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v- 'M ' iTTaafifiaaBMagMa Silk Department. Gigantic Bargains in Surah Silks This Week ! Over Thirty street and evening shades included, fully twenty-two inches wide at 59 cents a yard, Worth 85c and $1. Biggest bargain yet offered in these goods. Opening Sale of Parasols, Pongee silks, India silks, "Wash silks in ele-;ai.t patterns. For this .sale 69 dents a yard, regular SI quality. Surah silks in every color of the rainbow and black, 22 inches wide, for -this sale 59 cents, worth S3 cents and SI a yard. i , 48 pieces of Beige dress goods in all colors,brown, gray, blue, black,tan, navy, scarlet, etc. Challies in all the beautiful colors suitable for spring and summer wear Twenty.four-inch satine jwira-oN. black only, for thi.- .-air. 15c each. Silk umbrella-, !c and 81.115. Cream, hire covered :ir:Ho!. for thi- -air. ' worth double. Pure Surah ?ilk .ira.-l.-. 8li.50 and .:, the br.-t value ever ntlrrcd here. Fancy I'onrl ilk ::ra-ol- in all colors. '2.75 ami 8-'I.75; never so cheap. A good parasol at 75, f5. !)5r and 81. AH bargain;-. Children'.- lace cans in every new conceivable -hade and ?tyle. A 'Ood lace cap for 10c: an elegant one for 15c; a hotter one for 10c. All "-oiif" at less that one-half the regular Columbu prices. JJrinir the children aloii"-. Xow is the time. Ladies noveltv neckwear in endless arieiv. SATEENS ! SATEENS ! Plain and figured ratines 8, 12, and 15 cents a yard. Compare them . rith any so called bargains iu Columbus. j IXlIv 3rd. Only yd Sixty-two pieces of diess and apron ginghams it stripes and plaid--, for this sale 5 cents a yard, worth 8 and 10 cents in Chicago. Scotch Chambrays in all colors, for this sale 10 c a yard, worth 15 to 18. French ginghams, the very best quality made, 23 cents a yard. Dress Goods Department. Now is the time to dress the children for school, and house dresses. Get a house wrapper and street dress from these goods, never be cheaper rr ! More novelties just received. Forty-four inch Broche Malange, strictly all wool, a new and fashionable fabric, only -15 cents, special value. Plain Malunge, all wool, 44 inches wide, light weight, durable for summer j wear, 45 cents, worth 75. Albratros 44 inches wide. Pink, light blue, straw, mode, gray, slate, cream, j white and Nile, as well as all the new street shades, only -15c. j Silk warp brilliantines, just out, 52 inches wide; nothing like it ever shown, 81; worth $1.50. French satines, over 85 choice patterns and coloring to select from C5c. ' White dress goods in stripes, checks and cross bars u'c a yard. Big bargain Over 5,000 yards of jiew calicoes at 5c a yard. , Indigo blue calicoes Gc a yard. J. A. KM I Ci. Columbus gotmi'iT. Entered at the Post-office, Colnmbns, Neb., as econd-clasa mail matter. ISSUED EVERY WEDNESDAY UT K. TURISTER & CO., Columbus, 3Vcl. M. TEBMS OF StJESCnilTION: One rear, by mall, postage prepaid... 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WEDNESDAY, MAY T. lsi-0. At Chicago up to the 1st the strike had not increased to any alarming ex- tent Tire best secretary of stale bince Seward has had due credit for his Three Americas congress. Gait. P. H. Dowlixo of Toledo, was Wednesday elected commander of the Ohio G. A. R. encampment in Cincinnati. A Swedish woman aJllicted with leprosy is said to have been taken from the steamship Cephalonia at Boston. Wednesday. George Ridolev a farmer living near Beatrice was killed by lightning in an open field on the 30th ult., while sitting on his corn planter. Sales of leaf tobacco at Louisville, Ky., Tuesday were 1,029 hogsheads, the highest known there with one exception. The market is strong. Sherman, one of the men charged with the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, j ? 1 :.. .1... :...! ... -. 1... ana now ccmuuuu 111 iue j.... . "'"" is reported very sick. Mrs. Wallace, mother of Gen. