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A. AS. TIME TABLE.
Pim. Freifct.
lavet Colombo jOOa.a. 2:30p.m.
IMlwood 7 ifl 8:20
" D-irMCity 7.-41 415 p.m.
". Seward d43 75
arrivegat Lincoln 3ta.m. 1030
The p&eaeoffer loaves Lincoln at 635 p. m., and
crive at Colombua 9 J5 p. m; th freight leave
Lincoln at ii n. nu. and arrive at Colombo at
A&i p. in.
UNION PACIFIC TIME-TABLE.
oixq rT.
ootso WIST.
Uoiited 10-.S5 a. m
Sr. PI. Local 12 15 p. m
Fast Mail .. 6:15 p. m
Gr. I. Local 3:55 p. m
Col .'Local 5 0aa.m
iNnticEx.
Or. 1. Local
Nr. PI. Local
Flint Mail.
5 30 a. in
9.-T4 a. m
10 p. m
2:15 p. m
No. 2. Fat 3lail. carri j n;rs for
through mint. Going wet at 6-15 p. m., ar
rives at Denver 7:0 a. m. No. 2. Fast Mail car
ri panenitrx to Fremont. Valley and Omaha
ffitinx ?ot at 2:15 p. m.
The freight train leaving here at 450 p. in. car-
. riei pa-?nter from here to Valley.
coluxucs and NonroLK.
pAtsntrrrarrivet. from Sioux City. ...12:30 p. m
leave for Sioux City 6.30 p. m
Mtxe.1 leaver for Sioux City 70a.m
Mixed arrive- llA)p. m
FOB IX.BIOS AND CED B B.AFIDS.
Mixel leave
M i xel arrive- . ..
Pawseneer leavtv
arrive-....
6fl0 a.m
.. 8i0p. m
.. 1:30 p. m
12:40 p. m
0riefg Retires.
t&M notices under thi headinE will be
chirjred at tlte rate of $2 a year.
A LEBANON LODGE No. M, A. F. & A. M.
v lingular me-tinir 3d Wednesday in each
7 month. All brethren invitrd to attend
x J . D. S rtBES. W. M.
W. It. XoTEaTEis. Sec'y. '-'Ojaly
W1LDEV LODGEXo.M.LO.O.F.,
' -nt r Tii.-wjIjiv eveniniW of each
fcr-V t their" hall on Thirteenth
- - Vi.i?. linthnn oonliallr
inviti-d. W. A. Wa. N. ;.
W. K. Notctein. Sec'y. 27janfl-tf
COI.UMHU CAMP No. 35. WOODMEN OF
the World. me-ts everj second and fourth
Thuixlajs of the mouth, 7:30 p. m.. at Oehlrich's
HalUTlnrteenth treet. FWular attendance i
ven dmirable, and all visitin brethren arecor
dinllj invited to meet with us. jnn23-i5
EOKGANIZEDCHUBCH OF LATTER-DAY
Saint hold rernlar servicer every Sunday
at 2 p. m., prajer meeting on Wednesday evenin
at their chupel, corner of North titreet and Pacific
Avenue. All are cordially invited.
ISiuMS Elder H. J. Hcdsos. President.
VANG. Pi'.OT. CHURCH. iGerm. Reform.)
Ser ice everj Sunday at 10 JO a. m. Bap
tism, marriage and funeral sermon are con
ducted bj the Partor in the German and English
lansuace- Itet-tdence, Washington Ave. and
Eleventh street.
Unov-'yi E. De Geixeh, Pastor.
For mayor, John Wiggins.
Vote the republican city ticket.
Wiggins will make an excellent
mayor.
Dr. Naumann, dentist, Thirteenth
street, tf
The republican city ticket is a
winner.
Mrs. A. Dussell is suffering with
neuralgia.
Dr. T. R. Clark, Olive street. In
office at nights.
Frank Wurdeman's accounts will be
O. K. as city treasurer.
Miner has been city clerk and
knows the duties of the office.
It looks as though we are to have
plenty of moisture before long.
See Mr. Easton when jou want a
good fence. He's got it to sell.
Dr. P. S. George, a spiritualist, is
confined in the Polk county jail.
D. N. Miner served one term as city
clerk, and understands how it is.
Ernest Gerrard is again in America,
and expects to remain in Boston.
Wm. Hagel resnmed business Mon
day at his saloon on Eleventh street.
Drs. Martyn, Evans Geer, office
three doors north of Friedhofs store, tf
Supt. Campliell of Platte Center
visited with Supt. Williams Saturday.
Don't forget the fair at the Maen
ncrchor hall Wednesday of nest week.
II. T. Spoerry made an excellent
councilman before and will do so again.
A cat in a bag is a foolish investment.
Study the fence question before you buy.
