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. .-?-.. I i m? Coliuntms gaurwal. WEDNESDAY. FKBKUAHY 7. 1831. A. iN. TIME TABLE. Pass. Freight f -ear ee -Col am bos Bellwood David City Arrives. -it Lincoln 8:35 a.m. 9:18 " 1022 " ll:3:.a.m. 230p. a. 2:20 " 4:15 p.m. 7:45 " 1050 " 'Oie paMsenRer leaves Lincoln at 6:40 p. m., and rrive nt Columbus 925 p. m; the freight leaves I ;;ncoln at 7:15 a. m., and arrives at Columbus at 4.00 p.m. UNION PACIFICTIME-TABLE. OOINfl EAST. I OOINO WMT. Atlantic Ex. 7.20 a. m I Pacific Ex.. 10:15 p. ni Chii ao Ex.. 12:40 p. m I Denver Ex.... 105 p. m Limited,. .. Si5 p. m Limited . 5:05 p. m .Col. Local . 550 a. m Local Fr't 6.30 a. m No. 3, Fast Mail, carries passengers for throach point. GoinK west nt 90 p. sj., ar rives at Denver 7:10 a. m. No. 4. Fast Mail car ries pa(Mnfn, itoing east at 1:52 p. m. The freight train leaving here at 6:fl p. m. car ries passengers from here to Valley. LINCOLN. COLCMBCS AND SIOUX CITY. Passenger arrives from Sioax City . .12:25 p. m ' leaves Columbas for I.inc'n 1 -M p. m arrives from Lincoln . ... 4-10 p. m leave- for Sioux City 150 p. m Mtxetl leaves for Sioux City 8:00a. m Mired arrive lOAJp. m FOU ALBION AND CEOAU IIAPIDB. PaSnenger leaves . Mixed leaves .. Passenger arrive Mixed arrives . . . ... 2:10 p. . 6:00 a. . 12:25 p. . .. s:10p. otitto Notices. tSfMl notices under this ImsjuHuk will charged at the rate of 2 a year. be A LEBANON LODGE No. M. A. F. & A. M. JUular meetings 2d Wednesday in each month. All brethren lnviiea to anena. E. H. Chambers, W. M. (Jos. G. Hecuer, Sec'y. 20jul W1LDEV LODGE No. 44, 1. 0. 0. F., ' meets Tue-day evenings of each I?7 week at their hall on Thirteenth i .trwt V'ifiitint hrcthren cordiallv invitel. II. C Newman. N. G. W. K. Notetein. S.-c'y- 27jau91-tf EOKGANIZEDCHUKC'II OF LAXTER-DAV Sainta hold regular services even- Sunday at 2 p. in., pruier meeting on Wetlnesday evening at their rbaDei 1, corner ol .North street ami 1'acinr Avenue. All are cordially invited. ire cordially inrjtwl. Elder H. J. Hcpso.v. President. i3iuina Picture frames at Merrick's. :5t S.Tohn Eisenmaiin's Kale bills. Come to Tin: .Tock.vvl for job work. Go to Eusden's for second liand Kodrf. tf Go to Herriek for oasles and picture framed. 4t Dr. T. R. Clark," Olive street. In oifice at nitfhtfl. District court adjourneil Saturday, to convene Feb. 2fi. The U. I. bridge over the Loup was completed last week. Cut flowers for sale at ihe City preen house. Telephone 00. tf Placards for saleat this office Fash ionable Dressmaking. Dr. E. H. Xaumau's dental parlors in North block, 13th street. tf -Baled hay for sale at Mitchell's, de livered to any part of the city. tf Debaney, the man under sentence of death, was very sick Saturday. The Y. M. C. A. gave a pop corn social in their rooms last evening. Dr. Van Es, veterinary surgeon, has his office now in rooms over the post- omce. m Rev. Leedom of Hooper was in the city Thursday. He likes his new place very well. -Second-hand bed springs for $1.00, and second-hand mattresses for Sl.4-2-" at Herrick's. 1 H. H. Hudson of Silver Creek, who has been on the sick list, is able to be around again. You can buy a harness of F. II. Rttsche for less money than you can auy where else. Um Anson Connor returned Friday from Creston township, where he has been teaching school. I. Gluck has what looks like a pet rified potato, got out of some tubers coming from Colorado. Ed. Graham of Creston is said to le fattening :U0 head of steers, and winter ing 100 head of horses. For a good set of all hand-made harness, go to F. II. Rusche's. Prices are lower than the lowest. James Frazier had a hard siege of it last week, being afflicted with hernia. He was up and out Monday. - Neither is the county treasurer of Dodge inviting bids from the banks for the use of the county funds. John Eiseumann was in town Mon day making arrangements for his sale. He is going to quit farming. Green lettuce, and hyacinths and narcissus plants in bloom, at the green hcnse of M annoy .v Simmons. tf The Young Ladies Sodality Society took in $170 at their supper last Wed jjfldday evening, clearing $150. Bring your orders for job-work to this office. Satisfaction guaranteed, and work promptly done, as agreed uon. When in need of an