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Ilur," is ex pected to lecture in the principal cities of South Dakota this summer. A nursery firm in Crete offers to give one of their apple trees to each child in the county between the ages of -i and 21 who will promise to plan and culti vate it. Returns from 193 Presbyteries show that 127 have voted for revision, til against and five have taken no action in the question. Twenty Presbyteries are yet to be heard from. Will BROYniLL, a young fanner near Dakota City, while cutting corn stalks on the 30th nit, his team ran off and his foot caught in the corn knives and nearly severed it from the leg. Ox Wednesday the state of Michigan wiped out its bonded indebtedness by depositing the sum necessary to cover the last instalment of war bounty bonds. The perpetual trust debt remaining.how ver. A. F. Guidon's livery barn and imple ment house burned at Gibbon last week Three horses and implements burned. The loss will amount to S3.000. The fir was started by children playing in the barn. Albert Hauptman. a farmer living near- Nebraska City, had his stable burned the other night together with five head of valuable horses and a large amonnt of grain. How the fire started is unknown. At a meeting in New York last week, of the southern branch of the Union Pacific road, it was voted to de clare the principal due. and it will ac cordingly be paid by the reorganization committee of the Kansas t Texas road. - At Auburn, N. Y., last week Judge Wallace granted a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Kemmler under sentence .of death, the writ being returnable June 17 next It is claimed that the act under which Kemmler is to be ex ecuted is repugnant to the constitution. Mbs. Uaxtje Lu Shade, living near SGlfordwas adjudged insane last week and taken to the asylum. She was in Oregon during the Heavy storms of a few month" "go while her husband was in Nebraska, and the worry is thought to hare affected her mind. labox number ot colored men met ia conrention on the 30th ult, at Omaha, poking from different parts of the state, to consider and discuss their rights, which they did, and before they ad joBined they formed a permanent state organization, elected its. officers and fosuutteet. - LOW PRICES. Meet tit- Execution law. The Kemmler case is attracting wide attention because of the novelty of the mode of capital punishment. i. by electricity. A writ of habeas corpus issuing from the IT. S. circuit court at Utieahns di rected the warden of the prison to have the liody of Kemmler before the court at 10 o'clock a.m., June- 17. The petition on which the writ was granted setn forth, at length, that Kemmler is de prived of his liberty against his will and in violation or the constitution of the United States: that Durstou, the war den, h;ts a warrant for executing Kcin- 1 mler, authorizing the execution to be made within the week eliding May C5, 1S90: that the statute or New York state, under which the .sentence of the court was passed, is in conflict with the con stitution of the United States, in that the punishment to be imposed is "cruel and unusual; that by said statuto the j judicial function of fixing the time of his death is thereby taken from the court and delegated to an executive officer or some uncertain substitute upon some undefined cause, and that there fore the commitment is null, void and of no force or validity. The question as to the validitv of the delegation of power to a sheriff to fix the time and circumstances of the death of a condemned man is regarded as the serious question raised, though others are not without interest. If the federal courts decide the statute as unconstitutional. New York state will have no law for capital pun ishment. Ahoct nine o'clock Thursday, two men were seen by a dry goods clerk to take some ladies shoes off a rack that was outside the door of the store. Several of the clerks started in pursuit of the thieves, and when they wore about twenty loot, behind them, one of the thieves lired and hit William Nistel, one of the clerks. The chief of police gave orders to ai rest all suspicious characters and in a few hours twelve were in jail: one of Them is a man wanted, but not tiie one who did the shooting. The doctors think Nistel cannot live as the ! bullet entered one of bin lungs. Later 1 "' Xialei die,i Snndav from theounds he ! received Wednesday. The police uro using every HFort to catch Charles Thompson, who. the murderer. they are certain, was Senatoi: Beck of Kentucky dropped dead in the Baltimore fc Potomac station at Washington Saturday after noon of paralysis of the heart. James B. Beck was born in Dumfriesshire. Scot laud, February 13, 1S22. He received an academic education in Scotland and graduated as a lawyer at Transylvania university, Lexington, Ky., in March 181G. He practiced law in Lexington; never holding any office until elected a representative in the Fortieth, Forty first. Forty-second and Forty-third con gresses, lie was eiecteu to tue unueu States senate as a democrat to succeed John W. Stevenson. He took his seat on March .". 