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The Columbus journal., 1881-05-04
DOn'f Risk IL.

1t would seem like good law that
when a stranger offers for sale, to a
banker or broker,at great discount,
note upon thoroughly RESPONSE
BILE man, that the very fact of the
low offer ought to be enough to put
the would-be purchaser upon his
inquiry as to the relative rights of
original parties to the note. If a
good sound horse is offered at a very
low price, suspicion at once enters
the mind that he was stolen. We
believe that An Iowa court has pass
ed upon this subject recently, but
to what length the decision runs
we are net aware. We would eau
tion farmers, however, against the
whole tribe Of travelling tricksters
and note-takers. Deal with men
you know. Buy of regular dealers,
whether it be dry-goods, jewelry or
wire-fence. Sign no paper to a
stranger, and then it will not be
necessary for a court to pass upon
the validity of your note.
The Columbus journal., 1881-05-04
Tax PAYERS, As.ocintIou.

The idea of an association, with
out respect to party aft listion, that
would look a little after the public
interests in the matter of assessing
levying and collecting the taxes, and
then as to how the money thus rails
ed is spent, by whom, and for what
purposes, gains ground. A CORES
pondent hands us the following:
"a good time to organize a tax
payers association is right now, and
be ready to look over the assessment
when returns are made, attend the
meetings of the board of equalizs-
ton in June, see who pays taxes for
what they own or don't own, exam
inc books, and see where the money
goes, &C., &c. A move that should
have been made in years past, is an
interesting study for those of an
industrious disposition and investi-
eating mind"
The Columbus journal., 1881-05-04

THE recent high waters of the
Missouri and Mississippi have over
flown millions of acres Of land, des-
trOyed immense amounts of property
and made thousands of families
homeless. The bottoms between the
bluffs at Nebraska City, from eight
to ten miles wide, were one sheet of
water. Farms are ruined, houses
destroyed and stock gone. Alex.
Noble, a farmer living near Ham
burg, was drowned while endeavor-
ing to save his family. The town
was partially inundated. At the
time of the food 100 families of
Brownville were perched like birds
in the trees, and on house tops,
waiting and praying for relief.
Every man and boat was engaged in
the work of rescue. The river at
that point was two feet higher than
during the big flood of 1867, which
was the highest water ever known
in this country.
The Columbus journal., 1881-05-04
The statue of Admiral Farraout

The statue Of Admiral Farragut
was unveiled with imposing cere-
monies at Washington City on the
25th ult. President Garfield was
present and delivered the following
brief and appropriate address:
Fellow-Citizens--It is a singular
province of art to break down the
limitations which separate genera
tions of men from each other and
allow those of past generations to be
the comrades and associates of those
now living. This capital is silently
being filled up with heroes of other
times. Men of three wars have
taken their places in silent eloquence
as guardians and guards of the
nation they loved so well, and as
years pass on these squares and
public places will be rendered more
populsr--more and more eloquent
by the presence of dead heroes of
other days. From all quarters of
the country, from all generations
of its life, from all portions of its
service, these heroes come by min
iatry and mystery of art to take their
places and stand as permanent guar
disns of our nations glory.
Senator Voorhees, also delivered
an address. Mrs. Farragut, widow
of the Admiral, was present, and
given the position of honor next the
President, and the artist, Mrs. Vim
ME Ream Hoxie, was seated next to
him on the left.
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LEGAL NOTICE.
In the District Court, Fourth Judicial
District, in and for Platte County, Ne
braska.
Annie NJ. Martin, Plaintiff,

In the District Court, Fourth Judicial
District, in and for Platte County. Ne.
braska.
Annie NJ. Martin, Plaintiff,
against
Salathiel l.. Barrett, Alice
Il. Barrett, Joseph May
lOr and Annie +. Taylor,
Defendants.
THE above named defendants, Sala-
Il thiel l.. Barrett and Alice b.
Barrett, non-residents of the State of
Nebraska, will take notice that on the
18th day of April, A. d., 1891, the said
plaintiff, Annie NJ. Martin, commenced
an action in the above named court, and
filed her petition in the above entitled
case, the object and prayer of which
said petition is to foreclOse a certain
mortgage given and duly executed by
said last named defendants, Salathiel L..
Barrett and Alice b. Barrett to said
plaintiff, dated November 22d, 1881,
given on the following described prem
ises, lands and tenements, to wit: Lots
ID one, (2) two and (3) three, in block
No.twO, in Turner & Hulst's Addition to
the city Of Columbus, all in Platte
county, State of Nebraska, said mort
gage being given to secure the payment
of four certain promissOry notes of even
date Herewith for the sum Of fifty dol
lars each, that there Is now due on said
notes and mortgage the sum of two
hundred dollars and interest thereon
from November 22d, 1880, at ten per cent.
per annum, and also an attorney fee
equal to ten per cent. of the amount due,
that unless you answer said petition
filed in said court, on or before the
Both day of May, A. D., 1881, judg-
ment will be taken, that said prem
ises be sold to satisfy the amounts so
due on said notes and mortgage.
MCALLISTER BROS,
57l-4 Att'ys for Annie NJ. Martin.
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Sixth dayRf = June, 1851.

