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Yes, jusCbefore the advance, we
pfcketl-upthfe lot of fine Hosiery all
kinds; asatyles,.at a great sac
rifice. Eemeniber$V-these are t,ie
product of 'oxicT-rf We best mills and
dyers in the world. Thousands of
pairs from the medium sorts up to
the finest silk fcll opera lengths.
No other house can show you such
values in Stockings.
ASIC TO SEE OUR
Laces and Embroideries!
You won't pay two and three times
our prices at other stores if you see
the new goods we have been getting in.
F. H. LAME & CO.
cSb CO.
Have now got settled down to business
in their elegant
New Building
And will be
comers, who
selves with
delighted
wish to
to welcome all
provide them-
AT
Fair Prices.
They have always acted upon the prin
ciple that the best business is that when
the customer Kindly comes again to
buy. Tho kind of
Boots Shoes
That this '-firm
sell are MADE FOR
COMFORT
their
AND FOR WEAR, and
CLOTHING
-AND
G-ENTTS'
Furnishing Goods
ARE NOT EXCELLED ANYWHERE.
Fair dealing every time is the remark
of even the Ihvs who deal with
&CO.
SINGLE-COMB. BARRED
Plymouth : Rock
-AND
SINGLE-COMB, WHITE LEGHORN,
(Both thoroughbred,) edge, for hatching, for
tale, lit 1.M) for one nert inBr 15 KP-fcgf-Order
from a distance promptly tilled.
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Colnmbns. Nebr.
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'FOR CHOICE
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BWKWNEIT FLOUR
and
TENNESSEE SORGHUM!
CALL AT
Herman Oehlrieh I Bro's.
17nov2m
MAIER & KOTLAR,
Blacksmiths
AND
WAGON MAKERS
Good Work, Fair Prices.
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Columbus, Neb.
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A. &N. TIME TABLE.
Pass.
Freight.
eavet- Columbus
" Bellwood
" David City....
Seward
IrrivesBt Lincoln....
8:35 a.m.
836 "
9:18 "
1022 "
liara.m.
3:20p. m.
335 "
4:40 p.m.
7:10 "
100 "
The naosenper leaves Lincoln at 6:40 p. n., and
rriTeB at Columbus 925 p. m; the freight leaven
I incoln at 4;40 a. m., and arrives at Columbus at
3:20 pm.
UNION PACIFICTIME-TABLE.
OOIXO IAST. I OOIKOVTK8T.
Atlantic Kx... 7 15 a. m I Pacific Ex....l000p. m
Chif JKto Er...l235 p. m Denver Ex.. .. l- P- m
Limited 4:05 p. m Limited .... 55 p. m
Col. Local..- 6H00a.mLocalFrt.... ,:00a.m
X' s Vt Mail, carries passengers for
tt.Vnmr'. iw.intH. Goine west at 855 p. m., ar
rives at Denver 7:40 a. m. No. 4. Fast 3lail
car-
rieB passengers, going easi ai i-- !' "'
l.ISCOL,N,0OI.USIBC8 AND SIOUX CITY.
Passenger arrives from Sioux City. ... 12:30 p. m
" leaves Columbus for Linc'n. 1:15 p. m
arrives from Lincoln 5"aP-111
leaves for Sioux City -.10 p. m
Mixed leaves for 8ioux City :..: a. m
Mixed arrives -UWJp.m
TOU ALBION AND CEDAU BAPID8.
Pas'ienger leaves..
Mixed leaves v
2:20 p.m
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Passenger arrives ZTa..
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J-A11 notices under this heading will be
charged at the rate of $2'a year.
A LEBANON LODGE No. 58, A. F. & A. M.
-?-Regular meetings za vyecmesay "'
month.
All brethren invited to attend.
ucs. n. BPEICE, w. 31.
0 cs. G. Becueb. Sec'y. 2ial'
W1LDEY LODGE No. 44, 1. 0. 0. F.,
meet Tuesday evenings oi bkh
week at their hall on Thirteenth
street. Visiting brethren cordially
invited. H. C. Nswaux. N. ;
W. It. NOTEXTEIN, Sec'y- 27jan91-tf
REORGANIZED CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY
Saints hold regular services every Sunday
at 2 p. m.. prayer meeting on Wednesday evening
at their chatiel, corner of North street and Pacific
Avenue. All are cordially invited.
13jul89 Elder H. J. Hddson. President.
Sale bills printed at this office.
Come to TnE Journal for job work.
Get your shoes repaired at Honahan's.
Henry Huntemann i9 troubled with
rheumatism.
Mrs. Frank Ryburn was on the sick
list last week.
Dr. T. R Clark, Olive street. In
office at nights.
Tho county board of supervisors
meet March 22.
Ambrose at Presbyterian ehurch
Friday evening.
Ask Mr.Borowiak to show you tho
Big Sun Flower.
Mr. Ryburn's wife and child have
been sick the past week.
