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FREIGHT BATES ABROAD.
President HoOurdy of the Motnml
Life when nettled on the witness
stand hut week revolved the original
reaaark that figures do not lie, bat
liars do figure. Expert evidence I of
this sort comes in handy at a time
when tho railroad propagandists are
attempting to settle the railroad ques
tion by assuring ns that railroad rates
are the "lowest in the world" in this
country. While this question does not
eatsr into the present issue, relative
rather than absolute rates being the
main object of reform at present, the
assertion deserves attention for the
light it throws on railroad methods of
educating the public
If the per ton per mile rate may be
taken as a fair basis for comparison,
something many good railroad men
say cannot be done, then freight
rates in sobm European countries are
apparently higher than in tbij coun
try. An examination and comparison
of conditions here and there shows
however the absurdity of making any
comparison between the per ton per
mile rate in Europe and the same rate
in Americca
Take the matter of capitalization
for intsance, an element that has an
important bearing upon the necoflssary
charges for carrying freight. In
Europe the actual investment per mile
of railroad is from f200,000 to $300, 000.
.In America the capitalization averages
9G5.000 per mile, and a goodly per
cent of this is known to be water.
On a per cent basis the European
road is required to earn $6,000 or over
net per mile more than the American
road, to satisfy interest charges.
They tell us that European rates are
higher in spite of lower wages in
Europe. The fact is that American
railroads pay annually for men $3,625
per mile, while the European roads
par $6,000;
Again in some European freight
rates is inculded the cost of carrying
free the mails and other government
property. Add to American freights
what the government pays the roads
for carrying mails and other govern
ment property and notice the result.
Then too, in England, whose rates
the railroads are fond of comparing
with oars, the railroads call for and
deliver freight as the express com
panies call for and deliver packages.
The railroad advocate forgets to add
to their charges when making com
parisons the mllions spent for drayage
by American shippers.
Perhaps most important of all the
omissions, of the railroad advocates
is their failure to call attention to the
fact that JEngland, where they fondly
tell us chat the average rate is two
cents while ours is eight mills, the
average haul of freight is twenty-five
miles, whereas in this country it is
240 miles. And here comes in the
astoundag fact that whereas in Eng
land the charge per ton mile for .this
twenty-five mile haul is two cents,
in America the average charge for a
haul of this length is over five cents,
or two and a half times as much.
Freight rates in. Nebraska on local
business are probably close to four
times the , .-eight rates in England on
local business. Another element that
enters into the apparent cheapness -of
American rates is the fact that three
fourths of- the- American shipments
are of raw. materials which are the
cheapest to handle whereas in Eng
land the proportion is .the other way.
We cannot forget also that the
American low rates so far as they
affect the public are more apparent
than real Much of this . apparent
cheapness is found in the midnight
tate granted the elevator magnate,
the rebate to the Standard Oil com
pany; to the railroad owning coal
shipperHa the harvester combine
The independent oil refiner who pays
85 cents a hundred on his shipment
does not appreciate the low rate of
tea cants given tne Standard Oil com
pany, and the Nebraska farmer who
pays seven cents a bushel to get his
wheat twenty-five miles to the Mis
souri river ii not especiallly grateful
that the than sand miles beyond that
sometimes costs the elevator man only
six cents more
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jgftO 3,000 Acres Kent Lands 3,000 Acres Gould & Miller Lands. . . ever lost
Everybody knows the Kent ranch between Genoa and Fullerton and the Gould & Miller ranch between Ful-
lerton and Belgrade. These ranches include hay land, cultivated valley lands, and table lands, cultivated and un- ItlOnPy OaT
yV y CI cu'vate improved and unimproved. There is land in these ranches to suit everybody from the young man or
renter with limited means to the stockman or investor. Prices range from $17.50 to $50.00 and terms to suit all. lwatnlVmlf A
"rSJiST" Sherman County; Lands Cl?
for men of small means-larger In tracts Of from 160 to 2,500 acres. Invest your money near home
tracts for the investor. . - A . M- where you know the land and
Prices from $10 to $30 per acre. Iook & it at ex.
With the same, kind of farming, these lands will produce as much as pense?
Every Platte county lands
Platte county man who has ----------.-- --M.. We never
bought land in Sherman county anx r-i . . a. . .aW - -m mmm bm am m offered such bargains in Ne-
h?f tT1- Ca" at our YO U SHOULD SEE THEM braska Dob delay
office for their names. l-r " . w g us now
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COLUMBUS, NEB.
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REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN PLATTE
Republican Supervisors Elected and Old-Time Democratic Ma
jorities Smashed Bruce Webb and 0. H. Smith Defeated
by Small Majorities Stay-at-Home Republicans Responsi
ble Stires Makes Excellent Run Republican State Ticket
Gains Over Last Year Letton Loses County by Only 215
Mickey Lost Last Year by 874, Norris Brown by 305--A
Remarkable Gain for an Off YearThe "Square Deal"
County Republican Platform Responsible for the Victory
Republican State Ticket Elected by 30,000.
According to (he testimony of
timers, last Tuesday night closed one
of the hottest political battles ever
waged in Old Platte.
