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YV e 0. r a correspondent In every school-district .r Platte coanty, one of good judgment, anil re liable in every way. Write plainly, each it-n separately. Give na facta. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21. 1889. Commissioner Tasneb of the pension bureau received last week (59,000 letters. He desires this fact known as an ex planation of delay in answering corres pondents. Wm. P. Hepbdbn of Iowa has been appointed solicitor of the treasury, and Wm. H. Whitman of New Mexico, as sociate justice of the supreme court of that territory. At Hanson, Iowa, Mr. Scheidler, died last Wednesday. Two weeks before, while out driving, sparks from his pipe ignited his wife's clothing, burning her so badly that she died at once. His in juries were so great that he suffered terribly until death came to his relief. It must be conceded that Congress man Dorsey's plan of refering the half dozen applicants for one office to the pigs-in-clover puzzle is an ingenious scheme. After the applicants wrestle with the puzzle a few minutes they come to understand the difficulties under which Mr. Dorsey labors in trying to get six men into one office Fremont Trib une. When Mrs. Harrison, who now hap ' pens to be the wife of a president, re turned home the other evening, carrying the parcels she had bought, society peo ple were very much shocked, so it is said. The only excuse for publishing such an item is that it affords an excel lent opportunity for remarking that the fools are not jet all dead, and that good women like Mrs. Harrison are ladies even when they carry packages. A telegram was received in Fremont announcing the death this morning of W. A. Marlow at Denver. Mr. Marlow will be remembered by the older citizens of Fremont as a former resident of this city, and a well-known and able lawyer. He went to Denver about eight years ago and has resided there ever since. Mr. Marlow has been suffering with ill health for a long time and his death was not unexpected. He had a host of friends here who will sympathize with his bereaved wife in her great distress. Tribune, April 18. Paal Vanderroort's Position. The duties of the position to which Paul Vandervoort has just been appoint ed, superintendent of mails for this division consists of seeing that the in coming and outgoing mails are properly handled by the clerks at the post-office, examining the reports of railway postal clerks, tracing up errors, etc Until now the business has been attended to by the chief clerk of this division, and it will simply bo a part of the chief clerk's work made into a special department, as is usually done in metropolitan offices, so says the Omaha Republican. A railway postal clerk remarked the other day here that Vandervoort's appointment meant that soldiers and soldiers' sons would now have a chance. School Law. We should like to know what was the matter with the legislature when they passed that school law with the emer gency clause. Out of one hundred and thirty-three men there was not one who saw in what a state of affairs they were placing the schools of the state. Here we are with an illegal meeting on one hand, which will prevent the county board from acting on the levy, and on the other a law requiring the annual school meeting to be held after it is too late for the levy to be acted upon. To statute provides that a levy cannot be made at any other than an annual meet ing. It begins to look as if the schools would have to run next year without money or be shut up. The law is a good one, if provisions had been made for lev ies this year. Howells Journal. Printing Contractu Awarded. Secretary Laws, Auditor Benton and Treasurer Hill, comprising tho 6tate board of printing, held a meeting in the office of the secretary of 6tate yesterday afternoon and awarded the contract for the 6tate printing. This consists of the session laws and journals, the supreme court reports, revenue books, blanks and miscellaneous printing for the state offi cers. The bidders were the Fremont Tribune; Henry Gibson, of Omaha; Wigton & FIvanst, of Hastings; Pace, Williams & North, and the State Jour "nal, of Lincoln. As usual, the Journal gobbled the bulk of the work, but Mr. Gibson made a much larger haul than common. The rest of the competitors were shut out. Gibson got the contract for printing the laws and journals, the supreme court calendar and the reprint of the supreme court reports. He does the work for $9 per page for the laws, S3 per page for the journals and 8L20 per page for the reprint of the reports. The great scrap was the contract for printing . five supreme court reports to be pub lished at intervals during the course of two years. This was secured by the Journal for $1Q50 for the entire five editions. The bids for the work were the same by Mr. Gibson and the Jour nal The miscellaneous printing is said to be a bonanza' in and of itself. The table of bids, however, shows that- uni fornly the contracts were awarded to the lowest bidder. Gibson's work will amount to nearly if not quite $17;000, while the Journal's will probably be 410,000 augtter.