Dr. E. H. Nauman's dental parlors
in North block, 13th street. tf
- Go to Honahan's for boots, shoes,
gents' underwear and gloves. 2-45-4
Bicycles. Fitzpatrick's is head
quarters for high grade machines.
Ed. Keuscher'a sale on the 9th was
satisfactory to himself as to prices.
cv and Ear surtreon. Dr. E. T,
Allen, 309 Ramge block, Omaha, Neb.
Mr. Klug has moved his blacksmith
shop across the street from his old stand.
The assessors of the different town
ships in the county are to meet March
21.
wu tt? n llinroiiphbred Jersey
bull calf about three months old. J.F.
Flynn. 3
Call at J. II. Galley's .ajd get your
Shamrock leaves for St,,fiatnck's day
5 cents each. - ,,
Mrs. C. A. TJrindley isHeaehing in one
of the departments of the government
school at Genoa.
Fresh fruit, jam,
finest cranberries and
E. Pohl's grocery.
pickles, capres,
fresh cabbage at
tf
Hnntemann Bros, are doing consid
erable work for Schuyler people these
days at the planing mill.
Meays Jfc Hart are prepared to move
or to raise houses of all kinds. Address,
as above, Colnrabus, Nebr. tf
Arthur Leedom of Columbus, son of
Bov. J. B. Leedom, is working for Mr.
Coyle. St, Edward Sun.
What is this about the Uig win
Flower wo hear so much about? Don't
know? Ask Mr. Borowiak.
Our 1893 baby carriages are bean
tiful, stylish, durable and cheap. E. D.
Fitzpatrick's is headquarters, tf
Tho celebrated Quick-Meal, and
Monarch gasoline stoves, the best in the
market. For sale by A. Boettcher. 4tf .
If you want to be in it St. Patrick's
day call at J. H. Galley's and get a bunch
of Shamrock leaves, 5 cents each.
At the opera house, evening of March
21st, Jane Combs in Bleak House. Tick
ets at Pollock & Co's. drug store.
Bring your orders for job-work to
this office. "Satisfaction guaranteed, and
work promptly done, as agreed upon.
Mrs. John Jenkinson has sold her
farm in Grand Prairie township to Aug
ust Wetzgen, consideration $2,100.
-When in need of an auctioneer, call
on Dave Smith. He will act for you
with promptness, safety and dispatch, tf
Mr. Kilborn's little boy eighteen
months old that drank a bottle of dye
stuff last week died from the effects of it
Hear J. Clement Ambrose at the
Presbyterian church Inday evening
March 17th, under auspices of Y. M. C. A.
4 kiwi twelve ulavs old. child of
Henry Bien ten miles northwest of the
city, died Wednesday and was buried
Friday.
"Too large a compass for my dimin
utive comprehension," ns Fatty Curtis
said when a lawyer entered into tech
nicalities. S. L. McCoy has moved his family
from east Eleventh street to Miss Maggie
Wheeler's new residence in the west part
of the city.
Vnw is the time to subscribe for The
Journal and the Semi-Weekly Lincoln
Journal, both for $2 a year, when paid
in advance.
C. J. Ambrose is "Rich in ideas,
strength and originality of language."
The Chautauqua Herald. Hear him
Friday evening.
Remember Friday March 17th is St.
Patrick's day and we all celebrate. Call
and get your Shamrock leaves at J. a.
Galley's, 5 cents each.
An Easter concert will be given at
the Presbyterian church by the Sunday
school. It will consist of recitations in
terspersed with music
As we close our forms, Wednesday
noon, trains are again running over the
tj. P. Loup bridge. As yet, the runs are
trimta as licrht as possible.
fe ffi--ai
davs last week inspecting affairs in gen-
eral pertaining to the road.
4klllMfcvi Arvfnr
1 Pitcher's Castorla.
Fred. Davis is talking of selling his
farm and moving to Merrick county,
where land can be purchased a little
cheaper.
Bob. McKean. formerly of this place,
is attending a dental school in Chicago.
Clarence Gerrard and Bob. are living at
the same house.
Miss Jane Combs in the dual role of
Lady Dedlock and Hortense in Dickens's
Bleak House, at the opera house, next
Tuesday evening.
"Good seed, good soil, good cultiva
tion," to which may be added, good
management of the proceeds, constitute
successful farming.
Eggs Barred "Plymouth Eocks,
Light Brahma and White Leghorn, 81.50
a setting otfif teen eggs. H. P. Coolidge,
Columbus, Nebraska. tf
-i-The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church-will meet with Mrs.
McAllister thirj(Wednesday) at 2 p. m.
A fnll attendflfcea-iaidesired.
Dominique Adamy is going this
week to wing, where he will take charge
of th6 Henry Bean farm. Ferdinand
Beinke expects also to move thero soon.
Mrs. Mahler of Duncan will have a
public sale of all her stock, farm imple
ments and household goods at her home,
Tuesday, March 28th. Free lunch will
be served.
The Junior Epworth League had a
social at Mrs. George Willard's Friday
evening, and in spite of the excitement
over the flood, had a large attendance,
clearing over ton dollars.
