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CHANGE IN ADDBESS-Wbea orderins
change ia the address, snbeeribers ahoald be aare
to gire their old aa well aa their new address.
Keftelfcaa Cavity tavemtinu..
Bepabliran voters of Platte coaaty, Nebraska,
are hereby notified to meet in their respective
precincts and wards on Saturday, May 7, 1901,
from 2 p. m. to 4 p. nu, for the parpoaeof select
ing delegates to the county convention, to be
held at Platte Center, on Satarday. May 14. MM.
at 1 o'clock p. au, of that day, to choose dele-
gates to the repablicaa state convention, and
delegates to the repablicaa third congressional
convention, for. the farther parpoee of nominat
ing candidates for coaaty attorney, delegates to
the tweaty-foarth district representative conven
tion, delegates to the tenth district senatorial
convention, to nominate representative for dis
trict number twenty-foar, to select officers aad
members of the central committee for a term of
two years, and for snch other business aa may
come before the convention.
The township meetings will also nominate
local officers.
The several wards and precincts will beentit
led to 2 delegates for each ward and precinct, and
to one delegate for each fifteen votes aad major
fraction thereof cast for Judge Barnes at the
last general election, and will have the follow
lag aamber of delegates:
City of Commons
First ward..
Second ward 5
Third ward 8
Colambns township.. Ji
4WJI . . . . . . . . .
Lost Creek
Oranville.
Barrows.
XIHttwQa
OUflCs ..
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Woodville.
wvsUKOa . . . .
... 4
... 7
... 4
... S
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Oraad Prairie.
Humphrey....
Edwin Hoabk, Chairman.
O IBRHT HrtsT, Secretary. -w.
sUfuMinin Cwagreantmti Cenreutien.
The republicans of the Third congressional
district of Nebraska are hereby called to meet in
delegate convention at the opera house in the
city of Colambns, Nebraska, on Tuesday, May
17. 1904. at 120 o'clock in the afternoon for the
parpoee of p!acing in nomination a candidate
for congress from the Third Congressional dis
trict to be voted for at the general election to be
held in the state of Nebraska on the 8th day of
November, 1901, for the election of two delegates
to the national convention to be held in the city
of Chicago on Juno 21, 1901, and for the transac
tion of snch other business as may regularly
come before said convention.
The basis of the representation of the several
counties in said district at said convention shall
be the votes cast for the lion. J. J. McCarthy,
candidate for congress at the regular election
held on November 4, 1902, giving one delegate
for each one hundred votes or major fraction
thereof so cast for the said J. J. McCarthy and
one delegate at large for each county. Said
apportionment entitles the several counties in
the said district to the following representation
in said convention:
Antelope IS Knox 18
Boone 14 Merrick 10
Bart 15 Madison 15
Odar 13 Nance 10
Colfax. 10 Platte 11
C'aming 12 Pierce 9
Dakota 7 Wanton 6
Dixon IS Thurston 7
Dodge 20 Wayne. 10
Total 211
Dated Norfolk. Neb., March 3, 1904.
F. D. Faun, Chairman.
J ck KoKMosTEiif, Secretary.
Oftriil Call fr lefu.lica State
CeuTeutiM.
The republicans of the state of Nebraska are
hereby called to meet in convention at the Audi
torium in the city of Lincoln, on Wednesday,
May U. 1901. at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, for the
parpoaeof placing in nomination candidates for
the following offices, to be voted for at the next
general election to be held in the state of Ne
braska, November 8, 1904, viz:
Governor.
Lienteaant governor.
Secretary of state.
Auditor of public accounts.
Treasurer.
Superintendent of public instruction.
Attorney general.
Commierinarrof public lands aad buiktiaga.
Eight electors of president aad vice presidwat.
Aad toeleet four rtriajstiw at large and four
allnaalia to llin irpwnliran aatinail roBTflion
to be held ia the city of Chicago, UL, on Tues
day. June 21. 1904; and for the transaction of
each other linaiawa aa may regularly come be
fore eaid state convention.