The prayer of "A petition is for the
zeseclosure of mortgage given by said
Harl Bader, deceased, in his lifetime,
and karolina Bader, to one Charles Il.
Dewey, on the twenty second day OF
March, 1873, on the north half of the
northwest quarter of Section Twelve,
in Township Eighteen north, Range
one west of the Sixth Principal Merid
ian, in Platte county, Nebraska; said
mortgage was given to secure the pay
ment of six several promissOry notes,
all dated March 22d, 1873, five of said
notes being for the sum of fifteen dollars
each and payable severally and respect
lively in six months, one year, eighteen
months, two years, and thirty months
after the date thereof; the other or sixth
note being for the sum of two hundred
and sixty-tive dollars and being due and
payable in three years after the date
thereof, all with interest at the rate of
twelve per cent. per annum from matu-
rity till paid. Made and delivered by
said Karl Bader, deceased, to said
Charles p. Dewey, and by said Charles
Z. Dewegsduly assigned to plaintiff,
and plainfl6 also prays in said petition
that you, tM said Henry Bader, Jose.
phina BadeE Charles Bader, and Kath-
arina Ba4fer, children and minor heirs
as aforesaid, be made defendants in said
action. An attorneys fee, and general
execution for any balance that may
remain unpaid, and such other and
further relief as equity may require, is
also prayed for.
MAMIE o. MOFFITT,
511-5 By CHAs. A. SPEICE, Atty.
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THE river at st. Joseph on the 9th
ult., was twenty-five feet six inches
above low water mark, and rising
slowly. Many families haye been
rescued from their inundated houses
in the bottom lands, where the peo-
pie are generally in destitute cir
cumstances. All available fiat boats
have been in use removing people
and stock. An old man and his
wife, seventy or eighty years old,
we're rescued from the Elmwood
bottom, where they were living in a
one story house, having been two or
three days surrounded by a swift
current, a mile from land, with the
water two feet deep in the house.
Two men with a skiff discovered
them and brought them to the city.
They had been in the water until
their limbs were crsmped and they
were helpless.
The Columbus journal., 1881-05-04
That Herd Law.

EDITOR JOURNAL: In the Schuyler
Sun of a recent date there is a COM
munication on the subject OF Senator
Turner's amendment to the herd
law, over the signature of F."
should be sorry to give an unfair
definition to the capital, but it seems
to stand for Fault-finder, for / can
not believe any person who will
give the subject the thought it de-
msnds, or even deserves, but will
see its wisdom for the future, and
its imperative justice for the present.
As a matter of public policy, inde-
pendent of its individual right of
protection to our meadow lands,
shows the wisdom Of it's enactment.
Prior to the adoption of the general
herd law in 1871, the statute books
were covered all over with local
herd laws, enacted to suit the neigh
borhood in which it was desired, and
were as often as varied in their ope-
ration as the locality diversified in
penalties and restrictions, fostering
bitterness of feeling and angry liti-
CATION. The enactment of the gen.
eral law wiped out the feuds of the
past, and has worked so admirably
that nearly every agricultural writer
who has visited our state for the
purpose of learning the operation OF
the herd law, has commended it as
grand advance in economising the
expenditure of opening up new
farms. 1t is no surprise, then, that
the herd law, with Senator Turner's
amendment, "receives so much ap-
proval on the part of newspaper
men )" they are the faithful heralds
of our advantages, and are ever Oh
the alert to discover and proclaim to
the enquiring thousands seeking the
state that offers the best induce
ments to the industrious and intelli-
gent immigrant. The amendment
now incorporated with the general
herd law was part of the original
law, but for prudential reasons was
stricken out; it was endorsed in
spirit, but the country was not con-
sidered sufficiently settled to require
it, but the increase of farms and
farmers in the past ten years, has
made it imperative that meadow
lands be protected. Hay is becom-
ing one of the most profitable and
essential products of Nebraska
farm; the prudent and thoughtful
man that plans his work before
hand, will utilize the plowed strip
and not let weeds be the only pur-
pose for its use that the correspond
ent f." seems to take alarm at. Ii
will be the best safeguard from
sweeping fires. and may be made to
check the drifting SHOWS by the
cultivation of timber, and thus add
largely to the value aud beauty of
the farm.
No, no, friend "F.," the advanta-
ges to be gained by the amendment,
in a few years, will far outweigh h
the present burden or expense OF
blowing annually the bugbear of a
strip around 160 acres Of meadow
land. H.
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NOTICE.
STATE OF NE4RASkAL -
Platte COUNTY. 90