auctioneer, call on Dave Smith. He will act for you with promptness, safety and dispatch, tf Columbia Stock food, really the fin ' eat condition powders known, kept con stantly fox sale at Mitchell's feed store. Any suit of Mayer's stock for $9.50. Come and look at them. Located at J. A. Barber & Co. We can furnish Peterson's Ladies' Magazine and The Columbcs Journal, both for $2.15 a year, when paid in advance. Now is the time to subscribe for The JocRJfAL and the Semi-Weekly Lincoln Journal, both for 82 a year, when paid in advance. Not only selling off, but buying in furniture of all kinds. No credit asked for, none given. Call, or drop a card. Second hand store, tf Any overcoat of Mayer's stock for $10. Same hare been selling at $20, now located at J. A. Barber & Co. Headquarters for the fourth regi ment Uniform Bank K. of P. have been established nt this city, with Capt Maurice A. Mayer as adjutant. Children Cry for Pitcher's Casterla. -HfBUL C. E. Early returned last week from Texas. He gives a good account of the eastern and southern portions of that state. Ed. Hoffman of Lincoln has opened np a tailoring establishment on Thir teenth street, third door west of Pollock's corner. There was no meeting of the school board Monday evening. Mr. Henry being still sick and Carl Kramer at Omaha. Mrs. P. W. Beerbower submitted to a surgical operation on the ttiroat last Tuesday from which she is still confined to the house. The ladies of the Episcopal church had a sociable in the Meridian hotel Friday evening, which netted them a neat little sum. The Union Pacific has given up its contract with the C. St. P. M. & O. by which its trains were run over the lat ter's track into Sioux City. Mahlon Clother has been appointed postmaster at Platte Center. We have no doubt that he will conduct the office to the satisfaction of its patrons. Fourteen htdies, members of the High Five club, went up to Monroe Fri day and spent the day in enjoyment out in the country with Mrs. Adams. Miss tJiara Horn, who met witu a mishap several days ago, 'mention of which was made in The Journal, is im proving as well as could be expected. R. H. Henry is mending slowly after his long and severe illness, but it seems to be sure, and his many friends will be pleased to learn of his complete recovery. Harry Beed does not expect to re move to his new farm near Albion for a year. It contains 200 acres and has 82400 worth of improvements on it. A special and important business meeting of the Congregational church is called for Thursday at 8 p. m. Mem bers are urgently invited to be present. Dr. Nauman is the "only real grad uate in dentistry in Platte county," who can show up a diploma. Any other who claims the same wilfully imposes on the people. tf John Korgie, a man over (10 years old, made complaint yesterday that Sol. Rickner had struck him in the face. The matter arose out of a demand for rent by Korgie. At the Jenny Bros, house in Sher man township three children have been ailing with scarlet fever, and now Mrs. Casper Jenny is sick with the same complaint. The Young Ladies Sodality at their supper held in the Maennerchor hall last Wednesdav evening cleared 8150. It was a success socially as well as financially. Buy your harness of F. H. Rusche, you will then get a harness that is a harness. He is the oldest harness maker in Platte county, having had 35 years' exjierience. Persons wearing the Morris dental plate will have no other. Superior to all other plates. Manufactured only by Dr. E. Y. Haughawout, Thirteenth street, over Barber's 6tore. tf A purely charitable society has been organized in the Catholic church to help their needy. The name of the society is St. Vincent De Paul, and starts out with a membership of sixty. All the pupils in L. H. Leavy's room united in giving their teacher a grand surprise, Thursday evening. They met with Miss Polly Bucher and from there made a raid on Mr. Leavy's home. When all back dues are paid and 82.00 besides, for one year's subscription in advance, subscribers of The Journal. are entitled to the Semi-Weekly Lin coln Journal one year, as a premium. The balance of Maurice A. Mayer's stock has been moved to J. A. Barber & (Vs. store for a short time to close it out. Mrs. Anna Warren, who has for some