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- -ur-ymx- jf x-- -." -it-tl' V- ' -If. yp (ffokromtg journal $L30 PAYS FOBITHS JOURNAL OS YEAB THRF.E CIS. A WEEK LABGMT PAPIS PUBUSKXD IS PLATTE COG5TT VOLUME XXXV. NUMBER 19. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. WHOLE NUMBER 1,742. - - 0 -,- - - - . " Z "". I B K7 wi sfiB PERFECT SAFETY id combined with convenience in our eertidcasee of deposit. When yoa have any sum of money not wanted for immediate nse, you can leave it here and xe (five you a written agraement to pay it back at any time you want it. If you wwh to leave it for six months or more, we will pay interest up- oa lC- You can draw out a part of it. or all of it, Ht any tim, or turn it over to some other party if you wah. The First National Sank Time Table. COLUMBUS, NEB. Denver, Helena. Butte, Salt Lake City, I Portland. Lincoln. Omaha, Chicago, St. Joseph. Kansas City, t. Louis and all points Bast and oath. San Francisco and all West. points THAIS-I DKPHT. No. 22 PiMMn-r. liaily xo-pt dnaiiay 7.23 a. ai No. 32 AccumaKMiiition. liaily Mxerpt dhtonUr. 4:50 p. re thai:1 iaaiv-B. No. 21 Puamiitcrr. ditily "xcfpt Saminr 3:50 p. a No. 21 AcoMinuuhlatioc dnily txcft riuailmy .. l-JM p. r TIME TABLE U. P. R. R. a? bocsd, lu:i lisx. No. No No No No No 12. Chicium Stx-cml ... 4 -Ji . 31 4. AManuc fciprv-w 4:10 a. ai. !. Colambaft Locai 1t H:15 a. m. UK, F-t Mail vi-jo p. ai. H. Kjiur-i Kxprv.. II n ti 31 31 2, Ovriaaii Laznit-1 5.23 p WtHT SOnD, H If LI-S. No 5. P:tiac xpn No II. Colo. Sijwinl . . ..- p . It.-W a 12.1a a. I2:IU p A p . 'Ji5p No 1UU Past Hail No I. Ovrinnii Limit.-,. . . No 3, TahforaiB Expn-w No 7. Colomtmn LotsL.. .. . No 23, Fr-icnt soitit.LK bhaxcii. . 4:2U a. m IVpart 7:10 p ai. 7:IS a. 31. No. i3. Pa-winder No. 71, Mixl . Amr j 70 p. nr.' t No U. P: No 72, Miimi ALBIOJT IJ1D -rLDIMl HB.VXCH. Depart Nj H. r-niwr 2:10 p.m. No 73, Miie.1 ddOd m No 70, Pa -tuir li)p 3Q. No 74. MLxi asMp. a. Norfolk paBwntfpr tniDH ran ia:ly. No train oa Albion ami spaldintf breach iSba. L.X! daily exr.pt aoa.iay. I w. H. Bksuam. Anc j i COUNTY OFFICERS. j IVprwntativx Clerx Shenrf . . . iupriaa-niiiiat . . . A "or JmliTH Trwmr Clt-rk. of Dielnct Court idniaiT Surveyor Jon.nw Rrndkh . ..ChahlesJ I'vaaifi L. ll l K.WT ' .John J. iu.xt John Uattshm n Dirk A. Hkcuku '. M. linrKNTHEM ,l- vju.if ..&. tX- HKT i. L. lulSMTJOl , BOAllD OF aCPEKVlSJjBS. ia Ine courts, aivisea tne ccuncil to Dint, l Jou- GiETz.chninnaa accept -40, which would be the license DUt. 2 PSTKH nKNDK.n , , , , , , , M Pit. 2 Maiuew DixTHh-H for one days bankrupt sale and for Dis . ... "" RrimoK one ear'9 occupation tax. This com Dii.L 4-7 Locis Hep. E.J. EaxsT promise was effected and the bankrupt C S SK.NvT.rn -hari,- H. Dirtrich. LB. Millani. , , MptHKH of cosuhe-n -to Di-thivt. j. j 01 " ' STATE OFFUE1JS. Goror John H. Mickey smry Stat. Gorw TV. Mrh; Aaiiitor. harlt H. v.-.ton. Trutar-r. P Morrnon; Auomy (ivnral. , Frank N. Prmit, Suinatmient Pablic Iantrnc. ' tion. Williaa K. Fowler: i oinnuseioaer Public ' Laad-H. G)ru D. Follmer. j JCDOES 6TH JCDICHI. DIST3ICT -.'. Hollea- hrk. J. ti. B-ier. I ."icnvTou V. way Revhkknt titx 2th DiSTHirr J. W. Header KllT RWHKKTmVX E. E. FlltTB. GHURGH DIRECTORY. a. Pchin. U al a. anil a p. a. Joaior Ea- livor. izf p. a. senior taumvar, n. a. Pmyr aKtia Thnrviay. S.-J0 p, -M LaiAaxihary.artW--ia-.Uyia-Brnaoatii t3?JJp. a. t A. MrNao. Pator. PHES3yTElllANabbHt.n aooi. - Evn.a: wraion. -) p. a. Pmy-r atiac aad warrfttoSabh-.tl.a.asWp.a. Wx,Txa N. T77T3TTT IVTHOniST -PTvmx-hizur. Suaiiay .ti.iL vzs.i. a. Jaaior Learnt. 3ji p. a. Euworth Ltsurae. 7i) p. a. Prayer atrum:. Tharxiaj-. 3 OH p. a. LauMt- AM 2cirty evry v , i-vaj ; s. a. cnaiv to jj j.c o.rWlnrt.iarat2Up.acDp DougaL It 2, blk 2J, Stevens ad.. .n.,.. ... rTTj-,T,,T?rv .2.. ..I..x..T a.i . - p- .r,,n iu al a. a. Endeavor. 2d a. a. Lam iroild. ar-t Than xaicnaoara. lixr Nsrx.iaKia. Paior. HAiTlST-SaadiyS-ho.il. 10iOa.a. Seraoa lis) a. a. Juaior B. Y P C 3:! p. a. Ser aoa. r p. a. Pray-r aua. 7 JO p. a. Hxr. E. J. CL3KH. Pastor. GRACE EPISCOPVL-Low celebratioa. -.