THE DAILY BBE OMAHA , FRIDAY , JANUARY 18 , 1884.
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IK the medical colleges will only wait
till after the presidential conventions ,
they will have no lack of corpses.
JOHN A. KASSON delivered tho' dedicatory
tory address at , the formal opening of
Iowa's now state capitol yesterday. It
waa the effort of his life.
SENATOR EDMUNDS assures the republicans
licans that the present outlook is brighter
this year than at any time in the past
fifteen years. Ho believes that victory
will porch upon the republican banner if
wisdom is exorcised in selecting cindi
dates. Now York will bo carried with
out a doubt , ho says , if the party is
united in that state.
IK the Cheyenne papers would give
THE OMAHA Br.i : credit for the editorials
which they reprint from its columns , wo
wouldn't have any occasion to kick. In
Wednesday morning's issues of the two
Cheyenne papers several articles from
Tin ; BEK appeared as original matter ,
and one article was ropublishcd as an
original editorial in the leader and Sun
on the same morning.
AN erudite Boston judge has just decided
cided that a man injured on a railroad on
Sunday cannot recover damages unless
ho was traveling on a mission of necessity
ty or charity. That judge is probably
under the impression that justice is still
administered under the old "blue laws , "
which , among other things , forbade
person to look cross-wise or smoke or
chow tobacco on Sunday.
"Ouu VAT , , " while in Chicago on
Tuesday last , was interviewed by the
Chicago Times' political reporter , who
m represents him nt saying tbat owing to
his free trade tendency , Senator Van
Wyck "can never bo elected again ; that
is a settled fact. " That does settle it
sure. Senator Van Wyck will probably
lose a great deal of sloop over this dccroo
of "Our Val , " and when ho moots him
ho Trill very likely say to that astute po
Jitical prophet , "Who told you ao _ ? "
SENATOR VAN WYCK'H efforts in bohal
of settlers on the public domain in No
brnska and Kansas , whoso homos. IK
been placed in jeopardy by adverse doci-
jjions , have proved successful , and ho will
1'ocoivo the heartfelt thanks of the home
steaders. His bill , which haa boon ordered -
dorod reported favorably , provides for
the payment of 82.00 per ere , by per
sons who took up lands under the home
stead or pre-emption laws within the
limits of the Northern Kansas land grant.
The sum of § 200,000 will bo appropriated
for this purpose and it is oxuoctod that
this will bo sullicioit to quiet the titles.
Tin : Burlington is getting itself in
pretty good shape th carry out its plan
of forming a pool of its own. The
Hannibal and the Katun * City , St. .loo
& Council Bluffs roads are to bo included
in the pool , and are to form the Missouri
division of the Burlington system. Early
in the spring it will build an extension t
Grand Island , and also to Cheyenne
wlioro it will connect with the proposed
I Cheyenne , Black Hills A : Montana road
work upon which is to bo begun thii
year. It looks as if the Burlington pro
poses to keep up its plan of tapping the
Union Pacific at all important 'points !
By building through to Cheyenne .a.it
would get a largo share of the cattle
trade.
IT seems that a movement haa boon
inaugurated to atop the sale of liquors in
the congressional restaurants , Mr. Fryo
has discovered that whisky , under the
name of tea , is being served in cups and
saucers in ono of those places. The '
congressional restaurateur probably got ;
the idea from an untruthful paragraph
which has been going the rounds of the
press , stating that booMoa was a favorite
beverage in Omaha saloons. Senator
Bayard favored the exclusion of spirit
uous , but not malt liquors , and the mat ,
ter waa compromised by forbidding the
sale of "intoxicating" liquors. Here
& tft after our representatives will bo obliged {
to go around the corner to got thoircock-
tails ,
THE national republican convention
was to have been held in the exposition
building in Chicago , but as that building
is likely to bo torn down early in the
spring , some other place will have to bo
provided. It scorns that in > er
1882 , the city council passed an ordi
nance requiring the mayor to lease the
lake front ground on which the exposi
tion building now elands to the exposi
tion company , at $10,000 a year. Failing -
ing to accomplish this the rilui
mayor was au
thorized to take poMoaston of the premi-
sen. At a mooting of the directors ni.of
the exposition the other
day it was resolved -
solved to ftdviso the stockholder * to tear
< lotvn ( ho building.