-lBee. Washington Letter. From oar regular correspondent. Secretary Busk has been giving the department of agriculture a vigorous shaking up, the first result of which is a long list of discharges, called through courtesy "resignations." Secretary Blaine has received notifica tions from a number of the Central and South American governments that they will send delegates to the "Three Ameri cas Congress," which is to be held in this city next October. It is now almost certain that every American government will be represented. Much benefit to us and a large increase in trade with those countries is expected to follow tho con ference. Secretary Proctor Has issued an order to the effect that when suitable supplies of domestic manufacture or production cannot be obtained for the war depart ment, and it becomes necessary to pur chase articles of foreign manufacture or production, authority for such purchase must first be obtained from the secretary of war. This means that no more con tracts ore to be made with English man ufacturers, as was done by the Cleveland administration, to supply the U. S. army with blankets, because by admitting them free of duty the government saved a few cents on each blanket. Secretary Proctor thinks American manufactures should be given the contracts. Mr. Thomas B. Coulter, of Ohio, who was backed by Senator Sherman, has been appointed auditor of the treasury for the post-office department. This is regarded by the Ohio people as quite a victory, owing to the fact that several other states were pressing candidates for this very important position. Senator Spooner, whose smiling visage has been seen at the White House almost daily since the inauguration, has gone home. He proposes taking his wife and boy to Europe the latter part of this month. After telling the president "poodbye," he remarked to a friend standing by: "I feel as though I deserv ed a rest. Since a year ago last Novem ber I have been busily engaged in attending strictly to senatorial duties. The only break in that period was dur ing the campaign, when I delivered on an average three speeches a day." Col. Fred Grant is here receiving his last instructions previous to sailing for his post. He called on the president last Saturday and after coming down stairs he held an impromptu reception among the older employes of the White House who were there when he was a gay, light-hearted youth. The scene was quite affecting. Representative Peters, of Kansas, is a 'hustler." Ho succeeded in getting two of his constituents appointed postmas ters, in Oklahoma, one at each of the government land offices, a week before there was any legal settler in that country. It is thought the silver question will be the cause of considerable discussion in the near future. Senator Stewart re cently called on secretary Windom in order to endeavor to influence him to increase the monthly purchase of silver bullion. He argued that it was an ex cellent way to reduce the surplus. But the secretary was not convinced. He said he had twenty millions of silver dollars now in the vaults of the treasury which he would be very glad to part with. To purchase more silver would be, in his opinion, simplv changing the surplus from gold and paper to silver. The secretary finally told the senator that he could not decide the question until it had been carefully weighed and considered by the president, and discuss ed by the cabinet In the meantime senator Stewart is vigorously advocating his proposition. Assistant secretary Bussey, of the de partment of the interior, is the official who has to finally pass judgment on all cases of appeal from the decision of the commissioner of pensions. He has al ready proven himself qualified for the difficult duties of the position. He has reversed a number of decisions of the late commissioner of pensions, and the grounds of reversal have been such that no unprejudiced man could object to them, while they will give justice to many needy old soldiers who have been unjustly kept out of the pensions they should have long ago had. Commissioner of pensions Tanner has issued the following order: "Whenever a pensioner is disabled in a hand or foot in a degree entitling him to S24 per month under the act of March 3d, 1883, such pensioner shall by reason of that fact, be entitled to the rate of $30 per month under the act of August 4th, 1886. Representative Tom Reed, of Maine, is a zealous antiquarian. He spends a great deal of his spare time here, looking cvor the stock of second-hand book stores occasionally he discovers a prize, a fact that no one is quicker to recog nize than himself. It is still cold in his northern home and that is one reason of his lingering in Washington. A GREAT FIRE. New York City Suffers a Loss of Nearly Fear Million Dollars. Friday last witnessed the largest and fiercest fire the metropolis has had for years. It destroyed more than a million and a half of property belonging to the New York Central railroad company, and at least half a million dollars' worth of lard, flour and the like, belonging to other persons, notably N. K. Fairbank, the great Chicago lard merchant. The flames destroyed two big elevators of the Vanderbilt system, a big brick building stretching from Fifty-ninth to Sixtieth streets, and occupied jointly by the Fairbank lard refinery and the Roesiters stores, and wiped out the dock property of the New York Central railroad from Fifty-ninth to past Sixty-fifth street Henry Benning, a workman in the Fair bank refinery, was killed by a jump from the third-story window. Many others were injured by jumping, but in the great confusion attending the conflagra tion the names and extent of the injuries of but very few were obtained. Rumors were rife all evening that a number of workmen had been caught and burned in the refinery, but it has been impossi ble to verify them. The fire broke out in the southeast corner of the Fairbank refinery, but how, nobody knows. Soaked in grease, as the old building was, it was in flames in an instant "Men at work in -every story dropped their tools and ran to save their lives. The staircases were, columns of flames, and -the windows presented the only .means of escape. Pursued close by fire the men flung themselves out head long; and how many there were nobody could tell. Many who came out were picked up and carried away by friends. The fire had soon sweptthroughout the length of