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VOLUME XXXV. NUMBER 81.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1904.
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w;th all it bother and liability to errors.
Its a bother to connt and a teniptatioe
to hve around. Yon can avoid botb tbe
bather and ihe temptation by depositing
yocr KUTciy and payjnir with checks
And in addition to Uii convenience and
safety it :?,rds. bunk account certain
ly cives a man a better standing. How
-easily yoa an enjoy all these 'advac
tac?s '.vill be gladly explained to yo if
yoft will call at
The First. National Back
Time Table
COLUMBUS. NEB.
Denver,
Helena.
Butte..
Salt Lake City,
Portland.
Lincoln.
Omaha.
Chicago,
St-Xaseph.
Kansas City.
St. Lccia and all
points East and
Scmth.
S a a Francisco
and all points
West.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.
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fort 7 o'clock man.
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"106 aits in Oiid" Fellolrs halL second and
. fooria Wjat-iay of men fnccth. Mrs.TsKhudy
obif cnid; 31ii-i Grs VimmLi. n.'cL-Ciryv
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, aeeoad und fcwirtli 3Ioei'iy of rt.ich month ia H.
of P.. nail. Alqis Mait. prId2it aad J. H.
iohanae, atarr.
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-Tafclay in K. of P. bail.. LtKiis Hd. y. c.
?XocU BrntritifC secretary.
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' very Wwlne-day in K. P. iialL J. JL Carnu. C
' C..E.J. McCanay. uecrMarii
:" WIIJEY.LODXlE. So. 4. L O; O. P.-M
.mire' Tdaji iJl Fellows halL J. E. PaoL
' 'JJ. GL. reorge. Faircpald. sHciary.
"' HnYiL mGHLASDEKS: So. in. 3ff Krt.
XfltXTSsay in mimiu. jwl reuuw nail.
. iohnson. C.'C Peter Lncfasiar, secretary.
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. -. COLUMBUS ESCAMPMEST L O. O. P. So.
. A 3tHtarst and ttini Monday in Odd Fallows
" KWI1 GeoTSB Falrcnild. C P. J. JL Cartia,
- secretary;-
LEBOYTiODGESO:-254:DBJnEEOFFOS-
QB. 3fct tiw firt and .tnird Hocday of ch
in tlriil Fliow ball. Mrs. J. F. KirrmmVfc-
. ifift of honor. Mnt-Aiiee Eoswter, mrngrfar.
Read It from a Democrat.
Office of the County Treasurer.
Columbus.. Neb., Oct. 31. 1904.
I hereby certify that the following is a true and correct state
ment, of the valuation of and taxes assessed to- the several rail
roads having tracks in Platte county, Nebraska:
1903 1904
Valuation Tax Valuation Tax
F.E.&H. V. 3113,358 S4.S74.76 S206..S30 4,763.57
0.&R.V. 136.570 6,634.21 253,630 7,722.70
B.&1LR. 22,470 1,041.85 41,730 1,183.96,
Union Pacific 192,357 247.35 310,880 8,125.28
Total S465.255 20.798.17 S13,070 21,795.51
Increase in valuation. 347,815.00,
Increase in tax, 997.34,
The register of warrants in this office shows the following
amounts in outstanding warrants drawn on the several 1904
funds as follows (these figures are correct barring the possibility
of slight clerical errors):
General fund.
Bridge
Road
Poor Farm''
Total
Witness my hand and official seal this 31st day of October.
1904.
seal D. A. BECHER,
County treasurer.
County Treasurer Becher say? the
railroad tax in Platte county is in
creased fyD7.:i4, about To per cent under
the new- law.
The democratic circular, sent out
to deceive honest taxpayers, says th-
railroad tax in Platto county has de
creased under the new law.
Which will you believe?
County Treasurer Becher says the
tax payers of Platte county are paying
interest on outstanding warrants
against the 11W4 funds, amounting to
$19.5i:i.01.
Democratic supervisors of Piatt e
county have failed, by tnis amount, to
levy enough taxes under the old law
to pay the counry'd expenses. Tour
county tax is higher this year to help
make up tbis deficiency. Your in
crease in county tax, for which demo
cratic supervisors and the obi revenue
law are responsible, is larger than
you? increase of state tax for which
Mictey and the stare assessment beard
are responsible.
The democratic circular charges ycur
increased taxes to the revenue law.
'Which, is correct, in the -light of
Mr. Becber's sworn statement;? Eere
is an example. See if ic dees not ex
plain your tax. Out of an increase of
"7.:2l in the total taxes of R. E. Jones
of Walker township, on a half section.
