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; State Fair, at Lincoln, August 30
Sept 6.
- Paa-American Exposition, Buffalo,
New York, May 1 to November 1, 1901.
Omaha bankers are considering about
refaeing to pay interest on time deposits.
George Q. Cannon, the eminent Mor
man, died at Monterey, Cal., Friday
morning.
It is now thought that Henderson of
Dallas is the man wanted for thoCndahy
kidnapping.
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Sunday closing of saloons and theatres
in West Point was defeated two to one
at the recent election, says the Omaha
Bee- m
FhhahdekC. Knox of Pittsburg, who
succeeds Attorney General Griggs at the
head of the department of justice, was
worn in April 9.
The family of Joseph Smith,1 father,
another and four children, were killed in
their home by a landslide, April 9, near
Cripple Creek, Colorado.
The supreme court commissioners
have been divided into three groups:
"Hastings, Kirkpatrick, Day; Sedgwick,
Oldham, Pound; Duffie, Ames, Albert
Machinebt in the big cotton mill at
Kearney is to be taken out, and put into
a mill somewhere in the south. The
Kearney structure, it is said, will be con
verted into a beet sugar factory.
DkiliiEHS of the artesian well in Pearl
township, Sully county, S. D., struck a
strong flow of water Friday at 1,640 feet
.but went several feet deeper. They
atart on a second well in the same town
ship. At Blair, according to the issue at the
recent election "card-playing of any
kind or any other games of chance will
be prohibited in saloons, and the wine
room in saloon buildings is to be abol
ished." The application of Pierson D. Smith,
M. B. Thompson, Aubrey A. Smith, Leon
A. Tattle and Martha S. Smith to organ
ize the Smith National bank of St
Edward, Nebraska, with $25,000 capital,
Jms been approved by the comptroller of
the currency.
A private telegram in London started
the report that- General 'French had
been captured with 500 British troops,
by the Boers, while his force was envel
oped in a mist on the hills. The War
office knows nothing about the capture,
and entirely discredits the report
The second day of August between 11
o'clock in the forenoon and 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, has been fixed as the time
for hanging William Rhea, the murderer
of Herman Zahn at Snyder about three
months ago. The hanging is to take
place at the penitentiary, at Lincoln.
Charges have been made against A.
G. Wolfenbarger, W. L. Billingsley and
W. R. Green in liquor cases pending be
fore the Excise board of Lincoln. The
men charged deny any connection with
the matter. "They are liars, each and
every one of them," says Mr. Wolfen
barger. Fob years it has been a habit of legis
lators to stop the hands of the clock in
the legislative hall so that they do not
pass the hour for adjournment We
believe that the validity of statutes
passed under such circumstances has
sever been brought to the test of a court,
bat we know that private opinion long
since condemned the practice. The
qaeetion is now up before Colorado
courts.
W. R. Wu.T.TAwa of Sioux City, Iowa,
stands a good chance of living a long life
witboat swallowing a mouthful of food.
He drank some lye, thinking it was milk,
and his gullet is tightly closed. The
' doctors have placed a rubber tube into
his stomach by means of which he takes
beef tea, milk, soup and porridge. He is
ablebodied and otherwise in good health
and able to take care of his duties as
yardmsn at the stock yards.
The late lamented legislature treated
the newspapers, of the state having
chums before it most shamefully like
a lot of bums. There is a too wide
spread sentiment that newspapera have
bo baaineco or commercial rights that
onght to be respected, and i is the duty
of every newspaper man having any ade
quate conception of the dignity of his
caQiag to fight this fallacy to the death.
Newspapers must be rescued from the
5-eeat counter by business newspaper
aaam who are ever alert to resent the in
salt that newspapers are philanthropic
institatioas, existing on charitable dona
tions. A newspaper claim is entitled to
the same consideration and jast pay
meat that any other claim is. McCook
Tribvne. - :
LmmotAXT Governor Savage, short
ly to become governor of Nebraska, is a
ef questioned repmblicaaiam and
force of character, as well as Tone
art inthehabitef gettiag fnght
et the frogs. Ha was the first
aeeyorof Soath Omaha and a repablicaa
ia that town at a time, later, whan it was
aa much as a man's peaee of
wis worth -to be an avowed repub-
there. At one time he was making
-a rsemWicaa speech and giving it to the
taon from the ahonlder, and they
going to mob him. He faced the
that were daaciBg
and told them that, the first
towt his-hands on
would -oaamt jast one. fusion vote
Java 'aa' Jtemajae "eoaatyj and they -kept
their a risoaT.-York Bepablicaa. " j
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SOQQOOOOOOQQOeXXX:
At present, so far as known, the United States dominates the
world in cheap fuel and all raw material for manufactures, together
with cheap transportation. If we have obtained such control of
the world's markets we can easily afford to have reciprocal trade
with profit, as our foreign trade expands and "becomes profitable.
Minneapolis Journal.
Girl Tocher's Hartic Deed.
