LINCOLN NEWS AND GOSSIP ,
Convention of the Society of the
Homo for the Frlondloss.
STRANGE FREAK OF LIGHTNING.
Meet Ing of tint Hoaril of Public
ntul IlmlilliiK * Ki'npprnlsc- '
inont of Hetiool Imtiils
General Note * .
IINCOI K IlunnAO OP TUB OMAHA nan , J
1 ( 9 1 > STKKET , }
LINCOLN , Oct. 10. )
The annual convention of the Society
of the Homo for the Friendless met this
morning at the First Baptist church ,
with the president , Mrs. II. C. Manly ,
in the chair. The meeting was very
enthusiastic and the attendance from
the various auxiliaries all that could
liave been expected. Committees were
appointed on credentials , finance and
other purposes. The most important
appointed , however , was the committee
on the revision of the constitution and
by-laws , which is composed of one mom-
hoi from each auxiliary.
The reports generally show an in
creased interest in the work in all parts
of the state. It is certainly in an emi
nently prosperous condition. The pub
I lication of the Homo News will bo con-
tin tied another year.
Mi OH Jennie S. Swnnson , the teacher
nt the Home , road the mo-it important
paper of the day. She reports an aver
age attendance of forty-nine pupils.
They pursue the course of study fol
lowed by the pupils of the Lincoln pub-
lie bchools , and also UKO the same
text books. The Sunday tchool is doing
a splendid work. It is well organized
ami receives substantial aid from the
various schools in the city. The inter
national lesbon leaves are contributed to
the M'hool. The temperance meeting ,
which is hold every Friday afternoon , is
conducted by the children of the home ,
and they seem to take more interest in
it than in any other social recreation
provided for them. The convention
promises to be the most Mieccsuful over
known in the history of the society.
OUT ON HAM. .
Booby Woods again breathes free air.
Since last July ho has languished in
durance vile because ho could not give
the bail exacted by Judge Houston for
assaulting his wife with an alleged in
tent to kill.
At the time of his committal
Bobby was somewhat blacker in the
face than the ace of spades , but when
it is remembered that lie is a gentleman
of color it will not bo wondered at so
much. Fred Mueller , howevercame to
his rcKCiio today and a bond was put up
in the sum of $ S)0 ( ) that ho would appear
before the district court and an-
Bwor to the charge for which ho was
committed. Sheriff Melick is there
fore minus a boarder.
WILL rilOIlAIlLY ACC'KI'T.
Major Kleutse.h will probably accept
the * / > < ) ( ) offered him by the city council
lit its last meeting in lieu of the dam
ages he sustained in raising the lloor of
his building on tlio northeast corner of
Klevonth and A streets to the required
grade. It was shown that the building
was on a level with the old Harvey
prado , and hence the justice of the
claim for damages. The major has been
busily engaged in considering the prop
osition all the afternoon , but at last ac
counts it was understood that he would
accept the tender and end the trouble.
But no will point to the city in the after
years with an "you-owe-mo eye. " It is
probably , however , an equitable settle
ment.
JlKAl'l'UAISKMKNT OF SCHOOL LANDS.
The board of public lands and build
ings hold a special mooting this morn
ing and passed upon the reappraiso-
inont of school lands of Buffalo , Kear
ney , I'holps , Pawnee , Lancaster
Wayne , Nuckolls , Webster and Burt
counties. 1'rosont , Governor Thayer ,
General Lccso , Secretary Laws and
Commissioner Scott. The now ap
praisement was approved. The ad
vancement of value of those lands ranges
from 150 to 2-iO per cent on the first ap
praisement , which was made in these
counties from ISO ! ) to 1871 , and is a fair
index of the increase in real estate val
ves in the state since that time. The
flrst appraisement ranged from $3 to 89
per acre.
LKIOItTON VS CLAKKIC.
The case of Leighton vs Clarke was
placed upon the docket by the clerk of
the district court to-day. The parties
to the case are Charles M. Leighton , of
Lincoln , and H. T. Clarke , of Omaha ,
nnd the suit has grown out of a break in
the agreement at the final dissolution
Of the partnership existing between
them on the 4th day of March , 1881.
ffhe case is concisely stated as follows :
On September ( I , 1883 , Mr. Leighton
end Mr. Clarke entered into a partnor-
Bhip and engaged In the drug , oil and
paint business in Lincoln under the firm
name of Leighton fc Co. , and in Omaha
under the name of Leighton & Clarice ,
each partner contributing 850,000 of the
capital stock , and toshnrooauallyin the
prolits and losses. In December , 1884 ,
the Omaha partnership was dissolved
by mutual consent. On the 4th day of
the following March the Lincoln busi
ness was disposed of in a similar man
ner , but stipulated agreements were
entered into which , Mr. Leighton al-
lo us , have been violated in tote and ho
asks equity relief at the hands of the
court. Ho thinks that at least $5,01)0 ) of
his money is in Mr. Clark's hands and
that the books of the old firm will fully
Justify his prayer for judgment and
Bests in that sum.
ft ? STUANO15 FltliAK OF LIOIITNINO.
