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WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1818.
The first American post-office was
opened last Thursday in Havana. There
was spirited bidding for the first 2-cent
stamp, which sold for $2. A detail of
American soldiers was' assigned to guard
the premises.
Metz Bbotkebs of Omaha are contem
plating the erection of a new brewery
plant to cost a quarter of a million dol
lars, with a capacity of about 100,000
barrels. The old plantla to be convert
ed into a bottling house.
Friday, Gen. Raphael Cardenas, with
300 Caban soldiers, took pooooooionof
tHunabacoa now evacuated by the
Spaniards and marched through the
town with his band, cheering loudly for
America and free Cuba. The American
and Cuban flags were hoisted.
In the annual report of the state
board of transportation a chapter is de
voted to passes, the way they are ob
tained, etc., closing with a recommen
dation for the passage of a law, making
it an offense punishable by fine to give,
to accept or to beg for a free pass.
It is being claimed that there are
republicans enough joined in the anti
caucus movement for the naming of a
U. S. senator, to prevent a successful
caucus. The contest is warming up at
Lincoln, the prominent candidates now
being Hayward, Field, Thompson and
. Jansen.
The mayor of Nebraska City has
' ordered closed and suspended "all
schools, church congregations, public
library, theaters and all other places of
public gatherings, until such time as the
' proper authorities may deem it wise to
resvme." We do not understand that
small-pox, which has been epidemic there
for seme time, is on the increase.
Brother Wells of the Central City
Democrat is in favor of supporting Rose
water of the Omaha Bee for Senator on
the theory that the democracy cannot
elect a man of their very own anyhow,
but with a little republican assistance
might carry Rosewater through as the
least objectionable of republicans. So
he "hurrahs for Rosewater with a Jew
mental reservations."
.Habold Sewall, special agent of the
treasury, says that the immediate exten
sion of the tariff laws of the United
States to include Hawaii is imperative in
"order to prevent the irregular entry of
goods to the United States by way of
Hawaii. The committee on ways and
means agreed to the immediate exten
sion proposed and it will be one of the
customs districts, with three sub-ports
. of entry.
Tnu judges of the educational exhibit
. at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition have
. '- just made their award giving the gold
' .'. medal and diploma to Dodge county for
' . tho liest exhibit in the collection. Be-
' ... sides this the great honor, several of
our students represented in tho exhibit
.." "were awarded prizes for their work,
. " . Vera Fulkoreon getting first prize in
. penmanship and Roland Most and Ruth
" Joy second prizes; while the. third prize
y in drawing went to Joe Sonn. These
;" - pupils will have diplomas as evidences
of their proficiency. Fremont Herald.
. Dr. George. L. Miller in the Omaha
: ; World-Herald of the 11th gives a very
:- appreciative sketch of Mrs. Catherine A.
"Hanscom, deceased, as "a typical queen
of tho American home, uniting rare in-
telligence, still more rare common senee
and remarkable fidelity to every domes
i tic and social duty in a combination -of
virtues which shone reeplendently
- . through all the trials, privations and
; discouragements which beset the pioneer
life. With her quick intelligence, ready
. .wit and kindly hospitalities, she was as
" . a center of light in her own home and in
. the homes of all tho people who knew
- her in tho days of her health, strength
' and activity."
. It -would seem,- from the Omaha
'-' World-Herald's rendering of the list
. meeting of tho executive committee of
." . the republican state central committee
. that Brad Slaughter was so strongly
' '.intrenched that the executive committee
actually had to dissolve itself in order to
get rid of Brad, who was its chairman.
. Every member of the executive com
mittee, except Slaughter, was also a
.... member of the central committee, and
thus Brad was left without anything to
be chairman of. Naturally enough the
World-Herald looks upon this as indi
"" :. eating something or other on the sena-.-;
torial question, just what or who or how
-" does not clearly appear. Doubtless the
members of the now defunct executive
committee who so deftly have performed
barri-kari, will find some method of re
V incarnation without a Slaaghter head.
