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'VF-7 V " "?jt8& "CX0yf' rSSfWjftf'W' trrffr-.'. ' --gysBrpetgW811 tedywt.'i' jMfcjWHM' r'-'"'g'fs'3'gI'1 . . Columbus gmiroal. WEDNESDAY. JULY 30. ISPS. B. 4 l. TIME TABLE. Liar!. Oataka. .: Chirac. -Sf.Jawyfc. Kaaian VUf. . St. Lals aai all polata eat au4 tMlh. Bearer, Helraa, Rati, Halt Lake (it?, PortUa. Saa Fraadaro aad all lata tut. TRXKS OEPABC Nc- 2 !'a-DKer. daily except Sunday 7:10 a. tn .No. 32 Accommodation, dial jr. except Hunch.) 4:15 p.in TBUSS ABBIVE. " No. 21 Paener. dnily except Sunday 9:25 p. m No.. 51 Accommodation, daily except 'Sunday 1:50 p. m aMaKaaaaJaaaaaaaaaiWLay UMCiN PAPIFICTIME-TABLE. .iiJlN. 2ST. OOINO WEST. ." CoI.Lonl 5.80 a. ml idDiited 11:51a. m Fast Mail .... 7-J"p.in Or. Ia. Local 8:05 p. m Col. Special 2:15 a. m Atlantic Ex. Ifia.m Gr 1. Local 2na. m :Fi.stMuii. 2:15 p. m " Gr..I. Local 7 a. m. daily except Sunday. " No. 5, Fast Mail, carrier paawengera for 'through point. Going west t 7J5 p. m.. ar . rive t Denver 8:40 a.m. So. 2. Fast Mail car ried pMeaKeri ta Schuyler, lremont. Valley and Omaha cointc eaat at 2:15 p. m. The freight train leaving here at S-5 p. m. car- i ie panf e&Kers from here to Valley. COLCHBCrl AM NOBFOLK. jNsJenirer arrives from Sioux City... ..1230 p. m lrtei jor aionx,v,tiy v " ,. "tf. i ted leave for Siuur City 8J0a.iu ttifed Arrive . Ilswp. m roh ALblOK AND GEDAI: U1'IW. MiTril.lis&Tea Alji-frirrirei . .. arriw--i . 640 a. m . . 8-0 p. m .. 130p.ru ..12:20 p. in ocietn goitres. ff-i notice undr this hendinp will le cr.nrjf rd e.1 the rut of 2 ujwir. A, LEBANON IX)DG E No. M. A. F. A A. M. -Jk KruUr m&tingti 2d Wednesday in ech Sj month. All brethrenJnZitOItv lnd J. 1USMC8SES. S6cy. '-'"." WILDEY LODGE No. 44, 1. 0. 0. F., '-week, at their hall on Thirteenth street. Visiting nreturen coraiaiij van -" invited w. A. mi, a.u. W. K. Noihtmn, Seo'y- 27janl-tf COLUMBIAN CAMP So. S5. WOODMEN OF the World. met every second and fourth Thursdays of the month, 7:80 p. m.. at K. of P. Hall, Eleventh utreet. Keular attendance la er desirable, and all visiting brethren are cor dially invited to meet with u. jan.3-T5 EOUOANIZEDCHUKCH OF LATTEK-DAY Shints hold regular service eery Sunday at 'J p. ui., prayermeeting oa WrJnusda evening t their cliapel. corner of North strwet and Pacinc Svenne. Ail are cordially invited. 1 3 i ulsV Elder H. J. Hudsqx. President. EHMAN UEKOKMED CHUHCH.-Sunday School at V JSQ a. m. Church every Sunday at 10.30 a m. Christian Endeavor at 730 p. in. ljdit' Aid Society ery first Thursday in tho inotith at tlu? church. Mnov-S4 GROCERIES ! Hardware, Wire Fence, Binding Twine, Hock Salt, Linseed Oil Cake Ground, AT Oehlricli - Bros. 13jul2ui , COLUMBCS MARKETS. W1maU old f? tu6hel X Wheat, new busbel 45 Corn, stelled- bushel. . . , 23 Oats "$ bnehel 17 llvep? bushel 32 HoksH? cwL 3 203 30 :Fat rattle- cvt 3 80 4 2H Potatoes $ bushel. 5 .Butter g lb. 1012 t Kfa f dozen. . 7 Markets corrected every Tuesday afternoon. v Go to StrauBS Tor the beet photos. ' V-Fartner8 are beginning to harvest "ttoir rye. Dr. Nsutnann, dentist, Thirteenth "- treet. - It; . " .-.. -i-There has been some street trrading :doueon"Niuth street. ': Dr. L. C. Voss, Homeopathic physi . , ijn, Columbus, Neb. Ferd. Stires leaves today to work for 4 -r8urveing. company. . .. Mr. Tomlin isjuyiug a new sidewalk .. iseA of his premises. .If youani a photo that will do you . Justice go to Strauss. 2-tf ' Pnrebred Plymouth Rock eggs for 'ftatchingi H. P. Cbolidge. 4t : - Al. Ricklv was in the citv Monday. . .ta the Interest oi bis company. . ? Drfl. Martyn, Evans i Geer, office . three doore'north of Fiedhofls store, tf .. . i-Iary Browning, widow, of David . City,'bas been granted a pension of S8. . Do not fail to see our 8-foot galvan ' ; ized steel mill tor- S25.00. A. Dnssell & v .8on. . tf . s --Doubling the pay of pritrate fioWiers tronld then-be gjvrng, them none too ; -.much. '. . . The M. E. Sunday school are mak ing arrangements -.for their annual picnic . j. . jA- A. Pangboi-n-goes to Alliance, Nebraska to enter the service of the . . " It is expected that the Gluck build- ing will be readv for occupanrv earlv in August. ' 8amsel Gass attended the State eonvention of undertakers in. Omaha last week. Mrs. J. N. Kilian writes to a friend berethajtthecropaof berries at Blair is very fine. . ' Mr. and Mis. Christian Grnenther paaaed through the city Monday on their wedding trip east. i J. M. Curtis will act as type writer for. the clerk of the district coart daring; Miss Sheehan'e absence. Jsqo Greisen, uncle of Christian Qraeatber, attended the wedding at FlatteCMteflibcday aioiaiBg. .All kinds of Nets, Fly Covers, Single and Double Harness at lowest prices at F. H. Rusche's Harness shop. 6 Dr. R. t. McKean, dentist, succes sor to Dr. Houghawout, ground floor, 4 doors north First National Bank, tf Dr. Heintz is laying a Roman brick pavement south of his premises, contin uation of the opera bouse sidewalk. ' For sale, an excellent piano at half its worth. Had only about six months actual use. Inquire of Mrs. Cushing. t If you want your roof repaired or painted, call on or address A. P. Riel, at Columbus, Nebr. Satisfaction guaran teed. 3t F. W. Herrick attended the State as sociation of undertakers and spent a few days at the exposition, returning .'home Friday. On Sundav the Black Stars of this city engaged with a nine from Beulah, Polk connty, the former scoring 21, the latter 11. C. B. Tomlin returned home Tues day of last week, having been absent siuct December last travelling for his company. There have now been-four cases of the removal of the stomach to save life the last being that of a Californian who had cancer. Wui. Schilz makes boots and 6hoes in the best styles, and uses only the very best stock that can be procured in the market, tf Miss Abbie Keating has been ap pointed matron of the home for the feeble-minded at Beatrice, a position worth S70 a month. FARMERS, ATTENTION. You can get an 8-foot Freeport Galvanized