the' building, and shot over towards the big grain elevators of the New York Central railroad. Between the place where the engines were stationed and the elevators were twenty-seven railroad tracks, which no fire engine could cross, and next to the Union stock yards half a mile of broad enclosure and pens, equally impassable. There was bo way for a fire engine to roach the elevators except along Sixtieth street, past the burning buildings, and that street, .after two engines had fought their way past, was blocked by falling walls. Furthermore, near the elevators was only one small water pipe. The fire boats were sent for, and several of them began work in the heroic struggle to save the elevators, but itrwas all in vain. The tremenous heat from the fire across the street dried and warped the wood work of the big frame building under its corrugated iron sheathing, and in a short time elevator "A" was on fire and burn ing fiercely. Soon after the walls of the Rossiter stores fell, releasing tons on tons of burning merchandise, that rolled in blazing heaps in every direction. This-increasod the heat and flames, and the efforts of the firemen seemed to be entirely useless. About this time 'the stock yards pens were cleaned out At 7 o'clock elevator "B" caught fire and the scene had then, in the growing dark ness, lurid effects that made the specta cle one of awful grandeur. The second elevator was entirely consumed also, and at 11 o'clock tonight when the fire was gotten under control, half a mile of ruins sent out a furnace heat An estimate of the losses is as follows: The Rossiter stores, contents, $900,000; the Wilcox company, stock, $450,000; elevator "A," $800,000; elevator "B," $750,000; dock "D" (contents), $200,000; dock "A," $35,000; the Wilcox building, $220,000; total, $355,000. Loss to prop erty of the New York Central company is covered by insurance. The Wilcox company's stock was insured for $100,000. Swine Notes. Young pigs will thrive in good clover. No one material is a perfect food, and it is important to have a variety. Hogs ought to be kept gaining steadi ly from birth to maturity. Even during the summer it will pay to see that the quarters of the hogs should be kept clean, as this aids in promoting health. Blue grass is a good feed for hogs, but does not equal clover. Given a choice between the two and clover will be found much the best During growth it is an item to promote the development of bone and muscle and to supply such foods as are best calcu lated to secure this. Young pigs soon learn their feeding place as well as the hours that they gen erally receive their food, hence the ne cessity of feeding them as regularly as possible. When hogs have all they can eat the next thing they need is a comfortable place to sleep. As a rule it is only when a hog is hungry that he is restless and uneasy. When it can be secured at a fair price bran is a cheaper food than corn for pigs during the summer when they are run ning in a good pasture, but when feed ing to fatten there is nothing that will excel good summer corn. Properly managed a good brood sow can be made one of the most profitable animals on the farm. Two good litters of pigs can easily be secured and with good feed and care some increase at least can bo desired in a short time. If the pigs are allowed the run of the pastures it will be found a good plan to provide a covered trough with salt and ashes arranged so that they can help themselves to what they want A little copperas will add to the value as a health preserver. N. J. Shepherd in Nebraska Farmer. NEBRASKA NOTES. James Miles, a farmer Hying near Rockville committed suicide'Wednesday by taking laudanum. A horse and two cows afflicted with hydrophobia from the effects of a dog bite, were shot at Plattsmouth last week. Washington Pettit, charged with kill ing his father, had his preliminary hear ing at Kearney Thursday,and was bound over to the district court. The state live stock office has been abandoned, it having been decided that the levy was not available without an appropriation, which the legislature re fused to make. The Omaha fire insurance company has filed articles of incorporation, capi tal stock, $100,000; incorporators: A. J. Poppleton, S. T. Josselyn, Wm. Wallace, H. W. Yates and J. J. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Snyder left to day for Harrison county, Ohio, where they will make their home. Mrs. Snyder goes by rail and her husband drives with team to Burlington, Iowa, and from there by boat to Ohio. A mad dog was running at large through the country near John Craig's Saturday and bit Mr. Craig's valuable hound of which he thinks a great deal. He shot the dog and yesterday was obliged to shoot the hound. Others in that neighborhood should keep a watch as the dog may have bitten other ani mals. Schuyler Sun. The proposition to raise $500;000 in cash and land to be used to secure man ufacturies in Kearney took definite shape in a meeting of the chamber of com merce, Wednesday night The West Kearney Improvement company agreed to raise $100,000 as their quota of the amount The land companies expect to pool their interests with the citizens to induce manufacturers to locate. Pinkerton detectives arrested Harry Bedford at his farm five miles fromWar nerville, Madison county, last Wednes day. He is charged with the embezzle ment of $7,000 from an express company in Canada. His Canadian name was Geo. J. Fryer. The crime was commit ted four years ago. He was married fifteen months ago to a Madison county lady. He owns half a section of land and stands high. Taken all around and one year with another Nebraska about fills the idea of an earthly dwelling place. Bright skies salubrious and healthy climate, fertile soil, superb school system, excellent