The other day in Sioux county a flood
of the White river threatened to destroy
the Uvea of thirteen school children,
when Miss Lizzie Cottman, the teacher,
rescued them from their peril The inci
dent occurred Monday of last week, and
has received a hearty recognition all over
the state.
The deed is well worthy of record be
side those of the other Nebraska teach
ers during the great blizzard, in which a
number of lives of school children were
saved by the foresight, the courage and
the determination of their faithful in
structors. The best account we have
seen was published in the Chicago
Inter-Ocean:
"The building, a frame structure, occu
pied a small glade a hundred yards from
the banks of the White river. The
stream has in the past few days reached
the proportions of a raging torrent be
cause of the melting snow and rain.
Gradually the water backed into the
ravine, and when Miss Cottman arrived
the school children were making merry
in the building, which was nearly sur
rounded by a thin sheet of water. An
hour later Miss Cottman was frightened
by hearing the water pass under the
house with a roaring sound, which grad
ually increased.
The land was twenty feet away, and
the water then was deep. The daring
girl at first concluded to wait for the
assistance of some passing farmer. None
came, and in an hour she felt the build
ing snaking. The foundations were giv
ing way. Then she rushed outside and
sprang into the flood, after making the
children promise to wait inside. The
little ones pressed their blanched faces
against the windows and screamed as
they saw their teacher battling with the
flood. Miss Cottman found the water
nearly over her head, but she got through.
Then she grabbed a horse which one of
the children had ridden to school. From
the stable she took a rope, and, leading
the horse back, plunged again into the
torrent
She fastened the rope around the
horse's neck and the other end she made
fast to the door jamb of the building.
By this time tho building was floating
and ready to drift off into the flood. It
required desperate work to swim the
horse back to the shore, and Miss Cott
man was forced to hold its head above
the water to keep it from drowning.
Then the animal dragged the building
close to the shore, and the school house
was tied to a tree and the children sent
home. The citizens are talking of the
manner in which the brave girl may be
rewarded. The county commissioners
will be asked to award her the price of
the building she saved, at least"
The Tribune is in receipt or a pros
pectus from a Chicago -house of a new
loan to be made by the German govern
ment for which subscriptions are sought
in this country. It will be for 330,000,000
marks, equal to $72,000,000. The bonds
to be sold will bear 3 per cent interest
They may be had at 87J per cent of par
velue and accrued interest Attention
is directed to this, first so the farmers of
Nebraska who desire an investment of
this sort may learn of it; secondly, to
emphasize the difference between the
credit of Germany and the United States.
These German bonds, though drawing 3
per cent interest, are offered at a dis
count of 12J per cent The last bonds
issued by the United States draw but 2
per cent interest They were sold at par
and are now bringing a premium of 5
per cent Fremont Tribune.
Nebraskans here last Thursday were
not aware that a storm was raging in
Colorado, of unusual severity, but here
is the dispatch from Colorado Springs,
dated April 11: "The Pike's Peak region
is buried under from two to ten feet of
snow which fell in twelve hours begin
ning at 9 o'clock last night The snow
is deepest on the north side of Pike's
Peak and over the trans-continental
divide between this city and Denver. A
gale blowing fifty miles an hour is drift-
ing the snow and the Cripple Creek min-
ing district is blockaded. All trains are
from three to six hours late between here
and Denver. The Santa Fe is snowed
under. By working all night with plows
the Bapid Transit system in this city waa
kept open. The city schools were dis
missed for the day on account of storm."
The f usionists took the gronnds that
the republicans-were in a majority and
were responsible for all legislation.
Consequently they voted for all appro
priations, encouraged extravagance on
every hand and voted against all meas
ures looking towards retrenchment and
economy. Had they assisted the repub
licans, who tried to carry out the gov
ernor's suggestions, Lee Herdman would
have received a salary of $1,500 and the
fees of his office would have gone into
the treasury for the benefit of the people
As it is Herdman will pocket nearly
$50,000 in fees. This may be cute poli
tics but we believe the rank and file of
the fusion party wid call ftrank perfidy
on the part of their representatives from
whom they expected more manly action.
Time will tell. Crete Tidette.
President McKinlet and party are
toleave Washington by the Southern
railway Monday morning, April 23,10:30
for a tour to the Pacific coast and re
turn, a period of between six and seven
weeks. The train is to consist of a
private car, two Pullman sleepers, a
dining ear and a combination car.
Memphis, Ykksburg, Jackson, New Or
leans Houston, Austin, San Antonio, El
Paso, Maricopa, Ariz Phoenix, Red
lands, Calif., San Francisco, Tacoma,
Bntte, Helena, Salt Lake City, Denver,
Colorado Springs, etc The total dis
tance traveled will be about 10,000 miles,
crossing twenty-three states and two
territories and touching the Gulf of
Mexico, the Pacific ocean and the Great
Lekee--twenty-eeven railroads.