Arnold Oehlrieh has rented G. W.
Phillips's house, recently vacated by him,
and will not begin his new residence,
corner of North and Fifteenth, until Mrs.
Oehlrich's return in June.
H. P. Coolidge made two shipments
of thoroughbred chickens last week one
to David City, the other to Central City.
Ho has worked up quite a business in
this line, and he has splendid fowls.
Tho South Omaha Tribune does not
praise the management of the stock
yards on the horse market, and says that
if any one has horses he does not care to
give away he had better keep them at
home.
Henry Abts had a short call the
other day at Fullerton. The train on
which ho was coming east had passed
over the bridge across the Cedar about
five minutes before it went down in the
flood.
L. M. Salev has brought into tho
clerk's office Sl'SO according to the order
of the court, in his suit with Gottschalk,
in reference to four city lots and four
acres of land, and demanded a deed for
the same.
Como in and subscribe for the semi
weekly Lincoln Journal along with your
Columbus Journal, so that you can get
the complete report of legislative pro
ceedings. Only S2 a year for both
papers, in advance.
It is reported that H.T.Spoerry has
sold his farm on Grand Prairie to August
Osten for 830 an acre. There being 3G0
acres, it makes the handsome sum of
S10.800. Possession is to be given the
first of January next.
Robert Jenkinson loaded a car of
household goods and machinery for
Albion, their future home, where his
parents havo purchased a quarter section
of land. Robert will be missed from
Platte Center and vicinity.
Weslev Deveney has sold his farm
in Creston township for 30 an acre and
purchased a farm near Palmer, Merrick
county, at 827.50. His new place is well
improved, fences, houses, etc., and he
goes today to take possession.
At one of the clubs in Omaha the
other evening they had an electrical
cooking outfit in operation to show what
may be done after Omaha gets that pro
posed power canal completed. Here
too, the same, and don't you fail to re
member it.
T.T. Belford moved his family down
on Monday to take possession of their
fine new home just north of tho Sisters'
school. Fred Schaad's new residence in
the same vicinity is rapidly approaching
completion and will soon be ready for
occupancy.
The semi-weekly Lincoln Journal
and the Columbus Journal, both, when
paid one year in advance, 82.00. Sub
scribe now, and get the benefit. The
Lincoln paper is issued on Tuesdays and
Fridays, and is almost as good as a daily
to the" busy man.
Mr. W. H. Randall haa just arrived
home with a pedigreed mammoth black
jack. This is the finest animal of the
kind ever seen in Columbus, and will bo
found for service at Columbus during
the season. Mules are in strong de
mand, these times.
Will J. McVicker, well known to
many of our Nebraska readers, arrived
at his home in North Bend last week,
from a three or four years' sojourn in
South Africa, where he was employed
by an English syndidate in superintend
ing a mining camp.
Lecture in Presbyterian church next
Fridav evening by James Clement Am
brose of Evanston, 111., under auspices of
the Y. M. C. A. Notice change of time
from Wednesday to Friday. Mr. A. is
one of the most popular lecturers of our
land. Admission 25 cents.
Our friend, John Wise, just north
of town, had the misfortune to acci
dental! v prod his ankle with the tine of
a pitchfork last Friday, inflicting quite
a painful wound, which, however, is
progressing ravoraoiy rowaru recoer,
under the care of Dr. Clark.
- A large lamp fell Sunday evening at
Maennerchor hall, bursted, and the blaze
threatened trouble, but a bucket of coal
and several buckets of wet sand were
thrown on, before the heat had struck
into the wood, and no particular damage
was done, except to the lamp.
When in need of anything in the
line of job work cards, wedding invita
tions, dance programs, letter neaus. en
velopes, sale bills, receipts, notes, scale
books, bank checks, shipping tags,
blanks of any kind, in short all sorts of
printing, give The Journal a call.
C. A. Newman, who has been the
efficient cashier of the Commercial bank
of this city 6ince its organization, has
tendered his resignation to take effect as
goon as his place can be filled. We un
derstand that he will engage in business
on his own account in this city. The
Journal wishes him success.
Those who were instrumental in get
ting the two ditches dug that tap the
northwest corner of the city, one run
ning east and the other sontn, looKea
with admiration upon their work during
the recent flood, and noticed how well
some things can be done as well as others,
when you get at it the right way.
To any of our readers who wish -a
Chicago paper, wo make the following
offer: The Columbus Journal, the
Semi-weekly Lincoln Journal (published
Tuesdays and Fridays of each week), and
the Inter Ocean, all one year, when paid
in advance, for S2.7U. Uall ana see us;
we can start your subscription at any
time. tf
Shavings and kindlings were piled
np against an old cupboard in what is
commonlv known as the Spence building
opposite "Schiltz's shoo store on Olive
street, Sunday evening, and set on fire.