Brad, however, has been of that kind
-" that was looking after the game rather
. - than the name, and whathe don't know
-:. about such matters is hardly worth talk
. - ing about in current news from the
"V capitoL
"W. E. Annik, the Lincoln Journal's
.' Washington correspondent has this to
say of the Nebraska ex-congressman, ex
.' candidate for the presidency, who has
become so famous as to occupy an un
f. due proportion of the public gaze for
some time back. The letter is under
. date of December 15: "Ex-Colonel Wil
liaa J. Bryan is in the city holding levee
at the Metropolitan hotel and giving
vent to views upon political and nation
. al questions. Mr. Bryan will spend
. some time in Washington feeling the
public pulse. He evidences great pleas
ure at having left the service, and today
. secured the copy of his resignation and
the regrets expressed by the officials im
, mediately above him in forwarding it to
the war department and in indorsing his
services. He has lost considerable
weight from the military restraint which
has compelled him to refrain from ad
dressing public audiences, but hopes
boob to be himself again when he can
take the lecture platform and talkpoli
' tics. Mr. Bryan says he will not resume
the practice of law or edit another news-
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shall be dome with the
wait the more we shall hnow about the Islands;
rn.il. SIS..... 0ArAaaaMAn4- 1c hAttAl than M'mX,i
thing the islaacers aave ever naa. AatjuoM urumcir
Aixex & Robinson both have a good
eye to the main chance, which is always
in favor of No. J. The senator, it is
said, will be appointed to the bench to
succeed Robinson and the latter has
served notice on the ambitious lawyers,
who wish to succeed him, that he will
not resign until his term as congress
man begins March 4th. That is the
day Allen's term as senator expires and
the combination they are making will
prevent any of the emoluments of office
escaping from the old law firm and
trickling down among the humbler party
workers. Fremont Tribune.
AToland Edison, named Jan Szcne
panick, only 26 .years old, has invented
and built a wonderful camera by which
it is claimed millions will be saved an
nually in the industry of design and
weaving, alone, f
Where to he?
Editor Joubnai.: What has become
of the champion of populism, that Argus
man? Has he lost the power of defend
ing his cause, or has he gone on a still
hunt in some more genial clime? I am
nt thannininn that hia nhvfflRfil BtrUCtUre
has gone in search of hur spirit which
separated rrom nis ooay buoui. wo uiuo
the tree-suver craze sixuck mm. ui
course his body has the power of locomo
tion. He walks around and does not
realize that he is responsible for his
environment. He imagines that his
environment is responsible for him. He
is entirely responsible for the silver talk
that flows from his mouth, like the
smoke puffed from the stack of a locomo
tive. He does not seem to realize that
he is living in the grandest country that
God's sun ever shone upon; under the
best administration beneath the blue
canopy of heaven; under the most beau
tiful flag that was ever wafted to and fro
in the atmosphere of our Maker. Where
all of this discontent comes from is
simply this: The other fellow has the
reins in his hands, and holds to them
with such a firm grip that no pop can
dispossess him. If the pop party was in
power what a heaven this would be to
him to live in! There would be no taxes
to pay; no interest to pay; no bonds to
pay; no money to pay with, and the
enterprise of America would soon dry
down as close as the hide to the bones of
an Egyptian mummy.
A contented mind is a continual feast,
so says an old adage. If such be the
case, our pop friends are living on pretty
slim rations. Their diet has been silver
on the brain, instead of in the pocket.
The dollar is the vital principle of all
undertakings. Without the dollar, all is
a blank. Brother pop, come back to
reason. Don't waste so much wind.
There is no dollar in it
I do not think that God ever created
a populist. I believe that a chronic
desire to hold office created the populist
Brother Argus man, get out from your
environment and educate yourself up to
be a first-class American citizen ready
and willing to support the constitution
of the United States and the wisest
administration which the American citi
zen ever knew.
Yours, a republican,
Geo. E. Barnuh.
Concerning the Soldiers.
Washington, Dec. 18. Chairman Hull
of the house committee on military
affairs has introduced a bill giving two
months' extra pay to volunteer troops
recently serving abroad and a month for
those serving at home.
A portion of the Nebraska soldiers at
Manila, so it is said, are to be sent a
short distance into the country to estab
lish an outpost, the remainder to follow
in due time. The interior is said to be
more healthful than Manila, and besides
it will be an agreeable change for the
soldiers, who have seemingly had a
rather monotonous life of it, so far, at
Manila, most of the time.