Jambs B. Hathes, newspaper man of
Omaha; has been selected by Senator I
Millard as bis secretary. I
9CXX9QOC
We commend to Journal readers a
few lines of aa neat sarcasm aa we have
seen in a long time, which we' print here
with, concerningthe hazing triaL When
education degenerates into torture, it ia
abont time to shoot:
"The report of the West Point court of
inquiry, which filled the columns of the
Eress with its proceedings last summer,
as finally been made public. The court
finds Cadet Booz did not die aa a result
of hazing received at the military acad
emy. Thus we have it on high authority
that dosing with tobasco sauce, perform
ing physical exercises to the limit of
one's endurance, 'eagling' and like forma
of high-class torture, boweverunpleaaant
they may be to the victim, are not neces
sarily fatal, and you are at liberty to
perform them on your friends when you
feel in a jocular mood, without danger of
punishment for manslaughter." Valley
County Times.
The April report of the statistician of
the Department of Agriculture will show
the average condition of winter wheat on
April 1 to have been 91.7, against 87.1 on
April 1, 1900, 77.9 at the corresponding
date in 1899 and 82.9 the mean of the
April average of the last ten years. The
averages in the principal states are aa
follows: Pennsylvania, 89; Ohio, 83;
Michigan, 72; Indiana, 89; Illinois, 92;
Texas, 63; Tennessee, 81; Missouri, 98;
Kansas, 100; Nebraska, 100; California,
100; Oklahoma, 97.
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During the month of March there
was handled on the Rural Delivery
routes ont of Hooper a total of 13,875
pieces of all kinds of mail matter. Of
this number 12,281 were delivered and
1,594 collected. The returns from Boute
No. 3 were for 15 days only. William
Siems on Route No. 1 is credited with
handling 8,102 pieces or a little over half
of the totat sum. Hooper Sentinel.
N. A. Hagenstine had a birthday last
Friday, but he worked a full day before
thinking of it In honor of the day, as it
were, he received a letter from an old
friend in Stanton informing him that in
moving a house the Hagenstines had
lived in, some workmen found a gold
watch which Gus had lost twelve years
ago. He had always thought the watch
had been stolen. Newman Grove Herald.
-The hand car stolen from the B. &
M tool house Tuesday evening of last
week was found the latter' part of the
week along the Union Pacific track near
Clarke. The miscreants had committed
burglary and laid .themselves liable to a
long term in the penitentiary for the
sake of pumping a hand oar about ten
miles. Such acta are enough, to lead to
the belief that aomemen .commit crime
for the pleasure, of ft rather than for the
gain-Central (Sty Nonpareil.
Ed. Price, who left here last fall in
company with Otto Staab for the Pacific
coast returned to Leigh last week. Otto
has gone sailing and will not return for
a year Glen Beaty and Irvin Walling
returned Monday evening from El Reno,
Oklahoma, where they have been the
past three months. They report the
country in a prosperous condition and
vegetation green. All the Leigh people
at that point are well except Frank
Anderson who is suffering with an attack
of the measles. Leigh World.
A young man had a sister named
Jessie, who was sent to a fashionable
boarding school. When she went, he
remarked that he hoped she wouldn't
acquire any of the affectations so often
learned in snch places. For abont a
year he had no fault to find upon this
score. Then came a letter signed "Jes
sica" instead of Jessie. He renlied as
follows: "Dear sister Jessica; Your
welcome letter received. Mammaica
and papaica are well. Aunt Maryica
and Georgica started for Californica
yesterday. I have bought a new horaica.
It is a beauties. Its name ia Manaica.
Your affectionate brotherica. Samica."
Her next letter was signed Jessie. Ex.
John Eusden has allowed us to take
PP at one of his precious books "The
nappy Aiiie; or, tne contented man,
showing the art, how to live well: with
reflections upon divers subjects of mor
ality. Presented to the French King
soon after the battel of Blenheim," and
this is only about one-third of the title,
in which there are a number of things
that would not get into such a work at
all these days. The book beam the im
print of 1708. We notice these spellings:
honour, favour, phantotnes, dispising,
bin (been), perswades, honour, sovereign,
easie, tryal, dye (to die), ministery, etc.
The old-fashioned "a" looks like an "f."
There are a goodly number of quaint old
sayings. The bible quotation appears
thus: "He that giveth to ye poor len
deth to ye Lord." There appears a
pressed flower in the book, giving yet,
doubtless, after many years, a tint of the
color, and the ink in which the owner's
name appears, has the peculiar color of
the old-time tint which seemed to eat
into the substance of the paper "Geor.
Carey, Juner, Novr. ye 20, 1747."
At one of the farmera' institutes in
Iowa this winter one of the speakers
said, among other things: "Aa a rule
the farmer has no firmer friends than the
country press. The home paper is dis
tinctly the farmera' own paper; support-.
ed directly and indirectly by farmera
who compose the backbone of the print
er's subscription list and largely for what
the enterprising merchant advertises.
Now let us not forget oar friends. Let
na see that our sabscriptioa is paid a
year in advance. The man or the paper
that fights my battle shall have my sup
port The merchants who advertise are
the ones who make it possible for na to
get a good, local paper, and the men or
firms who-are too penurioaa to advertise
and help support the local press have no
right to the farmer's patronage." I pro
pose to go to a live advertiser and a man
who will do hie share in supporting the
local press, time coatribatiag to my sup
port rather than buy from a man who
proposes to take all and give nothing in
retsxn." - FvrjBgs.
