Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1896)
--Sv ' VW - " -" "V'V "iS-. . -rtI," iV.""--JS ' :&&z&-&zlz -?jL1a '"-- J n -- -y. t. j -- - Kl .- " ". " " " v " -' - -SS 4 r-vr-'t -2i ".-t - irji- f" "wf 5 " . - t . . . i Cxrlttmb us goitrttal. Eataradattte BAY ST M. K. TURNER & CO., Golumbua Vfofe. tbbss o arssoairnoa: One year, by mail, postage prepaid M Thna sio&tns.... ...-..-......... w i im Adraaea, traa. a aspuca- tlea. so Whaaaahacriaara aaaaca tfcair placa of nai dsncetfcayaaoaldataattaaotifT by totterot portal eaid,aiiBf baththair teaar aad Ihni gw8BtpoUoa,-haliataaatoMtoroi.ji? Bad the nana om oar ailing list frri ' -' bMBciBtrpa.vaaach'waak print, either a the wrapper or oa tba nria ot roar Jotnui al, the data to wbioa year aabccripfiaB m paid or an eoaatad for. KasaitfrTires aaoald b mad. either by Moaay-ordar. laaiatsrad tatter or draft aayabtatotbaorteof- TWJ-. 4 c. All aaai" til ! Miaa AHaaHfW mflA! JUI vajaaBaaxaBjB1awaBia,waBBt " w "" - . -UUM.l Warh fflll nam tfaf the Wfltf-r W aaajajiuyaaiaisa a a a - -- We reserve taa right to reject any aanturnft ad cannot agree to retain U aaaae. We.dir. a correspondaat ia every school-district of Platte county, oaa of jpod Jadma&t, and -n liable in every amy Write alaiab. each itf n separately. Qifaaa Hanrt. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 29. 18S6. The Bank ot Commerce at Grand Is land was closed last week. The amount of deposits is said to be 8145,000. Hall county is reported as having 825,000 on deposit in the bank. The leader in the February Forum is contributed by Professor Charles Eliot Norton, of Harvard University, who dis cusses "Some Aspects of Civilization in - America." A very striking and sugges tive paper. It seems now that diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Great Britain have been suspended sinco 1887. There is a strong belief at Washington that relations will bo restored, and that Great Britain will consent to arbitration. M. Hnxiu Hocssave, of the French Academy, has written an article for the February number of The Forum on "The French Academy," giving the history of that famous institution, and telling just what the Foity Immortals" do at their sessions a highly interesting paper. The presidential boomers are at work. At Lincoln, a McKinley organization is being effected, and literature sent out. Wearo also in receipt of a pamphlet from the headquarters at New York city, of the Levi P. Morton campaign committee. Nebraska's ex-Senator Manderson is set down as one of the presidential possibil ities by so prominent a newspaper as the Cinoinnati Gazette. South Dakota is growling at the poor oil that the oil inspector allows to run through his Angers, and purpose having better oil even if they have to abolish the inspector and go into a combine themselves. If the whole people of the country (that is, tho government), con front every monopoly with regulation securing reasonable prices and good ser vice, or quick hustling out of business, the country would bo belter off. Oil is a great convenience and people wouldn't like to do without it, but an independent mind is the indispensable oil of oil in rnnning human machinery. About Feb. 1 the treasury department - will resume tho coinage of silver dollars and continue until about $18,000,000 have been coined. When the present administration came into power there were in the treasury about $29,000,000 in silver dollars coined from bullion under the act of 1890 and available for the redemption of treasury notes issued in payment of the bullion purchased. Since August, 189. about S18,000,000 of these notes have been redeemed in silver dol lars and cancelled. The secretary of the treasury has now decided to coin from the bullion on had and purchased under ths act of 1890 about $18,000,000, which will restore the amount of dollars in the treasury to what it was on March 4, 1893. Tho average cost of the silver bullion purchased under the Sherman act was 71 lA cents on the dollar, which leaves a gain or seigniorage of 28J-;. cents on the dollar. At this rate the seignior age on the $18,000,000 tolo coined would be $5,130,000 which will be accounted for in the available cash on baud, increasing it by that amount. The order for the resumption of the coinage at the mints at Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco is expected any day. 1'olitiral Talk. . The announcement by Congressman Meiklejohn that ho would lie a candidate for gubernational honors in lien of mak ing another race for congress has had the opposite effect from what many con jectured, and instead of suppressing tho desire others have felt to preside a few terms over the destinies of our proud commonwealth has ignited the punk of ambition in several bosoms, and good sized boomlets are blazing up all over the state. It is too early to conjecturo what the outcome may be, but tho im . - pression is gathered from reading ex changes that the forest is full of sound timber, and there may be some fun when convention time arrives in making the selection. Slate Journal. V A well known Nebraska politician, the other day referring to the local political situation of the state of Nebraska, made the surprising statement that Congress man Eugene J. Uainer had his eye on the . position of governor for this state. That he anticipated a bitter fight between Meiklejohn, MacColl, Eugene Moore, C. L. Richards and others, who are openly candidates for the gubernatorial position, in which event he might be able to take a position in the race as a dark horse. Hainer, at one time in his career, was not regarded as being very orthodox, so far as his republicanism went, but his course recently has brought him into favor in the South Platte country, and being very ambitious, he has his eye not only on the governorship, but upon the position now occupied by Senator Wil liam V. Allen. Speaker Richards wants - to succeed Hainer at Washington, and, according to this politician, he may be counted upon to assist Hainer in secur ing the nomination for governor in the event of a fight between the candidates mentioned. It is particularly well known that Hainer advised Congressman Mei klejohn not to make the race at this time, possibly seeiDg in his colleague a most dangerous candidate for that position. There is every prospect that the fight will be an exceedingly interesting one, and should the candidates mentioned above fail in securing enough votes to Boaainate, there is no telling what a dark hone of Hainer's stamp might do .