York Grand Army of the Republic
post will conduct memorial services at
the Methodist Episcopal church at tho
request of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glover of
that city, who have just received infor
mation of the death of their son, Frank
S. Glovor, at Manila, Philippine islands,
a member of Company A, First Nebraska
volunteers, who died on December 5 of
typhoid fever. Only a few months ago
Alan Glover, a twin brothor, a member
of the same company, died of typhoid
fever at Manila.
New York, Dec 17. The transporta
tion department of the army has been
notified by the war department to get
ready two transports to leave here as
soon as possible for Manila via the Suez
canal. The plan had been decided upon
some time ago, but it was not until to
day that Colonel Kimball was notified
what vessels had been agreed upon and
what troops were to be sent. The trans
ports Mobile and Mohawk have been
selected. They have been ordered here
for preparation as soon as possible. For
this trip they will carry 1,800 men each.
Under date of October 22 it is an
nounced that a portion of the First Ne
braska, who are sick and unfit for ser
vice, will be removed to San Francisco.
It is hoped they may be sent home on
furlough, at least, as that would do them
more good than all the hospitals in the
country. Those of Company K are:
Corporal Amill Killian; privates, Loran
Barnum, David Crittenden, George
Eohler, James O'Callahan, James
Woodford, Charles Flynn. We notice
that in a very interesting game
of base ball between Nebraska and
Colorado soldiers, Nebraska won by 6 to
4, and Wrightmire of Company K was
center field.
Private Earl Osterhout, company E,
First Nebraska" volunteer infantry at
Manila died there in the brigade hospi
tal October 28, of typhoid fever, after an
illness of 23 days. His company will
erect a headstone over his grave at Paco.
He was one of the youngest men in his
company, being two or three years under
-nge. His home was in David City. He
had enjoyed the best of health up to the
beginning of his illness, but the "sweat
of the earth," heat of the sun, and other
subtle influences peculiar to that re
gion, were for him more -deadly than
bullets. He was a brave lad and died in
the line of duty. One man a week has
been the record of the regiment.
Manila, Oct 20, 1898.
Deab Mother, Father asd all at
Hoke: We are still in Manila guarding
the city with little prospect of leaving
yet, though the entire regiment, both
officers and men are anxious to go home
and you can scarcely blame us, as there
is a great deal of sickness; this regiment
has 270 men and several officers on the
sick list.. The largest sick list of any
regiment here. The reason of this is,
we are quartered in the most unhealth
f ul and densely populated part of the
city and do more duty than any regi
ment here, except the 23rd regulars and
they are in a more healthful part of the
city. Oat of six corporals in oar com
pany, only two are able to do duty,
Harry Brookover and myself. Corporals
Hiatt, Kiliaa aad DeLosg are in the
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hospital and corporal f.uomas is laid up
with a sore fool.
Whoever called laid a fine climate
must have seen it at a distance, .as it
rains six months Bteady and when it
does not rain it is boiling hot, the ther
mometer oftent registers 124 degrees.
The only redeeming feature is that dur
ing the rainy serson the nights are cool.
Co. K lost one man a few days since,
Theodore Larson of Wahoo, Neb. He
was a good soldier and a young man of
good habits. The members of our com
pany 'subscribed money enough to erect
a handsome monument over his grave.
Several others of the company are in a
critical condition. "
I see by the papers I received that
Bryan and his regiment are clamoring
to be mustered out. They must be easily
discouraged, as they have not etnelled
powder, and have scarcely been in the
service long enough to learn the manual
of arms properly. Bryan and his free
silver disciples should come to the Philip
pines. Most of the free silver men have
changed their opinion since coming here,
as they can -buy more for one United
States dollar than they can getfortwo
Philippine dollars (or Tesos, as theyare
called), and yet there is more silver in a
Teso than in our dollar. These islands
are undoubtedly valuable territory, but
it will cost a deal of money, a great
many lives and a number of years to get
things into shape, as they have bfien
badly governed so long. Outside the
city, the. natives are only partly civilized,
and on most of the islands are savages
of the worst type.
I think the United States should hold
a port and coaling station here, but to
control the entire group with about 10,
000,000 population would be a vast un
dertaking, but a humane one. The is
lands produce great quantities of rice,
hemp, sugar and cocoanuts, and as crops
are planted and harvested all the year
round, and one piece of ground produces
three crops a year, agriculture ought to
be a profitable pursuit. The imple
ments used here are very primitive.