?42. I.) is district tax. and ?J.72 county
tax, while only 7.39 is state tax
chargeable to the new revenue law.
This increase of 17.29 under the new
j law is accounted for by the fact that
Fin itJ0:L Hr. Jones farm, worth SI5.0CO
was assessed at $1015, nr about one
liffeenth of itH markpt value.
Tbe democratic circular says the
land owners of Nebraska will have to
pay the state debt of f2,5C0,CC0r while
the railroads escape.
The state auditor's sworn statement
esnows that the new law has increased:
tbe burden of the railroads. 70 per
cent while increasing the burden of
Nebraska real estate 51 per cent and.
that ic increases the value of moneys
and bonds 317 per cent, while increas
ing live stock only lt per cent.
Which will you believe?
Berge and the democratic candi-li-xres.without
substituting anything:
better, are pledged to repeal the law
recommended by Fusion Governors
Holcomb and Poynter, prepared in the
leinslature partially by the hand of
lr. Loomis. a Ieadinjr fusionist. and.
approved bv the judicial wisdom of
Jadse Sullivan and Judge Duify,dem
acn:s. Republican candidates Hushes, Hoaxe
and Henggsler. stand ready to repeal
defective features of the law, but are
pledaed to maintain these features
which provide for the collection of
SQ11E HISTORY.
Washingtoo.Feb.,2 .(Special Tel-
sram) Bepresentativ McCarthy to-1
.Lay killed a bill that
ing throujjh the halbi of congress fori
-., --, -r. nn, UT j I
rerest whatsn.vr in Am hill h
:. ',, r u , (
artennonwas called to it through a
a circular letter sent to all represents
Hives in Compress, and sisned by a
former democratic sergeant ac
(lnd (
it iae seaate. Jir. jicvsorurr uxougnc .
r .l - .- . i t-l
it hue right to look into the bill for
tbe relief of the contractor for his
legal representatives fur construction
of the iixht draft monitor, Etlah.
Mr. Payne, chairman cf the. com
mittee en ways and means, requested j
Mr. McCarthy to innnira info th law I
points connected with the bilL whicn j
rCrrrt' TT 1U- , w w l aDtl robalL The complaiat
faction so the leader of the bouse and smtM -,.. ,i,a T..- TTT,
others lookin w honest legislation i mtB 0mr thMt the P1"" nd Webb
that the bill failed of pasmge before fatered faeo co-partnersbip to en
Mr McCarthy's attack. He showed I gme in fanmuu? na tb fim nfw
that tne measure
had been vetoed i
twice, once by Mr. Cleveland and
once by Mr. Harrison. That the re
ceipt for the eenstructien of the Etlah
nau. oeua givan by its coostroctora
away baca in the Forty-eighth con
gress. The bill was seat to the court
of Claims, and upon its finding am
appropriation was asked, amcuntiag
to nearly 1150,000 to recoaipease saw
constructors. Mr. McCarthy attack'
the findings of claims and so success
ful was he ia the presentation of the
law points that the house stood with
him whea the vote was taken. Bep
resectative McCarthy was master of
himself and. his subject ia his ifHT
appearance before the nouse and was
accorded close attention by those
whoso coouaeadatiom is worthhaviac
The bill was iatrodaced by Mr.
tsactaoiu. ot Missouri The
Bee.
S11,6S2.5S
4,024.59
2,958.19
9S7.65
S19,653.01
aU the taxes, and : which, by forcing
the' listing of all property, have in
creased the valuation of hidden
moneys and bonds 317 per cent in Ne
bnukar and forced out of hiding a half
million dollars worth of property
in Platte county ; and which will en
able Platte county as well as Nebraska
to pay her expenses.
if you believe Treasurer Becber's
statement, if you believe tha state
auditors statement, you wiiLa honest
men, repudiate the democratic candi
dates, who by deception and mis
representation seek your votes.
ote-xne joanms mtstake of 2
in the railroad tax last wek wa due
. .. - .
Tf ft MflTCnal Ammt im im Wa .... .1 1 1
office. Our statement that the out
standing county warrants amounted
to iio'.OCO, was correct at that time.
Ac the last meeting of the supervisors,
auum w,wv more in warrants was
drawn, making 19,5;.01. These j
wanauw iu. ue caaceueu wnen tae
2004 taxes are raiirl no-rrr mnnth - WrJ
sumcient funds been raised formerly
to pay expenses these warrants would
not have been drawn. The e'splan
ation the county has 40,0C0 on de
posit has no bearing on tbe question,
for not oae cent of it can be drawn to
pay county expenses. Those deporits
are for school treasuries, and other
funds.