-Owuba Bee's Lincoln Coneepondeat Tke Dairy. We believe that the following, which we clip from the Albion News, will receive confirmation, in a general way, from all who have attentively followed the business in Platte county. It is the regular, steady work that tells, every time. The Joubsaii insists that the butter and egg business is not properly appreciated. There is many a housewife in the land, even those who have worked under needless disadvantages, who has, by the sale of butter and eggs, provided the family with needed groceries. How much more could they do, if the proper facilities were supplied, and effective aid given? W. A. Poynter let drop a few "point ers" on the dairying business, the other day, that are worthy of serious consider ation. Speaking in a general way of that industry in Nebraska, he said: "Our people can not engage in any occupation of an agricultural nature which will begin to yield the profit for money and labor expended that this does. Nebraska butter in quality and flavor is the best in the world, and in price tops the market. As soon as the people can get rid of the idea that butter cannot be profitably made without the tame grasses, just that soon they will get more good cows and make the dairy bus iness paramount to that of grain raising. One acre of corn will make more feed than four acres of tame grasses for fall and winter use, and for summer use more than a much larger number of acres of wild pasture." Mr. Poynter made last fall a silo and filled it as an experiment. He opened it not long since and found tho ensilage in perfect condition. From nineteen acres of corn, if we remember correctly, he siloed forty tons. His "baby" creamery has paid him a fair profit during these hard times, and he expects to enlarge the capacity of his plant whenever the supply of milk will warrant the outlay. Mr. Poynter also stated some facts which should be an eye opener to think ing people. One of his patrons during the year 1895 owned eight cows and sold milk to the amount of $185. He also raised eight calves, worth $00, and bad all the butter and milk needed for family use, worth at least $25, making a grand total of $245 in one year from the eight cows or S33.75 for each cow. These cows were only ordinary animals and had no extra feed. This is but part of the story. Tho same man worked a half section of land. He hired ono man and paid him $110. lie sold all his crops, except enough for wed and feed, and realized from this source $230. Mr. Poynter says that several of his neighbors had aliout the same experience. Now figure the difference in the profit on the two methods, then decido how long you will try to get rich by raising grain to sell. Another important statement Mr. Poynter made, to show what btisiness is most profitable for the farmer,- was that last winter not a single patron of his dairy asked or received a dollar's worth of aid from any source. Facts and figures speak very significantly inves tigate them. The Shelby (Polk county), town board has brought suit against Henry Weber, saloon-keeper, for a balance of $257 on last year's license. Polk county commissioners have dis covered that the present conn ty superin tendent, is entitled to only $800 salary. He is a republican. His predecessor was a populist and received $1,000 a year. Albion News, correspondence from Cedar Rapids: Rev. F. W. Bross was the victim of a genuine surprise last Saturday on the occasion of his birth day. His friends, and truly they are legion, presented him wfth a valuable fur coat, as an expression of good will and appreciation of his earnest labors in our midst. St. Edward Sun: James Novels re ceived a letter from James McCntchen this week stating that he was well satis fied with Georgia and the locality in and around tho Soldier Colony. In the al lotment of the lands Messrs. Novels, McCntcheon, Frank Sisson and Robert Hardy, all secured ten-acre tracts near each other alout six miles from the town of Fitzgerald. Osceola Record: C. L. Johnson of Colorado Springs, was in Osceola yes terday renewing old acquaintances. He was a resident of Polk county many years ago and for some time was deputy county tte:isurer under N. C. Foy. He went to Colorado about nine years ago and when tho Cripple Creek gold field was opened up, got in on the ground floor, and his many Polk county friends will be glad to learn that he has a good thing. Fremont Herald: The idea of Super visor W. H. Mead providing a wood pile at the court house, to enable willing men to earn their meals, was put to test yes terday. Four men were pnt to work cutting up the wood and carrying it about to the different rooms in the build ing. Hereafter wood will be burned at the court house instead of coal. The men are allowed $1.50 per day. beincr paid in provisions, furnished by the county. Albion Argus: Willie Browder, the seventeen year old son of James Brow der of Loretto, met with a serious acci dent last Tuesday evening, that cost him the sight of his right eye. While run ning around the corner of the barn he fell upon an upturned harrow running one of the rusty teeth in his eye, com pletely bursting the ball. He was taken to Omaha Wednesday morning and placed in a hospital, where every pre caution will be taken to keep out blood poisoning. Warren Randall, who has a ranch southwest of Shelby, lost a steer weigh ing 1,200 pounds. Advertising failed to locate the animal. Recently the owner found it lying on the floor of an old de serted house detached from the other buildings. For forty-three days it had remained there, with broom corn rub bish for food. It had wasted away about twelve pounds each dav and was verv weak. The location of the bones be neath the hide was conspicuous. Ran dall believes that the steer will live and regain its plumpness. An irrigation system for central Buffa lo county will be practically