FORFKirORE.
By the forfeiture of the Texas Pacific
; and grant there will bo restored to the
public domain ever 14,000,000 acres.
Under the conditions of the act granting
this magnificent subsidy the Texas Pacitio
waa required tobcgin work on ila roadsimal
ultnncoiialy at Sail Diego , California , nnd
Marshall , Toxns , Mid complete it in ten
years. Subsequently , in 1872 , the time
was extended to May 2 , 1882 , at which
time the road WAS not finished according
to the terms of the land grant act It
will lie remembered the Southern Pacific ,
an organization composed of Central
Pacific stockholders , was built eastward
and headed it olT , and A claim
for the Texas Pacific land grant
was made by the Southern
Pacific. The house committee on public
lands have not only rejected the claim of
the Southern Pacific , but have unanift
moualy agreed to report n bill declaring
the Texas Pacific land grant forfeited , on
the ground that that company has not
completed any part of the route for
which the grant waa given to it , and
therefore has never earned any part of
the land. The committee considers the
transfer by the Texas Pac'ifio of all its
title and rights in the landn to another
company , the Southern Pacific , as null
and void , as it gave a title to landawhich
it had not earned , nnd therefore yirtual .
ly renouced the grant or contract. It
will be remembered that the South
ern Pacific , in its eagerness to
beat the Texas Pacific , adver
tised itself as being able and
willing to proceed without any subsidy ,
and it then wont on and occupied the
route which had been selected by the
Texas Pacific. The latter road hnd
asked congress to guarantee the interest
on its bonds to enable it to proceed , but
the tacticians of the Southern Pacific
adopted the liberal policy of building
without aid , and thus defeated its rival.
That such a man as Central Pacific Huntington -
ington should lay claim to over 14,000-
000 acres surprises no ono who has read
his voluminous correspondence with
which the press has recently been filled.
Such a man nnd his associates would lay ,
I
claim to the earth upon the slightest pro-1.
text , and wore the present congrcssa
composed of men like those with whom
the land pirates have dealt in former
years , they would have stood a good I
show of having their claimsgrantcd. Mr. '
Huntington's scheme to gobble up M- ,
000,000 acres of land was indeed a bold
game , but fortunately it has been
defeated.
THE INDIAN 1'RODLKM.
The difllculty in the way of carrying
out the plan of allotting lands in several
ly to Indians is that thoroisnotasufliciont
quantity of available arable land to allot.
So says Senator Dawcs , chairman of the
senate committee on Indian affairs , who
has been investigating the subject. Settlers
tlors are taking up nearly all the good
agricultural lands , and their rights have
become so vested that they could not bo
removed , oven if itworethopurpoaooftho
government t6 do that. In aovoral locali
ties whore Indiana are now situated there
j ? extremely little agricultural land , and ,
as game is rapidly disappearing , the solo
dependence of the Indians is thoirratioiis
from the government. Senator Dawes ,
wholastyearpaida visit with other mem
bers of the committee to the Siouxrcsorva-
tion , says that the selection of locations
for some of the agencies , notably that of
the Rosebud agency , is very unfortu
nate , being useless for any agricultural
purpose , as the agency is surrounded by
an alkali plain , and there is no land
in sight from which a white man
could gain a livelihood. This , however ,
docs not agrco with the atatcmontsof the
people of Dakota , who are anxious for
the opening of the Sioux reservation for
settlement by the whites. They claim
that a largo portion of the Sioux reserva
tion is admirably adapted for agricultu
ral purposes , and that if it is thrown open
for settlement the lands will all bo rap
idly taken up by actual settlers , thou
sands of whom are anxiously awaitingtho
action of congress on this question. i )
Laboring under probably an erroneous
impression , at loaat so far as the land of
the Sioux reservation is concerned , Sen
ator Dawos is reported to have said : "Tho
moro the Indian problem is studied , in
iuo.
fact , the more difficult docs it become.