It has been impossible for people to
get enough hay around here to feed so
they have shipped considerable in of late.
The time is at hand that it will pay the
farmers to seed down more of their
ground and produce rough feed for their
stock. It is only a very short time since
people could get all the hay they needed
by just going and cutting it, but it
sounds different when they have to pay
$8.00 a ton for it The foregoing is from
the Winaide Tribune, and it is jost pos
sible that there may be something of the
same condition there as there .has beau
here.' Formerly when there was. vacant
land in abundance, near-by every "con
siderable ranch, large' land-owners there
were who scarcely knew the land' they
owned, and thus we're deprived of the
growing crop of feed more or less rough
that waa raised upon it Since hay haa
gone np in price, however, from $1.50 to
$5, $6 and upward, attention has been
directed toother products, and shredded
corn stalks have come into great favor as
a wonderful substitute for hay. -The
machines are somewhat expensive, but
all agree on the atiiVd value of the
corn crop.
t JJersfwal Heirtitit. ' $
Mrs. Eva Martin waa in Lincoln' last
week. "'-- j
Mrs. G. O. Burns was a'n Omaha visitor
Monday. ' -- ? :
County Attorney O'Brien went "to
Omaha Monday. ' - ' "" '
Mrs. Amelia Krause visited over Sun
day at Grand Prairie.
Dr. Geer returned last week from the
hot springs of Arkansas.
- Mrs. Perry Loahbaugh went to Omaha
Saturday to visit friends.
Attorneys. S. McAllister was down
from Humphrey over Snnduy.
Miss Lida Turner visited Mrs. E. G.
Brown in Humphrey Saturday.
Miss Clara Weaver returned to Lin
coln Monday after attending the funeral
of her father.
Mrs. Stewart and son Robert o! Silver
Creek, former residents here, were in the
city last Tuesday.
Qua. Becher, jr., returned Saturday
from Omaha where he finished a course
in a business college.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hulst returned
Tuesday night of last week from several
months sojourn at Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. M. H. Newman of Chicago visited
his nephew, D. M. Newman, from Friday
to Sunday on his way home from
Dakota.
A. M. Darling, an old-time resident of
of this city, now a citizen of Merrick
county, is in the city renewing old ac
quaintances. Mrs. Fred Hempleman and children
returned to their home in Fairbury after
a visit here. Miss Ella Pueschel accom
panied them back.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Kilian went down
Monday to Blair, where they will attend
the wedding of Mrs. Kilian's sister, Miss
Patrick, and Mr. Clarence Sheldon.
Master Robert Cresup, who has made
his home with Mr. and Mm. Wnr. Price
near Richland for several years, expects
to leave for Florence, Colorado, tmsweek.
M. C. Calto and two children start
today for Chicago, where, after transact
ing business, they will go to Fredonia,
Wisconsin, his old home, for a ten days'
visit to his parents.
Robert Welch returned Saturday from
Baltimore, where he has been attending
school. Roy Cornelius will return later,
after he has received his graduation di
ploma from the medical school.
Miss Olga Rasmuasen started Friday
for Pueblo, Colorado, where she will
make her home with her aunt Mrs. Mat
son. Thursday afternoon she entertain
ed a number of her girl friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Remi Miller of Polk
county were in the city Saturday on
their way to Platte Center to visit Mrs.
Miller's brother. It seems like the years
of long ago to see them around.
Mr. and Mrs. C. McAfee and child of
Colorado Springs, Colo., started home
Friday after a visit to Mrs. McAfee's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rice. They
went by way of Leavenworth, Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Watts W. Burgess of
Oakland, California, passed through the
city Saturday on their way to Phila
delphia. They may atop and make a
visit as they return home. They desire
to be remembered to all old friends in
the city.
DIED.
Lyons Friday morning, April 12, at
6:30, of pneumonia, after a short illness,
Thomas Lyons, aged 60 years.
The funeral took place Snnday at 2
o'clock with services at St Bouaventura
church. Pall bearers: John Byrnes,
Martin Costello, Stephen. Rogers, Frank
Walker, Peter Burke, Owen McGann. -'
Mr. Lyons was among the old settlers
of the city, and leaves his wife three
sons and six dsughters. Thomas atfd
Miss Kate, who live at Omaha, were in
attendance at the funeral. MrT'Lyone':
brethren of the Hibernian -society bad'
charge of the funeral.
Im M nriisj.
Fibehen's Haul, CblnmbuB, Nebr., )
April. 9, 1901. )
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God
to call from our ranks an honorary mem
ber in the person of Michael Weaver and
in view of the loss we have sustained by
his death, and in view of the still heavier
loss sustained by those who were nearest
and dearest to him, therefore be it
Resolved, That it is but a just tribute
to the memory of the departed to say
that we mourn for. one who was in every
wsy worthy our respect and regard.
Resolved, That we sincerely condole
with the family of the deceased, on this
visitation with which it has pleased Di
vine Providence to afflict them snd com
mend them for consolation to Him who
orders all things for the best and whose
chastisements are meant in mercy.
