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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10. 18W.
Blondin is seventy years old and still
walks tight ropes.
Dc.vs review ot 1893 says in commer
cial disaster and depression it was the
worst for fifty years.
Two Omaha attorneys, Julius S. Cooley
and Theodore Galligher, are in jail there
for contempt of court. Judge Ambrose's
court
Accokoino to the Lincoln Journal's
Washington correspondent Congressman
Bryan will support the Wilson bill, while
Senator Allen will oppose it.
Tiirke was serious talk in Washington
Sunday of instituting impeachment pro
ceedings against President Cleveland.
It was thought best to wait the develop
ment of a few days, on the Hawaiian
question.
The St. Paul and Kansas City express
jumped the track at Missouri Valley,
Iown, Monday morning and two coaches
rolled over the embankment. Mrs. F.
M. Hensler of Miasouri Valley was
thrown through a car window and a
coach fell on her killing her instantly.
A fike supposed to be of incendiary
origin started in the Casino at the
World's Fair grounds, Chicago, Monday,
and worked a great deal of damage,
S200,000 being considered a low estimate.
The Music Hall, French, Germany,
Spain, and the Manufactures' buildings
are now in ashea. Revenge on the part
of two tramps is said to be the origin of
the fire.
A stddent named Charles V. Snow,
attending the Creighton medical college
at Omaha, crazed by drink, and provoked
by the saloon keeper's refusal to give
him whisky, draws a pistol and deliber
ately shoots and seriously wounds Pat
rick O'Hearn. It was on Sunday, too,
when the bur was not open. The ball
entered at the right clavicle, ranging
down, cutting loose one rib from the
sternum.
Goveunok McKinley of Ohio entered
upon his second term of office at Colum
buB, Ohio, Monday noon. A very large
crowd of peoplo were present. He con
cluded his address with a tribute to the
citizens of the state for their fraternity
and patriotism, and said that our safety
is in our reverence for law, encourage
ment of education, preservation of hon
est elections, and in our respect of
mutual rights and obligations.
Op the 250,000 sheep being fed in the
state, it is estimated that 134,000 are
west of Grand Island, and all but about
23,000 are north of the Platte river.
Thero has never been a particle of doubt
as to Nebraska being a good feeding
ground for sheep, although some expe
rienced sheep men have thought it was
not suitable, for some reason, to the rais
ing of sheep. Certainly the business can
be made profitable by every farmer who
understands how to handle sheep, be
cause the fertility of land is increased
amazingly, and nothing can be placed on
a farm that will keep it so freo of weeds.
With the Nebraska democracy, con
cerning the apportionment of the federal
offices, it seems to hinge on what Secre
tary Morton wishes, and what Congress
man Bryan would like. During Cleve
land's other term, the postmaster at Ne
braska City was virtually named by
Morton, and it is supposed now that he
will insist on the nomination of n man
opposed to Bryan, and because he is
opposed to him. Democrats of Nebraska
who are interested in the factional con
test within their party will keep their
eyes upon the appointment of postmas
ter at Nebraska City, Morton's home, and
Lincoln, Bryan's home, to 6ee which
has the ear of the administration.
The Omaha Bee of Jan. 1, contained
the lecture of J. S. Emory, before the
state irrigation 'convention at North
Platte, a 3-column paper setting forth
the benefits to be derived by irrigating
the arid lands of the United States. He
says that government officials ten years
ago made the estimate that if this could
be done, sufficient room could be pro
vided for the support of 150,000,000 of
population. He says the paradox of
human history is that civilization first
appeared in regions that required artifi
cial irrigation to insure good crops; and
the methods, of course, are: by use of
the running streams; by artesian wells,
and by the storage of storm waters.
There are reported to be 3,060 heads
of families in Omaha out of work and in
want for the necessaries of life, and only
half the city canvassed. Mayor Bemis
said that he was in favor of stretching
the law if necessary to put into opera
tion some public work which would re
lieve the necessities of the unemployed.
Dr. Duryea appealed to the unemployed
to meet half way those who wanted to
help them. The members of the labor
organizations who talked took issue with
the ministers and mayor. They con
tended that the right to work and re
ceive living pay should be theirs, and
that a proper attention to their own in
terests when they cast their ballots is
the only thing that will remedy per
manently the evils under which they
are now suffering. The county commis
sioners and the city council will be
'. called upon to devise some means of aid.