steel windmill from A. Dusseli & Son for only 825.00. tf Marriage licenses were issued Satur day by Judge Robison to: John Saalfeld and Lena Leffers; Ferdinand Schefflir and Anna Paul. Dr. Geer has returned from a month's stay in Chicago where he spent his time in hospitals studying new sur gical operations. The E. O. Wells farm was bought by Joseph Bendakosky. The city resi dence property was sold to Herman Oehlrich for $2,005. Judge Marshall took so seriously ill the other day that court was adjourned to September. His physician pronoun ced it heart trouble. Rumor says Ben Steinbaugh moves to Columbus this week and Mr. Andrews moves into the house-Steiubaugh uow oc cupies. Monroe Looking Glass. F. A. Bullock of the St. Edward Sun arrived in the city Friday, returning Monday. He reports Gordon Cross flourishing finely in his new place. A sidewalk is being laid on the east and couth sides of the opera house. Mr. Glur is doing the work, and the material used is the Roman pavement brick. The Ladies' auxiliary of the Congre gational church will serve ice cream in the old Murdock store building north of Friehof's store this Tuesday evening. That dark brown taste and horrid biath you have In the morning is caused by an inactive liver. Some med icines relieve for a while, others for a few days, hut Herbine cures. Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co. I. Gluck is having his brick build ing, corner of Eleventh and North streets painted red and penciled. It presents a much handsomer appearance than be fore. The Genoa Indian base ball club, it seems, met with their first defeat this season from Newman Grove, 10 to 12. R. B. Thompson of Creston umpired the game. Dr. Baker, physician and surgeon. Residence, Seventeenth and Quincy. Office, Olive sU, first door north of Brod fuehrer Telephone: Office 20; resi dence 40. tf The school board have repaired the sidewalk south of the High school build ing, laying down new stringers entire, and replacing the worn-ont plank with new ones. John Blake of "Richland, whose store was burglarized a week ago Sunday eve ning, has found that some of 'the shoes stolen were offered for sale at Schuyler by four tramps. is your child puny, peeked and peev ish? Does it have convulsions? If so, it has worms. White's Cream Vermi fuge is the only safe cure. Every bot tle Is guaranteed to bring worms. 25c. Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co. D. Brunken of Grand Prairie called Thursday and renewed his subscription to The Jodbnal, which he has read for many years. In his immediate neigh borhood small grain has been damaged by rust; corn is looking fine. Word reaches the Albion Argus that Gilbert Worley was married a few days ago. He was quite well known in Al bion having lived here while his father was so long'pastor of the M. E. church. We did not get the bride's name. 73allard's Horehound Syrup is the best known remedy for consumption, coughs, colds and all throat and chest troubles." Every bottle is guaranteed. It Is the best remedy for children. 25 and 50c . Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co. The Schuyler Sun says that any one of the following-named gentlemen "would make good timber" for candidate for state, .senator": T..W. Whitman, Jas. Langley, George H. Wells, V. W.Graves, M. D. Cameron, 1. FConnboy and C. C. Cannon. ? " The populist county-convention is to be held at Humphrey, July 30, 2 o'clock. The primaries are to be held at the usual voting places July 27 at 2,. except the wards of Columbus, in Grand Prairie, Woodville and Burrows, which are to meet at 8 p. m. In. the matter of selecting a judge for the district court the silver forces can iu our judgment do no better than nominate Hon. J. W-Sparks of Central City. He is an able lawyer and a man whose political integrity is above re proach. Schuyler Quill. The Creston Statesman says that Monday of last week a train load of fourteen cars of stock was shipped from that place Thomas Alderson, seven; Ad. Alderson, two; Thomas Webster, four, making thirteen cars of cattle, and J. L. Sharrar, one car of hogs. -Ballard's Snow Liniment cures rheu matism, neuralgia, headache, sick headache, sore throat, cuts, sprains,' bruises, old sores, corns and. all palm nsd inflammation. The most pene trating liniment in the world. Try it. fC Dr. A. HsUtz aad Pollock ft Co, ' Envelopes with your return card printed on them, for 50 cents a hundred at The Joubxal office. Now is the time to subscribe for The Columbus Journal and the Lincoln Journal, semi-weekly, both for 92.15 a year. Three papers a week at a cost of less than 4 cents a week. There is no pain or discomfort when Tabler's Btfckeye Pile Ofntment is used. It relieves that itching increased by scratching. It is prepared with sci entific accuracy and professional knowledge, and Is the kind that cures blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles, with no pain or loss of time. Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock VCo. The Nebraska Epworth Assembly will be held at Lincoln, August 3-10. A season ticket 'entitling the holder to over forty high-class lectures, addresses, sermons and jubilee concerts is only a dollar. Halt fare on the. railroads. Write to L. O. Jones, Lincoln, for full particulars. H. M. Winslow is 'about to erect a very largebarn on his farm northwest of the city. Mr. Dawson has the contract. We do not. know particulars, but Mr. Winslow is not in the habit' of doing anything by halves, and doubtless the barn will be one of the largest in this part of Nebraska. ? Albert J. Mason of Cornlea accom- panied bis father, William Mason, into tho city .Friday last. He gave .The Journal a very pleasant call Saturday. He had been to the Exposition, and thinks it the duty of 'every one to see 'the wonderful display there some time during the season. Last Thursday Mr. and. Mrs. 