Yet there are but throe hundred thou
sand Indians to bo cared for by some
fifty millions of white pooplo. The In
dian population , however , is increasing
rathe : than diminishing. "
M. ATKINSON , of Nebraska ; ,
who has boon fed at the federal crib in
various positions for nearly twenty years ,
, may have to vacate the surveyor generalship -
ship of Now Mexico and
seek some other !
government apptintmont. If ho meets
with hi usual success , ho will not belong
- long out of a soft federal position. There
- are at present a half dozen candidates for
the now Mexican surveyor generalship ,
- all of whom are highly endorsed , and a
lively light for the place is in progress.
- President Arthur is saidjto bo averse ,3.to
making an appointment outside of the
territory , and this fact practically nar
rows the contest down to the two appli
cants from the territory My. Clarence
Pullcn , who is a civil engineer of aemo
local prominence , and Mr , Atkinson , the
present incumbent , who , under the cir
, cumstances , claims to bo a full-fledged (
Noir Mexican. Mr. Pulton is backed by
the Maine delegation , and it is claimed
by his friends that the chances for his i
appointment are very favorable.
IN looking around for an available can
didate for the presidency the democraU
will no doubt select the man who can
produce the biggest "bsr'l. " It is now
elated that the newly-elected Standard
oil acnator from Ohio , limited with hi
victory < ever Gentleman George , proposes
to booomo a presidential candidate. Ilis
"bar'l" 1 is of EMfticiont dimensions to com
mand the respect and support of the
democrats. ) Literary nnd financial bu
reaus , otherwise known as "oil-rooms , "
are soon to bo established in Washington
and Now York for the purpose of boom
ing Payno. A newspaper is to be estab
lished in Cleveland as the homo organ of
the presidential aspirant. It will bo sup
plied ] with Washington specials , which
will bo liberally flavored with Payne
tally , and as the time for holding the
convention draws near the quantity of
Payne news will bi increased. The
manager of the Now York agency will bo
Mr. | Whitney , who is JVIr. Payno'a son-
in-law. It ia not yet announced who is
tc bo the manager of the Cleveland
organ ; , which , it is said , is to bo n care
fully edited paper. If this plan is carried
out it is safe to say that Mr. Payne will
have no trouble in emptying his "bar'l. "
XCHOOL LANDS.
The board of public lands and buildings -
ings , of which Glenn Kendall is chair
man , is charged with having leased over
100,000 acres of school lands to a syndi
cate , and 40,000 acres to one man. This
is nothing but a gigantic speculation ,
which is an outrage upon the people , in
moro ways than ono. Actual settlers who
now want to secure farms cannot obtain
them except by paying a handsome profit
to the syndicate. It is charged also that
these lands have been leased to the syndicate - .
dicato nt lower rates than wore bid by the
settlors. The Lincoln Journal , the de
fender of all such jobbery , inadvertently
says that "speculation iu thcso leases is
going on actively , and the land is passing
into tha hands of settlers and small
owners quite as rapidly as while they
wore exclusively in the hands of the
,
board. Indeed moro so , as considerable
.
individual . energy and push is brought to
bear upon the disposal of them. "
True enough , for thcao lands are de
sirable , and are in demand for actual
settlement. The speculators were aware
of this fact , and know that by getting
control ( of them they would have no
.
trouble of disposing of them , by subletting -
letting , at a big profit. Of course the
speculators ] will exert themselves to turn
those lands ever to sub-lessees and thus
pocket the plunder as soon as possible.
The Journal assures the public
that there is no danger of
_ existing leases being disturbed.
This is , indeed , comforting to the
speculators. ] " If tli3 law ie.determined
to * bo invalid , " says the Journal , " as a
matter of course the old lavr remains |
unropoalcd and instantly X'oiucn into all
of its former force and effect. Its pro-
visions for the lease of lands are idonti-1
cal with those of the act now in contro
versy , and there can bo no disturbing ef
fect upon contracts with the state for the
sale or lease thereof. There can bo no
sounder title to realty in Nebraska than
that acquired from the land commissioner
and all alarm or uneasiness upon the
subject is entirely unnecessary. "
The question naturally arises , has
Glenn Kendall , the land commissioner ,
thus generously treated the land specula
tors without reward or hope of reward ?