completed by February 10, ready for use on this season's crops. The main ditch starts from the Platte river, south of the city of Kearney, and runs northeast along a ridge north of Bods, for a distance of r f "S(jbars. ninemilea. It k expected that the main ditch will ultimately be extended to Gibbon and Shaiton. The United States government has also ordered a series of thirteen tabular-wells extending across the valley at Buds, with a view of test ing the extent of tho underflow. Leigh World: Anton Urbanek of the vicinity of Clarkson, got on a drunken spree in February 1893, and while in an intoxicated condition met with injuries which resulted in his depth. Shortly after, his wife commenced suit against Joseph Cibnlka and John Boether, two saloon-keepers of that place and has just had a verdict in her favor of $3,000. Since the commencement of the sait the saloon keepers have gone out of busi ness, but their bondsmen are financially good, and it is understood will pay the amount without further litigation. Petersburg Index: A fine piece of surgical work was done by Dr. Thomp son, of this place. Dr. Brash, of Albion, and Dr. McMillan, of Elgin, last Sunday afternoon, on Dwight, the three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bisel, of this place. The child had been sick with scarlet fever and pus had formed between the two skull plates and would have soon reached the brain and death would have been the result The medical men drill ed through the outer skull plate and removed the pus thus probably saving the boy's life. It was a particular place to work and tho greatest caution had to be exercised in the operation. Coaaty SaKrviMrx. (Continued from last week. January 17, 186. Tho board convened at 2 o'clock p. m. ltoll call, all members prasent. On recommendation of the committee on sup plied, the following bills were unanimontriy allowed, and the clerk ordered to draw warrants on geaeral fund in payment of the name: J. (.'.Echols $ 31 SG Carl Kramer. it -V) Wnrdeman Bros 1 ."0 Dr. A. iieintz V M Moved by Stip'r Bender that the petition of fierhurd Gronentiial and others for a rood begin ning at the northwest corner of oection 35, town 19 north, of ranee 2 wect, running thenco due east on gectiou line one mile, be granted and tho clerk bediiected toadterlitie the same according to law. Motion carried. On motion of Sup'r liender, Sup'r Itolf waa appointed as committeeof one to investigate the Hollingahead road. The following report was offered by t lie special committee on printing, viz: To the Honorable Board of Supervifcorsof Platte county, Nebraska: Your committee on county printing beg leave to make the following rvxrt that the following papers lie declared thouiticial papers of l'lntte county, to-wit: Columkcs Journal, Platte County Argus, l'latte t V:i!t Signal, and as such shall be given for publimtioti the proceedings of the county tioard and all legal not ices emanating therefrom, delinquent tax-list and such other publications as the board may direct ti be maile luring the ensuing sear, and in full of all charges for such publications t!m said uews itaoersto receive one-third leual rates for each of said newspapers, providingthatthe publications of the proceedings of the board shall not exceed one anil one-ninth cents per line for each of said papers. We would make the additional recom mendation tliat the "Nebraska Biene" be con tracted wiUi to do the same printing on the fame terms. Respectfully submitted. K. Y. Ldsco, Nils Olson, John Moffett. Dated Jan. 17, 1896. Siip'r Olson moted to adopt the report of the committee, seconded by Lisco. On motion of Itolf to amend by substituting the Monroe Republican for the l'latte Center Signal, tho ajes and nays were called for result ing as follows: Ayes, Beclior, Bender, Lisco, Moffett, Olson. Nays, Itolf, Wiggins. Amend ment lost and on motion report adopted. Report of committee on road No. S42, called the Heyden road, was read, recommending pay ment according to appraisement, of the follow ing sums as damages, was adopted: M Sheedy $70.00; Q C Barnnm $70.00; T H Johnson $35.00; J II Drinnin ?70.CO, and the clerk ordered to draw warrants on read fund of Columbus town ship in payment of same. On motion of Sup'r Moffett, the purchasing agent, Sup'r Wiggins, was directed to purchase seven copies of the statutes ot Nebraska for 1693 for the use of the members of the board of su pervisors. Tho committee on sopplies reported the fol lowing: To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Platte county: We jour committee on supplies do recommend that the county judge be allowed the following articles: one fee liook, one filing stamp, one hard coal burner. We also recom mend that the county judge may retain his office up town over the State bank, but the county will not pay any rent for said office. John Moffett. Chairman of Supply Com. Report adopted. The bids for coal were read and referred to the committee on supplies. Moved by Sup'r Rolf tliat the chairman tele graph to John Geddes at Grand Island to be here tomorrow. Jan. 19, 1896, to consult with the board in regard to assisting the state accountant in investigating the books of ex-County Treas urer J. W. Ljnch. Carried. Moved to adjourn until 9 o'clock a. m.. Jan. lMKW. January K, 189!. Board met at II o'clock, a. m. Roll call, all members present. Sup'r Rolf of special committee, submitted the following report: To the Honorable Board of Supervisors: We, our siiecial committee appointed to for mulate a plan and make recommendations in regard to examining the sheriff's accounts, fee book and the collections ami disbursements nuule and collected through his office, beg leave to submit the following report: We recommend that a committee of three from this board bo belected to examine the sheriff's fee books and all other collections and disbursements made by him, his jailor and deputies, during his last term of office just expired, and that said committee be authorized, instructed and directed to examine all the dockets and other books of tho district court, also all the dockets and other books of all the other courts in which the sheriff has had bus iness, including the justices