time been studying music in Lin coln, is now with her father, R. G. Hurd. Her solos at the Baptist church services are a great enjoyment to her listeners. Mrs. George Lehman is expected home this week from Des Moines, la. Her daughter. Miss Clara, will not re turn for two weeks, when, the doctor assures her, she will be as strong as ever. We have heard of the game of "sol itaire," and it is said to be interesting, but what did one councilman mean the other evening when he asked another if he had never heard of the game "soli tude?" Those subscribers of The Journal who have paid in'advanee and are now' receiving the Lincoln Semi-Weekly Journal as a premium, should notice when their subscription expires and act accordingly. The following conples have recently been united in the "holy bonds of wed lock:" William Warren and Miss Bell Frey, Sunday last; Joseph Dubas and Miss Anna Yis, Jan. 30tb; J. C. Ober and Miss Eliza A. Johnson, Jan 31st. After you have subscribed for a local paper, choose among others those that have supported the theory of protection to our nation's industries, and on this score you will not find any to excel the American Economist, New York Citv, 82 a year. Your choice of Stetson hats for $2.50. Tour choice other hats $1.50, $1, etc. Some of these are regular $3.00 goods. At Barber's store. E. S. Tolman, at his place three miles east of Silver Creek, will have a public sale Friday, February 16th, at which Col. John Huber wfll preside as master of the hammer. Those wishing to invest in horses, cows, bogs, chickens or farm implements will find this a good chance. The Jenny Bros, have at their cheese factory 35 cows, and find sale for all their product at Omaha, to wholesale houses. They prefer the Holstein cows. As a secondary industry in their business they keep hogs, and find the Jersey Reds to be by far the most prolific, the easiest to fatten, and the quickest to mature. The only real graduate in all branch es of dentistry in Platte county can be found at Dr. E. Y. Haughawout's dental parlors. Has fifteen years'' expedience in all branches of dentistry. Has the only successful method of extracting teeth without pain. All dental opera tions performed in a superior asnd care ful mannar. tf President Henry of the 6tate board of agriculture, has appointed the follow ing managers for 1891: Milton Doolittle, chairman, Atkinson; Martin Dunham, Omaha; E. A. Barnes, Grand Island; S. M. Barker, Silver Creek; E. L. Vance, Pawnee City. The board held its first meeting yesterday at Lincoln. We failed to mention in our last week's issue, the marriage Thursday, Jan. 25th, of Luther Lawrence, living east of this city and Miss Cora Russell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Russell. The "wedding took place in Lincoln. Their friends will wish them a happy and prosperous life. Miss Beulah Wheeler has been se lected by the senior class of the High School as a delegate to the 25th anni versary of the State University at Lin coln. Preparations have been made to entertain 1,000 guests. Lectures and other entertainments have been arrang ed for the three days. Resolutions were adopted by the Madison County Farmers' institute cal ling on Governor Crounse to convene a special session of the legislature in order that some action may be taken looking to the extermination of the Russian thistle, which is devastating the farms of the northern tier of counties in Ne braska. The Union Pacific have made some changes in the time-table on the branch road to Norfolk, but the main line will not be changed for a few days at least, and we will give the change next week. The passenger now leaves for Norfolk at 1:50 p. m., leaves Columbus for Lincoln at 1:55 p. ni., arrives from Lincoln at 4:10 p. m. Mesdames Voss, Deemer and Elliott attended a missionary convention in Fremont last Friday. Dr. Marshall of New York, who had returned recently from a missionary tour of observation around the world, was the chief speaker. They report a deplorable condition of some of the heathen as depicted by the traveler, but a very hopeful mission work. John Eisenmann will have a public saleat his farm six miles northwest from Duncan, Wednesday, Feb. 14th, of hor ses, cows, heifers, steers, 6hoats, harness, binder, mower, seeder, corn-planter, hay, etc. Sate