'James Murray of Galva, Illinois, were in the ci ty and took a drive out to Grand prairie, where Mr. Murray resided some twenty two years ago. Ha is now the owner of a coal mine near Galva, and was the only owner that kept on good terms with the miners during the etrike. It is not an unusual occurrence for si man to chase his hat in the wind, but yesterday morning for the first time in our life we believe, we saw, at a distance, a lady very dignifiedly and leisurely walking across the street' after her hat. It is needless to say that in just the eame manner it was placed upon her head. Ed. Farmer thinks annexation will prove a great blessing to the islands and be of great advantage to the United States. He says most of the opposition to annexation has originated with the su gar trust. In his opinion the islands have a bright future before them now that they are a part of the United States. Albion News. The following is a recipe given by an experienced man against mosquitos, sand flies and black fifes: smear upon the face and exposed parts of the body a mixture of olive or cottonseed oil and North Car olina tar, worked together till it is about the consistency of ordinary cream. That mixture might properly be called cream of tar-tar. Judge Speice has coined an express ion, or adopted a use of a word that may sometime along with others arising dur ing this war get into the dictionaries. It is the use of the Spanish admiral's name as a verb. When you have gone back on your promise started to do a thing, and not kept on till the finish, you have simply "camaraed.'' At the meeting of stockholders of the Farmers and Merchants Union Ele vator association last week, Tuesday, the old board were re-elected, viz: J. H. Gal ley, A. H. Ives, G. W. Galley, jr., W. F. Dodds and W. A. Way. The business of the year amounted, in round numbers to $43,000. The directors have re-elected Mr. Way as manager for the association. F. P. Johnson called at Journal headquarters Thursday, and was very much improved in health since we last saw him. A veteran of the Civil war, he is ono of the conservative men who, thinks tho most effective warfare is usu ally made after the fullest preparation. He thinks, naturally enough, that those having charge have done exceedingly well. J. M. Curtis, the Omaha Bee's wide awake correspondent for this city never1 fails to say a good word for Columbus as opportunity offers, and he has this to say of the reorganized band: "There is some of the very best talent here, and fifteen years ago this city had a band that was second to none in the state. We have had no regular band here for over teu years.' In the absence of Judges Albert and Marshall of the district court, Judge T. D. Robison of the county court granted an injunction asked for by Platte coun ty's board of supervisors enjoining the, Irrigation company from constructing a ditch or canal lengthwise on the public road on the Sixth principal meridian, etc. The bond fixed for the plaintiff was 500. The Cedar Rapids Outlook of last Friday says that Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gibson have a very sick child with cholera infantum, but there is still hope of its recovery and that Francis, the Jitlle son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Perkins, who had been dangerously ill with the same complaint, has taken a turn .for the better, and now seems to -be slowly re covering. We talked with a number of farmers. Saturday from different parts of the county regarding the wheat crop. Opin ions vary considerably. We found one man who said his crop was not damaged at all. Others put it a half to three fourths as 'large a yield as last year. There is no doubt that the yield per acre will be less than last year by considera ble. Blight of an unusual kind is gener ally given as the cause. Osceola Record. The city council some time ago de termined on tearing down the old city hall on Frankfort square, and using the material in the erection of another building. A committee is advertising for bids and we suppose, it will not be long until the rickety structure will be removed, and the site it has been occur pying seeded down to blue grass. The committee also ask for bids for two steel bell-towers to replace the wooden ones! The Fremont Tribune says that at the coroner's inquest over the body of James Foley, who was drowned in the Platte river near North Bend two weeks ago, it was shown that the man struck his head on the bottom of the stream. He evidently thought the water was deep when he prepared to dive in. His head and face were badly braised. Hie corn paBions would have helped him bntthey thoagat he was fooling mnder the water. Now that we are likely to have a good many bananas by reason of our increased and increasing territory, it may be well enough to know, as Crich toil Campbell says: "Baked bananas are the ideal food for nervous people and anaemics; also 'for brain workers. I learned their great power to sustain J mental effort, in India. I havo subsist ed for years entirely on baked bananas, and after adopting the diet they unfail ingly build up and gain flesh. One of Platte county's former citi zens, Jcbn T. Mallalien, late superin tendent of the Industrial school at Kearney,- has been sued by the state, suit being commenced by Attorney Gen eral Smyth in the district court of Buffalo county. His- bondsmen are in cluded, the'sum asked of them being 4,458.38, with interest at 7 per cent from February 1, 1897. This matter has been before presented in The Journal. The claim is that Mr. Mallalieu convert ed this to his own nse. Editor Swallow of Humphrey and Editor Duffy, also of Humphrey, resi dent at Columbus, had a brush Saturday in this city over matters between the Duffy Sons of Humphrey and Mr. Swal low in the conduct of their respective publications. Blow about was struck for several rounds, but no serious dam age was done by or to either combatant.' The Journal enters a protest against outside publishers lugging their troub les into Columbus, which certainly has newspaper entanglements enough of its own. J. Cleve Scott returned last Sunday evening from bis .sojourn