of the peace, which are situated in the city of Columbus, that the said committee is directed to verify every item in the sheriff's fee books with the court and justi ce's dockets and such other books as the courts and the district court clerk may have in nae for such original entries of fees and other emolu ments of the sheriff and also they are directed to examine all the dockets and books of all the other courts in the city of Columbus including the justices' courts and verify the fee book of the sheriff with the original records where said fees were originally charged and allowed; that the committee be further directed to make a thor ough examination of said books and also that they are hereby directed to examine as to whether the sheriff has accounted to the county for the uncollected fees which he has reported from ear to year and make such other examination as the committee may find upon examination is for tho best interests of the county. The committee is also authorized and directed to examine the district court clerk's office as for as they shall find to be necessary for the best interests of the county. They are also directed to examine the county court's office and records so far as they shall find it necessary for the good of the county and the committee ia further authorized to em ploy an accountant, if in their judgment it is found necessary. Respectfully submitted, iCY.Lnico, A.U.Rolf. D. A. Bechkb. Report adopted. The chair appointed as committee Supervisors Rolf, Ldsco and Bscber. County Clerk Pohl made application for one filing and one attest stamp. Referred to com mittee oa supplies. On report of the committee recommending the same, the parchasing agent was directed to par chase said supplies. Sup'r Becher offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the Board of Supervisors that the followiag balances ia the several faada hereinafter mentioned, be aad are hereby ordered transferred to the coaeolidated county general fand, to-wit: County sinking faad. $ 29 20 County special bridge f and. 15 05 County geaeral bridge faad. 2103 Coanty landing bond fand 2141 Poor fond 1 17 Loup Fork bridge faad. s 86 Coart hosse bond fand 6 65 Land road tax faad. 15 77 Advertioiac faad 5M 97 Makias total of. . MM Aad. that there be also transferred to amid county consolidated general faad, froat the county relief faad tkeeaaof. 1447 17 Making a grand total of JUS 98 Aad be it further resolved that there is also transferred from said county relief faad the sum of $3,812.33, the sime being the amount drawn from said poor farm fund for the porpose of providing seed and feed to indigent farmers of the county. And be it farther resolved that there hp trans ferred to the school fund of the county the sum of $57.00 the same being the amount shown by the treasarer'a report to have beam collected for fines aad licenses. Respectfully sabmitted. . D. A. Bbches. Resolutions adopted. The bill of County Treasurer, H. 8. Elliott, for 95.75 was, on recommendation of the" com mittee on supplies, allowed, and the clerk or dered to draw warrant for the amount oa the geaeral faad. Sup'r Rolf offered the following: Resolved that the county attorney is hereby re quested for a written opinion as to whether the board can lawfully approve of the sheriff's bond before he has settled with the county for tho last year, and whether the report of the committee, of settlement with the sheriff as reported by them, which is spread upon the records, was a settlement with the sheriff such as contempla ted by law. Adopted. The opinion of County Attorney Gondring was read and ordered spread upon the record, as follows, viz: To the Honorable Board of rinperrisorsof Platte county, Nebraska, Geui I i.s.-n: In answer to yonr coinxuuuieation hereto at- tacneu wooiu say Uiat tne failure or the sheriff and county board to make full and final settle ment for the last year, would not in my opinion vitiate or affect the approval of the bond for that reason. In case the sheriff lias public funds or proper ty belonging to the county tliat he has not pro duced or accounted for, the board are not re quired to approve the bond until he lias account ed therefor. (See section 17, chapter 10. com piled statutes of 1895). Relative to the report ot said committee, will say that in my opinion the same is not a full and final settlement between the sheriff and county, and such as the law requires to bo nuule. Respectfully submitted. John M. GoxDRisa, County Attorney. Sup'r Rolf offered the following resolution: Resolved tliat the chairman of the board, and Sutervisors Becher and Lisco bo and are hereby authorized to appoint and contract 'wUi-some competent person to examine the tiA&urer'H books in conjunction with the etate.daxaminer and tliat they have the county attorney draw, up a contract covering such examination; that said committee shall have full uiwer to select and hir such expert accountant and shall allow him such compensation as in their judgment is for the best interest of the county. Adopted. Sup'r Lisco, as one of tlm investigating com mittee on Sheriff Kavanaugh's bond, reiiorted favorably regarding the same, and on motion of Sup'r Lisoo, the bond va approved. Sheriff D. ('. Knvzinaugh made application for one deputy. On motion the request was granted On motion of Sup'r Itolf, the following )early salaries were designated for the deputies anil clerks named, rcsiectively: Deputy treasurer $ 700 00 Assistant treasurer foo W) Deputy connt clerk 700 00 First assistant tiOO 00 Second " 000 00 Deputy sheriff. S00 00 The following resolution offered by Sup'r Rolf, was adopted, viz: Be it resolved by this bonrd that the treasurer lie, and he is hereby requested to allow the use of his books anil papers, including nil cnm-elta! warrants and all other paper and book in hi possession, necessary to a thorough and com. plete examination of said odict by the state examiner and such expert a tlu committed of tho board sluill npioiut. Sup'r Lirteo offered the follouing resolution, which was adopted: liesolvod that the county sheriff, clerk of the district court, county judge and alt justices Iw requested to furnish the committee upNiiuteit by