. Il n
Platte COUNTY,
To s. A. Bones.eel, l.. Gerard, VI. Whit
meyer, h. A. Gerard. NJ. Weaver,
Thomas Durant, Jared IL. Orr, Sidney
l.. Holman and A. j. Arnold, Amanda
NJ. Arnold, Jane Mullen, Ira Mullen,
Nellie North, James North, Edward
Arnold, jr., Guy Trip, Albert Tripp,
Earnest rripp, heirs of Maria Arnold.
resident and nonresident owners of
the followin described real estate, all
owned in the county of Platte and
State of Nebraska:
NJ. Weaver and ;. A. BOnesteel, part
of the west y of Section l9, Town IL,
Range l east of the sixth principal me-
ridian. and further described as Out-lot
number seven Cd, city of Columbus.
l.. Gerard aud NJ. Whitmoyer, the
northeast quarter of tho southeast quar-
ter of Section twenty-fou (24), Town
ship II. Range l west OF the sixth
principal meridian.
f.. A. Gerard, southwest quarter of
the northeast quarter of Section (24).
Town (17), Range l west, and the north
one-half of the northwest quarter of
Section (S), Town (lI), Range | west of
the sixth principal meridian.
Thomas c. Durant, trustee, anv inter-
est he may own in the real estate above
and hereinbefore described.
Jared Fl. Orr, the south x of n. f. of
s. f. of :. F., Section IA, Town II, one
west of the sixth principal meridian.
Sidney l.. Holman, north 4 of n. f.
S. +. 5. E., and north = of n. W., 5. E.,
5. f. Section Il, Town II, Range one
west of the sixth principal meridian.
A.. j. Arnold and Amanda NJ. Arnold,
Jane Mullen. Ira Mullen, Nellie Nerth,
James Z. North. Edward Arnold, jr.,
Guy Trip, Albert Tripp, Earnest
Tripp, heirs of Maria Arnold. The west
4 OF the southwest quarter of Section
thirteen OBJ, Town II, Range I) one
west of the sixth principal meridian.
And you are hereby notified that the
Omaha, NiObrara Il Black Hills Railroad
Company, corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of
Nebraska, has located its line of road
and right of way one hundred (100) feet
wide, across the above described tracts
of land, and that unless within thirty
days after the publication of this notice,
you make application to the County
Judge of said ct unity to have the damage
by reason of said location assessed, said
Railroad Company will procure an as
sessment of the same in the manner
prescribed by law!
This notice to be published for four
(4) consecutive weeks in THE COLUM-
BUS JOURNAL, a newspaper published
at Columbus, Platte Co., Neb., and Of
general circulation therein.
Dated, Columbus, Neb., this I'd day
of May, 1881.
The OMAHA, NIOBRARA & BLACK HILLS
RAILROAD COMPANY,
By DARWIN c. LovELAND,
$3.50 Right of Way Agent.
The Columbus journal., 1881-05-04
NOTICE IN ATTACHMENT.

MINNIE BELL will take notice that
Nl on the 26th day of February, 1881
G. b. Bailey. justice of the peace OF
Columbus precinct, Platte county, Ne.
braska, issued an order of attachment
for the sum of $500 an action pending
before him, wherein w. II. Randall is
plaintiff and Minnie Bell defendant t;
that property consisting of one feather
bed. bedding, clock, carpet, fiat-irOns,
books, etc.. has been attached under said
order; said cause was last continued To
the 10th day of May, at one O'Clock
p. m, 1891.
W. III. RANDALL,
Plaintiff.
Columbus, April Is, 1881. 571-3
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FINAL PROOF.