Mr. Henry Fulu-cr , who lives between
this cltv and Bennett , somewhat past
the dividing line , tolls of an experience
last night that discounts anything over
known in the history of lightning
freaks. About 0 o'clock his house was
entered by the electric lluid , nnd it did
not stop to go in through the doors , but
split U wide open from whence it cime
and whither it wont. Mr. Fuhror
was knocked senseless and his
oldest son succumbed to n
like state. The other members of the
family suffered very little from the ef
fects of the shook , with the exception of
ono child , who was struck by a piece of
tvood knocked from the walls of the
house by the bolt. The two ends of the
house were split and the aides bulge out
BO that it Is almost uninhabitable. The
injured boy , in his description , says that
a big ball of lire entered the room , and ,
like u great star , suddenly disappeared.
SimiKMK COUUT MATTHUS.
Court mot this morning at8:110 : o'clock
pursuant to adjournment. The follow-
inc cases were argued and submitted :
The State ox rot Sutton vs Bnbroclc.
Missouri PaeUlo Railway company vs
Lewis.
Cases filed John Alnsworth ot al vs
Andrew B. Moore ot al , appeal from
Douglas county. .
Henry W. Lloyd vs J. T. Reynolds ,
error from Cass county.
CITY NK\VS AND NOTKS.
Governor Thayer loaves for Culbort-
son to-morrow on the Burlington tlyot
to greet the citizens ot Hitchcock
county and discuss the Inconsistencies
of democracy. The governor is making
friends and votes in his canvass.
The decision in the case of the state
against Beers will bo filed this evening.
As staled by Tun Bi'.KthH morning thi *
cold-blooded murderer gew a new trial.
It is porfsiblo that his plea of insanity
will now win.
The Catholic clergy of this diocese
will meet at the cathedral In diocesan
convention to-morrow at 10 a. m. This
convention will consider matter.- )
only that relate to the church under
the spiritual supervision of Bishop
Bonncum. The priests of the diocese
will all bo in attendance.
Elder Charles Newman , pastor of the
First Christian church , conducted llio
funeral services of the late Charles Van
Pelt at the residence at 11:15 : this morn :
Ing. At 10:15 : his remains were shipped
to Seward , where they were laid In the
grave. This closes the history of ono
of the saddest deaths that over occurred
at the capital citv.
John S. Finch , of Tin : Bun's Lincoln
Bureau force , accompanied by his bride
will arrive homo to-morrow. From
Shclbyvillo , Ind. , they went to Madi
son. Wls. , on last Thursday , the date of
their marriage , and started on their
homeward journey to-day. After the
liOth they will bo at homo to their
friends at their residence on North
Fourteenth street.
It now looks as though the paving
contract for the Hoason will be finished
before Jack Frost does any keen nip
ping. The work is progressing rapid
ly in all quarters of the city. In the
business portion it is practically done ,
but the streets in some places look
rather ragged. This , however , is
largely duo to reducing the sidewalks
to the required level. Lincoln can verily -
ily put on city airs shortly.
All druggists sell Jarvis brandy.
Tim COUltTS.
Unimportant Cases Before All the
iliulgiM Yesterday.
In the district court yesterday in the
case of Kmcry ft Dlnpinnn against
I'etur .I. Williams forf.10 for ilotectivo ser
vices , the Jur.y gave a verdict for the defend
ants.
ants.After
After hearing the arguments la the appli
cation of the Oinnlm Steve Itcp > iir works for
an injunction against H. A. Koatcrs , Judge
Uoiino took tlio case uiulor advisement.
The suit of Michael Connolly against tlio
city for damages by llio uniitlng of U.iven-
port strcut , was dismissed for w.mt of juris
diction.
The ciiso of .Tamo * W. Peterson against
the Union Pacific railway then c.uno up and
was continued. The plaintiff was a
'irakcmun who fell over a truck on the
ilutform ut Fremont and fell under a mov-
train , which ran over hia toft leg. Ho
.ued . for $ ly , > 0 damages.
The case of the Omaha and Florence Land
i id Trust company against Jnuias N. Parker
vns resumed buforo Jntlgo Hopowell. The
ury gave the defendant a verdict.
The case of Hugh McCabe vs Klbort II.
Jochran then cauio up. The defendant sold
ho plaintiff certain lands in Washington
lounty. Ho warranted it free of all iiiciim-
trances , whereas John L. liinlcy hud a lease
hut ran nine months , and luul paid the rent
o Cochran. MeCabo sues for WOO.
Judge Groff dismissed the ease of W. H.
Slovens vs J. C. Demso for want of proscou-
, ion. It was u claim for K > 0 for cutting
veeds. Van Duzes v.s Forbes was a1 so dis-
lissed.