Unscrupalous democrats are circu
lating ths rumor that republican can
didates are being traded for McKillip.
That is false. McKillip is writing
personal lette s to republicans asking
their votes on the promise that he
will act like LaFollette and Cummins.
Can Mr. McKililp if elected support
Parker and his platform and act like
Cumming, La Foilette and Roosevelt
at the same time? Don't be deceived
Ton know that McCarthy will act
with Roosevelt and Cummins.
Do you want another Cleveland
Tariff democrats0 Do you want Mc
Killip and Bryan in Congress to help
Parker paes another Cleveland tariff -j
If you don't' put your X after the
aames of Roosevelt. McCarthy, Hughes,
Hcare and Henggeler.
Do you want the county printing
done at the legal rate? Then put your
X after the names of Shannon. Swan-
son. Schoem and Dassenbrock for aup- t
ervisors
Do you want for county aattoraey a
man who Ucoxnpetenttb" handle the
countv's legal business without hiring
assistants? Then dug your X after the
name of R. W. Hbbart.
Remember the democrat s are using
deception and monev to carry this
election.
Republicans are urged to make the
campaign absolutely clean, as be
comes the followers of Theodore
-Roosevelt.
But watci the enemy, and be on
hand with the goods nexc Tuesdav.
- District Court.
Irving W. Pope has sued his wife,
! J f Till It MrTnr Prion nw AX-.. TUn
I "niAifitri tT jt!Tavia A0n mu..
' . - -! u '
cmmae fQr more than two years,, and
:it7' M rmmA ' Jua oomptauit
The complaint alleges that the mar-
.-. . .. !-nT
e- - ": "
place in Roselle. N. J.
! TJecember 27.1S9S, and that the parties
I -have a little zirl about fivi Toara nf
t AffS. Th Tl?(?nr'T na9
' r - m- uuco
not ask the
custody of the child or costs of suit.
The case of Theo. Wolf against
-Nick Hoffner has been appealed to
district courts. The plaiatiff sued ia
Justice O'Brien's court far f 17.05 on
October 14, but was denied judgment.
T,l. or ty; . .
u ww. rung nas mea. a suit
District court against George W.Webb
in
March - tht m inn. . i j
moaey to cay horse feed and that the
jdaiatiff borrowed f 125 for that por-
ipose, giving a mortgage on. certain
horses and farm-teals.
The complaint f
xursner sets out tnat the co-partners
took oat hail iasaraace for $1000, oa
I their jrrowia cron. that mid rmn
"was dfistroyed by hail and the f 1000
paid into BrodbalTa bauds, to tara
orer to tae co-partaers, aad tht
-Brodlvil amid the aaomey; not to the
partners bat to Webb alomm.
piaintin, . therefore, aska to
tbe co-f nasiwliiB dissolved aad
rias; whereby he
aamy recover kia share of the. fl-J5 and
hi pcrtifisi also- of the flOOG.
Hospital Fair.
The fair and supper held every even
ing of last week for Che benefit of Che
Sc Marv's hospital, closed Saturday
eveniwr, brineing. a nee profit from
the several contests and suppers of
considerably over 1,000. The suppers
were under the supervision of Mrs D.
C. Kavanaach who deserves great
credit for her excellent management
in this department. The Sisters of.
the hospital did the great part of the
cooking in their Kitchen at the hus
pitaL The contests far the watch, doU andj
cane were the most exciting during
the week, and all were disposed of
Saturday evening. The watch brought
over 1200, the doll $4t): and the cane
100. The watch contest was between
Misses Eva Walker and Lottie Becher,
the former being the winner of the
beautiful prize, and as a reward for
the time and labor Miss Becher de
voted to the want, the Sisters present
ed Miss Becher with a valuable seal
riax. I
The doU contest was between Misses I prosecuted if they can be found out.
Nellie Ryan and Clara Abta and the The windows of. nearly every busi
aiost exciting of all, only twenty votes' aesg nouse ia tne city were "soaped"
standing between the young girls. L,? th small bovs on the street earlv
Jf iss Ryan finally won the doll
Mis Abts was presented with
almost; as beautif aL i
The oldheatled cane contest between
tb' two congressman McKillip and
McCarthy brought 5C0 to the treasury
of the hospital, McKillip receiving
over -2.000 and McCarthy over 1,000
votes. Mr. McKillip was present dur
f ing the eveuinjr.
The gold handled umbrella present
ed by A. M. Gray and contested for '
between Jacob Greisen and Frank
Kelley was given to Mr. Keliey. '
In the raSIing of different articles
jonn utneen won the handsome art
square carpet given by Friedhof &Co.