to begin at 10 o'clock. Free lunch served. Terms: $10 and under, cash; above that sum bankable notes, ten months time, eight per cent interest, eight per cent off for cash. Col. John Huber will be the auctioneer. M. J. Thompson of St. Edward was in the city one day last week and ordered a water elevator made at the Armstrong planing mill. Three hundred gallons a minute is to be the capacity of the ele vator and intended for placing in the Beaver river for irrigating purposes. This elevator is to be run by one horse. Mr. Thompson is figuring on a run by steam engine of an elevator of 1500 gallon capacity in a minute, for another tract of land. The row at Mrs. Hattie Wright's place Thursday night resulted in several arrests for disturbing the peace, drunk enness, threatening to fight, threatening to burn the house, etc., and, so we learn, it is supposed a conspiracy was entered into beforehand to raid the place. A report reached Omaha that murder had been committed; hunted down, the ru mor was reduced to three or four pistol shots by Mrs. Wright, seemingly for the purpose of frightening the young men away from the premises. It is a foregone conclusion that the meeting of the Improved Live Stock Breeders' Association at Columbus toward the end of the month, is to be distinctively one of interest and anima tion. Secretary Reod is stirring himself in behalf of the occasion, and it is cer tain that things will not bo done by halves. We want to see it made the best meeting in the history of the association. Now is the proper time to make up your mind to be there, and when the time arrives go. Nebraska Farmer. The co-operative revival meetings at the Methodist church, under the leader- ship of Rev. Bross, have been successful. They are to be transferred to the Con gregational church this week Friday at 7 o'clock. A special service, a Pentecost meeting, is to be held there today, Wed nesday. Rev. Bross will lead at 2 o'clock, Rev. Elliott at 3 and Rev. Crawford at 4. Christian workers are requested to bring paper and pencil for 4 o'clock. All peo ple are earnestly invited to come at such hour and spend such time as they can, the earlier and the longer the better. Fred, the C-year-old son of O. L. Baker, was playing marbles on the roof of tho liverv harn Monv -rnnin, flH of the livery barn Monday evening, and one of the marbles was about to get away from him when he started after it for "keeps," but the metallic roof was so sleek that he slid off, down to the hard frozen ground, eighteen feet below. He got up and started off but felt so faint that he told the men what had hap pened and he was carried home. There were no bones broken, and he seems to "be coming along all right. The strong probability is that he will play marbles thereafter on the solid earth. Miss Enor Clother left here the first of the week for the Winnebago Indian agjency after Indian children for the scbool The new superintendent of the Indian scbool has arrived. His name is Bell and he comes from Kansas. The Leader is glad to announce same Uncle Jonas Headman came in this week to correct the statement the Leader made that he had been in this section twenty years. He informs us that he has been in this country about thirty-three years and that he has bean on the farm he now occupies, one mile east of Genoa, for thirty-one years. Genoa Leader. The rising generation in this neck-of-woods may be interested in reading the following from a cyclopedia: "The woodchuck, popularly called ground hog, is a species of marmot inhabiting North America from Hudson's bay to South Carolina. It is from 15" to 18 inches long, blackish or grizzled above, chestnut-red below; the form thick, the head broad and flat, with almost no ap parent neck, the legs abort and thick, the feet large, the tail bushy. It digs deep holes in fields, on tho sides of hills, or under rocks in woods; its burrow slants upward, so that water may not enter, and within are ssroral compart ments. It passes the winter in the bur row, in a lethargic state." PERSONAL. J. W. Lynch was a Lincoln visitor Saturday. Bont Speice returned to Oklahoma Thursday last. Miss Emma Wake visited relatives in Genoa last week. Miss Sarah Perkinson of Platte Center wasm the city Monday. Miss