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The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
LEGAL NOTICE.

To William }. Brausen, nonresident
defendant:
TAKE NOTICE that Charles =.
i Dewey and Albert b. Dewey have
sued you in the District COurt in aud
for Platte county, Nebraska, and that
you are required to answer the petition
filed by said Charles p. Dewey and Al
bert Ii. Dewey, on or before the 18th
day of August, 1881. The prayer Of said
petition Is for the foreclosure of a
mortgage made by you to Charles +.
Dewey and Albert B. Dewey, on the
oath day of April, 1890, on the north
half of the northwest quarter Of Section
%, i'm Township 10 north of Range 2
west of the sixth principal meridian in
Platte county, Nebraska, which mort
gage was given to secure the payment
of five several prOmissory notes all
dated April oath, 1880, four of said notes
being for thirty dollars each. and are
payable in one. two, three and four
years after the dates thereof respective
iy, the other or fifth note being for the
sum of three hundred dollars and is
payable in five years after the date
thereof, all bearing interest at the rate
of ten per cent. from maturity till paid,
which said prOmissOry notes were made
and delivered by you to the said Charles
p. Dewey and Albert b. Dewey.
CHARLES p. DEWEY.
ALBERT b. DEWEY.
By CHAS. A. SPECIE,
their Atty. 5S4-4
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
commissioners Proceedings.
TUESDAY, July 10, 1881.

TUESDAY, July 10, 1881.
Reading OF minutes OF previous
meetings deferred.
Notice of City Council of Column
lumbus to build sidewalk on west
and south side of Court House
| square was read and Charles Davis
employed TO build the same, the
County to furnish the material.
On motion, the Board agreed to
reconsider the matter of rejecting
the fees of defendants witnesses in
case of State vs.. Lewis.
Bond of James Ducev, road su-
pervisOr of Dist. No. 26, Pleasant
Valley precinct, WAS approved.
Old Loup bridge lumber was al
lowed to road overseers Kibler and
Heating, and one keg of spikes to
Kibler and ten lbs. spikes to Keat-
ing.
Creston precinct was divided in
two road districts, and VIM. Knight
appointed road overseer for the new
district, it being the west part of
said precinct, and known az No. 81.
Bill of M. +. Clother, constable,
fees aud boarding prisoners in case
State VS.. Walker, before Tasker,
j. p, vas allowed to amount of
$1S.25.
Petition of Daniel J. Drebert for
permit to sell malt, spurious and
vinous liquors in the town of Hum
phrey was filed, and the Clerk in
structed to publish notice.
The Board made the following
redivision OF Commissioners dis
tricts: No. l, Columbus, Butler and
Loup precincts. No. 2, Bismark,
Sherman, Creston, Humphrey,
Stearns, Shell Greek and Lost Creek
precincts. No. 3, Granville, Bur-
rows. Lookingglass, Monroe, Pleas
ant Valley, Walker and WOodville
precincts.
The following preamble and res
Olution was adopted:
WHEREAS, Under a former resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Com
missioners of Platte county, Chas.
A. Speice and Byron Millett, the
attorneys of the county in the case
of Gerard Il Whitmoyer VS.. Platte
County, prosecuted error in said
cause to the supreme court of the
State of Nebraska, and now come said
Gerard ~ Whitmoyer and repre-
sent in writing that said attorneys
took said to said court with
out any authority of such Commits
siOners. and request the Board either
to r%epudiate the acts of such attor-
news, or ratify and confirm them,
therefore be it
ReSOlced, That all acts done and
performed by such attorneys in
taking said cause to the supreme
court be and the same are hereby
fully ratified aud confirmed and said
cause shall be aud remain i'm said
court till the same shall be finally
determined therein.
Motion to adjourn until Tuesday,
August 9th, 1881, at 10 o'clock a. M,
agreed.
,..oo,. JOHN STAUFFER,
County Clerk.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

THE cyclone at New Ulm, Mimi,
left death and destruction in its
course. A large number of people
are reported killed and others injur-
ed together with some of the prin-
cipal buildings destroyed, among
which are the Catholic cathedral
and nunnery, Huntmann's brewery,
Epple's block, M. Mullen's store and
house, public school building the
Methodist, Lutheran and Congrega-
tional churches we're entirely de-
molished. The losses will reach
100000.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