The suit of Ellas L. Emory to eject Samuel
I. Johnson from a strip of ground in Uapitol
ddition was taken up.
John L. Miles has begun foreclosure pro-
iced Ings against Chris W. Hamilton for $ TOO.
Ludwig Lutz has sued Peter C. Nisseu to
ecover ? 5i'.0 paid to the defendant for laud of
, vhich the title was imperfect.
Judge Waltely took upthoapplication nf W.
. Council for nn injunction retraining Hieh-
rd Uolgan and others from interfering with
a house replovined from Colgan In 1SSI and
moved to another lot.
Connty Court.
Judge Shields gave the following judg
ments :
For t03'J.95 in favor of R. H. Van Holsen
and against A. L. Str.ing & Co. , who wuro
ued on an accepted draft.
For f I'JT.-iO against A. C Llehtcnbcrgor and
and in favor of G. M. Hitchcock. The suit
, vas for rent.
Judge Shields betjan the trial of the case of
George W. Covoll against Charles Uaumloy
for ? TS.0 for attorney's fees in a suit In the
district court. _
If you need a perfect tonic or a blood
.mrilier . , take Dr. Jones' Ued Clover
Tonic. It speedily cures all troubles of
the stomach , kidneys and liver. Can
' : > o taken by the most delicate. Price
60 cents , iaoodmnn Drug Co. Agent.
MOIITUAHY Illil'OHT.
The City Physician' * ) Figures For tlio
. Month of September.
The following Is City Physician Ralph's '
mortuary report for September us secretary
of the board of health :
Violence , 4 ; suieido , 1 ; diphtheria , 3 ;
membranous croup , 1 ; typhoid fever , ( ! ; re
mittent , intermittent and congestive fevers ,
D ; diarrhoea , S : dysentery , 1 ; inanition ,
want of breast milk , otu. , 3 ; cancer , U ;
phthisis pulmonalis , 13 ; bronchitis , 1 ; pneu
monia , " ; heart disease , 0 ; marasmus taucs.
mesentonou and serofula , it ; meningitis and
encephalitis , H ; apoplev.v , 2 ; convulsions , 4 ;
hepatitis , t ; enteritis , gastro-cntoritis and
gastritis , 1 ; peritonitis ( not puerpera ) , 4 ;
Uright's disease and nophntU , ! 1 ; premature
nnd preternatural births , 1 ; surgical opera
tions , 1 ; old ugo , 1 ; not erven , U. Total , SO.
Of these 17 were under ono year of ago ; 4
between I and 3 ; - between 'J and y ; 1 bet -
t \veeu : j ntul-I ; 2 between 4 and 5 ; total un
der 5years , M ; 4 between 5 and 10 ; II between
lOaml 15 ; 1 between 15 and 20 ; 0 between 20
and 2. " > ; 11 between 25 and ! ? 0 ; 3 between 80
nnd 35 ; 2 bctwoon 35 and 4U ; 4 between -10
and 45 ; 4 between-15 and 50 : 3 between 50
nnd 53 ; 'J between . > 5 and 00 ; fl between Cu and
ffij 4 between IVJ and 70 ; 3 70 years of ago and
over. There were 31 interred at Forest
Lawn , 4 at Holv Sepulchre , 4 at Prospect
Hill , 13 at St. Murv's , 3 in county comotoiy ,
1 In Jewish , IS in Laurel Hill , 5 In Now Ho-
hcminn , 0 in German Catholic- , and 1G were
removed from the city.
The number of births during September
was 133 , of which 130 were white and 5 were
colored ; 03 were male nnd 70 female ; and in
( > 4 instances the mtina of the child was stated
nnd in U was not stated.
Six gold medals awarded Jarvis brandv.
How tlio Crook H nro Hun Out.
Gcorgo W. Luwson , fa chronic loafer and
crook who has been giving the police n great
deal of trouble , and who has been arrested a
number of times for different offenses , was
run in again Tuesday night , this tlmo on the
charge of drunkenness. After giving him a
lecture the judge sentenced him to fifteen
days in the county Jutl , six on bread ami
wutor , but agreed to suspend sentence pro >
vldod ho would leave town. Ho readily
agreed to this. Imprisonment means nothing
to thcso crooits , but the brcud ami water diet
has great terrors for them , and they most
willingly leave the city If they can get this
sentence suspended. By this means the.
judge has rid the city of a largo number ol
dungd-oiiR characters.
9 i
The boat is cheapest. Jarvis 7 7 brandy.
Immlicr Ooliit ; to China.
Tncoimi ( W. T. ) Lodger : The. Sin U
of Malno sails to-day with lumber foi
China. The customs law of Chim
charges a tariff on every stick of tim
her ; hence the State of Maine lias lin
gered at the Tacoma mill for thirty-five
days In order to have immense piece :
cut expressly. She has in her holt
crrcat sticks eighty and 100 feel
in length and squaring betweor
twenty and twonty-four inches at the
ends. The turlll bill on these huge
sticks will amount to no more than on r
clothes-prop , but after they are tin
loaded In China they can bo cut up foi
various uses.