Mrs. Gna. Speice seeured the Irish
Piac fa-
Chas. Fisher got the point lace hand-!
kerchief and Mr. Henggeler the batten-
berg centerpiece.
j Ciias. Fisher who lives at the hos-
; "'-" -" uy uumuer lremembered for some time. Mr. Merz
! the sieel ransc ziven bv the Gravt,a mroni.f hh?nii ?!. tm
i ;l .... i .i i-i i m
haruware department, and presented when tbe boy. accompanied by two
it to the Sisters of zhe hcspitaL As srirls- came alonjr and proceeded to
A U ! .ithfechen SS?Sd jSTS?S3Jf 2
furniture of every description, they;' -o business" on the boy's back. He
ranled ic oil ths second time, John ! says a jack rabbit would have honored
Graf securins the
lucky number in .
l
; thl:
s urawmz.
Woman Clnh
n - - i -,i , . I
Feneration day will be observed by
the Woman'-j elab en their regular
"general meeting day", Saturday No
vember 5th, Z p. m , ac the home ot
Mies Winnie Mc"tf?.Kon Frogram as
follows : Roil call ; Federation Notes ;
Report of Tuesday's and Wedneaiay's r notifled to meet ia the large assembly
meetings of N.F.W.C. Miss Siinmone ; i room where the shades were drawn
vocal music selected Mis3 Ricklyjand Jack-o'lanterna illuminated the
paper, household economics of the i room. A talk on the ancient and
BienniaL Miss Bessie Sheldon; Report l Modern methods of keeping the hali-
cf musical and
of N. F. W. C.
Thursday's
meetings
Mrs.
Gar"ow ; piano, i
seie tion, Mrs.
.Faeggi.
Thp
ine last number OH tho nroirram
will be a scng by the dab." Beautiful ; induce joyous fun instead of lawless
Nebraska." composed by Rev. Crofts j rowdyism and the verdict of the child
cf Crete. ren ag evidence of its success.
So IF-er Oera.t Discount
ON ALL WALL PAPER !
Over 20c per double roll, to make room and have all new
patterns for spring stock. Come in and look them over.
Bargains in Remnants.
Chas. H. Dack Druggist
Goes Without Hotice-
H. H. High, who has been foreman
in the Arzus office for some time, took
French leave of his- job last Friday
evening while Editor Burruss was
away from the city. When Mr. and
Mrs. Burruss are both going oct of
town to stay over Saturday, ic is the
? custom to write ouc weesiy caecus ot
the empolyees cf tne othce and leave
them in the check book where thev
w UJ UMUro IU UilcJ ,
belong. Mr. High took his check. from
wa Wa T-r Virx r rVt -t
the book Friday- evening and was uoc
seea around the office again. This
morning Mr. Eurruss received a letter
from him saying that he had gone to
Denver where a jab awaited him.
In his letter he instructed Mr. Bur
russ to tell all cf his creditors, if aay
such should appear, that he would meet
all his obligation?. Ic is reported that
he left several obligations unsettled.
His wife and two children wecc away
from town about two weeks ago, and
High said they hail gone to Colorado.
He proceeded to sell this household
goods and announced that he was go
ing to board. It is understood that
he had some altercation with his em
ployer lately, but he had given no in
timation that he intended to leave.
C. A. Finecy has taken his place as
foreman of the Argus.
Columbus Men. Sell Bank. Stock.
R. S. Dickinson, president of the
State Bank at Platte Center; David
Thomas, vice president ; and B. H.
-Schroeder, cashier, sold their stock in
that institution last week. The pur
chasers are the Columbus State vtank
Wm. Schelp and Arnt Brothers.
B. H. Schroeder who has had the
active aaanagement of the bank for r
several years and who has made it one
of the .strongest financial institutions
in the county, will be retained as
cashier.
The names'" of the new stockholders,
alone, are a sufficient guarantee to the
Platte Center people of the imcreased
stability of the "Platte Ceater nV
New officers will be elected iaa
few days to replace Meters. Dickiaeoa
and Thomas whose names have foraied
the back bone of the bank ia the past.
las. Boys Got in Their Work.
The Columbus citizen who had. for
gotten that Monday night was hallow
ed ea was impressively reminded, of
that fact, when he came down town
this morning? and had to walk either
on the grass or on the
wren side
overturned sidewalks.
