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r" y?TiFTSr'vKHsss,5r "---'. .fAcv - .- -,- v,-5rs.?w - ---. ..tySR jtt '."'K. " ""jfi--'- ,- vt "T, U i . :f . -.l"'1' "" x -r-r - -- i i m in i i ii i m irr i.- .. . I-.- ; .-.- 0lttmlms f aurual. WEDNESDAY. MAKCH 11. 18T6. A. A. X. TIME TABLE. Pass. Freight. leaTet Oo'.Qnibv... Du Id City. SHHl .... "Arrivpfc.it Ltcrulu. 7:03 &.m. 12a " 7:41 " e.43 " 2:30p.m. 350 " 4:15 p.m. 7:45 10:50 " '" The p&saenirer leaves Lincoln at 8:35 p.m.. and t.trrive at Columbus 8:35 p. m; the freight learea . Lincoln at 75 a. ra., and arrives at Columbus at 4:00 p. m. UNION PACIF10T1ME-TABLE. ooixn cvst. Col. Ixu-nl (S-10a. m AMnntic Ex. 73n. m tic la. Local 943.m Nr. PI. luteal. Wp.m Fast Mail. .. 2.)0l.m OOIXO WEBT. Local Fr't. . 61'ia.n Limited 10SS a. m Nr. PI. Ixcal. 1 10 p. m Fast Mail 6:20 p. m Or. I?. Local 8'ip.m No. S. Faf-t Mail, enrrira paufcensera for through iminfs. Golan w-t at SO p. ni.. ar , rivtnat D-aver7:10a.in. No. 2. Fnt Mail Car rie pas.-vjiK.rs to Fromont. Valley anil Omaha ro'iiu; -ast at 20 p. m. No. 31. freiplit, carries .jtftisonctTP, kom west till' a. m. The freight train lf-avinj; hprc at 4:10 p. m. car rira pai-wnKiTw from hero to Valley. CGI.ClIBltS sd sonroLK. Passenger arrives from Sioux City 12:39 p. m ' leave- for Si.mx City fl:S0p.in Miu! Iravo for Sioux City 7i50a.ui Mix I arrive. 113 p. m roll ALBION AND CEDAU BAFIDS. Mi imI leave J-J m Mixel arriie- ,"i " m lVwnT 1mivh IflUp. m arrict 12:40 p. m $ ocietQ otitis. 5y.!l notices nndpr thiH heading will be charged at the rate of $2 a j ear. A LEBANON I.-OIIO K No. S3. A. F. Si A. M. f. lingular meeting 2d Wednesday in each TLX month. All brethren invited to attend T x .1. D. Sthiks, W. M. W. It. Notksteix. See'y. 20july iyimikv mnr.K No. 44. 1.O.O.F.. --- mwtd 'finvjlRv ereninsrt of each "FweeW at their hall on Thirteenth utreet. VimtinK brethren conlialiy invited. V. A. V, a. 1. Ii. W. K. NoTrsTEix.Sec'y. 27janvl-tf C IOLUMB1A CAMP No. 3r.. WOODMEN OF t Hi.. Wnrlil . meet a tver- becond and fourth ThiirifclniH of tho mouth. 7-30 p. in., at Oehlricli's Hall, Thirteenth htreet. Iteular nttenilance is veri tleninible. and all vitiitintr brethren arecor dially invited tc meet with us. jan23- ttt EOUOANlEDCIIUUCH OF IATTE1UDAV Stints hold regular services every Sunday at 2 p. n., prater meetine on Wednesday evenins at their chaitel, corner of North street and Pacific Avenue. All are cordially invited. laiulWI Elder II. J. lluiisox. President. VANG. PKOT. C1IUKCH. ifierm. Heform.) Service every Sunday at 10-30 a. ui. Bnp tiHinc, inarriaKeo and funeral sermons are con ducts! by thn Pastor in the German and English languages. Itesaieuce, taiun;iou Ave. ana Eleventh streets. l4nov-'Jl K. Di: Gki.i.kh. Pastor. - Herrii-k for picture frames. 4t StH the Vane sample, on Eleventh street. Dr. Namnann, dentist, Thirtwnth street, tf Call ami seo our new picture inoulil itxgB. Herrick. 5It Dr. T. It Clark, Olive strt'et. In office at nights. Mr. Wolfe i.s working industriously on his directory. It did look pood to see the roads muddy Thursday. The snow of Tuesday and Wednes day last didn't last long. The Page settles all law suits. See sample on Eleventh streot. Chas. Wurdeman made a business trip to Fremont yesterday. W. M. Cornelius was in Schuyler Thursday on legal business. Friends of (Jeorgo Urodfuehrer gave him a surprise Thursday evening. The Cecilian club will meet with Miss Mary Henry Monday evening. -W. It Dale went to David City Mon day on K. P. business of some sort. Conductor Fox has moved his house hold goods to this city from Albion. Drs. MarSyn, Evans & Geer, office three doors north of Friedhof's store, tf F. Siotus delivered twelve wagon loads of hogs Monday to W. T. Rickly. Theo. Friedhoff started for Chicago Monday on a two weeks' business trip. -Dr. L. C. Vosa and C. F. O. Meissler, Homeopathic physieians,Columbus, Neb. Call at von Bergen's, or address C. S. Easton, Columbus, for terms on Pago fence. .Judge Sullivan held an adjourned term of the district court in Schuyler Friday. Banker Stuart of Madison passed through the city Sunday on his way to Lincoln. Floyd B. Jeffries started for Osceola, Iowa, Monday for a ten days' visit with relatives. Bishop Worlhington preached an able sermon at the Episcopal church Sunday afternoon. John Tannahill says tho fruit trees are heavily loaded with buds and are in healthy condition. Pedantry crams our heads with learn- .ed lumlier, and takes our brains to make room for it. Colton. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mayes, jr., east of the city are rejoicing over the arrival Saturday of a little daughter. Dr. Murphy of David City, a former resident of Columbus, has leen taken to an Omaha hospital for treatment. Grant Crawford of eastern Iowa, an old army comrade of H. P. Coolidge, was in the city Friday between trains. -Colleges and universities in general are institutions that propagate fixed thought instead of thought methods." Mike Eeagan, formerly of this city, died at Cripple Creek, Colo., Friday. The funeral is to be held at Platte Center. The next annual session of the Columbus Association of Congregational churches is to be held at Albion some time in June. " A quantity of seed barley for sale at 35 cents per bushel. Time will be given if desired,- by giving bankable note. J. H. Drinnin. The Albion News says that Loran Clark has had another set back, but is still battling bravely for life and health. He is at Omaha. The Schuyler Herald mentions the following persons being in-our city last week: Geo. H. Thomas, W. N. Combs and W. H. H. Ralston. There were a large number of people in the city Saturday, and about all the good places for tying teams were occu pied. At Ragatz' grocery 900 dozen HnHHHHHHHHHI3RBHnHJBjSBHHHHHjaVB.f i were taken in aonog ine uj. Mrs. Van Nice of St Joseph will ar rive in a few days to join her husband here, where they expect to make their home. Mrs. Ellen Myers, a former resident here, lately of Omaha, has returned to Columbus and will make her home with Mrs. E. Sheehan. Baptist church, J. D. Pulis, pastor. Services 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Subjects March 15th: morning, "Who Owns Us?" evening, "Gallic" Why not call city conventions for the nomination of city officers? Isn't it about time to do something? Who are the committeemen? Wm. Eimers of Humphrey was a county seat visitor Thursday, and looked about as he used to do when he was a citizen of Columbus. Engine No. 485 on the Norfolk run came, in Sunday on three legs, so Co speak still she was on time. Some of her valves were broken. Tom Cain has just returned from the Soldiers' colony in Georgia, after a two months' sojourn, and in short tells his views that it is N. G. When a man has a passion for medi tating without the capacity of thinking, a particular idea fixes itself fast, and soon creates a mental disease. Goethe. Wiggins & Lewis and Jim Frazer each shipped one load of hogs to South Omaha Sunday night; Wiggins & Lewis and W. T. Rickly one load each Monday night J. G. Pollock went to Norfolk yes terday morning to see about the coming congressional convention, and what he could do for Columbus, at the committee meeting. A Schuyler man, who runs but one small incubator has furnished to Omaha hotel keepers 3200 worth of young chickens during the season for such delicacies. H. Seward and family moved Satur day to William Allen's farm south of the river. They come very highly rec ommended. Mr. Allen purposes fixing up tho place. Fred Reitz has a boot and shoe shop on Eleventh street two doors east of Jouknal, office. He makes and re pairs shoes. Good work. Living prices. Call and see him. 4t John Haney is lying sick, stricken with paralysis, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Macken, at Platte Center. At last report he was very low with no immediate prospect of improvement. Sunday night, Kummer Brothers shipped three cars of extra fine fat cat tle; some say who saw them that they were the finest bunch ever shipped from this point. They were billed to Chicago. Peter Stonberg of Polk county was recently killed in a runaway. He was cutting stalks, when his team became unmanageable, ran away, and he was caught under tho knives of the stalk cutter. Just as the Norfolk freight got into town on Olive street Saturday night, the engine jumped tho track and ran about twenty feet with the front trucks off the rails. Tho train was going very slowly at the time. Babeock has promised a young lady a boat ride on the bluffs the coming summer, and now Albert Stenger de clares that The Farmers' Mutual will have water running through their canal next August. We see by the Madison Chronicle that the Allen Rilles have tendered their services to the president to help Cubans in their effort to throw off the yoko of Spain. What's tho matter with the Columbus guards? Frank Holden and Miss Anna Graves will le married at the home of the groom north of the city today. Both young people are well known to a large circle of friends and will wish them deserved prosperity. The following officers of the militia company have been elected: Captain, J. N. Kilian; Charles Jens, First Lienten ant; C. L. Stillman, Second Lieutenant. Tho first drill took place last night at the Henry building. The Loup river is about as low as it generally is in the middlo of summer, but there is water enough for plenty of geese and ducks. President Cleveland ought to come west and shoot with the "wild and wooly" boys. Miss Martha Johnson, the Jady preacher from Platte Center, will preach in the Baptist church every evening this week. Miss Johnson had good audiences the past week and will no doubt draw large crowds this week also. Mr. Osten, father of Mrs. Carl Holtz, died Saturday at his daughter's home in the east part of the city at the age of 70 years. The funeral was held from the German Lutheran church Sunday after noon, Rev. Meissler officiating. C. A. Beardsley was in Geneva sev eral days last week. He went to see his father, who was thought to be dying. C. A. returned Saturday and when he left his father was somewhat better. He is 89 years old and quite feeble. Rudolph Opliger and Miss Mary Schneeberger were united in marriage at the groom's home across the river Sat urday, Rev. DeGeller performing the ceremony. The bride came from the old country recently, to be married here. Henry Lambertus of near O'Kay post office, Platte county, has leased his farm there and moved with his family to the Bowman farm west of this city, which he has rented. He makes the change so that his children can be nearer school. Peter Lanehlin and family arrived in the city Thursday last from Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, where they have been for some time. Mr. Laughlin has been sick for a few days, and as soon as able will again take his old position at the U. P. round house. Judge Kilian issued the following marriage licenses the past week: Frank Holden, Anna B. Graves; John H. Jaixen, Margeretha Gronenthal; Ru dolph Oppliger, Marianne Schneeberger; Frederick Windrup, Ida Behlen; Phillip Schreiber, Anna