An alarm was made, out me nre was
stamped out without doing any special
damage. A fire there under headway,
might work great damage. Those who
were at hand, say there is no doubt, from
the appearance of things, but the blaze
was the work of an incendiary.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castorla.
TL H. Henry, president of the state
board of agriculture, tells us that they
are trying to make arrangements, (and
he thinks they will succeed), for daily
excursions from the World's Fair at
Chicago to the Nebraska State Fair at
Lincoln, on such favorable terms that
eastern people who wish to see what Ne
braska is and what she really does, can
well afford to extend their trip to this
state.
Miss Coombs is an actress of great
power, and one soon loses consciousness
of the fact that he is witnessing a play
and feels that the living scenes are be-
mg enactea oeiore nis eyes, ah uuuy
Dedlock, solemn, mysterious, proua ana
defiant of fate, Miss Coombs was a living
representation. A splendid stage pres
ence assists her in a correct presentation
of the character. Atlanta Constitution.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bulkley, of
Platte Center, who have been visiting
with Miss Kate Martin, departed this
morning, Mrs. Bulkley going on to New
Jersey for a visit Frank North left
for a visit to Chicago.... C. D. Rake
straw, former principal of our city
schools, is an applicant for the appoint
ment of superintendent of the Indian
school at Genoa, this state. Fremont
Herald.
The state oratorical contest will take
place in the Lansing theatre, Lincoln,
Friday night, the 19th. This is a contest
in oratory between the representatives
of tho State university, Cotner univer
sity, Wesleyan university, and Doane
college. The winner of this sdhtest will
have tho honor of representing the state
of Nebraska in the inter-state contest to
be held in Columbus, Ohio, next May.
Exchange.
Miss Cocmbs, in powdered wig and
such superb attire as not often in a life
time feasts the eye, as Lady Teazle, was
lovely as one of Sely's most voluptuous
portraits, and to graces of person and
raiment, were added more exalted excel
lences of action, expression and enuncia
tion. A rare creature of daiutiest device
is she truly. No Lady Teazle whom this
city ever saw can be named in the same
breath with her. Auckland, New Zea
land, Herald.
The third quarterly meeting for Co
luaibus charge will beheld March 18 and
19. Rev. J. E. Moore, P. E., will have
charge of the services. The quarterly
conference convenes for business Satur
day at 2 o'clock. Let all official mem
bers bo present. Sunday morning, at 10
o'clock, love feast, followed by preaching
and the srerament of the Lord's supper.
Sunday school at 2:30 in tho afternoon.
Preaching at 730. To all these services,
a cordial welcome is extended. J. B.
Leedom, pastor.
Deputy-sheriff Campbell came up
from Columbus Monday evening, and in
companv with Marshall Linaberry drove
out to Cornlea the same evening and
closed tho saloon that has been illegally
running in that place forsometime past.
No arrests were made and it is pretty
certain that no further efforts will be
mado to run a joint in that town Sam
Wilson, formerly of this vicinity and now
connected with the U. P. at Columbus,
visited with his wife in the family of Dr.
Smart a portion of this week. Humph
rey Democrat.
Thus a person with a fine voice is
ono to bo cherished as an example. Its
influence is felt in all society. The great
actress, Miss Jane Coombs, has a voice,
that, inasmuch as we have heard none
superior to it, wo may call the perfection
of the vocal organ for a woman. All
similes of clearness and sweetness, such
as silver bells, flutes and so on, would
only disparage its divine quality. If the
public display of this charming gift can
have influenco in cultivating the voice,
this artist is a public benefactor. Cin
cinnati Commercial.
The superintendent of the Fremont
schools took a novel but effective method
of finding the number of boys in the
schools, addicted to the use of tobacco.
Tho Tribune remarks that the statistics
show that the habit has a strong hold on
tho rising generation. The investiga
tion showed that: "Among tne ooys
attending the high school, 37J- per cent
use
tobacco; Eighth grade, oji per
cent; Seventh grade, 33x per cent;
Sixth grade, 40 per cent; Fifth grado, 29
nor nnt: Fourth crade. 24!4 per cent;
Third grade, 15 per cent; Second grade,
11 per cent; First grade, 10 per cent."
John Gleason says he is going to
put forty acres of coal miners right into
a joint stock company to prospect on his
farm .... J. N. Taylor, the Columbus grain
buyer, selected a bnsiness lot in Monroe
on, Friday Charles Schroeder, George
Galley and C. J. Garlow were in Monroe
Friday and sold the ongine formerly
owned by A. L. Atherton. George Gal
lev was the purchaser and the price was
$50 Jim Parry, a farm hand who has
been working near Postville, broke into
M. Mooney's house last week and pro
ceeded to get a square meal, getting the
best in the larder. He was arrested
Thursday and tried Saturday, being
bound over to the district court. His
bond was 850 and he will lay in the
county jail till his trial. Monre Look
ing Glass.
