Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BM3 , FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 5.1886.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
Hfttional Bunks to Bo Legally Aakod to
Diggorge Pilfered lunds.
A MONEY-MAKING POSTMASTER.
HIM ? lctliod of HnlshiR the Wind
Through OIHulnl Dishonesty
Unit oil Stnlcs Court Altar
a MniiflnnuiB Urc\-ltles.
THE nr.r's MNCOI.X nunF.Air.1
TIio iraiuls ] ) crictnitcd by Isiinc N.
1111)1)9 ) , while postmaster at Lcwistoti
( Idnho ) in Mny lu t , arc to lie made llio
groundwork for a number of important
suits npainst national banks in various
parts of the country. A leltor from Post
master General Vilas to the attorney gen
eral requesting this action has been re
ceived by United States Attorney Lam-
bcrtinn , with an endorsement by Mr.
Garland. In this loiter Mr. Vilas saya
Uiat ( shortly before May 3 , 1885 , Hibbs ,
then postmaster at Lowislon , took -103
money order blanks and issued thorn in
fnvor of banks in Michigan , Dakota , Illi
nois , Minnesota , Nebraska , Colorado and
lown , his usual practice being to send six
orders of $100 each to each bank , llibbs
would then request the banks to collect
the orders and forward the proceeds to J.
G. Wilson , at Tierce City ( Idaho ) , "Wil
son , " who was an imaginary person , be
ing the alleged purchaser of nearly every
order. As all registered letters for Pjorco
City have to pass through Lewiston
llibbs had an easy job in getting bis
plunder. When the fraud was discover
ed some of the banks had $7100 ! on hand
to Wilson's credit. Postmaster Vilas in-
Htrncted them to hold the money until
further advised , and later requested that
it bo turned over to the postmasters in
the towns whore the banks were situated.
This most of the banks refused to" do un
less secured by indemnity bonds , the
claim being made that "Wilson" might
bo tin innocent party , ard rightfully en
titled to the money. Mr. Vilas refused
to give this indemnity as congress has
inadii no provision for it , and no ofliccr
of the government is authorized to sign
such a bond. The banks in question , no
says , acting as the agent of a fictitious
payee , have collected and come into pos
session of money order funds , by
moans of forged and fraudulent
money orders , and suits must
bo brought against them at once under
section 1.057 , revised statutes. The banks
that will be thus proceeded against , and
the amounts clnimcd from them , arc
given below :
Second National bank , East Snginaw
( Mich. ) . $000.
Merchants' National bank , Dcadwood
( Dak. ) , $1,200.
Mason's bank , Pliinkinton ( Dak. ) , $000.
Merchants bank , Winona ( Minn. ) , $000.
Frcoporl National bank , 1-rcoport (111. ( ) ,
$000.
Commercial bank , Port Huron ( Mich. ) ,
$ GOO.
Slate Hank of Nebraska , Crete , $000.
Gorman American bank , St. C'oud '
( Minn. ) . $000.
David City bank , David City ( Neb. ) ,
$000.
Stockgrowers National bank , Pueblo
( Col. ) , $100.
Grcston National bank , Creston ( Iowa ) ,
? COO.
A DOUBLE I.A.AV SUIT.
In the United Stales court the cases of
William \Vidtimiin and S. Storrs Cot
ton vs the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis
& Omaha railway , tire being tried as one
cause. JJoth actions are brought to re
cover damages , llio amount asked being
$5,000 in cucli case. The facts , as pre
sented by the counsel in their prelimi
nary remarks , arc about as follows : On
the Oth of May , 1883 , the morning after a
heavy storm , n train of cars on the Min
neapolis & Omtihii road , crashed through
a bridge on the Norfolk division near
Wayne. The engineer , Siimuol T. Reed ,
was instantly killed , and the head brakeman -
man , Joseph O. Pheasant , died two days
after. Ueed loft four children , ranging
from 3 lo 12 years of ago , and Pheasant
left n wife and six children , the youngest
5 and llio oldest 21 years. William Wida-
man was appointed administrator for
Pheasant , and S. Storrs Cotton for Reed.
The plaintiffs will endeavor to show on
the trial that the bridge was
faultily construclcd ; that it was
seldom if ever inspected , and that on the
morning of the wreck in particular ,
although there had been an unusually
heavy storm the night previous , the train
in question was allowed to proceed from
Wtiyno , where it had boon held all night ,
without an examination of any part of
the road being made. The defendant
will claim that the accident was duo
almost entirely to an act of God , against
which no railway in the world could defend -
fond itself , and flint the men killed wore
guilty of contributory negligence , as the
bridge or culvert was situated on a straight
piece of track over a milo long , and there
was nothing to prevent the engineer from
seeing that the structure had boon
wrecked by the Hood before ho ran on to
It. A largo number of witnesses are , lo
lin examined , and it is probable the case
Will Just several days.
AFTEU A MANDAMUS.