THE premium list of the Sixth
Annual Fair of the Hall Co. Agri-
cultural Society to be held at Grand
Island, Sept. Z 10 10 inclusive, has
been received. Besides the usual
attractions by way of premiums for
best horses, cattle, swine, chickens,
vegetables, &c, we notice premiums
on display of school work, consist
ing of map and perspective drawing,
penmanship, book keeping, written
exercises in arithmetic, physiology,
grammar, &c. Senator Saunders de-
livers the address on the third dav.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE of two certain execu-
ID tions directed to me from the Clerk
| of the District Court of Platte county,
Nebraska,-First: On a judgment OBJ
tanned before :. >. MeAllister, j. p, in
and for said Platte county, Nebraska,
and certified by G.. b. Bailey, j. p, in
favor of John Partsch and against MoritZ
Stoltze, for the. sum of sixty-three dol
| lars and sixty-fve rents damages, and
the sum OF six dollars and ninety cents,
as costs and accruing costs. Second
On a Judgment obtained before ;. ).
McAllister, j. p, in and for said Platte
county, Nebraska, and certified by G. b.
Bailey, j. p, in favor of Franz KOenig
and against Moritz StoltZe, for the sum
of fifty-one dollars and se~venty-hve
cents damages, and the sum OF six dol
lars and ninety-one cents costs and
aecruing costs, a transcript of which
said two judgments has been duly filed
with the Clerk of the District Court OF
Platte county, l have levied upon the
following described real estate situate
in said county and state, to wit: The
undivided one-half of northeast quarter
CH) of the northeast quarter "a OF
section No. six 90, in township No. sew
enteen (11) north of range one Cd east
of the 9th Z. NJ, in Platte county q,
Nebraska, together with all appur-
tenances thereuntO belonging, and will
offer the same for sale to the high
est bidder, for cash in hand. (The said
premises to be sold subject to all prior
membranes be the same more or less
on the
18th day OfAugust, A. D.. Issl.
ut the west front door of the Court
House in Columbus, Platte county, Ne
braska, that being the place where the
last term of the district court was held,
at the hOu of two O'Clock p. m. of said
day, when and where due attend ance
will be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Columbus, Nebraska, June
9th, 1881.
BENZ. SPIELMAN,
| 1871 Sheriff of Platte %. Neh.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

The Omaha Rcpublican gives some
timely hints upon the subject of
electricity, wire fence and stock. 1t
claims many more fatalities from
lightning this year in Nebraska than
in any former year, A wire fence
does not afford much protection in a
driving storm, but the animals
imagine it does, and proceed accord
ingly to take refuge there. The
account published recently of the
killing of sixty-five head of sheep by
a single stroke of lightning, and now
another that in Dixon county eight
or ten head of cattle were killed by
a single bolt. In these cases the
animals ERE seeking protection
from the storm alongside of the wire
fence. In view of the losses farmers
and stock growers are sustaining,
would il not be better to do away
with wire fences altogether, reasons
the Republican.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

DY VIRTUE of IN order of sale is
ID sued out of the District Court OF
Platte county and State of Nebraska,
by the Clerk thereof, and to me direct
ed, on a judgment and decree obtained
before said Court st its adjourned
March term, A. d., 1881, to wit, June
10th. A. D., 1881, in favor of Mamie d.
Mofitt as plaintiff, and against karOline
Bader, widow, and Henry Bader and
Josephine Bader, children and minor
heirs of Karl Bader, deceased, as de-
PENDANTS, for the sum of two hundred
and ninety-seyen dollars aud ninety-tive
cents damages, and costs thirty-eight
dollars and eight cents (S3S.OsG, and ten
dollars as guardian dd Htem, and ac-
cruing costs, | have levied upon the
following described real estate, to wit:
The north half % of the northwest
quarter ~ of section number twelve
G2) in township number eighteen (1S)
north of range one CD west of the sixth
principal meridian, in Platte county,
Nebraska, taken as the property OF
Karoline Bader, widow, and Henry Ba-
der and Josephine Bader. children and
minor heirs Of Karl Bader, deceased,
and will offer the same for sale to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, at the
west front door of the Court House in
Columbus, that being the place where
the last term of the District Court of
Platte county was held, on the
18th day of August, A. D., lsSl,
at the hour of two O'Clock p. m. of said
day, whens and where due attendance
will be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Columbus, Nebr., July 18th,
1881 BENJAMIN SPlELM AN,
5Si-5 Sheriff of Platte Co.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
Irespass bN Stock.
We arc in receipt of the following,