J. C. Fillman, who returned last
week from Chicago, says that the World's
Fair is a wonderful business all around
some small items may serve to evidence
this: The first Sunday the grounds were
opened 150,000 was taken in, at 25 cents
ono admission, makes 600,000 people;
S25.000 to 850,000 are tho receipts on
ordinary days; the expense now is about
850,000 a day; during the winter, 8150,
000 was paid two separate times, just for
cleaning tho snow off the roofs of the
buildings; the crowds will be so immense
that it will be almost impossible to get
around in the city; you can take one day
in walking leisurely through the art hall,
and then not "do" it as you ought. Some
of the buildings erected are strong, sub
stantial and very nice, but Nebraska's is
not of this kind. Wisconsin's honse is
built of native stone. Tho nicest build
ing is that of California.
D. F. Davis, editor of the Columbus
Telegram, is one of the prominent can
didates for the postmastership here un
der the Cleveland regime, and we learn
that most of the party workers favor his
candidacy, not only because they believe
he would make an efficient and faithful
postmaster, but also because the ap
pointment would be a recognition of
services rendered the party. Mr. Davis
has been seven years in Columbus con
ducting an enterprising newspaper busi
ness, and during three years and four
months giving of his time and money to
the community in publishing a daily
every day in the week until the odds
against him were too much to further
carry the burden. A goodly number of
newspaper men have somehow got the
notion that they have not received the
recognition which is their due, bat if
brother Davis shall receive this commis
sion from President Cleveland, he for
one will no donbt be duly grateful that
the precedent in Columbus, with refer
ence to democratic postmasters, is still
followed.
William Sweeney, director of "Buf
falo Bill's" Cowboy band, stopped off
here last week visiting with G. W.
Turner, one of the members of the or
ganization. He had with him a hand
some gold cornet, presented tohim by
Lieut. Dan Godfrey, director of the
Grenadier Guards band of London,
England, while on their recent sojourn
in that-city, a strong friendship existing
between the two men. The instrument
is perfect in tone, but seems too valua
ble for every-day use, and will probably
be used by Mr: Sweeney only on special
occasions. The Cowboy band will be
with the Wild West show again this
season at Chicago, with a larger and
better instrumentation than ever before,
Mr. Sweeney telling us that the man
agement has been very liberal and will
allow him thirty first-class artists. The
opening taxes place aooui me zaa oi
April, near the World's Fair Exposition
grounds. Mr. Sweeney came from
North Platte, and after a three dayB'
visit, left Sunday for Chicago, where he
goes thus early to complete his arrangements.
WIATHFUL WATERS OVERFLOW.
Tke Leap Cries Havoc, aad Let's Slip the
Dogs of War.
On Friday last ice gorged at the U. P.
Loup bridge, and the great weight and
crush were too much for that structure;
two spans, three hundred feet, were
pushed over onto the ice, which was so
thick and strong, that the immense
weight was carried for a short distance,
before the ice gave way and let the bur
den down. -
The channel not being sufficient to
hold the great body of water, it began to
pour out -'into the bottom lands, and
within an, "hour from the time the over
flow beganthe water ami ice had covered
the bottom, rising higher and higher
until about six o'clock, when it began to
go dowaat the .rate of a foot an hour,
until further danker was past
.Some familiesoould not be induced to
leave their premises, thinking that there
wasn't any special danger. A great
many tried to get their more valuable
goods away, and. such light household
articles as would he ruined by water.
Everything was hurry-skurry, but, after
all. not much, comparativelyjiwas got
but of the way. We estimate that at
least one-seventh of the population of
the city liv,e in the bottom, five hundred
souls, and we feel pretty certain that
had the flood come, so suddenly as it
did, and in the night time, many lives
might have been lost in tho panic, in the
dark. As it was, no person was drown
ed, except the man who went down with
the two spans of the railroad bridge a
man whose name was Kolso, and who
was standing on the bridge at the time.
Provision was made by Mayor Schup
bach to shelter the temporary homeless
neonle at the opera house. E. D. Fitz-
patrick gave his hall for the accommo-l-'
UUUUU Ul iX KUUUIJ uuuuwi uuu m
generally sought out their friends and
neighbors and insisted on entertaining
them until they could return to their
homes.
There were many families that lost
from 810 to 850 worth of property cows,
hogs, chickens, hay, bees, machinery,
lumber, etc., being swept away. One
man thinks his house was saved from
being pushed by the ice, becauSe he had
a good strong board fence around his
lots. Thero was little damage done, this
time, by floating ice; it seemed that
much of this found lodgment among the
willows on the bank of the river.
There are yet, as we write, Tuesday
noon, acres of ice, left on the ground.
DRIFT WOOD.
Mr. Sturgeon lost hay, bees, chickens,
etc., probably 8100 worth.
The B. & M. railroad bridge over the
Platte went out The Schuyler B. & M.
bridge is bent and twisted out of shape.
One huge chunk of ice after the flood,
was found within a foot of a little dwell
ing that it must have crushed had it
gone further.
In thirty-five years, Jonas Welch says,
he never noticed the Loup break up,
except two to ten days after the Platte;
this time it was before.