Land Office, Grand Island, Neb. I
April 9Th, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol.
IN lowing named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention TO make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will he made before John
Staufier, CLERK of the District Court, al
Columbus, Nebraska, on the 18th day OF
May, 1881, viz:
Heinrich Reese, Homestead No. 6114,
for the Y. II, n. W., Section 20, Town
ship ~ north, Range l east. He names
the following witnesses to prove his con.
tinuOus residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Herman Il. Luschen
Julius Hembd, Henry Meyer and
Matthias GOrden, all of Columbus p. o.,
Platte Co., Neb.
5lO-5 VI. b. HOXIE. Register.
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FINAL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island. Neb., |

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
April I'd, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ following named settler has filed
notice of his Intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before John
Stauffer, Clerk of the District Court at
Columbus, Platte Co., Neb., on the 7th
day Of May, 1891, viz:
Presumption Declaratory Statement
No. 1895, Elias Stowe, for the n. W. 4,
Section 4, Township 20 north, Range 4
west. He names the following witness
es to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
George Mccormick, William Winand,
George Lymath, Robert Holden, all OF
Platte Co., Neb.
569-5 NIB. HOXIE, Register.
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FINAL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
ADril - lSSI [

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
April -, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ lowing named settler has filed
notice of his intention TO make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk of
the Court of Platte Co., Nebraska, at
county seat, on June lst, 1881, viz:
atOry Statement No. 313j. for the ). u 4,
Range 3 west. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon and cultivation of said land,
viz: Hudson MurdOck, William Little,
John Hurley, Joseph Murdock, all of
Genoa, Nance Co.. Neb.
572-5 Nj. Il. HOXIE, Register.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

To Karolina Bader, widow, and Henry
Bader, Josephine Bader, Charles
Bader and Katharine Bader, chill
dren and minor heirs of Karl Bader,
deceased, nonresident defendants !:
TAKE NOTICE that Mamie o. Mofiit
l. has sued you in the District Court
in and for Platte county in the Fourth
Judicial District of Nebraska, and that
you are required to answer the petition
filed by said Mamie o. Moflit, in said
court, on or before the
The Columbus journal., 1881-05-04
FINAL. PROOE.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb. 81
Anril 9th lSS1

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
April 18th, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk OF
Court of Platte Co., Neb., ut county
seat, on June 1st, 1881, viz:
John A. Wilson Presumption declara-
tory statement No. 1884, for the 5. f. u,
west. He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz
Elbert McGhee, John Brooks, Edgar ID.
Leach, and Robert Harper. all of Hum
phreys. Platte Co., Neb.
5I2-5 VI. b. HOME, Register.
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FINAL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l

Land Uhce at Grand IsIand, Neb.,J
April 14th, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN follOwing-named settler has filed
notice of his Intention to make final
proof in support OK ais claim, and that
said pa oof will be made before Clerk of
court of Platte county, Neb., at county
seat, on June Sth, 1881, viz:
Frank WasSenberg, Homestead No.
645l, for the 5. Il, y. E. a, Section 6,
Township ~ north, Range l west. He
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cul-
tiyation Of aid land, viz: George Min
ten, William kleye, Steven VandOrn,
Joseph Widhalm, all of Humphreys,
Platte Co., Neb.
57l-5 NIB HOXIE. Register.
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Land Office at Grand Island. Neb., I

April 18th, 1851.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN follOwing-Eamed settler has filed
notice of his Intention TO make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before Clerk OF
Court of Platte county, Nebraska, at
county seat, on June Ist, 1881, viz:
John KOop, Homestead No. S1SS, for
the w. a, :. +. q, Section y, Town
ship 10 north, Range 4west. He names
the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultiya-
tiOn of said land, viz: Henry Guiles,
b. +. Baird, Oliver Guiles, Jacob Swig-
CART. all OF st. Edwards, Boone Co., ,Neb.
5I2-5 NJ. Is. llOXIE, Register.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

NOTICE is hereby given to the legal
IN voters of Columbus Precinct in
the County of Platte and State of Ne
braska. that a special election will be
held at the place of voting in said Pre-
cinct, hereinafter named, ON the
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-01
Humboldt ltems.