-JO a. a. suaiiay Scaool. 10oM a. ax. Pr-nrhiair. drew Brother, coad Tpiay of each aonth. llVU . i. . T-IA. - c J. .. -. --A Daanu;r of the ajai. tecoaa lae-iay or eacn aoath. Ladies Guild. --.iBd Wdae-.lay of rh rooath. Ukt W A. CaH. Rector. GERXAN LCTHER-VN Prvacfaiac. 10i a. a. Sunday SchooL 2 p. a. Ladies Society ae-ts ' ST. BONAVESTCRA CA.THOLU -Soaday -noea, mun aad wtaomt s. v and 1050 o'clock, Soaday school aad beaedictioa at 3 o'clock. The 9 o'clock aa is ivea ia Polish aad ta 8 o'clock aiaaa altraately ia Genaaa aad Xaiih. W?k day aat every aoraia at 5 o'clock. Fridays at 3:45 o'clock, stattuas aad hMfi'im'T Coafaaioaj heard frua to 8 o'clock Saturdaj" aaa trora m an gnnnay mama. LonieBeiona aieo iuauj uiraix ix- nm rk'f-lfK-ic ' FaTHxa TmtoiuLiJ K.mu. Priest. LODGES, aSHTl DAUGHTERS OF REHFKlff. No. 1 wt ia Uua reiiowa nan, secoau aaa , Wednesday of each aonth. Mrs. Mand ' L sobl raad; Mrs. Fairehild. secretary, -r a ar TX T S . L a Mead aad foorth Monday of A aoath ia K. I P. aaU Alois Jlaier. president aad J. E.' r -r v ai v, aamiii -i.I rrvn-s I sj of a. No. 29. Meets second aad foorth ' ia K. of P. aalL Louis Held. V. C. jmi Htaakea. secrgiary. m-IDKNTAL LODGE. No.2LK.of P. Me JWSiidayia S.P. aalL J. M. Cartia. C, r? 1. McCaffrBy. secrecary. secretary. WttT -T" Fellowa halL J. E. FaaL w d Gaans 'atrcnua. m j- Lr WTfJHT VDK83. No. 144. fint Cad -" STmoath. Odd Fellow, hatt. BtTg SSCAXFXSST La O. F. So. . ?8 S amdSSrfMoadar ia Odd Fellows WLfiSsW Faucaad. C. P, 3. 3L Cartia, MINERAL DEPOSIT NEAR COLUMBUS 1 SIG13 OF OIL AID PAY LIST TOO I Discavarwd ok tie Farm of Gottlieb Klaasa -Leased By Miners from Colorado. j Columbus may yet rival Cripple 1 Creek or Beaumont. Miners from Den ver have inspected same of the low ground on the farm of Gottlieb Klaus, near the Phute river wagon bridge abotxt zhne milea sootjjwesc of Colum- fans j ioaad 3 ahow ot 0u gj of miaerai deposits. They have led tfce faTza win begin pro- gpsc scon. Omaha capitalists have become interested in the pro- ject and some of the business men of Colnmbas are also making investiga- tiouj3 with view Qt becoming in- vestors. A Journal reporter accompanied by attorney Cornelius, who is making the lease for Mr. Klaus, inspected the place to be prospected yesterday and secured sample "rust", the brown de posit which is supposed to contain the mineral. These samples can be seen at the Journal office. This deposit is found in a low basin of about forty acres a snort distance from the Platte river. By digging down three feet any There in this basin, the "rust depos- -" is found in abudance. And a small rivulet runinng through the basin is rich in the same deposit and its sur face is covered with oil which will burn readily absorbed in a rag. Mr. Klaus is not building any air castles but is quietly awaiting devel opments. The Journal is sending samples of i the deposit to Prof. A. E. Barbour, i professor of geology in the University . of Nebraska and will endeavor to get , him oat here to make a personal in ' spection as soon as pcenible. , It is best to bcild no fake hopes in this matter bat it is difficult to avoid having visions of oil pipes, of power canals, electrical tramwavs and a cirv - of 100.0CO people in case a rich find should be made. Meanwhile we will all anxioasly await developments. Bankrupt Sale Over. The city council through city treas , urer B. J. Galley last Saturday noti fied J. "J. Richards, who had bought the bankrupt stock of the "black flag" and was selling it as "bankrupt gooihi". that he was subject to a fine : of $20 a day each under that title. i day he sold goods Mr. Richards ap- peared bet ore the council and protest ed that he was ignorant of the exis tence of such a law in the city and ! that he could not afford to cay so MMUM. He promised not to continue to advertise a bankrupt sale and to pay a reasonable license. There was talk on his part of resist- mg the collection ot the amount ImImicu iu uie uciiiuauce iuu uu lae ..... l : .i. : . i part of the council of suing him. City Attorney Cornelius feeling that the ordinance was unreasonable An.? J, ? Tr.r,r,l.l .r K r,.l .