1S77. and was re-elected in 1SS2 and 1SSS. His term of service would have expired on March 3. 1S!K. He was highly respected by all his acquaintances. Lvsr Thursday morning, while Drage, a tailor in Omaha, was filling a gasoline j stove, in some way the oil spilled on his clothes and was immediately ignited. This soon spread to the can where the gasoline was. and in a moment the three-story building was all ablaze. The second and third story was occupied by Madam Wallace's dress making depart ment, where she had thirty-live girls employed. Her lo?s by the fire she claims to lie about $20,000. The only life lost was Drage. the tailor, who was burned bevond recognition. There is a movement on foot to secure a portrait bust of Susan B. Anthony as a testimonial of the gratitude of Ameri can women toward that earnest and de yo'ted champion of the equality of wo men. It is intended to have this ready in time for the World's Fair in Chicago, where it is expected there will be a gal lery of portraits and statues of dis tinguished women. Wednesday, at New York, Joseph Pulitzer, John A. Cockrill Julius Cham bers and James F. Graham, all of the World newspaper, were indicted for criminal libel of ox-Judge Henry Hilton. Graham and Chambers gave $1,000 each bail. Pulitzer is in Europe and Cock rell is not at preseut in New York city. Twenty-three of the twenty-four clerks in the retail grocery 6tores of Kearney have petitioned their employers through the Grocers' Union to reduce the number of hours of labor per day, which is at present about sixteen. They begin work now between G and 7 o'clock a. m. and work till nearly 10 p. m. Kearney Enterprise. Ladies' pure silk vests, short sleeves 79c Lawns! Lawns! our price is down to How is this for n bargain? Worth i CX3 In Vailings, In Collars & Culls, In Laces. James B. Jon.vsox, F. L. Mitchell and James Ritchie of Hemphill Creek, La concluded they would have souio fun the other night aud went to charivari Claude Stewart and bride. They were fired upon by Stewart and Johnson was killed and Mitchell and Ritchie wound ed. A 1110 meteor fell last Friday evening at .":30 near Ackley, In., exploding before it reached the ground. It was seen and heard fully 1(H) miles away, a slight quaking of the earth was felt, and a column of smoke following it remained in the air 30 minutes before disappearing. Tin: trial of Ed. Neil for the murder of Allen and Dorothy Jones will begin in the district at Omaha the first of the ensuing week. He whiles away time in his cell by reading novels; ho has gained twenty jounds since he has been in jail. The number of workmen in procession at London Sunday is estimated at 17.V 000 to 200,000. No disorder. Resolu tions in favor of the eight hour system were passed. Buffalo Bill has purchased a dwell ing-house in Naples. Washington Letter. From our regular correspondent. Tho president is very much interested in the early adjournment question, and he told a prominent senator that ho hoped that things might be so managed as to secure the adjournment of congress by tho first of July. That's tho republi can program, and at this writing it is not believed that tho democrats can prevent it, though they have announced their intention of trying to do so. Mrs. Garfield was at the White House Saturday for the first time since the the death of her husband, tho late President Garfield. The vacancy on the committee, on rules, generally considered tho most im portant in the house, caused by the death of Mr. Randall is exciting a great deal of interest. Tho friends of Mr. Mills want him to have it, but it is said that Speaker Reed will under no circum stances appoint him. Other southern membors are mentioned, but the latest rumor is that a democratic caucus will request the speaker to givo tho place to either Mr. Springer of Illinois, or Mr. Holman of Indiana, because tho other democrat on the committee Mr. Car lisleis from tho south. The matter will probably be settled this week. Tho quickest piece of legislation of tho present session was the joint resolution appropriating $150,000 for tho relief of the sufferers by the floods of the Mis sissippi river; it was passed by the house and senate and approved by the presi dent all in one hour. Senator Ingalls has returned