Poycke Bros , for Jar vis'blackberry
THE PROSPEROUS GRANGERS ,
Fortllo Farms rtnd Countless Oorn on
the "Rniuloss Bolt. "
PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE.
Tlic Metropolis of Western Dnwcn
County nHHecn liy n Hue Corrcswm-
dent Present Actnnlltlcs anil
Future Certainties ,
Culled nt Cruwrortl.
CitATVroun , Nub. , Out. 6. [ Special
Correfponik'tieo of TUB IlKK. ] In his
Into excellent book on "Tree I'lantltifr1
( ionuritl HriHbiu has dealt with the in-
lluonco of cnltivtitiun of the soil , and ea-
poeiitlly of forest culture in modifying
climutu and making agriculture
bio where it had formerly been consid
ered out of question. I remember well
when first coming U ) Nobr.iska reading
the elaborate editorials of our Omaha ,
newspapers written to show that the
laws of nature had doomed the greater
part of this magnilicunt state to the
ranch industry alone. To-day I am
writing on ground whore four years
ago , cowboys were branding mavorlulcs
on the White river roundup , within
easy ride of four great cattle ranches ,
then 100 miles from the nearest No-
braslai farm. Twenty feet from where
I hit was a cowboy saloon , then the only
habitation within three miles of whore
the nourishing town of Crawford now
grows and progresses. Outside of the
military post of Fort Robinson , this
great section of northwestern Nebraska
now split up into three counties then
contained le&s than 500 residentsmostly
cowboys. The counties of Sheridan ,
Dawes and Sioux to-day have 2-3,000 in
habitants and , wonder of wonders , most
of them are farmers making a living
from tilling the soil whioli in 18SI was
pronounced barren and sterile. It is
A UKMAKKAIIIji ; TltANM'OUMATIOX.
Hide with mo from C'hadron , that
magic city , the county seat of Dawes
county , down the White river. From
the outskirts of the town wo pass
through fertile Hats , yellow with stubble
from the Holds of cut grain , or pictur
esque with broad acres of corn which
would bear comparison with boinc of the
host in the eastern portion of the state.
The valleys of the Chadron , Horsohead ,
Little and Big Ash Creek , Squaw and
White Clay are filled with prosperous
and industrious farmers. The old trails
across , side hills and down "draws"
have boon barricaded with wire fences
enclosing pastures or preserving Holds
of wheat , of oats or corn. Neat frame
houses are taking the place of the fron
tier "shack" and log cabin. As wo
p.ibs under old Crow Unite
the unfamiliar sound of the
threshing machine comes from a neigh
boring barnyard where a gigantic pile
of straw flows in increasing bulk from
the whirling drum. As wo reach the
ribe above the White Clay a panorama , of
meadow and pasture , of Holds of brown
corn and yellow stnbblo dotted hero and
there with neat farm houses and roomy
barns spreads before us , while through
their midst runs the White river to its
junction with the Missouri , far away in
southeastern Dakota. In the level
Hat below lies
CltAAVKOIJD ,
next to Chadron the largest town in
northwestern Nebraska. It came in
with the advent of the Klkhorn lino. It
bids fair in the near future to employ
the services and to reap the benefits of
several competing lines of railroads.
With nothing to draw upon but its lo
cation as the nearest town to a large
military post and thocenter of the finest
agricultural section in Dawes counlv ,
Crawford lias built itself up in the little
over two years of its existence into a
solidly substantial community with a
daily increasing trade , and every prom
ise of future greatness.
The town at once impresses aslrangor
with the thrift of its residents. The
buildings , from the handsome brick
block which contains the bank to the
newly-finished Methodist church , look
as if they were constructed to stay. livery
trade and profession is well represented.
A score of well-stocked stores and
shops , two excellent newspapers , three
church organisations , Methodist , Epis
copal and Catholic , with lawyers to fur
nish them material to work on , two
doctors , a half a dozen carpenters ,
blacksmiths , wheelwrights , two well
equipped livery stables , and a sprink
ling of tradesmen in almost every
other line form the nucleus of what
is to bo some day a bustling city and
which is to-day the neatest , cleanest
and thriftiest town of its size within a
radius of00 miles. An
UNTAILINC ! WATI5K WMVKU
in the river runs along its western
boundary. Fort Itobinson with its ton
companies of regulars lies but throe
miles to the southwest ; rich farms sur
round it , stretching far northward to
wards the Dakota line and meeting on
the Running Water divide the fertile
region of the LJox Hutto , while north
westward and beyond lie the rangestho
ranches and the c.ittlo shipping trade.
The hopes of Crawford are built on
the continued prosperity of that portion
tion of the country for which it is the
natural ontrenort and depot of supplies.