Much of the fun indulged in was uf
a thoroughly harmless sort, such as
we. all acoroved "'when we were
boys." For instance. the school boys
adorned the side walks and steps of
the high school building with about
thirty wagons and buggies of all
sizes, styles and cendniens of preser
vation. On tbe. other hand, some property
was destro? ed. Several sidewalks an
j sce principal residence streets were
overturned, in many cases breaking
the boards so ss to make an outlay of
cash necessary to replace them. A
number of outbuildings were also
overturned. In cases where property
has been destroyed in this manner the
zuihv carries will and should be
ant i ctti3 morning tried to hide their smiles
one!aa (neT watched the merchants labor
iously washing otf the
soap.
When Ed J. Niewohner first saw the
'artistic soap stripes on his window.
he was diposed to "do things" to
the boys, but after a few hours he
says his mind got back to tbe hallow-
e'en of his boyhood, anil a geed
natured smile covered, his face
Most Columbus citizens take th
same view that Mr. Xiewohner takes
of the boys, playing good natured
pranks. But they all agree that boys
who have not the coed breeding to
tw a ije between harmless pranks
and vandalism should have that geed
' breeding thrust upon them by the arm
of tbe law. .
Ofiicer Nelson caught one boy at the
high school last night and goc the
names of several others.
tCQ Merz alM administered treat-
i iucuii Mt uue uuy iu a juraiiuet iu lt
iLncii iaj juc ay auuu i face as uie uvy
put up.
Lee the boys have their fun, bus
teach them by one means or another
to respect property.
Halloween FroLe.
The Lincoln school children were
created to a surprise in the form of a
Hallowe'en frolic. A half hour be-
rore dismissing time tne rooms were
day was given by Mrs. Brindley after
which games were indulged ia and a
i
; bright red. apple given to each child.
Thf. nhiBor nt tha amnunnant tm m
Platte County Association.
The meeting ia Monroe Saturday
was ana of the largest attended jeu her
iaj:s of the association in the county,
the teachers of the county and citizens
of Monroe coming out to listen to the
excellent program which had been
arranged for the occasion. Miss
pn,-a r:, -i u..
was unable
to attend on account of illness, but
aside from this number ever nnmW
. .
on tho program waa can-jej
mulish, ? th- .Tnn,n,i
out as
There wera nearly sixtv ccunty
teachers present, among the number
'residents of Columbus were Mi; sea
I Winnie Young, Bertha Sea up bach,
t Mabel Drawbauzfa. Marr and Grve
Lewis. Lyllian Weldia, Messrs. Sam
Rector, Sam Mahocd and superinten
dent Leavy.
The. paper by Miss Tounc was said
to be one of the best oa tbe. program.
Mr. Leavy says the citizens made
the visic to Monroe a very enjoyable
gathering and showed by their pres
ence at the meeting that they appre
ciated their coming.
Auctioneer.
Whea you have anything to sell,
employ Bruce Webb, the auctioneer.
Long distance telephone east rural
route No. 3, Humphrey, Neb, Dates
made at the Journal office Columbus.
Neb.
References: Bank of Ottis & Mur
phy, Humphrey; First National Bank,
Humphrey; First .National Bank,
Madison; State Bank, Madison; Citi
zens State Bank, urestoa. Call up the
Journal office and say what you want
to selL Ton can get the best sale
bills and the bst auctioaeer. and saves
time and money.
lew lural laute.
A rural route from Crestaa will be
established oa December 1st Exam
inatiom far carrier on the route will
be held in Columbus, Saturday, Oct
ober JD, by the. Columbus poetaxrater,
Carl Kraaser.
THE CHAILETGB.
Hon.P.8; McKillip,.
Humphrey, Neb.
On behalf of Congressman .7. J. Mc
Carthy, we challenge you to meet Mr.
McCarthy in joint dehato on the
of j polisical issues of the day at Columbus,.
Neb., the date to be. named; bv you.
Wire reply at our expense.
Repnlicau County CentralConimittee
D. M. Newman, secretary..
Eers ia McKillip's reply, discourt
eous, verbose, indirect, that may have
some bearing on ancient history, but
has no hearing, on tho only question
in which Columbus people are inter
ested, viz ;" Will McKillip meet Mc
Carthy in joint debate ia Columbus?"
The Journal- quotes Mr. McKillip'
. reply in full out of a sense of fairness
to Mr. McKillip.
Humphrey, Neb., October 25, 1004.
D. M. Newman, secretary Republi
can Committee, Columbus. Neb. I
have your telegram of 24th insf. chal
ienjring me on behalf of Congressman
J. J. McCarthy for a joint debate at
Columbus, Neb. In reply, you are
respectfully referred to the oublished
correspondence between . D. Fales,
chairman of Mr. McCarthy's congress
ional committee, and Dan V. Stevens,
chairman of the Democratic congress
ional committee. Same ran be found
ia the Fremont Herald of Ocrober
13th. and other papers ct later dare.