The republican committee, without
money and with a weak organization,
armed only w.ith evidences of official
corruption, joined battle with
the democratic committee backed by
a perfect organisation with an un
limited snpply of money. And when
the emoke of battle cleared away the
democratic fortifications were fonnd
to be battered town and destroyed and
the three republican supervisors occu
pied the field.
Tne whole energy of the campaign
was centered in the supervisor fight
and the defeat of Ernst and Bender
sounds the death knell to the print
ing trust and tha bridge trust in
Piatte county. The victory is com
plete. Taxpayers of all parties are
entitled to credit for supporting the
republican candidates on a reform
platform.
.And tne victory is not connfined to
the election of republican supervisors.
Sheriff Carrig although running for
his second term came within an ace
of meeting defeat at the hands of
Bruce Webb. Indeed his defeat is a per
sonal victory for him. He carried
Creston township by nearly a hundred
majority and came within a dozen
votes of defeating Carrig in Carng's
home township. Had he made a
vigorous campaign in the townships
where he was not so weU known his
election would have been certain.
Old I nan VHtRM Rffaitlat Mm.
Morris for coroner and Shannon for
surveyor polled more than their share
of the vote and the repnbUcan state
ticket made a gain of several handred.
The total result of the election is
encouraging to republicans. The past
campaign has welded together the op
posing factions of the republican par
ty. No republican in the ootnty can
ba diBhatished with the excellent re
sults achieved by the central commit
tee, hampered as it was by lack of
funds.
The republican supervisors who take
their seats next January will be abso
lutely responsible for the county ad
ministration. It is np to them to cut
out illegal printing contracts and
other unnecessary expenses which
have been pointed out by this paper
for more than a year, and to devote
their energies, not to keeping the
democratic maohine in repair, bnt to
transacting the peoples' business on
business principles. These new super
visors owe no political debt to this
paper or any other paper in Platte
coucty and they can best serve the
republican party and best serve re
publican newspapers in the long run,
by simply serving the people.
"Clean government," wan the plat
form which elected Newman and
Share and Priest and the republican
party has a right to demand that its
officers practice the principles of their
platform.
Lawrence HohL now Second Lieu
teniant in the regular army, arrived
here Maaday for a visit with hie
parents. He don't know where he
will ha stationed. Albion News.
O H. Smith for superintendent
came just as near defeating Leavy and
he made friends in his canvass that
will "elect him two years hence should
he decide to run again. Leavy also
was defeated in his own ward.
J. D. Stires for judge while he was
defeated by a little larger majority
made hundreds of freinds and he was
undoubtdley defeated on the one
ground that he was not a German.
It is a matter of serious regret that
the taxpayers of Platte county did not
place in the judges' office a man of
Mr. Stires superior legal ability and
a man who promibed to lift the judgeu
office out of politics.
W L. Smith made an excellent run
considering the fact that he was run
ning against a man of unblemished
public record, and the comparatively
smaU majority against him is the best
of proof that the democratic inajon
ties in Platte county are being rapidly
whittled down.
LuBienski made an excellent impres
sion wherever he went but his
age,' was against him, and that alone
accounts for several hundred republic
shop a few weeks ago, was held before
Judge Rooinson at Fullerton on Mon
day last and resulted in sending the
redskin to the reform school at Kearney
which was the proper thing to do.
The ladies of the kensington club,
accompanied by their husbands assem
bled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Irwin on Hollowe'en night and
there surrounded' by ghosts jack-o-lanterns
and black? cats proceeded ta
have a good time. From eight to
eleven, High Five and Flinch occupied
tin boards, and the manner in which
U E. Green andr W. J. Irwin persisted
in overbidding their hands not only
made fun for the crowd bnt caused the
aforesaid black oats to smile while the
grinning jack o-lancerns gave them a
merry "Ha, ha!' Atfer the fun came
the feast. Course after course of re
freshments, that would cause the fat
to grow on the ribs of a millionaire.
was served, and if there was a solitary-
guest present who did. not dream of
hobgoblins and spooka before morning:
they were certainly possessed of
capacity for rood beyond the average
mortal.
NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANT.
Frank A. Lawraece, and Mrs. Frank A. Law.
rence, first or Christian name unknown, will
take notice that on the let day of November,
19uT, Wm. O'Brien, a justice of the nmce of
Cotambae, Platte county. Nebraska, issued aa
order of attachment for the sum of $17.18, in aa
action pending before him, wherein KdwardD.
Fitzpatrick is plaintiff, and Frank A. Lawrence,
and Mrs. Frank A. Lawrence, first or Christian
name unknown, defendants, that tl property
of the defendants, consisting of nt HinKine
sewinit machine, and one hard coal burner stove,
have been attached under said order. aid caaro
was continued to the 16th day of Dececiber, 1W)T.
at 9 o'clock a. m.
EDWARD D. FITZPATRICK, PlaintiST.
By C. N. McElfreah. his Attorney.
Columbus, Nebr., November 8th. 1985.