The topographical features of this sec
tion of the state naturally determined
the location of the town. The
military reservation prevented its
site from being selected far
ther west. The valley of the
White river which hero takes a sharp
turn to the cast stood in the way of a
more northern situation. Southward
the pino-orcnstod buttes and the IMno
Ridge circumscribed in that direction
the choice of a location fora largo town.
The railroad company did well in choos
ing the lovely Hat bounded by the gentle -
tle ascents of rolling prairie and watered
by the swift-flowing river and the butte
girt waters of White Clay. The town
came and it has come to stay. It is
building itself up by the solid qualities
of its citizens nnd through the increas
ing trade of. the neighboring farms ten
anted by some of the thriftiest and best
equipped farmers of Illinois , Iowa and
Kn&turn Nebraska.
FOUIl YUAUS' CHAXOK.
Four years ugo , as I said at the begin
ning of this letter , there was not a
single farmer in this section , Oi Snt-
urday 1 counted forty Voiims hitched
along a alnjrli ; Btroot of Crawford.
There is scarcely a quarter section , I
f.ra told , within a radius of ton miles
\\hiuh has not been taken up. Kast-
ward to Chadron , all the land is occu
pied. On the high divide south there
is still seine available farming land re
maining , but unothor year will Hnd tills
also gone. Within the last week ,
the overllow of several "harvest
excursions" have dropped into Craw
ford and , no land seeker after viewing
the magnificent crops has permitted
himself to leave the county without
taking the preliminary stops towards a
permanent residency.
In company with two of the old sot-
tiers of Dawos county , John G. Soohlot
and John Cummings , I rode through
the county yesterday to inspect the im
provements and to sou what frontlet
farming was capab'lo of accomplishing
when joined to Industry , push and thrift.
I wish some of our eastern writers on
the "rain bolt" could have scon the line
farm of (100 ( acres owned nnd cultivated
by County Commissioner Lane , and sit
uated about three miles from Crawford
down the White river. If they could
have viewed the magnificent stretch of
ripening corn running fifty bushels to
the acre , the broad Holds of stubble
from which from twenty-five to twenty-
seven bushels of full kcrneled wheat
had boon cut and the heavy oats run
ning forty pounds to the bushels , not
to speak of hundreds of bushels of the
finest potatoes that over grew in west
ern soil , the Salt Lake valley not excepted -
copted , I imagine that the
prophecies of the fallacy of farming
west of the one hundredth meridian
would have gurgled In their throats. I
should like to take thorn to the farms of
my old friends , Ed Nosbitt and Asa Nc-
Manus , between Crawford and Crow
Hullo , or passing bej end to introduce
them to the
WUM < CLM.TIVATKI ) ItOMKSTKADS
of Cyrus Fail-child , John Welsh nnd N.
S. Townsend , who are growing every
thing that can bo raised in Nebraska on
the great Hat from which , live years
ago , Fort Robinson was supplied with
hay. Or if these theorists about by-
gromoty , rain gauges and "God's
eternal laws" ( which 1 do not think they
have over understood ) were still unsatis
fied. I would drive them to White Clay ,
to the farm of my friends Hrainard anil
Wilbur , around to Dcadmnn , where
Weber and Snedeker and Freeman are
tickling the black soil and making it
Hourish like the rose , and up Soldier
creek , now lined with small farms and
gardens , whore Rodgers and Nutcliings
are showing the world what they know
about farming , and making a good liv
ing in teaching the lesson. And then I
would not have half exhausted
the circuit of Crawford's farm ,
ing neighborhood. The region of
Cottonwool ! would have been loft
unexplored. The White River valley
to the northeast would not have been
traversed , and the rich belt of country
rising northward to the hills would
have been quite omitted. Only eight
or ten farms out of nearly two hundred
would have been mentioned.
A SIXOM ! IXSTAXt'K.
Let mo give the history of a single
farm , which directly adjoins the town
site of Crawford , owned by J. A. Cuni-
mings. In four years Mr. Cummings
has brought the entire KiO acres under
fence and cultivation. Ho has built , a
roomy hewed log homo , two roomy
frame barns , and various outbuildings
for bousing stock and implements. Ho
has raised this year fifty acres of corn
which will run fifty bushels to the acre ,
twenty acres of oats , ten acres ot pota
toes , besides a largo Hold of millet and a
full garden of vegetables. What makes
the success of Mr. Cummings particu
larly interesting is the fact that all his
crops have boon put in with a planter of
his own invention , for which he has re
ceived the first patent issued to a Dawes
county in venter. I was greatly inter
ested in the exhibition which Mr. Cum
mings gave of the simplicity and eflici-
oncy of his invention. It is
attached to tho' beam of an
ordinary plow whoso share covers up
'ho seed as it drops from the hopper
nto the furrow. By an ingenious de
vice the hopper can be made to feed
seed of any sizefrom potatoes to wheat ,
in J to plant them in drills or broad-
ast. The simplicity of the invention ,
ts ease of operation , its ofllcioncy as
demonstrated in Mr. Cumming's splen
did crops , all planted by its use , nnd
, ho cheapness with which it can bo
nanufacturcd and sold make it certain
tliat , ono resident of Crawford has got
i good thing outside of fertile lands
: uid a line town.
