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The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
FINAI. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island. Mel

Land Office ut Grand Island. Neb.l
October 9Th, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that th.
" follOwing-named settler has filed
notice of his intention TO make final
proof i'm support Of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before e.. A -.
Newman, Clerk Of the District Court, at
Columbus, Nebr., ON November llth,
1851, viz:
Henry LOhaus, Homestead No. 6523,
for the ;. \ Of y. W. a. section II,
Township ~, Range west. lie names
the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and culti-
vatiOn of, said land, viz: AlOis KOseh,
Willirm Tiscutter, Leonard Widhelm
aud Julius Kruger, all Of Humphrey.
NebTa~ka.
2i-w-J NJ Il. UONIE. Register.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

THE Lincoln Journal proves, from
the U. S. cencus report for 1880, that
the settled portions of Nebraska are
ahead of other states for corn. II
sums up by saying, The average
yield per acre of these counties was
a fraction over 45 bushels to the
acre, leading Iowa four bushels, IL
iinois, Indiana and Missouri nine
bushels, and Kansas Ii bushels to
the acre.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

AT Quincy, H., on the 29th ult.,
the Mississippi was nineteen feet
above low water mark. An i'm
mense flow of water has been let
into the surrounding districts by the
break in the Sny levee, but it can
add but very little to the general
waste of property. The river at
Keokuk, Ia, rose one inch on the
10Th ult., and no further serious loss
of property is anticipated.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
FINAL PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island. Neb., 4
sent ~ fSSI

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
sept. -, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ following named settler has filed
notice Of her Intention to make fnIl
proof in support of her claim, and that
said proof will be made before e.. A.
Newman, Clerk OF the District Court,
at Columbus, Nebr.. on the 4th day Of
November. 1881, viz:
Lutetia B. owen, Homestead No. 9l62,
for the y. +. "A, Section 80. Township
10, Range 4 west. She names the fol-
lowing witnesses to prove her cOntinu-
Gus residence upon, aud cultivation of
said land, viz: William +. Hanchett,
Joseph 4. Jacobs. Harriet III. Hanehett
and Nelson n. Rich, all Of Palestine
Valley, Nebr.
blvd NJ r. HONIE Register
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
FINAL. PROOF.
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,

LanU UIHCt aC UTdHU IsIaHU, NtD.,I
Oct. 18th, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN following settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before C.. A.
Newman, Clerk of the District Court at
Columbus, on November 2lst, 1881, viz:
John johnson, Homestead No. 1861,
for the w. 4 of 5. E. d, Section a,
Township 30, Range l east. He names
the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultiya-
tion of said land, viz: Niels Olson, An
drew johnson, VI. +. Johnson and Hans
johnson, all of CrestOn, Nebraska.
25-w-5 NJ. b. HOXIE, Register.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

Land Office At Grand Island. Mel

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
October 9Th 1891.
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 he made before judge
District Court Platte county, at county
seat, on November llth, 1881, viz:
Jacob Swygert. Homestead No. 7629.
for the +. u, ). +. a, Section q, Town.
ship Il, north of Range 4 west. He
names the following witnesses To prove
his continuous residence upon, and eul-
tiyatiOn of, said land. viz: h. +. Baird,
Alfred Fish, John KOOp and Henry A..
Saunders. all Of ST. Edwards, Boone
Co., Neb.
2i-w-5 NIB. HOXIE. Register.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
MuITICHARGE CANNnN.

READING, Pa, Oct. PA Lyman
Haskell multicharge cannon was
successfully cast to-day in the pres
ence of large number of interested
spectators. The metal was poured
into the molds in six minutes. II
will require two weeks to cool
Along the bore will be four pockets,
in each of which charge of powder
will be placed to accelerate the speed
of the ball after it leaves the cham
Der of the gun. 1t is claimed that a
ball thrown from this gun will pass
through two feet of solid wrought
iron. The charge of powder will be
100 pounds, and the weight of the
projectile 150 pounds.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
A MISSING STEAMER.