Mickles; August Johannsen, Minnie Barsuhn. We notice by the Xiiacoln Journal that Miss Ethel Galley of this city was among those young people of the uni versity school of music who recently gave a concert in'one of the churches of that city, giving a contralto solo, "The River of Years," and taking part in a duet, "Wanderer's Night Song." KepaMfeaaa. There will be a meeting held at the Council chamber on Thursday, March 12, at 8 o'clock p. m for the purpose of organizing a republican club. Let us all turn out and pull together. ComaTTKE. Wask Goods, White Goods, Dress Goods, the latest for spring aiid simmer, 1806. Follow the crowd to E. D. Fitzpatriek's, the White Front Dry Goods Store. tf Hines and Hollenbeck took the mail part of No. 2 into Omaha from here Thursday, leaving here one hour and ten minutes late and reaching Omaha only twenty-five1 minutes late thereby saving the company $1,000 which they would forfeit had they been one hour late. We copy the following, verbatim et literatim, from tho Albion Argus, and wonder why it is that the folks up there give our county attorney such a name: "I. L. Alberts and Johnnie Gonderling, both attorneys of Columbus, have been in Albion this week attending court." At the State institute for the blind at Nebraska City recently, Panl H., son of Wm. Hagel, sr., of this city, won the first prize for elocution a handsome sil ver medal. Notwithstanding Paul's affliction, he is a graduate of the State institution, and is a well-informed young The city purposes to furnish water meters to consumers, at the actual cost of the same to the city. One kind is 89, another $12, and the terms are one third on May 1; 'one-third Jnnel; one third July 1, '9G. All consumers are to provide meters by May 1, or have the water shut off. April 1, 2 and 3, the North Nebraska Teachers' Association will hold a meet ing at Fremont. W. H. Smith of Peoria, III., and W. J. Bryan are among the "outside" speakers, the latter to deliver bis well-known and popular address "Job and his boils." Several Columbus teach ers are expecting to attend the meeting. Otto Baker began his annual ice harvest Monday, but instead of the usual field for harvesting, he went to Shell creek, to Peter Smith's mill, where the ice is nine inches thick. He pays $1 a load for the hanling and 10c for the ice, so that users of ice next summer will have to pay a larger price than has been customary. The Platte Center Signal asks: "And while we are about it why wouldn't Judge Parks be an available candidate for senator?" The Signal would fain believe that the next senator from this district is to be a democrat, but there is an old adage about counting chickens before they are hatched that may be applicable to the present situation. We find the following in a recent number of the Lincoln Journal, and as it probably refers to a former resident here, nnd son of Charles Stonesifer, we copy it: "Dave McLaughlin was brought to the station yesterday, on the charge of shooting at Herman Stonesifer with the intention of committing great bodily harm. His victim was resting easily yesterday." Next Saturday evening the Platte Center Literary Society will hold a pub lic meeting. The program consists of recitations, music, speech and debate. All things considered, societies of this kind, properly conducted, are among the best of our instructive institutions, and when they invito you to their entertain ments, be sure to avail yourselves of the opportunity. Engine No. 1800, while coming east Thursday and near the Loup bridge, one of the eccentrics became loose, causing the engine to stop; one loose bolt caused the trouble. The engineer was able to run his engine in light, and "Our Tom" Wilson was fast mail engineer from the bridge in on No. 485. Train No. 2 was run into Omaha from here in two sec tions. Master Mechanic Adatnson fixed the engine here. A local lodge of the Home Forum benefit order will be organized in Col umbus in a week or ten days. This order gives life insurance and acciden tal without extra cost, and at very low rates. Those wishing to join this order may have their applications written after Wednesday, March 11th, 189a The charter membership fee is $4.00, or two for $6.00. For additional information inquire of D. A. Thomas, solicitor, at the Clother house. 1 Joseph Henggeler gives us a dia gram of a peculiar halo formed by the sun in the upper atmosphere, between 1 and 2 o'clock, Sunday last First there was a ring around the sun, that lumi nary being in the center; then in the east there was a very bright halo, and a reflex of it near the sun, but not so bright as the original. Mr. Henggeler says that on May 18, 94, he saw a simi lar combination of halos. There was no rain or snow falling, whatever, and no cloud visible, far or near. There are a great many people who have been up and down the Beaver val ley, who have been under the impression that there is coal in that region. This winter a number have been working to see what is under the surface. One party has gone down thirty feet, seeing on their way several indications of coal. Their last is a 16-foot stratum of soap stone. One thing is certainly peculiar and that is, that in all the thirty feet (although the well is being sunk in the valley,) not a drop of water has been struck. All Nebraska will rejoice with the Beaverites when they discover coal in paying quantities. Speed the day. Some fourteen Columbus gentlemen, own two mining claims down in Mont gomery county, Arkansas, have owned the property eight or ten years, and now there seems a strong