he departed we all
felt that he had left with us the bless
ings of the poor. n. d. h. w
Stuttgart, Arkansas.
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Waahlagtea Letter.
From oar regular correspondent
The president and his oabinet have
spent the first week of their administra
tion in receiving congratulations and
applications for office. Both of these
are all right, when moderately indulg
ed in at the proper time and place,
but as shown here since inauguration
day, they are all wrong, to say nothing
of their endangering the president's
health. One man cannot stand every
thing, and Gen. Harrison plainly shows
the effect of his first week in the White
House, his right arm is lamed so badly
that he can scarcely use it at all, and his
face has the pallor of death. He told a
friend yesterday that he had not had ten
minutes to himself since he came into
the White House. Each day so far has
been but a repetition of the one before.
Crowds down in the east room to shake
hands with the president, and up stairs
in the executive offices swarms of sena
tors and members pushing the claims of
some of their constituents for office.
It seems that every state in the Union
has more than enough candidates to fill
every prominent office under the gov
ernment. It is even worse than it was
four years ago. Of course there will be
many and bitter dissapointments as soon
ss the plums are given out, but all well
wishers of the president earnestly desire
that the prominent positions be filled at
the earliest possible moment, for no
personal disappointments can affect the
country as the death of a popular presi
dent would, and that Gen. Harrison's
health is new in danger is plain to be
seen.
The extra session of the senate has so
far done nothing but confirm the mem
bers of the cabinet,but they are likely
to be busier next week, as the announce
ment has been made, semi-officially, that
all the nominations of the assistant
cabinet officials would be sent in, and
Postmaster-General Wanamaker says he
expects to select names for all the va
cancies in presidential post offices in
cluding the Cleveland nominations
which failed to be confirmed by the sen
ate.
Corporal Tanner is thought to have
the best chance, as things stand now, to
be appointed commissioner of pensions.
He lost both legs in the late war, and is
very popular with G. A. B. men. The
other candidates have by no means given
up the fight, nor are they likely to do so
until the official appointment is officially
announced.
The president announced early in the
week that he would recognize no fac
tions, in any state and that in order to
get applications considered it would be
necessary to get the endorsement of the
solid state delegations. This action has
been highly commended as having a
tendency to promote harmony.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker has
bought ex-Secretary Whitney's house
here, and proposes to go to housekeep
ing at once. Secretary Blaine's house,
which he recently leased, will not be
ready for occupancy before fall, and so
he and his family will remain at the
Normandie hotel until that time. Sec
retary Windom is the owner of an ele
gant residence in this city but it is un
der lease at present, so that he is com
pelled to look for another. Secretary
Proctor's family will not come here per
manently until fall, though they are ex
pected on a visit soon. Secretary Tracy's
family will also wait until fall before
taking up their abode in Washington.
Secretary Noble's wife is in bad health
at present and they have not decided yet
what they will da Attorney-General
Miller's family is here and busily engag
ed in house-hunting. Secretary Busk
left home in such a. hurry that-he.-did
not bring his family with him,but ex
pects them in a few days. So after read
ing of the unsettled condition of the
cabinet ladies it will be readily 'under
stood that the social life of the new ad
ministration will not begin until next
winter.
Only two cabinet meetings have yet
been held, both of abort duration. The
rush has been so great that little or no
business has been transacted by the new
officials. But this week it is thought
that some means will be divided whereby
at least a portion of the time can be
given to the work of the departments.
Ex-Senator Piatt saw the president by
appointment on Saturday and it is gen
erally understood that the New York
appointments were discussed. Bumor
saya Mr. Piatt will either take the posi
tion of collector of the port himself or
name the man who doenand that ex
Senator Warner Miller had greed tobe-
oome assistant secretary of the treasury.
Cent Meredith, of Chicago, is sup
posed to De a few lengths ahead in the
race for public printer. The principal
reason for this belief is that when Mr.
Bounds was appointed Gen. Harrison
strongly urged the appointment of Cspt.
Meredith, who was in hie old regiasent.