Their plow has a wooden mold-board
with an iron point, and is drawn by a
water-buffalo and does not, do much
more than scratch up the ground. .All
their implements are equally rude and
ancient.
The water-buffalo is an important
factor here, as they are used for all
farm work and take the place of a dray
horse in the city. Their hides make
good leather, and I am wearing a pair of
shoes made of it There are large herds
of them running wild in the interior and
in their wild state they are very savage
and will fight to the death, but if caught
when young become very docile and will
do a great deal of heavy work and keep
in rood condition on grass and rice soup.
Cigars are very cheap here, yon can I
get a good one for una centaoo (one
cent). Everybody smokes, both men
and women, but somehow I don't enjoy
a cigar here as much as I did in the
United States. I suppose the climate is
too hot. Tell brother Fred that any
ideal of feminine beauty is of too high
a standard to be captured by a Philip
pine damsel who smokes and dyes her
teeth red; most of them have one thing
that many a lady of fashion would give
half her fortune to possess, that is a
head of raven black hair, which nearly
reaches the ground.
This is a good place to compare the
men of different nations, as nearly every
civilized nation has one or more battle
ships or cruisers in this harbor, and
when the sailors come ashore, one nas a
good opportunity for studying them.
After close observation I have concluded
that the American seaman is the largest
and strongest seaman in the world, as I
think they are fully 2H inches taller
than those of any other nation and have
a strong, hardy appearance. They ore
neat in person, are usually well-behaved
when on shore and spend their money
like millionaires: aro not quarrelsome,
but will not take any back talk from
any one. The English come a close
second, are a healthy looking lot of men.
very neat in dress, very well-behaved
and look as though they were mado of
good fighting material. The Germans
are good sized men but too fat to be in
good fighting trim. They are not on
shore very often as the Americans and
English make it rather unpleasant for
them. The Japanese seamen are strong
looking little fellows, as neat as pins in
appearance and the best-behaved of
any. They have a very fine cruiser of
modern type and she js kept in first
class shape. The French and, Spanish
are small and puny, dirty in appearance,
and generally get beastly drunk on
cheap wine as soon as they come on
shore, and either get into a quarrel and
get whipped, or lie down and go to sleep
on the sidewalk till some guard sees
them and throws them into their boat to
sober up. The American and English
come ashore one day and the other na
tions another. When we first came in
to the city all nationalities came on
shore together, but the representatives
of Uncle Sam and John Bull made, it so
decidedly uncomfortable for the others
that they now have alternate shore days.
The Spanish paper published here
this morning says "Spain, is sending a
large fleet and 15,000 men to re-establish
Spanish sovereignty in the Philippines."
Well, let them come, for it they do, Ma
nila harbor will be so full of Spanish
wrecks that it will take a skillful pilot
to navagate it, and the First Nebraska
Volunteers will give them a reception
more forcible than polite.
I hear some of the soldiers who never
left the 8tates are raising a howl about
being starved, ill-treated and so on.
We have a few of the same class here,
and though we have suffered many hard
ships and much exposure, and have
often been on short rations, it was un
avoidable. Some men seem to think
they enlisted to be served with turtle
soup and mince pie three times a day,
and do nothing. 8uch men are. a detri
ment, and the army would be much
better off without them.
We are now wearing white uniforms
and it is quite a task to do our own
laundry work, for the man who goes on
duty with a spot or speck on his clothes,
gets into trouble. Love to all,
Co. K. 1st Neb. Vol. C J. Cocxsox.
Manila, Oct 26, '98.
Deab Mothxb, Fathkb and all at
Home: I have just found out that the
mail leaves for the States at noon today,
and will write a few lines though I am
on duty and have not much time. Our
regiment has orders to be ready to move
into the interior as the insurgents are
getting too confident and are contem
plating an attack on the unprotected
side of Manila. There are two or three
factions among them already, and they
will soon be fighting among themselves.
Health of regiment is still bad; seven
cases of typhoid fever and nine of mala
rial fever in company K. My health is
pretty good, considering the hot climate.
I do not see any prospect of getting
home very soon, though I wish we could
start soon. Frank Thomas has alight
attack of fever, bat I think the doctors
have got it under control. If we go into
the interior I shall have something more
interesting to write about next time.
Tell brother Tom this is a great place
for hunting; as there are large marshes
just outside the city that are full of teal
and mallard docks and jack-snipe. The
natives catch lots of them in nets. There
is large game out in the foot-hills, ten
miles from town, waier-bnffalo and deer.