The basis of representation of the several cona
tiea in said convention shall be the vote cast for
Hon. John B. Barnes for jadge of the supreme
court at the general election held on November
S, MB, giving one delegate for each M0 votes or
major fraction thereof so cast for said Joha B.
Barnes, aad one delegate at large for each coaaty.
Said apportionment entitles the counties men
tioned below to the following representation ia
the convention:
MOQarJO ....IS aSQUCT . ... lw
CoMax. V Madison. 19
Platte.. 10 Polk
H. C, Likdsav, Chairman.
A. B. Aixen, Secretary.
We are all aocialiate, yet few of na will
adaiit a belief ia socialism.
Germany and Switzerland hare enact
ed tariff laws that will affect the export
trade of the United States. Aaserican
statesmen will have something to think
boat at their summer homes.
The Telegram is not pleased either
with Hearst or Parker for president.
What a walk-away the republicans will
hare in Platte county this year with the
Telegram supporting Roosevelt,
October 18 will be Nebraska day at the
World Fair. Governor Mickey has re
ceived notice that the date had been
selseted by the fair management aad
that a special program relative to Ne
braska will be prepared.
sack as the Colambas Teiegraam,
ia Ma eoatroTsrsy with the Journal, has
sea It to fie a specific charge against
Gowmorliickey, while the Oaaaha Daily
Werid-Ilsrald has dared only to beak
it pretends to believe the
will do ia the future, the Tele-
be credited with more nerve
its biff brother, tae ymaaa uauy
of Hot Air ualaauty.
r.itiseMtossfetotwwaeaaeUMt
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the
, for it
by many
that ia
nag a
what
it is
to veatare
ON TRIAL.
The Telegram, wader date of April
15, referriaff to the "aarrow minded
railroad tool who goreras the state of
Nebraska iathe latere of his railroad
awasters,' aad tensing hint the "of
ficial catapaw of the oorporattoae,"
declared that ao repablicaa of prom-
iaeaoe would "aadertake the defence
of Mickey's railroad aad Standard Oil
record." The Joaraal thought the ex
travagaace of the Telegram's laagaage
readered the attack altogether harm
less, aad ao informed the Telegram,
saggestiag at the same time-that the
"Mickey record" coaatitated its own
defence aad that the safficieacy of
that defence could beat be tested by
making specific charges. The Tele
gram acted apon oar suggestion and
ia its last issue made the following spe
cif c charge:' We charge that certain
carloads of oil, owned by the Stan
dard Oil company, were officially con
demned by the Nebraaka oil inspector
as beiag anfit for family use, and
dangerous to the lives and propertv of
the people; that after such condemna
tion, by request of the agents of Mr.
Rockefeller, our governor, John H.
Mickey, permitted Rockefeller's man to
bring that condemned oil into the state
aad sell it to the people."
Iu a very courteous preface to this
charge the Telegram appoints the
Joaraal ''attorney for the defendant:'
forbids the defendant's attorney "to
interpose any of John Oowin's techni
cal demurrers;' and instructs the
" jary" that "the only way in which
Governor Mickey can hope to escape
conviction in this case will be for his
attorney to convince the jary that the
charge is absolutely false. " Now,
brother, is it not a little irregular,
even in a "newspaper court,' for
the plaintiff's attorney to appoint
himself jadge, and as jadge appoint
the attorney for the defense; to de
termine the rales of pleading; and to
instruct the jary both as to the law
and the facts in the case? There is a
familiar rulo in criminal procedure re
quiring that the guilt of the accused be
established beyond a reasonable doubt.
The learned court in the case at bar
has set aside this rale and demands
that we establish the innocence of the
accused "absolutely.' And hehas
deprived as of the right of technical
demurrer. Restrainei within such
narrow limits, the Journal might at
tempt to bribe the court, if it were
not for the court's wide reputation for
anti-bribery sentiments. We might
roast the ooart for arbitrarily chaag
ing the rules of criminal procedure,
but for the court's monopoly on all
court-roasting language. We might
refuse to act as attorney for the de
fendant, for we did not volunteer to
defend the "Mickey record;" we
simply said that the Telegram's at
tack was no-attack at all, and suggest
ed that the "record" was its own de
tente. But a refusal to act would
place as in contempt of the court and
we might be forced to draw on the
corrupt treasury of the Standard Oil
company to pay our fine. And so,
since there is no way of escape, we
screw up that "courage"
which received the applause of the
Telegram, and enter into a contest,
the contemplation of which has caused
the Telegram, out of sympathy, to
"tremble" for us in advance.