E. A. Gerrard, editor of the Monroe
Looking Glass, was in the city Monday.
Mrs. Rebecca Wuethrick. daughter
of J. R. Brock, has been very seriously ill.
Dr. L. C. Voss and C. F. O. Miessler,
Homeopathic physicians.Columbus. Neb.
C. A. Beardsley made a successful
business trip to Madison county last
week.
The hired girl can visit over the
. Page gate with perfect safety to both
girl and gate.
We are informed that another peti
tion is to be filed for the formation of
an irrigation district.
A farmer who was boring post holes
last week says that the ground is moist
to the depth of six inches.
Editor Parks ought to remind him-gerf-taat
he should be one of the last of
men to epter into abuse of others.
Jamee Pcarsall has had abundant
experience in public matters and will
know just how to act in the council.
Theo. Fried hof was taken sick while
. in Chicago and delayed in coming home.
He expects to return in a few days now.
REMEMBER! ! E. T. Bowers, vet
erinary surgeon, will be in Columbus
the first week of each month, to answer
calls. tf
Above the clouds Friday, it was
probably the same kind of a storm that
was plainly visible Saturday below the
clouds.
. The Christian Endeavor society of
the German Reformed church attended
the Episcopal church in a body Sunday
evening.
Albert Luth has rented Mr. Win
dow's farm five miles northwest of the
city. Hia sister. Miss Alice, will keep
house for him.
Rev. Brown has formed a mission
church in Monroe. They will hold ser
vicea every first Sunday and every fourth
Friday of each month.
Look after the tent caterpillar. Ex
amine the branches of your fruit trees
and destroy the testa before the eggs are
hatched by the warm weather.
' General Manager Waide of the
Woodmen of the World was a Columbus
visitor last week. He is a very genial
man and understands bis business.
Charles H. Coman was nominated
for councilman by the democrats of
Fremont, bat he declined to ran because
be said he intended to vote for McKinley.
Coofrmatkn service at the German
Reformed church Friday this week at
1030 a. m.
- Under the new ordinance governing
the meter question, the first one put in
was on the premises of E. H. Chambers
by the Dussels.
Wilhelm Roth,carpenter and builder,
corner of I and Eighth streets, is ready
at all times to talk business or do work,
as necessity calls.
James PearsalL candidate for coun
cilman from the Third ward, is well
posted in public matters, having had
abundant experience.
John Pollock bought twenty Mc
Kinley badges Monday morning and
sold most of them before noon. He said
they went like hot cakes.
A vote for Frank Wnrdeman for
city treasnrer is a vote for an excellent
young man, whose accounts with the
city will le kept ali right.
The cellar for Mike Cassin's new
brick business building on Thirteenth
street is about finished, and the masons
will soon commence work.
The county treasurer's office is being
thoroughly renovated, the first spring
house cleaning that we have seen in
progress, and a much needed bit of work.
Jenkins, as a councilman for the
Second ward, will do his full duty by
the ward, giving strict and careful at
tention to all that concerns the tax
payers. A Haight returned Friday from Hot
Springs, Arkansas, where he had been
for his health. He says the weather
there is very disagreeable, much rain
and chilly.
As the day of election approaches,
the weather seems to be getting warmer,
in sympathy, is it? with the state of feel
ing as to the result of next Tuesday's
balloting.
Every voier has seen the cards of
instructions hungupat the polls. Parks'
bill for these is 311T. For 100 postal
cards and the printing on the same, his
bill was $2.50.
The case of Davies v. Barker has been
finally passed upon in the supreme court
of the state in favor of the plaintiff, after
litigation running through five years,
judgment S190.
C. K. Davies of Gardner was in the
city Monday on business. He says that
the soil is in fairly good condition for
sprouting small grain. He finished sow
ing wheat last week.
Gerhard Loseke and his two young
sons called at Journal headquarters
Monday. Mr. Loseke would like to see
a cold wet spring, as that kind of weath
er is always best for crops.
Silver Creek is putting in an electric
fire alarm so arranged to ring a bell in
each fireman's house at the same instant.
This makes about the quickest and
quietest alarm imaginable.
E. II. Jenkins is level-headed, keeps
up with the times, has both eyes and
both ears open to what is going on about
him, and will fill the office of council
man in the public interest.
Baptist church, J. D. Pulis, pastor.
Services 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Subjects
for April 5: Morning Easter sermon
and music. Solo, Mrs. Annie Warren.
Evening "A Pagan's Attitude."
J. H. Thrasher of Plattsmonth was
in the city Monday; he is deputy United
States marshal and had been up in
Madison county serving papers on all
holders of B. & M- lands in that locality.
The Jocbsal was misinformed when
it stated that Patrick Murray was driv
ing a bunch of fat cattle to market at
South Omaha. He concluded to do
otherwise, and shipped them via B. & M.
railroad.