this board all book, record:: and ikiist that they may require. On motion of Sup'r Rolf, the ImkidI adjourned, subject to tho call of the chairman. To Chicago ami the Kant. Passengers going east for business, will naturally gravitate to Chicago as the great commercial center. Passengers re-visiting friends or relatives in the eastern states always desire to "take in" Chicago en route. All classes of passen gers will lind that the ''Short Line" of ,he Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way, via Omaha and Council Blnffs, affords excellent facilities to reach their destinations in a manner that will be sure to give tho utmost satisfaction. A reference to the time tables will in dicate the route to be chosen, and, by asking any priucipal agent west' of the Missouri river for a ticket over the Chicago, Council Bluffs & Omaha Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, yon will be cheerfully furnished with the proper passport via Omaha and Chicago. Please note that all of the ''Short Line" trains arrive in Chicago in ample time to connect with the express trains of all the great through car lines to the principal eastern cities. For additional particulars, time tables, maps, etc., please call on or address F. A. Nash, General Agent, Omaha, Neb. King Solomon's Notion That ''There is nothing new under the sun" does not always convey the truth. Especially is this true as regards the new composite cars now operated daily via The Chicago, Union Paciiic and Northwestern Line between Salt- Lake City and Chicago. These handsome Buffet Smoking and Library Cars are entirely new through out, of latest design, contain all modern improvements, and are well supplied with writing material, the leading daily papers, illustrated periodicals, maga zines, etc. The fact that these cars run daily via "The Overland Limited" and that the Union Pacific was the line west of Chicago to inaugurate this service shoulJ commend itself to all. Seo that your tickets read via "The Overland Route." Careful Comparleons. The New York Tribune notes that the imports of woolens, cottons, silks, linens and other flax and hemp goods for the seven months of 1894-5 under new du ties compare with tho imports for the same months in 1893-4 under old duties as follows, warehouse charges being here neglected: Imports, seven months. Increase. 16M-5. 1893-1. Percent. Woolens l2t.S47.4C0 $8,827,332 190.1 Cottons 21.685,575 12,883,555 68.2 Silks 19,817,929 12,876,732 53.9 Flax and hemp goods 15,777,889 9,957,315 58.4 Totals t78,fl08,7S3 144,644.935 7&2 "Felicitate?" Why. Certalaly. The country may felicitate itself on the fact that its imports were $4,419,800 in excess of it exports. New York Herald. If our imports were that much m ex cess of our exports, it would mean 'that we should have to pay out the $4;419, 800 in money or its equivalent over and above what we received. Let us imagine Mr. James Gordon Bennett having to pay out in a month or a year that amount of money more than his paper earned for him. How Mr. Bennett Would "felicitate" himself, to be sure! Soaae Good Advice. We ought to realize by this time that we should not do our work nor make our loans in Europe. Let us place what op tions we have with our own capitalists and our orders with our own manufac turers, who in the past have been al ways abundantly able to meet every need and demand of the government and of the people. Governor William McKin ley. Fraa Trad aad The treasury statement of the public debt for the month of April shows an in crease of $2,349,950 in the interest bear ing debt and a decrease of $7,099,345 iu the cash balance in the treasury. TbeM axe free trade times. Iron ore is fighting its way here from abroad. In March we imparted over 80, 000 tons as against 5,709 tons in March, 1894. Of pig iron also we bought $81, 000 worth from foreign countries last March as against $9,883 worth in March, 1894 LA WHENCE APPEALS. MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS ON BEHALF OF WOOLGROWERS. Atotne a Ita IasaeHaat eeatea to the PaMIe Defrcte la lawa KxBtala4 Mr. Criap In namerous acta the recognised pol icy of the government has been to em courage sheep husbandry by duties mora or less protective. The wool tariff act of March 2, 1867, gave adequate protection to our chief wool product under condi tions then existing. Under it the prices of wool were fairly remunerative. Sheep increased from 28,477,951 in 1870, pro ducing 100,102,887 pounds of wool, to 50,626,626 in 1884, producing 308,000, 000 pounds. In four years, from Janu ary, 1880, to January, 1884, sheep in creased in number 24 per cent Unfortunately the duties on wools were reduced by the tariff act of March S, 1883. Under it sheep declined in number from 50,626,626 in 1884, with a wool clip of 808,000,000 pounds, to only 43,481,136 in 1891, producing 285, 000,000 pounds. In view of the injury resulting from the reduction the tariff act of Oct 1, 1890, known as the McKinley law, was passed, intended by congress to give "full and adequate protection to the wool industry. " The bill as originally reported from the committee on ways and means by its chairman, Mr. Mc Kinley, was much more protective than tho bill as finally passed into the act of 1890. One of the modifications of the orig inal bill was made at the urgent de mand of a few, and only a few, of the carpet manufacturers of Philadelphia. But the bill and the law as enacted contained three fatal and ruinous de fects. The first was the provision known as the "skirting clause," the effect of which was in practico to reduce the protective benefits of the prescribed du ties by nearly one-half. When the McKinley bill was pending, and as it finally passed, the effect of the "skirting clause" was not generally un derstood by wool growers, though in the debates before the senate finance com mittee it was pointed out In practice the protective duty intended by the law of 11 cents per pound on unwashed me rino ia, in fact, only 6 cents and even lees on territory wools, and the protect ive benefit of 33 cents intended by the law on scoured merino is only 33) cents. But the real purpose of the wool tar iff provision of the McKinley act, and