New YORK, Oct. 26.-No news has
yet been heard of the steamer Thing
valla, which plies between this port
and Copenhagen. She left COpen-
hagen Oct. Z, and called at Chris
tiansand, Norway, where five hun
dred steerage passengers embarked
On Oct. 10 a dispatch from London
said that fears were entertained that
the Thingvalla had foundered during
a hurricane on the Friday previous.
Now that the steamer is week
overdue, the friends of the passen-
gers are becoming anxious.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

NEAR Davenport, Ia, the steamer
Gilchrist and Mary, loaded with
freight and passengers both struck
the bridge and went down. All the
passengers on board of the latter
steamer went down and the greatest
excitement prevailed. Only nine
out of the twenty-three passengers
on the Gilchrist were saved. Both
steamers are a total wreck.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

A NUMBER of recent arrests have
been made among conductors and
station agents employed on the Wis
consin Central railway, who are
charged with having defrauded the
Company ont of many Thousand
dollars. The proof will show thai
conductors have largely engaged in
the sale of stolen or unpunched rail
Way tickets,
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

John S. Harrington, for twenty
five years resident on the shores of
Lake Minnetonka, says the stage of
water in the lake is higher than it
has been for the past fifteen years.
Nearly every landing is submerged,
and the water has risen almost up to
the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Mani
toba railway tracks at Wayzata, and
without any sign of receding.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

This heroic cure of snake bite is
published by Mrs. Mary A. Mans
field in the Sanford On. c. Journal,
my son James and Mr.. G. w. Thig-
pen were out on hunt on Sept. %,
when James was bitten on the leg,
below the knee, by a very large rat
tle-snake. Being five miles from
home, he bound cord tight above
the wound, and then split his leg to
the bone right at the wound. After
bleeding about pint he stopped the
bleeding, put charge of powder on
the wound and touched it off with a
match, which burned the flesh to a
scar around the wound. All he has
to do now is to cure the burn"
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02


HENRY HOCKENBERGER.
SMALL-PoX has appeared at Dun.
dee, III.
The Blair stock yards have been
completed.
CENTRAL Cry has a church for
every 80 inhabitants.
A PoRK-PACKING house will soon
be completed at Lincoln.
J.C. MCBRIDE has been confirmed
postmaster at Lincoln, Neb.
BRITISH troops in South Africa are
to be Immediately withdrawn.
SCHUYLER's business in baled hay
this year will amount TO $4,000.
SBERMAN's majority for governor
in Iowa will reach over all others
5000.
AMERICAN horses in England and
France this year have won at least
f30,OOO.
MALoNEY, large tenant farmer
near Ennis, ireland, was fatally shot
last week.
THE corner stone of the new M. f.
Church at Ulysses was laid Friday
of last week.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR goes 10 New
York this week, where he will re-
main several days.
THE citizens of Ireland last week
held large meetings and passed "No
rent" resolutions.
THIRTEEN ladies were put forward
in Iowa as candidates for superin-
tendent of schools.
TWENTY-FIVE new cases of small
pox were reported in one day last
week at Pittsburg.
CHARLES j. FoLGER of New York,
has been appointed and confirmed as
Secretary of the Treasury.
DIR. CARVER, the American marks
man, won two pigeon shooting
matches in England last week.
The steamer Wisconsin, which
left London the other day for New
York, carries out 400 Mormons.
GUITEAU's counsel intend to raise
the question of the jurisdiction, to
the district court to try his case.
GEN. WEIR, of st. Clairsville,
Ohio, who was struck by his son
James last week, died of his in
juries.
EMORY SToRRs, of Chicago, has
been appointed and accepted the
Office of Attorney General, for the
time being.
THE underground telegraph wires
in Philadelphia underwent the other
day a successful test by practical
electricians.
THE Lincoln Weekly Tribune, a
temperance paper has suspended.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Sibley were the
last publishers.
MRS. JANE BALDWIN has been con-
firmed as postmistress at Council
Bluffs Notwithstanding a strong per-
sousl opposition.
BLANCHE DOUGLASS has been ar
raigned at New Haven on the charge
of numbering Jennie Cramer by in
ducing her to take arsenic.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has contribu-
ted TO the Mrs. Garfield fund eight
months of his salary amounting to
thirty-three thousand dollars.
ADJUTANT GENERAL DRUM re-
ports the losses of the army for the
past year as 2iS by death 1854 by dis
charge, and 2, 1866 by desertion.
Mrs. GARFIELD and three chill
dren will leave the Mentor home
stead this week and establish them
selves in Cleveland for the winter.
SOME well-to-do Iowa farmers
have recently purchased farms in
Webster county, this state, and are
stocking them with blooded cattle.
The special session of the senate
adjourned at 4:30 p. m. Saturday,
and Monday found more than half
the senators started for their homes.
Ir is claimed that President Ar
thur will carry out the policy of the
late President Garfield by taking
steps to suppress polygamy in Utah.
The German descendants of Baron
Won Steuben, the guests of the city
Of Baltimore, were handsomely re-
ceived and entertained on the 18th
ult.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
BoYToN's VOYAGE.