John Eisenmann was in the city
Wednesday and called at The Journal
office to renew his subscription. Mr.
Eisenmann tells us that his daughter,
Mrs. Wm. Kummer has been on the sick
list lately.
In 1S95, Parks charged the county
of Platte 61.20 for bar dockets for one
term of court. When the bill for the
next term is presented, he will doubtless
wonder where all the "fool printers'
come from.
We notice that C. A. Hanna, well
known to many of the Ohio readers of
The Journal, has become vice president
of the First National bank, Lincoln, one
of the very solid banking establishments
of the state.
Visit our opening, beginning April
1st. It's like a trip through a Temple
of Fashion. We do the largest business
in Columbus. Why Our assortment
is the largest, our styles are up-to date,
and our prices the lowest, J. C. Fillman.
The evening of April 6 is the time
set for the Cecilians of this place to give
a concert at Platte Center. They are
excellent musicians, and the large audi
ence that will doubtless greet them, can
expect an evening of unalloyed musical
delight.
We see in items from Hooper that
Rev. Elwell, formerly from Columbus,
had a narrow escape from death, by
being thrown from his buggy, his horse
becoming frightened. No bones were
broken, but he will be an invalid for
some time.
At the union temperance meeting
Sunday evening at the Congregational
church, Mrs. Brugger, president of the
W. C. T. U., presided; Mrs. Dr. Clark
read the scripture lesson, Mrs. Warren
sang a solo, and Revs. Moore and Lacey
made addressee.
Gus. Speice's new residence is loom
ing up and when finished will be one of
the handsomest houses on one of the
beet streets of the city, Fourteenth.
Eight carpenters and a number of
masons are at work under direction of
contractor PearsalL
At Schuyler the other day the
school children of the upper grades were
disputing about the following problem:
"How many three inch cubes in a box
23 by IT by 10 inches and how many will
touch the sides?" The Herald says that
few got the problem.
Start in now to vote the republican
local tickets. Show the machine demo
crats who have been running the great
ship of state against the breakers that
you are looking after things this year,
and that the sources of political power
know where to begin their work. If
great "republican gains" are heralded all
over this country where elections are
held this spring, it will be one of the
best indications of the change in the
tide of affairs, leading on to a renewal of
Mtjonal prosperity.
Wiggins will make one of the beat
mayors we ever had. Hk judgment is
soand; he dont "fly off the handle"; he
gives strict attention to the actual situa
tion of tilings, and will give the city, so
far as he is concerned, a just and econ
omical administraioo.
Wash Gotfs, White Goods,
Dress Goods, the latest for
spring ad siaier, 1896.
Follow the crowd to E. D.
Fitipatriek's, the White Froat
Dry Goods Store. tf
"Owner," the dog that has traveled
in mail cars, and with mail sacks and
clerks, and has been round the world
several times was last reported at San
Francisco. He passed through here
some two weeks ago. He is a trifle more
dignified than formerly.
Now is the time to subscribe for The
Coluvbus Journal and the Lincoln
Journal, semi-weekly, both for $2.00 a
year. Three papers a week at a cost of
less than 4 cents a week. This very
liberal offer will only last until May 5th,
when the rates will be raised.
The Great Eastern is to charge $5
an acre for perpetual right to water, 50
cents an acre a year for maintenance
fee, and $1 an acre for annual rental.
Farmers can work on the canal at the
rate of S3 a day for man and team, in
payment of water right or rental.
F. H. Lamb and his sister are now
in London, enjoying themselves. Miss
Lamb will take a course in fine embroid
ery while there. Mr. Lamb has his
wheel and will do considerable traveling
over the continent in that way. They
expect to be gone some three months.
The David City Press of Friday last
says that Jndge Hale on Saturday pre
vious joined in wedlock, Edgar Butler
and Miss Mabel E. McFarland. both of
Columbus. The many friends of the
young couple will wish them a happy
life together, and abundant prosperity.
George Mentzer returned last Satur
day from Pennsylvania where he went
on a visit last fall, and where he has been
teaching school for the past six months.
He says that he is glad to get back to
Nebraska, and will probably teach in
this county another year. Schuyler
Herald.
Cal Hartley's team ran off Saturday.
Chris Abts climbed into the wagon bed
at the rear, picked up one of the lines,
and got down on the tongue between
the horses for the other line, and in a
little time brought the team to a halt.
Mr. Hartley was run over, but not seri
ously hurt.
Mrs. F. H. Brown will give a concert
within the next three weeks. She will
be assisted by Miss Ida Martin, elocu
tionist, Miss Elsie Morse pianist, and a
few others. The entertainment will be
high-class in every particular. Mrs.
Brown will give selections 'from operas,
oratorio and ballads.