Aa to the Telegram's specific charge.
It is a copy of the charge mado by
certain republicans about a month ago
ia aa attempt to defeat Governor
Mickey's re-nomination. Governor
Mickey promptly explained that charge
in a signed letter which silenced the
opposition. The Telegram is pardoned
for using a republican charge and for
forgetting Governor Mickey's com
plete exoneration under it. Before
giving Governor Mickey's answer to
the charge, the Journal wishes to re
peat that the "Mickey record" must
be its own defense. We shall defend
no public official outside of his own
record. We do not know Governor
Mickey personally. There may be
men in Nebraaka better qualified for
the office than Mr. Mickey. If we ob
tain conclusive proof from the Tele
gram or from any other source that
Mr. Mickey aa Governor is a "rail
road tool" and that he has abased
the oonfdenoe of the people of Nebras-
aa in his dpaliajn with the Standard
Oil Co., we will heartily join
the Telegram in a campaign to un
seat him. And in giving space to
the "Mickey record" this week, in
its own defense, we do not pledge the
Joaraal to an unqualified support of
Governor Mickey. If it should occur,
in the assessment of railroad property
by the state board of equalization,
headed by Governor Mickey, that the
taxpayers of Nebraska have been
wronged, the Journal will be among
the first to attack him. With these
preliminary statements, we quote from
Governor Mickey's letter:
"The new law raising the test of il
luminating oil from 100 to 112 degrees
became effective April 10,1903. J. E.
Bays was chief oil inspector at that
time.
"It is a generally accepted principle
that when a law is paused affecting
goods ia transit, a reasonable time
ahoald be given the shipper in which
to conform his shipments to the new
order. Mr. Hays recognized this
principle. It was not until April 14,
foar days after the law went into
effect, that Mr. Hays notified the
Standard Oil company of the highest
test reqaired, showing that he was ia
no particular harry to serve notice.
As late as April 87, more than two
weeks after the law went iato effect,
he passed a car of oil that tested 108
degrees, and between April 10 and
April 27 he passed no less than thir
teen cam of oil that fell from two to
nine degrees below the test. Mr.
Hays did this on his own motion in
recognition of the fact that the oil
was in transit at the time the new
law went into effect and that it would
bean anwarraated hardship on the
shippers to compel them to recall said
oil.
A few days prior to April 29, 1 don't
know the exact date, foar cars more
of oil were received ia Nebraska from
the Standard Oil company which did
not come up to the new teat. Mr. Hays
drew the line on them and ref ased to
They tested from 107 to 110, from
to ten degrees higher than the
old law reqaired. Mr. Rath, the
agent of the Standard Oil Oompany,
came down from Omaha to see aboat
the matter. On April 29 he and Mr.
Hays came into my office to talk it
Mr. Rath admitted that he had re
ceived Mr. Hays' letter of April 14,
notifying him of the raise of the test.
Ha said ha notified the company in
Chicago by latter, and they ia tarn
notified the refinery at Whiting," IbA
This process of notification of
conenmed-a little time. The last of
these four cars was billwl from Whit
ing on April 81. By inquiring into
the fact I learned that at Whiting the
company has miles of tracks on which
it constantly keeps hundreds of cars
of oil loaded and ready for shipment
Mr. Ruth positively assured me that
the four cars in question had left the
refinery before the notice was receiv
ed and were either actually in transit
or were standing on the siding, ready
to be7 pulled oat, A careful considera
tion of the facts involved led me to
believe that Mr. Rath was stating the
circumstances as they were -and Mr.