CATARRH. Catarrh is a disease
which has its origin in the
variably due to some simple
disease at first, but aa time goes on it
becomes more serious. From the
nasal oavitiea the disease spreads to
the throat and from the throat an the
eustachian tubes into the middle ear.
And a'l of aa know the aeriouaaeae of
ear trouble. From the throat it also
spreads o the lungs, and catarrh of
the lower part of the throat la vary
rich soil for the germ of consumption
unless it;u properly treated in time.
Also the eye is connected with the
noes by means of a little canal and
many diseases of the eye can he treated
and cured otherwise than immediately
fitting on glassca.
The nose is a simple but important
I organ aa through it we inhale all
germe of disease aa well as pure air
and it should be properly oared far aa
aooa aa any sign or aymptom of di
sease is noticeable.
Catarrh, hay fever, speech . defect!
and many diseases of the eyas and
ears have their origin in the noes.
Dr. Lueachen who has made.a study
of the diseases of these organs under
the beat oculists and aurista of Omaha
and Chicago and who has already
gained a reputation in thia line in the
past year can always be found in hia
office for consultation
Prices fair and prefect satisfaction
guaranteed. It.
SAT., NOV. 11th
Cordon & Bennett
Present the powerful ro
mantic drama
ARE
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VISED
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ROYAL SLAVE
By Clarence Bennett
Author of "The Holly City"
larger, Greater, grander than
ever. A thrilling story of love,
hate, passion, intrique, revenge,
devotion and herocic daring.
Magnificent Scenery
Startling Electrical Surprises
Company of Twenty
Clever Specialty Artists
DONT WASTE GRAIN!
A Cheaply Haul Wacom
Will Waste Eaomgh
Graia to Bay a
GooalOae.
Our wagons will not scatter
yourgrain whileon the road to
market or overtax your horses
with needless heavy draught.
We keep only the Latest and BEST in
Biggies aid Carriages
-All Kind of-
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Mrs. J. O. Reader left laat Sunday
for a visit for several weeka with her
father in Los Angeles.
"A Royal Slave" which
this city next Saturday,
OEjTOA.
From tne ieaaer. I
The young people held a Hollowe
en party, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bratt on ., Tuesday night. A
large number were present and a
jolly time is reported by alL
Prof. Steinhach informs the Leader
that the profits on the entertainment
under the auspices of tne high school
netted over $30 and that the school
hoard, at a meeting the last of the
week, appropriated 35 to assist in
pntting in a hundred dollar labratory
at the school building. Good for the
school board.
Dr. A. E. Okey held an auction on
our streets Saturday afternoon at
which be disposed of a quantity of
household goods preparatory to move
to Lincoln in which city he expeota to
make hia future home. The entire
community regret the departure of the
Doctor and his estieaaable wife and
son from Genoa, but hope prosperity
and happiness may attend them in
their new home.
The trial of the Indian boy, who
stole the goods from Theel's tailor
oomes to
November
11th, wiU prove an innovation in the
way of melodrama aa it ia a distiaot
novelity both as to theme and s cenio
embellishment.
The plot of the play is taken from
General Lew Wallace's great story
"Ihe Fair God" which ia sufficient
I guarantee of its literary merit. The
many beautiful scenea have been
panted from photographs taken in
Mexico especially for thia production
and are said to be magnificent ex
amples of the scene painter'a art.
LOW ONE-WAY RATES.
Every day from Sept. 15, to Oct. 31.
1905, inclusive,' the Union Pacific will
aell one-way tickets from Columbus,
Neb., as follows:
$2000 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
$20.00 to Helena and Butte, Montana.
S22.RO to Rpokaneand WenatcbeetWaeh.
823.50 to Huntington and Niimpa, Idaho
25.00 to Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.
$25.00 to Vancouver and Victoria.
$25.00 to Ashland and Astoria, Oregon,
via Portland.
$25.00 to San Francisco, Los Aageleeand
SanDiago.
Correspondingly low rates to many
other California, Oregon, Washington,
Montana, Utah and Idaho points.
Through tourist cars ran every day on
Union Pacific between Missouri river
and Pacific coast; double berth $5 75.
For full information call on or address
W. H. BxifHaM. Agent
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Pollock's Drug Store.
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Saturday. Nov. II, 1905,
Matlnoo and Night
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FOR SALE!
The 80-acre farm abou8 1
and 1-2 miles east and 1-2-
mile north of Columbus, just
east of the farm of H. E.
Babcock, now occupied by Ed
Morrow; 80 acres of good
land; present price, $65 per
acre.
Also for sale, sw4 sw4, sec.
15, twp. 19, rg. 1, east, just
west of the farm of H. E.
Babcock, about 1 1-4 miles
east of Columbus; nnimprov'd
land. This is close to the city
and will make a splendid
home. Price is very low, $40
per acre.
Apply to
Loonard liveren
6. J. GflRLOW
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Attorned : at : Law
JIM'S PLACE
I carry the beat of evorytbing
in my line. The drinking pnb
lie ia invited to come in and mm
for themaelvee.
Brick flnsiHcrl Oiries
100 March and early April pigs for
Summer and Fall trade. iWiEJSl
pairs or trios, not related, at bargain
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