at Key West, Florida, says .the Central City Nonpa reil. He says it is too hot for him there, and that the yellow fever is too anxious to make a fellow's acquaintance. It takes from two to three months for a northerner to become acclimated to Key West, and the chances are that at this time of year he won't last the two mouths out. Cleve says Nebraska will be a very satisfactory residence place for him for awhile now, while he cools off from his Florida trip. We have lately received from Sena tor Thurston three public documents which are just now valuable for refer ence: The war revenue law of 1698, with index, not a compend, but the law itself; an act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States, approved July 1, 1893: the mes sage of President McKinley, transmit ting the report of the naval court of inquiry upon the destruction of the United States battle ship Maine in Ha vana harbor, February 15, 1898, together with the testimony taken before the court. O. L. Baker has secured a five years' lease of the Stevens lake and expects to include the fine1 grove, etc., about a mile from the west limits of tho city. He has begun to prepare the grounds, and will have swings, tables, boats, etc., in abundance for the use of those who wish a nice, convenient pleasure grounds. With Mr. Baker's well-known ability in this line, we may look to see this pleas ure resort second to none in Nebraska for quality 'if not in extent, and it is large enough for the biggest crowd like ly to be entertained in Columbus. The silver republicans held a con vention here Saturday and selected the following delegates to the state conven tion to meet at Lincoln, August 2: II. J. Hudson, J. B. Geitzen, T. R. Clark, F. H. Gerrard, R. B. Thompson, A. Emberg, M. Bloedorn, John Schmocker, Thad. Stevens and O. H. Graham. Thompson was selected as float committeeman from Platte county and Gerrard a com mitteeman to confer with Colfax county in regard to state senator. William O'Brien (democrat) was nominated for county attorney. O. S. Moran (demo crat) was nominated for representative. It is always gratifying to know that Nebraska soldiers are behaving them selves as they should. The Daily Times, Chattanooga, gives this little word pic ture of a scene utter pay-day: "Here comes a group of gay New Yorkers, a la Bowery flavor, sweeping everything be fore them with their swaggering, I-own-the-earth, you-keep-off-the-grass air. Following them is a squad of quiet, un ostentatious little fellows whose insignia indicates that they belong to the Second Nebraska; unlike those in front of them, they are decorous, promptly give way for ladies to pass, and are considerate of the rights of othor pedestrians. The candidate who is to be named for state senator from this and "Platte counties should come from this county, but "so far we have heard of no one who is asking for the nomination. It is im portant that the republicans should elect their candidate as well as the rep resentative and the Sun sincerely hopes that a strong man may be placed in the field. A United States senator is to be chosen by the state legislature this winter to succeed Allen and he should lie a republican. We are certain to elect Dan Mc Leod and if the right man is nominated stand a good show of getting th'e senator also. So bring on your can-" didates. Schuyler Sun. Thomas, Cyrott of Norfolk hired a faithful old horse at the livery stable and drove the poor beast to death. A just judge fined him S15, wluch with the costs amounted to $23.55. If anybody could tell the old steed that he-was actu ally worth $28, he would rest easy in his grave. So says an exchange. This story concerning one of the very many horses that have died through abuse, if properly applied by every man who reads it; to his own treatment'of dumb, animals, will be worth a great deal more than any sum of money mentioned because it will tend to make men kinder and more considerate not only of man's quiet helpers, but also of bis fellow-men. The brutal-minded man is sure to show his brutality. There is no doubt but Senator Allen is making strenuous efforts to succeed himself. Of course he would like to have state representatives and senators elected that would be favorable to him self, and his law partner, W. E. Reed of Madison, has been around looking after the preliminaries. Two years ago re publicans elected F. P. Prince repre sentative of Madison county, and it is very doubtful if theipopulists this year can elect a man. It is learned that a former law partner of Senator Allen, T. F. Memminger, is talked of. Our re publican brethren across the border would do well to nominate Prince, and let the pair make a School-house canvas of the county. This k a republican year. tS-ff-:aestftfs.s G5 -. ib Jrrs0itaI Mmtttiit. 3 i)iilHliHill C. A. Speice is confined to his home by sickness. Miss Ida Meagher went to Lincoln Thursday. J. C. Wilson of St. Edward was in the city Saturday. Joe Ryan visits the Exposition a few days this week. Miss Maude Winterbotham came down from Genoa today. C. C. Gray and family are visiting friends in Illinois. Miss Kate Smith of Omaha is visiting tfce Misses Zinnecker. G. O. Burns and Henry -Ragatz, jr. spent Sunday in Osceola. C. H. Davis is slowly recovering from a serious Bpell of sickness. The family of M. Brugger went to Omaha Sunday on a visit. Rev. Hayes is taking a month's vaca tion from his pastoral duties. Milton Speice of Kingfisher, Oklaho ma, arrived in the city Thursday. Mrs. Fink of Madison spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. Lank tree. Rev. Weed and family are spending a two weeks' vacation in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Charles. A. Brindley was tho guest of Mrs. Ballon of Schuyler Thurs day. Gordon Cross, editor of the St. Edward Sun, spent Sunday here with his home folks. W. M. Cornelius was delighteU last week by the visit of a brother from Penn sylvania. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fillman left"Mou da.v for Chicago, stopping in -Omaha on their way. a Albert von Bergen of Humphrey vis ited here over Sunday with his mother and brothers. . Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Chaplin leave this Wednesday for Cowley county, Kansas, to visit their eon. Rev. and Mrs. Hinman of Genoa left for home Thursday, after a two days' visit with Rev. and Mrs. Rogers. J. T. Stires of New Jersey, father of J. D. Stires of this city, left Monday for his home, after a ten days' visit with his sou. Mrs. Kate Hale returned last week to her home in Sioux City after a three weeks' visit with her mother, Mrs. Dan Coudoii. Mr. and Mra.Joaiah McFarland start ed Thursday afternoon for Mapleton, Minnesota, to visit their daughters for a few months. Misses Lizzie and Mamie Slieelian are visiting in Omaha. Miss Mamie will go on to St. Paul to visit two . weeks with John Meyer and family. Mrs. Milton Speice. and two little daughters of Kingfisher, Oklahoma, arri ved in the city Tuesday evening last on a visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Speice. Spencer Robley of Frobush, Iowa, ne phew of Leander Gerrard, is visiting here. He and Ernest Gerrard took a ride to Monroe last Tuesday on their bi cycles. Mr. and Mrs. McQuaig and family and Miss Keating of. Wise, arrived in the city Monday on a visit to the family of B. McTaggext. Mrs. McQuaig and Miss Keating are sisters of Mrs. McTaggert. Mrs. McFarland and Charlie Woosley were three days iu Fullerton last week as delegates to thq district convention of the Epworth Lagne. The delegates were royally entertained by our neighbor city. Mrs. Samuel Galley and daughter Mar tha of Creighton returned home Monday after a two weeks visit with Mrs. Gal ley's mother, Mrs. "Brindley, and other relatives. Misses Ethel and Maud Gal ley went home with them for a visit. Mrs. Anna Ragatz and son Arthur of Prairie du Sac, Wise., who have been vis iting the family of Henry Ragatz the past five weeks, left for their home today Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Ragatz and Miss Emma and Ed. accompanied them to Omaha where they will visit the Ex position a few days. Mrs. Hattie Englehart of Julesburg, Colorado, arrived here last Saturday to make an extended visit with old friends and relatives in Columbus and neighbor ing towns. Mrs. Englehart is a sister of state representative, George Horat, and a daughter of Andrew Horst, one of the early settlers of Polk county, now living at Madison, Nebraska. At the earnest solicitation of numer ous citizens of Columbus, members of the old cornet band have been parvailed upon to reorganize, and. in pursuance of this idea, a meeting was held last Wed nesday .evening and a committee on con stitution and by-laws appointed. An other meeting is to be held this Wednes day evening at which all cornetists of (he city not connected with another organi zation, are invited to be present and take part. The band starts out with the promise of eighteen pieces and will be un der the direction of S. L-Bristol, an old tiiue organizer and 'conductor of bands. At the meeting this evening an organiza tion will be effected and Mr. Bristol ex pects the band to play right away. This organization is not supposed to interfere with any other in any manner, but is cal culated to give strength to beginners and thus bring them forward more rapidly, and let the older ones step aside. James C. Cowdery, father of ex-sec retary of 6tate B. F. Cowdery, idied last evening after an illness of six weeks. Mr. Cowdery had lived in Lincoln for eight years with his son. He was born at Mecca, Ohio, and spent the greater part of his life in his native state. He was seventy-six years old. Although he bad uot formed a large acquaintance during his residence in. Lincoln, he had many warm friends who grieve to hear of his death. The funeral will be held Friday at 5 p. m. at 334 South Thirteenth street the residence of B. F. Cowdery, his -onl; surviving child. We take the foregoing from the Lincoln Journal of Thursday last. Mr. .Cowdery lived here many years before he moved to Lincoln, and was held in high esteem by those who were intimately acquainted with him. Friends here sincerely mourn with the bereaved son. ItoatfYNhaMHfclafU tZ&tf. Ceaaty Sajervtoors. (Official.) Colcicbcs, Nob.. TaewUy p. m., Jaly 12, 1398. Board met in regular aesaion at 2 o'clock p. m.. Hon. Peter Bender chairaaa aad G. W. Phillips 4 cleric Roll called and the following member present: Sap'rs Beefier, Kiernaa, Lisco, Olson, Wiggins and Mr. CKairaaan. Abaent, Sap'c Carrig. The minutes of the June aession of the board were read and approved. Snr Lisco gave notice of numerous com plaints received, arising from the nse bjr the Irrigation Company of the ditches on the Me ridian road for the purpose of conducting wafer thereon, and moved that the complaints so made be referred to a committee of three to report to this board. Motion carried and chair appointed Sap'rs Lisco, Becher and Wiggins. A recess was now taken for committee work and for the purpose of gmng the special com mittee just appointed an opportunity to investi gate and report. Board reconvened at 4 o'clock j. m and the special committee submitted the following re port: Your- committee appointed to eiaoiiuo the Meridian Line road in regard to its being inter fered with by the Nebraska Central Irrigation Co., would report that we have examined the above road and find that said company are en gaged with men-and teams in deepening the ditch on the east 'side of the road. In some places they hare the ditch about three feet in depth, which we think U dangerous and unsafe for public travel.