church privileges, intelligent and pro gressive citizens, rivers and valleys, di vide and plain, diversity and plentitude of productions, "cattle on a thousand hills," prosperity present, and future glorious, a present prodigy and a future giant among the commonwealths of the Union. (Nebraska Nugget Wayne county has instituted suit against John T. Breeder and D. C. Pat terson, formerly treasurer and deputy treasurer, respectively, for $250,000 which, it is claimed, the defendants made while in office speculating with county funds. Both parties are well known in northern Nebraska and are men of large resources. It is claimed that they operated a' bank and dealt largely in real estate with no other funds linn those of the county, and that the recent rise in the price of Nebraska land has made them rich. It is not -claimed that any of the county funds were stolen but that the law was disobeyed in using it for private gain, and that the county is justly entitled to" the profits of such speculation. The case will be one of much interest Recently a man named John Hunter, who is well known in the northern part of this county and known as a tough citizen at that, was arrested for forgery and taken to Stanton where he was tried and convicted. He wanted a new- trial and his lawyer demanded a good secured note for $100 before he would oontinue his case. Hunter then asked Tom and Gale Church, who live near Clarkson and who are relatives of his, to sign the note with him which they refused to da This made him mad and he at once informed an officer that he would turn state's evi dence and inform on the Churches for stealing clothing at Schuyler, Clarkson and Stanton. He said they had been doing a wholesale business in breaking into stores and stealing goods, hiding what they stole at one town with the people of the gang who lived in another town. He gave the information that goods had been hid in holes dug in the ground and in haystacks at the farms of the Churches living south of Schuyler and near ClarkBon. A Stanton merchant f who had lost by robbery came down here and got out a search 'warrant last Fri day and he, with Sheriff Kudrna and John F. Mefferd went down and search ed the premises of the old man Church and later the first two named went up and searched the places of the Clarkson Churches, but nothing was found. It is expected that more will follow as Hunt er evidently knows something and is desperate and will give it away. A cine may be had now to some of our store' robberies during the past few years. Schuyler Quill. . - ADDITIONAL LOCAL. Shell Creek Items. Mr. David Thomas has bought a half section of land of Mrs. Wendorf. The old lady is going to return to Chicago. Mr. Andrew Richter had a visit from his brother who is now on his way back east Miss Sarah Ranz of Saunders county, has been on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Seefeld living on Wm. Bloedorn's farm on Shell Creek. Miss R. came to wel come a little niece who came to Mr. Seef eld's house a few weeks ago. Mother and child are doing very well. The Baptist people at Platte Center and vicinity are raising means to build, and are conferring with mechanics about building and they will soon commence. The new Baptist church near Fairview is nearing completion and also the par sonage. They have some liberal people there, one farmer giving $400, another $200 and so on. The Joubnaij still remains a welcome visitor in many a country home, not withstanding the multiplication of papers. Mr. Alexander and family have a kind of family union on Wednesday, April 24th, the birthday of the old gentleman, and a farewell to his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Bunker, Mr. B. having sold his fine farm to Mr. J. H. Watts and sons. Mr. A. Henrioh has sold the best part of bis farm to Mr. D. Beynon. x. t. t. A SERIOCS CHARGE. - ' Horace R. Chase, of Genoa, Now in the Clatches of the Law. ' Horace R. Chase was superintendent of the Indian school at Genoa. He-was arrested and brought before ComnuV sioner Anderson yesterday, charged with defrauding the United States govern ment Chase was examined and held in bonds of $2,000 to appear at the next term of the district court. The charges are that he defrauded the government by false, fraudulent and fictitious claims. In one instance he claimed to have pur chased forty head of sheep and a thor oughbred bull for the government farm at the school, whereas he purchased no stock of the kind. It is also charged that he has been in the practice of going to half a dozen merchants and asking them to send in competitive bids upon provisions for the school. The mer chants would naturally use their own bill heads in making out these bids and would sign their names at the bottom of the list. Chase would accept one of these bids, but instead of sending only one list of the supplies in to Washing ton, he forwarded all of them, one at a time, and drew the cash for all of them, thus beating the government out of several hundred dollars every month. The evidence seems to be very direct and damaging, and unless Chase can find some very clear and conclusive way out of his present difficulty he will find the fingers of the law pressing upon him very heavily. So says the Omaha Republican. For some time before Mr. Chase was re moved, it had been known that the dis charge of his duties had not been with out considerable wrong doing on his part Full particulars of his transac tions will now be developed under oath, so that all concerned may know the truth of what has been rumored. My Taxes. Ed.. Journal: In The Journal of the 10th I was interested in the reading of the "Squire's" article in answer to Wise and it, together with the early and fa vorable spring, has inspired me to write a few of my