Earl Simmons spent Friday night on
the Loup wagon bridge. He had been
hunting, had a duck,Jmilt a fire, ate his
meal and made tho night of it, not being
able to get off either way.
Friday's passenger train going west
had passed over the bridge and was about
half-way to Duncan when tho two spans
went out Mr. Backus was on the train,
and congratulates himself on his escape,
though it was a close call.
Col. J. R. Meagher, U. P. agont here,
has been tireless in his work ever sinco
the flood was first announced, and pretty
nearly lost his life when the two spans
went out Mike Savage literally made
him come out of danger, in the very nick
of time.
The last great floou preceding this
was in the spring of 1881, after a winter
during which snow laid on the ground
from the middle of October until April,
and there was a great body of it when
the thaw came. That flood was accom
panied by greater quantities of ice, and
did much more damage in tho way of
killing stock, etc.
Bailroading is ftcpensive work after
the. flood. .Two gangs of men. aro at
work, one at each ond of the gap, on the
U. P. Loup bridge, to make tho two ends
meet in tho shortest time possible.
Telegraphic communication was made
by shooting a sky rocket, with string at
tached, from this side across, then at
taching a rope and finally a cable.
PLATTE RIVER BRIDGE.
Public Meeting of Business Men Decide to
Repair at Once.
About forty of. the principal business
men of the city met Monday morning at
10 o'clock, at the office of Speice &
North. Mayor Schupbach was elected
chairman and stated the object of the
meeting to devise means for immediately
repairing the wreck of the Platte river
bridge. Spring trade was just opening,
and it is necessary and advisable that
the work be done at once. Good roads
and bridges are essential to the welfare
of business communities.
L. Gerrard was elected secretary, and
Supervisor. C. A. Speice, who represents
the city on the county board, made a
statement of why he had requested the
business men of the city to get together.
The bridge to be repaired is in Colnm
bns township, but it is not thought that
objection would be made to our repair
ing tne Dnage. ne tuougub it wuuiu
lis best to see first how much of the
structure is gone; second, how much can
be recoverd and used and third, how
much and what kind of lumber will be
needed to make the repairs, and place
an order for it at once, as there was not
on hand in the yards here, what would
be needed. In this way a start could be
made at once, and as there was here a
very competent bridge builder, Mr.
McQuown, work could begin at once, and
be kept up until completed. He had
been urged to go ahead, as supervisor,
and assume the responsibility, but this
he did not feel like doing.
Mr. Gerrard inquired as to the funds
that would be available to pay the ex
penses. County Clerk Phillips stated
that there is now, in township and city
together $2094, and that probably this
would be increased shortly to about
83,000.
Information was asked for by various
persons present, resulting in ascertaining
that the entire bridge is about 2400 feet
long; spans 44 feet; that as much as 18
spans superstructure went out; that
most of the piling is broken down and
bent; that a good portion of the timber
was seen on shore near the bridge.
On motion of S. C. Gray it was unani
mously declared as the sense of the meet
ing that Supervisor Speice go forward,
secure an estimate and reconstruct the
bridge and this meeting pledge him their
support in seeing that the.city and town
ship make the proper appropriations.
The reconstruction of the bridge across
Barnum creek was afterwards by unani
mous consent included in this motion.
Supervisor Speice, G. W. Phillips and
Mayor Schupbach were appointed a
committee to confer with residents on
the south side in regard to the location
of a road in which all of ns are more or
less interested, and the meeting adjourn
ed, subject to meet at the call of the
chairman.
Supervisor Speice proceeded at once
to hunt np the remains of the bridge and
make his calculations, and there is no
doubt but the roads and bridges will be
placed in good condition at the earliest
practicable moment, and all done satis
factorily to the gentlemen who met
Monday morning.
Mr. Srjeice tells us. after being out to
view the situation, that he found none of
the bridge timber; there are six separate
breaks in the Platte bridge; Supervisor
Liscoof Columbus township expected to
complete the repair of the Barnum bridge
yesterday; he saw a man who claims to
have heard that some of our bridge tim
ber is lodged on the north bank of the
river, and west of the B. & M. bridge.
A second meeting of citizens was held
Wednesday forenoon, and Messrs. S. C.
Gray, L. Gerrard, C. H. Sheldon and D.
Schupbach were constituted a committee
lo present the situation to the board of
supervisors at their meeting next Wed-paeday,
n PERSONAL.
Frank North was in town Saturday.
Paul Hagel was in Fremont yesterday.
. Dick Bossiter was up from Lincoln
over Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Krauso came down from
Albion Monday. . r
Mrs. Joseph Erause returne4JMM'.lo
rGenba.Monday. &tS$&
Senator J. E. North came-up-rfifoni
Liricbhi gnnday. x iL
Nels.teeteU)ach of St: Edwardwaa la
the city Wednesday. " '-
'Gooree Scheidel of Platte Center was
on our streets Saturday.
Mrs. McCIemont visited Saturday and
Sunday; in Platte Center.