ENGLISH REFORM.
A very radical programme of reform in
England has boon prepared by Mr. La-
bouchcro , member of parliament , and
published in his paper , the London
I'fitlh. His ideas may well bo called
radical. So extremely so , in fact , that
they no doubt will bo accepted as a huto ;
joke by the phlegmatic English people ,
who have become wedded to the moss-
backed customs that have prevailed for
conturios. Mr. Labouehoro's suggestions -
tions , however , are very sensible , and
possibly in the courao of time they will bo
gradually adopted in England.
In electoral reform ho says that the
radicals shall not rest satisfied until they
have manhood suffrage , electoral dis'
tricts , and payment of members. The
crown and the crown's family cost too
much. Ho tJiinks § 250,000 a year ought
to bo the maximum to bo expended upon
royalty. The radicals , ho assorts , j u-
pose to abolish the house of lords.
While not prepared to assent to Ireland's
separation , they admit Ireland's right LOra
bo her mistress in
own everything of a
local nature. The
radicals believe in a
county government , elected by the poo-
pie , who shall have a vote for members
of parliament. They propose to legis
late to reduce the landlords to the posi
tion of ground landlords. The occupiers
of agricultural land will have a fixity of
tenure , at a fair ground-rent. Either
they or the state will profit by the mi
earned increment. The occupier on the
other hand , will provide cottages
with an acre or two attached to them ,
f ° r these whom ho employs. No entail
or settlement of estates will bo allowed.
A land who does
owner not cultivate or
cause to bo cultivated any portion of his
catato will lose his right to that portion.
The aim will bo to break up and destroy
all great territorial domains. They propose -
pose also to disestablish and disendow )
the established ch'urch. When the pros-
cut incumbents die , they ahall have no
successors , and the nation will regain Its
property , and probably apply the income
to educational purposes. It is proposed
to have not only free primary , but free
secondary and technical schools , The
national expenditures are to bo reduced ,
and the system of taxation ia to bo remodeled -
modeled ,
If Mr. Labouchoro and his radical fol
lowers succeed in carrying out this pro-
poaed programme , they will not only astonish -
tonish themselves but the w iolo world ,
although there is nothing in it but what
ia practical and within the bounds atf
reason , and everything suggested is for
the benefit of the people , Mr , Labou
chore is only a little ahead of the times
in England.
RAtLWA Y INVASION OF T/fK INDIAN\ \
The majority of the committee on In
dian affairs are in favor of granting right
of way to railroads through the Indian
territory , and Scnatorlngalls' bill , grant
ing the right of way to the Southern Kan
sas railway company , will probably bo
favorably reported. There is no doubt
that railroads through the Indian terri
tory will have a civili/.ing cflcct upon the
Indians. The Indian territory has re
mained i. barrier to railroads long enough ,
and the simple right of way will not
bo denied by the Indians if the matter ia
presented to them properly and some re
muneration is provided. The Pivo Nations -
tions are far enough advanced in civiliza-1
to appropriate the benefits of railways ,
and Senator Dawcs is in favor of leaving
the matter to their decision.
Senator Ingalls' bill , among other
things , provides that before the railway
shall bo constructed through any land
hold in good faith at the time of filing
the map of preliminary survey by indi
vidual occupants according to the laws ,
customs and usages of any of the Indian
nations or tribes through which it
may bo constructed , full compensa
tion shall bo made to such oc
cupants for nil property to bo taken or
damaged by reason of the construction.
of said railway. In case of failure to
make amicable settlement with any such
occupant , such compensation shall bo
determined by the appointment of three
disinterested referees , ono to bo named
by the commissioner of Indian affairs ,
one by the principal chief of the nation
or tribe in which the land to bo appro
priatcd is situated , and ono by the com
pany , whoao award shall bo final. In
case the referees cannot agree , then any
two of them are authorized to make the
award , which shall bo equally final. The
bill also provides that the railway com
pany shall pay to the secretary of the
:
interior , for the benefit of the particular
nations or tribes through whoso lands the I
road may bo located , a certain sum for
each niilo of road.