We are in receipt of the following,
which explains itself:
e'The other night two of my hor-
ses wandered on to my Deigbbors
| farm, he found them and put them
in bis barn. In the morning he re-
fused to let my wife have them till
she paid him So. Does the law of
Nebraska allow him to do this? NY
farm is i'm Creston. Please answer
this through your paper and by so
doing you will oblige yours truly"
In answer: our inquirer will find
the Nebraska law on the subject at
pages SO and "a of the general stat
utes "the owners of cattle, horses,
mules, swine and sheep in this state,
shall hereafter be liable for all dam
age done by such stock upon the
cultivated lands in this state, &C."
The subsequent sections provide that
the person damaged may have a lien
upon such t~respassing animals, for
the full amount of damages and
costs, but does not leave him the sole
srbiter of his own damage. 1t is
lawful for him to notify the owner
of the stock of the amount of dam
age claimed, and that he holds the
stock ; also naming an arbitrator in
case the amount of damages is not
satisfactory to the owner of the
stock in which case he may name
an arbitrator and they two a third,
whose decision may be filed with a
justice and operate as a judgment.
A law of 70, page l65, provides,
"No cattle, horses, mules, swine or
sheep shall run at large during the
night time, between sunset and sun
rise, in the state of Nebraska, and
the owner or owners of any such
animal shall be liable in an action
for damages done during such night
lime" A law of 1881 amends sec
ton eight, making it read: "culti-
waited lands within the meaning of
this act shall include all forest trees,
fruit trees and hedge rows planted
on said lands, also all lands sur
rounded by a plowed strip not less
than one rod in width, which strip
shall be plowed at least once a year."
These are the provisions of law
bearing upon the case, and our cor
respondent a draw the differences,
as well as we. IT will be noticed
that the legal claim is proportional
according to the damage done.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF an order of sale is
ID sued out of the District Court of
Platte county, and State of Nebraska,
by the Clerk thereof, and to me direct
ed, on a judgment and decree obtained
before said Court, at its adjourned
March term, A. d., 1881, to wit, June
Sth, A. D., 1881, in favor Of Charles +.
Dewey and Albert Il. Dewey, executors
of G.. Dewey, deceased, as plaintiffs and
Charles KOhlrust and Ellen KOhlrust
as defendants, for the sum Of five hun
dred and siXty-twO dollars damages,
and costs twenty-nine dollars and thir-
teen cents, and accruing costs, | have
levied upon the following described real
estate, situate i'm said county and state,
to wit: The south half % of the
southwest quarter " of section num-
Der two (2) in township number nine
teen (19) north of range one a. west of
the sixth principal meridian, taken as
the property of Charles kOhlrust and
Ellen KOhlrust, and will offer the same
for sale TO the highest bidder, for cash
i'm hand, at the west front door of the
Court House i'm Columbus, that being
the place where the last term of the
District Court of Platte county was
held, on the
10Th day OfAugust, A. d., ISL,
at the hour of three O'Clock p. m. of said
day, when and where due attendance
will be given by the undersigned.
Dated ut Columbus, Nebr., July 18th,
1881. BENJAMIN SPIELMAN,
$50 Sheriff Platte Co.. Nebr.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

THE good citizens of Ulysses, But
Ter county this state, lately eXper-
fenced a severe wind and rain storm.
The large flag staff was broken of,
and the music stand twisted into
the shape of a figure eight. Every
chimney on the Reed house was
blown down, and the three light
ming rods twisted out of perpendic-
ular. Large window glass was
was broken, and one large frame
building moved from its foundation,
and a barn lifted and carried half a
mile.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

Mr.. &. III. DAVIS and Miss Birdie
f. Myers lived at Breckenridge,
MINI. Mr.. Davis falls in love with
Miss Myers and she for a while lis
tened to what he had to say on the
subject OF his love and encouraged
his visits and il is said become en-
gagged TO him. In an evil hour she
gave him due notice not to call
again, and the matter rested so
heavily upon his mind that it led
MIN into the commission of the rash
act of taking poison and destroying
his life, with the picture of the beau
tiful Miss Myers near his heart,
found on the inside of his vest.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
LEGAL NOTICE.