Nellie Dineen of, Platte Center visited in the city last week. F. H. Lamb went to Silver Creek Thursday, returning Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Walker of Hum phrey were in the city Saturday. Morgan Flaherty of Nance county, visited friends in this city over Sunday. A. W. Crites, esq., of Chadron, was in the city yesterday, going south on the Lincoln train. Mrs. Ellen Meyer returned from Lin coln last week, and will remain, being with Mrs. Sheehan. Misses Anna and Mary Lamb of Oma ha, former residents of this city, visited friends here last week. Miss Jennie Brohman of Clarks has been visiting the past week in the city, the guest of the Misses Fitzpatrick. Miss Carrie Sheldon of Evanston, 111., is visiting her cousin, Miss Bessie Shel don. She will remain the balance of the winter. William Gentleman, accompanied by his young daughter, came up from Omaha Saturday on a visit to his sister, Mrs. D. C. Kavanaugh, returning Mon day. Mrs. Theo. Friedhof, accompanied by her children, came up from Columbus last Saturday to celebrate her birthday at her father's, Mr. S. M. Barker. Sil ver Creek Times. Mrs. A. Haight returned home the first of last week from several months' stay in Washington, where she was called to the bedside of her dying brother, Mr. Beebe. Mr. H. is now in Arkansas. Mrs. S. D. Adkins and little daughter Blanche left Thursday for their new home in Pana, 111., where Mr. Adkins is now secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Adkins will visit a few weeks in North Bend on her way east. One of our citizens has some inti mate business friends in Chicago, and thinking to have some fun with them, sent in an order for two hundred demo cratic badges. (He meant the kind des sert bed in a late number of The Journal, but didn't write his friend anything but the order for badges.) In due time an answer came that inquiry had been made all over tho establishment, (which is a very extensive one), but had not aa yet resulted in finding the ordered goods. Our citizen then in reply directed the house to certain particular departments (four ot them being mentioned), among which he was sure they could be found, and another inquiry was instituted. In due time the Columbus customer receiv ed a letter from one of his four old friends running as follows: "You work ed mo in great shape on that badge order. I'm a chump not to tumble onto it Don't Bay anything, and I will set up the cigars when I see you, cigars for the establishment. If times don't gel better we shall all be wearing that kind of badges before long." As there are some three hundred men in the estab lishment, and the story was too good to keep, it is presumed that the limited number of cigars will be exhausted be fore the Columbus customer gets into the city to make his purchases for the spring trade. George Henggler was a very pleas ant caller at Journal headquarters Fri day. Speaking of ground-hog day George said that it was a saying of the old coun try that if the aun shone on the second day of February, there would either be snow on the ground the Sunday before Easter, or snow would fall on that day. Speaking of the raising of fruit on the farm, Mr. Henggler thinks that all who can do so, should fence off their orchards, a good kind of fence against large ani mals, and even rabbits, chickens, etc., being of pickets close together, with a wide board next tho ground, and nailed to 2x4 scantling solidly spiked to good posts. This secured, you can rest easy that you will have the reward of your labor on the garden or orchard. For ap ples, the hardiest trees he ever had were Russian stock with American grafts. All trees are better to be mulched winter and summer winter, after the ground is frozen, to keep it so until all the soil is all thawed out; in summer, so as to retain moisture for the roots of the trees. It is more important to leave a wind . , . ..' .. . . break 0Q tte SOUth tban 0 UOtth As to grapes, he thinks it best -to trim in the fall, before covering te vine ftc tho winter. If Platte county could be situated; like the little community of Klingen-berg-on-the-Main, in Germany, what a nice thing it would be. In the neigh borhood of that town are valuable pits of fire-proof clay, which the authorities in days gone by