If this bill is passed it will probably bo
followed by another , giving the right of
way , upon similar terms , to roads wish
ing to build to the northwest through the
Sioux reservation , if that icsorvation is
not thrown opbn by the proposed treaty.
their high-priced attorneys to Washing
ton t in full force to "protect" the railroad -
road interests. The attorneys , however ,
are not meeting with the cordial recep
as at tion accordad to them at previous ses
sions of congress. When the attorneys
ofj the Northern Pacific requested the
judiciary cj j ct committee of the house to give
them a three days' heating on the ques
tion whether the bill relating to the
Northern Pacific land grants should bo
transferred t to the committee on public
lands 1c 1 , they weropromptly refused , and the
committee 1I intimated that it did not pro
pose I to turn itself into adobating society.
The commerce committee likewise re
fused i to give the railroads a hearing of
thirty f days on the inter-stato commerce
bills. i It is evident that these committees
do not propose to allow any such delays
to defeat legislation , as they have hith
erto done. The oral arguments on the
inter-state commerce bills have boon
limited to throe days the 24th , 20th and
2Gth of January.
WEST OF THE MISSOURI.
The expressed determination of the
Burlington & Missouri River railroad to
stand on its own bottom as against the
combined strength of the Iowa pool lines
and the Union Pacific , has been warmly
commended by all classes. The natural
distrust of the people for combinations of
all kinds is so widespread and deep-sea ted
that when an individual or corporation
cuts loose from the ring , it secures to
either the substantial support of the pub
lic. Such is the case of the B. it M. in
Nebraska to-day. Prom every quarter
comes commendations of its action in re-
.fusing to join the tripartite. The com
pany is perfecting plans for marching
into now fields and carrying the war into
the territory of the Union Pacific to the
north. Not only will North Nebraska
bo invaded by the giant of the South
Platte , but it will also seek fresh fields to
conquer in the plains of Wyoming and
Northern Colorado.
The surveyors on the Fremont exten
sion of the B. & M. are now in the iiold
running two lines from Wnhoo ono to
Fremont and another to North Bond.
The building of this road would make the
Union Pacific rustle to maintain its grasp
on the trade of Dodge and Saunders
counties.
The Grand Island extension is in statu
quo pomlingjtho result of proceedings be
gun by the Un jon Pacific to compel the B.
it M. to pay damages before crossing its
track. A largo map of the Grand Island
yards has boon pioparcd by the engineers
I of the B. it M. for use in court. Propara-
tins for building the line will doubtless
go on , .so that active work can bo can-
monced as soon as the frost leaves the
ground ,
Another important fonder , said to bo
in contemplation by the same company ,
is u line from Denver to Ohoyenno and
the coal fields and fodder lands of Wy
oming. The dittanco to Cheyenne would
bo about soventy.fivo miles. The building -
ing of this branch is considered moro
probable in view of the fact that the
Cheyenne , Black Hills & Montana company -
pany will commence building operations
early this year , The coat of n line from
Denver to Cheyenne would bo compara
tively small owing to easy grades and
few bridges to bo built.
It will bo soon from these mancuvrcs
on the railroad checker board the present
year will witness the liveliest kind of
competition between the mogul corporations -
tions of Nebraska , and the west.
Next to railroad monopoly , there is
none luioro exacting and dojpicable in
ita methods than the elevator monopoly.
As a general rule elevators are controlled
by the railroad corporations or a ring of
oilicial or ogenta. They can sot a price
011 grain nt will and fix the grade to suit
themselves. Should I
price , go up in i !