Hays had no conclusive evidence to
the contrary. In fact. Mr. Hays' own
acts ia passing numerous cars of oil ap
to April 27. for the reasons already
stated, were directly in line with my
own action in ordering that these foar
cars be passed.
Mr. Hays delayed the operation of
the law from April 10 to April 27. . I
simply delayed theoperatioa two days
longer and for exactly the same rea
sons. While I could have ordered the
four cars out of the state. H seemed to
me that such a coarse, under all the cir
cumstances, would be little and
narrow. It should be remembered that
the four cars were from 7 to 10 degrees
above the old test and were but slight
ly under the new. I was prompted
by no consideration for the Standard
Oil company, but only by a sense of
fairness. It cannot be argued that the
rejection or the passing of these cars
would make any particalar difference
to the companv. It was simply a
question of equity as I viewed it, and
I acted acordingly.
Neither the Standard Oil company
nor any other oil oompany has shown
any disposition to evade the require
ments of the new law and since the
four cars in controversy were dispos
ed of not a single oar of illuminating
oil has been shipped into this state
that did not dome ap to the new
test".
In reading the Telegram's charge ia
connection with Governor Mickey's
explanation, readers will not pro
nounce Governor Mickey gailty unless
they disbelieve his signed statement.
They will not agree with the
Telegram that he is a tool of the Stan
dard Oil Co., unless they believe that
in admitting the four cars of oil in
question he violated his oath of office
and committed an act" dangerous to
the lives and health of the people".
They will not agree with the Tele
gram that Governor Mickey stands
convicted unless the Telegram's
charge ii proved absolutely false, any
more than they would agree with the
Journal if. in 'charging the editor of
the Telegram with being a horse thief
it should declare "If you saw the edi
tor of the Telegram driving behind a
horse not his own, yon must convict
him". If nobody lost the horse it
follows of course that the editor is not
a thief; but still it might be proved
easily that the said editor was driv
ing a horse that did not belong to
him. And so Governor Mickey might
have admitted four cars of oil into the
state that fell short of the legal re
quirements under circumstances that
woald fall far short of proviag that
such admission of oil was allowed in
violation of his duty. The Journal
has given the Governor's defense in
his own words. We are satisfied with
the explanation . And we believe
that readers of the Journal will agree
that the Telegram not only has failed
to prove the Governor guilty but that
the Governor has proved himself inno
cent. YET ANOTHER.
The Sunday World-Herald likewise has
accepted the invitation of the Journal to
point -ont some specific act of Governor
Mickey, showing that he has favored
corporate interests, especially the rail
roads and the Standard Oil company.
The World-Herald, with much flourish
of pen, uses up a column of space in
announcing itself ready to point to many
such acts on the part of the governor,
but unfortunately becomes entangled in
its own brilliant rhetoric and forgets
to point.
However, being very evidently unable
to point to any fact of the past, the
World-Herald writer, with a commenda
ble desire to please, proceeds to point to
certain fancies of the future, and shrieks
in Hearst-like accents, "will the Colum
bus Journal accept the test?" The test,
as it appears, is to be whether or not the
state board of equalization deals fairly
as between the railroads and the other
tax-payers of the state. As hss already
been said in these columns, if at any
time the record of Governor Mickey or
any other public official is sucb as to
condemn him before fair-minded men,
we shall not be behind the World-Herald
in opposition to him.
Of course all this is pittably beside the
point We suggested that democratic
papers, instead of making pvneral and
meaningless assertions of the subser
viency of Mickey to the corporations,
might more profitably mention some
definite and particular fact. The esteem
ed World-Herald peeled off its coat to
mention two or three dozen such, but
after it got the froth out of its mouth
and got in shape to talk it couldn't some
how remember any, and wound up by
expressing a pious hope (amounting
almost to positive belief) that Mr. Mickey
would yet do something wrong at the
meeting of the state board of equaliza
tion, of which Governor Mickey is one of
five members. This remind us"of"a
committee of public spirited citizens who
once on a time, in a western community,
went forth and put to death a certain
Indian. He had always been a good
Indian, but the committee entertained
fears that some time be might get bad.