Messrs. Field and Webster , of counsel
for the city of Lincoln , luvvo made appli
cation to the supreme court for a writ of
mandamus to compel the secretary of
state and auditor to register $25.000 in re
funding bonds. The refusal of these of-
lieiuls , us noted in the BKK Tuesday , is
based upon nn opinion by Judge Max
well , In the slate ox rol Wiant vs. Babcock -
cock , to the ofl'eot that the statutes limit
the cntlro bonded indebtedness that can
bo assumed by n municipal corporation
to 10 per cent of the assessed valuation ;
the further claim being made that the
bonded indebtedness of the city is already
in excess of that limit. Messrs. Field and
Wobi-ter in tholr application for the writ
allcgo that the $25,000 , Is not n now debt ,
but is merely to refund an old one ,
and save the taxpayers 2 } per cent inter
est , the now bonds bearing 51 nnd the old
ones 8 per cent ; second , that the statute
indebtedness applies only to bonded in
debtedness incurred for works of public
improvement ; third , that of the entire
debt now owing by Hie city , some $317-
fiOO , there is only one item of $25,000
bonds voted to the Lincoln & North
western railway for a work of public
improvement ; fourth , that the opinion
by Judge Maxwell refers to the indebted
ness of counties only.
In the application there is a showing
of llio city's bonded indebtedness , as
follows ;
AtchUun & Xcbraskn . S l > , r 00
Lincoln it Xortliwvbtem . . . . . . . . . 25,000
Klro protection . UO.OOO
Kloutliiit debt . . . i ,000
UafumlhiK debt. . . . , . 53,000
Water woiUs , etc . 110,000
S3 17,500
The state ofllcials claim that all this
comes within the 10 percent limit. If so ,
the cty ) is in a bad position. Most of this
debt was incurred previous to 1830 , when
the assessed valuation was about $1,250-
000 , nnd the limit of liability consequently
$125.000 , This being sustained , all the
bonds noted in excess of that limit ara
invalid. Among them are the $110,000
in water bonds , the most valuable invest
ment the city has , Should they bo thrown
out , the credit of Lincoln would bo
seriously impaired. In addition , tlm
owners of the bonds liave a right inequity
by which they could trace every dollar
invested , soizu the property bought with
tholr money , and sell it. I5ut this will
not occur , as the refunding bonds are
plainly .gpod. nnd the courts will so hold.
. J.'ho Missouri lViu ! ! people are virtually
interested inbavlnganiandamusgranted ,
in nrdcr to settle the question of the
validity of the $50,000 voted to thorn , and
lo that end have engaged Hon. J. M.
Woohvorth to assist Messrs. Webster and
Tields.
nittKF MENTION- .
Walter Scott of Lancaster county is in
llio district court asking for a divorce
from his wife , Avalina , on the ground of
desertion.
Gus Sattiulcrs was found guilty of con
tempt by Judge Parker yesterday and
stnloMced to jail until ho returns the
gambling tools rcplcvlncd from the po
lice.
United States District Attorney Lam-
bortson lias boon ordered to commence a
prosecution of the Lakota Ranch com
pany for cutting timber on government
land. The Lukota ranch it situated In
Ihc extreme northwestern corner of Ne
braska , adjoining Dakota , and largo
tracts of plno limber in that section have
boon devastated , ills alk'ged.by the man
ager and Ids agents.
"THE SIEGE OF LUCKNOW. "
A Lively Theatrical Pcrfornmnoo In
Denver In the Knrly Onys.
Dan < 1e Qnltle.
At Denver In the winter of 1803 the
principal theatre was run under the
management of John Langrish. At Unit
time pome 0,000 , union soldiers Were sta
tioned there. The soldiers took great
interest in the theatre and wore its prin
cipal or nt least its most entusiastic
patrons. Kvory night the house was
cro\vdcd particularly the gallery with
soldiers.
To please ho boys in blue Mr. Langrish
put on the "Siege of Lucknow. " ISoth
men and oAiccrs took great interest
in the piece. They were deter
mined that it should bo produced
in line stylo. The soldiers made a
lot of bombs to bo used in the
fort scene , the ollicors allowed two can
non to bo brought to the theater for use
in the fort , and about l\iiy \ men armed
with muskets volunteered to act as the
: ittucking nriny of natives. For two or
llirco days previous lo llio night when
the piece was to bo presented there were
more soldiers at work on the stage and
about the theater than helpers of any
oilier kind. They bossed all the warlike
preparations.
The great night came , and the soldiers
had the house. .Not only were they in the
gallery , but they also filled Iho seats and
llio lower lloor. Mrs. Lancrish took the
part of "Jessie Brown. " When the at
tack was made on the fort the tiring was
terrific. Then bombs befjan to fall into
the fort. Those wore balls of yarn con
taining gunpowder. In order to produce
a gooil effect , the reckless soldiers who
made these imitation bomb shells had
placed in each nearly half a pound of
powder. 'JWioy made a report as loud as
the largest China bombs.
The bombs made it mighty hot for poor
"Jessie Urown. " In loss than half a ,
minute her dress was no fire in two or
three places , and everybody expected to
see her beat a retreat. But these with
her in the fort smothered her burning
dress and she stood her ground.
The supposition was , among llio people
of Iho theatre , that the cannon were not
loaded. The priming of the pieces waste
to bo Unshed , and a drum waste
to bo struck to imitate the re
port. But some sol has diet1 slipped into
ono of the cannon cartridge containing
about two pounds of powder. When
those in the fort began to reply lo Iho lire
of the attacking party this cannon was
touched ofT and it blow a liolo through
the side of the theater nearly eteht feet
square. This excited the soldiers in
front , and those in the gallery began
tiring their revolvers up into the coiling ,
while those below turned loose into the
lloor. In si few seconds Iho whole place
was so full of powder smoke that ono
could hardly breathe or see. The lights
presented the appearance of street
lamps seen through u dense fog. The ex
cuse thai Iho soldiers afterwards made
for riddlingthe lloor and ceiling , was
that all was so much like a real battle that
they forgot whore they were und so began
firing before they realized what they were
about. That night all "tho boys in blue"
felt that they got the full worth of their
money. The last lime I saw John Lan
grish on the Comstock I asked him if lie
remembered the "Siege of Lucknow" at
Denver in early days.