We notice that on Saturday last,
among applications for water for irriga
tion purposes that day dismissed by the
State Board of Irrigation were the fol
lowing: Boone county, A. C. Stowell
and E. L. Sargent, Cedar river; Platte
county, Max Gottberg, Shell creek; Or
lando Nelson, Loup river.
One of the main issues in the city
election naturally is Brandt or anti
Brandt. If Gus Speice is elected mayor,
and qualifies and serves, it is generally
conceded that Brandt will be his chief
of police. If Wiggins is elected, it is a
foregone conclusion that Brandt will
not be appointed by him.
This week there is no school, and
the children are making the most of the
occasion for recuperation. If they could
always have as little worry as they are
likely to have during this week, they
would be better students and have
greater strength every way. It is not
work but worry that hurts.
The Telegram editor evidently goes
upon the saying: "Assume a virtue, if
yon have it not." It will not do. The
people of Platte county are not so loose
ton gued as some people, but they look
to find what is talking back of the
tongue. Very many of them have
acquired the art of reading between the
lines.
The switching crew here in the yards,
are more than pleased with their new
engine, No. 11 CO. She is a standard
engine and a good steamer. Every time
Engineer Callahan throws the lever back
and forward there is a bland smile comes
over his face, which plainly s3ys that
with such an engine the work can easily
be done.
Parks, the editor of the Telegram,
has been here about two years; John
Wiggins has been a respected citizen of
the city, in business with the public for
the last twenty years, and is well known
to all the voters of the place. Abuse of
him from such a source ought to be and
will be resented at the polls. Give
Wiggins a large majority.
Gns. Lockner came up from Omaha
Wednesday, going over to Butler county
to look after his farm. He says the
Colnmbus colony at and near Omaha are
very well, so far as he knows, except Mr.
Bowman, who is not enjoying his usual
good health. W. B. Backus, who is
teaching at Florence, is getting along
very successfully and likes the place.
The pap-sucking printer who has been
raised at the bottle of public patronage
(through partisan favoritism), always
squeals lustily when the weaning process
begins he can't help it, and the circum
ambient air is filled with his clamoring,
his frantic remonstrances reaching all
neighboring ears. There is no effectual
soothing syrup known for such cases.
The North Nebraska Teachers asso
ciation is in session this week at Fre
mont. W. A. Bundy of Humphrey and
Sup't Rothleitner are on the program,
which is very lengthy. Ex-Congressman
W. J. Bryan, delivers a lecture Friday
evening on "Job and his Boils." Sup't.
Williams of this city takes part in a dis
cussion on The relation of the Superin
tendent to the People."
Grace Episcopal church, Easter
Sunday, April 5. Sunday School 9:30 a.
m. Holy baptism, 9:45. At 11 a. m.,
morning prayer with new festival music
and solo by Mrs. Chambers. Sermon,
"The Greatest Sacrament," with holy
Eucharist. Childrens' festival at 3 p.
m., with Easter carols and address;
7:30 p. m., choral Even song, new can
ticles, and solo by Mrs. Brown. Sermon,
"Christ, the Patriot" All cordially in-vited,
A "apelling down" society was organ
ized among pupils of Prof. Leavy's room,
at the residence of J. D. Brewer Thurs
day evening. Willie Kersenbrock was
elected president. Ruby Young proved
the best speller of the evening. One
addition to the usual order of societies
and clubs that might be well to imitate
is the election of a policeman. Ray
Young will be the peace keeper. The
society has been limited in number to
twenty.
A gang of graders arrived in town
this week to begin work on the new
irrigation ditch. The proposed ditch
will begin at the Crabtree island, about
four miles southwest of town, connecting
with the Beaver near the Kent Cattle
Co's. feed yards, where they propose to
dam the creek, and take the water along.
The proposed ditch will be forty feet
wide, and the whole gang of twelve
scrapers and teams will begin work at
once, and the work of ditching will be
pushed rapidly forward. Genoa Pop
ulist. Saturday, a portion of Omaha men
who had been to Denver in the interest
of the Transmississippi exposition at the
Nebraska metropolis, passed through
the city Friday, on their return home.
While at Denver they made calls upon
Mayor McMurray, Governor Mclntyre,
the Colorado Mining Stock exchange,
and directors of the chamber of com
merce, and were everywhere gratified
with the expression of good will towards
the enterprise they represented. The
other portion of the party went to Crip
ple Creek.
The republicans nominated but one
candidate for member of school board:
The democrats nominated two, but one
of them afterwards declined, so that the
nominees are J. IL Galley, (rep.), J. G.
Becher, (dem.), and each voter is en
titled to vote for two. Mr. Galley is
president of the board, Mr. Becher, sec
retary; both have children attending
school, and both take a lively interest in
the welfare of the schools. There is no
objection that we know of to either of
them, and there is no doubt of their
election.