- We therefore recommend that proper legal steps be taken to prevent said unlawful use of the public highways. K. Y. Liboo, D. A. Bechkr, J..WIOGIXS, Committee. Moved by Sup'r Olson that the report of the committee be accepted and that the- county ct. torney be directed to furnish this board by 9 o'clock a. m. tomorrow, his written opinion as to whether said Irrigation Co. has the right to the use of the public highways for the pur'icse of conveying water along and upon said high ways. Motion carried. The following report was submitted; . . . Gentlemen Your committee appointed to ex amine the bridges and obstructions on the canal or ditch running through Monroe township, 'would respectfully report that I have carefully examined the same and find the bridge on the bonth line of .section 17 poorly constructed, 13 feet wide. Diles from 5 to 6i inches on the lanre end. tho smaller end beiug driven iu the ground and under water. The lateral runs, along this line and in one place at the southeast corner of Kllon 3 occupies one-luilf of the road. The bridge on the east line of section 8 it. in the poorest conditionthe piling having sunk in the bottom some 13 inches; there are pine blocks Ml on tp of these small piles Jo hold up the bridge, some of thsm on en-l, and the bridge is in a dangerous cdndition. None of theso bridiros are over 13 feet wide. The other bridges from here to Lost Creek township are from fair to good but lack the lawful width. Respectfully submitted. JAVES KlEHNN, Committee. On motion the report of the committee was accepted and ordered filed. Sap'r Wiggins notified the board that the in surance on the court house building and fixtures therein expired on July 1st last, and that he had caused the eame -to be renewed in the sum of $5,000.00 for a tern of five.years. On motion of Sup'r Olson the action of Sup'r Wiggins was ratified by the bo?rd. All bills 'ou file, were now referred to their re spective committees. Board now adjourned until 9 o'clock a. tn. tomorrow. Wednesday a. in.. Julv 13, lsW. Board .met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a.m., tliecluiriiuu, clerk and entire board proem. Couuty Judge T. D. Robison and a. V. Phil lips, county vlerk, submitted a report of the fees earned Iu their respective olllces for the second quarter of 1893, which was rend and or dered tiled. The following opinion wti submitted: Columbus Xebr.. July 13. 13.H. To the Honorable Hoard of l'lnite County. Centlfineu I will Mibmlt the following :is my opinion :w to wlic tilt r an Irrigation ditch can be constructed over ami through a public highway without having liot obtained per mission to do so, -or w'ltnout giving onie for mal notice. Mention 39 of thercuiiipdMl statutes of li-'.T, provides lir substance that where the parties cannot agree, 'touching the compensation anil damages." condemnation proceedings may b had This Is the only reason why some formal action inust'le taken by tfce fiarty serU iugtotake another's luud lor irrigation pur poses. But this rule does not apply wbeie no compensation can lie claimed, because section forty of said statutes provides that -any per son who being desirous of construct! gtucli ditch shall have the right of way over and through any highway in any county in tins state" for such pur oe "without any compel! satiou therefor." As to whether such ditch an be constructed upon and ulong a public, hlph way. Is not so clear. Section -10 of said statutes gives a party a right to ootain a right of way ''over and through any highway.'' I would construe the won a right "through" in said section 40 to mean "upon and along " Section 58 of said statutes imposes obliga tions on parties constructing Irrigation ditches whkh provides "that any pervm constructing any ditch or canal upon or across any highway sball keep suih highway npeu for safe and convenient travel, etc. I wonld like to have some of the aboe mat ters referred to the proper court for abdica tion. Respectfully submitted. William O'Rrikn. Moved by Supervisor OIon that- the opinion be spread upon the record and that the county attorney be directed to institute the necessary proceedings, enjoining the said irrigation company from using the public highways of the couuty or any of them, by digging ditches t'.iereouaud conducting water therein, alone and lengthways of said highway-. Motion carried. Supervisor Olson submitted the following preamble and resolution; Whereaw, The personal assessment of the Bank of Creston lor the year 1S98. was omitted from the assessment roll of Creston township for said year, and Whereas. The time and hour having arrived as fixed by the board for correcting saidl oinin sion. and Mr. Wolf, the president of said bauk having signified his dwire and uillinguess to have the property of said hunk placed on said as'essineht roll and the alue therefor llxeo and determined, upon the same hisis as values are fixed and determined upon like property, therefore be It llesolved. by the boHrd of supervisors of Platte county. Nebraska, that the cl-rk he directed to add to the assessment roil of Cres ton township lor the year 1333. the iime or the Bank of Creston. and i hat the value of the capital stock of said bank be placed mid fixed by th's board at the sum or 833.33, and that the clerk be directed to extend the ttxes there on accordingly. Nils Olson. On motion the preamble und resolution was adopted. The board now took recess1 for committee work until 3 o'clock p in. Board reconvened at 3 o'clock, all members present. Mr. Babcock, representing ihe Nebraska Central Irrigation company, now addiessed the board atiength relative to the Injunction Etiit ordered instituted bv the board, and sub mitted in connection therewith tho following proposition : Gentlemen Furjuant to the verbal stati inents made in open session this day. I herein inatee the following statements In writing: Fust. If the order to the county attorney re lative to our company Is suspended, lor the time being, it will be with the unde'rstarwiing that it shall uot prejudice the county in auy manneror degrte iu any future proe vdlng hat It may desire to institute. Neither will It be understood as an admission of any of the positions assumed bv the subscriber. Neither slMll it prejudice any of the subscriber's rights. Second. If our eoinny is, permitted to build ad oKT4tH the caiia x :ud laterals iu l'l.'tte utility, ns intended, and the public bihiVH) pto.