Within bight of the town stand the
White River mills , owned by Mr. Leroy
Hall , ono of the most enterprising cili-
/.ons of Crawford , and its only banker.
Mr. Hall lias done much for the banker ,
but ho never did more than when lie
erected the fine roller mills now fully
Dccupied in making the best grade of
Hour from Dawos county wheat , lie has
an inuxhfiustiblq water power , which is
only partly utilized at present by his
Hour , grist and saw mills.
INDIVIDUAL MENTION.
I should like to speak individually of
the merchants of Crawford , of Scliolield
and Eastman and Dietrich and Fred
Hathan , of my sturdy old republican
friend Jesiah Burgers , of W. A. Ilam-
lin , whoso handsome residence would do
credit to any town ten times Crawford's
si/.o , of Postmaster Fail-child , a good
democrat and a good man , terms not al
ways synonymous ; of John Sochler , the
earliest settler in those parts , with a
body nix feet two tall and a heart as big
as all outdoors , but I have not space and
so cannot. Colonel Kotcham and Will
Edgar , who are running the Clipper
newspaper and trying to keep it up
with the pace of the country , mustcomo
in for thanks for kindnesses shown.
Thov know how to help build up a com
munity and they are busily engaged in
doing it. If a farmer stubs his toes ,
fights a threshing machine , raises a ton
ton pumpkin or a thirteen-foot stalk of
corn , it is certain to bo noticed in the
Clipper olllco. And so nine times out
of ton will bo the pumpkin and corn
stalk. At present their editorial sanc
tum looks like a section of a county
agricultural show joined to n uowspapoV
and job ollice.
UAILKOAD KXl'KCTATIO.VS.
Crawford has great hopes of becoming1
the junction point for the Burlington
and NorthwiMorn systems. The Bur
lington surveyors have run twelve lines
through the town and their stakes are
within a few hundivd yards of the Elkhorn -
horn Valley roadbcd.nnd pointed north
ward. The proposed line is the Black
Hills extension from Alliance , the me
tropolis of the Box Butte country some
forty miles south of this point. If the
Burlington strikes Crawford , 1 predict
that witliin Hvo years tliero will bo a
city at this point which will exceed in
si/.o nnd importance any town from
Norfolk to the Wyoming lino. It will
bo the only town with a competing line
of road in that long-stretch of distance.
It will draw tratlie from the range as
well us from the farm , from the fnrrl-
son and soldiers equally with the farm
house and civilian. It is bound to bo a
largo town under any circumstances.
It has the location ; it has the right
class of citizens. It , 1ms a magnificent
country to draw upon and a great mili
tary garrison pouring thousands of dollars
lars annually into , the pockets of its
merchants. What , can prevent its
growth. AV. E. Axxix.
An Absolute Guru.
The ORIGINAL AUIBTINI2 OINTMENT
Is only put up in largo two ounce tin boxes ,
and U an ubsoluto euro fur old sore * , burns ,
wounds , chapped hands , nnd nil nUlli erup
tions. Will positively oaro all kinds of piles.
Ask for the OUIGINAL ABlfiTINK OINT
MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug Co. , at 33
cents par box by mall .SO cents.
military Ktliiuctto in Germany.
Youths Companion : The little sons
of the German emperor , William II , the
oldest of whom is not yet 7 years old
are already subjected to military eti
quette. As soon us their father enters
a room in which they are playing
Prince William , the oldest , assumes the
command and erlos out , in the tone of t
corporal drilling a squad : "In rank ! "
The throe little follows arrange thorn
solves accordingly in the order of their
agcs-uua stand "at attention"erectand ,
Burlington
Route
C.B.&Q.R.R. C.B.&QRR
The Burlington takes the lead.
It was in advance of all lines in developing Nebraska *
It was in advance of all lines in establishing dining-car
service between Missouri river points and Chicago.
V
It was in advance of all lines in giving the people of
Omaha and the West a fast mail service.
It was in advance of all lines in running its trains from
the East into Omaha proper.
It was in advance of all lines in reducing the time of
passenger trains between Omaha and Chicago.
It was in advance , and is the only line by which you can
feave Omaha in the morning and arrive in Denver the
evening of the same day.
It has been progressive in the past.
It will lead in the future.
Travel and ship via the Burlington.
Ticket Office , 1223 Farnam Street. Telephone 250.
Depot on Tenth Street.
Burlington
Route v
ilent , until the emperor salutes them
mil gives thorn the sign to disperse.