-.r.9 wi i . sal a thing of the past. Heal Estate Transfers- Becher, Hockenberger & Chambers, real estate agents, report the follow- . , - ing real estate transfers Sled for record . - . , , tae office Of the county clerk during g --eefe ending Aug. ), 1904 : tt-tt -i ,-..,...,-., j- . uemcx lo j. a. jtcr ariann, 1 let 7 and W2 lot blk 11. Gerrard's ;adaition to CoL.wdtlCOO. ; G. B. Mc 1 Farlaad to F. ifaunberg, 5 sw nw 4 'and nw se nw of 13-17-1 W. wd J.300; Fannie Rice to Myron A. Rice. Pt n3 sw4. pt 2s nw4. 22-1S-1 "V, qcd fl.fO; J. P Sokol to Mary Czanla. It J "-" t to blk 14. Duncan, $10 ; Jorgen Jorgen M. Hanae to Anna J. Hange. aU real and personal propertv by last will ; V-Uie Savior tn P. f) V!n, Ir 10 blk 2. Smith's ad, $1.00: Anna E. Curtis to 0. McGahev, n2 9W Gl-62-2 .,. " 500 ;C. Justis to Paul Vanacker, pt It ami iu. ot Lindsay, f 2000 ; Jno Romaa t0 Rosa Viner, pt SW 3W 1U-20- l . qcti. i.iuu; x-ioneer i. a. o.ro F. W. Wagner, It 2 blk 9, Creston, N0; F. W. Wagner to A. Hotchkiss, It 1 and e2 It 2. blk 9. Creston. wd 1700 : F. E. Davis to School Disc o. JJ, it J, CUE 11. VjreSEOU. ! ; rwcseira (.,- - 5,-- - Tnn?s oai'hlfjr Ira t m? C0 ro L'OUlSe AeSCUier, lfS 1 MU 2, blk 143, CoL, 1400. , -, . WealHeT JtepOIX. Platte county for July, 1904: Meaa tmpenrar of the aoath Meaa do -aae aonth lafT year Rijeu-t tempratar- oa 13th Lowest do oa the 2Sd. Clear day Fair .y, Cloudy days ... Caladavs western 74.05" S" 52" 9 11 10 13 1 14 7.30 Hio. Kaia leu larsa p.irtioaa of days. . ' I flaifc rtf '1 W I1 Do saae aoata last yr . ... - j Prevailing winds from SE to NE. , Thunder storms on the 4th, 5th. 21st, 25th and 2Sth. T . . , . idect electric storms occurrea on the nihta of th Sth anr? fith m-i r sa " on the latter date, when the displav was guch j rarelv Qr ever occnTed this section btfar. anr? liocrmriT'fr tVia this section before, and destroying the telephone intercourse of the neighbor hood for nearly a week. The aggregate amount of rainfall dur ing the months of May, June and July, 1904, waa 20.26 inches, while for the cor responding months of last year it was 18.53 inches, showing that we have not lacked foe moisture in either year. Bead the JoaraaL Get all the news. City Council. The city council met in regular ses sion Friday night. Propositions wer2 receive! from both telephone compan ies doing business in the citv to install a telephone in the council chamber. The Independent company bid 31.50 per month, while the Nebraska Tele- phone Co. offered to put one in free for use of the municipal officers, the city to pay regular rates for toll ser- i Coaaectiac Idak. vice. The proposition of the Ne- J bradka company was accepted. j The mast important step in the his- A. Dussell & Son offered to run j torv of the Platte County Indepeadeat water to the city jail from the pump- j Telephone Company was taken ysotsr ing station through a three-fourths day by Manager G. F. Everett wheal inch pipe to be provided with stops he met representative of the Polk and water cocks and so piped as to be County Independent Telephone Co. controlled by engineer in charge of and arranged for a connection which station, one closet and one sink, I5y2-l j will connect Colubmus with thirty inches, with self-closing faucet; closet two south Platte towns including Lin- and sink to be connected with sewer in street with 4-inch sewer pipe; also radiator in jail, to be connected with station boiler with x-inch pipe, laid ia :J-inch sewer pipe ; complete for the sum of 1131. The bid was accepted and contract awarded. Chief of Police Schack reported that notice hail been served en Lee Gray, Mrs. McKelvey, Wm O'Brien and Mrs. Eatherine Kohler to remove side walks; and on C. W. Pearsall, H.F. J. Hockenberger, Paul Hagel, Amalia Poettcher. Mrs. A. Wise, E. M. Rick ley and Mary A. Rickley to construct sidewalks. Committee an claims returned bill of Pollock Drug Co., approved by city I physician in amount of 9.4,1. The : committee stated that druggists would not furnish necessary supplies to par ties named in bill that were necessary ror treatment of patients quarantin ed ; none of parties mentioned paupers ; recommend that oity attorney advise the council of the duty of the city in such cases, and that there bo a defi nite understanding between the beard of health and the city physician in the matter of supplies purchased on ac count of the city. Bills were allowed in ihe sum of $24:54.25, the largest amount ever paid in a single month. The big items were t50 for cement crossings and .1C0 for lumber. On motion, the city board of health was authorized to confer with Louis Held or seme member of the county board with reference to an under standing in regard to care of city paupers. Committee on street and grades recommended payment- of f2:5.91 out ot nark improvement fund to J. E. Knfmn for material used. Adopted. Reports of overseer of streets, chief of police, police judge and city treas urer were referred to committee-?. The ordinance requiring able-bodied men to perform labor on streets in payment of poll tax passed third read ing. Bills of Columbus Telegram. f.10 for subscription, and Platte County Argus, tl.93 for printing, were al lowed. Bills of D. T. Martyn for CO and 37 for fumigation in smallpox cases j were referred to committee. j The council instructed the com mittee on public property to confer i with the city attorney as to the ad visability of the city's voting bonds ! to put in an electric light plant. Tae Game Law. ' Game Commissioner Carter reports ' the heaviest crop of prairie chickens, grouse and quail raised m the state in recent years, and it is doubted if ever there were more birds in the counties now in the game region. Mr. Carter says, too, that he does not agree witn tnose pessimists wno , are predicting the ultimare exter- mination of the small game in this ; state. Says Mr. Carter: "Whati happened to the buffalo need not happen to the birds. The buffalo could not exist in a wild state in a settled country; game birds can exist in such a country and will multiply right here in Nebraska if the people will continue to respect the game laws generally as they have in recent years. This year there is more game than ever, and we propose to make things unusally interesting to the pot hunters this season. The large supply of game naturally will attract a number of the t roving hunters to this srate, and high j prices for game in the cities will offer extra inducements to "home talent" poachers. This does not signify that any great amount of peaching will be done, but is dees signify that uphold ers of the law will have to be active all over the state." Mr. Carter has notified the sheriff of every country that the law makes it mandatory for him to prosecute poachers and warns the o ulcers that any neglect of duty will be punished in case it comes to the ears of the warden. By this means Warden Car ter hopes to add three new o Seers to his force in each county, as there is an average of two deputy sheriffs to the county who. like their principals, are bound to enforce the game laws. Ex. Rawaalieam Casrremtioa. The adjourned meeting of the Platte county Republican convention will be held at the court house in Columbus, Nebraska, August 25, 1904, at 2 o' clock, p. m. far the purpose of nom inating candidates ior coanty attor ney, representative and such other business as may properly ecsse before the convention. A .G. Rolfe, Chair- .t. Through the Journal we wish to anannr.ee to the pablic that we have recently appointed Mr. R. W. Saley, manager of the Aaditoriam Music Co. , as distrihating agent for this section far the Melville Clark pianos and Apollo piaao players. St Melville Clark Piaao Co. ADDITIONS TO TELEPHONE SERVICE ' THIRTY-TWO T0WV3 a.a'lCTrwn j j Platte Coaaty Iadememdeat Oat-Mickey's Caanaay Tt ' coin. Mr. Everett drove to Osceola yesterday where he met Mr. Nnlm qaist, cashier of Gov. Mickey's bank, and Judge Stanton of Stromaburg, di rectors in the Polk county company. Plans were agreed upon