There is also a rumor, however, that
Capt Meredith may be
tendent of the bureau of
printing, thus leaving the other.
open to an army of spptoetioua, too
numerous to
NEBRASKA BOTES.
The order of railway brakesman held
their annual ball at Lincoln Monday
night
Miss Mary Sonroer was elected super
intendent of eohools at Ponce, Dixon
county.
A traveling man was robbed of $50
and a gold watch in his room in a hotel
at Auburn, Sunday morning.
The White Caps have reached David
City. A threatening circular was found
pinned to a barber pole last Wednesday.
John Gordon, living near Ewing, re
cently committed suicide by hanging.
His mind was out of a healthy condi
tion. Matthew Bros, of Trenton, are laying
out a town site at Brady Island, and ex
pect in a short time to build up quite a
town.
Representative McNickel of Wilber,
has been hung in effigy twice, and tried
before a church since voting on the sub
mission question.
Several thousand tons of hay, a num
ber of houses, barns, eta, were burned
in the prairie fire near Atkinson, Holt
county, last week.
Dr. Kelly who was nearly murdered at
Norfolk some time ago, is recovering and
will probably be able to take charge of
the asylum again.
Ulysses had a $5,000 fire last week.
The Beed house caught fire. three times
during the dsy, and burned the last
time. It was insured for $4,000.
L. B. Balsby and F. D. Goodwin, gen
eral merchants at Genoa, failed lest
week. Balsby's liabilities are about
$4,000, Goodwin's are not known.
At Neligh on the morning of the 16th
a small child just able to waddle around
fell into a pan of dish water in such a
way that it was at once drowned.
A gentleman from the east one day
last week purchased about 1300 acres of
land near North Platte. He expects
soon to locate his sons and relatives
upon it.
A base ball league was formed in
Grand Island. $2,000 was subscribed to
build fenoes, stands, eta, and it looks
as though they intended to play ball
this season.
Hans Clsussen, living near Ohiowa,
was recently arrested and taken to To
bias, charged with horse stealing. The
horse was stolen from George Kruse and
found in Classen's possession.
A young man named Bockwell attend
ed school at Bartley six months without
paying tuitionand board, and suddenly
disappeared last week leaving his edu
cational creditors to "mourn his loss."
A man supposed to be dead came very
near being buried alive near Bed Cloud
the other day. The undertaker had pre
pared the body for burial, but a physi
cian discovered the man was not dead.
He died later.
Jacob Gilmore a farmer living near
McGool Junction went to town to do
some business last Friday and has not
been beard of sinoe. He had lost his
farm, was in debt and it was thought his
mind was affected.
The county commissioners at North
Platte on the 16th signed bonds amount
ing to $25,000 for building two bridges
across the Platte river, one at Brady Is
land and the other at Nichols. Both
will be built this spring.
The long-agitated project of a union
depot in Omaha appears to have reached
a point where there is more favorable
promise of its consummation than at any
previous time for a number of years. It
will probably be built this spring at a
cost of $1,500,000.
The fifth annual tournament of the
Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association
will be held at Norfolk in May next.
A number of the best shots in the Unit
ed States will be present, and the best
tournament ever held by the associa
tion is expected.
A heavy burglary was committed on
thenightof the 15th at Norfolk in the
store room of J. B. Olney. The burglar
got in the back door with tools stolen
from a blacksmith's shop. The loss is
estimated at $300. Michael Quinn was
arrested on suspicion.
It is stated in a recent communica
tion from Hastings to the Omaha Repub
lican that an effort is being made to
olean out the several salvation armies in
that city. One shooting scrape, an at
tempted suicide and two cases of insani
ty are tlie results of their meetings there
the past winter.
Citizens of Stromsburg, Polk county,
were swindled out of $200 by two sharp
en claiming to be agents for the Ameri
can building and loan association of
Minneapolis, Minn. They sold 200
shares at $1 each and then left town
without giving any certificates. Look
out for the sharper he is numerous.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
"Meas
Daacaa.
Sowing has commenced.
The farmers are afraid of chinch bugs
than ever.
The snow and rain of late was a great
improvement to our fields.