We quote the following written in a
child's album: "Dear Daughter: You
do not know the joy of a parent in the
companionship of innocent and pure
childhood. Of all the pleasures of this
life, I imagiue this among those which
will longest remain in memory, and be
most fondly cherished. While you grow
in years, may yon also increase, not in
innocence (for that could scarcely be,)
bnt in that wisdom which is alike the
source and guard of innocence. May
the days of your years, the hours of your
days, and the minutes as they pass, have
their full share of sunshine, peace and
pure happiness, is the sincere prayer of
your loving father."
When Spoerry is entrusted with any
work to do, it is always done to the best
of his ability. "Councilman Spoerry"
has a familiar sound, and reminds The
Journal to say that there was nothing
of importance that escaped his attention
when councilman of the First ward
before. He has knowledge of the duties
of the office. He has independence, and
will not tell yon "So." and tell the next
man "Other-so." When he don't believe
a thing he says so, and votes as he talks
he must have learned something in the
army about making ready, taking aim
and firing, because we noticed in our
attendance at council meetings that his
speech and his vote always pointed the
same wav.
Mrs. M. E. Tigner, a former resident
of this city, died Wednesday forenoon
last of pneumonia and heart trouble,
after about three weeks' illness. Her
age was 51 years. The body was laid to
rest Friday in the Streeter cemetery.
For the last fourteen years, Mrs. Tigner,
with her daughter, Sarah J., now 18
years old. bad made her home with D.L.
Bruen's family in Grand Prairie town
ship. She was a good woman, and in
her life-struggles had the heartfelt sym
pathy of many who were not personally
acquainted with her. Her death was
the fourth in that neighborhood within
a week, the others being: Mrs. Hiram
Johnson of heart failure; Brunk Ubben,
of pneumonia; Mrs. Charles Miller, sister
of D. A. Becher, county supervisor.
The Schuyler Herald says: Mr. Mar
tin Costello who has received the ap
pointment as roadinaster of the Norfolk
district is well and favorably known.
He came to this state in 1SS0 and en
tered the employ of the Union Pacific
railroad company and aided in the con
struction of their line between Colum
bus and Norfolk. During the sixteen
years he has been in the constant em
ploy of the Union Pacific, having been
foreman at the different points along
the line, also in the yards at Omaha.
He was placed in charge of the section
at Colnmbus which position he has held
several years. There is no man in the
employ of the road that is held in higher
regard by the people. Honest and trust
worthy he has the good wishes of the
community.
Thomas Hayden of Illinois, and
Thomas Hayes, South Dakota, were the
names (as given by themselves), of two
tramps brought into the police court
one day last week, by Chief of Police
Brandt, and Con. Hewitt, ordinary
policeman. The chief bad a blue eye
that was a part of the testimony. Judge
Hudson stated the charge to be va
grancy, drunk and disorderly, and asked
whether they would plead guilty or not
guilty. "Guilty, I guess," was about
the substance of the pleading of each.
The officers were sworn and stated their
case, and then the tramps told their
story. Hayes said he came into the
'lock-up" with Policeman Hewitt, and
saw Brandt hit one of the boys that was
in the jail, and he remonstrated against
it, when Brandt turned on him and said,
"Maybe you want some of it you son of
a ," and the row was not over.
Hewitt told his version of the jail scene
and said that one of the tramps had
struck at Brandt, when he (Hewitt)
reached for him and raked down his face
with the end of his club. Brandt struck
at him in the dark and hit the wall with
his fist. And so on, etc. One of the
tramps, when the question of drunken
ness came up, rather palliated the blow
by asserting that Policeman Hewitt was
now so full that he could hardly walk.
The judge evidently thought the tramps
were too "fresh" and stopped the dis
cussion by giving one 20 days the other
30 days, one-half the time on bread and
'water.
DIBD.
KUMMER Saturdav mnrnirtc Minh
28, at 4 o'clock, after an illness of two
weks, of heart trouble. Elsie, wife of
William Kummer, aged 34 years.
The funeral took place Sunday after
noon from the residence of the family, a
large number of sorrowing friends fol
lowing the body to its last resting place
in the Grietli cemetery. Mrs. Kummer
was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Eisenmann. She leaves her heart
stricken husband and six children, aged
from 1 years to 13 years, to feel the
irreparable less of a devoted wife and
fond mother.
Fatally lajarrd.
Charles Krebbs, a brakeman running
on the local freight between here and
Omaha, was fatally injured whileon duty
yesterday (Tuesday) morning at Schny
ler, 7:30.
While coupling, he fell under the cars,
and both legs were cut off, one near the
trunk, the other just above the knee.