at this con ference whereby the Platte coanty and Polk county lines will be extend ed to meet at Mahon. otherwise known as Johnsonville and Fizzletown, a postotSce eighteen miles southwest of Columbus, and about ten from Osceo la. The extension can be made and the line put in operation in four or live weeks. The new extansion con templates a through metallic circuit from Columbus to Osceola to be used exclusively for long distance business. The Polk county system is already connected with the York comnty sys tem, which in turn is connected with Lincoln and towns south as far as the Nebraska line. Wire and other materials have been in Mr. Everett's hamls for more than a year to make this connection but he was unable to do anything with the Polk county people until recently when Gov. Mickey became the largest cwner of the stack and began at once to push things. A new tall board lor long distance work will be put in here soon aad another operator employed. All inter company business will be done on strictly a mileage basis, each line re ceiving its portion of the tolls in pro portion to miles of wire wed. Try the Non-Nicotine. A scientific production of Cigars. Sold under the United States and the English p-tanta. Try one of them. r jul20-.lt CHARLES H. BACK. $3.00 Ik.. Dollar Wall Chart Eree 01 L---------J rr a lottery where prize at the expense of others, but a REE sift to every one who pays one year's subscription in advance. This offer will be open only while our supply of maps lasts. They are going fast! Call and get one or write for it before it is too late. No Cheap-John affair but a handsome and valua ble chart, containing maps Nebraska, the United States and the World, together with statistics on government, indispensable in every home. $3.00 What Hie Chart Ciitain : it Page A handsome multi-colored : map of the world, varnished, the ' oniv map of the kind published, shoeing the dags and coat-of-arms of all cations. Retail price of this map 3L25. 2nd Page A large and complete map of Nebraska. The best and latest map of the state published. In dispensable to every Nebraskan. Retail price. 73c. 3d Page A large map of the United iitates new. Contains 40 per cent more of tbe smaller towns than us ually shown in a United States j map. The Electoral vote print- ' in rd jiijnres on each state. Also tine half-tone pictures of all 1 the presidents from Washington to , Roosevelt with their autographs. Call, write or see Columbus Boone Comity Fair. We are in receipt of the 30th premium list of the Boone Coanty Fair to be held a: Albion, September ST to 30, inclusive. There are no better grounds in the state, supplied with aa abundance of zocd water. The track has been pot in A 1 00a dition. Horsemen are invited to come and compete for the liberal pane oifered. The exhibit of thorough bred stock will be second only to the state fiur. The reputation of this fair is state wide. Ample provision for entertainaeat. You are invited to attend. The following letters called for at the Columbus Post Offi ce : Mrs. Jerome P. Baraett. T. P. BIancherd,sam Fisher aad Mrs. L. S. Morton. SUBSCRIBE FOB THE JOURNAL. Get all the News. Thw foUawasg toUe show, the tax lery In all the districts of Platte swaaty for 19aaw.l90t lames of the districts the levy has hewa redsawsl aeady SO per cent, so that the school tax will be bmt little higher than last year. In a few dMtriwte however, the voters at tWaehool set i eg did not take into iti ifarstii n the hsiher valuation thai year, and left the levy where it was last year. dutnati will pay mat taxes toia y bat will probably have a good surplas ia their wesaary to begin the next asaool year. s Da. So. I Disc. Tax 1 a'.'".". 7 vo 11 12....... ...ns ... 5 ... ... 4 ..14..... "JD!"" ...... 9. ...... j . a9 . v. dff . V.-. ., 3 n 7 14 S IS p J WiW 4 ... . ..". 3 IS ap 4 i- V -V 4 . -AP 4 . . . 9 w Li T aaw - w .. . . . 71 v. MS av It IIS.. ...... n 19.1""" 3). H. ........... U.'.'.l'.'.'..'.'.'.'. 3 a 3? ..11 .. s ,.U) '. 42-5.". . 1 .... .. .. 3 .. 4 ..25 9 . .... ..15 ..10 . i . "lQ ."" .. 