were wise enough to re tain as public property instead of allow ing them to be owned by individuals. They are worked by the town for the public benefit, the result being that Klingenberg is one of the happiest places in Europe. The profits on the clay are not only sufficient to cover all the taxes, bnt leave a considerable sur plus, the bulk of which is divided among the inhabitants. Couldn't we discover a coal mine or something of the sort? C. L. S. C. Will meet at the residence of Mr. Rickly, Tuesday, Feb. 13th, 1894. Roll call. Quotations from American authors. "Rome and the Making of Modern Europe," chapter ix, from page 260 to page 266. Dr. Nauman. "Rome and Medieval Art," part IL chapters iii, iv, v, vi. Miss Matthews. In the Chautauquan: "How not to help the poor." Miss Rice. Music. Miss Rickly, When in need of any kind of job work, calling cards, letter heads, envel opes, bill heads, statements, dodgers, posters, auction bills, receipts, notes, bank check books, scales books, pa mph lets, briefs, circulars, or specialty work of any kind in the printing line, bring your orders to The Joukxal and be pleased, both as to quality of goods and work, and also nrice and nmmntmwi Orders by mail receive careful attention. City Coaacil. The regular monthly meeting was held in the council chamber Friday evening, present Councilmen Galley,. Gray, Hoff man, Newman, Spoerry and Mayor Schupbach. The minutes of the last two meetings were read and approved. A communication from the fire depart ment informing the council of the officers recently selected was read, and the selec tions unanimously approved. These have already been published in Th Joubxal. The communication of H. K. Right mire in regard to special tax assessment against lot 2, block 12, for putting down sidewalk, was referred to committee on finance, after considerable discussion. Spoerry said that the law had been fol lowed strictly in every particular, so far as the council was concerned, and if Mr. fiigbtmire had paid for it outside of the regular routine, and after the city had, by due process of law, become responsi ble for the pay by contract, Mr. Right mire should look to the man who receiv ed the money, for the return of it. Gray said that it was evident the sidewalk had been paid for twice, once by the city, and once by Rightmire, but the city was not in fault. The committee on finance, to whom had been referred the report of the city treasurer for November, 1893, reported that they found cash on hand of city funds 816.28; in the license fund, belong ing to schools, 86176. The committee on police to whom was referred the report of C. E. Pollock & Co., druggists, as to their sales of intoxi cating liquors, reported that they had found the same to be a true copy of their register. Report accepted. The reports of druggists Stillman and Heintz were referred to the committee on police. The report of the committee on streets and grades recommending the payment of the bills of Louis Schreiber for 84.50 and of Foster & Smith for 841.70, was adopted. The report of the chief of police for January was read and placed on file. He always gives in detail an account of his daily doings. The word "bums" stood opposite nearly every day, and altogether 57 were arrested; two had stolen over coats, one was drunk, one was crazy, one was a burgJar and one was wanted at Council Bluffs for some crime he had committed. Jack Dwyer was arrested for keeping a gambling house, and four young men of this city for "loafing around a gambling house." We do not give their names, in respect to their relatives. Police Judge Hudson's report showing fines of 850 turned into the treasury was referred to the committee on police. As to delinquencies on occupation tax placed with him, as justice of the peace, for collection, he reported ike amount of 8225 collected, without suit brought; 8162.50 put into judgment, and 357 in process of settlement, which report was accepted and placed on file. Councilman Spoerry then referred to the report of Chief of Police Coleman, and wanted to know how it happened that the keeper of the gambling house had been convicted and tiie other four caught had not been. Couneilssas Newman suggested tiyj there was a game known as "solitude." This did not satisfy the