Resolved, That this heartfelt testimo
nial of oar sympathy and sorrow be for
warded to the family of our departed
friend and brother fireman, and a copy
of the same be spread on a speeisl page
in the records of the Columbas Fire
Department
Bert J. QAtLEY,
M. MtJBPHT,
G. RPrieb,
OomBultee.
8HH0H TETEEAsTS.
The TUrtjrmiath
amsssss ia Every Fartiewlar.
A large vaudience was present of 'old
soldiers in the body of the opera hones,
snd school children in force in the gal
lery, school having been dismissed for
the afternoon, so that the children might
drink in, with eye and ear, some of the
lessons of the Civil war, which were first
given in life thirty-nine years ago.
The invocation was offered by Comrade
H. T. Spoerry; Miss Julia Walker ren
dered "Suwanee River"; then came CoL
H.C. Russell's address; Miss Vera Kra
mer's recitation, an account of the battle,
written by Comrade E. D. Fitzpatrick;
Miss Julia Walker and the Powell chil
dren, in "I'd Like to Hear that Song
Again," the children giving the cake
walk to perfection. Commander W. A.
McAllister's address was also a special
feature of the afternoon.
At the evening meeting, we believe the
opera house was never before so crowded,
people going away because they could
not find standing room. Considering all
the circumstances, the audience waa
attentive to the points made by the
speakers.
At 7:30 the parade had formed on
Eleventh street, under command of Gen.
Kilian, the following order being observ
ed: the general and aides; City Band;
Baker Post G. A. R., W. A. McAllister,
.commander; Spanish-American War Vet
erans, Co. K, Capt E. C. Hockenberger;
Columbus Fire Department, Chief Sam'l.
Gass, jr.; S. of Y. drum corps, Shiloh
veterans, CoL John .Lett After parade
through the business part of the city for
the several organizations, the procession
moved to the opera house, halted, and in
open order saluted the veterans as they
marched into the opera houso.
It took some time to restore quiet for
the beginning of the exercises, the first
number being a medley of national airs
well rendered by the City Band, among
which certainly may now be included
"My Old Kentucky Home," "Dixie,"
"The Girl I Left Behind Me," as well as
"America" and "Yankee Doodle."
Fitzpatrick of the committee, in a neat
little speech, characterizing Shiloh as
one of the most hotly contested battles
of history, introduced the president of
the State association of Shiloh veterans,
CoL John Lett of York, and surrendered
the audience to him.
Charles T. Miner then gave the bnglo
call "assembly." Prayer by Rav. J. H.
Presson of Mil ford followed, the audi
ence rising, and at the close all the vet
erans responding with the "amen."
In the absence of Mayor Ragatz, City
Attorney W. M. Cornelius did the honors
of, the city, in feeling language and in a
few sentences drawing a graphic picture
of the days of the beginning of that war
when the country was electrified from
one end to the other and was at once
converted into a nation of warriors, and
in which before the close, every man on
either side was a horo to every other
man. The richest crown a soldier can
wear ia the heart-appreciation of a loving
people, and this the speaker assured
them was theirs. Said he: "we are proud
to have you with us tonight We have
locked up the police. The street cars
are at your service, and if yon take any
of tho elevated trains, don't forget that
all'the thirty-nine keys of the city are at
your disposal. In the name of the mayor
of the city, Veterans of Shiloh, I bid you
a thrice hearty welcome to the city."
Col. John Lett responded saying that
his vocabulary was not adequate to the
description of one of the greatest battles
of the war, one which Grant had said
there was no such battle as to results;
that Thomas had declared waa one of the
most decisive contests of the war. The
anniversary of Shiloh was also that of
the surrender of Lee to Grant at
Appomattox.
A quartette composed of C. L. Kinney,
L. E. Swain, P. B. Derrington and C. G.
Hiokok rendered "The Star Spangled
.Banner, ana were louowea witn an
address by CoL Henry C. Russell of
Schuyler, who gave his first attention to
the fellows who had written what they
called the history of the battle, from a
distance. Gen. Grant had been per
sistently misunderstood, and infamous
lies had been palmed off for history.
His description of the battle waa unique
in many ways, especially so in the inci
dents here and there given showing the
humorous parts of the great tragedy that
was going on. Many men were here in
line of battle for the first time, contend
ing with their lives for their ideas of
right The noted battle of Waterloo did
not equal it Mr. Russell confesses that
for himself he had all he wished to do to
take care of bis father's son. There was
desperate fighting everywhere. A gen
eral said: "Colonel, put your regiment
right in here; there is darned good
fighting anywhere." An Irishman nam
ed Murphy was making a good deal of
fuss, when one of the boys said to him,
"Murphy, keep still. I'm bad enough
scared now." He related several inci
dents concerning Gen. Grant, showing
the difference between shoulder straps
only and a man under shoulder straps.