Briefly these disclose that the chair
man of my committee, en my behalf,
challenged Mr. McCarthy, through
chairman Fales to eighteen joint de
bates, one ia each county of this con
gressional district. This chai!tn2ra
was issued at motr, six weeks since.
yet we have been absolufely unable
to get an acceptance or in face any
communication in writing tearing ca
this challenge.
October I. Mr. Stephens addressed
Mr. Fales, repeatim? the challenge to
la joint debates, but sayinjr that if Mr.
McCarthy wonld not accept for l? he
would cut the number down to ten.
and closed the
tetter by sasinir
"yShnnld nn ilrnn rfiia
. - t
J w .-w, M..U .H.l I .1., ,
you urop uiis cnanenge, l :
wiu maxe one nan tne towns and you l
Che other half, your accptance to be
in writing."
In the same letter Mr. Stephens
especially challenged Mr. McCarthy
to debate the issnes of the campaign
at Pender, Neb. Up to che present
time we have been unable to zee an
acceptance of the tea joint debates
asked for and' unable to get Mr. Fales
to name a date, for the Pender debate,
which debate was accepted by him
on Mr. McCarthy's own challenge.
In the light of these and other facts.
which the full correspondence wJl
disclose to you, your telegram is
rasher amusing. While not doubting
your individual faith in the matter, I
presume the correspondence will con
vince yoa or any other fair man that
you are being used to- bolster up a
bluff.
In a nut shell, the situation is : I
desired eighteen joint debates and
challenged for same taroagh- the reg
ular course, ta-wit: the chairman of
the congressional committee. These
were not accepted. I cnt the number
acceptable down to ten, one-half of
che towns to be named by my chairman
aad the other half by Mr. McCarthy's
chairman. Neither was this accepted.
I then accepted a challenge by Mr.
McCarthy at Pender to debate the
issues there, and Mr. Stephens, my
chairman, has been trying to set Mr.
Fales, Mr. McCarthy's chairman to
state a date for that debate, and thus
far has failed. The Inevitable con
clusion is that Mr. McCarthy is trying
to save his reputation by purported
challenges, to detract attention from
che fact that he had been challenged
through the usual channels and has
had an opportunity staring him in the
face for five weeks past to meec me
in a: least ten debates, one of which
he was at liberty to put in at Colum
bus if he really desired a Columbus
date. Our experience with Mr. Mc
Carthy's chairman, Mr. Fales, has
forced us" to demand thac communi
cations en this subject come through
him and be in writing. Ic sounds
well to say, "I will debate with Mc
Killip in Columbus, " but not so well
when that statement is put alongside
ot the face thac Mr. Fales. Mr. Mc
Carthy's chairman, has failed to accept
challenges to debate in either ten or
eighteen towns, one of which could
have been Columbus hail Mr. McCar
thy so desired. It has taken us five
weeks to corner Mr. McCarthy's chair
man, Mr. Fales, on this debate prop
osition, and we. naturally don't care
at this time to rak up the controversy
through a- third party.
Please address further communica
tions to Dan'l V. Stephen-, chairman.
Fremont, and should ycu care to pub
lish this communication please have
the fairness to see that same is pub
lished in fulL P. E. McKillip.
Note the repeated reference to "Mr.
Fales. Mr. McCartny's chairman".
that could have no bearing whatever
on a challenge authorized by McCar
thy himself, and that has ao signi
ficance whatever except to add a few
dollars to. the telegraph tolL
Those who heard Mr. McKillip's
only oratorical effort ia Columbus, o"
the night of the Berge meeting, will
not be surprised that he should hot
want to expose himself to tire ia his
home county.
NATIONAL PLATFORMS.
A complete pamphlet issued by the
Union Pacific Railroad, giving the Plafr-.
forma- of the Bepablican, Democratic
Prohibition and Peoples Partiee,". also'
other valuable' and statistical informa
tion complied from offical sources.
A copy' will be mailed free bymencion
ing thia paper and enclosing two' cente
for postage to E. LvLomax. G. P. if. A.
CT. P. B. B, Omaha, Neb.
Fact Bail
The .Nebraska university football
team more than upheld the athletic
honor our university in rh'e game at
"Minneapolis last Satarday, although
J tbe final sorce showed
against them.
; 1 to 12. The" Minnesota team is oue
of the two leaders in western football
this year. The western championship
of 11)04 lies betweea Minnesota and
Michigan.