5 '.'. 3 '.'.'.'.'. .- a ..10 . . 7 . . .. 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REMEMBER: The Journal sub scription list represents the com bined lists of The Journal and the Times and is open to the inspection of our advertisers. one of our agents. Journal Co At the state Prohibitioa ooaveatioa held in Liacola yesterday, H.Hocksa berger of Comabas was aoasiaated for coagress aad Isaiah Lightaer of Monroe was-aoaiaatsd fsr Lieatsaaat Governor. Mr. Bocfcsaberger ays the coavsatioa was the largssft ia the his tory of the party, aboat 900 delssjatos atteadiag. These two aaa axa amoag Platte coaaty's beet ritimas aad the Joaraal woald gladly sapport both of tickafc TEV DOLLARS REWARD. -For the retain of a sJary a the Idaho, ft fit to pocket hook coa- cactfficaat tnm the gevacMMat aiat ss Baits, Idaho, to Fxafc Holkabscfc, secretary, aad other private papsn Qfarfasr iapartaaes. My mm was priated oaths ssrsc I will pay the shave reward sad ao qassttaa-Kwill be ashed. PayKsat 1m bssa stoppsd oa ths waaaaia aad thsretora ths BUSINESS MEN ON CITYOWNERSHIP OFmras of fOJB taxpayhs with Favar. r of Colaabaa' think of the city awasahip of a lighting ylaat in Co laabaa. DR.HJEJLNTZ I shut off the elec tric lights oaly after notifying the oaaaciL lass May and June I person ally aafifisd the coancil that I woald ligha oa Asgast 1 aaless aks a cuatract aaa any who daaiss it lies. They re street lights. It woald aw 91000 to bny additional aa- I did not feel like so aach aoney withoat a five ymr gaacaatee. I have offered to ah the lights as cheap as it aaa ha doas. If the city thinks it aaa faaaish thsa chsaper, lot it try. My ftaat was offend to the city tea aad I will sell it to them to il they want it. Hilsabas psople have had as good aad sa cheap service as other towns of its rise. City ownership takes the iato politics, changing the year to year with all ths sHasulsar evils. L. GKRRARD-I think the city shoald awn all its pablic utilities. Ths service ought to be better and it woald be aach cheaper. M. HOCKENBERGER I believe ia aity owaenhip of all pablic utili ties. S.C. GRAY If after a careful in vastigatioa sf cmditions and esti- it is found that the city can op- a lighting plant in connection with the waterworks, city ownership night be advisable. But I would not fevor the operation of an independent aiaat by the city. My judgment is that oa aoooaat of the great expense of keeping aa electric lighting plant ia repair, a gas plant could be operat ed aach store economically and to batter advaatage to the city. My es trone objection to electric lights is aha gnat expense of keeping them in M. WHTTMOTEB I have always taaagut that the city could operate alsctrio ligttts ia coaaectioa with the than a separate iaiWtdaal coaid pte it If I aa aistakea ia this I woald flavor the plan that woald figure out the cheapest. L GLUCK I woald like to see the city own in lighting plant. But the qaestion is, will the people vote the bonds. I believe it woald be cheap er and favor it if a sinking fund could be created to pay the bonds when due. H. GASS I believe the city should have owned their lighting plant long ago. to be worked in connection with the city waterworks. F. T. WALKER I favor city own ership. I believe we woald have better service at len money. GEORGE SCOTT The city should not relinquish control of prices paid for any public utility and shoald not enter into a contract for electric lights or other pablic service for longer than one year. I believe the city should own their lighting plant and that it would be advisable to buy the poles and wire of the present com pany if they could be obtained at their true value. I should insist that the lights bo placed in the middle of the C J. GABLOW The city ought to be able to operate the plant cheaper thaa aa individual by operating it in ooanectioa with the waterworks. Bat I have aot investigated the subject aad hesitate to give aa opinion. B. J. GALLEY Think the city should own its lighting plant, to be operated ia connection with the water works, and I have