SIOUX CRY, Iowa, Oct. 26.-Capt.
Paul BoytOn, who is floating down
the Missouri in his rubber safety
suit, has arrived at this city. He
was welcomed by the firing of can
non, and met at the landing by the
mayor and secretary of the board of
trade. He will continue his voyage
in the morning.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

Two boats, containing twenty-four
persons, have reached the Irish shore
from the steamer Clan MacDuff,
which was wrecked off the coast of
Wales with twenty-five passengers
and a crew of thirty-nine.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
- DIPHTHERIA.

FINDLAY, o., Oct. %. Within ten
days Mr.. James Stacey, a citizen of
Cass township, this county, has lost
his wife and five children, ranging
from II years to a babe in arms,
from the ravagcs of diphtheris. The
man Is nearly crazed with grief. The
disease is not epidemic.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

MAssILLoN, o., Oct. 23.-M. X.
Post, an agent of the Cleveland, Tus-
carawas Valley and Wheeling rail-
way, was killed this morning in
attempting to board moving freight
train at Canal Dover. A conductor
on the same road was killed last
night near Seville by falling from
the engine of his train. His name
was Fred. Cassner.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

Mclean county, ILL.,, produced in
1880 more corn by a million bushels
than ten states, which are the six
New England states, California, Ne
vada, and Oregon.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
Telegraphic Summary.

Mrs. Hickok, residing on Carroll
avenue, Chicago, died in the dental
chair of DIR. A. ii. Tagert, while
under the influence of chloroform.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

CHARLOTTE, Mich, Oct. Plat
Hastings yesterday afternoon, while
Charles Brown was working on the
elevator of A. G.. Spalding u Cos.
mandatory, the ropes to the eleva-
tor broke, letting it fall from the
third story, instantly killing him.
Brown was Is years old.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 25.-The
eleventh annual meeting of the
American Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation met to-day in the grand
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

Leman Logan, who robbed the
postoflice at Assumption, ILL.,, has
been sentenced to imprisonment in
the Joliet penitcntiary for years.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

The Tecumseh (Mich.) Herald
says that potatoes are rotting in the
ground, clover seed is growing in
the stack, corn is sprouting in the
ear. If these rains continue much
longer many farmers will be in ill
condition to pass the winter.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
THE IsTERoCEANIC CANAL.

PANAMA, Oct. 15.-The Interocean-
ic Canal company has bought the
Grand hotel, of this city, for $780,
600. 1t will be converted into offices
for all the departments of the CON-
pany.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

A Topeka, Kansas, paper notices a
pumpkin, in which, on being cut
open, it was found the seeds had
sprouted. filling the whole interior
with roots and sprouts. One of the
sprouts had grown six inches i'm
length, with two well-developed
green leaves at the end and between
them what appears to be the Begin
ming of a blossom. The pumpkin
was entirely sound and sweet.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.


For Supreme Judge,
SAMUEL MAXWELL.
For University Regents,
L.B. FIFIELD,
ISAAC POWERS.
Republican County Ticket.
Fer Sheriff,
A. j. ARNOLD.
For Treasurer,
J.W. EARLY.
For Commissioner,
III. J. HUDSON.
For Surveyor,
l.. j. CRAMER.
For Superintendent of Public Instrue.
tion,
K. ID. MONCRIEF.
For Coroner.
s. A. BONESTEEL.
Republican Precinct Ticket.
Assessor,
GUS. G.. BECHER.
Constables,
JOHN HUBER,
HENRY WOODS.
Justices of the Peace,
BYRON MILLET,
W. NJ. CORNELIUS.
Road Supervisors,
Dist. |, q. w. WESC0TT,
IL, JOHN +. GODFREY,
Z" -, A. T.. CAMPBELL.
Judges of Election.
WIN. BURGESS,
j. T.. SHOTWELL,
HENRY RAGATZ.
Clerks of Election,
ID. n. MINER,
HENRY HOCkEN BERGER.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