Chicago they are deaf , Olt , if prices )
should po down at the same place they
tumble instantly if not sooner. No rival
elevator can obtain the facilities of the
favored ones in aide tracks and cars and
[
rebates , and the rcault is that no compo-
tion is attempted without some "under
standing" with the railroads. An in
stance of this kind occurred recently in
stB
Butler county. The elevator company
ol ono of the towns managed to keep
prices ' at the lowest nolch and finally
succeeded in driving farmers to distant
town.s where better rates were obtained.
tcN
Naturally enough the business of the
town rapidly decreased , and the mer
chants began to grumble , and the grum
bling ! resulted in the organization of nil
elevator or storage company with the
avowed purpose of paying the highest
market ; price for grain. It had the de
sired oflect. The now company boomed
prices nnd brought back nil trade trib
utary to thn town , business increased
. and the enterprising merchants are
not only making money on corn but on
cloths nnd groceries.
A similnr case occurred a few weeks ago
at Morohcad , Minn. The elevator there
persisted in grading No. 1 wheat as No.
2. The outrage at last bccamo unbear
able nnd meetings were hold to organize
a farmers' elevator company. As soon
as the managers of the elevator sniffed
the storm they began grading all wheat
as No. 1. and wont so far as to offer
back pay to all farmers whoso wheat was
sold ns No. 2. The farmers , however ,
would not bo gulled. They took the
money stolen from them , but they would
, not take the bait. They carried out their
determination to build an elevator with
n capacity * of 75,000 bushels and raised
S15,000 for that purpose , and the build
. ing now ; under way. This is the only
way to dispose of the potty robbers who
always follow in the wake of the Simon
pure highwayman.
The mica mines of Wyoming
promise of rich returns to the fortunate
owners. Iho mines are located in what
is known as Whalcn's canyon and spcci
mens have been brought to Cheyenne by
Mr. A. C. Hcndrickson , the lesscoof the
mines. Active work work will commence
in the spring. Tho'product of these
mines is cracked up ns the best found
anywhere on * the globe. A piece 5 10
of an inch , in thickness ho split intone
no less than 111 shoots , each perfect.
This would admit of moro than . ' 150 split
tings of an inch thick and demonstrates
that 100 sheets largo enough for commer
cial use could easily bo split. The aim
in ; working the mine will bo to got out
large sized blocks , 4xi ( inches and upward ,
which are especially in demand for com
mercial purposes.
The Wyoming Petroleum company , of
which Dr. Graff and Samuel E. Kogers of
Omaha , are largely interested , ia in a
peck of trouble. It seems that while the
oily doctor was skirmishing around the
country . for capitalists some Cheyenne
parties jumped the claim and propose to
light for title in the courts. The action
is ono of ejectment , to obtain possession
of 1,440 acres of land , recently reported
as having been purchased by the petroleum -
oum company , and known as the Itattle-
snake oil placer claim. Tno contestants
claitn that the petroleum company have
no right of possession and have forfeited
its rights by failing to improve in the
time required by law. There is supposed
to bo a good supply of money on both
sides and the lawyers propose to take as
much as possible.