from Kansas and if his looks count for any thing he is not at all alarmed about the alleged movement in that state to pre vent his re-election to the sentite. Neither Kansas nor the republican party can afford to have Mr. Ingalls retired. The World'8 fair bill having been ap proved by tho president, tho Chicago hustlers have gone home to begin work. If they work as well at Chicago as they did here tho exposition will be the greatest success of the age. Jottiupi from Arkansas. We did not have any snow this winter, but March and April have been wet and cold, and the frost has damaged eaches, pears and some kinds of plums, so that only about half a crop is evpected, but the apples are not injured. Some of the neaches are now aliout the size of hick- 11 r .1 - m orvnuts; small for tuis lime or year. One peach tree in our garden, which came from a pit one year ago, stands ten feet tall, without boots or stockings on. and it blossomed this spring: I think that is being "right smart.' Strawberries are ripe, and dewberries and blackberries bid fair to be plentiful. Stuttgart has now 2,000 inhabitants and so many colored folks have lately moved into town, that they are building an African Baptist church. There is one Baptist church here; but I have never seen a colored perso'u in any church since I came south. They are quiet and peaceable, and whenever occasion re quires, we leave clothes on the line over night, without any fear of their stealing , them. No one was ever sick here with the "grippe," but now and then there is a case of pneumonia or typhoid fever, but very healthy generally. For a while there was only one physician here in town, so people living here who had friends who were doctors, sent word to them that one or more might do well here, and it's really laughable to think of, that as the result, fifteen have arriv ed within a few months! But of course nearly every one of them will soon go to other places. Several papers came to us from the north, but none of them is more wel come than The Joubxal. April 27, '90. N. D. Howe Wanzeb. District 44 and Vicinity. Cool and dry. Ice formed one-eighth of an inch thick on the water troughs last Thursday morning. A light 'shower last Sunday morning I Ladies' and children's Fast Black Hosiery 19, 25, ill and 50c. Special values. 81.50, before day, was drunk up by tho thirsty earth and plants in a very short time. M. Sheedy, O. Quinn, Lawrence Byrnes and others have taken their stock cattle about twenty eight miles north, where they get them pastured in a herd for $1 each, for the season. Born, to Mrs. M. Sheedy, May 1, a daughter. Mr. S. was in town the samo uay. Hark! Cliek-a-ti-cliek! '-Can't you hear it?" it's tho corn planter, putting down more of that 11 cent corn which should be fed to hogs to sell, to get money to buy more land, to raise more corn to feed more hogs, to sell to get more more money, etc., what's the matter- anyhow! Louis Schreiler is the proud father of a bouncing lxiy over a week old good. Mrs. Owen McGann is suffering from rheumatism, as is also one of her daughters. T. Johnson is making arrangements to have some decided improvements made upon his house, cellar, etc., as soon as he is through planting. Mr. F. Gottschalk tind some ''eastern capitalist," wo are told, has had some splendid ditching and grading done on their land north of tho city and east of the town hall, the grado being as good as the public highway. Judging from tho number of their organizations, the farmers near Colum bus ought to be on top of the ladder, there is tho Farmers' Protective Associa tion, tho Farmers' Alliauce, tho Farm ers' Union, tho Farmers' Club, and otherj not heard from. it. Taleitiue. Joseph Baker is working his farm near Cornlea this week. Miss Gertie Jones was on the sick list last week. Mr. Casperson's liorso was quite badly cut on the plow while in tho field a few days ago. Mrs. John Anderson has been sick for two weeks with la grippe. 