Oar worthy neighbor, Jacob Gerber,
in handling a horse, had a finger badly
hurt, making amputation neosssary.
Mr. Christ Mahlerf a highly respected
townsman, and proprietor of the Duncan
hotel, died Tery suddenly Saturday last,
at an advanced age. Mr. M. had a large
otrole of friends aad relatives. He leaves
a wife aad three adopted children to
mourn his death. a.
Iteas.
J. J. Jndd and. family left Tuesday to
seek a home in the sunny south.
Wniand Gfllan leaves tarn weak for
Oregon.
MOo Blinker has sold his farm to the
Watte Bros.
?. Hayes has rented Arthur Watts
farm.
& Alexander visited Columbus Tues
day. Miss Jennie fitorMtr commenced her
b district ft? on Monday of
There
Sabbath.
J.
on the
N. Hnllmgshsad was sowing oats
the 14th but owing to a
in the weatas
Next
aaorning found the
with
Altaongh this at Imttaful a loce
tionasean be found, there bee
great deal of siekness the pest winter,
and the services of taw Columbus physi-
ealled into requisition
the thought that Mon
roe would be a good locution for a first
T.TXX.
Ceurt
District court
in
March 1L
tisposedof:
The following
Claudius Jones v. Willie A. Oimstsad.
Dismissal at plaintiffs oost
Frank a Malcolm et al r. Wat. Diet
rich. Order of dismissal moved absolute.
D. a Kavanaugh v. F. M. Oooking
ham. Dismiassd at plaintiffe oost
Paul Krieki v. C, B. A Q. By. Ca
Motion for new trial sustained, War
rant set aside.
Waa. Jones et el v. Paul Jones et aL
Olive Tripp r. M. C. Blosdorn. Ver
dict for defendaat.
Alois Berger v. Neb. A la. Ins. Co.
Motion for new trial over-ruled. Forty
days for bill of exceptions.
Louise Soulliere v. Andrew Petersen.
Dismissed at plaintiff's cost
Commercial Bank v. J. M. Pauly,et aL
Verdict against defendant, Connot,
$320.03. No cause for action against
other defendants.
Nicholas Pauly v. E, A. Stoekaliga
Verdict for plaintiff $139.
German Ins. Co. v. D. C. Kavanaugh.
Continued by agreement '
' Moline, Milburn A Stoddard Co. v.
Krause Bros. Judgment for plaintiffs
$071.65.
The Beparhi Were Fabe.
A report was in circulation here some
time agoYthat the Armour Packing Co.
intended to establish meat markets in
all the larger towns, unless the home
dealers bought their supplies of them.
We are permitted to copy the following
letter which was received by W. T.
Bickly A Bro. which needs no further
explanation:
South Omaha, Nebi, March 14, 1889,
Dear Sirt:Aa certain reports, with
out any foundation whatever, have been
circulated to effect that the Armour
Packing Companies, ourselves included,
were proposing to establish, retail mar
kets and to drive the local dealers out of
business, we wish to emphatically con
tradict such reports.
None of the Armour Companies have
ever established any retail markets any
where in the country, and they do not
propose to do so. Our business will be
confined to South Omaha, and it is our
wish to build up our trade, as packers,
with the dealers themselves.
Very Respectfully,
The Arhour-Cudaht Packing Co.
Stare
For rent, one of the largest store
rooms in Columbus, on one of the prin
cipal business streets. Apply to
M. K. Turner,.
Tewa Heetlac.
The annual town meeting will be held
at the Town Hall in Columbus township,
Tuesday, April 2d, 1889, at 9 o'clock a.
m. By order of J. H.Drinwin,
48-2t Town Clerk.
Faaey Kaaws Fer Railroad Tralaa.
It may be a good advertising scheme
to decorate the alleged fast trains of
modern times with appellationa such as
"Eli," "Gee-Whiz" and "Cannon Ball,"
to catch the eye of the traveller- who
does not know "tether from which," but
the business man and constant traveler
is not to brcanght by chaff of that kind.
The Chicago, Milwaukee k St Paul
Railway runs its own fast trains, with
vestibuled sleeping and dining oarairom
Omaha and Council Bluffs to Ghioago,
connecting there with the fast trains,
morning and afternoon, to all eastern
cities.