I have not seen a shot gaaontbe islands.
The natives catch all feathered game in
nets. There are great quantities of Aah
and oysters sold in the market, bat it is
not much good as the hot climate stakes
the flesh soft and flavorless.
The noisiest place in the city is the
market It is a large building covering
four entire blocks, with stalls all through
it It is divided into sections, eacji
section being a small market of itself.
.One section is devoted to .vegetables,
another to meit, another to fish and so
on. If the tower- of. Babel was any
noisier than the 'Manila market I am
glad I was not there. Evory one seems
to be trying to talk louder and faster
than everybody else, and Spanish, Ger
man, Chinese and several ' Philippiuo
languages with a little United States
mixed in, make harmony that must be
heard to be appreciated.
I suppose skating will be good by the
tiraeyou receive this. Please'tradeoue
pair of my skates to some one for an
electric fan. and send me the. fan to use
.this winter. Love to all .at home.
C. J. Cocxsox.
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The Shooting Toaraaaeat.
The Columbus Gun club gave another
of their popular shooting matches at
their grounds north of the city Sunday
last, which drew a largo crowd of spec
tators, among them quite a sprinkling of
the fair sex, who seemed to enjoy the
different events with as much interest as
the cracksmen themselves.
Besides the home shooters, quite a few
from abroad took part in the coitests,
Omaha sending a good delegation and
although the day was just a little too
chilly for very fine shooting, yet some
good records were made, and if the
gunners had been aiming at Spaniards
instead of live pigeons and blae rocks,
it is safe to say that not one would have
escaped with his life.
The shooting 'commenced ai 10 in the
morning and except for a short inter
mission at the dinner hour; continued
until dusk, tho score of the more im
portant events being:
Event No. 1. 10 blue rooks, 1C yards
rise.
Kimball 1 11111110 19
Bnrke: 1 1111110119
Schroeder l 111111110-9
Heinrich 0 1111111007
goeioe 1 11101110 1-8
Welch 0 1 11011110-7
Owner l 1011111119
Borsess l 11111010 18
Sandy 1 1010 10110-6
Event No. 2. 10 blue rocks
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8peico.. li 1101100 17
Schroeder 1 110 11 1.0 01- 7;
Townsend ,....1 10 0 01100-5
Event No. 3. 10 blue rocks'
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15 live birds, 21 yards
used both barrels. A
rise. Figure 2
star denotes died out of bounds.
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Heinrich
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Bnrke
Schroeder
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Kimball
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Arnold.........
. 10 live birds
1 1201112 119
2 1122112 29
2 11221121 110
2 11212 2 108
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1 12221121 1-10
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1 11221121 1-10
1 21022112 29
The local newspaper is one of tho
best money-savers to its subscribers, and
this in a multitude of ways, but none of
them more -valuable to the public in
general than in calling attention to the
various species of fraudulent practices in
vogue among thoso who endeavor to
make a living by preying upon their
fellow-creatures, and, by one device or
another, inveigling from tho unsuspect
ing a portion of their honestly-earned
possessions. In this kind there is nearly
always something new to record every
week, and a safe rule to adopt is to pur
chase your supplies, or transact business
oj any kind with reputable, home men of
acknowledged integrity and worth. The
last Schuyler Quill gives the following,
which should be passed around, the
remedy going with the disease: "A
patent right shark was plying his art in
this vicinity last week and captured a
temporary victim in the person of
Chauncey Snyder, a young man living a
few miles west of town. The patent
right vender Btruck Snyder Thanksgiv
ing day and after a protracted effort
secured from him a note for $125 for the
right to sell in a given territory a patent
hog trough. But after the fellow had
gone Snyder began to think he had been
duped and came to town to. see if. the
note could not be recovered. His, first
thought was to get out of it on the
grounds of having given the note on a
legal holiday, but finding himself stuck
on that, ho notified the banks not to cash
the note and on the advice of his attor
neys, Phelps & Wertz, swore out a com
plaint against the fellow for obtaining
money under false pretenses. The fel
low at first insisted that the note had
been sent to Beatrice and wrote a card
asking for its immediate return. This
was done before the complaint was filed
for his arrest But it having been known
that he had not been in town since the
deal was closed, Snyder's attorneys in
sisted that he produce the note. He
still strongly denied having it At last
they told him that they would have to
hold him in custody until the note came
and told Sheriff McLeod, who was stand
ing near, to serve the papers. The fellow
changed front very suddenly and inquir
ed if bis producing the note would settle
tho matter, and on being assured that it
would, produced the note at once. He
left the city and is not expected back
soon."