It was the common sentiment of all the
laboring men who spoke that all public
work should be done by day's work.
Washington Letter.
From our regular correspondent.
Mr. Cleveland has evolved a new
scheme to prevent the dissatisfied demo
crats from even expressing their objec
tions to his tariff bill before the demo
cratic caucus, which will probably be
held this week. He has issued an order
that the caucus Bhall decide immediately
after assembling whether it is advisable
for it to pass on the tariff bill. If he can
control a majority of the caucus the
tariff bill will not be touched. Mean
while some of the dissatisfied democrats
are trying to get the republicans to
promise to vote with them to recommit
the bill to the ways and means committee
when Mr. Wilson calls it up in thehoii6e.
The republicans have not decided wheth
er they will do this, but it is hardly
probable that they will.
Senator Allison thinks that the Cleve
land tariff bill will be considered by the
entire membership of the finance com
mittee when it gets to the senate, just as
the McKinley bill was. It will be re
membered that the republicans of the
ways and means committee of the house
were not allowed to take any part what
ever in the making of the bill.
There is a wide difference of opinion
among democrats about authorizing the
issue of bonds recommended by Secre
tary Carlisle, and it may cause a big fight
in the house as soon as the tariff bill is
disposed of.
It will cause no surprise among treas
ury officials should there be a deficit at
the close of the current fiscal year, June
30, 1894, of as much as S75,000,000. This
is more than three times what the esti
mate was of the probable deficiency be
fore the schednles of the Cleveland tariff
bill were made public. That bill is
directly responsible for the probable
trebeling of the deficiency. Importa
tions are getting smaller and smaller and
will continue to dwindle so long as there
is any probability of that bill becoming a
law. Importers are not disposed to pay
the present duties when there is a jiossi
bility that by waiting a few months they
can take advantage of the low duties
or of the free list of the Cleveland bill.
And that is not the worst of it. The
same cause is operating to shut down
American manufactories and it will be
no better for a long time should that bill
become a law, which God forbid, for as
soon as it does, our markets will bo so
Hooded wish foreign goods that our own
manufacturers will hesitate to start up
again even at the reduced wages which
everybody now sees must follow such a
law.
The administration democrats in the
house who supposed that their sharp
practice just before the holiday recess
would enable them to smother the criti
cism of Mr. Cleveland's Hawaiian policy,
in the house, will find themselves very
much mistaken. The republicans of the
house committee on foreign affairs have
prepared a scorching minority report on
the McCreary resolution reported the
day before the recess and intended to
screen the administration's unconstitu
tional acts, and that report is going to be
made the text for some talk in the same
line as the red-hot speeches of Senator
Hoar and Representative Boutelle made
before the recess. The republicans in
both house and senate are fully deter
mined that the smothering act shall not
le performed.
Notwithstanding repeated denials on
the part of those connected in one way or
another with the administration, there
are many people, democrats as well as
republicans, who believe that there is
good foundation for the rejiorts which
have again become current concerning
Secretary Gresham's retirement from the
cabinet on account of the failure of the
Hawaiian policy of which he was the
originator. It has been known for some
time that Mr. Cleveland was looking for
a loop-hole through which ho could make
his own escape. This his friends are
foolish enough to think would le pro
vided Bhould Secretary Gresham write a
letter resigning from the cabinet and
stating as his reason therefor the failure
of the Hawaiian policy which he had
persuaded Mr. Cleveland into adopting.
This would, of course, be humiliating to
Gresham, but his wounds are to be salv
ed, according to the gossip, either with
some other appointment or with a prom
ise of the next supreme court vacancy.
It is difficult to see, however, how the
resignation of Secretary Gresham can
possibly relieve Mr. Cleveland of the
responsibility belonging to his acts as
President, or in any way excuse him.
Omaha is making some effort in the
direction of personal purity. The police
made a raid upon the Gault House and
Travelers' Home Saturday night. The
women arrested (nothing said of the
men, who were doubtless allowed to
f escape through the meshes of the law's
netting), were released on bonds ranging
from 810 to 25, to appear in police court
next morning. The World-Herald says:
"Among the women were Beveral young
dressmakers, other young women and
married women whose friends and rela
tives would hesitate to believe that they
had not been ' out visiting a sick friend
too late to catch the last car home.'
Immediately upon their arrest messenger
boys were in demand and notes were
sent abroad to male friends who res
ponded with the requisite amount of the
bond for their appearance. This morn
ing when the docket was called not a
single one of the women responded, and
the court declared the bonds all forfeited.