the protective benefits intended thereby to be given, alike by Mr. McKinley and by those generally who voted for the bill, were iu a large measure defeated by another defect the ad valorem duties on class 3 wools. The original bill as reported provided for specific duties; the change to ad va lorem duties was secured by some carpet manufacturers, as stated. This feature of the law operated ruinously to wool growers by increasing immensely the imports of class 3 wools, which to a large extent were used in the manufac ture of clothing goods, thus supplanting the uee of merino wools aud the long wools of the muttou breeds of sheep. The ruin of the ad valorom duties was immensely aggravated by the unfore seen, unexpected vast imports of China wools a source of very recent supply. There was a third defect in the law not generally understood by wool grow ers probably not generally, if at all, by members of congress who voted for the bill the failure to make a provision to meet the light shrinkage in scouring of Australasian wools, as compared with other merino wools of all or nearly all other countries, including our own. In the memorial will be found the draft of three bills for the consideration of congress: One intended to embody the tariff pro visions understood to be asked for in the memorial as those deemed absolutely necessary to secure fair prices for wool and secure success for sheep husbandry. One in aid of instruction in textile industries. One intended as a temporary expedi ent in case the bill deemed necessary should be met with a veto. The rates are much less than those of the act of 1867, under which wool- growers and manufacturers prospered more than under any other law. Any less duties will not secure fair prices for wools or give sheep husbandry prosperity. Woolgrowers have not asked duties expecting to secure less. That would be uucandid. Woolgrowers are the best judges of what they need as manufacturers are of what they need. Woolgrowers will not falter in their purpose by unexpected obstacles thrown in their way, but will in all proper methods urge the justice of their re quests. The following is from the pro ceedings of the house of representatives Dec. 9, 1895, as found in Tho Congres sional Record, page 97 : "Mr. Oanford Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to present a memori al from the National Woolgrowers' association of the United States and others asking the passage of an act pro viding for protective duties on wool and for other purposes. I ask that the same may be printed and referred to the committee on ways and means when ap pointed. "Mr. McMillin Does the gentleman propose to have simply the memorial printed or the accompanying bundle of papers which we see in front of us? "Mr. Danford Just the memorial and the papers accompanying it. "Mr. McMillin It is a pretty volumi nous document, it seems to me, to go into The Record. "Mr. Danford I did not ask that it go into The Record. "The Speaker It is subject to the objection of any member of the house. "Mr. Crisp I object "Mr. McMillin The gentleman from Georgia Mr. Crisp objects. "Mr. Danford It is not my purpose to have it printed in The Record. "The Speaker Objection is made. "Mr. Danford Then I withdraw the memorial." The following is from The Congres sional Kecord, proceedings of the sen ate, Dec. 10, 1895: "Mr. Sherman I present a petition of the National Woolgrowers' associa tion and others, with accompanying pa pers, praying for protective legislation for the sheep industry. As it Is the pe tition of an association of great national importance, I move that it be printed and referred to the committee on finance." Tne motion was agreed to. WiiXLUi Lawrence, Resident of the National Woolgrowers Association. A Cheap Party. The Democratic party is always for something free. It has advocated free whisky and free trade, and of coarse it mast next declare for free silver. The only thing which the Democrats did not want free was the negro. Cleveland Leader. When Selecting Your Reading Matter FR THE COMING YEAR, you will, no doubt, decide on securing the best, especially if the beet costs less than something inferior, both in quality and quantity. The Omaha Bee. always to the front of the newspapers in the west, has long been recognized as one of the leading publications in the country. It has done more, and is now doing more, toward the upbuilding the great west, than any other paper. About two years ago its publishers, determined to bring The Weekly Bee into every farmhouse in the west, especially in its own state and the states immediately adjoining Nebraska, put the price down to 65 Cents per year an unheard or figure for a 12-page weekly publication. This price still prevails. Not content with this, the publish ers of The Bee cast about for some additional first-class publication of national reputation, to offer with The Bee at apnee that would not exceed the figure usually charged for a single weekly paper. Last year the New York Tribune (Horace Greeley s paper) was secured and this paper was offered with tho Weekly Bee for 90 Cents per year A simi lar arrangement has been made this year. In addition, a similar contract has been made with the Cincinnati Enquir er, a paper that ranks as high among the Democratic publications of this country as the New York Tribune does among the Republican newspapers. - To sum up we make the following four offers for this season, confident that they are equalled nowhere, either m the qnality of matter published, nor in the quantity of good, up-to-date reliable news. The Omaha Weekly Bee, 12 Pages Each Week, 65 Cents Per Year. The Weekly Bee, The Weekly New York Tribune and The Weekly Cincinnati Enquirer, All Three for One Year for Slal5a 1 The Paradise of the 1'ariHr. Three grand tours to Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, "The Paradise of the PaciGc," via Union Paciiic system and Oceanic Steam Ship Co. Leaving Omaha tho morning of Jan. 10th, Feb. 11th, and March 6th. Only nino days from Omaha to Honolulu. S2a00 for tho round trip, including stateroom and meals on steam ers. Tickets good for nine months, with stop-over privileges. For information and tickets apply to J. R. Meagher. Fiiivelois with your retnra card printed on them, for ft) cents a hundred at Tiik Joukxai. office. STATEMENT Of the condition of the CoIumIhh Lund, Lottn onrf lliiil-h'inj A.nCittion of Columbiu, AV briitkit, on the 31st ilntj of Oeeeiaher, to.t. ASSETS. First morttfw loan $81,121 00 Loans HtfiireU ly tvk of litis nsv- ciation L'S.IHM W Kxpwu ami t:iM paiJ 2..7I h5 Canli willi treaurt'r 1.1S7 3T -Aa'ltli I.IWIIJTIKS. .