LuiFrSal.
For' sale, or exchange for real estate
near any live town in Nebraska, 160
acres, 80 acres nnder cultivation, hease,
barn, etc. Six miles east aad 2 miles
north of Columbus, and 4 pules from
Benton station. -
A purchaser will be given long time
for payment it desired. For terais, 'ap
ply to BacKEB, Jabosi k Co. tf
DIBD.
Tatxx -December 12, Mrs. J. W.
Taylor, aged 64 years. She seemed in
her usual good health Sunday preced
ing; at 2 o'clock Monday morning, she
was troubled with shortness of breath.
Her husband called" son and wife, but
before they got.up-etairs, life had de
parted. '
'The funeral was Wednesday afternoon
at 1:30. Bev.'Mickel oOoiating.
A daughter, Mrs. Westbrook of Michi
gan, also a son, George Taylor, wife and
child, of Butler county arrived in time
to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Taylor was a faithful, good
woman, true to the obligations of a holy
living, generous-hearted, willingly giving
her time and services to friends and
neighbors in times of trouble and afflic
tion. She died as she had" wished to do,
apparently at least without conscious
pain, and leaves her life-companion and
her children to mourn, but not without
hope of meeting and greeting in the
Sammer-Land.
Greater Aaerlea Exposition.
The long talked of organization is
about to be completed, and the name
has now been given to the Omaha con
tinuation of the exposition of 96. It is
expected to exploit the products of Am
erica's late acquisitions, along with the
rest
Articles of incorporation were adopted
Friday, and there was much enthusiasm
displayed along with the talk of the in
corporators. The following from a former mayor of
Omaha, George P. Bemis, will show
Journal readers what these incorpor
ators have to say for themselves of an
undertaking which is not meeting with
much favor:
"I'm for greater Omaha, for greater
Nebraska, for greater Fremont, for great
er Lincoln and all other towns in the
state. I'm for greater America and I'm
for the Greater America Exposition to
be held in this city in 1899. This is the
Midway of the whole continent and we
are all ready for a magnificent exposition
of the colonial products and resources.
The whole country will say, 'Let it go
to Omaha.' It would be a shame to let
the present opportunity go by. What
wo need is patience, perseverance and
pluck, and with these qualities we'll
carry the exposition of next year to the
grandest success ever attained by any
institution of this character."
There is talk of an important change
in the Union Pacific time table and pas
senger service. The officials are said to
be working on a plan to obviate the
necessity for the Grand Island local from
Omaha. The plan is to run the Ord
train through to Columbus, making
Grand Island only a stopping place on
the run. At Columbus the train will
connect with the train of the Albion
branch, which will run on through to
Omaha. This will give the crews on the
Ord and Albion branches something
more to do, but will save the expense of
running the Omaha and Grand Island
local. In case the change is made there
will be a necessity for the train to leave
Ord earlier than is now the schedule
time, we suppose. Ord Quiz.
Landlord Miller of the Newton
House went to Aurora recently and
bought a stock of fifty head of William
and Nancy goats and has embarked in
the business of goat culture. As Mr.
Miller raises the fastest horses and finest
pigs in the country it is only reasonable
to suppose that his stock of goats will
have the longest whiskers, the most tune
ful blatt and most pugnacious dispo
sitions of any of the goat family. He is
feeding them on the large accumulation
of tin cans from the hotel upon which
luxurious diet they are rapidly waxing
sleek and fat while a force of experts are
breaking them to drive. The boys have
also caught the goat fever and the fes
tive animal biis fair to supplant the
bicycle as a means of locomotion. Cen
tral City Nonpariel.
Mrs. John Fertig, residing five miles
south of town, died last Monday morn
ing from the effects of a gunshot wound.
On Saturday Mr. Fertig got a small
target rifle for his boy, aged about nine
years. It was a little more than a toy
gun shooting 22-calibre cartridges. The
boy had the gun in the house lying on
the table when a younger child fell
against it discharging the same. The
bullet struck tho mother who was at
work in the room, entering her bowels.