This money, amounting to nearly $300.
goes to the school fund."
In the same federal court in Omaha in
which Charles Mosher, who as president
of the Capitol National bank of Lincoln,
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years recently for stealing one mil
lion dollars, A. M. Defrance, a South
Dakota cowboy, will this week be sen
tenced to the penitentiary for life for
having stolen a single copper cent. Two
months ago Defrance got tired of being
out of work, and concluded that Uncle
Sam had more to spare than others rode
into Chadron, Nebraska, and held up the
mail carrier. His crime netted him one
cent. He was shortly caught and has
pleaded guilty. The statutes provide no
lesser penalty for his crime than life
imprisonment, and the judge has decided
on that Globe Democrat
English Spavin Liniment removes all
hard, soft or calloused lumps and blem
ishes from horses, Blood Spavin, Curbs,
gplints, Ring Bone, Sweeney, Stilles,
gprains, Sore and Swollen Throat,
uougns, eic ave sou by U6e ot one
bottle. Warranted the most wonderful
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by C.
B. Stillman, druggist. 26novlyr
Relief Work for the Unemployed.
The situation, therefore, is not one
which justifies pessimism, socialistic
raving, gloomy foreboding, or anything
else except prompt, sensible and well
planned efforts to prevent actual suffer
ing and to assist in the readjustment of
times which are? for .the moment out of
joint. With all the work that charitable
societies and relief agencies must do, it
will still remain true that by far the
largest part of the task of preventing- or
alleviating distress must be performed in
a hand-to-hand way by individuals.
Thus every humane employer must do
everything in his power, first, to keep all
his regular force at work, and, second, if
he is unable to keep them at full and
regular work, to see that none of them
become objects of public charity. Fur
thermore, it should be the business of
the more prosperous employees and
workmen to show a kindly regard for
their less fortunate associates. Again,
every man and woman who can in one
way or another find employment to give,
should make it both a duty and a privi
lege to distribute work as widely as pos
sible. It is a good thing, for example, to
give work to dressmakers, seamstresses,
tailors and all classes of honest people
who can thus be kept from the humiliat
ing necessity of applying for charitable
relief. A vast deal of the most valuable
kitid of assistance can be rendered by
judicious advice in helping the unem
ployed to make their slender resources
go as far as possible. Medical and kin
dred forms of relief and advice can often
be supplied without cost where it would
be unwise and unfortunate to give mon
ey. From "Relief for the Unemployed
in American Cities," by Albert Shaw, in
the January Review of Reviows.
Words of Wisdom.
Regular industry is the parent of
sobriety.
When parents are wanting in author
ity, children are wanting in duty.
Do not sufferevery occasional thought
to carry you away.
We yield or parley, but are stormed
in vain.
For my part I have no servile end in
my labor.
Accuse not Nature; she hath done her part;
Do thou hut thine.
Self-love will make men partial to
themselves and friends.
How commentators each dark passage
shun!
Statesman ruled by faction and inter
est, can have no passion for the glory of
their country.
Whatever I have done is due to patient
thought, said Newton.
A zeal for persons is far more easy to
be perverted than a zeal for principles.
Character and success depend mora on
personal effort than on any external
advantages.
If the people of America ever betray
their trust, their guilt will merit even
greater punishment than other nations
have suffered, and the indignation of
Heaven, said John Adams.
Keatnn'ri whole pleasure, all the joys of ttenee,
tie in three words health, peace, and compe
tence. Passion is the drunkenness of the
mind, and not always controllable by
reason.
Whoever has qualities to alarm our
jealousy, has excellence to deserve our
fondness.
The harmony of the universe furnishes
cogent proofs of a deity.
How Shall we Keep the Boys on the Farm?
(Written for the Farmers' Club, Columbus, Ne
braska. How to keep the lioys on the farm is a
subject that ought to engage the atten
tion of the best minds of the age, for on
this question largely depends the possi
bility of decreasing the army of tramps
and idle hordes that now overrun the
country, and that draw so heavily on the
charity and resources of our country,
and the energies of the people. Philan
thropists have studied and philosophized
as to the cause of the growing evil of
want, idleness, misen and degradation,
until they have despaired of finding a
remedy.