Yesterday morning Mr. Krebbs was
still living, but it was not supposed that
he could long survive, his injuries were
so great. Mr. Krebbs was forty-five
years old, and had been in the employ of
the Union Pacific railroad for the past
twenty years.
Every man who helps in the running
of a train, exercises life-courage all the
time, because at any moment his life may
pay the penalty of a slight mishap. How
much mankind owe to the heroic men
who every day face the terrors of life!
Later. Just before going to press,
we learn that Mr. Krebbs died at 11
o'clock a. m.. Tuesdav.
The Telegram was ont of sorts in
its last issue, more or less trembling in
its anger, the object of its fury being
the board of supervisors, and especially
raerabers Rolf, Wiggins and Lisco. We
take it that the Telegram's real griev
ance and which it would fain hide, is
that the present board, in making a uni
form record for economy in expenditure
of county funds, have interfered very
seriously with the Telegram's revenue
derived from the tax-payers the last two
yeare. The Telegram is not one of the
official papers of the county this year;
it is not having it all its own way as to
bills for job-work, etc., with this board;
neither is there a disposition on the
part of officials to throw the county
funds around loose like to favorites;
they have no pet printers, as the Tele
gram and everybody else will see when
bills are brought in. The Journal does
not claim infallibility for the board of
supervisors, but we are satisfied they
mean to do right; that if they make mis
takes they will rectify them at the very
first opportunity, and that, in all cases
of expenditure they will hold the whip
hand, through their purchasing agent,
Chairman Wiggins, who will see to it
that the county gets an equivalent for
its monev.
The printing of the ballots, to be
done this fall, was let this year to Parks,
under competitive bids at 32 a thousand.
For the same work, before, when bids
were not asked for he charged S5.50 and
some years as high as 86 a thousand;
thus on one job alone the county saves,
through the common-sense of Wiggins,
Lisco, Rolf and the other members of
the board whose eyes have been opened,
and whom Parks is now traducing, $4 a
thousand, or about 8116 on one job alone,
and this because it was let to bids.
Parks, left to hid own will to make his
bill, is very different from Parks con
tending in the open market for competi
tive results. After he got this work last
year, he remarked that the price (nearly
three dollars a thousand) was ruinous,
and the fool printers who cut the prices
ought to be in Hades, or some other
place, still, after all that, for the same
work this year he bids S59.20, or S23.30
less than last year $2 a thousand for
the ballots, so he is ruined again, but the
tav-payers are saving S23.30 on one little
job, and that to be done by Parks. But
it is no wonder he gets excited. The
cow (Platte county) is not giving down
such rich milk as then.
We have not jet seen any prospectus
of the new Columbus paper, but learn
that it is to be called the Colnmbus
Times; to be issued on Saturdays, W. B.
Dale editor. We are also told that it
will be "independent in all things,
neutral in nothing." The location is up
stairs over the post-office, and the plant
is that formerly used by the Columbus
Sentinel, conducted for some time by A.
L. Bixby. and which had been lying
unused for many months until it was
removed to the new quarters and began
to do duty again. The Times will be the
fifth newspaper of our little city, the
others being The Journal, the Tele
gram, the Biene and the Argus. There
is no doubt about Mr. Dale's ability as a
writer, bnt we do not know what experi
ence he has had as a conductor of a
newspaper. The Journal believes that
the fact of anything's continned exist
ence is proof positive that it has a right
to exist, and thus we join forces with all
comers, for the best interests of the city,
county, state and nation.
Pursuant to the call of the chairman,
a goodly number of members of the re
publican club turned out Monday night
at Oehlrich's hall to perfect the organi
zation. Three vice-presidents were
elected, one from each ward: H. G.
Cross, 1st; E. H. Jenkins, 2d; W. A.
McAllister, 3d. The president and vice-
presidents appointed an executive com
mittee of the following named members,
being two from each ward: Ed. Early,
J. S. Hatfield, John Hoffman, J. N. Kil
ian, A. Samuelson, C. J. Garlow. Bert
J. Galley was elected assistant secretary.
Short speeches made by McAllister,
Garlow and Stires, occupied the time
profitably until 9:30, when adjournment
was taken subject to call of chairman.
St. Cataariat Readiag Circle.
Will meet Wednesday evening, April 1,
at the home of the Misses Fitzpatrick:
Roll call Quotations from Robert
Browning.
Astronomy Pages 53 to 69.
United States History Period 5, 1S29
to 1861.
Biography, Mary Queen of Scots
Miss Jennie Shannahan.
Vocal solo Selected.
Biography St. Anthony of Padua
Miss Abbie Keating.
Music Misses Fitzpatrick.
Within the last week we have made
arrangements so that we can furnish to
our readers 'the Chicago Weekly Inter
Ocean and Columbus Journal, when
paid in advance, at SL75. tf
WOSKISG OX A GKEAT DITCH.