The French journalists laugh at this
lisplay of what they call "German cor-
xiralism which converts a nursery into
ibariacks. " Hut those who are bogin-
ilng to have a keen sense of the beauty
md salutary inlluonco of discipline BCO
10 harm in the boys paying this trilling
nark of respect. They probably enjoy
t , and it certainly does them good thus
o recognize the presence of their father
uid emperor.
Those who take Dr. Jones'Red Clover
Tonic never have dyspepsia , co.slivo-
icss , bad breath , piles , pimples , nguo
ind malaria , poor appetite , low spirits ,
loadache , or kidney troubles. Price 60
cents. Goodman Drug Co. Agent.
CALIFORNIA !
THE LAND OP
DISCOVERIES.
ror\
CATARRH
CoTOROVlLLECAL
Santa Abie : and : Cat-R-Cure
For Sale by
Goodman Drug Co.
May afford bodllr protection * 'ln your
A mind , " but somollilni ; moro pubnim-
tlnlwlll boneocMiry qultu sixm , ni
winter Is rapidly nriprouchinz , In
VELVET liil.Utlon to hunvy ciotlilin ; , Itioso wlin
lire prudent will provide n Biipuly of
Ili.vsc1s's : I'usTHi in anticipation of
Coughs , rolls , l'hi ) t I'lilns , llliouuiH-
turn , brlntlcu und other ailments
COLLAR which aruiiiro to prevail ilurlnx lli
Fall munttii. ThU plntter Is well
known ni u imUormly reliable reait > ily
In such troubles ; la U | HV > ri'njy ( or
ON YOUR Immmtlute Hpplluitiun nnd IU etlm't
Is prompt ami pt'nnaiK'nt. At UUTO
me many Bimrioui liultiitloni In thu
nmrLut , cure ! u I buyers will ulwiiyit
n"k tor lli.N'iu.s'b und refuse all olht-r
LINEN purou * plaitem.
IWhcnd two cent RtHmp to Eev
luiry A.lohiiMin.Sl I Matt Mrrot , N. V. ,
for a copy of l.NjiiiiuniuNS ntu > i
DUSTER I UK Dm loll , a valuable
book.
OH ! MY HEAD.
The pain from Neuralgia nnd iU
companion dlsi'aKo KlicunuUism in
excruciating. Thousands who could
bo quickly curtd are needlessly fuf
ferlng. Ath-lo-nho.ros will do for
others what it did for the following
parties :
1 WiUi > m port.Ind.Oot.8.1 )7. )
tli'lnjt be a afflicud ltb nauralicu for
Oi past four roan and trlni lmo t every.
tluntf. but In f ln. I Unilly heard of AtlJo-
. Altar t kln on * tattle I found It
a IM hulplnit rnu , nir JMr Uking Jwir bet ;
ties of Alliluphon * nd one of Pillf , I fen ml
thit I was entlroly well. I think the modi-
cine 1 noiitlTely a u re cure
CUiUNcr-Y H. R nwcit.
Mt Camel , 111 , . ! > * 24. 1 J.
I lure med Athlopbaroa In mi family ud
find It to b tha irreitMt inedMne for n u.
rilKia in ailstonc * . and buici bid It * fane
f ut n d upon me ( or the put 30 ar I km > 4
vtbenof I speak. Mn . J UUA Ciu. ' . ON.
* 3- Send C ccnU fnr the bcautlfUi colored pic
ture , " Mo-rUU Hblden. "
THEATHLOPHOF10S CO. 112 Wall St. H. Y.
W.J.
Surgeon and Physician ,
Office N. W Corner nth an4 Ijouglas St. OOles
telephone , i'iJ. HejlJaaco telepUoae , 5Sj.
GOLD I > KN GIVEN AWAV. r rtlculftr free
" VEEKLV HOMBSTBAP. " Omaha , Neb.
Wbo li WEAK. TTEHVOVH. I > EHII.ITA.
TED , who In MB FOL.L.T hnrt IQN RANrC
baa THJFtEO away hli VIOORof IIODY ,
BIND nd MANHOOD. rauiln ; czbaugtlng
dial nil upon the FOUNTAINS of LIFE.
HKADACHK , BACKACHE , Dreadful
Dro \TEAHIIKNN of Memory , BASH.
In 3OCIETT , FIHPI.ES upon
the FACE , andalltbe EFFECT * * Undine to
EARI/T UKOATapd porbapt CONHUMP.
ION or Ilf 8ANITT , should coniult at once
the CKL.EBHATED Dr. Clarke , EitabUihed
laftl. Pr Clarke IIM made IfERTOtIM 1 > E-
HlLlTY. CHRONIC and all Dlituei of
fie GENITO URINART Orjrani a Life
fttndjr. It tuket NO dlflerence WHAT you
akre Uken or WHO hai failed to cure you.
9-FEHALEMiuffrinKfromdlieaieip cu <
lUr to their MK can consult with the usuranco
of ipeedjr rcliif and cure. 8 nd 2 cent * pottage
tor work * on your dlieoiet.