Mrs.3L Stcnesifer spent last week in
Humbolt, Nebr., visiting.
Herman BrodfuehreVof Platte Center
spent Sunday with his parents.
F.S.-Davis retnrned Sunday from a
trip to Illinois, where he visited friends.
Dr. D. T. Martyn visited with Dr. E.
L. Siggins of South Omaha ono day last
week.
Ed. Perkinson of Platto Center was
viewing tho washout on the U. P. last
Sunday.
Lee Beaty and wife of O'Kay, were in
the city last week, visiting with S. 1'.
Curtis and family.
John Bradford of the Platte Center
Reporter passed through the city Sun
day, on his way to Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkinson of Grand
Prairie were in Columbus last Saturday,
the first time for several years.
Mrs. E. H. Jenkins of Kalamazoo,
Madison county, came Wednesday, and
will visit with the Turner family awhile
Frank Abbott, of Ft Worth, Texas,
who formerly held the position as day
operator at the Union Pacific depot
here, was in the city Monday.
Dr. and Mrs. Evans and little daugh
ter, and Miss Nellie North left Thursday
last for Chicago to see Miss Mao North
in the play, Tho Comedy of Joseph.
Mrs. Gillette now of Chicage, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Phillips at Platte Center for some
time, was in the city a few hours Mon
day on "her return home.
Mrs. Robert Dunlap and children and
Miss Alice Plumb came down from Lind
say Thursday. Mrs. Dunlap will visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Plumb
until Bob geta a house built on his now
farm near Macon, Franklin county.
Tax Sales.
Taxes are due October 1st, oach year.
Personal tax is delinquent Fob. 1st.
Land tax is delinquent May 1st; in
terest ten per cent from date of delin
quency. Real estate is advertised for 6ale the
first week in October, and subject to
sale for taxes the first Monday in No
vember, after becoming delinquent;
upon sale the rate of interest allowed by
law is twenty per cent per annum. They
can be redeemed any timo within two
years from date of sale.
We purpose giving from time to time
the sales in thir county beginning with
November 7, 1892.
In city of Columbus, n H lots 7 and 8,
block 100; 3 and 4. 153; 5 and 7, 212; 1
and 2, 241. In range 4 west, town 20
so H 15, ne M 22, so U ". Vz w and e
XA bw Ji. In Lindsay, lots 14, 15, 19 and
28, block 7; lots 1, 11, 12, 15 and 16, block
8. In range 4 west, town 19, e J sw '4
and nw of se 25, ne J4 18, ne )4 3U.
In range 3 west, town 18, ne 4 20. In
range 2 west, town 18, n nw 4 14. In
ranire 1 west town 19. se i of sw M and
w yz se J4" 1. In range 1 east, town 18,
sw i nw fi 23. In Platte Center,- -lot
5, block 10; lots 5, 6, 7 and 8, block 20;
lots 2, 3 and 4, block 21.
A CASE OF SUICIDE AT DUNCAN.
Ed.
Hanscot Takfs the Pistol Route to Kill
Himself of Life's Troubles Here.
Last Thursday morning between Sand
9 o'clock, Ed. Hunscot of Duncan lay
down on his bed, took a loaded pistol,
placed the muzzle in his mouth and
tired, the ball lodging in the left jaw.
The bed was saturated with the vital
fluid, and there were no other outward
signs of violence than those mentioned.
The young man had been married bnt
four months, and the cause for the deed
is not known, unless it was during a fit
of temporary insanity.
Coroner Heintz, accompanied by Dep
uty Sheriff Campbell, went up Friday,
the Coroner holding an inqnest, the fol
lowing named men acting as jurymen:
M. V. Weisenlluh, August Schneider, O.
S. Holden, Wm. Dunlap, S. Shepherd
and J. D. Davies.
The inquest was held at the hotel of
Mrs. Anna Mahler, and the verdict or
the jury was, in brief, "suicide."
Foand for the Defendant.
Judge Hensley and a jury wore oc
cupied yesterday afternoon in the trial
of a case wherein S. H. Tucker, of Ver
mont, was plaintiff, and M. K. Turner
was defendant. The suit was brought
to recover payment on a note for 500,
dated Nov. 12, 1887, duo in two years
from dato and to draw 8 per cent, in
terest, purporting to havo. been given by
George W. Kibler with Turner as surety.
Mr. Turner's defense was that his namo
on the note was a forgery, not being
placed there by himself. Although the
signature was a very good imitation of
Mr. Turner's signature, 6o good, in fact,
that two or three experts from the banks
said, they would have no hesitancy in
accepting it as genuine, but the art of
forgery has reached such perfection that
the most careful are liable to be mis
taken. A sealed verdict was returned,
and when opened it was found to be in
favor of the defendant and that there
was no cause for action. Telegram,
March 9.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining in the post
office at Columbus, Nebraska, for the
week ending March 14, 1893:
Mr. James Welch,
Anna Miela.