He'denouneed the report that Grant was
drunk at that battle, and said that many
things adverse to Grant could be traced
to Hal leek, the man who succeeded in
getting 100,000 soldiers, 18 miles, from
April 18 to June 1. In closing he spoke
of what the flag meant to the soldier who
risked his life under it for the welfare of
his country; the preservation of its free
institutions, and the perpetuity of the
liberties of the people. In this one bat
tle alone of the Civil war there were
32,000 Union men engaged, and 50,000
Confederates; the loss in killed, wounded
and prisoners was 12,000 on one side,
and some 11,000 on the other. It waa a
typical battle of the war. American boys
against American boys, and there began
a feeling of respect for each other that
has been growing ever since.
The speech was well received, although
it was lengthy for a mixed audience
composed largely of children.
Miss Julia Walker sang "Suwanee
River," delighting the audience, and res
ponding to their encore with "Old Black
Joe," and again she was called back,
reciting "The Colored Man's Prayer to
his Master," doing herself credit in all
her efforts.
"On to Shiloh," was very entertainingly
given by Miss Vera Kramer, and she has
been requested to repeat it at Omaha the
next reunion.
This was followed by an address by
CoL Thomas Majors of Peru, who refer
red to the early days 37 years ago when
Columbas was a hamlet, and the soldiers
marched 'from Kearney to this place
taking the train here for Omaha, whjch
was not a Pullman, but a few flat cars.
Mr. Majers thanked God for the war, not
for itsoraelttesvbtit for its results. The
American people is now the greatest
nation on earth, and still going magni
iceatiy forward. We might all be proud
of the position the country has attained
in the affairs of the world. As to Ne
braska, we have reason to feel gratifica
tion in the fact that no state in the
Union famished a greater ratio of sol
diers daring the Civil war, 4,000 of the
90,000 population. The Colonel's broad
references to Russell snd to some of the
old settlers of Platte county were well
received.
The "Wounded Sergeant at Shiloh"
followed next by Miss Eliee Brugger, s
tenderly-touching recitation that will
long abide in memory.
Judge Hensley.made a few pointed
remarks concerning .the Civil war and
the fruits of it, and our country in gen
eral, the greatest, the only great repub
lic under the sun.
After "Marching Through Georgia"
by the crowd and "Roll Call" by the
quartette, General Kilian for a few min
utes entertained the crowd by references
to the soldiers of the Civil war and those
of the Philippines -there is nothing too
good for the American soldier, old or
yonng. He proposed three cheers and
a tiger for the Shiloh veterans which
were given with hearty good will.
Rev. Presson then read the resolutions
that had been prepared which were un
animously adopted, and called for three
cheers for Gen. Fnnaton, the captor of
Agninalckv after which the final song
snd scene were given by Miss Walker
snd the Powell children, .which, to be
appreciated, had to be seen and heard.
The entertainment was a pronounced
success throughout, and certainly
officers Lett and Fitzpatrick, and the
local committee consisting of A. W.
Clark, E. D. Fitzpatrick, W. A. McAl
lister, R. L. Roasiter and D. N. Miner
deserve unbounded credit for their
good work in providing so pleasurable
an evening.
Scheol Votes.
The March number of the Reflector
appeared last week.
The Ninth grade took an examination
in book-keeping Monday morning.
Lawrence Hohl, 99, returned to the
State University Thursday, after a few
days' visit with parents.
Otto Roen and W. L. Baker, both of
the Junior grade, returned to school
Monday after a week's sickness.
Ruby Rickly, who teaches at Monroe,
and Jennie Saffron, who teaohes at Sil
ver Creek, visited home folks Sunday.
Howard Geer, 'OB, who has been sick
at his home here, returned to his duties
at Doane college, Crete, Nebr., Monday.
A half-tone of Jack Neumarker, the
successful competitor in the dramatic
class at the North Nebraska High School
Declamatory contest at Norfolk, ap
peared in the Illustrated Bee, Sunday.
We noticed that they omitted to mention
whence he came or what school he rep
resented, but had it been an Omaha boy,
bis home town would hare appeared in
glowing head lines.
Xomroe.
From the Republican.
The ferry is now in running order and
John Bnpp employed to run it for the
coming season.
Married, at Trinity church rectory
Monday evening, April 8, Mr. R. H. Van
leer and Miss Mary M. Miller, Rev. W.
O. Bntler officiating.
Mrs. R. E. Wiley arrived from Cali
fornia Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
will occupy the house they purchased of
Mr. Lightner as soon aa J. E. Hicks
moves into his new residence.
Quite a number of farmers have taken
contracts to raise seed this year for the
seed companies. As a general rule squash
snd sweet corn are preferred, the squash
being used for feed after the seeds are
taken ont A number who raised squash
last year report very satisfactory results,
in spite of the floods in the falL
Irrigation haa a great many friends in
Monroe and vicinity, aa a result of its
use during the laat two or three years.
In the village it haa been very beneficial
to those who raised gardens or had nice
lawns and were starting yonng trees.
During July and August when the rain
fall ia light, irrigation comes into play
and keeps all vegetation growing right
along. As the town advances, more trees
will be planted and the water will give
them a good start and keep them
growing.