thought so for years. City owner ship would result in cheaper and better service. The city shoald own the sew erage system also. H. ELLIOTT I am strongly in favor of city ownership of the lighting plant. From my knowledge of the working of gas plants in other citiee. however. woald prefer gss to electricity. J. D. STIRES I am in favor of the city owning and operating their own lighting plant, for the reason that the expense would be but very little addi tional to that for the operation of the waterworks. H. RAGATZ I have not investigated the question sufficiently to warrant the expression of any definite opinion. The cost of establishing the plant and the expenses incident to operating it should be carefully investigated before the city should take on the burden. If the city could have good service at a reasonable coat, I should oppose the experiment of city ownership. I believe the council shoald have an increase of salary if the lighting problem shoald be added to their already heavy burdens. I am not prepared to say, however, that I would not vote for city ownership after further investigation. JUDGE POST It is simply a business proposition for the city to own and oper ate their own lighting plant. In con nection with the water works the plant .weld beooerated economically. I have always believed that the city could furnish its own lights cheaper than it coald buy of anybody. w. A. McALUSTER I am in favor of city owaenhip of electric lights. The city ia paying engineers to run the water wodn. Tha soaae engineers could do ths week at the lighting plant; the same awssesssat from F 1 ilea Co r coald be utilized sad the oeal would, to a certain extent suf fice Cor the two systems. fTWVJ"W , Soda-lightfil Is what they all say about our Ice Cream Soda. We make it our selves We know it is pure ,; Ghas. H. Dack, MUGGIST. ary-;-J.i.;.j.SJ.i.j..jj.$i ADDITIONAL LOCAL. F. T. Walker sold Louis Held a half ssctiaa of Repablicaa Valley land last week. F. T. Walker leaves with another excursion to the Republican Valley next Tuesday morning, August It!, over th e Burlington. If you are a democrat, buy a Parker and Davis cap for your boy. If you are a republican, buy a Roosevelt and Fairbanks cap for him. Galley sells them. H. J. Arnold, Fred Mullen, Geo. Winalow and Werner Schupbach weat fishing last Friday to Blauser's Lake. Each got a fine string of ban and catfish. All rural mail carrier whose salar ies were ItiOO a year previous to July I will receive from that date, fTJO. All the carriers ia Platte county are in this class. A team of Juvenile base ball players went from Columbus yesterday to Mon roe and returned with the scalps of the Monroe children. The battery for Co lumbus was Clif Galley and Geo. Piatt. The seore was VI to 9. The Platte County Poultry aad" Pet Stock Association will aeet at the council chamber in Columbus, to morrow night at 3 o'clock to make arrangments for the stock and poultry show to be held frcm November 2t to December :.. This association has fir teen stockholders. Ever one interest ed in poultry or stock should attend this meeting. August Wagner, referee in bank ruptcy, heltl two hearings recently. One in the matter of the claim uf Sam Richards of North Platte for 765 against the estate of E. B. London i Bros and the other a hearing of Sam Richards with reference to the property and effects of the same firm. Next Saturday morning the claim or Anna London far 2ll7 will be taken op. Coort House The Journal is glad to publish the compliment paid to Treasurer Becher by Deputy Srate Auditor, E. M. Sear les. Mr. Searles said that Mr. Becher's books were among the best he has ex amined in the state. Frederick Gottschalk. Sr. and other httd owners along Lost Creak have filed a suit in the district court ask ing relief from the Nebraska Central Irrigation company asking remedies far alleged damages to the land caus ed by the overflow of Lost Creek caused by the use of that stream by said company for carrrying the water of Beaver Creek, taken out at Genoa and used for irrigation purposes. In the case of A. Volz vs Chas. Ryn which was decided for the plaintiff in justice court, Rarnash has filed an appeal to the district court. Conrad Bret ban, guardian of the estate of Maria Fromholz. ment ally incompetent, ask the court to set aside certain deeda signed by his ward in which she deeded away for $5000. 