The Minnesota university had two
students where. Nebraska has.one. "For
athletics is has Jiv dollars where Ne
braska has one. The game was played
an the Minnesota imnink wh ran
thousand lusty rooters encouraging!
the home team every minute of the !
game. To go thue into the lion's, oto'
den and bold such a team down to
three touchdowns' against two, and a
r score of It; to 12. is a most siorioua
defeat.
Nebraska jed to be considered
t good practice material for the bis j
teams of the west, and. the Chicago
ciferous silence on the subject of the
Nebraska team in aU discussions of
the leaders in western foatbalL Bac
things are different now. Minnesota
acknowledges Nebraska as one of tne
strong teams, and their training fram.f
the beginning af the season has been
with an eye to the Nebraska game.
ic was a glorious struggle and ic
waa not a one-man game either.
Bender was the Nebraska star, as" he
has been the star of almost every game
for three years. The. smallest mn on
the Minnesota team, little .Quarter-
tack Hunter, waa the rival of Eender
ror brsr; boners. He sot around the
whole bunch on. a quarterback- run
f and went 70 Tarda for a tcuchiiuwn.
going thrcush tho Nebraska ouarter (
who was guarding the gcnL
If Ben
der or Eeneilict had been then to
meet him, he would fa all probabilir
have stopped ; but the Nebraska quar
ter was a new man, with a lame
shoulder, aatl the little jropher was
uu wiuLciy iur uini. ina nnic nmp
i
be started out. with a rainfnllv evidpnt
intention of reward-!- ra r,-fo-Tr.an.
he zoc past che entire Nebraska team
9 - 'w. .V...
and was proceeding to dig his little f
toes into the Minnesota, sod ac the 5
rate of some forty imnts an hour, ;
headed toward the Nebraska goal with.
nobody in front cf hini, ami every . E
able-winaeil villain :n Minneapolis 5
standing up en his toes and yeilm-r
aa if he thocghc there was somerhin-r
to yell abouc. Tn- Johnny Bender
girded up his loins aad tuck oc after
him, ae the poec says. He goc him. i V
And he picked him op and rcoted hi.- -f-littte
Minnesota usee into the Minne- ' IC
acta greensward, and fall upon his " j?
neck, and made a creac- hole in the ; -
earth, and never burs him a bit. Bug X
he prevented another touchdown and j 1
kenc some geed Nebraska money in f -
che home market. ! IC
Then after a while, of course, Ben- I V
dsr goc hoM cf the ball and" never j --
- -r . - - V
stopp-eu going, tie always caus tnis
sccnec or larer. having formed the ,. 3
habic in early life and nevr -rat --
over ic. In nearly every game be ever
playeti. ac oae stage cf the proceed -
ST-fl "
inzs he gets hold of the boll and seems -
then to lese control- cf hi feec. The -:-Minnesota
team followed, after him a X
a matter of dnty. hue ic was much '
i .
like pursuing an electric enrrr-ct.
r
So each team made one touchdown
by a spectacular ionjr run. Nebraska
made one by straiahc foocba-1 ami j
Minnesota made two. II the teace '
had been evenly inarched in wpiaht. !
the score tnizbi: have ben turned' '
around. Minnesota outweighed e-'
braska and ic cointeii. Eus Nebraska (
is not sore and is maainz no excuses, f
Minnesota is our friend and has j
always worked for the admission of j.
Nebraska to the "itfg Nine." ac
athletic association vhrch includes '
nine of the leading aGhooIs of the I
cxicdle west. j
cccrtesy which MinnesO(a morers
mighc learn, and char is to keep dtiil
while the visiting team, is trying ro
zive its signals.
WHA T HA i JK. CAR Til Y bOXE? '
We are expecting every da7 that1
some inquisitive busy-body will ask, j
"wkac has McCarthy doner" If there
are any so inclined we give them '
notice now that we shall noc answer j
them-because there isn't anything to
say. If he has dene any more than- tor
answer to roll call aad draw his sat-
ary, we have never heard of it, Fre
mene uearlti.
Such stupendous iznorance- - aa dw
played in the above would be alarm
ing in any other than a democratic
editor, but coming from such a .source
it is taken .as a mere matter of course.
The Herald has very likely never heard
of the long- list of pension that Congressman-
McCarthy has been success
ful in secariag for the old soldier of
his district; doubtless ic knows noth
ing ahosc the large list of rural mail
routes thac havs been established
throagh his xuzviTizig eifcrtH, to the
satisfaction and cenveniunce of- hun
dreds af patrons ; and not haying-1:
beea informed of these things, is
certainly cannot have learned of the.