It is not likely that the sale of the
Omaha reservation lands in the north
eastern part of the state , will prove very
profitable to actual settlors. The lands ,
it is expected , will bo thrown into the
market early in the spring. The valua
tion made by the commissioners last year
put the price of the poorest of the land
at about § t > per acre. The conditions of
the sale are such that the land must bring
not loss than the price net by the commis
sioners. The experience of the Otoo land
sale will doubtless doter many persons
from participating in the sale. In this
instance the speculators secured the best
of the land by the freeze-out process
prolonging the cale- and bidding in at a
high figurojthon failing to make payment
and securing a re-sale of the land. Speak
ing of the forthcoming sale the North
Nebraska Eagle says : "Many are vic
tims to the belief that it is a splendid op
portunity to got a piece of land ; and so it
is , provided the purchaser haa plenty of
money. But to these who have not at
least ono thousand dollars at their com
mand for every eighty acres they wish to
buy , wo would day , turn your stops olso-
whoro. The desirable tracts will prob
ably not bo sold for loss than
ton dollars per acre. Ono
third of the sum total will likely have to
bo paid upon purchase and the remainder
in two annual installments. In case
a quarter section is bought at the nbovo
price , the first payment would bo § 033. ' , ;
at the beginning of the second year
of possession nearly § 087-\ \ and ( it the
beginning of the third year § 500 , nearly
$1,080 fur the piece of land. During
that time but ono crop can bo taken
from the land. Remember this is the
price for naked prairie. The orectioi
of houses and other necessary improvements
monts , requires in a treeless region
considerable- ready cash. Then there no
roads , no school houses , no bridges , noth
ing whatever beside the uubrokci
sod to make civilized lifo possible
siblo , all of which improvements costs
considerable money , and must como fron
the settlers of the lands. If wo toke nl
these details into consideration the ulti
mate price per acre , with but moderat
improvements , will not bo less than § 20 ,
Improved farms in most parts of this ant'
adjoining counties can bo bought for lea ;
per aero , nnd in most instances upon loss
stringent conditions. It is not our aim
to detract ono jot from the virtue of these
lands they belong to the boat in the
atato , but anyone who has not inoam
enough in the outaot to face two-thirds o :
the price nnd the cost of necessary im
prnvcinenta hod bettor leave them nlono. '
Coal.
BARKER & MAYNE ,
WHOLESALE SIIItTEUS AND DEALERS IN
AND-
IGONENLSVILLE COKE !
STEELE , JOHNSON& CO , ,
Wholesale Grocers !
II. 13. LOCKWOOD ( formerly of Lockwootl & Draper ) Chicnjio , Mau-
nger of the Ten , Cigar nnd Tobncco Dcpnrtmcnts. A full Hue ot
nil grades o nbovc ; also pipes nnd smokers' articles carried iu
stock. Prices nnd samples furnished on application. Open
orders intrusted lo ns shall receive our careful attention
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
AGENTS FOR BENWQOD NAILS AND LAFLIN & * RAHD POWDER CO
JOBBER OP
EASTERN PRICED DUPLICATED ]
1118 FARNAM STREET , . . OMAHA NEB.
C. F. GOODMAN ,
IAND DEALER , IN
wnflflQCi ri
OMAHA , NEBRASKA.
J. A.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALEU IN
SASH , DOORS , BLINDS , MOULDINGS , LIME , CEMENT , PLASTER , &C-
STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY.
Union Pacific Depot ,
Double and Single Acting Power and Hand
Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery , ? Bolting , Hose , Brass and Iron Fittings
itcam Packing at wholesale and retail. HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHURCH
AND SCHOOL BELLS.
Corner 10th Farnam St. , Omaha Neb.
DEALERS IN
3.020
[ SPECIAL NOTICE TO
Growers of Live Stock and Others ,
WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO
best and cheapest food ( or Block of any [ kind. Ono pound la equal to three pounds of
with Ground Oil Cake In the Fall nnd Winter , Instead of running down , will increa3 In w
good marketable condition In the spring. Dairymen , as neil as others , who use it can tei
Try It and judge for youreolvci l'rlco $25.00 per ton ; no charge for sacks. Ad
WOODMAN L1NSEKD OIL COMPANY
, ,
AND JOBBERS OF DOMESTIC
CIGARS , TOBACCOS , PIPES i ARTICLES-
PROPRIETORS OF THE FOLLOWING
CELEBRATED BRANDS :
Reina Victorias , Especiales , Roses in 7 Sizes from $6
to $120 per 1000.
AND THE FOLLOWING LEADING'FIVE CENT CIGARS :
Combination , Grapes , Progress , Nebraska , Wyoming and
Brigands.
WE DUPLICATE EASTERN PEICIS
SEND FOR PRICE LIST A D SAMPLES ,
Galvanized IronCornices , Window CapsFinials , ,
H.V'ThlrUenth StreetlOiualm Keb
0. M. LEIGHTON. H. T. CLARKE.
LEIGHTON & CLARKE ,
( ( SUCCESSORS TO KENKAIID BROS. & CO. )
DEALERS IN
Paints , Oils , Brushes. Class.
OMAHA ' " " ' '
NEBRASKA