1. F. Abrahnmson has finished his work on Mr. Fred Johnson's house. Mrs. Edward Johnson has been very sick but wo hear is recovering. Bom, to Mrs. Edwin Eley, a daughter. Ed. Fish left for Greeley county Sun day and Mr. George DeVore has moved on the place formerly occupied by Mr. Fish. Nels Berliu has one of W. H. Tedrow's orchards set out on his place. Our assessor. Mr. Otis Clarke, has been in the neighborhood. Tho St. Edward photographer was in this vicinity Thursday taking the pic tures of the residences of J. F. Abra hamson and W. F. Hanchett. Born, to Mrs. John Pearce, April 25th, a daughter. Mrs. W. F. Hanchett is quite sick this week. Dan. Heal Estate Ileal. For the week ending May .'Id, 1R90. All deeds warranty unless shown. Snhra W. Hchug and husband to Carl Iteiuke, wist si ft lots 1 and 2, blk 1, SteveiiH add. to Columbus g 1,700 (0 U. I. Hy Co. to August Lindberg. n'j ', Il-l-iw 33) (jo United States to John 1'arlsch, fiatent, fw'i UlUw Same to Samuel Congraw, 8r., ' 10-aJ-lw Ueo. Warren Smith to F. A. Tax lor. lot- I and. I, blk 1, Sunt lis add C I. Ky Co. to Martlowi Mcraas, w. jr. 00 1-0 00 400 00 --,i iMUJw A. H. Maker, Uweher. to John ErnM. linal receipt, mAj 10-ltU'Jw Geo. w. Kl-tou and wife to .Mary Hol- Ior?n. j. c, ne4 21-20-:iw Julian I'. Wetgen and wife to John II. Wetgen. ww'i SHJi-lw . Alice A. Ho iter and hti-baud to Max Mruckner, lots 7 and S, blk 3, Platte Center 2J0 00 2.0UO 00 1,100 00 I F. W. Edwards and xi ife to II. N. Chris- ten-en. w' ; sw' 2t-19-w 11. N. ChristenK-n to Chers-ty M. Ed- w;ird. 4 hwH 24-ISKJw Franz Kriug-. widower, to Emit Krings, se'i i-e1, !MH-2w U. P. Hy Co. to Edmund M. Dannals, e; nw't -HUw John P. Meeker and wife to J. i. Iteed- er, part blk "C" Mocker fuli-dUi-Ion of out-lot - add. to Columbus 1,000 00 1,200 00 POO 00 400 00 XV) 00 Weather Report. Review of the weather near Genoa for the month of April, 1890. Mean temperature of the month .ViftV e0' 19 It 11 S 4 10 6 1.31 2.21 ft$?'SZt& T&h" Mean uo same month last jear Loweft do, on the 11 t learuaj-.. Fair das s Cloudy drt; iss High wind daj s . . Calm dajs Number of days on which rain fell Inches of rain or melted enow Do for same month last year Frost 4, 9, 10, 11. Ice on the 9th, ground slightly frozen. Very hazy 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30. Lunar corona on the 24th. Martins, first appearance, on the 5th. Humphrey. Mrs. Stockslager, Mrs. Cookinghara, G. . Carroll, Mary Leach, Cora Hale and Maggie Walker attended the teach ers' association at Creston last Saturday. Miss Dellie Hodges, a successful teach er in the Madison schools, visited in Humphrey Saturday and Sunday. Miss Gertie Davis, the Tracy valley teacher, went to her home at Madison Friday evening. L. H. Geer, Lou Hummel and Fred 'Bust started Thursday for Seattle, IH Leaders. in Low Prices! Ladies' Jersey vesta each Ladies' and children's corset waists S0.S1.Q0 6 $1.25 Leading brands. 10c Worth more than double. Washington, where they will make their future home. Geo. J. Savidge took tlie Friday even ing passenger for Sioux City. School is advertised to open in the new building Monday of next week. House and yard cleaning has been the order of tho week at Humphrey. Merit Win. Wo disire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, Dr. King's New Life Pills, Buck Ion's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell so well, or that have given such uni versal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund tho purchase price, if satisfactory results do not fol low their use. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. David Dowty's drug store. The Fountain theater at Kansas City, was burned Wednesday morning. No insurance. In a recent article in tho Youth's Com panion, on "how to cure a cold," the writer advises a hot lemonado to be tak et at bed time. It is a dangerous treat ment, especially during the severe cold weather of the winter months, as it opens the pores of the skin and leaves the sys tem in such a condition that another and much more severe cold is almost certain to be contracted. Many years constant use and the experience of thousands of persons of all ages, has fully demonstrat ed that there is nothing better for a severe cold than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It acts in perfect harmony with nature, relieves the lungs, liquefies the tough tenacious mucous, making it easier to expectorate, and restores the system to a strong and healthy condi tion. Fifty cent bottles for sale by all druggists. Thomas Smith, a brokemanat Norfolk, died last Wednesday from lockjaw. Rnrklen' Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and nil skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per bos. For sale by David Dowty. 