"Said he : 'I shall never forget it , nor
will Mrs. Langrish ! ' "
TThcn E by woa eiok , we gave her O.utorts ,
When aba was a Child , aha cried for Castorla ,
When she become Miss , she clang to Castorla ,
Wh n she had Children , olie gore them Cuatoria ,
Notice.
Bids will bo received by the under
signed for ten days for part or all of the
Baker farm , adjoining the water works
on Ihc north , and Lowe's addition on the
west , consisting of 124 acres. Bids for
anything under ten acres will not bo
considered. I reserve the right to reject
any and all bids. Bids must state the
terms desired if bid is accepted.
C. E. MAYNE ,
S. W. Cor. 10th and Farnam.
Dr. Hamilton Warren , hcleetlc Physi
cian nnd Surgeon , 703 N. lOlh street ,
near Webster. Day and night calls
promptly atlonded to.
Fur robes anil winter caps. Reduced
prices , Frederick , 23th and Farninn ,
Only Eight Days Ijoft.
Boots and Shoes must bo closed out before - ,
fore February 20th. 20 per cent discount.
Now is the tune lo sccuro genuine bar
gains. T. N. BIIAY , 1512 Douglas.
I have the agency at Omaha for the
sale of largo blocks of lands in Koitlt and
Cheyenne counties , Nebraska , and In
Wyoming. Also of lots in Sclinylcr ,
Kimball. Paxton , Big Springs , Sidney ,
Potter , Denver Junction ( Colorado ) Alder
( Hall Co ) and other points ,
V. II. GIIBEN ,
Over 1st Nat'l Bank.
If you buy lumber anywhere without
first getting Iloaglands prices you will
lose money
A Bonutll'iil Store.
The finest and most complete Art Store
west of Chicago isllospo's , 1518 Douglas.
FOR SAU : CIIKAIV-Registered Jersey
cow six years old this spring , fresh Jan.
1. For particulars address lock box 201 ,
Nebraska City.
A Great Sui-prlso
is In store for all who use Kemp's Bnlsnm for
the throat nnd limp * , the great cimrantei'd
remedy. Would you believe that ft Is sold on
its merits and that each druggist is author
ized to rcfunrt your money by the proprietor
of this wonderful remedy if ft falls to euro
you. Scliroter & Conrad. ilrtigKlsts , No , 211
H. 15th street have secured the agency for it ,
Price 50c and SI. Trial size free.
Xho Keen ' . ' .
First 'J.\vin c.
Jis the season advances , the pains and
aches by which rheumatism makes itself
known , arc experienced after every ex
posure , ft is not claimed that ifood's
Sarsanarilla is a specific for rheumatism
wo doubt if there is , or can bo , snob a
remedy. But the thousands benefited by
Hood's Sarsaparilhi , warrant us in urg-
got hers who sutler from rheumatism
take it before the first keen twiugo.
AiiuoHt iirulltltorri is known ns the great
regulator' .the dlgtstivo organs nil over the
woiht. Huviiit in your liouse. Ask your
grocer or .tiniest for the genuine article ,
manufactured-by l > t. J. U. U. Sicken & Sous.
ON THE OVERLAND TRAIL ,
Horace Greeloj's ' Visit to the Wild West in
Early Days ,
Grcclcy ns n Novel Homier How Ho
"Watt Deprived of Ills Pnstltnc
a Stntioii ,
" 1 am nhrnys Interested in newspaper
men nnd printers , " said Jiulfio Faust of
the Utah delegation to the llnngo coil'
volition to a Denver Tribuno-Hopubllcnn
reporter. " 1 was ahvnys a grcnt ntlmircr
of old Horace Greoloy , although I'm n
dcmocrnt , and I always liked to road his
paper.
"When ho came overland , I entertained
him at my liouso right nt the extrem
ity of the great American desert my
wife and 1 were both young then and
old Horace stopped at onr house. 1
played a little joke on the old man at
that time and 1 enjoy thinking about it.
"Wo lived in a little double log cabin
and the beds were made of cottonwood
poles with raw-hide stretched across and
the chairs were stools with ox-bows for
backs. That was the kind of upholstery
which we had then.
uoiiAoi : oiinuLKV HKADIKO XOVKLS.
"That was long before the electric
liglits , of course , and wo had no gas or
oven Hporm candles. All that wo had
for liglits. were tallow dips which wo
iiuulo ourselves.
" \Voll , I was a little selfish and I
wanted to have a good. Ion" talk with
Mr. Greeloy , and so I played the joke on
him. Soon after ho got to the house ho
opened his satchel and took out a novel ,
which ho began to read. That's a fact I
hols of people have doubted mo when I
said that Horace Greeloy read novels ;
but it's true. He told mu that ho read a
great many. Ho read IJuhvcr and those
solid kind of authors , great , thick books ,
you know , anil he read one that time. I
wanted him to sit up and talk to me and
not read , so I gathered up all of the tal
low dips in the house and hid them.
Well , he read away at that novel until
dark , and then ho called for a candle ,
but there wore none to be found any
where about the hoUbc. So ho had lo
talk with mo and I had an enjoyable
time. Ho told me all about his early life ,
how he lirst went to Now York ; all that
I'd read before , but it was pleasant to
hear him talk about it , and he. told mo
about Dana and all these old journalists ,
and I had a good time. "
"Yes , sir , " continued Judge Faust , "I
tell you those were rough days.