thoughts in shape of poetry. It would seem that taking Wise's ar ticle on town organization and the answer of the "Squire" together with' my poetical effusion, demonstrates-that laws and rules affect people in various and different ways, yet the general di rection of sentiment points in the same direction. The "Squire" has, I think, given a frank, and truthful account of the working of town and county boards, and fairly demonstrated the amount and extent of our boasted self government under town organization. Whatever light he has failed to throw on the sub ject, will be clearly shown in my poet ical effusion: TAX FAYXn'S UHZSTATXOir. What makes me wry from day to day For fear I cannot earn enough to pay A debt, delinquent th first of May? My taxes. What debt, when paid, gives so poor content. Which debt, when paid, seems badly spent, liike hard-earned money badly lent? My taxes. Whose money is it that most no To pay officers good fees,aadso Make them think they're tome, yon know? My taxes. What makes our candidates so very willing To drive and strive for office-filling. Till one would think themselves twero killing? The desire to absorb our taxes. The blamed taxes. Sranro Poxt. Our correspondent, after the fashion of the elder poets who wrote only for men,' instead of the word "blamed" in the last line above, used what people generally regard as a more forcible word, although it ends with the same letter, I and, in these modern times, when used I at an ma great tamOy journal, k spelled with two d's and a dash. As the "poet" rnaybs unusually poor even for poets, and unusually sensitive, too, as poets are wont to be, we ow possibly forgive kirn for using the plain old word in his om, if he will prosaise never to do so again. Er. Journal. 8chool Report-Roll of Honor. Report aud roll of honor of city school for month ending April 13. 188. MK. SHAW'S BOOM. Clara Clark. Abble Keating, Jennie TannahllU Bert Cooltdge, Frank Wnrdermann. JUKIOB CLASS. Grace Gerrard, Late Cashing. iTvit rt..,..n... Phoebe tierrard. Annie Hoehen. Maggie Wellman, wniie scaroeaer, Bessie snetdou, Ullle Hoehen. Clara Lehman, Theodore McKay. MISS M'OATH'il ROOM. Eugene Tiffany, Robbie Welch. Burke Bowman. Benny lirodfuehrer. Ada Lewi, Lilly Bushel. am. ci.tRK'M koom. Annie Stanfler, Krazier Clark, Carl Moarhenross. Katie Louis, Minnie Tannahlll, Tommy Haunitn. Harry Lawrence, Ot to Ernst, Katie Diets, Eddie Jones. Willie Plagemann. MISS UKKR'8 BOOM Bertha Schupbacli. Mettle Hensley, Sluie Keiting. Emily Segelke, Pearl Davis, Anna Borneman, Ralph Oonlldpp, Koy Coleman, Willie Newman. Benny Davis. MRS. RRINII.BV'A KOOM. Zura Morse, Herman Schulz, Alma Scbonlan, Grace Clark. WIIUV Illckly. Chris Schmltz. MR. CHRISTY'S ROOM. Robert MeCray, Louis Scliroeder. Louis schrlber. George Schrenn. George Loshtniugli, Anna Hoppen, Meta Foul. . Jennie Sotfran. MISS CUriHINO'ii ROOM. "Harriet Thurston, Bert Young. Eddie Thurston, Joule Tiffany. Florence I tout son, Lizzie Knapp. Homer Tiffany, George Brodniehrer. koy Borton, Anna Kasrnussen, Guy Fox, Arthur Bonlon, Carl Esgieston, Karl Becker. Max Ellas. MRS. BKINDLET'S ROOM. HattieGriswcld. Eddie Coan, Mable Winnick, Charles Connor, Albert Rasraussen, Lucy Martyn. Kalph Boyd. Maud Young. Pearl Powers. Koy Jennings. MRS.RRKR'H BOOM. May Eteten. Willie Coffey, John Sutton, Dave Martyn, Howard Koutsou. Nurues of pupils neither absent nor tardy during the ruanth beginning March 10, and ending April 12, 1889. MISS POLLOCK'S BOOM. Lester Lehman, Vinnle Kclionlau, Auna Nicol, Lulu Hooper, Harlie Dus&cl, Johnuie Allbaugb. Henry Itagatz, Frank McTaggart, Josie Stoveich, Charlie Ludman, Mamie Watterson. MRS. BALLOU'S ROOM. Louise Haney, May Davis, Lillie Krnst. Max Willy. Bertie Bader. Knnl Pobl, Emest Kmuse, John Frew Pollie Buscber. Juanlta Stewart, Lottie Frew, Harry Lohr, John Lelpp, Melchoir Jenny, Willie Brewej, Louis Frew. MISS WKAVER'S BOOM. Albert Becker, Alvin Brodfuehrer, Gllmore Connor, Eugenia Griswold. MaryTlgany, Lela Stillman. MISS KATIK BROWXKH. Annie Btaeer, Mary Hosier. Annie Hasler, Louisa Blazer, Sophia Blazer. MISS RANSttKLL'S ROOM. Robert Anson, Loulc Srnun, Johnnie Stovicek, Frank Baumgart, Eddie Kagatz. Frlendle McGray. Freddie Scliram, Clara Hohl, Lora Scliroeder, Otto Hagel, Annie Trunin, Lillie SatTran, Lawrence McTaggart. HluaBlawat, Maggie lUssin, Otto Scliram, Ullle Hagel. Boom. Enrollmt. Aver. att. Per cent. tlCmUIjmnwmMinni0.nMtmtmmn WUD1Ul3 mWtMWtn..tMt HHl,,.1rl Miss McGatb 17... .. 16 9t Mr.Brindler. 25... 3a . 92 Mr. Scbaff-. J5t . i 90 J V lHrKMwwmA?iMwwIw.n ,,iir' Mr. Christy 20.........18 Z.SH MISS (aCCr. ...31 .........30.......... ...m9S Miss Cni8hlng.....31....27 .....T Mrs. Brlndley 30................2. ...86 JHsS UrCrHHHMlr'MlHIHHMalHMIM.I, 9V Miss Pollock .38. . 29 9) Miss Randall 56 ......JB .....-9 MISS nrc&VCl...49 I2. ob Mrs. Ballon ...12..............39. . ... .93 Miss Browner......l8.-. 11. ..61 District 44 and Vicinity. Wild plum trees are in full bloom, and forest trees are leafing out. The click of the planter is again heard. Some ot our farmers are driving with new harness, not from choice, but be cause some" sneak thief, in the dark ot the night, stole such harness as they had. A. C. Pickett is working a steel har ness. John Dishner, Sr., and lady, passed this way Saturday, en route for the city. Fred. Blaser, Sr., is suffering very much with neuralgia in the face. The herds are again seen on the prairies cropping the herbage. To raise the best quality of sorghum with the least labor: break one acre (more or less) of prairie, sow the seed broadcast (sparingly) immediately after breaking, and then let it alone. Oats are about three inches high, and looking well, considering the large amount of poor seed that was sown this spring. With 100,000 homesteaders