Medical aid was summoned but nothing
could be done for the woman and she
lived about 36 hours. This is a distress
ingly sad case, as there will be left
motherless six children, the oldest of
which is 13 years. The funeral was held
Siterday from the M. E. church. The
dies of the Maccabees, of which the
deceased was a member, attended the
funeral in 8 body. Albion News.
Real Estate Transfer.
Becher, Jffiggi k Co., real estate agents,
report the following real estate transfers
filed in the office of the county clerk for
the week ending Dec 17, 1898.
Robert Griffin to Willis Decker, wK
swX, MWO-le. wd S 2400 00
Pioneer Town Site Co. to John Halloiy,
lotlO.blk2.Crestoa.wd 72 00
John Mallonr to WUUsDecker. same.wd 500 00
Eva Schroeder to Catherine Kohler,
part blk "E" sobd, of oat lot 8. Co
fombas, Nebraska, wd 975 00
A. B. Cartia to Paul Gaver. vH aeH.
18.192w, deed. 1SC0 00
Stall Bow to PaolGarer, same. deed... 1SC0 00
Israel Glock to Carrie G. Taylor, lot 4,
blk 13, Sterea's add. to Colorabas.
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Te Chicago aa the East.
Passengers going east for business, will
naturally gravitate to Chicago as the
great commercial center. Passengers
re-visiting friends or relatives in the
eastern states always desire to "take in"
Chicago en route. All classes of passen
gers will find that the "Short Line" of
the Chicago; Milwaukee k. St Paul Bail
way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs,
affords excellent facilities to reach their
destinations in a manner that will be
sure to give 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, Council Bluffs k Omaha Short
Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee k St
Paul Bailway, you will be cheerfully
furnished with the proper passport via
umana ana unicago. iriesse noie mm
all of the "Short Line" trains arrive.u
Chicago in ample time to connect with
thnAmraoatrttinnnf all thAcrmat through
car lines to the principal eastern citiea,
For additional particulars, time tables,
maps, efa, please call on or address F.
A. Nash. General Agent Omaha, Neb.
CASTOR I A
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The "Burlington" will make very low
holiday rates. Date of sale commencing
Deo. 24, For fall information call on
3 J. T: Cox, Agent
World-Herald
That great free silver family newspaper,
the Omaha Weekly World-Herald, is
sued in semi-weekly sections, will be
sent to saw subscribers until January 1,
1900, for only One Dollar, the yearly
sabsoriptioa price, and each new sub
scriber who oats out this offer and sends
it with his dollar will also receive a
highly interesting premium book, en
titled, "Lights and Shadows of Our war
With Spain," a series of historical
sketches, incidents, anecdotes and per
sonal experiences, by John R. Musick.
This book of 224 pages, in paper cover,
is one of the most attractive and popu
lar books that can be offered as a prem
ium. No agent's commission allowed
on this offer. Address Weekly World
Herald, Omaha, Neb. to 12-15
IF YOU ABE GOING
to the PACIFIC COAST
Don't complete arrangements until you
have secured information regarding the
Psrsanally Conducttd Excurtisns to
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Port
land via the Uaian Pacific These ex
cursions leave Chicago, Minneapolis and
St Paul every Thursday, and Omaha
every Friday in elegantly upholstered
Pullman Tourist Sleepers; illuminated
by Putsch light; heated by steam. Bag
gage checked through from starting
point to destination. Prompt and satis
factory service. Many hours quicker
time than any other line.
For fnll particulars call on or address
8t C. E. Jot, Agent.
All Eyes Taraed te Lincoln.
The Omaha exposition has closed and
all eyes are now turned toward Lincoln,
the capital city, where the legislature
will soon meet The istallation of new
state officers, the election of a United
States senator, and other matters of
much importance will muke Lincoln the
centre of state interests and every Ne
braakan will want to read the old, re
liable standby, The State Journal, dur
ing the coming year. As a special in
ducement to secure new readers, The
Semi-Weekly Journal, printed every
Tuesday and Friday, will bo mailed
from now until January 1, 1900, for $1.00.
This is a mighty long timo for the
money and the sooner you send your
dollar the more papers you get There
isn't any other paper in Nebraska that
gives so much for the money,. It is
twice as good as tho old fashioned
weekly. Try it. Address, The State
Journal, Lincoln, Neb.