ON THE OVE1JL.VN1) .
"I had charge of a station , and they
put a man there because they thought
that ho was suited for the position. 1 had
charge of a station at ono time when my
assistants were toughs. Every ono of
them had killed their man , and some of
them had killed a half-dozen. I tell you
a man has got to let it bo understood who
was the hois with such a gang as that in
charge. I had to show them , and I only
hail to do it once , I was only a boy then.
I hadn't the least bit of a moustacne.and .
these follows were all older , and , as I
said before , bad men , Ono night a stage
came in there a little late , and all of the
passengers wore hungry. I called my
cook and toid him to get supper. Ho
began , and did not work very lively , and
I went to sec what was the matter , as llio
people were hungry and waiting. Ho
had a big knife in lus hand , and was cut
ting up ham. 1 told him to hurry. Ho
turned , with the knife in his hand , and
said : ' ! ) 11 you , if yon want this work
done any quicker , do it yourself ! '
WHO is BOSS ?
"Ho was coining toward mo with the
knife and I seized an old whip-stock
standing in a corner. I looked at his
head and I said to myself. 'I must kill
him'nnd then I aimed at his shoulder
and I struck him a good smart blow , at
the same time saying : 'Yon scoundrel
drop that knife. ' lie dropped the knife
aim I dropped the wbipstock anil wo
clenched. lie weighed about 180 and I
liiO and lie throw fiis arms around my
body , and I thought for n moment that ho
would squeeze my breath out of me.
Finally I managed to get one arm loose
and I lot out and struck him under the
jaw and ho went over into a corner.
"Well , upon that every man in the out
fit jumped out of bed. They were sleep
ing out of doors upon hay placed upon
wooden frames. E ery man got out of
bed in a moment , and I know that if I
didn't declare myself the boss then I'd
better get out. 1 ran to my wagon , and
I buckled on my revolvers , and took my
shotgun nnd got out again 1 said :
'Now , sot back to bed , every man of
yon I Tnis is no light of yours , and I'm '
prepared to take any one of you , in any
style , ono at a time ! '
"Do you know that from that time
I was the most popular man around that
country and was their bossl There was
no further trouble with them.
"Poor boys , " concluded Judge Faust ,
sadly , "many of them were afterward
killed by the Indians. "
ARCHITECTS.
F. M. ELLIS & CO.
Architects and Building Superint's '
OMAHA , NEB , and DBS MOINES.IA . ,
Onico , Cor. 14th and Farimm Streets , Hoora 16
OlvE ! .I3-A. : , iTBB.
Ouonat : HuuLiNuiiOK with F. M. 12111s.
UNITED STATES
National Bank
XT. S. IDEIFOSITOK. V.
S. W , Cor , Farnam & 12th Sts.
$100,000
Capital , - ,
C. W. HAMILTON President ,
M. T. UAniX3\V , Cashier ,
niuKOTQiitt :
H.M.CnldwolI.O. W. Hamilton , B. F. SfflltU ,
M.T.lIarlow C. Will Hamilton.
Nebraska National Bank
OMAHA , NEBRASKA.
Paid up Capital $250,000
SuplusMay 1 , 1886 25,000
H. W. YATKS , President.
A. E. TOU/AUN , Vice President
W. II. S. IlyoiiKS , Cashier.
Pl"E ' "
\V. V. MOUSE , JOHN S. COLLINS ,
U. AV. YATKS , LEWIS S. UEBU ,
A. E. TOUZALIN' ,
BANKING OFFICE :
THE IRON BANK.
Cor. 12th and Farnam Streets.
General llankinir Busluoss TrausactoJ.
RAMGE ,
Tailor & Wens'Furnisher '
1311 FARNAM STREET.
1871 OUR PREMIUM PROSPECTUS. 1886
Superb Selections for the Farmer and Artisan
INVALUABLE FARM LANDS , FARMING AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS , FARM MACHINERY -
CHINERY , CUTLERY , WATCHES AND PLATED WARE , SEWING MACHINES , FIRE
ARMS , MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS , BOOKS , ALBUMS AND OTHER AR
TICLES FOR FAMILY USE ,
A PREMIUM FOR EACH SUBSCRIBER ,
AND NO PREMIUM OF LESS VALUE THAN ONE DOLLAR AT RETAIL
The universal sallstactlon which onr cooperative premium system has given dur
ing the past six years , as evidenced by the steady and rapid Increase of our sub
scription lists warrants the continuance of the method of mutual division of our ad
vertising income between the publishers of Iho HKK and their patrons. Every sub
scriber has an interest in our advertising patronage which becomes more valuable
ble- and profitable in proportion to the increase in the number of subscribers. With
over 25,000 names on our weekly books , our advertising columns command such
high rates that wo can readily procure almost every class of valublo article in exchange
Our premium list for this year is way ahead of all our former oilers in every
respect and wo guarantee that every article named in the list will bo impartially
awarded and distributed among the subscribers to the Wr.BKi.Y BEE.
The following premiums will bo distributed on
SATURDAY , MARCH 13th , 1886.
Positively No Postponement
These premiums will be distributed impartially by a committee selected by the sub
scribers present ut the time the award is made.