Many persons argue and maintain that
education is the great agent to le em
ployed in overcoming this great evil;
that the practice of temperance, indus
try honesty and frugality must le the
basis of all education, which is all very
good, so far as it goes, but in our bumble
opinion is much short of what is required,
for it is said that about 90 per cent of
the tramps are educated, can at least
read and write, and many have fine edu
cations. Parents are filled with the idea that
their sons and daughters must be finely
clothed, furnished with plenty of money,
that their education must be in the
direction of a clean professional calling;
that they must be able to fill places and
professions that are aristocratic, without
considering their natural ability to fill
those places honorably or efficiently.
Our school laws are so enacted and en
forced in the direction indicated above,
and the idea is always suggested that
physical labor is disrespectful and de
grading. Our methods of education
should be more in line with our chief
industries, and the corner stone and
foundation of all business, which is
agriculture.
Agriculture is the leading business and
foundation of all success and prosperity,
and yet it is the most neglected business
in the world, in which the line of educa
tion is directed. We believe our school
laws should be so amended that all
school teachers should be qualified to
teach and make agriculture one of the
most interesting, honorable and import
ant studies taught, and which it deserves,
a study that would engage the powers of
the very best minds, a line of education
that would build up patriotism, industry,
frugality and independence, better than
any line of study that we can think of.
Actual needs and want are unknown
in agricultural life, where industry and
intelligence exist, except in cases where
human power is not able to foresee or
overcome misfortunes. Then why
should such an important, honorable,
life-sustaining industry be neglected in
the line of education?
The farmers are the most industrious,
independent and virtuous class of people
and if the evil influences of city and town
were by some means shut off, then in
deed would they be far more so. Con
sidering this, why should not the people
make a determined effort to direct edu
cation toward and in line with agricul
ture? Make it popular, clothe it with
honor and exalt it with praise, then our
children would be satisfied to remain on
the farm, city children would seek it as
a profession, honorable, clean, healthful
and financially successful.
Many persons claim that agriculture is
now overdone, that this Hue of produc
tion is already too great, that farming
does not pay, that the world cannot con
sume all that is raised fast enough.
Folly! Is thero too much grown when
thousands are starving? Ib there too
much grown when thousands are naked?
We say No. Man's chief end is to work,
eat, sleep and die, and the only reason
that he suffers in any of these directions
is because he has mistaken his calling or
misdirected his efforts. Let the people
ponder and act on these brief remarks,
if found to contain virtue, or truth, and
if possible lessen one of the great evils of
the country, viz: destructive idleness.
John Wise.
Onr Neighbor.
Fremont is discussing the feasibility
of a canal for power by leading from the
Platte into the Elm creek ravine oppo
site the city.
David City has been pestered with
thieves lately. Dr. Eagelhard had a fur
coat stolen, Dr. Bell a wallet containing
$5, and Mr. Shultz oysters, bananas,
bread and fruit.
David City people are proud of their
military company even if it is young and
still a little green in its movements, but
just wait until "summer time" when
they can get out of doors where they can
have room to turn around. News.
A Fremont genius has perfected an in
vention whereby old 6traw, cornstalks
and sunflower stalks, or similar refuse,
can be converted into fuel at small cost
by proper admixture with certain other
ingredients, which are also cheap. Ap
plication for a patent has been made,
and a company will probably be organiz
ed for its manufacture. The new fuel
resembles coal, and, it is said, can be
manufactured for about 82.50 per ton.
The Looking Glass says that U. P.
Engineers Simmerhorn and Manly have
been thero looking over the grouud for
a depot, either at Monroe, Matson or
some point between A reunion of the
Kelly family was held on New Year's
day at the home of Grandma Kelly.
Grandma was the hostess and extended
the invitations, twenty-one of the family
being present. None enjoyed the meet
ing more than Grandma Kelly, the occa
sion being equal to the happy meetings
of her younger days.
At two o'clock New Year's morning
the fire-devil resumed operations in
Schuyler after a rest of eleven months,
the last previous fire occurred January
30, 1893. The hay storage warehouse
used by S. C. Weblier, u frame building
located at the west side of town adjoin
ing the U. P. railroad on the north,
burned with its contents of baled hay.
There were 210 tons of baled hay in the
barn, on which the insurance carried was
$1,000. On the building there was $300
insurance. Total loss about $1,500, lees
insurance of $1,300, leaves a net loss of
two or three hundred dollars. Herald.