councilman from the First ward. He thought the same evidence under which the keeper was convicted would be sufficient to hold the other four who were arrested. Attorney Whitmoyer thus called out, gave a statement of matters from his standpoint. There are orditances against gambling, keeping a gaming table, and keeping a gambling room. He considered the evidence as furnished by. the policeman not sufficient for convic tion, if the case had been contested. The presence of playing-cards does not mean gambling; if it did, there would be quite a number of ladies of the city who could be convicted. Chips, too, do not neces sarily mean gambling. They must be proved to represent money or value. Proof was made as to who owned the room, and who owned the table. It seems there was not a bit of evidence that they were gambling. Councilman Spoerry remarked that he was neither an attorney nor the son of an attorney, but he thought that in such cases circumstantial evidence is suffi cient. One illustration of this rule is in prosecutions against those who are caught at a house of ill-fame, if ths policeman catches a man at any of these places he has a right to arrest him. He didn't want to be told that men caught in such a place as this was proved to be, at 2 o'clock in the morning, were playing a social game. The laws of Nebraska and the ordinances of the city are the rules by which we are to be guided. We are bound to support the police in the discharge of their duty. Mr. Whitmoyer rejoined that it was lot possible to convict unless you have .evidence. If a man gambles, bring him aroiKvi and he can be convicted. .Couixs&man Galley remarked upon the testimony .as jie understood it from the policemen. So saw somebody from tthe .outside engajftfl in playing cards. When they .went ,intpit5 .room, the chips weiejaked '.from the table, fi is not to be supposed that if the chips repceaented aothUbg, they would be so quick to e them out of sight. He was sure that if he was playing merely a social game of cards, even at 2 o'clock in the morning, he wouldn't be -afraid to have the police or anybody else see him. The truth was evident that all these men had been gambling. Attorney Whitmoyer said that chipB were no more of an index to gambling than the cards you may find. Law re quires that there must be playing for money or value, and to go into court without evidence is simply folly. And here the matter was dropped. The report of Water Commissioner Schroeder as to plans and specifications r drive wells at the pump house, not bang complete as to cost, was referred ibaek to him, for detailed estimate. The city attorney, on motion of Conn eQaan Gray, was requested to furnish an opinion to the council as to how the city can lawfully proceed in securing the contemplated improvements at the water works, whether they could go on and issue warrants the same as in other ex penditures; issue bonds on a vote of the people; purchase the material and em ploy the labor; or whether it must be done under contract. Bills were allowed, to the amount of 9645, mainly for light, policemen and salaries of engineers. The bill of Mrs. Becker for $38.34 was allowed and ordered credited on water rent. The bills of Carl Schubert and A. Boettcher were referred to the committee on police. The committee on fire reported that they were informed there was 125 feet of hose missing from the engine house. Adjourned subject to call of the mayor. V. M. C. A. Notes. "My God, heard this day. That none doth build a stately habitation. But he that meant to dwell therein. What house more stately has there been Or can be. than is Man? To whose creation Ail things are in decay." Herbert. G. W. Keifer, from Tarnov, called Sat urday and made himself comfortable. A. L. Rush, a prominent young man of Albion, was a visitor to the rooms Saturday. W. L. Randall came to us from Lin coln last Friday. Mr. Randall has taken a position in the B. & M. depot. We are glad to welcome him. Friday evening is our usual "open evening," but owing to existing circum stances mo closed the gymnasium and games last Friday night at 7:45. Last Saturday the Crockinole and checker tables were inconstant use from 730 until 11:10 o'clock. Wreaver, Nau man, Arnold and others kept the former game busy, while