TtolMYliJtailanJt
HOT SODA !
We hare jnst received the latest
pattern Hot Soda apparatus. Hot Soda
beverages can be made even more de
licious than Cold Soda.
You are
cordially
invited to
call and
try these
beverages.
Everyone making a purchase at our
store this week is invited to try a hot
soda FREE!
STILLMANS
PHARMACY.
$100 for Letter Aboat Nebraska.
The Burlington Route (B. & M. R. R.)
offers thirteen prizes ranging from $5 to
$25 and aggregating one hundred dollars
for the thirteen letters, which, in the
opinion of a competent committee, are
best calculated to encourage immigra
tion to Nebraska.
Every contestant, whether or not his
contribution is awarded a prize, will
receive the "Corn Belt" (a handsome 16
page monthly publication) for six months
free of charge. The contest is open to
all. Details can be obtained by address
ing J. Francis, 6. P. A., Burlington
Route, Omaha, Neb. - 7-dec-3
TtoKisHgijMlNgN
The Way to go te California
Is in a tourist sleeping car personally
conducted via the Burlington Route.
You don't change cars. You make fast
time. Yon see the finest scenery on the
globe.
Your car is not so expensively finished
nor so fine to look at as a palace sleeper
but it is just as clean, just as comforta
ble, just as good to ride in, and nearly
$20 CHKAPXK.
The Burlington excursions'leave every
Thursday, reaching San Francisco Sun
day and Los Angeles Monday. Porter
with each car. Excursion manager with
each party. For folder giving full infor
mation call at nearest B. & M. R. R.
depot or write to J. Francis, Gen'l. Pas
senger Ag't, Omaha, Neb. june-26-99
XMAS IS COMING
..and the..
unov PACIFIC
will sell tickets on its lines at
6REATLY REDUCED RATES.
For dates of sale, limits and points to
which tickets will be sold apply to
C. E. Jot, Agent
NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDER&
-MTOTICE Is hereby ien that sealed proposals
XV will be reeeiTed t the office of the CoantT
Clerk of Platte county. Nebraska, until 4 o'clock
- TinM-riM SlsL 1888. for the construction
of a wacoB brida- orer Shell creek in said
cooBtyonthe Hie of the "OJe Koad" in the
8. W. H of Bee. L Towa 20. Bang- 4 west, m per
nh-M aad speciacations oa file in the ofice of
the Coenty Clerk of said county.
Bids, aeeonpa-ied wita piaas aaa specifics-,
tloas foraeteel brides, will also be reeeired at
the tiawaad puce for the construction of
this bridges.
The utesfnl bidder will be required to eater
iatoa good aad ssjfeieat bond for the faithful
perfonaaaee of the contract,
naaud reserves the right to reject any or all
Dated Colaatbaa. Nebraska, Not. 24. 1888.
G. W. Panxips,
7jec4 Coaaty Clerk.
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The Kiad Tom Hare Always
1m mse). for over SO years,
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AH Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex-
nerintents that trifle with and endanger the health f
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Caatoria is a .substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syrups It is Harmless and Pleasant. It -contains
neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
anbstance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and aUays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Whsd
Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation .
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTQRIA ALWAYS
Bean the
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In Use For Over 30 Years.
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II E has left n large assortment of presents with mo. TAKE A
a H PEEP IN MY WINDOW. You will find something that will af
faw II PLEASE you. GUNS, BICYCLES, KNIVES, RAZORS,
-- FANCY PIPES, CIGAR CASES. AIR RIFLES. SEWING MA- """
g CHINES, VIOLINS. GUITARS, MANDOLINS and HARPS.
Foot balls, Striking Bags, Bas Balls, Skates and ZL
many other too numerous to mention. I MUST sell them; you S
z" will findo my prices right. Conio in, look around, EXAMINE my ,
goods and be convinced yon aro getting the worth of your money.
Htop in and get
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SMTA CUUS IS WAITING
to come down the chimney and put a deed
for one of onr cosy and modern Queen Ann
cottages or other dwellings in tho Christinas
stocking of nnyono in tho city that will
give him a chance. Bo good to your wife
this yoar, and secure yourself from future
want by investing in n home. Wo will sell
you property that may bo tho foundation
of a fortune.
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