150,000 which wad saved to the Gov--:
ernmenr saleiT by hw labors and re
search. B2 hs. .dene more in one
"term than his-.crsdecessera cava in
four or av.e- And net th !eac. cf
the tfiings b has dene, is rh fact
that he has answered to rcll caii cri
every measure designed to' upheld- the
hands of- President BocsevIr. If he.'
had accomplished . nothing' else, that
would fee sufiicient reason for his ic
electicn. Central City NonpareiL
$1L50-To fit Ldcis aad Setzra. -The
Boriiugto'c offers the above" lens
rate for tickets good in 'coaches, and-
chair cars Treats fraej. On sale Tuesdays I
ana inursoays uunng-August and Sep
tember.. Seome-forfuI-partfcuIarSi
'" - . '. L. F."Rhctpb
- .TickeC-Agenti.
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PIANO
PLAYER
Utile
Best
BECAUSE it is the ONLX'bn in-
. tha. World
w oich enables thetipstator to in
stantly change to any dmred kr.
v hica plays every key of yoiir ;
piano. -.-
Which re-rolla the smsiii- without
pumpinif - "'
Wtich toncheatht kflrv mith' .
ger instend" of a-club. "
W sell new popular omaux fbr--tbe
Apollo at 50 eta per foil? Vth
ers charge from. -JUOg to 3LS5:fbr
tbe same seleotinns.. '
And tht Apollo da th' work,
vcith oce-half che corapircattouof
othersi.
Xm Plivjer BeUiU at ?-l3
vn! up Eaoij Terms.
NORTH OPERA HOUSE. '
R. XC.SAtET.. Frrit.
luiriiniiNHiiiuittfuxiirianiurutniflRW
1 SAY ! I
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Ye own ami, .cotirol. 10,000 J
a-re? e the choicest .land ia" .
Tfaijjn:t? Oiuntr'Karba. ' 5
Here w irhan- we claim- for ?
thL- countryr s
Tt is tine-. staootM weir-irmiiBd 5
prairie land; rich. .deep black soil
.. -" ' IT
uu. umj shdsou;. ac mexnauaaole
at
supply of pura water, and. tha X
most healthful climate in the dtate.
a
Hood Eiuhbors and good seiwola. 2
lue dairy will nav ih Th.im.-ra-
.
coun?y fartnera- S150ji:0.C0 this s "
5 seagiin. They raise bnmnp nmm S
! cf all km.k-over I:o,D;o brwhT
I 5 s'keaC this- season, many" '5
niih v.Hiuintj) busceLi-ptfr acre. 5-z-
Othr crop m proportion-. X '
Thoma ia the "tuntv of f.-ti 5
I ca&tle and. hoes.. fine;horst and
.i.. j .t. . .....
that
- nvr -rat ..ir . m,,.; .. M
uiiiir-z. .iiiii i.' i.iini ;.u- nin
if rwe. only 5; CO" to $15.0) . per
nvre-.. on terms to sniS purchaser. 3"
Isn't thu jr.& vhul yori h.iv bMi 5
lriofcisg for "We conn mveti- 5
gatioo.
ELLIOTT, SPEIGE & C8., 1
2 Crtiumbus, N-jfcr.
3lIr:rrHI4!illllItrtHlmmmiIlHrtt.
Bargains
4r
In Farms
4
farties desirin.?- to self or ex
change their hich-priced kinds in.
V Pi-itfe and adrnicir counties will.
da wed to -aaice nr beds in
Sherman county. We also har
lands in Bnif.da. Cn.-ter and other
cutintij irxcecir-il Nebranlra.
J.
fnce SIO per acra fr.r
rouga a
ucinsproT-id fand la SW and SC5"
4r
" fr ''fcU '-aprved vafrey land.
B&CHER.
tiOGKENB&RGER &
CflftMB&RS.
CQLrKBUS,
NEBRASKA.
II X Ma -Js in Lot.
THAT'S EL3 BUSINESS.
If a Woman ih nr Love.
THA.rs KEP..BCSINESS.
Bat if they intend to ;&t married.
THAfS MY BUSINESS.
J. M. CURTIS
-TTSXICE OF THE PEACE
Cblnmbus-, Nebratka .
itf.
D. HXIHH2.
ATTOaSTlTT AT LAW.
Otac. Olivn at.. fimrii doo.r- aorta", af ?irr
Sr Ousal Sik.'.
6. J. GftRLOW
Lawyer
"innl:c.4.Sr3:t Bank
Oolurshas. Neb.
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ii. NL POST
attorney : at : Law
Geitunbus. Neo.
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Skcrapa & Valasek
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