The railroads in Platte county were
assessed at $465,(36 in 1902. The total
valuation of all property was $2,490,.
877.31. The railroads therefore paid
more than 18 per cent of Platte county
taxes. If the local assessors are fair in
the assessment of personal and real
property, and the state board of equaliza
tion is fair in the assessment of railroad
property, under the new law, it will be
easy to get a line on all former assess
ments and determine which of the two,
the' railroad or the private citizen, has
been the greater shirker. That the
assessors of both classes of property will
be fair the Journal has no doubt.
When you have but one of the Colum
bus phones you swear "when you want to
talk to a fellow who has the other.
When you have two yon swear when yon
answer the wrong one first. Will some
one answer why in the name of common
sense an f uteUigeat community will
suffer this inconvenience and pay tribute
to a superfluous set of stockholders,
when one set of poles, wires and iastru
menta will do the baajsem?
the Roosebad bill opening to the
to nomistBsa settlesseat 41,000 acres
of land ia Gregory coaaty, South
Dakota. Beat tors Gamble and Rep
reaeaiatives Burke and Martin were
present when the meaiaiBt affixecThis
signature. At the ccsxduuioa of the
signing of the bill Presideat Roosevelt
turned to Representative Burke and
tendered him the' pea and holder with
which the measure had bean signed.
This souvenir Mr. Barks will forward
to the Commercial etna of
S. D., aa organization which has
persistent in punning the
After the Presideat's signature had
attached to the bill, the South
called upon Oommimicmfit
Richards at the general land office' to
confer with him na to the regalations
to be adopted governing the actual
opening of this territory to atttlemeat.
So far aa practicable the same provi
sions will be made to govern the open
ing of Rosebud aa 'prevailed at the
opning of the Kiowa. Comanohe and
other Indian lands in the territory of
Oklahoma la HOI. Xhese lands were
opened by lot under the personal sup
ervision of the general "toafl office.
As to the opening of the Rosebud
lands it harbeea agreed that prospec
tive settlers be allowed to register at
either Bonesteel or Fairfax or at
Ohamberlaia. The registration offices
will be opened sometime in May. the
precise dateoeing unknown nt present.
The drawing will take place at
Ohambelraia, 8. D., where the land
offices are located, a few days before
the date which mav be set.' hea fil
ings can be made. The date of flings
will be between June IS and July 1
next, the desire of the South Dakota
delegation and of the officers of the
general land officers beiag that the
Rosebud reservation shall ha formally
opened to settlement not later
Julyl.
The policy pursued in the
for years listiag property at aa ex
tremely low ami fictitious value, has
done much to injure it in the minds of
foreign investors, because of the en
ormously high levy on apparently little
property. The state has been made to
appear one of limited resources
and those coatempiatiag the location
of manufacturing and other enter
prises have turned away when they
learned of the heavy levies. With a
tree valuation and a low levy capital
will be wiuing to come into the state.
The new revenue law will 'do maoh
to advertise the state to the world aa
a prosperous one. Albion News.
The department of banking's quarterly
compilation of reports shows that the
Nebraska banks never were in better con
dition than they were at the close of
business March 17, and their condition
also indicates that their patrons are en
joying prosperity and are "laying up
something for a rainy day." These facta
are indicated by swelled reserves and an
increase of nearly three per cent in the
deposits.
CPLUMBnfE8.
BI P. J. BABBOM .
Sunshine is valuable physically, but
more valuable morally.
The man who don't like to fish might
make a good financier, politician or
member of the S. P. C. A., but never a
philosopher.
If the best musicians of Columbus
would get together we could have one
of the best orchestras in the state. It
yon can't have harmony among music
ians, where can you have it?
We went ont to the Karr-Nichols brick
works the other day and watched Julius
Nichols make brioks without straw. We
had understood that Mr. Scott was go
ing to raise the price of board to Julius,
bnt after we explained to him how our
brother was juggling twenty thousand
full grown brick daily, he agreed that it
was reasonable that such a man should
require a considerable amount of hash
We understand that young ladies con
sider it a good sign for a fellow to dis
play much devotion to his mother; and
we have also observed that his mother
considers it a bad sign when be displays
much devotion to the young ladies.