Mrs. William Draper, one of the long
time residents of this county, but who
removed to Denver a short tuno ago,
died in that city last week of pleuro
pneumonia. Her brother, J. O. Mc
Clung, brought the remains to Schuyler
and Monday forenoon funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Leard at the
Presbyterian church, a large number of
her sorrowing friends being present.
Mrs. Draper was 49 years old at the time
of her death. She was married to Win.
Draper in 1880, and who died here over
two years ago. She leaves one son 8
years of age. Sun.
Some time ago Miss Lottie Hill of
Rising lost her gold watch and could get
no satisfactory clue to its existence. She
mistrusted she lost it in the buggy in
which she had ridden in to the Thomas
Ware church and that the watch had
been found nnd kept by the finder. The
buggy was the property of liveryman
Snavely, waiting sentence for stealing
hogs of Mr. Stryker and it was finally
decided to do a little searching. The
effort proved fruitful for the watch was
found in Snavely's trunk. It is believed
he discovered the watch in his buggy
the morning after its return and con
cluded to keep it David City Banner.
Little Edna Hoffman, daughter of
conductor Hoffman, met with a seriouB
nnd very painful accident on Wednesday
night last. While attempting to light a
fire with kerosene oil her clothes took
fire burning her breast and face very
badly. Mrs. Hoffman was absent at the
time on a visit to Omaha and Charlie
was on his run to Cedar Rapids and the
children were in the care of the hired
girl who upon hearing her screams rush
ed to her assistance and succeeded in
tearing the clothes from the little one,
and thus extinguishing the flames, re
ceiving very serious burns herself in the
attempt. We learn that there is very
little chance for her recovery. Mr. and
Mrs. Hoffman have the deep sympathy
of all in their affliction. Genoa Leader.
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City Conncil.
The council met in regular session
Friday evening, all present except Mayor
Schupbacb, who was afflicted with the
grippe.
The minutes of the last two special
meetings were read and approved.
A petition asking for the appointment
of Mr. Bader as extra night policeman,
signed by a number of business men,
was referred to the committee on police.
The bond of Julius C. Phillips as night
policeman, in the sum of $1,000, with L.
A. Wiley and John Wagner as sureties,
was accepted and placed on file.
The petition of Arnold & Gabler for
druggists' permit to sell malt, spirituous
and vinous liquors, signed by Heintz,
Gasman, Busche, Vogel, Gluck, Baker,
Wells, Pollock and others, was read and
action deferred until a bond is submitted.
The report of City Treasurer Niewoh-
ner, was, on recommendation of the com
mittee on finance, referred back for
correction.
The list of those delinquent for poll
tax, which had been referred to the com
mittee on finance, was, on their recom
mendation, ordered to bo certified to the
county clerk to have the same entered
on the tax list, $3 assessed to each
person.
The question being on the adoption of
the report of the committee, Councilman
Spoerry raised the question as to the
payment of poll-tax by the Catholic
priests, saying that there were sovoral of
them who were liable, to the tax, and he
didn't think it was right that they should
be let off from paying their share. The
list of other ministers in the city was
gone over, and as there were only ono or
two who were found liable, the council
seemed disinclined to hunt further.
The water supply then came up for
discussion, after hearing the report of
the water commissioner giving in detail
the situation of affairs as already pub
lished in The Jouunal.
In answor to questions by councilmeu,
Mr. Schroeder stated that they aimed to
keep the stand pipe full all the time, 6o
that, in case of fire there would be that
much to go on, as when the water was
out of the stand pipe, they were done,
not having enough to supply for direct
pressure, in the present condition of the
wells. During the fire at the plauing
mill, the water went down in the stand
pipe 25 to 30 feet.
The committee had formulated a plan
for another drive-well plant, forty-eight
points, north of tho present site, and
said that this was their solution of the
question, and recommended its adoption.
Welcii said he would like to have the
council make a survey to the river and
make an estimate of the cost of supply
from that source.
Gray thought it would be better, be
fore the council incurred largo expense,
to find out some things that they didn't
now know in regard to the supply. A
few dollars spent in this way would
prove a paying investment in tho end.
To this end Councilman Galley moved
that the water commissioner be instruct
ed to put in test wells to the first and
second veins of water, to determine as
far as possible the best supply, and re
port as soon as practicable The motion
was carried and it was determined to
put the tubes down where it is proposed
to place the new plant.
V. A. Macken asked the privilege of
removing his saloon from lot 2, block
117, (on Eleventh street), to lots 1 and 2,
block 84 (recently occupied by Mayer's
clothing store, on Thirteenth street).