" Wisssmaeea Silver State. Nay so.
Arrangements are being made for the
shipment Of six or seven thousand head
OF eattls from this station East. They
have been purchased Of Stasls 4 Jordan,
on Kings river. BY L. @. Lee.
Several Cinnamon. Who had served
ont their contracts for labor In HAVANA,
Cuba. were on the smigrant train ysstsr-
day on their way back to China. Among
them were two or three children, from
six to nine years Of age. who were born
In Cuba.
Con. Rysn's and Pat O'Brisn's teams
brought down from q. L. Hopkins
ranch ct Willow Creek. last Saturday.
"a, 900 pounds OF wool. This il the nrst
Of wool hsrs this season. Qrdi.
harily. the wool shipments from this
station aggregate from ESQ. 600 10 S00..
600 pounds.
Bullion valued at 81. 500 % VA re-
esivsd at Wells, Fargo 4 Cos. ofaos here
from Idaho last Saturday. About bali
this amount. OF TO b exact, S2s. 5S4 "a,
was from the Monarch mine d Atlanta.
and Il VA shipped East to the eomps-
ny's ofios at indianapolis. The balance
was shipped West.
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Opposltion to Irish Emigration to
Australia.

CHICAGO. May sl.-A cable special to
the Tmss from London Of May 80 says:
Your correspondent has late exclusive
news from Australia 70 the effect that
the colonial government 10 about to take
Q stand against the large Irish emf
grafton to that country. After June
lst the unlimited aid hitherto Afford.
cd will bs modified, to the extent OF
requiring each smisrant TO pay ons-hali
Of his passage. This will bs limited to
married men, not over thirty-Avs years
OF age, with or without children. Single
women will Be allowed to come on the
same terms. Hsnosforth those who will
be given government assistance will bs
selected In equal proportion from Eng.
land, Ireland and Scotland. This action
II . sequence Of the controversy, had
some time ago. ct which II was asserted
that the Irish o~olonists had sent back
money enough to bring over 5000
OF their friends. II was urged that such
people do not need assistance. The real
objection to the immigration Of the Irish
10 that there are too many Of that nation.
atty coming on government Official aid;
that out OF . total Of 8S8 applications Tor
aid to immigrants x82 were Irish. In
the matter OF religion. there have been
1470 Roman Catholics to 1910 Protest.
ants.
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nlNIa0 ALTIIUDn.

In an editorial article on the above
subject, the aoIp Hull Nrws OF March
9Th made the following statistical state
msnt;
The general surface Of the Comstoek
lode, which must 30 olassed - among the
meat famous and richest Of the silver
mines Of the world. 10 about 5000 feet
above the level Of the sea. The Sutro tun.
nsi, which intsrsscts the comstock 1900
feet bslow the surface. 10 400 feet above
the level Of the sea. The rich bonanzas
Of the Crown Point and Consolidated Viz
ginia sections. which have yielded $780,.
600, 600, we're nearly or quits down TO the
Butro tunnel level. In point Of fact the
deepest workings Of the Comstock are less
than 5000 feet above the sea level. There
are no large bonanzas Of orc found at thai
depth - yet. but there II no reason To- BE-
licvs that there will not b.. extending
psrhaps far below the level Of the sea.
Yesterday morning the Enterprise 70
published the same. word for word. and
credited II to ian Eastern mining jour
nal" Such In famst
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FOREIGN DISPATCHES,
Reorganization Of the British Cab.
iuet-Inportaut Changes Pro.

Va INV SAAAsA WV
iuet-Important Changes Pro.
posed.
New YoRx. June 1.-The World'sLon
don special says: The rumors Of an ap-
preaching reorganization of the Cabinet
have taken q new shape today. Il Ii
said that Gladstone. yielding to the
commands Of his doctors. will retire to
the House Of Lords at the end Of the
session; that Cbilders will become Chan.
oellor Of the EIohequer; Sir William
Harcourt, now Home Secretary. Score
tary Of War; that Sir Henry James. Al.
torney General. will succeed - Home
Sscrstary;that SRA. Hsrschsll. Solicitor
General, will b promoted to the Attor-
ney Gsnerslship. and that Charles Bus.
ssil, member for Dundalk, will take the
Solicitor Gensralship. There 10 another
rumor to the effect that Gosehen will
take the Chanosllorship Of the Exohe-
auer and Childsrs the Home Secretary.
ship; and 10 10 also said that Gladstone
Will assume the title Of Earl Of Oxford.
Whom the rumor Of his elevation was
current some time ago. Il was said that
hs would take the title OF Earl OF Liver.
pool, and that he objected on the ground
that 1t had been borne by . prsds-
oessor In the Prsmisrship during the
present century.