All articles that can bo sent by mail will bo forwarded postpaid to the subscriber's
address. Articles to bo shipped by express or freight will he forwarded to their des
tination with freight payable by the party to whom the article is awarded.
One SO acre Farm in Henna Vista county , Iowa . S 1,00000
Ono SO-uero Kami in Hunlun county. Kansas . 800 00
One 40 acre Farm In If nux county , Nebraska . 400 00
One 32 Inch J. 1. Case Thresher anil 12 Horse Power . S fiCO 00
One New JlcUormlck Steel I larvestcr nnd Hinder . 'Ji'i 00
One fl hole Geared Mounted Shellcr and Horse Power . WO 00
One 2 hole Trump Self Feeding Shellcr and Tower . 175 00
One 2 hole Cyclone Geared Sheller , complete- with Power . ITfi 00
One Mishawaka Combined Corn Sheller and Grimier . 7fi 00
OnuU-holo Canton Corn Shrllor . r > 0 00
Ono Kovstono Pride Com Sheller , Packer Patent . 12 00
One Peerless Hand Corn Sheller . 1000
One Uoad BUCKS' , A. J. Simpson's make. . . . . ' 240 00
Onu Side liar Husy . HO 00
One No. 41 Kllptic Soring Hnsriry. Hiram \V. Davis & Co. ( Cincinnati. O. ) make. . 115 00
Ones Ton Chicapo Double Beam Wagon Scale . SO 00
OnoHain Farm Wagon . So On
Ono Moline Farm Wagon . 75 00
One No. 4 Chicago Grinding Mill . 10000
OnoNo.i : " " " . " . . : . 7500
One Mo. 4 Fees Scientific Grinding Mill . CO 00
One "Clipper" Power Grinder . CO 00
OncHucKuye Feed Mill . 75 00
Ono Combined Lister nnd Drill . 80 00
One Trojan Mower . CO 00
One Flyinc Dutchman. Jr. , Sulky Plow . 7000
One BuforU Wheel Automatic . Sclf-liU Sulky Plow . 05 00
Three Oliver Cataday Sulky Plows , each § 50. IfiOOO
One Weir Self-Hit Silky Plow . 4500
Olio No. 8 1-1-lncb Keystone Disc Harrow with : Seeder Attachments . 70 00
One lloosicr Force Feed Ilroadcost Seeder. . r 0 00
One 2-horso - . Kvans Planter . . - . . . CO 00
4g m
100 00
80 00
Two Johnson itri < iciu rvo. i it-arm I'auniiiK JMiiis-eaen , su ; . CO 00
Six S. FrcemanVfc SUns Fanning Mills , each SHO . ISO 00
One Bradloy's Dupl&c Adjustable Arch Walking Cultivator with iron beam . ffiJ 00
One Now Western Spring Cultivator. . . . ' 50 00
Ono Weir Comhliiqd Corn Cultivator . US 00
One Canton Cultivator , balance f ramo . ISO 00
One Weir TongntlcAs Cultivator . ' . . 2000
One 3-horse Cha'mpiou llaylfcike . HO 00
OnoD 10 IG-incli'ditiSteel ' Beam Plow . 25 OQ
Two sets Double KRHH Harness , each S30 . CO 0
OneSliiRlo Fnrili Harness. . ( . ; . , , „ . 24 On
Ono Underground Iron Force Pump . 18 On
Two Frank Ward " " " each S 12 . B4 00
Two " " " Lift " " S8 . 10 00
Six 7-foot Farm Favorite Pumps , each § 7.20 . 4D 20
Two Grebe Hay Sweeps , each & 20. . 40 00
Two Grebe Stalk Uakes , each 518 . r 0 00
Olio 14-foot Iron Frame Seeder . 10 00
One Emerson Grand Upright Piano SSOO 00
One Kino Parlor Organ 200 00
One Parlor Organ 18500
3JIVE STOCKS.
One Jersey Bull Calf , subject to register 100 00
One Pair Poland China Pigs , subject to register 40 00
One Pair Poland China Pigs 35 00
One Jersey Bed So w 20 00
CrOOJDS , ETC.
One Elegant Parlor Set Furniture. gl'O 00
One Elegant Chamber Set , furnished by Dewey & Stone , Omaha 5000
Twenty Elegant "Union" Parlor Sewing Machines , each § 73. 1,500 00
Ten Sewing Machines , each 500 GOO 00
Six full sets Franklin Lightning Rods complete , each. $25 150 00
One lirst-class Cook Stove 50 00
One lirst-class Hard Coal Base Burner. . 50 00
Twenty bolts Standard Muslin , each S7. . . no 00
One Suit of Clothes , furnished by Calm Bros , of Omaha ao 00
Ono Overcoat , furnished by Calm Bros , of Omaha " 0 00
Fifteen packages Fresh Crackers and Cakes from McCiurg Cracker Co. , each 85. . . 75 00
Two Orders for Plants , each S10.00 o 00
1000 Knives , Etc 1,000 00
Thirty Silver Hunting Case Watches , each S25 § 750 oo
" " " " 8100. .
TwoOold , 20000
Twenty dozen Silver Plated I ea Spoons , each S. > 100 00
Twenty sets " " /able / " " " 100 00
Ono set ' " Ten Service. 0 00
Onosi't " Ivnivesand I'orks 350
5000 sets Plated Spoons , etc 5,000 00
G-"CT TS .iTD TOOILjS.