probability that the property will be developed in the near future. There never has been any doubt about the presence of gold in that region (it is almost a solid mountain of valuable ore), but the trouble has been to sepa rate it Under a new electrical process, other claim-owners near by, who have already invested their tens of thousands of dollars, are now just beginning to reduce the heretofore intractable com bination to something like tangibility. Gold is a very peculiar metal, exists in all shapes and forms, and the cyanide and other new processes are making profitable mines' and finds heretofore considered valueless because the 'gold could not be pulled"out of its surround ings. It is the new thought that counts. An exchange says "e" is the moat unfortunate letter in the English alpha bet, because it is nover in cash, never out of debt, and never out of danger. The aforesaid exchange forgets that the letter "e" is never in war, but always in peace. It is the beginning of existence, the commencement of ease and the end of trouble. Without it there would be no bread, no meat, no meal, no water, no gospel, no hades, no heaven, no news papers and no advertising. It is always in marriage, and yet remains in single blessedness. Maude Hatfield gave a spider web party- to her friends Friday evening. Refreshments were served at 10 o'clock. Those present were: Mamie Glnck, Florence Whitmoyer, Belle J. Ajore, Alberta Post, Emily Borer. Esther Johnson. Minnie Tannahill, Marie Morse, Phon Elliott, Metta Hensley. Lois Early, Maggie Zinnecker. Uertrnde Whitmoyer, Stelti Elliott. Lillian Keatinjr. Aiberta Dussell. Clara Hohl, Mand Carl Johnson, George Wilson, Frank McTaggart, Bob McOimy. Gilbert Moore, Sam Friedhof, Ed McCann. Jack Hooper, Charles VanAUtine, Fred William. Grayson Moore. Jack McCann, Con Keating, George Brodfaehrer, Clarence Lncas, Mow Welch. Lucille Philiie, Hatfield. Mrs. Frances L. Doddridge, of St Louis, a daughter of Guy C. Barnum, has filed a petition in the county court here asking for the appointment of a guardian for Mr. Barnum, alleging that he is mentally incompetent to have the charge and management of his property, that he has become insane, and that by reason of extreme old age and physical condition and mental incompetency a guardian should be appointed for him to have the chargo and management of all his property and of his person. March 21, 1 o'clock is the time set for the hear ing by Judge Kilian. Quoting our news item of last week in regard to Hagel & Stevenson, the Argus says: "One of the directors in the creamery company states that Hagel & Stevenson never offered to renew the lease at any price, but did offer to buy the creamery plant at $2,500, payable in monthly in stallments of $50.00 each. The directors claim that the plant originally cost alout $12,000 and since that time be tween $8,000 and $10,000 has been spent on improvements, such as was suggested by the renters. In other words, tho creamery company has spent every dol lar of the rental and two assessments besides in improvements and has never gotten a single dollar in dividends." George and Joseph Henggler have engaged L. Plath to sink a tubular well on their farm nine miles northeast of this city and work will begin this Tues day. They have been very curious to know the cause of a whistling well thoy have on their place and after several years studying on the subject, they feel sure they may find coal or coal oil. Mr. Plath has machinery to go 500 feet down, which he will use in several places on the farms if he fails to find anything of -importance the first time. The Jocb NUi has given several accounts of Mr. Henggler's farm, the peculiarities of this well, the condition of the springs, etc. A story that is too good to keep floated down from Tilden the first of the week. Last year Capt. W. G. Russell raised a crop of beets for tho Norfolk sugar factory, and the chief part of the correspondence ho received from the factory consisted of postal cards reading this way: "Your beets are not ripe yet. Send another sample in about five days." This winter the captain received a copy, of the company's new contract, and feel ing that his turn had come, he took his pen in hand and wrote the following missive to tho company on a postal card: "Your contracts not ripe yet. Send another sample in about five days." The captain is several laps ahead on this year's business. Norfolk Journal. Attorney Garlow returned Tuesday of last week from Milwaukee, where he had been, taking testimony in the Boett cher will case. He says that money is tight and business dull almost every where on the route. Among the striking things he saw at Milwaukee was a boys' brass band, tho smallest little fellows about seven years old, but able to make very good music with their horns and drums. Another unusual sight was at the Schlitz hotel, where nt the bar, in connection, there is room for 300 to 400 people, and nearly all hours of the day and evening, the seats are filled with men and women who come in to lunch and drink their beer. They are well tiehaved and always seem to be happy. E. Bignell, superintendent of the Northern division of tho B. & M., made a clear-cut contest for his company Fri day night before the council. When he thought he saw that they were ready to compromise on one light instead of two, he then contended for a headlight tot show their own track, and when that did not go, he suggested a combination with the Union Pacific, contending that really the B. & M. should not be at tho expense of lighting the Union Pacific