NILES, Mich, Oct. 23.--An un-
known tramp, yesterday morning,
being ordered to descend from the
top of a Michigan Central freight
car, fell from the bridge, striking the
timbers in his descent, and was
drowned in the st. Joseph river.
His remains have not yet been re-
covered. His companion, Burton
LIE Roy, reports him a carpenter
from Memphis, Tenn.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE.

WHEREAS, default has been made
w in the payment of two notes for
$3.50 each, dated January 9th, 1880, and
due, one September 1st, 1880, and one
January 1st, 1881, signed by VIM. r.
Hendrix and stephen Hendrix, payable
TO Gerard IL Zeigler, with interest at
the rate of ten per cent. per annum,
which notes are secured by mortgage
of even date Herewith, upon personal
property hereinafter described, which
mortgage was duly filed in the Office of
the Clerk of Platte county, on the 9th
day of January, 1880. and contains Il
power of sale therein. There is now
due and remaining unpaid on said notes,
the sum of $500 and interest thereon
from January 9Th, 1880.
Now, therefore, We, Gerard Il Zeig-
Ter, will offer for sale and sell to the
highest bidder, in front of the post office
in Columbus, Nebr., on the
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
DEATH OF AN ENSURED" NEGRO.

DEAlh Or AN lNSU RED NEuhOs
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 23.--Henry
Stewart, negro, aged about 80
years, who, at one time, was insured
for 1925, 900, died last night in this
city. Last summer Stewart came
near dying, and the symptoms of his
disease strongly indicated poisoning.
His illness was due to drinking
whisky adulterated with strychnine.
Several of the persons who had pol
icies on his life are said to have
given liquor-venders orders to give
him all the whisky he wanted, and
charge the amount to them. This is
about all he received for allowing
himself to be insured. The relatives
of the old man intend to enjoin the
companies in which he has been in
sured from paying to the men who
had policies on his life.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

New YORK, Oct. 2G.--The anti
monopoly meeting at Cooper
Union was largely attended. Peter
Cooper presided, and said if the
principles of the league were carried
out they would do more to insure
the happiness and prosperity of the
people than has ever been accom-
plished before. A resolution was
adopted, declaring that public well
fare and public safety demand the
following specific measures of relief /:
Laws compelling transportation
companies to base their charges
upon, "cost and risk of service"
with a fair profit added, instead of
the new theory, "what traffic will
bear; :" laws to prohibit the establish
ment, through construction cOmpan-
les or other devices, of fictitious cost
for works Of public nature; pro-
hibiting unjuSt discrimination
against both citizens and localities :;
railroad commissions, state and ma
tioDal, with adequate powers to see
that these laws are enforced amend
ments to our bribery laws that will
give immunity to persons who
accept bribes for the purpose of ex-
posing bribery, and amendments to
our election laws which will make
our primary elections something
more than farce; liberal policy to-
ward our canals, which, during the
season of navigation, are potent in
preventing exorbitant charges by
railroads.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02

Entered at the Post-office, Columbus,
Neb.. a. second class matter.
The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02
10Th day Of November, IssI.

at 10 o'clock, a. m, the following prop
erty, mOrtgaged rs aforesaid, to wit:
one bay horse, spot in face, one hind
foot white, for payment of said notes
and costs of fOreclOsing this mortgage.
27W3 GERHARD & ZEIGLER
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-01
A Rir Meteor.