"
These sporty fishermen who wont
consider anything leas than a trout or a
black bam are perhaps to be commend
ed on scientific grounds, but ia a far cry
from science to pure art. The soul of a
child of nature is in accord with' lowly
things, and for such a one the humble
boll-bead has many endearing character
istics. There is a tranquil joy about
sitting on a dead tree in the Lord'e own
sunshine, with the Schweitzer cheese,
eta, within easy reach, where yon may
play seven-up with some other seoandrel
about like yourself and wait for bites.
This department was raised in Missouri
and don't care who knows it
A rumor reached the Journal office
last week to the effect that a republican
had been seen on the streets, of Platte
Center at midday. Being7 somewhat
superstitious, the Journal whim doubt
ing the exact truth of the statement, be
lieved that the rumor, if founded on
fact, portended republican victory in
Platte county this year, and sent one of
its representatives over to investigate.
The aforesaid representative did not
quickly locate the wanderer, but seeing
Blake Maker standing in front of an old
building in his shirt sleeves, with no
collar on and hie hair out of part, the
aforesaid representative putting two and
two together decided that the wanderer
had been run in and that Blake Matter
was the jailer. Fearing a publication of
the facts Blake was glad to fix up a deal.
He promised to introduce the Journal
man as an anarchist and a Roosevelt
man to every prominent democrat in
Platte Center, and in the future to treat
as a brother every wandering republican
found on the streets if the Journal would
not mention the matter. Blake was true to
his promieetand the Jonraalwaajike wise.
As a result of the compromise those dem
ocrats who have failed to join the repub
lican ranks through fear of violence at
the bands of Blake Maker, will rise aad
walk the streets of Platte Canter shout
ing for Roosevelt and Platte eoaaty
will otioenKm go republican. Theathe
Journal will erect a monnmeat to the
memory of Blake Maher and inscribe on
it what ia true: BlakaMtJrarfc a prince
among good fallows. '- '
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aikaamnmianiait.
Liaoola April 30. This week Secre
tary Bennett, of the state aesessmeat
board, has been busy receiving and
ohetTrtng up the reports and other state-
by the railroads and large
None of the state-
ap yet, bat it is
thewghtthat the schedules as filled
ont recently rsareeeat mora taxable
property than was found by the board
ia former years. For instance, the
B a M., the greatest property holder
of aUhM submitted a list which it
is estimated will produce aboat
twelve far cent mora revenue upon
the same levv than was derived from
that corporation last year..
The certificates fled are not to be
aocepted by the board as final proof of
the corporation holdings They are
merely intended to assist the board ia
axing the valuation, and in perform
ing this task it is not to be expected
that the board will assume that aay of
the corporations have over-estimated
their property to any great extent.
The gross and net earnings last year.
the dividends, if aay, the bonded in
debtedness and in fact any other tact
or circumstances which could throw
any light upon the value of the var
rstems are noted in these itate-
ts.
r
Lindsay has called the
executive committee of the state cen
tral committee to meet nt Lincoln,
April 28. to arrange for the coming
state convention.
s Club.
The Norfolk Wosaan's club will en
tertain the Woman's clubs of the third
congreasienal district ia this city May
5, during the afternoon and evening..
In the district there are forty-one
dabs, with a total membership of 970.
Mrs. Stontenborough of Plattsmoutb,
and Miss Bullock of Lincoln are ad
vertised among the speakers.
Mtwraaka Tekiaoue Co. Statement.
Secretary Morsemsn of the Nebraska
Telephone company, with headquarters
in Omaha, has filed a statement showing
value of that company's property in
Platte county. All property in the
county ia listed at f 19,108; total number
of instruments, 229in Platte county, and
172 in city of Columbus; 98 miles of toll
wire and 62 miles of farm wire. Total
receipts of the office for the past year
$8,194.82.
MeIillipKeeiHisGaa.