track,when the latter is working at all hours of the night, running at a high rate of Bpeed and the B. & M. are done work by 10 o'clock. Evidently the B. & M. people think that an injustice has been done them in this matter, small as it may seem. It seems to be generally understood that the withdrawal of the Mnrdock Gerrard petition for the organization of an irrigation district was consequent up on the fact that the committee of the board, to whom the matter had been re ferred, had found that the petition was defective in not describing the lands defi nitely, and also did not have the requis ite number of petitioners. By the way, the last Looking Glass, we think, does an injustice to itself and also to James Galley. The writer hereof was present and took notes of what was said, and if Mr. Galley claimed to have raised 85 bushels of corn to the acre he must have done so outside of his speech it certain ly was not in his speech. He didn't even do so by inference, as naming the total bushels and the aoreage. Mr. Galley's position is that, for himself, as to his farm, he does not need irrigation, (addi tional irrigation, it might fitly be called, for he utilizes the underflow of the river.) He never presumes to dictate to others, in regard to their affairs. He under stands the benefits of irrigation, of course, theoretically and practically, and believes in the farmers who need irriga tion, owning tbejr own plants and oper ating them for their own benefit. Every body who doesn't just fall in with the schemes and ways and notions of the Looking Glass is not therefore opposed to all that is good or great or useful. DZBD. Wiseman March 5, of paralysis, after an illness of seventeen weeks, John W. Wiseman, aged twenty-seven years. Mr. "Wiseman was bprn in Marion county, Indiana. Thence the family moved to Iowa and from there fifteen years ago, to this city, where they have sinoe resided. For about seven years past he had been a faithful and trusted employe of Theo. Friedhof, and all who knew him admired him for his many good qualities. For the past seventeen weeks he suffered greatly, being taken with heart failure which resulted in a stroke of paralysis, since which he had been able to speak but a few words. It seems that for several years he had, at times, suffered severely with heart trouble. A few weeks ago dropsy set in, and his life struggle here came to an end Thursday morning. The funeral servi ces were held at the Methodist church Friday at 2 o'clock, Rev. Olcott preach ing the sermon from the text, Proverbs iv:23: "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are she issues of life." The floral offerings were tender and beautiful, among them a string of calla lilies twenty-seven in number, given by little Theo. Friedhof. The pall-bearers were: Bert. Osterhout, Ben. Brodfuehrer, E. S. Pear sail, Chas. Stillman, Will Mnrry and Albert Schram, and a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends followed the remains to their last resting place in the Columbus cemetery. It may well be said of the departed that whether boy or man, he was faithful to the trusts con fided to his charge, according to the ability given him, and in all human affairs this seems to be the very best we know concerning any that have gone or are going the way of all the earth. St. Catharine Heading Circle. Will meet Wednesday evening March 11th, at tho residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O'Brien. Roll call, quotations on "Friendship." Recitation, selected Wm. O'Brien. Select reading, "Glimpses of Medieval Art," continued Miss dishing. Recitation, selected Miss Eva Gre gorions. Select reading Jos. Ryan. Recitation, selected Miss Abbie Keating. The steel range ontfit has again struck Genoa. They have been working over in the vicinity of Madison the past two or three weeks and the Madison papers have been giving them fits. But the Leader has got about discouraged in warning the people against these travel ing fakes. It seems that the more yon warn the people against them the more auxious they are to bite. The ranges handled by these parties are undoubt edly all right but we want to call the attention of our farmer friends to the fact that they can purchase equally as good a range from our home dealers for less money and we don't ask you to take our word for it, ju6t call on our dealers and get their prices if you want a range and it yon don't want one don't let any man influence you to buy one. Genoa Leader. The Young Men's Debating society met nt Henry Gass' residence Friday evening. Their membership is limited to twenty. Frank Kersenbrock was elected president; Henry Gass, jr., vice president; Clarence Lucas, secretary and Harry Lawrence, treasurer. The lost question for debate was: "Should the United States acknowledge the Cubans as belligerents?" At the next meeting a number of the young men will endeavor to show that Edison is not an anarchist, and others that he is. The community is .to be congratulated upon the organi zation of societies such as this one. Purely intellectual pleasures harm no one and do much good. The ability to analyze a subject, to look at it from all points and weigh all sides, is almost identical with the power to debate well on either side, but a spirit of mere wrangling mnst be avoided seek the truth. Gordon Cross tells .us that gold has also been found one mile north of Platte Center on Mr. McGaunes' farm, and that he has been offered $50 an acre for his land. He brought in a spade full of dirt the other day, and it was rich with gold. W. M. Cornelius, who