To Charles Walker, nonresident de-
PENDANT:
TAKE NOTICE that Albert Il. Dewey
i has sued you in the District Court
in and for Platte county, Nebraska, and
that you are required to answer the
petition filed by said Albert Il. Dewey,
on or before the 18th day of September,
1891. The prayer of said petition is for
the foreclosure of a mortgage made by
you to Albert Ii. Dewey on the 10Th
day of April, 1880, on the south half of
the southeast quarter of Section q, in
Township Is north Of Range 3 west Of
the Sixth Principal Meridian in said
Platte county. Which mortgage was
given to secure the payment of five
several promissory notes, all dated
April 10Th, 1890, four of said notes being
for the sum of twenty dollars each, and
are payable in one, two, three and four
wears after the dates thereof respective
iy, the other or fifth note being for the
sum of two hundred dollars and is pay
able in five years after the date thereof,
all bearing interest at ten per cent.
from maturity till paid, which said
prOmissory notes were made and deliv-
cred by you, to the said Albert b..
Dewey. ALBERT b. DEWEY.
By CHAs. A. SPECIE,
Attorney. 0SJ-5
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

GEO. W. Coles, book-keeper in
Harry Mines theatre, New York
was shot the other night by Mrs.
Elizabeth Coleman, the wife of a
sea captain and the mother of four
children. She claims that Coles had
seduced her and then betrayed her
to her husband, and she had de-
termined to kill him. Coles died
on the GOTH.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
Col. JOHN q. WOODS, an old m

Col. JOHN q. WOODS, an old ma1
of seventy years, living alone near
Gray's Summit, Franklin county,
Mo-, was mysteriously murdered
last week. His body was found
about thirty feet from the door of
his house with his throat cut in two
places and two or three other knife
wounds on his person. He was evil
IDENTIFY murdered in his bed and
afterwards carried out doors, but by
whom or for what motive is entirely
unknown.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
THE report from Washington City

THE report from Washington City
on the Dist, relative to President
Garfield's condition, says his i'm
provemant is steady and uninter-
rupted. He is bright and cheerful,
has an excellent appetite, and ex-
presses a desire for substantial nour-
ishment. The surgeons express
themselves entirely satisfied with
the progress of the case. On the
morning of the 2lst a piece of cloth
ing about one-half of an inch square
came away spontaneously with the
pus from the deeper part of wound.
1t consisted chiefly of cotton fibers
with a few wool fibers adhering.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

CHARLES BRADLAUGH, the radical
member of Parliament for Noting
ham, is still prevented from taking
his seat, for the reason that he re-
fuses to take the prescribed oath.
What good objection can be urged
against a man who afirms or swears
to a form of oath which he considers
binding on his conscience to perform
what the oath or affirmation re-
uuires2
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

BISHOP ELLIOTT, on behalf of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in
Western Texas, and many citizens
of Dallas, Texas, has sent dispatches
TO Governor Foster, of Ohio, en-
dorsing his proposal for a day of
thanksgiving for the Presidents re-
covery, thus giving a decided rebuke
to Governor Roberts in refusing to
give his consent or act in the prem
isos
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
Administrators Sale.

DY VIRTUE of a license issued by
ID the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of Nebras-
ka, in and for Platte county, the I'M
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Marian Arnold, late Of said Platte
county. deceased, will sell at public
yendue the following described real
estate, situated and being in the county
of Platte, and State Of Nebraska, to wit:
The west half of the southwest quar-
ter of section number thirteen, and the
northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of the northwest quarter of
section number twenty : four, all in
township seventeen north Of range one
west of the sixth principal meridian.
Said sale will take place on
Thursday, the 18th day Of Au.
gust, Iss1,
at 10 O'Clock, n. m, at the west door OF
the Court House, in Columbus, Platte
county, Nebraska. Terms of sale: one
third cash, balance in two annual, equal
payments.
July 9th, 1881.
CHARLES Il. S~TILLMAN,
Administrator Of the estate Of Marian
Arnold, 1854
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
The Suffering Chief.

President Garfield had a relapse
on Saturday last ;, the news spread
over the country with lightning
speed, producing great anxiety
among the people, which was in
tensified when il was known that
the consulting physicians had been
telegraphed for to hasten to Wash
ington.
The bad symptoms, so far as we
can learn, resulted from the stoppage
of the flow of the pus from the
wound, which produced a chill, and
when it subsidized, was succeeded by
a very high fever. He was more
restless during the night and had
another chill just before midnight.
After the consulting physicians,
DR.. Hamilton of New York and DIR.
Agnew of Philadelphia, arrived, a
| consultation was Immediately held
and a surgical operation decided
upon to reach the cavity of the pus.
A horizontal incision was made
about three inches below the wound
az it would intersect the channel,
and relieve the difficulty; this was
followed by a discharge of pus, which
was from the cavity such as had been
anticipated. The operation was pro-
nounced a decided Gee
The latest reliable news from the
President at this writing is July 25'h
1880, a. m, which says, "there is
no unfavorable change in his condi-
ton. No chill tonight. He is rest
ing comfortably"
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
MICHAEL MCMAHON died the Of