In the case of Harry L. McOoa-
nell, deputy game warden, against
P. E. MoKillip the supreme court
declares anoonstitutional that part of
the state game law which provides
for the seizare, forfeit and transfer
of guns and hunting dogs used is
violation of the law. The oourt held
that the section complained of does
not afford the owner of such property
n hearing aad deprives him of his
property without due process of law.
The case has been watched with much
interest by the public in this part of
the state.
lev. Oeuld Sentenced.
The Supreme court is of the opinion
that a sentence of six years in
the penitentiary is not an ex
cessive one for Rev. Richard Gould
of Central City, who was sent up from
Hamilton county for childstealing.
Gould was pastor of the Central City
church and eloped with Miss Eva
Flint, n member cf his congregation,
15 years old. Gould baa a wife and
fivechildren. The eloping ooaple were
captured ia Soath Dakota and return
ed to Hamilton county, where the
trial occurred. The supreme court
severely arraigns him in affirming
the sentence. Gould is now in jail at
Aurora, Nebr.
The Suawen-Heury Case.
The district court of Platte coun
ty is affirmed ia the case of Mary
H. Heary against Andrew Dussell,
n petitioner in error coming up on n
suit for breach of contract. Robert
Henry, n son of Mrs. Henry, and Jessie
Dnmell, daughter of Andrew Dussell,
ware married in Platte county. A
pre-nnptinl contract whereby Mrs.
Henry was to pay $500 toward the
support of the couple, and Dussell
was to provide them a home. Dussell
carried oat his part of the argeement,
bnt Mrs. Henry failed to give ap the
$500, for which suit was brought by
Dassell. He obtained n favorable de
cision in the lower court.
Mabood finished his' eight
months term of school south of Ores
ton last Friday. An Arbor day pro
gram was the interesting feature of
the day.
Fred O. Williams was re-elected
superintendent of the Seward schools
last Tuesday. Fred has been engaged
in the schools at that town for several
years past and'gives general satisfac
tion. Louis Lightner, nephew of Hans
Elliott, who is attendiagxthe law-T de
partment of the state university, from
which he graduates this year, has been
selected by the faculty of that school
to debate ia the iater-state contest.
Four students received certificates
of award'from'Saperintendent Leavy
for being neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the "last school year Mianie
Wurdeman, district o5;Ieonard and
Minnie Knight, district 58; Louise
aad Edward Branken, district 35.
Theofhcials of tne Nebraska High
suaool Declamatory anion announce
that the annual contest of the union
would be held nt Schuyler, Nebraska
on May 8. J. A. McLean, superinten
dent of the South Omaha schools, is
secretary and treasurer of this aseocia
ttoa and he desires that all interested
in the contest take note of the date
set and govern themselves accordingly.
The teachers' meeting at Oreston
was well attended from the northern,
western and central parts of the
county. From this vicinity only
Grace and Mary Lewis and Mabel
Dmwbaugh were present. All on the
rare ptwsent except one who
ill- Superintendent Leavy says the
were royally entertained by
the tattatas of Oreston and that the
nweting upon the whale was a success
ful one. The next meeHag of theas
sosftatJon will mhe place at the county
inetitutson June 18, where o:
wm to elected fer the
Ed. Coolidge, who graduated from the
Columbus High school .in the dam of ;
1902, and who is now a 'student ia the
school of mi-is at Rapid City, Soath
Dakota.otieofthe'ingnunwBchools
of the country, writes the following let-
Mr to Superintendent Kern: "My Dear
Professor: Your most welcome letter
was received and read with pleasure some
time ago. I have held back answering it
on account of a collection of minerals I
have been collecting aad mounting. At
present I .have about 125 .mounted in
oard:board traya, with their name and
chemical formula written above them. I
shall give them to the High school if you
say 'send them. Ten specimens are
mounted in a tray about 4x6 inches and
there are 13 trays. They would not only
help in connection with geology and min
eralogy but also in chemistry. Yes, I am
getting along first rate with my school
work. I am making my strong hold in
chemistry and mineralogy at present, bnt
intend to specialize in metallurgy. I
have finished general and qualitative
chemistry with credits of A 1. which
scratches the 100 mark pretty close. At
present I am studying quantitative chem
istry, which is simply fine work, and I
enjoy it very much. I shall finish Tal
bot's Gravimetric Analysis in a couple of
days and then I 'take Volnmmatric
Analysis. Blow Pipe Analysis is our
work in mineralogy at present. During
our Soph, year a fellow has got to keep
moving to keep up with the class. We
are required to put in 87 hours a week
but we put in about 45 hours 'and I want
to say we don't do it because it is such a
great pleasure bnt because we have to do
it to keep the work up in good style.