Seel lrtate Transfers.
Becher, Hockenberger k Chambers,
real estate agents, report the following
real estate transfers filed in the office of
the county clerk since our last report:
Rosa Eisenhauer to Jacob
Schmid, Iota 5, 6, 7, sec. 8 snd
lot 8 snd se4 se4 7-l7-2w, wd. $3000 00
Nevada Clark to Maggie H
Sturgeon, lot 4, bl 13, Ste
vens add to Col. wd 1225 00
Gus G Becher et al, referees, to
Otto Kallavit a2 a2 ne4 se4
23-29-lw,d 5600 00
Cath Jusche to Ellen H Casein,
lotsl,2,bll59,Col.qcd 100 00
Israel Gluck toPE McKillip,
lot 10, bl 7, Lindsay, wd . . . . . 875 00
Ed Gates to W E Cole, lot 5,bl
B Monroe, wd 550 00
Owen Reagan to Sarah Shep
ard, lota 3, 4, bl 162, Col. wd . 125 00
Sarah Shepard to Frances Rea
gan, lots 3, 4, bl 162, CoL wd. 125 00
Pioneer Town Site Co to Chss
E Johnson, lots 3, 5, bl 8,
Lindsay, wd 75 00
Pioneer Town Site Co to Nets
O Johnson, lots 1, 2, bl 8,
Lindsay, wd 80 00
A M Peterson to Amber Inghi-
am,ptoHtletA,Creston,wd. 1000 00
Stark Inghiam to Fremont
Brewing Co lot 11, bl 5, Cres
ton,wd 40000
S L Hohnan to Patrick Mnr
ray, n2 ss4 se4 14-17-lw, wd.. 600 00
Henry Kaas to Chaa E John
son, lot 4, bl 8, Lindsay, wd. 51 00
George Emerson to Western
Seed A IrrigCow2 sw4 nw4
w2 ne4 2-17-Sw, qcd 100
Same to same, pt e2 ne4 217
Sw.qcd 100
G D Clark to W H Dean, part
ss418-20-le,wd 1615 65
P E McKillip to JaeofauBode
wig, pt lot 10, bl 7, Lindsay,
wd 40000
Elevator Boiler Mill to H P H
Oehlrich, lot 1, bl 83, Col, wd 2100 00
Total ....$17,458 66
COLUMBUS MARKETS.
Wheat, $ buehel
44 winter
Corn, shelled-V bnsheL .
Barley, V bnsksl
55
569
32
909
21
Oats, V baeheL
Rye-V bushel 37
Hogs $ owt. 5 405
Fat cattle-;? owt 3 OOA 4
50
25
FoUtces-y basket 45050
Bntter V 1315
Eggs V dozen 10
Markets corrected every Tuesday af
ternoon. PROBATE NOTICE.
Ia the matter of the cataie of Katr M.
Spoahack. dweaaad. Notice to erccliton.
Notice to herofer gives, that th enditora of
amid deceased will meet the er.cBtor of amid
state, before me, coaatr judge of Platte coaa
tx. Nebraska, at or ottoe ia CoJmmbaa, aaid
coHBtr.oa theMthdarof November. MM, at
o'clock p. m. of amid day, for the parooae of pre
aeatias their claims for examiaatioa. adjiast
meat aad allowance.
Six moatha are allowed for the creditora to
preaeat their claims aad oae year for the ezorn
tor to settle aaid estate from the 14th day of
May.v 19U. aad thia aotice ia ordered pnblish
ed ia The CoLtntacs Jonas!, for foar coa
secntiTe weeks, prior to the ltth day of May.
1901.
r4T i T. D. Roaisox.
lBAL.j Kapr4 CoBBtyJodRe.
Removed !
DR. DAS3LER
has removed his
office and resi
dence to the
lxuzii&eci
wxsTsnicrmr,
fourth bouse
north of Fried-
hoTs store. All calls in city snd country
promptly attended to by night or day.
Telephone No. 59. 17aprtf
PULLaTAJI 0KD1TAJLY SLMMsTG
CAM 70S T0UBISTS
are the most comfortable, commodious
means of travel for large parties, intend
ing settlers, homeseekers, snd hunting
parties.
These cars are run on the Uaiea Pscifle
daily from Nebraska and Kansas points
to California and Oregon points, and are
fitted up complete with mattresses, cur
tains, blankets, pillows, etc., requiring
nothing to be furnished by the passen
gers. Uniformed porters in charge of
the cars, are .required to keep them in
good order, and look after the wants snd
comforts of all passengers. The cars are
new, of modern pattern, and are almost
as convenient and comfortable as first
class Palace Sleepers. For full informa
tion call on or address
1 W. H. Bbnham, Agent
BUsUJIGTOl BOUTS.
Lew Batei, West aad sTerthwest
At a time of year when thousands will i
take advantage of them, the Burlington
Route makes sweeping reductions in its
rates to the West and Northwest to
Utah, Montana, Washington, Oregon and
British Columbia.
Dates: February 12, 19 and 26.
March 5, 12. 19 and 26.
April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30.