3 Cocbt houso bonds carried at Fair bury by GoO majority. Mr. T. A. Deroven, merchant, Deroven, La., says: "Tho St. Patrick's Pills went like hot cakes." People who have once tried them are never satisfied with any other kind. Their action and reliability as a cathartic is what makes them popu lar. For sale by all druggists. Ground was broken in New York Wednesday for the Washington memor ial arch. A Sale InvPfitBieiit. b one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from our ad vertised druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption. It is guaranteed to bring relief in every case, when used for any affection of the throat, lungs or chest, such as consump tion, inflammation of the lungs, bron chitis, asthma, whooping cough, croup, etc., etc. It is pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and can always be depended upon. Trial bottle free at David Dowty's drug store. LEGAL NOTICE. mine jusim-, court, uniiiimi . a. uriOHI.-j. a it i..' . t m. 1 n ma Miucei me reacc. in animior flat to twinty ieurasi Karl Sol Plaintiff. Edwartl 'efenuant. J rd Kohlor mill take notice tmt on thn 12th v of Auril. IV). C. A. Brindlevm Jnatirn of thewcace oc l'lattconnty, AebraokmiMoed an oruoi attacamentror tne aaa 01 f !50, in an acti pendia? lere him wiiercidkKarl SchnberAiti plaintiff. aiM Edward Kohlemde. lemiant. mat property or&ihe defendant, cl (listing of ke extension tabm one enpboani and contest. iMje and ftuaitnrAone clothe, horse, one kitchenmblp, one etand.tae wash tab, one boiler, flowerpots, four oane bottom chain, two rocking cbairmone boramn anl mirror, four chafes, one bov, one carpet, okp stand, one heatKg store, mnr pictures, twV bedsteads. mattaMee and sfBuigs, three imrroone small bareaWkroewardime and one eewidkmachine. naa Dennfncaea afner saiu enter, mia cease wan conamjea to taa lym day w MaWJKO, at vociocaBjn. 1 ! - 1 Kabl ScHraasrr. Pli By J. N.LIAN, Atfy. ' Apr. lMt LEGAL NOTICE. To all whom it may coacern: The special rcommissAner inted to viw anM irabll or locating a the wnar 01 .Twhi17. ranqel section ioma N. W. co at tho said own section and ported favors! re- hove described. Now all okjectii aces caused m thi dam- be filed county, 1390. or in the countr-clerk': Nebraska on or before ma iocuuuu be made 'without reference thereto. -A G. W. Phillips. ejjs Cooaty Clerk. IWK, April 15, 13W. Dated Colun JlSaprtt-X13J apno rsnon unon tne oracucaniura aa, a iiu VMauuiruaua au. uin raav m tr4 n nt iiiiiiiissiii. m t& a .a,MWB.-t.k oa section l3Xa wai ami ruiuuagyiaenoe aaiai we una mtiiu nam wrmin&m S. fstensbip 17. ranAI watt aneaJm rasm mo o. . ;svoi a. vf.m 01 designate, aa taa "Kan&ll road"ai Ufa upon said location, as oflavtherato or caima for A lfSmtinm tiiMUASb.net sVffiea of PStte qo! Jann nth- Special bargains in muslin underwear skirts and chemise 49, 59, 69C. Worth double. Best American Ginghams Worth 125 and 15. LEGAL NOTICE. In the district court of Plattt County, Nebraska. In tlio matter of tha estate of Kvan Davis, iliv. This raiw came on for hearing upon tho iwtition of Hugh Hughm. guanlinn of loui-u fciviH, a minor iiutler nix jtor of age, praing for a licenw to wll tli Eat lialf of tho South east iuartnr (' of Station Twenty-fiie y'S), Township Mm-toon (W;, North, ltang.- Thn-o V-t) WVrtt, of the tUh principal meridian, in the county of l'I;itU State of NVbnuka, for tho pig ment of thi junt debt of .-'aii I ward, then not beiug Hiitiicii'iit goods, chattel-, rights and credit in the hand- or said guardian to pa wiid debts. It i.s therefore ordered that all xrMns in tore ted in said e-tate and thw nest of kin of -aid ward he. and appear liefore me at the court hours in Columbus, I'latte county, Xebnt-ka, en the l!l li day of .June 1-X, at nine o'clock a. in., of said day. to how cuu-e nliy a liren-e nhould not be granted to naid gtiardiau to -ell so utueh of the above described real e-late of said ward as hall In- ns?e ary to iay -aid debt- and ex-IH'nse-. It is further ordered thai the notice of the time and place of hearing -aid xtitioii xhall lie pub linlied in TllK CoLTOIUt'N .Iochnai. four succe HIM W4MkBtH Dated this '."Jth day of April. 1H). A. M. Tost. :t0upr-.'it Judgeof the District Court. HITLER TOWNSHIP. Expert Examination""! Keieipt- and Expen ditures ofc-Tovn-liii TrcaMirer 3lecdcl. To the committee of Mutler town-hip: (rnttrim n: Having lieen euiiiloj.il to -amine the accounts of Chris. Mecdel, ex-trca-tir-er tif Mutler town-hip, I herewith i-uhuiit in ri'tiort. which is lis fullim? The amount of fund- on hand at the expiration j of his term of office, a- t-lioun by Id- Itookx, a- I Thirteen liundr.nl and eight-three dollars and thirty cents ($1.3SS.:!0). His receipt were as follows: From W. 11. Hess, a follow.