and but 10,000 homesteads in Oklahoma, what must be the result? At the recent sale of refuse lumber belonging to Columbus township, super visor was the orator; the total receipts were$45. R Dwelling Barned Down. D. Brunken was in town Monday and from him we learn that on Sunday at about 2 o'clock p. vcu, he lost by fire the dwelling-house in which he has lived the last twelve years. The family had come from church, Mrs. B. had made up a fire to cook din ner and then the fire broke out, probably through some defect of the chimney, as the roof was all ablace when the fire was first noticed. Nothing was saved out of the house except some of the bedding, and it was fortunate that the fire did not occur at night, else lives might have been lost. The direction of the wind was also favor able, as, had it been from the south, it would have been impossible to save farm machinery, barn, etc Fred, Blesses, an employe on the place, lost his trunk containing $7 in money, eta, besides a new suit of clothes, all his property except the clothes he had on. Mr. Brunken's loss was fully $300, with insurance for $200. Fortunately for him and his family his new dwelling, under course ol'oompletion, had the roof on, and thsare not without shelter. Mr., Brunken's many acquaintances will sympathize with him in his loss, and with him rejoice that no precious lives were lost. There seems some little activity in railroad matters, after all, if we are to judge by the talk here and there, es pecially in Nebraska. There are several extensions that our city will be benefited by, more or less, and among them is that mentioned below, by the Stanton Begister: "It is rumored that the B.&M.has bought the grade and right of way of the TJ. P. from here to Schuyler, and will build the road. It behooves Stanton to be up and doing. Let us get the road where it will do some good. If the B. k M. really have possession of this grade they will build the road, and do it soon if Norfolk votes bonds to the Norfolk Yankton, which is very likely to be done. If the road is built it will be a big thing for Stanton, unless it misses the town a mile or two. A. cross road will givs us a competing line and help the town wonderfully." Oolumbasisaowoae of tk northern termini of the B. V M. road, 8chuyler is another; running orthwsst from Schuy ler and northeast frost Columbus, a junction could be made at Shell Creek Mills, and thus a good line from these points to Norfolk secured, parallel to ths TJ. P., and yot far enough away from it not to out each other's throats for busi ness suScient to pay for running ex penses. Of course railroad people are like other classes of business men seek-, ing investments they want a good field for their enterprises, and a fair prospect, This is why Thk JotjrsaIi has thought the RcM. would take the route men tioned, to Norfolk, in preference to that up Shell Creek to Newman's Grove and across. In any event, Columbus busi ness men will find it to their advantage to look after this road a little. PrehaUy Last at Sen. Mr. Cudney, spoken of in the follow ing paragraph from the Fremont Trib une, is very well known to many of our readers in Platte county, and universally respected for his many good qualities: "Elder A. J. Cudney left Honolulu on July 10th for the Pitcairn island on mis sionary work, and up to the present time his friends have had no word from him. The ship went under the auspices of the Seventh Day Adventists and belonged to the church. It is feared that the vessel has gone down with all on board. Mrs. Cudney is in Lincoln and is hoping from day to day to hear from her husband. She has many friends in Fremont who will be sorry to learn of this painful un certainty and suspense she is enduring on account of the unknown condition of her husband. The Pitcairn island is two or three thousand miles northwest of Washington Territory. It is a little spot in the ocean only two and one-fourth by one mile in size, with a healthful cli mate and luxuriant vegetation. Colnmbns Enterprise. There are about a score of Columbus men who have as much grit and enter prise to the square inch as any men any where. Against obstacles that would sink ordinary men into despair and ruin, contentions at home, combinations abroad. These men have held firmly on, never flinching or weakening, putting in money and brains whenever they saw a prospect ot success, trusting to no luck, and getting nothing that by any adverse scheme could be kept from them, yet they have made the Columbus of today one of the most prosperous towns of the west, with prospects for the future that must make their enemies green eyed with jealousy. True it is that grit and enter prise win in the long run every time, and Columbus men deserve their success. Monroe Looking Glass. Plant a Tree. He who plants a tree. Plants a ioy; Plants a comfort that will never cloy; ETery day a fresh reality. Beautiful and strong To whose shelter throng Creatures blithe with song. If thou couldst but know, thou happy tree. Of the bliss that shall inhabit thee! He who plants a tree He plants youth; Victories won for centuries in sooth; Like of time that hints eternity! Boughs their strength nprear. New shoots erery year On glad growths appear. Thou shalt teach the ages, sturdy tree. Youth of soul is immortality. I Lucy Larcom. Mr. J. C. Smith, traveling salesman for Belford, Clark & Co., Chicago, had the misfortune to sprain his wrist most severely. "I wss suffering great pain," he says, "and my wrist was badly swol len; a few applications ot Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieved the pain and reduced the swelling in one night, and in conse quence my work and business was not interrupted, for which I am very grate ful. I can recommend Chamberlain's Pain Balm from