The tireat Eaatrm Caaal Ceatpaay Rrraks
Greaad a Bt Eaterprae.
Such are the head lines of a telegram
to the Bee, under date of Genoa March
28, in which it is said:
The Great Eastern Canal company, H.
E. Babcock. president, broke ground and
commenced throwing dirt today, opening
a ditch sixty feet wide at the bottom,
taking water from the Loup river about
three miles southwest of Genoa, crossing
the Beaver near this city, darning and
utilizing the perpetual and abundant
flow of water of that stream.
Work was commenced on the farm of
Miss Mary E. Wells, about two miles
east of Genoa. From thence it runs in
a northeasterly direction to the bluffs,
following the line of bluffs to a point
north of Columbus, putting under ditch
to that point, an area, estimated at 175.
000 acres, which must prove of inestima
ble value to the section of country south
of the ditch. The canal will be extended
east to Fremont or Waterloo. They ex
pect to reach Columbus by July.
At a meeting last week in Schuyler, II.
E. Babcock. the promoter of the Great
Eastern stated that one main would be
on the north side of the river from the
source in Nance county through to Fre
mont; another nearer the base of the
bluffs, and a third on the bluffs.
K ear-Vy Ecks.
Mb. Editor: It is conceded by all,
democrats, republicans and populists,
that our brilliant young mayor is among
the best executive officers this city has
ever had. I admire him exceedingly,
both for what he is and because he made
himself what he is, a man, like Dr. Mary
Walker. I know he is smart and brainy,
and if any one doubts it all they have to
do is to go to a council meeting some
night and see how he can vote six men
unanimously on any legislation he is
really interested in, or if they had gone
to the democratic convention Saturday
night last and watched hitn as he arose,
after lawer Gondring, the chairman,
had questioned the legality of a motion
made by our aforesaid brilliant mayor,
and said, after searching the crowd with
that eagle eye of his, "Gentlemen, it is
hardly possible that would get up
here and propose a thing to th is conven
tion that was not in compliance with
the law."
Now that is what I call brains. It
was just simply impossible for him (in
his judgment) to be mistaken. Now
that is supreme, superb and sublime
self-confidence, and only brainy men are
self-confident. I have heard that our
mayor says the last letter in your paper,
on the new water ordinance, was written
by a "crazy man" and that there is "no
argument in it." That is still another
evidence of a bright mind and keen per
ception, for one is not called on to reply
to articles by crazy men, or which con
tain "no argument." I have heard a
great many of course they are not very
brainy men say that that article was
all right, that there could be no reply to
it, and that un ine-tenths" of the people
agreed with it. I have also heard of one
good lawyer and a successful banker
formerly a lawyer (not very brainy) say
that the city of Columbus lias no more
legal right to sell meters than it has to
sell potatoes. It is also said that the
city authorities have no legal right to
shut off the water from those consum
ers who refuse to put in meters (for the
benefit of eastern manufacturers.)
But it is possible. Mr. Editor, that the
lawyer and banker may be miitttken, for
hasn't our aforesaid brilliant young
mayor said "It is hardly possible that
would propose to do a thing that was
not in compliance with the statute?"
But, our aforesaid brilliant young
mayor is brainy, so was Gesar. Our
aforesaid brilliant young mayor is ambi
tious, so was Caesar. Do you remember
the conversation, reported to have oc
curred between the Roman governor and
the apostle Paul: Paul had been talk
ing very learnedly to the governor, bnt
the governor did not understand; finaliy
he said to Paul: "Panl, thou art beside
thyself; much learning doth make the'
mad." We, voters, are standing in this
governor's place; our position forces us
to be judge of our mayor. We are not
able to see the justice of this ordinance,
and while we know our aforesaid, bril
liant young mayor is not mad. we can't
accept his theory, either on this ordi
nance or on thesubjectof chief of police.
Perhaps our mayor may find that the
democrats of this city will not think it
it best to elect his lieutenant as mayor
at the coming election in order that a
certain unworthy individual may be re
appointed to his present soft snap. Re
member Mr. Lincoln's oft-quoted words,
my dear mayor: "Yon can fool part of
the people all of the time, and all of the
people part of the time, but you can't
fool all of the people, all of the time."
Remember the Roman governor's words.
Don't think that even if your lieutenant
could be elected that he could refuse to
qualify and leave you still in ojjic to
affront a decent community with a high
tempered, abusive chief peace officer.
A Citizen.
Republican County Convention.
The republican voters of Platte are
hereby requested to send delegates to a
county convention to be held at
Columbus, Xebr Saturday, April 11,
ISM, 2 o'clock p. hi.,
at the court house, for the purpose of
selecting delegates to the state presi
dential convention at Omaha April 16,
the congressional district convention
April 27, at Norfolk, and the congres
sional convention at Columbns, August
27, for the nomination of a congressman
for this district and for the transaction
of any other business that may properly
come before the convention.