-: On Cent-nil fund Itoait fund , Miiiie fund Undivided levy Miscellaneous From the sale of old bridge timber ..? Itfisi . 2571 m .. 47 3S . 40 Ml 4 00 " County treasurer, a- follows: April C, l.SSfi 71.". V) Januarys, is$7 imoo June 30. ISCT Ml 00 October 20. 1887 1.-000 June 1,185 jtitfoo November lo. ISSs 17331 April 21. 19 316 CO Road fund!, collected 23 W Total. On which the following credits nhould bo given: Amount brought fin ward S3C2SS5 warrants pain as snovvu on page 3C. cash book ...SJ0C 15 ... 3v9 83 ... J4 13 ... 1M lo ... 4."iC0 ... '2. 50 ... 7C1 CO ... ta 15 ... 411 7.1 3S. II 39, '- 43, C7, M. 70. 221" 43 BA1.ANCK. .... $1.(4.140 I farther find lLat he in charged by the county clerk as having retained the following collec tions: Hate, Labor. Twp.K'd, Twp. Int. Total. Jan 7,7..$ 39 00 3 S -U $ 2J 4 S :o V. May I.V8. 127 M .17 111 9CK 'MS 17 Mayl3.V'. WOO 24 rO 2191 IUim Scpt.g.'cO. 12( S47 547 .27 23 21 r-7I9 $7C 18 iM7i .27;4!iJ07 Balance $ 1333 10 Total coll.vtion retained ...$1M9 117 For which he hart vouchers in the Mhape of road receipts and certificates of exemption on account of ase. Thirteen drawn in 1A6, amnuutlng to $ 37 01 horty four drawn 111 187 amounting to ill K". Forty-four dravwi in 16S3 amounting to 105 5 Three certificates of ex emption on acc't of age 9 00 Accounted for aboseai collected 011 roud fund 25 ft! 292 ft) Amount unaccounted for...g2m: 17 2rw 47 Total ti be accounted for ?ira5"7 Tlie warrants for which ho is given credit as having iwi.l as shown on the differeut pages of hiscn.-th book were compare.! with the JlerkV stub hook and register of warrant drawn and they all ngretd. The unaccounted-for balance is due to his (MeedelB neglect to charge him self with the collections retained at time of set tlements with the county clerk. Very respectfully. K. W. South. h. V. North, Ijeing duly sworn, on oath dequ es and has that, to the liest or his knowledge nnd belief, th foregoing is a correct statement of the accounts of t hris. Meeilel, ex-treauivr of Untler township. Subscribed and sworn to b. fore me this 21st day of April. IsW. ShprSt K.H.CnMBMis. Notary I'ublic. thi; nt;uiti: . tfhe figurf 9 iu our dates will make a Ions stay, tfo man or woman now living will ever datf a Jocumcnt without using the figure 9. It stands in the third place in 1690, where it will remain ten years and then move up to second place in 1900, where it will rest for one hundred jeari. There Is another "9" which has aLu come to stay. It is unlike the figure 9 in our dat- in the respect that it has already moved up to first place, where It will permanently remain. It i- calh-d the "N V High Arm Wheeler A Wilson Sewing Machine. The "Xo. 9" was endor".-d for first place by the experts of Kurope at the Parii Exposition or I8S9, where, after a severe contest with the leading ma chines of the world, it va awarded the only Grand Prize given to family sewing machines, all others on exhibit having received loner awards of gold medab, etc The French Government also recognized its superiority by thedecoration of Mr. Nathaniel Wheeler. President of the com Pan v . with the CroM ef the Legion of Honor. The "No. 9" is not an old machine improved upon, but is an entirely new machine, and the Grand Prize at Pari was awarded it as the grand est advance in sewing machine mechanism of ths age Those who buy it can rest assured, there fore, of having the very latest and best. WHEELER & WILSON JTPG CO., 185 and 167 Wabash Are., Chicago SOLD SIT W, KIBLER, Leigh, Nebr. atepfSO-TXt G. ycL H laBaBsSlMVwLJ 'I ysHi.aStp it Special Bargains i& Ladies' Jersey lisle vests in pink, light blue, cream, slate, gray and black trimmed with silk ribbons; only 49c each, the best value yet offered. Ladies' silk vests in ilesh colors and Ecine; 70c each, worth 81.50. Ladies' ribbed vests, 10c each. A better one for 2."c. Children's gauze ve-ts. 12;. lo. 1!) and 2" each. Shawls and Fichus, all wool scarf, or Fichus, 70c in blue, scarlet and cream, worth 81.50. Black ca-hmre shawl- 81, Si. HO. 82, 82..10 and up to 810 each. Ladies' and children's .Tersev suits SJ..?.), 83, 8'.