The fall of a meteor in the bay near
Goat Island, from the description given
TO a call reporter by various persons on
the water front, must have been sight
seldom witnessed by man. Hearing
that an old fisherman had been on the
bay near where the aerolite fell, the re-
porter looked him up and got the follow
ing story: eyes," said he, 81 was near
the place when that meteor fell, and
let me say right here, don't want to
be there when the next one comes down
tell you what, young man, I've been
in a good many close places in Cali
fornia, fighting grizzlies and standing
off Mexicans in 49, but never said my
prayers as many times in a second as
did when that meteor lit for the
bay this morning. l was going
across the bay to the Oakland flats to
set my nets, as do most every morn.
ing. Well, when got almost opposite
the island, all of a sudden it got SO
light that l thought the whole electric
light business had exploded right over
my head. 1 pulled for the island as
hard as L could, for 1 always had holy
horror of making fish-bait of myself.
/ had not made two strokes when it got
alfred hot, and 1 looked around and
was just in time to see the grandest and
terriblest sight these old eyes ever
looked upon. Not ten feet from
me the meteor struck the water. 1t
looked as large as horse. When it
struck you could have heard the kissing
almost mile. ] never heard anything
like it before. Almost as soon as it
went under my boat was over the spot,
and the water was bubbling and
steaming as though young volcano
had broken out" "Do you think
you could find the exact place
where the meteor struck ?" asked the re-
porter. 81 don't know. AS soon as
daylight came l went back to see how
things looked, and found a number of
dead fish floating around. think it
was about two hundred yards from the
island, little east of south. was so
badly scared that / can't say exactly"
How old are you, and what is your
name?" I was born in Maine in 1928,
and my name is John Small" answered
the lone fisherman. The reporter called
upon Professor Kinks at the State
mining bureau. The professor was out
of town, but it has been reported by
several parties that the aerolite had been
seen by quite a number of persons.
Professor Davidson was also called
upon, but was out. This is, without
doubt, one of the largest aerolites that
has visited the earth for some time past.
San Francisco Call.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-01
Chinese Beds.

There are two kinds of Chinese beds,
and both are arranged for a complete
shutting in by means of hanging cur
tains and tapestry. The expensive kind
is like a sort of cage, having fiat
wooden roof, just the size of the bed
proper, supported at height of about
eight feet from the floor on four corner
posts and two intermediate ones. Then
there is sort of frieze or entablature
work running around horizontally,
above and below, so that when you are
in bed you are safely penned in sort
of cage, and cannot possibly tumble
out. The carving on these beds is
sometimes very rich, and they cost
much; but the ordinary and cheaper
kind is made of two frames of wood,
shaped something like the skeleton of
an old-fashioned "settle," which are
stood up on the floor, facing each
other. A mattress is placed on the
projecting part of these frames, and a
couple OF slight sticks across the top;
then curtains end hangings shut all in,
and make it look as pretty as the taste
and money of the owner are able. In.
side there is cotton quilt, laid on the
mattress frame. The occupant of the
bed lies on this, having little roll Of
stuff for the head, and for covering Q
very thick cotton quilt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-01
Fashion Notes.

Black watered silks are combined
with plain silk for autumn wear.
A very handsome fan is of dark red
silk with sundowers painted upon it.
Long, loose matinee sacks are made
CT dark cashmere, trimmed with three
lines of gold braid.
An Italian straw shepherdess' hat has
large bow of pink moire ribbon and
tuft of rosebuds.
Parrots and doves heads encircled
with brilliants are favorite decoration
on bonnets and for the hair.
Broad linen collars worn with ging-
ham suits are embroidered with mar
row vine or dots to match the dress.
The Princess of Wales seems partic-
ularly addicted to "polka spots" and
this makes them quite popular this sea-
son in muslins and mulls.
Handkerchiefs are of blue, pink or
lilac, with the name embroidered in
script. Others are of eoru linen, with
whip, horseshoe or other sporting en-
blem.
Young ladies wear their hair in rope
like coils fiat on the back, so broad they
extend toward the ears and knotted
mysteriously at the top, whence they
project over the head.
English fashions are gaining year by
year greater weight in feminine attire.
They have always been authority on
tailor made garments, but now their
authority is spreading to other depart
ments of dress.
With riding habits are worn plain
Byron collars of white linen, with q
small knot of flowers fastened at the
throat and the handkerchief is tucked
in the front of the dress, showing a
small corner of it.
One of the most beautiful toilets worn
at Saratoga was of heavy Spanish lace,
black and beautifully embroidered in
gold thread. With this was worn a su-
perb Brazilian topaz necklace and brace
let's, and a topaz aigrette clasped the
golden plumes in the large Reubens
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