2G0 acres of land alleged to be worth 110,000. The land was deeded to Ger trude McGehey and Agatha Riesen and the plaintiff alleges the use of undue influence and fraud in secur ing same. Kmraa Vogei filed a suit on the fourth of August against Peter Dischner on the charge of assault and battery, asking damages in 93GO. The suit was dismissed the next day at the cost of the plaintiff. Marriage Licenses. Joseph Olsufka.21, Tarnor, to Mary Knk, "JO, Tarnorv. James Fred Counof, 30, Fremont to Maud Adella Bryant, , tfremcat. The latter were married last Satur day by Judge Rattenaan. Two Personally toad acted Ex earsiois to BostoB Tia the Barlintoa Route. Special excursion to Boston leaves Lincoln August 11th at 6:00 p. m.t in charge of Chaplain R. R. Randall. A second excursion leaves Lincoln Angust 13th at 6:00 p. nu in charge of J. B. Fer guson. Through tourist ears from Omaha. Short stops at the show places of the east. A chance to return via St. Louis and see the World's Fair the greatest creation by the hand of man. If you are figuring on the trip talk to our agent about then excursions a very low rate for the round trip, with all con ditions aost favorable. Or, write me. H W. Wazxxxt. G. P. A, Burlington Rente. Omaha. Neb. YOUNG MAN or woman for yoa to save tor tha fu ture.' While young, withoat the cars of a family you can work, earn and save if you will. A college career, goiag into business for yourself, or getting warned are all made ussier for yoa if you have a snug bank account. We extend the helping hand towards saving by allowing you 3 per cent interest on your savings. Ge Columbus State Bank r SAY! We own and control 10.000 acre, of the choicest land la Thomas County Kama... Here is what we claim for tlm country: It is fine.' smooth, well-gnwsed prairie land; rich, deep black soil on clay dobsoil; an inexhaustible supply of pure water, and tha most healthful climate in the statsc Good neighbors and good schools. The dairy will pay the Thoaas county farmers $I50,000.0 this season. They raise bumper crops of all kinds-over 1.0OU.00G bash els of wheat this season, many fields yielding 40 bushels per acre. Other crops in proportion. Thomas ia the county of fst cattle and hogs, tine horses and mules, and the thrifty hen that never gets sick in this country. Price, only 96.00 to $1,100 per acre, on terms to suit purchaser. Isn't this jnst what you have been looking for? We conrt investi gation. ELLIOTT, SPE1CE & CO., i s i X 3 S 1 i Columbus, Nebr. yi 1 1 1 hi 1 1 8 m 1 1 ! 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 9 1 - Bargains -: in Farms Parties desiring to sell or ex change their high-priced Iand in Platte and adjoining counties will - do wall to examine our lands in 4. Sherman county. W also have lands in Buffalo, Custer and other counties in central Nebraska. Prices flO per acre for rough unimproved land to $!Q and 335 for well improved valley lands. C 4. B&GflER, H06KENB&RGER & GtHIMB&R. COLUMBUS, - NEBRASKA. J-fr M-ftif,iiirisfisrsirisrisriifMrier.jiirii.h Wit. 1 ill 1 innw Illllllllllllllllllllllll j bests wmz Ha just received a new stock ot Fine WaH Paper We invite the pub lic to look the line over before buvin. J Rtffrs' -StaiiflMf Fiiis. Sulci ia. all haii-w. L anwjcalwl by amy paints or olu.r tla. A rmcatri pharaaci-K will eutnpuaa-i all preaenptfooa. Call oa aa. LOUIS SCHREIBER. Jr.. Manager.! iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiin I a Man 3 in Love. THAT'S HI3 BUSINESS. If a Woman is in Love. THAT'S HER BUSINESS. But if they intend to get married, THAT'S MY BUSINESS. J. M. CURTIS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE NoT-lBT PUBZJC .V5D TtPKWHIXEJG Columbus. Nebraska J. d. anaga. OliTa tomrta. aorth of flat cocuocs. T .- . J5-' - . --