-r0 and 84; less than half price. Dress braids down to 5c per roll. J. A. Barber & GO., Gafumbus, Neb. HENRY ok columbus. m:i:.. IS AGENT FOR THE FOLLOWING- LIST OF TIME-TRIED and APPROVED Farm Implements ! Seeders and Harrows. Strowliriile Broadcast Seeder. Niagara force-feed wagon hox settler. Hoom ier broadcast force-feed eleven-foot seeder. The lct broadcast seeder on wheel, which will measure your grain and ground as it sows, and make a pretty fair estimate of the crop. It will sow anything from a half-grown timothy seed" to a silk dress, iloosier press drill. Climax di.-c harrow and seeder combined. Cli max disc harrou without seeder attachments. Plows and Cultivators. Vier plows. Wier cultivators. Wier lever harrows. Wier listers, the only per fect listers made. Wier cultivators Tor li&ted corn, something entirely new. Come and see it. Price SI 1, to correspond with the hard times. Flying Dutchman riduu' plows. Flying Dutchman walking plows, Flving Dutchman gang plows. Dandy cultivator, guaranteed to scour in any soil. Little Joker tongueless cultivator. Orvi-; plows, Orvis cultivators. Orvis hollow steel teeth harrows. Hudlong disc cultivators. Standard corn planter. Standard cheek rower, the simplot and strongest cheek rower made. Drops the corn iu the right place every time. Maud S. Cultivator, the .iieen of all cultivators, has won the race in corn field as Maud S. has on every race track. Corn Planters, Drills and Check Rowers. Moline Champion corn planter, drill and check rower combined. Thre machines in one, and for the price of one. Como and see it. Twill do you poor heart pood. Tait check rower. Peoria Advance corn planters and check rowers. Mowers, Binders and Hay Rakes. Standard mowers, four-, live-, six-, and soven-foot cut; can bo drawn by two horses in tho heaviest grass. If you don't believe it, buv one and try it. Stand ard hay rakes, Hoosier hay rakes, Tiger self-dumn hav rake, which anyone can operate. Taylor No. t self-dump hay rake. Usbom binder, Osborn mower, Empire binder, simplest, strongest and light binder in Uncle Sam's dominions. est Threshers. The Minnesota Chief threshing machines. Ifalladay wind mills. Grinders and Shellers. I X Jj feed grinders and corn shellers and horse powers. Besides a full stock of extras for everything in the line of implements. Anything not on hand will bo ordered on short notice. Everything: Goes at reduced prices No belter place to buy for cash ir vmi have it. and if you havn t there is no letter place to buy on time. When sou are in town come and see and get a picture for the hubs Burs Block Meen E. D. Fitzpatrick Itookst'ller anil Stationer, THK WIIITK SKWIMi M Aril INK. Baby Carriages, Express Wagons, ISASE BALL GOODS. FOLLOW TIIE CROWD l'Oi: L'AIUIAINS 13th St.. Columbus, Nebr. Gains in 1S or THE Union Gmtral Life Insurance Co., Of Cincinnati. O., made the following Kaini in 1KS9: A gain in surplus of - - $ 12,061 57 A gain in income of - . - 020,557 28 A gain in assets of - - - 1,088,362-11 Gross assets, Dec. yi, 188U 5,605,855 70 New business, 1889 - - - 19,023,686 00 Insurance in force in Xeb. 1,200.000 00 This solid and prwporou- company has a large business in Columbus and vicinity. Good men who can secure business, wanted as agents. Liberal contracts and wml temtnn: iriron a.i ureue. j. ji. tDMSTOX. SUte AKPnt. VUlWIUUi Boom 22, Burr BlOTk,Liawla,eb Pianos I Ops Hosiery & Underwear. LTJBKER Hollingsworth hay rakes. Hi and L streets. Itifehlm FIELD SEEDS RED CLOVER, TIMOTHY, ALF ALFA CLOVER, RED TOP, ALSYKE Clover, Fci !sil By HERMN OENLRICN t MO. ?Jfeb3m LAND FOR SALE. A FINE IMPROVED FARM for al in Shell Creek ralley. n-ar Columbus, containinrf -110 acres of land: about. !9t ar lyllli nn I-r ruliivation: 10 cro-i h.;i ,;,i.i wiindr njo-tly 13 cloer and blue Krasa pastor. ac.l hay land; ISO fruit tree.-apple.ear9, cherry, pltim, etc., eouie bearing; all kinds oi ornamental trees and Hhrnbs; HO fulLbearina Krai. ines. J 1 ho fara entire is fenced, and dt. Tided into small fields by fence. DwelliBa hoossj ., m v,n..r,00,mH- Kranary. corn irriba. larae horse stable with hay-xnow, cattle barn which holds toni of hay; Kog houfce; 2 wells; ranainff watw in pasture. For further particaiara iaanire aC JOUH.VAJ. office, or addres. H. B., cars Tof Joca. NALLoiQmuos. Nebr. 2iaajtt JOHN EUSOEN, SURVEYOR. :I.lf0fms-hIs Mend and the pnbUc he is still in the business and all orders wUl bav prompt attention. Comes nf fiold nn -.i t.. "711 gt"omKlGll0 timea. Chmbaa, , , . . . -W.1 ouu uibui iur. 'Bine Grass IliStt 4 ! f A Jt -4