personal experience." Sold by all druggists. Wahoo merchants have organized against bad customers. When a person tells yon they never had such a cold in their life take their word for it and advise them to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and cure it. For coughs, colds and hoarseness it has no equal. Sold by all druggists. A pig weighing 630 pounds has been marketed at Wahoo. Persons wishing to improve their mem ories or strengthen their power of atten tion should send to Prof. Loisette, 237 Fifth Ava, N. Y., for his prospectus post free, as advertised in another column. Zlaprtt rHOE IMPORTED PEICIEIOI t STILUNS ! LeSANCY And ABDALLAH. Owned by Mark M. Cosd, of Fremont. Neb., will stand for the season, ending about July 1st, 1889: Mondays, at the farm of James Haney, from a. m. to 2 p. m. From there to the farm of J. H. Beed, then back to Columbus. Tuesdays, at Mr. Haneer's near Clear Creek Mills. In the ereninc, will go to the farm of A. Hsisht, on the Island; for the nurht. .. Wednesdays, will go to J. C. Phillips's farm, 5 miles southwest of Columbus, retaminc to Co lumbus in the evening. Thursdays, will go to Oconee for dinner, then to the farm of Michael Dugan.2 miles west of Platte Center, for the night. Fridays, after 9i.ni., through Platte Center back to Glesaon A Terrell's bam. Colnmbns. till Mondays. These an both fall blood imported Percheron horses, and the horse LsfJancy is an exceptionally tne brad hone, being sired by Dunham's now famous horse LaFerte. Parties in charge will give fall particulars, and take pleasure in show ing the horses to all persons who will call at any of the above named places, on dates given. PEDIGREES: LsBasct. F.B.N0.SM. Percheron Stad Book of Ameri ca SMB. of France MM. , Dark Grey; foaled 1898; imported 1888. Bred by M. Msiatwnent, of Bt. German. TheiL Bum LaFerte (432) hebyPhilibert 154R (780) he by Superior 454 (730) be by Favori I (711) Dass, Lisette (WW) shebyPhilibert 1548 (760) no oy uupenor . ............ sds. ........... te j he by Favori I....................... .... (711) AmOAIXAB. F.B.No.94. Percheron Stud Book of Ameri ca, 4514, of France, SS9. Qrm: foaled in 18H; imported in UBS. Weinht U50; height M hands. Bredby Mr. Cannier of La Touches; Nogent-le-Rotrou;Eure-et-Loir.J Sire, Bon Kspolr. belonging to Mr. Fardoaet. SrofNogent-kvRotrou. Dam, Bobine, belonging to Mr. Cannier. Terms To insure, Sw. Season service, $12. These horses am in charge of 8. W. Storm, a careful and experienced horseman, and every can wm be given to their patrons. Owner not IR-Cdd-kTM?COAD. NOTICE PKOBATE OF WILL. Notice probate of will, Etub Pritchard, deceas ed. In county court, Platte coanty. Neb. The State of Nebraska to the heirs and next of kin of the said Evan Pritchard. deceased: Take notice, that upon fling of n written in strument pejporting to be the last will and it of Evan Pritchard, for probate and allowance, it is ordered that said matter be set for hearing the ninth day of May, A. D 1S9. before said county court, at the hoar of 2 o'clock p. m at which time, any person interested may appear and contest the same: and notice of this proceeding to ordered published three weeks aeeesstvebr in Tnx CoLtmcn JounsAL, n weekly newspaper, published in the State. In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the county court, at Colam bns, this 12th day of April, A. D 1M. H.J. HCDOOX, ITaprt CoaatyJndge. EENST&SCHWAEZ, -tf VHU ?ACT0!U!RS AND D KALE KB IN- BnnfTT .JsanVm. SBBnSBBBBBBBBSPagnmmmmmm . SMBSBBBBBBSUsmmmmmmmBnnBmw--- wmm . t-.- k ""- SUPERB LAMP FILLER AND COAL OIL CAN COMBINED,; Which fr safety. conrenience,cleaniiucHt..inl simplicity, cannot boxceilel. It tnabodirth simplest priacipUni in pliilatMiliy nrnl takes i Up runic alKt all Lacip rillern. No ilsngttr of ex- plosions. Abitolute safety tfuanuitd. Nonpitting, wfett tog or dripping f il on the floor, table oroutsiileof can. Us it once and you will not lu-wiitumt it for nt time itx coat, ltworknia large cans as well as small onos, thereby saving the fruqiicntiiudanno) hue trip to the stoicwilb a small can. Erery can m-ule of the rery bwt tin, and warrntal to work satisfactorily. CaH&ndsec sample can and get srices. jpjjBnmmmjSMBaTgnuuuuuuwnuuuuum TuBsgEEnnSHnnnnnnnP''unw. rr "-1C?? 'lnw2Br?SnT55ifes:J' BAKER PERFECT STEEL BARB WIRE.;' arlf you buy it you get 100 rods of fence from 100 pounds of wire, which no other will do.-w3 ERNST fc SGHWARZ. 44-2t SPEIOE & TORTH, General Agents for the tale of Union Paainc and Midland rnctfic K. ic Land or on Its or ten years time, in annual payments to lot of other lands, improved and nrAmproTod, for and residence lots in the city. We keep Platte County. COLUMBUS. OMAHA MEAT MARKET! We have jnst opened a meat market on NEBRASKA AYENUE. where we will keep the very . best of all kinds of . POULTRY, ETC. Wa nU !. mu,1a nV aTnlrsmlnci a rvivca na a mtiam m9 thni rf)tvAiiain vaKa)s warn rmnan tn TlfJ OBBh. UV JJ-CTJJ7 V 1S1ASM lv ' -' .a.a aw ouufev, ,.. vwv "'l' " ckfierre by honest dealing and just ecalee. FJjfljyno ch acalL deca-wir lUKHsUl U.-&JUXJKJ1. NOTICE OF SALE. Notice is hereby riven that br virtue of a cer tain deed of assignment, made on the eleventh day of January, 1(49, to me by Fritz Koester and Fred Meyer, partners, doing basinet at the town of Creston, in Platte county, Nebraska, BBder the firm name and style of Koester Jc Meyer, and pursuant to tho provisions of chapter ft, compiled statutes of Nebraska, of 1887, gov erning voluntary assignments for the benefit of creditors, I will, in front of the Court House in Columbus, Platte county, Nebraska, on the 27th Dt or ArniL, 1389, at 2 o'clock p. m., oner for sale at public auction, the following lands and tenements, to wit: Lots number nineteen (19) and twenty (20), in block number fire (5), in the town of Crenton. Platte county. Nebraska. Dated this 28th day of Mnrch. 