The Chicago, Milwaukee A St Paul
Railway, in connection with the Union
Pacifio Railway, also runs through cars
between Denver and Chicago, and this
is the favorite route from Colorado and
Nebraska to all principal points east of
the Missouri river. This line uses no
fancy names to designate its trains, but
"it gets there just the same."
A young man named Farrell commit
ted suicide near Sutton Wednesday.
Usual cause "she wouldn't have him!"
Persons troubled with rheumatism
should try Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
One application will ease the pain, and
its continued use has' cured many cases
of chronic and inflammatory rheuma
tism, that had resisted other remedies
and even the treatment of the best
physicians. Price, 50 cents per bottle.
For sale by all druggists.
A double headed calf, born last week
Bed Cloud, is attracting a great
deal of attention in that vicinity.
Chamberlaine Cough Bemedy is fa
mous lor its prompt and effectual cures
of coughs and colds. The most severe
com may oe joosenea ana relieved by a
few doses of this valuable remedy. For
sale by all druggists.
Mayor Broach is said to have issued
an order closing the saloons in Omaha
on the Sabbath.
There is no danger in Irving Cham
berlain's Cough Bemedy to children, as
it contains no injurious substance; be
sides it ie nnefialed for colds and
croup. Children like it For sale by
all druggists.
Nelson is to have'a feOOO Methodist
church.
Group can always be prevented by
giving Chamberlain'a Cough Bemedy as
soon ss the child Untrnm hoaxes. It is
pleasant and safe to take aad perfectly
reliable. Fries, 50 cents per bottle. For
sale by aU druggists, :'
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SUPERB LAMP FILLERS
AND COAL OIL CAN COMBINED.
Which for safety, coBTenience.cleaaliaeM aad MmplicitT.caaaot be exoll,i it.Ki.-.i..
bipleet Principle in phUoeophy and take, the rank abovelti UU'p Ma?n. No ?$
or OHteid of caa. Ueeitonceand JoawilInotbewithootitfortnSmLsV-?JB Sfflf?
aaweU aa email one, thereby saving the
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BAKER PERFECT STEEL BARB WIRE.
OTIf yoa bay it yon get 100 rode of fence from 100 pooade of wire, which ao other willdo.-mi
ERNST fc SCHWABZ.
SPEICE &
General Agent
TJaioa Fastta aad Midland Pacific R. R. Laada
r on are or tea years time, in aa
lot of other laada. imnroTea and c
anal paraenta to
lmproTea ana ammproTea, ror
lmainoaiamd riiiliai n Mi in tfrir rtty We keep
nattauoaaty.
COLUMBUS.
THE COLUMBUS
SIEAH DYE WORES olD LAflM!
L. P. MOLDENHAUER, Preerieisr.
KINDS OF CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. REPAIRING NEATLY
ALL
IAUUSS" UKKHMEM, HHAWULZHACUUiSS ANU UUTTKKS COLORED
AND
UljAIBJi IH
Orders by Mail or Express
Corner Kerenta and Olive Streets,
Opposite City Drag Store.
OMAHA MEAT MARKET!
We hare joet opened a meat market on NEBRASKA AVENUE, where we will keep the very
beet of all kinds of
POULTRY, ETC.
We ask the people of Colombo to aire ns a share of their patronage, which we hope to '
arre by honest dealing and jost scales. Please giTe as a call. -
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SHERIFFS SALE.
By Tirtoe of an execution directed to me from
the district court of Platte County, Nebraska, on
joogBOK ootoisra uwiuro vnarien a. opeice, a
CoantyJadge of Platte County, Nebraska, on
the 8th day of Joly, I860, and transcript of said
tent was only wed in toe .District txrart.
Beren dollars and Ninety Cents, and costs taxed
at $10.40. aad accrniag costs. I hare levied upon
the following real estate, taken as the property
of said defendant, to satisfy said execution, to-
teen
thel
wit: in flunmn
the East Half of the Northeast Quarter, the
Scethwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter in
Section Nine (), all in Township Sixteen (16).