the boys had control of the latter. Rev. P. G. Kaluragi, a Japanese minis ter who has lately graduated from Ev anston Theological school of Illinois, stopped between trains an hour or two last week. We expected to have a lec ture from him this week but may not be able to provide for such. The gymnasium class is growing in interest and members. At the last meeting there were present 12 pupils. Instructor Whaley expects to be able to give an exhibition of his classes in a few weeks. It is hoped we can soon have more material for instruction in this de partment. Last Saturday evening the gymnasium and game rooms were thrown open to the men and boys and as a result 40 names were registered in the gymnasium register and 50 in the reading room reg ister. Among these numbers were boys from 12 to 18 years old, and many young as well as older men of the city. F. W. Ober, Gen'l Sec'y Omaha, says: "I am convinced that men slide along through the years purposeless, simply became they do not think themselves worth anything, or because there has been no reasoning at all on the question. No call to the Pivioa Jife, however earn est, has commanded their attention and they have sought to satisfy their 'appe tites with that which first appealed to their fancy.' " Real Estate Tranter. Becher, Jseggi & Co., real estate agents, report the following real estate transfers filed in the office of the county clerk for til week ending Feb. 3, 1894: United flratas to Augustus Kiobasa, nw " IS-lH-Sw. patent Mary P Smith to Frances Brady, lots 7 and 8, bl 5, LockaeVfi add to Hum phrey, wd $ 50 00 U P Ry Co to A Perdue, lots 5 and , bl 10, Duncan, wd. 50 00 I Sibbernsen to John Mohr, m1 bc1 nehi 5-13-3W. wd. 5000 00 Terrence Brady to I Gluck, w 22 ft of e 41 ft lot t. bl 13, Platte Center, wd . . . . 130 00 Western Land Co to Terrence Brady, m M lot 4, bl 13. Platte Center, qcd .... 58 00 J ft Stires to Joseph Gavron. lot 6, bl SwTCoiambus. wd 25 00 El zabettrVjSrick to H R Wenrick.bw U 8WH d-204w, -d 50 00 Geo W i. Dorsey.to I 3Jack, seH aw! itfcJ-JW. yu... ........ ..... ... Jame W Lynch to H P and C L Jlar- tenseB, sw1 d xrV, eU 7-13-4 w, yd. Kristina Jwwc to H Christenaen, ell noKi bwKi S-SO-Ss'. -! John Zambrunn at l Ui 3 ?umbrunn. nwl so!i 23-19-lw, wil ,. ... .. John Zambrunn, jr., to H Netrniej-tv. ii nw qr and ne qr bw fjr 25-19-1 w.wd Peter Zambrnnn to J Zambrunn, jr., se re nw qr 25-19-lw, wd MZusjbrunn to J Zambrunn, jr., sv qr se qr 23-19-1 w. wd Li WtMleot to D B Gorman. nV; nw or 22-J7-3W, wi. 20 00 7000 00 r.0000 1 00 ZiOOfjQ 200 00 1200 00 290-l.wd.. 2180 00 O W Clark to H Pof i, 22 acres in 19- 20-1 w.wd 12M 00 G P Billip9 et al to N A Krestensen, w Vt neH l!M9-3w :... . 2000 00 Eighteen transfers, total $ 2j21 00 V. M. C. A. Topics For the first quarter, l9J, to be ably talked ai-on at tho meetings for men, Sondaj-d t 3 p. m. Jan. 7. "Doers of the Word". II. W. Heineman Jan. H "How do I Stand Before God?" Rev. F. W. Bross Jan. 21 "Where Shall I 8pend Eternity?". C.G. Hickok Jan. 27. "Abb J Beady?" W. L. Chenoweth Feb. -"oun Sfa, Arise" Rev. O. D. Crawford Feb. II. "Which Way.. . . R. G. Hard Feb. 18. "No Compromise" A. M. Covert Feb. 23. "Where Art Thou?" . Clarence SUldon Mar. 4. "What Shall I do With Jesas?" .. . . : A. D.Weir Kr. il. "WhM is Your Inheritance?" W. R. Notestein Mar. 19. "Work and Wages for Everyone" Frank Mathews Mar. 25. ".How May I Know I am Saved?". Rev.O.A. Elliott You are invited and will be gladly welcomed. Good music. Good talks. Good fellowship. Good friends. FOR SALE. 12 good young work horses, well bro ken and of good breed; 2 lumber wagons, 3 sets of harness and some farm ma chinery. HeXBT STDTTMANJf. 6 miles west of Columbus and 3 miles east of Oconee. 3 Personal Taxes. Personal taxes for the year 1893 are delinquent after February 1st, and from that date bear ten per cent interest. Tax-payers of the city can pay and get receipts at the office of Becher, Jaeggi i-Co. tf Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mys tic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon .the system is remarkable and mys terious. & removes at once the cause and Uie disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits, 75 cents. Sold by A. 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