The primaries are to be held in the
several voting precincts at the usuaL
places of holding elections, on
Wednesday, April 1,
at 4 o'clock p. m., in all places outside
the city of Columbus, (unless otherwise
ordered as to the hour by the com
mitteeman of such township); and in
Columbus, the primaries are to be held
according to the statute governing city
caucuses.
The basis of representation is as fol
lows, being the same as of 1895:
Colntnbca. lat Ward, tf
3d " 3
3d " 9
Columbus Twp (
BUraark- 4
Stomas .......... 4
Crefltoa...-.- .......
Grmad Prairie -
Humphrey
Bntlfr 5
i oop 3
Lost Creek V
Bqttovs. .......
Granville. 5
Monroe. ....... .... 3
Joliet. . t
St. Bernard... 3
Wonilvilte
Walker 7
By order of committee.
Ed. Hoajoz, F. H. Gezr,
Secretary pro tem. Chairman
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PERSONAL.
Miss Pearl Mosgrove visited Saturday
in Bellwood.
J. E. North was up Sunday from
Omaha, visiting relatives.
Joe Loeb, a brother of Mrs. Carl Kra
mer, was in the city Sunday.
Mrs. L. Gerrard spent several days in
Lincoln returning home Monday.
Miss McConniffof Lincoln visited over
Sunday with her cousins, the Misses
Meagher.
Earl Pearsall started for Chicago Sat
urday, intending to remain in the city
for a week.
Misses Lida and Rena Tamer are
spending their vacation with relatives
in Lincoln.
Mis3 Jennie McCann visited with her
mother Thursday on her way to Denver
from Chicago.
Joseph Lipp, who has been for the
past two months in New York, returned
last Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Wake visited her son
Frank in Genoa last week, returning
home Monday.
Mrs. McP. Fuller was visiting in the
city last week, returning to her home in
Omaha Saturday.
Miss Lou Tiffany went to Grand Island
Saturdaj evening to make an extended
visit with her sister.
Mrs. Lanktre and Miss Minnie Tanna
hill went to Madison Monday for a few
days' visit with friends.
Mrs. C. D. Evans with her daughter
and Eileen Kavanaugh went to Omaha
Sundav for a short visit.
A Costly Difference.
Editor Jockxal: There is a differ
ence of opinion between John Sisale and
the Colnmbus township authorities that
I notice has got into the district court,
and is likely to go further yet unless
some just and acceptable basis of settle
ment can be hit upon.
As a tax-payer of the township I am
interested to the amount that I shall be
taxed to pay for the expenses already
made, and more yet to be made if it
continues.
The difference arises concerning a
piece of road stretching for less thau a
quarter of a mile along the north side of
the N. W. 4 of See. 10. Town 17. 1 West,
and between John Sissle's land on the
south, and C. H. Sheldon's on the north.
Lost creek made some bends back and
forth (E don't know how many,) coming
in on Sissle's land from a westerly direc
tion and running northerly across the
road, etc.
It seems that the townships officers
concluded they could change the natural
course of the stream and at the same
time shorten it, but in doing so, Mr.
Sissle claims considerable damage was
done hitn because the channel left for
the creek is not sufficient to carry the
water at certain seasons, and the work
done operates as a dam to throw the
water onto his land thereby damaging
him, when he is entitled to at least no
more trouble than the natural course of
the stream would give him.
As to whether all the trouble arising
from the curves of the stream have been
thrown upon him and away from Shel
don, is nothing to the purpose of thi3
communication, which is for peace, pros
perity to all and a saving of further ex
pense to the tax-payers of the township.
Why not buy land enough from Sissle
along the south side of the present grade
(it won't take much nor cost much) to
make a big-enough and sure-enough
channel for Lost creek, and thns
straighten out the kinks all around'r
I am credibly informed that the
amount already paid out by the town
ship for grading, for court expenses, for
attorney's fees, etc., in regard to this
matter is 3330, with the end not yet in
sight.
The thing I suggest, would, I believe,
be nothing more than absolute fairness
to Mr. Sissle, would certainly be no harm
to any one else in the neighborhood, and
would add only about $70 to the bills
already paid, and would take the town
ship out of court and stop further ex
pense. Whv Not?
Miss Louise Pound of Lincoln has
promised to give a lecture for the
Woman's club some time in April, her
subject being the Poster craze. Miss
Grace Gerrard has made quite a collec
tion of posters from this and foreign
countries which will be of interest in
connection with the lecture. Miss Pound
has given her lecture before the Woman's
club in Lincoln.
Every day is adding to our list of
subscribers, but there 13 yet plenty of
room for more. We give you now, The
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