Both places are in the Second ward, but
as there seemed to be a question in re
gard to a change in license, whether it
would necessitate a new petition, notice,
bond, etc., the matter was, on motion,
referred to City Attorney Whitmoyer for
his written opinion.
The report of the street commissioner
for August was accepted and placed on
file.
The committee on streets and grades
recommended the payment of the bill of
Foster & Smith for $43.70. Report ad
opted. The committee on Btreets and giades
recommended the payment of the bill of
Hugh Hughes for $103.50. Adopted.
The bill of L. Van Schoick was allow
ed, and directed to be applied in pay
ment of occupation tax.
During the discussion of this motion,
tho debate on whether tho occupation
tax can bo apportioned between a man
in business and those who succeed to
his business, was on again. Galley said
that the estimates of what tho council
will need for the running expenses of the
city are made partly on the revenue de
rived from the occupation tax, and if
that law is to be construed that a man
can pay or not pay, at his option and just
for the month or two that he may be in
business, instead of for the year, the
council might come very short in the
funds, and without any fault of their
own. Hoffman inquired as to who would
re-imburee the city in that case. Welch
was the only councilman who voted in
favor of the right of the tax-payer to
transfer his license.
The chief of police reported tho arrest
of 39 "bums" during the month of De
cember. Two men were arrested on
suspicion, one for stealing an overcoat,
one for drunkenness, one for loafing.
Besides the salary bills for policemen,
engineers, lights, clerk, etc., amounting
to $417, bills were allowed as follows:
J. E. Hoffman S2.05, J. B. Delsman $8.25,
R. Jenkinson $15.00, F.A.Coleman $5.25,
B. McTeggart for hauling three drunk
men to jail, 25 cents each, 75 cents, (re
ferred to committee on police), William
Hewett, hauling three dogs, three trips,
and one stove, $1.00, Special Police $4.00,
M. K. Turner & Co.,' job work $17.95.
John Hnber S22.50, E. D. Fitzpatrick
$9.85, S. C. & C. C. Gray $0.(50, C. A.
Speice $9.50, R. McCray $0.00, Charles
Breed $5.00 (applied on occupation tax).
The council then adjourned, subject
to the call of the mavor.
S'JOO.tMl in Cah.
Money talks these days, and the Omaha
Weekly" World-Herald "is offering $200.00
in cash prizes for the closest guesses on
the temperature of the coldest day in
February. Tho offer is only open to
those who subscribe for the Weekly
World-Herald this month for ono year
and send a dollar. Write to the World
Herald, Omaha, for freo sample copy
giving full particulars of the offer if you
want to compete. 2
St. Patrick's Pills are carefully
prepared from the best material and
according to the most approved formula,
and are the most perfect cathartic and
liver pill that can be produced. We
eell them. C. E. Pollock & Co. and Dr.
Heintz, druggists.
Brier of Siipcrvisonf Proceedings.
The road petitioned for by Wm. Goed
ekin and others was granted, and the
usual orders given.
Tho county treasurer was instructed
to file a report showing the collections
by townships of the county road and
bridge fund over and above the 85 per
cent heretofore reported, for the years
1887 to 1S92 inclusive.
Tho committeo on "experts examina
tion" made a full report of their findings,
and on motion of Lisco, adopted resolu
tions directing the county attorney to
make report in writing as to whether
Platte county has a cause of action
against C. D. Murphy and J. W. Lynch
on their contract as expert examiners of
the offices of county treasurer, sheriff
and county clerk, for failure to prosecute
their work with due diligence; also,
whether tho county can recover in the
courts against said Murphy for such sum
paid to him that shall be found in ex
cess of $3 a day, he having been super
visor as well as examiner, the former at
$3, the latter $5 a day. t
Resolutions were offered setting forth
the facts of judgments for 8MJ8.22 and
$2,000 having leen entered against John
Stauffer for fees claimed in excess of that
allowed by law; that since the rendering
of the judgments, tho supreme court had
rendered a decision holding that connty
clerks were not liable in such cases as
the ones against Stauffer; that Stauffer
had paid the judgments, and acted
through the entire case in a perfectly
honorable and honest manner; and that,
as it was not tho desire of the peoplo of
Platte county to wrong him in any way,
a warrant be drawn in his favor for the
sums stated. A committee consisting of
Speice, Becher and Gerber was appoint
ed to investigate tho matter and report
at the next meeting.