Teh Real Twist , Patent Breech , Oiled Stock , Double-barrel Shotguns , each S13. . . . $ l j ) 00
Five Heal Kngllsh Twist , Fine , Extra Heavy , Breech , Bar Locks , Double-barrel
Shotguns , each S10 8000
OnoNo. aUrecnlUver Drill. . . . . 3500
OnoNo.5 " " bcrcwPlate 8400
BOOKS.
Ono Set Chambers' Encyclopedia , sheep binding § 80 00
Ono Set Chambers1 Encyclopedia , cloth binding. JM oo
Ten Sets Dickens' , Thackeray's and Scott's Works , each S'.J5 200 00
One Worcester's Unabridged Dictionary ia 00
One Set Brewer's lli-ferenco Library , : i volumes 8 60
One Set Prescott's History of Mexico , 0 volumes ' 7 so
Ono Set Colonial Days , Etc. , 3 volumes 7 50
Ono "Don Quixote" 4 00
One "Home Topics" 3 o
Thlrtv Farmer's Keconl and Account Books , each S3 00 00
Five Fine Albums , each 35. . . S5 00
Two " " Plush , each 87 M 00
Two Fine Largo Albums , Pliu-.li , each & 15 . . . ; oo
One " " " 2000
! JOOO Standard British Novels at SI..10 , 4,500 oo
8000 Standard American Novels at 81.60 4.50000
4000 Standard American Novels at 51 , 4,000 00
f 00 Other Works. ol''Fictlon at SI , . . . 6,00000
5000 Poetical Works'utSl ' 5,000 00
500 Poetical Woi'ksat ' S1.50 „ 750 oo
SS Poetical Works at S2.50 coo 00
Total , i..ji . . . .Sl ,12700
This is neit'horlu now nor oxporimontnl sohomo , but will be onr sixth sticccsseiv
nnniinl nreiniun iUstvlhullon , the lir.st having taken jlacoin thowintor of 1870-183 , )
While it fnay.'ijeom ' incredible that we can nflbnl to furnish n metropolitnii
weekly for t\vodolirs , ! ( a yanr , ivo lo every subscriber a premium worth ut least ono
ilollar.nnil to inoluilu among these premiums several hundred articles valued at from
live dollars to quo .thousand dollars each , wo nro in condition to honestly cnrrvon
every promise or obi.gallon wnlch wo assume mill still derive fair returns from'tho
paper , Noarlynll-tlio large iiramiums were secured in oxchan''u for advertising ,
'Plifi nic ( nr\ilii * < itfiilrtC ( \li * 1i fi \ n t itiliul fm * Citic i f\ tit t i-\t i nin i if n kitm > m , .4t. * , . ) . .
fourth of the retail price in cash aiul balance in advertising. Jinny ether machines
wo have on the list are purchased without paying out any money. The minor
premiums , such us books , nilnuus _ , cutlery , plated spoons , oto. , are bought in very
largo quantities ut wholesale prices and with liberal djscouuts , The margin be
tween what wo pay out for premiums , postage- and incidental expenses is largo
enough to leave ns u fair ( subscription price for the paper. Our list contains the
the names of thousands of subscriber. * who huvo patroni/.cd ns for many years.
They uttost that wo have kept faith with our patrons and enjoy their full confidence ,
We could not uilord to do otherwise. The BBE is now in its fifteenth year , nnd its
founder and editor during all these years is also the principal proprietor . Ho has a
reputation at stake , und could not bo a party to a disruputablo or fraudulent scheme
without being ruined , and destining his paper which now occupies the front rank
in western journulism ,
The subscription price of Tint WIKKLV : HUE is TWO UOLLAItS per annum.
Direct your remittance by money order or registered letter to "THE 15ii : : Pan-
USIIINH Co"who will forward u numbered premium receipt which will bo registered
in our piemium hook. Each remittance bliould also give explicit directions as to
postofllco address.
IBee u.Tolisliin.g Oo.r
DIRECTORY.
G T. TAYLOR ,
Qcnorat Agent
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO ,
Ofllco Cor. Hth nnd Douglas Sts.
Issues-Ordinary l.lfo. Kndowmont , I.tmllotl
Kndowinpiit , Klrc , Vear lilrldcnd I'lnn nnd the
Popular Json-Korfoltlnif Tontono Pollclos. As-
potsovov f rxxxroo. )
Flro Insurance ,
K A ALLISON ,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS ,
Sll South Thirteenth Street , Telephone No. 53 J
Northern Assurance Co , Ixjiiilou , linjluiul
Orient In.ournnco ( .V > . , Hartford , Conn ,
Union Itistmuiro Co. , Snn rranclsco , Cnl.
Nationalism Insurance Co. , Hart Com , Conn.
Fireman' * Knml Ins. Co. , Sun rmnolco , Crtl.
Western Assurnnco Co. , Toronto , Out.
K. 'jT IIA.TGUEK'
General Agent
Provident Savings Life Assurance Co ,
of Now York.
107 South Vourtoonth Stirot , Omaha.
Cheapest hiMiranco ever ollc-roil by nn "old
Hue" eouipany. Actual nvorairo yonrjr rest
rturliiff the ealeniliiryoars isaj , ISil und 1885 , at
ago 40 , for 510,000 , was ? 8.C7. )
DRY GOODS.
J. C. KXEWOLIJ ,
Dry Goods ,
olrftant brick corner store , SM and Cum-
lects , lias Just been opened with Uffcnrrnl
stock of staple and 1'atioy dry Roods , boon.shops
lints , caps , vlovnfl , working clothes , and n full
line of undorclottiliiK. The best quality and the
owcst prices. Call and sec.