$M'-BU IV Capital Ktockj paid ii Premiums pant Interest rfvivtsl Kini collected Entry 'l transfer ft . SSXSiW CO .. !.7iU i: . . ltV 10 . 1,903 Ml 714 75 .$M2.Ht3 2d State ok Nf.br sk, l . l'latte County, h" 1, Hpnry Ilockenlierner, secretary of tin alMive named association, do solemnly swear tliat the fnrcxoini; statement of tlte condition of Mtd association, ia trno and correct to tho heot or my knowledge and U'lief. IlENItY HoCKKNIlKItflEll, Secretary. Subscrilied and sworn to liefore me thin 7th day of January, 1.). i. SlEBEUSSFN, Notary Public Approved: V. 11. Weavfii, ) II. 1. Muupock. Directors. L..Zisnickeh. ) 8jan3t NOTIUK. NOTICE IS 1IEKEUY GIVEN tliat by virtue of a chattel mortgage, dated February 1. lbi5. and duly filed nd recorded in the office of the connty clerk of Polk county. Nebraska, on tho 2l'd dav of Fehrnnry, H9S, and execnted by Rev. JohnMonota to John Wagner, to ttecun? the payment of iil.0u. with interest at 7 ier cent per annum from February 1st, VfJa, apon which there is ou ing at the date hereof 4fif.0!, together with $5 additional as liquidated (lamaRed for non-fultillment of contract on December Int. 1W, making $70.09: default having been made in the conditions of said mortgage and no pro ceeding at law having been instituted to recover said sum, therefore the undeisigned will sell the property described in said mortgage, viz: Six chairs, six chairs, one dining tuble, one parlor table, one wash btand, one glass cupboard, one bureau, one lounge, one lounge, one mattress, one rocker, one wardrobe, one kitchen table, one enpbttard, two pictures, one bedstead, one spring one. one bedstead, one spring one, one mattress, being for St. Miry's Polish church in Polk connty, Nebraska, at public auction in the room in rear of Wagner's saloon, on Eleventh street, Columbus, Nebraska, on Saturday. Feb rnary 1st. ISM, at 1 o'clock, p. m., of said day. Dated January lith. 1SW. JOHN WAKNEK. l.ian-3t Mortgagee. LKUAL NOTICE. HENKV DU1SKEN. defendant, will take notice that on the 8th day of January, l&ytJ. Charles Heinke. plaintiff herein, tiled Ins petition in Ilie district court of Platte connty, Nebraska, against said defendant, the object and prnjerof which are to foreclose a certain mortgage executed by the defendant and Sophie Duisken to the plaint i IT upon the north half of lott; seven and eight, in block one hundred nnd thirteen, city of Columbus, Platte county, Ne braska, to seenre the payment of two certain promit-bory notes dated Septemlier 30th, lMCt, for the sum of $J.r.00 each and due and iwiyable one anil two ears reseciivejy from the date thereof, that there is now due Unn said notes anil mortgage the sum of $4.'i0.00 with interest at 9 percent, from April Ul, 1811. for which snin with interest from April 1st, 1st' I. nnd for taxes and insurance i;iid amount iint to r0.00, plaintiff prays for a decree tliat defendant be required lo pay the same or that said premises may be sold to satisfy the amount found due. You are required to answer w.itl M-tilion on or before tlti2llli dtiy of IVbriiary, 1 M. Dated January 13th, ls. CIIAUMU HEINKE. McAllister & Cohnkliits, Plaintiff. Att'ys. l.'jant PROBATE NOTICE. Tiik State ok Nrbiiaska. DQ County of Platte, J8"' In the county court, in and for said county. In the matter of the estate of Franz Frenking, deceased. late of said county. At a session of the county court for said county, holden at tho county judge's oHice in Columbus, in said county on the tenth day of January A. D. lSUti, present. J. N. Kilian. county judge. On reading and filing the duly verified petition of Anna Frenking praying that letters of administration be issued to her on the estate of said decedent. Thereupon, it is ordered tliat the fourth day of February, A. D. l&W, at 10 o'clock, a. m., lie assigned for the hearing of said petition at the county judge's office in i-aid county. And it is further ordered; that due lenl notice be given of the tendency and hearing of said Iietition by publication in TukColcxbcs Jour sal for three consecutive weeks. (Copy of the order.) J. N. KlLI N. County Judge. Dated Columbus. Neb., Jan. 10, 16(M. i:jan3 NOTICE PROBATE OF WILL. Notice probate of will, Andreas Gottfried Sten zel, deceased. In the connty court, l'latte county. Nebraska. The State of Nebraska to the heirs and next of kin of said Andreas (fottried Stenzel, deceased: Take noj ice, that upon filing of a written in strument purporting to be the last will and testament of Andreas Gottfried Stenzel for probate and allowance, it is ordered that said matter be set for hearing the 5th flay of Febru ary, A. D. 1S1, before said county court, at the honr of 2 o'clock n. m.. at which time any per son interested may appear and contest the same; and notice of this nroceedine ia ordered dud- lished three weeks &uecessively in The Colcx- bcs Jocbsal, a weeklv and legal newspaper, published in this county. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and theseal of the county court, at Colum bus this 15th day of January, A. D. VrfA. J. N. Kilian, 22jantf Connty Judge. LEGAL NOTICE. To all whom iLmay concern: The board of supervinoni in regular wseion January 17. 