We school boys' put on a minstrel show
about two weeks ago and cleared $150
for our athletic association. Of alt things
that helped me most in the High school
was chemistry. Of course I could have
taken it here but the work I had there
just kept me far enough ahead of the
class to be number one."
K. F- D. Mo. 3.
R. F. D., No.3. (Correspondence)
Miss Lena Berends has recovered
from an attack of the measles.
Chalky Bisson moved to his new
house last week.
Peter Latjens has 120 head of hoga
ready for market.
John Kotlar has about completed aa
addition to his house.
Operation have begun for the build
ings of the new church eight miles
north of Columbus.
Lee Draper says since moving out
to his farm, to shave once in two
weeks would be lumnous.
Riding in our mail wagon these
windy days reminds us of riding in n
boat with the tide running high.
The early sown barley and oats
along the north is coming up and the
farmers are busy plowing for corn.
Miss Lizzie Dunn closed her school
in the John Brunkin district last Fri
day with recitations and a treat for
her pupils.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Rappacht
have commenced housekeeping on the
farm recently vacated by R. Frank
Lawrence.
Miss Grace Huffman closed her
school in the Joe Barnes district last
Thursday. W understand she gave
excellent satisfaction.. . r
, Jephon, the little baby sob of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Smith, reshliag on
the W. II. Randall farm, is recover
ing from a sick spell.
Fred Mindrup has- erected a new
windmill, set out fruit trees, pat ap a
new woven wire fence around hia or
chard and garden, besides otherwise
improving his place.
Peter Schmitt, our good miller,
made a buisness trip to Omaha last
week. Mr. Schmitt now has his mill
ia good order and it is running full
blast.
While on a return trip from Platte
Center recently, E. R. Bissoa's horse
became suddenly stricken with in
flammation of the kidneys. The at
tack waa so severe that the horse could
not stand. Mr. Bisson went to Platte
Center to secure assistance for the
animal but waa informed nothing
could be done to relieve it, and he
was compelled to shoot the horse.
Mr. Bisson purchased the animal from
Henry Lubker last summer.
We notice from the account of the
postal laws that it will be well for
drivers of rugous to remember that
all United States mail carriers have
the right of way when they have mail
aboard. They cannot be driven into
ditches by other wagons on the road
without violation of the United States
Mail law ard if a collission is made
and the mail delayed, a Uaited States
marshall will soon appear and the
party or parties will be expected to
give an account of themselves in
court. The law applies not only when
meetinga vehicle, but to those im
mediately in front of the mail wagoa
also, when the carrier desires to pass.
WeedviUe Items. ,
M. S. Peterson made a business trip
to Fullerton the first of the week.
Leonard Price has recovered from
his brief illness.
The lumber for the new depot is
being hauled.
Mr. Wm. Finch is reported better
at this writing.
Mr. S. J. Single left Monday for a
trip through Minnesota.
Nels Munson reports n new baby at
hia home.
Miss Hilda Dirks is on the sick
list.
Mr. George Price aad family speat
Sunday with his son, Jsmes, whose
little daughter accompanied them
home, where she will' remain for an
extended visit.
"A barrel is soon empty if the tank
leakuhnt a drop a minute."
"A blacksmith ia always striking for
wsges." s
"A bull dog bites before he barks."
"A client told his lawyer that he had
told him the plain truth, and he could
put in the lies himself."
"A wife should be like roast lamb
tender and sweet, and nicely dressed,
with plenty of filings, but without snnee.'
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