-e to le dauisgt-d or endangered, in any substantial decree, and the .images cannot be remedied aud the dangers removed. It will be with the iiuderstaudiug and :w- ineiittlmt the water shall be shut oitbythe company and the. road put iu its good condl-" tion as before the canal or lateral waft built. 'Third. If auy teuiBorarv damages 'result froln the building -of the same, the company, and not the county shall make full compensa tion. - Fourth. The subscriber will co-operale with the officials of Platlecouuty, in :uiv reasonable and proper manner to have the right of this company determined, and th-question of jur isdiction of public roads and stiet-u clearly de fined, so lhatall paitiea may know their rights .and privileges and restrictions, aud when de termined, the company will faithfulfy endeavor to comply with It" duties and lesral obligation. I will represent further to this honorable. board that our work, as specialists, is the.inov ing of earth and the handling and controlling nf waters, aud we employ men skilled in these lines, and we shall be phased at nny time to jeudour services, and make Kugetions or plans, tending towards the beautifying and making practical and safe and smooth the public roads of Platte county withiu the limits covered bv our canal system. Respectfully submitted, H.-E. Babcock. President. The board now on motion adjourned for committee work until So'clock a, in. tomorrow. Thursday a. in.. July It. lfeftJ. Board met as per adjournment at 9 o'clock, entire membership of board present. Tire minutes of the afternoon session of July 12th nd the forenoon session of Jul? 13th, 193. were read and approved. . . The proposition submitted by the Irrigation company at the afternoon session of 3 enterduy was taken up and reSrrred to a special com mittee, consisting ofSuervisors Lisco, Becher and Wiggins. Recess taken for commit tee work until '2 o'clock this afternoon. Thursday p. in. July 14. lite). Board met at 2 o'clock, all members being pretest. HENRY RAGATZ&CO. Staple and Eancy Groceries, I CROCKERY, GLASSWARE Aad T at MTIfl JkJ-fcJ-U-'Os Eleventh Street, - in executing loans COHriENDABLE bringst to our liandX lure sums of money tor investment. These we offer in quanti ties to suit at reasonable rates on first-class 'security.- Money i9 "easy" now, so if you're in need at present or shortly will be, better arrange for the loan now before the ad vance of raies, which is sure to come when the market is settled' back, after the gov ernment loan. BECHER, JAECrGI & CO., Tfclrteeatk St COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA. The following committee reiiort was nh milted. To the lioanl of Supervisors ot Matte County, Xehr. llentlemen: Your special committee to whom was referreil the proposition submitted hy the Nebraska Central Irrigation Co.. would reoort that we have given the matter tlue ron siileraliou. ami incur judgement the proposi tion us Minmilted does not fully meet the re quirement.. We have therefore prepared the attached proposition aud would recommend that upon the execution of the same hy the Ir rigation company, that the county attorney he directed to suspend action iikui the injunction suit ordered insttuted hv the hoard, rt'e lur ther recommend that Mr. tlahcock, the presl dent of Mld company, he requested to appear before the hoard relative to the above at 4 oVIuck this p. m. R.Y. Lisco. 1. A. UrciiKi:. J. Whioi.ns. Committee. (Proposition attached Columbus, Nebraska, July 13. leM. To thft Board of Supervisors of Hatte county Nebraska. (entleuieii: Pursuant to the verbal state ment made In ouen session of our tody this, day, I herewith submit on behalf of the Nebras ka Central Irrigation Co.. the following prouo sitiouiu writing: - Kiret. If the order to the county attorney. relative to the institution of ft-suit, enjoining our company from using the public Highways of the county for pun oses of irrigation, is sus pended. Jor the time being, it shaU be witn the distinct understanding that this company will at once co operate with the proper ofneialsof I'latte county. Nebraska, in an effort to deter mine our respective rights regarding the uae and oceupancv of the public highways for Irri gation tiorooses. by submitting to the proper courts :i statement 01 the facts relative thereto I and securing a decision thereon. Second It is understood that during the pendency of this ad Ion that said company will not use or occupy auy roads in the county, other than those ihey are now using and occupying, which includes 'the Meridian line roid aud the Central Divide road. Third. Should the decision of the courts he iu favor of the county, we agree to faithfitlly aud literally comply with said decision, and when the occupancy of auy nmd so used or occupied hy said irrigation company shall, by the proper tribunal be declared an ol'stiuctlon or damage to the road, or a menace to the safely ofthe traveling public, we agree to at suce discontinue tLe ueof the ditches located iherou, and to at once shut off the water run ning therein, and to UK said ditches and place said road or roads in as good condition as they were before the canal or laterals were built. Fourth. We further agree that any damages arising or resulting from the use or occupancy of anv ofthe highways so used or occupied or permitted to be used or occupied by the terms of this proposition, is hereby assumed by thin company, ami to thiseud we agree to at once tile with this board an indemnifying boud in the sum of $5 000.00. Fifth. It Is understood that the words ued"ahd occupied" as used tn this propo sition, shall not be construed to question the right -f said company ta construct any canal or lateral over and across any public highway. NKHKA3KV CKSTItAL. iKKMMTIOJt -0.. By . Trealdeut. Oa motion tha reiort of the committee was adopted and S iparvisori Wiggins aai Olsou appointed a commute toni once notify Mr. fUbcoek of this action ofthe board. The following bills