MILLINERY.
5US. ! 12. K1GHT ,
Milliner ,
At 21,9 , N Mtli St. , Isdolnpra thriving busbies ; In
uillllncry and ftiurv KOodn , and also keeps a limit
tier of cmtiloyt'os busy on ladles suits and
dressmaking , I'ashloiinblo ami stylish im
can bo had at Mrs. KlRht's for a very low
A trial otilor satisfies nil and secures
GROCERIES.
ALBKHT 11. SA'NDKllb ,
Grocery&CrockeryStore
Is tlio plnco fortho iicoplo of Nort Invest Omnhn
totradulincauso It Is cuntnilly located , at tlio
corner of Cnmliitf and Saundorn sts. Tlio stocc !
la the best and the prices as eheap as any.
WEINEUT & MULLEN ,
Grocers ,
This firm carries a choice fresh stock and docs
a business on the smallust profits , and hent-o
It lias a l > ( g trsulc. Uny your ( rroci-rlcs nonr
homo and not a inllo or two away. No 17iO Cuui-
luff street.
S. GOLDSTEIN ,
G-rooeries , Fruit , Feed.
Special dealer In poultry and all kinds of frnmo.
OyMcri ? In poutum. Goods delivered free at all
hours. S. Goldstein 701 So. 13th street.
BEAL & HE11HENS ,
IMiea/t .
Fancy Groceries , Flour , Feed , Etc.
Poultry , Fresh Duller and Egfjs a specialty
This linn lias Ions been noted ns the leadniK one
In tlieir line for tlio 'I lilrd ward trade. Always on ,
terprlsliiK and up to the times with plenty of or-
erytliliifrtliat is peed kept constantly In stock.
BW cor lOtli anil Uodgo fctroots.
GENERAL STORES.
P. SI. BACK & CO.
General Store.
This houpo furnishes your woods near homo ,
If you llvo In South Onmlm , so that when you
fret n wroiitf slzu In a lamp chimney or a strong
pound of butter , you wont l > j forced to walk a
inllo and ot run i.ver by the cars to get It ox-
cbaiiged. jl0. : ! lUa nnd mi 8. 7th St.
BOOK STORfcS-
OMAHA PUBLISIUNtt CO.
Books and Stationery ,
117 N. ICthstreot ,
_ JtollBloug books a sppclalty.
DRUGS !
PrescriptionsPerfumery ,
PATENT MEDICINES , ETC.
202 Sixteenth St. , corner etoro , Mitsonlo Hall
ULADISH.
Cor. Dodge and liJth Streets ,
Drugs , Medicines and Chemicals
Fancy and lollct articles , Bnoniros. IJrushea ,
Perl umory , etc. I'liysloluns preemptions can *
fully compounded , and orders answered with
caru and disputed. Our Block of medicine is
complete , wan anted fj-enulao and of the best
quality.
quality.W.
W. J. WHITEHOUSE ,
ICth AND WKIJSTRHBTa
Drugs , Paints , Oils and Stationery. ISiirelca Pile
Ointment cnrua every time. 1'rleo W cents , liv-
err box Wummuxi.
LIVERY STABLES.
S. A , COLLINS.
Livery Stable ,
No. S10H iimlnir street. The loaOlnir feature of
tills excellent slablo H ill livery , but a special
department to which great euro is given is the
boarding' of hort.ra. A nock of hni > os for sulo
or uxvhiiinro will bo kppt on hand. Uon't forget
ho puuiii , Oumlni ; strcmt , NoW. \ .
LIQUORS ,
JOHN KELKENNEV ,
Dealer In
Wines , Liquors & Cigars ,
6J4 ! South 13th St
JOHN ICANK in attendance.
WATCHWIKERS AND JEWELERS.
J. LT ROY & " Ob"
At Iff ! K. 10th St. , carry ti iurgo stock of
WatcheSjClocks , Jewelry ,
Silverware , Musical Instruments ,
And everything In their line.
Bnmll profits and quick naloj Is tholr motto
and lower prices nro imulo than any other uouso
In tlu'dty.
Repairing
Of all kinds douu in llio most nkltlfii'l manner ,
c.Ybcntuil to orJor.
Feith's ' Electric Hotel ,
1 3 N. 1UUi St , Cor. Capitol Ave.
IloamS,60o.'iu > d tl.
Moalg to order nt all hum's-
Meill tlcktUi SI meu' J-l. TryIt ; beat It. lliu
luud. . . - . ; ' .
. . .U . .J- , .JMI * " '
i" : 'J
FINE JOB PRINTING.
HKES PRINTING CO.
Successors to Samuel Itoos.
Printers , Book Binders
Nos , Ittnn ! < t
1088. Hth stroet. Omaha Nob. V , I'nrllo , 8nr-or
liitondont Illnitorr. Telephone No. 253. JlBUU
rneturers of rubber M iu | > 4.
1
27ictot of Work t fffmtiiimttlrc Price *
GKOHGK M. HASKELL ,
I-ntcst Mylcs oC
Artistic Job Printing ,
1303 Fivrnnm Street , Uoom ( ! , Onmlm , Nob.
" FLOURING MILLSL
"DKNISON & co.
Champion Mills ,
Klotir , lYoilnml Monl , 10ION lotli strcnt. Uncle ,
wliciit nnd rye Hour 11 opovlnlty. TliU mnr mill H
] < rcpiirinltu filrnlMinuy niiiount of Roods In 119
line on chorl notion nnd the most fnvomblo
I'Hcotho innrkot will nllow.