MICHAEL MCMAHON died the other
night in the hospital at Chicago of
hydrophobia. He had been slightly
bitten by a house dog which gave no
evidence of being mad at the time
nor has since become rabid. Nc
Mahon's commissions were so terri
BILE that it required eight men TO
hold him.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27

IT is reported that the Apaches
are numbering the whites in the vi
cinity of Lucero. The bodies of a
man and woman were found there
last week. A party who went out
to bury the body of stage driver
found the supposed body of Thorn
az X. Pugh, terribly mutilated and
shot three times.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
An Excellent Suggestion.

Mr.. EDITOR: There is one subject
| wish to call your attention. 1t is
the importance of boring or drilling
one or two holes in Platte county to
test if coal is not to be found
there. This village has contracted
with a nan to put down a drill hole
twenty-five hundred feet in order to
obtain a flowing well to supply the
town. They are now down twenty
four hundred feet, and water pour
ing out of it at the rate of 100 gallons
per minute. In my opinion this is
a question for the county instead Of
a few farmers combining to do it.
If Nance and Platte counties would
give the required amount Of bonds
and get the man who is at work
here to put down a drill hole about
two thousand feet, they would do a
good thing. The people have money
to give corporations. Have they
none to bore for coal for themselves !?
1t would not cost much if the cOun-
ties of Nance and Platte would go
equal parts and drill on the bOunda-
ry of the counties. There are three
veins of coal here.
Yours truly,
StredteT, III. JOHN GLEASON.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
T IN CONTEST.

Land Office at Grand Island, Nebl
June 21st, 1881.
COMPLAINT having been entered at
" this Office by Kasper Jenni against
Mordecai Lamb for abandoning his
Homestead Entry No. 7169, dated Janu-
airy 18th, 1873, upon the south 4, north
west "a Section "a, Township 10 north,
Range l east, in Platte county, Nebr.,
with a view to the cancellation OF said
entry; the said parties are hereby
summoned to appear at this Office on
the 10th day OF August, 1891, at 10
O'Clock q. M, to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged sbsn-
Comment. Dispositions will he taken
before III. j. Hudson, at his office in
Columbus, Nebr., on the 9th Of July.
1881, 10 a. m.
5S1-5 WIN. ANYAN, Receiver.
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
NOTICE.

To Augustus W. Lawrence, non-resi-
dent defendant:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
L on the 2lst day Of July, 1881, Ma
rian Lawrence filed a petition against
YOU in the District Court Of Platte
county, Nebraska, the object and prayer
of which are to obtain q divorce from
you on the ground that you have gross
iy, wantOnly and cruelty refused and
failed to provide maintenance for said
plaintiff.
You are required te answer said petit
ton on or before the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1881.
July q. 1881.
MARIAN LAWRENCE.
By JOHN g. HIGGINS,
her Attorney. ooo-4
The Columbus journal., 1881-07-27
SHERIFF'S SALE.

1928 Sheriff of Platte Co.,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-02-26
iect Of agoniziug anxiety to all the mem
bers and members-elect of the new Senate
FEBRUARY 2aad.

The fame of Washington is probably
the most securs that has been achieved
modern times. I. does rot sc!nti!iatc
or flicker or vary. It has still ard
steady radiance, like one of the fixed
stars. Like them it needs for its apprc-
cative contemplation 4 freedom from
disturbance of vision by the passing
mists and dust clouds of the surface.
But all thoughtful American readers
of history are certain, at times, to recur
to Washington as the one modern man
whose record, deeds and character have
.'come to stay" If they visit the old
world they will find that while local hero
worshipis fervent and faithful, Washing
ton has a higher and more commanding
niche, from which he looks down on far
ADLER but less enduringiy wonderful men.
Charlemagne has become grim phan-
tom. Alfred is almost mythical saint.
Napoleon is fading out. The great Fred
erick is still misunderstood. Washing
ton stands out before the worlds con-
sciousness as distinct. symmetrical, com
manding. august and spotless. as a statue
of peerless proportions. He is to our
early national history as grand figure
head as Homer himself could have con-
ceived for Divine founder of nation.