were now allowed ou the county general fund . Water commissioner city of Columbus, wabr rent February. .March ar.4 April, lWfc (Continued next we-k.) 1 SO . John G. Maher, on of Platte coun ty's boys in the army was no eooner ex onerated of a charge made ngainst him because he would not loan his typewri ter for the benefit of Captain Dapray, General Grant's division adjutant, than his friends, Captain Fisher of Chadron and Captain Evans of Nprth Platte are notified that charges are preferred against them, the former being "guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and of subverting military discipline by associating socially and en tertaining an enlisted man, Maher," and against Captain Evans for alleged "re lease of a military prisoner, Matter, without authority." The reporters call his the sequel of the Maher court-martial. It is really said that Maher and Fisher aro good old friends from the ! same town, and have talked together, walked together and even slept ogether (Just think of it, ye Nebraskans a pri vate Glept with a captain!!) What are we coming to.any way? If these carpet soldiers really wnnt something to whet their judicial teeth upon, they might very readily find more suitable material for their courts -martial than their charges against Maher, and now Fisher and Evans, with less scandal to them selves and the service. Common .horse sense alone is a much better equipment than a set of shoulder-straps, alone. When you wish neat, clean, clear handsome work done in the line of I printing, call at Tn Jorauii oflca. sL&"H'K'''lBi3 In our stock of HIGH GRADE GROCERIES we are constantly re ceiving fresh invoices of the finest . Cla, Japan, Mi Ma Teas. We handle a full line of Chase' & Sanborn's Fresb Roasted Coffees. They are the best.. Now is a -good time to buy Tea and Coffee, as prices are low and indications are will go higher soon. COLUMBUS, NEBR. ON JSPVBfESaaaaaaaW Driving for Pleasure in one of our swell turnouts, you get both. style and comfort combined. Our hand some road wagons, carts or carriages are as easy as some of the lighter vehicles. In surreys, phaetons, buggies or farm wagons . we have everything to please the. horseman,, the sport or the family, of the best makes. SGNWMZ I USTM, ELEVENTH ST.. - COLUMKUS. NEBR. Witk Ceapaay K. The Norfolk News says that S..H. Ma-' Clary has received from n friend in Hon- '. . olulu, Hawaii, a copy of The Pacific, a daily published at that place. This- ' copy is printed in red, white and blue " and is issued in honor of the first Ma-' nila expedition of soldiers from America. . Previous to their arrival for 48 hours' a lookout had constantly been kept from both land and sea for the first sight of-. the American ships. The first sight was ' had of the 'expedition by a lookout at. sen. He immediately signalled the shore of the approach of the expedition and whistles were blown throughout the city :. and guns fired. The people rushed- down to the wharves in a body to greet .' the United States vessels, while an en terprising reporter steamed out in a launch to secure a report of the trip, etc. The occasion was. a great holiday in the city and the soldiers were given a. glorious welcome ns the first American . -bayonets to advance across the Pacific."" " to plant the stars ami stripes on foreign soil. : -'" A marked copy of the Manitoba' Free Press, Winnipeg, has been sent tuv in which the editor reads a lesson ofN warning thus: "If it becomes u question -between a friendly and reasonable inter national arrangement on ono side, and the greed and selfishness of British Co lumbia sealers 011 the other, the latter ' need expect but little if any support from the Canadian public and Canadian newspapers. They have already given all the trouble that either Canada or ' British patience will bear. This lets daylight into a dispute that was likely at one time to involve two great nations in a contest of untold expense in treas- " tiro and life. Rather than this we know that many thoughtful Americans would have hailed with gladness a sight of the last seal, and now ths eame sentiment comes from Canada, and places the ex: act blame where, it surely belongB. v Of course a horse is a reasoning; creature, and some of them go so. far. with their arguments as to strike when ' , things don't go just as they fancy they ought. Baker Jt Wells' gray ice team were out later than usual Saturday even ing delivering ice and one of them be--came restive and insisted upon going home. The other was not so hungry, it. -seems, but his mate caught him by the top of bis neck and finally "got a move on him." They turned the corners all right. Otto Baker failed at the bead of the horses but caught ou the tail end of! the wagon and after giving them a'littlu -more exercise with tightened reins, saw the team straight forthe barn and. 6Up- per. Otto has re-named the horses . Schley and Cervera. the former because of, his knowingness, the latter becaus he had to give up, though unwillingly. . . ' t Among other things, the new revs- . nue law places a tax of 2 cents upon the . money orders issued by the postoffice de-- partment, and it was at first proposed, to require an adhesive stamp to be affixexl.' After a conference betweejt the postof- ffiee and treasury officials, hovfever. jt was decided that it is unnecessary to pur ine public to all the rouble, and post-' . masters have been instructed simply to . add 2 cents to the fee. The poetolBce . department will then make quarterly re- ., turns to the treasury department of all ., business transacted, and turn into the . . treasury 2 cents for every postal order issued. Last year more than $32,000,000 . in postal orders were Issued, which, if .' duplicated this year, will yield a revenue of 83,500,000. Columbus will contribute, her full share to the fund. Bring your orders for job-work to . " this office. Satisfaction guaranteedand work promptly doaa, as agreed apes. 1 I .. "5 .- . .-- ."-" .. . : . r c ijf V -- fc . i nfr fa-iaff" rfrr ga