AUCTIONEER.
\V.OO\VAN \ \ & CO. ,
Auction and Commission
Kollolted ; fnrnlturn lionshtntM
Fold. SuliM of llvo Ktouk nnd lioim'hoM film- )
tint1 nt iirlvnlo riwliloiiei'3 H 11 ftjipclnlt ) * with in.
HiMnoiiuicrthu liliu'o , West Sc Frltschor'g block
N lllliHt.No lid.
FANCY GOODS.
CHAULEY VINO , ' (
Importer nnd Dealer In |
Teas , Fancy Crockery , J
8ilpos.laianoso | and riiliic o Kano.v Oooils , No-
Ions , eto. lleautlfulOrnanienlii , 7iaSIlth8t. ( |
PHOTOGRAPHS
TOLLMAN & MAYNAU1) ,
Photographers ,
For tlio best , Iho clionpost , nnd Iho most vix
tied styles of nrtlMlo portrait work In crnyott ,
imstol , nnd all kinds ol Photos , ten lo Tollman &
Jlnyiutnl's Rnllor ) ' , TttJ nnd 701 N. IClti St. Film
cabinets for $ ; ! per dozen.
WALL PAPE.
110DKCK & 15VEKS ,
WALL PAPER , WINDOW SHADES , ETC ,
Practical house , slfn nnd fresco painters. Paper
bunging , ruining , knlsomlnlng.
IQin CUM1NG ST. i
AWNINGS.
T. M. TUKVETT ,
Awnings ,
AVAGON COVEUS , TENTS , ETC.
403 So. 14th Street.
Wrllo for 1'r Ices.
BAKERIES.
New England Bakery
No. 221 North 10th Street.
Glvos the largest and best fie loaf of broad In
the city. Cukes , plos nnd warm rolls dully. Homo-
mndo bread iiFpeclalty. Many Indies Imvo quit
baking fur thoniRolvL'a slnco they cnu got tills
inuko of lionuMinido brciul.
STOVfcS and TINWARE.
GKO. J. AltMBllUST ,
Stoves , Tinware , Cutlery ,
Etc. Also Tin Hooflnjr , Quttorlnir,8poutlnsrnnd
General Job Tinnlnir. The best of work mid roa
Eonnblo churpros. Milk CHUB nnd ether ttuwuro
iustock. S3 CuminBt , Omaha , Nou.
STOVR ItKl'AIltS.
STOVE REPAIRS FOR
10,000 , Different Stoves.
THOMAS BERMING1IAM.
At Northeast corner 10th und Wobfjler , 13 dollar
n big Imslnuss in replacing broken or damnxod
parts of stoves , The setting up , p Ulshlntf nnd
repairing of stoves Is best Aonu by ono who
mukos hia buatncsi a specialty. Btovoa , tlnwuio
nnd cutlery arc kcut In utock.
LOCKSMITHS.
W. BOE1IL ,
Locksmitli&Macliinist
Improved awnlnffs. sign and hell hanging , stool
work. Agent for Mesnier s patent premium boor
Inucots and standard water pressure pumps. NW
cor. 15th and Howard sts. , Omaha , Neb.
HORSESHOEING-
GEOHOE W. BAYS ,
Practical Horseshoer
AND WAUON MAKEU.
1'nrtlcular attention given to horses having
corns , contracted 1'set or Interfering1. 105 So.
Hthblroet.
JAS. SHAW'S
Horseshoeing ,
This IB the ehop whora all the fancy horeoshoo-
Inn la done , anil If you huvo a racur , trotter or n
lioi-sn tlint In worth anything you want lo hu
sure anil tuko him to Shaw's lo ho blind , No 111
S'
HAYS & J'AULSEfl , -
Horseshoers ,
Tlio host workmen. The very choicest mate
rials. I'rompt allontlon. Coiivenlout for tlm
Noi-lh Onmlm people. CarrlHgo * and wagoiH
made and repaired. General jobbing donu to
order. No. JiaOumlngblrcoU
_ i
PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERb ,
A. B. BNO Y1 > EN ,
Choice Family Liquois ,
For choice fnniily ll'iuora anil wines for cook
Ing purponos , Hour MiiBh WliNky .Maryland llyo ,
l-'iiiii InipDiiiMlllrandlog , Ale and l'orti > rvlslt or
bund lo A , It. tiiioiulun's. ill8. . 1'lth St , Omuliu
BEKHS , CLA\VSON & IJEE1U3 ,
I.ICHNSKI )
PLUMBERS m GAS FITTERS
IWJSt. Mary's Avo. , Cor. ISth St ,
i ; prouipll.v atumdtid In.
i.llii
HOTcLS.
HOTEL de GOOS
I' , ( JOS ( ) ,
1W. 1510 , IS1-J raruam St
Tac > only conirully localud f'5 n liny lio'.ifo.
T'liuodooM ' 1'ioiu lloyd's ojienv U'Miio mu ! oiift-
bull block from iiculollleo and llui court haute.
Ihnull nioderu liMiirovni.-.tins , cluuilor , eto ,
City Hotel ,
FUKI ) WIUTIl , Mansigar.
I Cor. lOlh and Ihirnoy Ell. , Oumhn ,
Jtooius nnd Hoard , $1 , JJ/iV and tl.&O pei
I DkVl' ' ui Uv Svi'uk ' , f J.W , ' < '