was at Platte Center one day last week, tells us that the first find of gold was on the farm of James Carrig, and a few rods north of his farm dwelling. Cross tells us that Friday there was more prospect ing done near the creek, and better pay dirt found. The lowest depth yet gone is fifteen feet While we are writing about gold in Platte county, it may be well enough to note that, according to the Decatur News there has been found, six miles west of that place and on the Black Bird, a six-inch lead of gold-bearing sand, coming to the surface on the farm of C. Crowell. Expert miners ex press the opinion that the find is very rich. Samples have been sent to two different assaying offices for a test. There is no telling' what will come of all these reported discoveries of the precious metal, but in the meantime, there is gold in Nebraska corn and hogs, and cows and chickens. The Platte Center Signal devotes a half column of space under these head lines: "Gold in the hills. Just east of town rich deposits of gold are found. Mining engineer and assayer Bartlett makes a thorough examination and finds tho soil rich with the precious metal The specimens assayed are set down at $1.02, $2.07, $1.16 and 92 cents per ton, the cost of working, 25 cents per ton. The material from which the tests were made has the appearance of black sand or gravel, and it is said that it can be worked easily without a great deal of machinery and with less cost than many of the mines in Colorado, out of which much money is now being made. The Signal, it will be noticed, does not give the exact location of the find. The Journal has always believed that there is gold in abundance in Nebraska, some of it got through work in the first, black rich loam, some of it lying on the bed rock below, where it has lodged and to be found in pockets, (the X rays may Bhow ns where it is), but any other find we prefer to go slow on until fully demonstrated. By all means let us dis cover all our resources and develop them as rapidly as we are able. If Mr. Mokler knows he is within "three or four" miles of gold, to be had for the digging, why is he running a newspaper, for pity's sake? Subscribe for The Joubkal any day. Fifty cents will get you the paper for the next three months, $1.50 for the next year. City ChmU. All members were present at the stated monthly meeting Friday evening last Judge Fuller, in a verbal communica tion, asked that bis name be stricken from the list of real estate dealers sub ject to an occupation tax for the years 1896-'6, for the reason been in that business. that he had not Referred to com- mittee on claims. The application of Mike Cassin to have the' council pay the expense of excavating for his new bnsiness house on Thirteenth street, 22x50x6 feet, for the dirt, was referred to the committee on streets and grades with power to act One councilman remarked that it had been customary for the council to charge a little fee besides the exchange; another that he didnt know of any cheaper way for the city to get dirt for grading. Mr. Tomlin, representing the Krng Brewing Co. of Omaha, asked for delay to fix np sidewalk, as tho company con templated erecting a better building in a short time. Street Commissioner Davis said that the repairs were badly needed and would cost about fifty cents. The mayor remarked that he didn't believe either the company or the city would be justified in taking any chances especially when the repairs would cost no more than fifty cents. A representative of the B. & M. Rail way company asked that the council forego their demand for two electric lights on their track. Washington nnd Thirteenth, and F and Thirteenth, on account especially of the present hard times and the fact that the B. & M. did little night work in the yards, and. con sequently there was no danger. Whon a councilman proposed a compromise on one light, the railroad representative wanted the privilege of putting up a headlight; then of a union of tho two railroad companies in the expense of one light On motion of Galley the affair was settled by asking the B. & M. to place one electric light east of their depot. We didn't catch the name of this rep resentative of the railroad company, but we cau assure them that he represented his company in a very able manner. Although the question of a light or two, for a great railroad corporation seemed to be a very Bmall matter, the represen tative showed clearly that expenses re quired close scrutiny of details.) A communication was read from tho Ministers' Union heartily endorsing and sympathizing with tho remonstranco against changing the liquor license or dinance. Placed on file. The report of the street commissioner was read showing what had been done by him during the month. The chief of police reported one case of fighting and chree cases of drunken ness, and the police judge's report showed the fines collected thereon nt $19. The monthly report of the treasurer showed on bands in the several funds $2336.76, less overdrafts $168.26-$2,-'668J30, and $3 in the license fund. The report was referred to the committee on finance. Then began the discussion of the pro posed change in the liquor license ordi nance, which was that the distinction of wholesale and retail be abolished and that one license include sale by both wholesale and retail. Attornoy Woosley spoko first, premis ing that he did not have much to say in addition to what he had said before. He contended that tho present ordinanco is void because it contravenes tho statutes of Nebraska, making a distinction