The bills allowed amounted to $5043.59
a pretty formidable sum, tho largest
being Nyo & Schneider $274.90, Sheriff
Kavanaugh $513.50, IX F. Davis $2X181,
Humphrey Democrat $(51.14, Superin
tendent Rothleitner $200. W. N. Ilensley,
office rent, lS92-3, $2lH). etc.
The Mid-Winter Exposition.
Tho low rates to California now offered
by the Burlington Route, constitute an
unequaled opportunity of visiting that
land of sunshine, fruit and flowers.
On account of tho Mid-Winter Exposi
tion California's World's Fair agents
are now selling round trip tickets to San
Francisco, Los Angeles, San Bernardino,
San Diego, etc., at $(15.50.
Tickets are good to return until April
30th, 1894, and aro very liberal as regards
stop-overs aud transit limits. Wide
choice of routes going and returning.
This is the year of years to visit Cali
fornia, and the Burlington is the route
of routes to get there.
Ask your nearest ticket agent for full
information or write to J. Francis, Gen
eral Passenger .v. Ticket Agent, Omaha,
Nebraska. 3
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ry is the only line running solid vest
ibuled, electric lighted and steam heated
trains between the Missouri river and
Chicago, consisting of new palace sleep
ing cars, elegant free reclining chair
cars, luxurious coaches aud the finest
dining cars in the world. The berth
reading lamp in its palace sleeping cars
is patented and cannot bo used by any
other railway company. It is the great
improvement of the age. Try it and be
convinced. Closo connection in union
depot at Omaha with all trains to and
from tho west. For further particulars
apply to your ticket agent, or
F. A. Nash, Gen'l Agt.
W. S. Howell.
Traveling Fr't. and PasB. Agt.,
lljantf 1501 Farnatn St, Omaha, Neb.
The Journal is supplied with a fine
variety of tho latest new faces of job
type, as well as a full line of the old
standards, and is turning out for its nu
merous customers the finest work done
in the county. See for yourself when
ordering. We make our prices to suit
the times. We do not slight our work
in any particular, and complete it as
promised. tf
When Uaby was siek, we gave her Castoria.
When h!:o was a Child, she cried for 0'o.storia.
When she 1 tame Miss, :.he chin to Castoria.
When she li.i.l CiiiMieii.she ;:ive tliem Clstorirt.
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tic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action
upon the system is remarkable and mys
terious. It removes at onco the cause
and the disease immediately disappears.
Tho first dose greatly benefits, 75 cents.
Sold by A. Heintz, druggist, Colum
bus, Neb. 14-y
XOTH'K OF SALE.
NOTICE is hereby tfiven that the following
described jert.omd property will be Hold
at the residence of the widow of Henry Hell-huM-h,
deceased, on the southwest quarter of
of section 7. township 19. range 1 east, in I'latte
county, Nebraska, nbcut 5 miles wmtli of the
village of Creston, on the
r.0th day of January, lilt,
at 10 o'clock, a. in., at public vendue, to wit: SU
milch cows, 1 bull, 7 vettrlint; heifers, 9 calves.
Sti brood sows, 21 hogs, Ki pigs. 1 loar, I colt, 3
jt-arling colts, 1 -- ear-old colt, :t ponies, 3 8
j ear-old horses, - J-jear-old horses, 1 pair of
IhilTalo t-cales with rack, 1 hog chute, 5 2-liorse
wairon. 3 hay nicks. 3 buggies. 4 cultivators. I
corn planter. 4 pious, 2 mowers, 1 stalk cutter.
5 pair fly nets, 4 bets doubleharness, 1 set single
liarae-. - day rakes, i -section narrow, l neeuer,
I grinder and s heller. 2 water troughs. 4 feeding
boxes, spades, shovels, forks, etc.. iMW bushels
of corn, 20O bushels oats, .VI tons hay.
txkms of sle:
Cash on all sums not exceeding 10. All
nltove that cilin, ten mouths" time will be given
uixm gootl notes Willi approved security being
given with interest at Id iier cent, or 3 per cent
otf for cash down.
JlKKMAN 1'. II. UKHLIUCU,
John Hok,
Administrators of theestateof Henry Hellhusrh,
deceased. lOjanS
Dr, CLARK'S INSTITUTE
FOK THF. THKATJIh.NT OF TUE
Drink Habit !
Also Tobacco, Morphine and
other Narcotic Habits.
tI'rivate treatment given if desired.
COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA.
ISaprtf
Jfl. H. J. ARNOLD,
mysiciax axo hvhoeos.
Office two doors north of llrodfuehrer'e jewelry
store. Office open day and night. Telephone
S&og'SS-ly.p Columbus, Nebbaska.
What is
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Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infauts
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothiug Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd
cures Diarrhoea aud Wiud Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation aud flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy ami natural sleep. Cos
toiia is the Children's Panacea tho Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
MCaator! U an excellent medicine for cMI
dren. Mothers hare repeatedly told mo of iu
good aCect upoa their children."
Da. Q. C. Osgood.
Lowell, Mass.
Castoria is the bet remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hope the day is Lot
far distant when mothers will consider the roal
interest of their children, and uso Castoria in
a'jtaA of the various quack nostrums which arc
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves."
Da. J. F. CiNcnKLOK,
Couway, Ark.
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Prairie Farmer,
Omaha Weekly Bee,
The Columbus Journal.
4 Begin your subscription nt any time. Whether you -sy
SBw are now receiving The Joukxai. or not, pay only one year in BF
advance, (regular price two dollars), and add fifty centa extra,
and get the three papers. sj
n You cannot select a better combination of local, general
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The coining year ia destined to be an eventful one in the "
s history of onr country. Industry, upon which rests the real ss
nw progress of this world under Providence, will move forward
S" during the coming twelve months more than iu the last thirty. "P
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BECHER, JEGGI & CO.,
REAL -ESTATE -LOANS -INSURANCE,
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MONEY TO LOAN ON FAKMBat lowest rateaof inter.-st, on shurt or lontc time, in anion a
to euit applicant.
BONDED ABSTUACTEUS OK TITLE toall realestattn I'lntt.. county.
Keprewnt THE LEADING 1NSUKANCE COMPANIES of the World. Our farm policie.ar
the niottt liheral in use. LHte adjusted, anil promptly paid at thi oilier.
Notary Public alwayn in office.
Farm and city property forwnle.
Make collections of foreign inheritances nnd sell hteamship ticketx to and from all par
of Europe. lang'SU-tr
W.T. RICKLY,
Wholesale aadHaUUDsalar la
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Me, Pwiltrj, aid Fresh Fish. All Kiids sf Satsage a Specialty.
Cr-Casa paid for Hid. Palta. Tallow. Highest markst price paid for fat satU..-mi
Olire Street, twt Dten Ntrth ef the First Natieaal Baak.
J.
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Will Illustrate
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GROCERIES
From him. If a splendid stock
and low prices cut any
figure, you will
be.satisfied. '
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Always on hand.
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everything you want will
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cialty, and always taken at
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ered free.
Telephone No. 22.
Children Crvfor
Pitch!-' Castoria.
Castoria.
" Cattoria is so well adapted to chil Jrea thai
I recommend itassuperiortoanypreacripUoB
known to me."
n. A. Acaaa,M. D..v
lit So. Oxford St., Brooklya, N. T.
" Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have sioken highly of their XDri
ei:cn in their outside practice with Castoria.
and although we only hare among our
medical supplies whutis known as regular
products, yet we aro free to confess that the
merits of Catoria has won us to look with
(uvor upon it."
United HoaetTAL ad DispsusAar,
Itoston, !
Aixxm C. Smith. ir..
array Street, Now Tork City.
THREE
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$2.50.
(of Chicago),
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CAtrriOX. ir d.aier offars W. fc.
Douglas ishoaa standnctd price, or say
he has them without bbbm utaaipoti oa
bottom, pat falsa dowa aa a fraud.
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EST IN
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W. L. DOUGLAS Shoes are stylish, easy tit-tin-,
and give better satisfaction at the prices a J.
ertiscd than any other make. Try one Dair and
be convinced. "The stamping of w L. L)ouglai'
i name and price on the bottom, which guarantee
j their value, saves thousands of dollars annually
. to those who wear then. Dealers who push the
, .i!e o' V. L. DouHlas Shoes earn customers.
which helps to increase the sales on their full line
of jools. They can afford to sell at a less profit,
arid we believe tou can save monev bv buvinfall
your footwear of the dealer advertised below.
Catalogue free upon application AdJrtss
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TR. L. VAN ES,
VETERINARIAN.
Graduate of Ontario Veterinary College. Officii
over Boettcher's hardware store. 19aprtf
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