Mr. Harry Farey, 2
Mrs. E. W. Frumholz,
Peter Houghem,
Daniel Kane,
Jno. Davit,
James Cain.
Mirh E. A. Cowen.
L. P. Southworth,
Sir. Edward Ficher,
E. W. Eutt.
Mr. Peter Haxennuti,
Q. Johnson,
Jacob E-ch!er.
Mr. Thomas Dean,
Mr. Oosai Clirihhiiiu,
Mr. ueoruo liiirn.
Mr. J. J. Albright.
Parties calling for the above lotters
will please say "advertised."
UAUL KRAMER. If,
M.
Bicycle!!
We make a specialty of them, and rep
resent the best lines of standard "high
grade" machines in the market, fully
warranted, and to tuose wno enter me
club now, will sell at cost. Wo havo a
hall for practice, with an experienced
teacher in attend mce f ree to the club.
Will also have a repair shop with expe
rienced workmen to keep wheels in order,
and save annoyance of delays in getting
repairs. Stires & Lamb.
Weather Keport,
For the week ending Monday evening
last, as observed at Van Schoik's drug
store, where is a government thermome
ter, absolutely correct and placed in
position so outside elements cannot
affect it:
Highest temperature during week. . .00"
Lowest " " ...24
Average u ...32
Colnubnn Republicans.
You will please meet at Fitzpatrick's
hall Saturday, March .itttn, o p. m., io
placo in nomination a city ticket.
Br Order of Committee.
For
Rent.
My farm
Colnmbns.
low.
of 560 acres just north of
Call soon on Higgins.tGar
M. H. White.
gasiness oitt'S.
Advertisements nnder this head five cente a
lineeach insertion.
WM.BCBILTZ makes boots and shoes in the
beet styles, and uses only the very beet
1 tockthatcan be procurediathe market, 52-tf
aHHmmrutmm uutimiiiNHg
1 OPENED SEPT. 28,
SinimiiinuMHiiiHiummimi
GRIFFEN
jr .Are the new
BOOTS AO SHOES,
Hats and Caps,
Cents' - Furnishing Goods,
AND ALL
RUBBER
--
THEIR PLACE OF
m.
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TMs Establishment is now
READY FOR
And with full confidence of being able to suit
every purchaser, a very cordial invitation is ex
tended to the public to give us a call.
A practical boot and shoe maker in the store,
to do all kind of work in his line
GRIFFEN & GRAY. "
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1 OPENED SEPT. 28.
Srir.lll"MH"l!lt1IIIIUillllllli
RTMY RAGATZ & CO.,
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL LINE OP
Staple and Fancy Groceries,
ALSO AS FINE AN ASSORTMENT OF
Lamps, Glassware,
Queensware, Etc.,
As Can be Found in This Section of Nebraska.
BgThc very highest market price paid in trade for
eonntJy produce.!!
ELEVENTH ST., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
Maj27.'91-tf
GUS.O.HECHKR.
LEOPOLD J.i:(JG I.
Established 1670.
BEGHER, JJEGGI & CO.,
REAL - ESTATE - LOANS, - INSURANCE
-A-rLdL ZESestl Estate.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FAUMSat lowest rates of interest, on short or long time, in amount .
to enit applicant. .
BONDED ABS7KACTEUS OF TITLE to all real etat in Platte county.
ItcDrefent THE LEADING IN3UUVNTE COMPANIES of th World. Our farm policie are
the mof t lilteral in iim:. Ir.in adjusted, and promptly paid at thia office.
Notary Public always in olKc.
Farm and city property for nab. , ,. .
Make collections of foreign inheritances and sell steamship tickets to aad Trom all part -of
Enropo. tang91-tt
SPEICE
General Agents for the $ate of
ESB-A-3L, ESTAT
Union Paailfl aad Midland Paciic B. B. Lnd for tale at from ftM to $10.80 par acra fprcaaa
c ftra or taaTjear. time, in annual payments to suit pnrchasera. Wa have alao alara and ckota
of other laada, improred and unimproved, for salo at low pnea and on reaaoaabla tarma. Ala
lot of other Ian
taaineaa ana n
Plstte Gouty.
residence lota in the city.
We
COLUMBUS.
W.T. RICKLY,
Wholesale aad KetaU Dealer la
atresia. Sa.lt ILeeuts,
Ga-aie, Peiltry, aid Freak Fish. All Kiifa tf Saline (a Ifteitlty.
l-fT'Catk paid for Hides, Pelte, Tallow. ffighaetawl'atfimfidf6rfata1UeV'I'H
loiire Strict, tw Dtn North
L OPENED SEPT. I'M
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& GRAY
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dealers Jp
KINDS OF-
GOODS
BUSINESS IS THE
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OPENED SEPT. 28.
SiunittittrttitftiititiitiiiititHix
II. F.J. HOCKENHEUGEK
I.SIBl'EKNSEN.
& NOETH,
keep a complete auairaci oi uue mi iu ii wu u
NEBRASKA.
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if tki lint NatifMl Baak.
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