18tt. M. C. Blokdobk. 27mch5 Sheriff. NOTICE PROBATE OF WILL. Henry Herchenhan. deceased. In county court, Platte county. Neb. The state of Nebraska to the heirs and next of Ui f the said Hcsrr Herchenhan. deceased. take notice, that upon filing of a written instru ment purporting to be the last will and testa ment or uenry tiercnennan tor prooaie ana al lowance, it is ordered that said matter be set for bearing the 11th day of May, A. D., 1AH9. before said county court, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m at which time any person interested may appear and contest the same; and notice of this proceed ing is ordered published in the Columbus Joun Nla weekly newspaper, published in this state. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto net my hand and the seal of the coanty court, at Colum bus, this tKh day of April. A. D.. 1889. lOaprlt H. J. Hudson. County Jutljce. PROBATE NOTICE. In the county court of 'Platte county, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Solomon A. Dickenson, deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the estate of Solomon A. Dickenson, deceased, that M'elissa E. Dickenson, administratrix of said estate, has made application to said county court, to have time for paying debts and legacies, of said estate, extended to the 1st day of Octo ber, 1889. Said matter will be heard before the judge of amid county court, at his omce in Colnmbns, Nebraska, on the 2d day of May. 1889. at 2 o'clock p. m., when and where all persons desiring to oppose may appear, and be Heard. April tn, ia. H. J. Hcdsox, County Judge. lOsprtt NOTICE PROBATE OF WILL. Christian Mahler, deceased. In the county court Platte county. Nebraska. The state of Nebraska to the heirs and next of kin of tho said Christian Mahler,' deceased: Take notice, that upon filing of a written in strument purporting to be the last will and testament of Christian Mahler for probate ami allowance, it is ordered that said matter be set for hearing the 8th day of May. A. D., 1889 be fore said county court, at the boor of 10 o'clock a. au. at which time any person interested may appear and contest the same; and notice of this proceeding is ordered published three weeks successively in Tax Columbus Jocbxal, a weekly newspaper, published in this state. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the county court, at Colnm bns. this 12th day of April, A. p., 1889. tfaprtt H. J. Hudson, County Judge. IMUM STOVES AJID .' RANGES ALWAYS FOB SALE AT iHJT fi SOTJIZF LOUP VALLEY iPOOfflTHUDS;! V ; U. -' . COMLMBliS, NEBR., ." .;.' Clinton C. Gray, u Proprietor. LIGHT BKAHMAS. PLYMOUTH HOCKS ' WYANDOTTE8. 81LVKK LACED and WttlTK, LEGHORN'S. SINGLE COMB WHITE and KOBE COMB BKOWN. tTKggit from the above, $2.00 per 13, or . S5.00 per 39. MAMMOTH BRONZE TUR KEYS. S2.50 per 9. PEKIN DUCKS, f 1.50 per 10. All from the best rtrains. Ens EuressM aiy wlere witl Saiety N Send for Circular. Feb.27.3mo 1 ror sale ac tram bum to swum per acre tor case j suit purchasers. We have ales a large and choisi jSs sale at low prion sad on reasonsblti terms. Alec J n complete of title to all real estate is NEBRASKA. 21 SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale directed to me from the district court of Platte county, Nebras ka: on a decree obtained in our said court at ths May A. D. 188H term thereof of Platte county. ilCUIWM, MJ Wll, UU UK7 IOU1 (Jy UE iflltj, 10B9, in favor of the German Insurance Company of Freepnrt, Illinois, as plaintiff ami against Joseph Hengglcr. Augusta Henggler. Franz Uenggler and the Columbus State Bank as defendants and wherein the Maid German Insurance Company of.' Preeport. Illinois, recovered against the sai( Joseph HengKler. Augusta Henggler and Frj Henggler a decree for the sura of forty-one h.n." dred forty-eight dollars, and eighty-nine cC... 11.118.89) and costs taxed at eighteen unit .f T five humlreth dollars, and also wherein the ;,! jBii iiruKKici, niJKunui xicxiKKJn F-Tl of rranz nenggier nciecree ior tne sixty-four hundred eighty -one Jollarn. anl uAwnnAnt Mnttla i ami IU1 1 " and accruing costs, I have levied upon the folhV'f uun uuu wucuimm waru mn uw proper.:.. said defendants, to satiiifv naul lA-ma tn : Lots number one (1), two (2). five (3), six (BV t;.. wj out. nu n. ,u UHX- UUIBUVT IMM hundred and seventy-eight (178) and lots threeT i-i) anu xour ij. in diock one Hundred and seventy-seven (177), in the city of Columbus, Platte county, Nebraska. And will offer the same for sale to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, on -UV7 . 27TB- Dat or Ana, A. D., 1889, in front of the Court House in Columbus, Platte county. Nebraska, that being the building where in the last term of court was held, at the hour of one o'clock p. m. of said day. when and where due attendance will be given by the undersigned. Dated Columbus. Neb.. March 38. 1889. , M. C. Bloxdobw, 7marSt Sheriff of said County. PATENTS Caveats and Trade Marks obtained, and all Pat ent busineae conducted for MODnATE FEES. OUR OFFICE IS OPlTOlTiHHK PATENT OFFICE. Wn hnm nn mil, sm'nttes.ilt bnsinoss direct, hence we can transact patent business in less time and at LESS COST than those remote from Washington. Send model, drawing, or photo, with descrip tion. We advise if patentable or not. free of charge. . Our fee not due UU patent is secured. A book. "How to Obtain PM-ata." witk nfar. ences to actual clients in your state, coanty or tows, neai iree. iinarese Opposite PatenOn-celasllngtol. $. GRASS SEEDS! Blue Grass, Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass Seed, etc. at SBusMMtl wsVuraMlvun m uswlwi ,. f . il ' ." 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