where the state law makes none. The state gives the council power to license, to regulate and to prohibit; the license calls the business into being, and after fixing the license once, where is the law or common sense for an additional li cense? He cited several authorities going to prove his position. To regulate meaus: to adjust by rnle or established mode, to direct, to control, to manage, to govern; and the power to regulate cer tainly follows but does not inclnde the power to call into being. The actual, practical injustice comes when parties from Schuyler and other places come here and wholesale right under the noses of our home dealers, and from these wandering wholesalers Columbus gets no revenue at all, and our own dealers who pay an occupation tax, besides their ordinary tax, and in other ways contrib ute to the wealth of the community are put to a disadvantage in their business. Attorney Albert followed, compliment ing Mr. Woosley for his able presentation of his view of the case. There was a fundamental principle in this whole mat ter that must not be overlooked, viz : that the granting of license to sell liquor is not a burden on tho saloon keeper. Without that license granted him by the city, he has no right whatevor to sell intoxicating liquors. The state law gives to the city council power to license, regulate and prohibit Now the truth is that without a local enactment, there is no right to sell intoxicating liquors in all Nebraska. The state law lays down certain provisions applicable to the entire state, but leaves to the separate communities their own measure of local, self-government People are too apt to think of the majesty of law, only with reference to the general and state gov ernment, but our city ordinances, when enacted in conformity to the methods prescribed by the people, are just aa effectively law as the enactments of a state or national legislature. Now as to the present city ordinance, it is either good or it is not good. If not good, then for five years there has been no legal sale of liquors in the city. Does any man here think for a moment that if any of these saloon keepers who hold your license, should be brought before a oourt for selling liquors without a license, that the court would not justify the sale, in pursuance of the license? The true state of affairs is that, under the state law alone, without the action of the city council, the sale of intoxicat ing liquors is prohibited; after an ordi nance providing for license and license granted, there is full power given by statute for the local authority to regu late the traffic within its jurisdiction. The power to regulate, you have exer cised, among other particulars, by re quiring separate licenses for the whole sale and retail dealer. You exercised your discretion-as reasonable men, as yon had a right to do. J, D, Stlree next spoke, saying that some things had been uttered that were shocking to common sense and justice, and could not be law. An ordinance may be good in part and void in part; it 1 HMY RAGATZ & GO., Staple and Fancy Groceries, CROCKERY, .GLASSWARE CLAMPS. Eleventh Street, - We invite you to come and see U9. We regard the interests of our patrons as mutual with our own, so far as our dealings are concerned our part of the obligation being to. provide and offer Good - Goods - at - Fair - Prices. 19-EVERYTHING KEPT that is expected to be found in a irst class, up-to-date grocery store. was preposterous to divide licenses, say to sell in car-load lots, in lots of 50 gallons, 25 gallons, etc. In the laws of all the states the sale of intoxicating liquors is regarded as dangerous to the community, the prolific source of desti tution, crime, poverty, and for this reason it is held under the strict rule of law. You will find, by a study of the laws, that tho legislators look especially to curtail the evils of the retail traffic; it is the sale to Im drank where sold; it is tho tippling places, the dram shops that you will find named in the statntes as causing most of the trouble. As to the justice of the present method, justice to men in our midst in the business, having paid their occupation tax and their license. How is it? A farmer, we say, comes into the city and wishes to buy somo kegs of beer for an entertain ment. Suppose there is no wholesale dealer here and tho others cannot sell him tho kegs. He meets an agent of Schuyler dealers on the streot, who takes tho order, telephones to his house, and on tho next train, np comes the beer, nnd our dealers are out the profit they might have had on the order, and Schuyler is not tho only town where no distinction is made as to wholesale and retail; it is the same all around us. - Councilman Held stated that he had asked several saloon keepers in regard to the proposed change. One had told hiin that the present ordinance snited him all right; another said: "leave it as it is and don't raise it." Councilman Murdock thought if any of the saloon keepers were not satisfied with tho present law, let them test it Councilman Whitmoyer said he was quite well persuaded that a license to sell liquors carried the right to sell in any quantity. He didn't think it was ever intended to be divided in parts. He had looked in vain to hear a single good roason against this view of it, so far as the right is concerned. As to justice to our own dealers in tho same line that had been referred to and it was a con sideration to be looked to. He made it a rnle, where there were two or three or half a dozen ways, to take the one that was absolutely safe. A. Boettcher