1696, declared the following oection line opened as a public road, viz: Commencing at the northwest corner of nec tion 35, town 19 north, of range 2 weet, and rnnning thence due east on section line one mile, and terminating at the northeast corner of eaid section 35, town 19 north, of range t west and to be known and designated an the "(iro- nentnal Koad." Now all objections thereto or claims for dam ages caused thereby must be filed in the county .. m O UMj7 .! JI LCIUIB .lUUil. AUUM, flPIII tf, 1S96, or such road may be established without further reference thereto. Dated Columbus, Nebr Jan. 22, 1MH. 2janl . POHL. County Clerk. MiA.r'.a . ... ... n .. .. - - - rs.r .u........... .... TAKEN UP. At my premises, eleven miles north of Colum bus, in .Sherman township, December 31, A BAY BRONCHO MARE. about four years old. one white hind foot, white spot ia face, branded on the left shoulder, weighs about seven hundred pounds. Owner will prove prqparte aad pay charges: uja&st Hcrai Eomssarva, The Weekly Bee and The Weekly New York Tribune, Both One-Tear for 90c. All orders must be accompanied money order. Express money order or sent, it is safer to register the letter. 2 cents are accepted. Sample copies are sent free on clubs of three or more subscriptions. Address nil orders to THE OMAHA' BEE, Omaha, Neb. jp525Z52525Z5ZSZSc52SZ525ZSZS2S2S25Z 3 Great Prize Contest. I 1st Prize, KNABC PIANO, style "P" $800 2d Prize, Cash, - - - - - 100 S so prize, casn, - IO Cash PrizAit- aiaeh & 15 Cash Prizes, each zb frizes, - 'Pllfk ftvttt. nptva will Ka itlvan tn sentence, in English, containing all the letters in the alphabet. The uth-r prizes will go in regular order'to those competitors whose sentences stand next in pofnt of brevity. CONDITIONS. The length of a sentence is to be measured by the number of lettersit contains, and each contestant must indicate by figures at the close of hi sentence just how long it is. The sentence must have some meaning. Geographical names and names of persons cannot be used. The contest closes February 15th, 1896, and the results will be published one week later. In case two or more prize-winning sentences are equally short the one first received will be given preference. Even competitor whou sentence is less than 116 letters in length will. receive Wilkie CollmV work in paper cover, including twelve complete novels, whether he wins a prt. or not. Xo contestant can enter more than one sentence nor combiu with other competitors. Residents of Omaha are not permitted to take anv ttrt. directly or indirectly, in this contest. Piano now on exhibition at Haydeu Bros.' Music Store, Omaha, Neb. This remarkably liberal offer is made by the Weekly Worlo-Hekalu. of which the distinguished ex-congressman, WIUIU J. MYM, is Edilwr, and it Is required that each competing sentence be enclosed with one dollar for a year's subscription. The Weekly World-Heicald is issued in semi weekly sections, and hence is nearly as good as a daily. It is the western champion of free silver coinage and the leading family newspaper of Nebraska. Address, Weekly World Herald, OmaHa. Neb. 025ZSZ525Z52525ZS2525Z5S525252S2525ZS25252SHS5ZS25ZS25252525UI justness glotitrn. Advertisements under this head five ennte a line each insertion. WM. t, SCHILTZ makes boots and shoes in the best stiles, and uses oulv tho verv bust stock that can lie procured in tha market. 5Vt-t f COLUMBUS MARKETS. i3FOarqnitationeof thornarketsarenbtttined Tuesday afternoon, anil are correct and reliable at tnetime. OKA1N.KTO. YVTiMAt aa v Shelled Corn Oats Kje flour in i0 lb. lets 47 13 1.5 M .$ 4 50-gS CO .. KQV1M 11 SO . J:: ttOfia 80 1 f0ft2 25 $ 1 50i2 2f, . i' 75U3 00 . 2 25ft2 TA, r&ODUCK. Butter Eggs potatoes... LIVESTOCK. Fat hogs.. Fat cows... Fatsheep.. Fat steers. Feeders NOTICE PROBATE OF WfLI Notice probnto of will. Anna Maria Kicker- bacher, deceased. In the connty court, Platte county, Nebraska. The State of Nebraska to the heirs aud next of kin or said Anua Maria Ilickerbacher. deceased: Take notice, that upon tiling of a written in strument piirMrting to be laat will and testa ment of Anna Maria Itickerlmcher for probate and allowance, it is ordered that said matter be set for hearing the 2t)tli day of February, A. I. 1S6, before said county court, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. in., at which time any person inter ested may npiear and contest the same: and notice of this proceeding is ordered published three weeks successively in TlIK OLUMKHH JounstL, a weekly aud legal newspaer, pul lisheil in said county nnd state. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal or the county court, at Colum bus this 2-lh day of January, A. I). IS'.!. J.N. Kilmn. 2!jan4 County J udge. Dr. CLARK'S INSTITUTE FOR THK THKATHKNT OF THE Drink Habit . Als Tobacco, Morphine and other Narcotic Habits. US'" Private treatment given if dc-sired. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. lSaprtf HTY i EMEUUM, IlEALKBS IN FRESH AND SALT MEATS, Eleventh Street, Colnmbne. Neb W. A. McAllister. W. M. Cou.nelius VcALUSTER CORNELIUS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, COLUMBUS, XKI1KA8KA 31jantf B. P. DUFFY. WM.O'HKIKN. JUFFY O'BRIEN, LAWYERS. Special attention given to Criminal Law. Office: Corner Eleventh and North Hts. COLUMBUS, : NEBRASKA. A IMEMT fc REEDER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office over First National Bank, COLUMBU8, NEBRASKA. Sljantf VRTOOSLEY Jt BTIRES, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Soathwast corner Eleventh and North Street. Hjaly-y Connors, Nesbaska. The Weekly Bee and The Weekly Cincinnati Enquirer, Both One Tear for 90c. by the cash, in the shape of Postoffice bank draft. If currenev or silver be So stamps of larger denomination than application. Commissions allowed on so 9fi. - . onn $10, - - 1 50 $1300 1a iumai wIa mam...a .l. .1 C D D C L C i Esto.'hltalxoa. 1832. THE First National tat, COLUMBUS, NEB. Capital Stick Paid in $100,000.00 OPfKESS A1I0 DIEE:?J83: ANDKKSON, Pres't, J. II. (5ALLKY, Vice Pres't, O.T.KOKN. Cashier.' JACOB (IRE1SEN. J. (J. KEKDEK." (J. ANDElWt N, p. ANDERSON. J. F. ItEKNEV. GOAL! GOAL! We keep on hand at all times a full stock of the best grades of Penn sylvania Anthracite Coal. Rock Springs and oth er soft Coals always on hand. Give us a call. C.A.Speice&Ck 23aiiKtf M. C. CASS IN, ruor&iEToit or tuk Omaha Ileal Market Fresh and -Salt Meats- Game and Fish in Season. ffiTlIighest market Hides and Tallow. prices paid for THIRTEENTH ST., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. 25aprtf UNDERTAKING ! We Carry Coffins, Caskets antf Metallic Caskets at as low prices as any one. DO EMBALMING HAVE THE BEST HEARSE -IN THE COUNTRY. XtAaatt MM.M.taWaWatsWsdl V. ' . i - I 1-4 'J,' iZ5A