Rates are shown below:
Te Osb, Salt Lake, Batte. Uel-1 0Q
cam, Aaareada aad Mbaeala s0
Te All Folate ea the Northern 1
Pacilc Ry.west ef aiaraala, j -
iRcladieg Saekaae, Seattle, J....J25
Tacoma, Portlmad, aa well a
Vaacoarer aad Victoria, B. C. j
To All Poiata ea the Spokaae 1
Fall A Northern Ky. aad the I nr
WaaiagteaColBmbia River N"i3
R.R. J
Never has the Pacific Northwest been
as prosperous as now. Labor ia in con
stant demand and wages are high. The
money making opportunities are beyond
number in mines, lumber, merchandis
ing, farming, fruit raising, fishing, and
all the other industries of a great and
growing country.
'Literature on request free.
J. Fbancis, Gen'l Passenger Agent,
Omaha, Neb. 23-jan-14
IFGOING EAST
or south of Chicago ask your local
ticket agent to route you between Omaha
and Chicago via the
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the shortest line between the two cities.
Trains via this popular road depart
from the Union depot, Omaha, daily,
connecting with trains from the west
Magnificently equipped trains, palace
sleepers and free reclining chair cars.
Dining cars and buffet, library and
smoking cars. All trains lighted by
electricity. For full information abont
rates, etc., address
F. A. Nash,
General Western Agent, 1591 Farnam
St., Omaha.
H. W. Howell,
Trav. Freight and Pass. Agt
M. C. CASSIN,
-raopairroa op the
InMnfl Mfifll VsM
Fresh, and
Salt Meats-
Game and Fish in Season.
aamrTTi'gheet market
Hides and Tallow.
prices paid for
THIRTEENTH ST.,
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA
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W. A. McAixutbb. W. M . Coasxxict
WsAXXIlIKK at COatlfZLIUI.
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Wagon Work...
Everything in our liae
atl everything gaaraHteecl.
Wscvas Matte to order.
Best Borse-shoeing ia the
city.
A lie liae of Buggies,
Carriages, etc.
am agent for the old reliable
Columbus Buggy Company, of Colum
bus, Ohio, which is a sufficient guaran
tee of strictly first-class goods.
LOUIS SCHREIBER.
2Socttf
BUKLUGTOsT lOUTE.
825.00 to California.
February 12, 19, 20.
-March 5, 12, 19, 2.
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.
Lowest rate in years.
Applies to San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Sacramento, San Jose and pretty nearly
every other important point in Califor
nia.
Through tourist sleepers on nil the
above dates get aboard at any station
in Nebraska at which train stops; get
off at Los Angeles.
See nearest Burlington ticket agent,
or write J. Francis, General Passenger
Agent, Omaha, Neb. fifeb-liit
o-DO YOU-"
Ease?
If er you are fortunate. If not you are
still fortunate, in having here tho ser
vices of a skilled eye refractionist, one
who has examined and fitted glasses to
thousands of eyes and never mnde a
failure. DR. NEWMAN, formerly of
Minneapolis, the well known European
Eye Specialist who has toured the west
extensively, has decided to locate per
manently in Columbus, making this his
headquarters, from which to visit a
number of cities and towns in this sec
tion. DR. NEWMAN is a graduate of
the best schools of America and pre
viously took a two-year course in Eu
rope. His wonderful system of correct
ing errors of sight has given hundreds
better vision and Raved many from
blindness. DR. NEWMAN will visit a
number of towns and cities in this vicin
ity but will be in his home office here
from the 25th to the 1st of each month.
DR. NEWMAN fits glasses for all
defects of vision. His glasses cure head
ache, indigestion, dyspepsia. Compli
cated cases specially solicited. Cross
eye in children cured without the use of
medicine or the knife. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Consultation free.
DR. N. NEWMAN,
Eye Specialist.
Practice limited to Errors of Refraction.
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ELEVENTH ST., - COLUMBUS.
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prominent cities east of the
Missouri River should pat
ronize this route.
The through trains are Sol
idly Vestibuled, elegantly
equipped with Double
Drawing Room and Palace
Sleepers, Dining Cara,meals
a la Carte, Free Reclining
Chair Cars.
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For tickets
call on
and full
information
tf W. H. Bexham, Agent. 5
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Carpets! Carpets!
Just received, our iiew Bam pie line of
carpets, lace cnrtnin3, linoleums snd
floor oil cloth. We represent the largest
carpet houses west of Chicago, and can'
save you from 15 to 20 per cent on the
following grade of carpets: Granita in
grain, cotton chain, half wool, two and
three ply all wool, tapestry and body
brnsseb, moquettes, axminater, plash
velvet, wilton velvet Before purchasiaa;
give na a call. "The Fair. 4
Clamp lates via ffi
Epworth League Convention, San
Francisco, CsL, July 18-21-$45.00 round
trip.
Febmary 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19,26.
April2,9,16,23,30,Colbue toSacra
aaento, San Francisco, Los Angele., San
SEA--' -
For farther iafomstion ceil on
W. H. BsxxAaT, Agent.
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