Range Two (2), West, of the Sixth Principal
Meridian, in Platte County, and will offer the
lorsaie to rue mgneec oiaaer.zorcasaiB
tee ara aay or jurea, a. u. iwm, m
treat of the Court House in Columbus, Platte
Cowsty, Kebr.. that being the building wherein
o'clock p. m. of add day, when aad where
or conn was ueia,ac iao soar or
me attaadanee will be given by the undersigned.
pates unwanm, reoroary huluw.
.C.
Sheriff of said County.
SMEUFrS SALE.
By virtaeof aa order of aale directed to ma
from the distriot eomrt of Platte Couty. Ne
hiaaim, on a judgment obtained la the district
anartof Platte Tfcmntr. Nebraska on the 28th
dag of Jaawary 1899. in favor of James MeAllia.
tarJr.
aa pswarnr.aaa smuner j.ixnppas
, for tte nam or sire aunorea ana
doUare aad Seventy-seven cents, aad
t pas, aad accruing costa.1 nave
be following real estate taken aa
of said d2eadant,to satisfy said
lo-wtt: The soathaalf of the north-
off seettoB nine (). township six-
iia isaas fan (Z) wave tae soatn-
off sseflon twenty-eight (38). town-
atli inhi IT, north range two (2) west,
aadta aorta half of the soatSeast quarter of
t (8). township wxteen w. aorta
m west, all in Platte County. Ne-
aad will offer the same for sale to the
aifldar. ft cash in hand, on the 8th dsy
eCArUA.D.imiafTontftheeoehoaeela
a, neoraaaa, was nemar naimma;
the last term of oourt waaaeta.actae
ffoao o'clock p. au of said day, when i
will no given ay iao
tssM CoramUma March stfc, MSB.
emuvM aaedsTef sski Cease.
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Call and aee
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STOVES AND
RANGES
ALWAY8 FOR SALE AT -
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44-2t
LOUP VALLEY
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COLUMBUS, NEBS.,
Clinton C. Gray,
Proprietor.
LIGHT RKAIIMAS. PLYMOUTH KOCKS,
WYANDOTTE8. U1LVKK LACED and
WHITE. LEOHOKNH, SINGLE COMB
WHITE and ROSE COMB BKOWN.
TEgge from the aboTe.f2.00 per IS. or
&S$J''J9- MAMMOTH BKON2E TiJr.
KEYri. S2L50 per 9. PRKIN DUCKS. ALSO
perlOL AH from the beet atraina.
Eos Ennssei ajwfcm witli Ssftty
Sena for Circular.
Feb7n
TORTH,
for the tale of
for aale at
SB.W to SJS.H aar as
for
eait win: ti eere. Wo here alas alarm
andeboie
amio as low pnea ama
terms.
a complete
et title) to all real estate u
XfiBRAaUEA.
821
DONE
THJS
BEST STYLE.
Promptly Attended to.
Columbus, Neb.
PROBATE NOTICE.
In the matter of the estate of Elena Jelden. da-
CfissB6(l "
Notice is hereby given, that the creditors of the
said deceased, will meet the executor of said es
tate, before me. county jadge of Platte eoaaty,
Nebraska, at the county court room in said
county, on the Mh day of May. 1889. oa the ad day
of July. IBS, and on the 2Mh day of August. 188.
at 10 o'clock a. m. each day. for the purpose of
preeeatiag their claims for Twtaatina). ad
justment aad allowance. Six months are allow,
edfor creditors to present their -'-jn-.Trt on
year for the executor to settle eaei estate from
the 1st day of March. 188B.
Dated
d March 11. A. D., 1889.
aomarlt
H.J. Hdimox.
County Judge.
GRASS SEEDS!
Blue Gran, Glover,
Timothy, Orchard
Gram Seed, eta at
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PATENTS
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OFFICE. We hare no sab aasnrim.aHaaataaas
direct, hence wo can transact, pataat nanjaaaam
less nma san aa lbw cuht taaav tanas
fromWaehiagtew.
modaLeswriaavoi photo, wish
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