49-Oend 4 ceoti potuge fbr Celebrated
Work * on Chronic , NerrouB and I > ll-
t * * Dlieaiei. Coniultttlon , periona.Vy ! or by
tetter , free. Consult the old Doctor.
Tlioaund oared. Offlcei and parlor *
priTBto. JVThoee contemplating Marrlaro
vend for Dr. Clarke' * celebrated guide
nl and Female , each 150. . both 25c.
Stamps ) . Hefore confining your cato , coniult
r. CLARKE. A friendly letter or call may
MTe future suflering and shamr , and add golden
yean to life.B&ok "Lire's ( Secret ) Er.
ror , " 50e. ( stamps ) . Medicine and wrltinRS
( ont e > erywbere , secure from expoiurv.
Hours , 8 to 8 ; Uundays , to 12. Address ,
w. D OLA KE , M. D.
las Sn. Olorb Sb > OHIOAOO. ILL.
Your Left Liver
IS OUT OF ORDER ?
BEAD THIS IF IT IS.
Al'roprloUry ModlciiiH that needs bi\taUiJ
to prove Ita worth.
DnCaUer's ' Left Liver Billets ,
The o ly Distilled Hitters In the United
States. The only Hitters recognized toy ths
United States internal revenue laws as n Pro
prietary Medicine. Lawfully Patented. No. of
Patent 19,573 , Contains no fusil olla.no
essential oils , no foreign substance or damag.
Ing tlruKs. A perfectly pure medicine , compounded -
pounded from Pure Root Herbs nnd old Poach ;
pleasant to the taste , quiet and decisive In 1U
effect. Cures Dyspepsia or Yellow Jaundlc * In
Brcclaya. Regulates the Dowels. Invlcoratos
Inactlre Xaver , Cures Diseased Liver , Kevlvoi
the Kidneys , Improves the Appetite Quickly ,
Regulates the wnole system. New Life to tb *
wheU njstem.
foLufl Llrer lllttcm are inlil m Omaha , Neb. , by tha
llowlnir ( iruia'iits Hlclinnlson DnieC'u , ypijclnl
\\liiilesiili' . fur tlio ilrurf Interest of Nebraska , lie-
tutltirs HI lolluwH
( iooilniaii Unit ! Co.V. . J Wliltolioiue , T. W.frpaf *
fnril. tiara It. Kariiiwurtu. Hchrutur's I'hanuiicy
Kulin Ac t'o , John ( IncllaU , M I'nrr.1. A. duller A Co.
W. J. lluiilu > a.lulin II Ciintu , C' . .1. Vrkv , M.J.I'uwell
V ll.OFuUch.Jolin F. Ilitliiky , Morrell's rhurmacy
Jninvi FursytU , ll.C Hell , lr J. J. buvllle , O M.Crij-
for , 1' . Cliuudlar. lluhn'D I'linrinary , UiiniHy A Day'
J.C Kliu-.J. W. Clnrko.J II. HdiruiJl. .Mux llwciit.J
S. Clirlsli'inon . K , Kimbursnii , II K Cor , .Mar
t'onrml , FrnukV. . I'tigg , 11 IU niii | > nu , ( ion. Itooiler
Iloyd'a I'harnricy , U , A. .Mnluliur , lluwanl Mnycri.
I'r.in It Dcllnno A. Co , liir.i lu Ctaur auJ
Loft Liver imieri
JOSEPH GILLOTTS
STEEL PENS
COLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION 1S73.
Nos. 3O3-4O4-I7O-CO4.
THE MOST PERFECT OP PENS
Timber Claims ,
Tree Seeds and Seedlings for Timber Claims.
Irult Trees. Small Fruit } , Onittinentah. liver-
Ureens , etc.
BenJ for jirlc * UU-ritKKI Address ,
1 > . S. iLAEtt : , 1'rop. ,
Shonandoah. Iowa.
ST. JOHN'S M1UTAHV 8CIIOOU
MANLIUS. N. V.
Civil KnBlneerlnn. Clasiirs. nueiness ,
KT. ltiv. : r. I ) . IIUNTINdTON , 1'roMtlont.
I.T. Cou W. VUHIIEUK. Superintendent.
ADY10X rniK , HOW TO AOT.
[ xxtVlr rkndMftnltomlUtitnred Pr * <
mtturel ) clln ami Kunctlcuftl di or
fitftlM Trf lii nnt ffWon application !
TUB PBr.KSKirj.MlI.ITAHV AOAnKMV-
Peeksklll-on-Hudsoa ; N. V. Bend f or ana
logue. . JNO. M.TlhDUN , M. U. , M. An Pilucipal ,
THE RftlLM TIME TABLES ,
OMAHA.
Itunulng between Council lllnlT and Albright.
In addition to the stations mentioned , tralnl
Mon at Twentieth ami Twenty-fourth stroata ,
and nt the ( Summit In Onmh.i.
AVostwiml.
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