and Win. Bucher spoke in support of the proposed ordinance, referring mainly to the trade features of the question; and Councilman Galley against. Tho vote was then taken on the pro posed ordinance, resulting in ayes: Held, Welch, Whitmoyer; nays, Galley, Mur dock, Oehlrich. The vote being a tie, Mayor Phillips addressed tho conncil in quite a lengthy and animated speech, which we are sorry we have not the space to give in full. He hnd not expected to be called upon to cast a vote on the question. He be lieved in local self-government, and he thought the legislature bad left all par ticulars with tho city council. He thought the principle of making a dis tinction between the wholesale and tho retail traffic was good and right. There is a marked difference between them and tho ordinanco now in force recognizes the distinction. There are men who could readily get signers to a petition for selling at wholesale, who would fail of getting them as retailers. The right of distinction is retained under the ordi nance they have. I vote no. Without doing any further business tho council adjourned to Friday next . Irrigation. Thursday we met Mr. Albert Stenger, who had the subscription list of the Farmers' Irrigation stock company. At that time he had the following subscrip tions, $100 a share: Xames. Shares. Albert Stenger. 10 H.B.Reed 2 Wm.T.ErnBt 1ft Fred. G. Stenger 10 J. C. Byrnes 5 J. M. Curry 1 J. H. Drinnin 1 W.F. Browner. 1 Frank Aernie 1 A. Heintz 5 .C. H. Sheldon & Son 5 One of the phases of this plan is to have 80 per cent of the stock payable in work by the fanners. At the meeting Saturday H. B. Reed was elected president and Wm. Mayes secretary. The articles of incorporation were read and a number of persons sub scribed stock. An adjournment was taken to 2 o'clock this (Wednesday) afternoon, at the court house. All farm ers, who believe in irrigation, and whose lands can bo reached by tho proposed ditch, aro invited to attend. Tho company mean bnsiness, and ex pect to have the engineer start work this week. Mule ami Horse. I wish to sell a car load each of good work mules and work horses have too many to keep. I will trade them for mule colts, cattle or hogs, or will sell them on nine months' time, good banka ble paper. Patrick Mubsat, Residence 2 miles west of Columbus. Address Columbus post-once. 4t COLUMBUS, NEBR. PKKSOXAL. Miss Jennie McCann started for Chi cago Monday. Frank Clother of Platte Center was in the city Monday. Mrs. D. F. Davis visited relatives in Schuyler last week. Miss Meta Pool visited her brother' Otto, in Fremont last week. Dr. Condon of Humphrey was in town Saturday on his way to Milford. Miss Lizzie Sheehan was down from Humphrey Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. F. W. Herrick returned Thursday from New York, where she spent several months with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Held, accom panied by Miss Emma Scheidel of Platte Center, were in the city Monday. Mrs. L. C. Yobs on Friday went to Holton, Kansas, where she was called by tho death of her father, Rev. Todd. Mrs. Rsph of Minnesota, sister of Mrs. A. Henry, left Monday for her home, after visiting at the residence of R H. Henry. Mrs. C. E. Pollock and Miss Maud Winterbotham went to Lincoln Satur day to visit their relative. Miss Ethel Galley. Elon Adams, brother of Mrs. R. II. Henry, arrived in the city Saturday from Fitchburg, Wis., to make a visit with his relatives. The Yaakee Ceawdy Which is to appear at the opera house one night, Friday, March 13, entitled uSi Plunkard" is a graphic and aaanng picture of rural life and characterizatioB. Mr. Lewis in the title role of the Yankee peddler and drum major in the Fairview Band, brings plenty of humor to this part and creates a deal of amusement. The inventor, the bogus stock speculator, the old farmer, and Si's pretty sweet heart are all well sustained characters. There is a deal that is novel in the play. The farm scene with its threshing machine at work captures the audience. Clever specialties are introduced by" sev eral of the company. The Star feature of the olio is La Petite Freddy, the child wonder, the most remarkable child artist on the stage, in his character songs, dances, and imitations, the wonder and admiration of all who witness his re markable performance. The piece is the production of a clever comedian who knows the public wants, and has set himself at work to meet the demand. The result is a Yankee Com edy fnll of queer situations and quaint sayings, and enlivened by that indefina ble "snap" and "go" which is the life and soul of the Farce Comedy. The company carries a fine orchestra and its program introduces many musical novelties. To Chleagn aad the East. Passengers going east for business, will naturally gravitate to Chicago aa 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 find that the "Short Line" of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way, via Omaha and Conncil Bluffs, affords oxcellent facilities to reach their destinations in a manner that will be sure to givte the utmost satisfaction. A reference to the time tables will in dicate the route to be chosen, and, by asking- any principal agent west of the Missouri river for a ticket over the Chicago, Conncil Bluffs k Omaha Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Panl Railway, you 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. ' Bring your orders for job-work to this office. Satisfaction guaranteed, and work promptly done, as agreed apon. 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