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The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17
FINAL PROOF.

U. 8. Land Office, Grand Island, Neb.,l
Sept. 5th, 1888. !
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ low ing 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 the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Platte Co., at Columbus,
Nebraska, on Thursday, Oct. 18th, 1883,
viz:
Friedrich Vessel, Homestead No. S0OS,
for the s. Il of S. E. u Section 26, Town.
ship 20 north, of Range west. He names
the following witnesses to prove his con-
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Joseph Albracht, An.
ton Fangmann, Patrick Colman, 5. T.
Nebr.
2O-6 HOSTETTER, Register.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17
The Organization Of the Inter.
nal Revenue Of Nebraska
as at Prevent.

Collector Post has appointed the
following deputy collectors for Ne
bessks and Dakota, being known as
the Internal Revenue district of Ne
brsska: A. X. Marsh, Sutton; H. A.
Doud, Omaha; B. r. Cowdery, Co.
lumbus; John Steen, WahOo; John
B. Dennis, Yankton; S. f. West.
Fargo. The storekeepers stationed at
Willow Springs distillery, Omaha, the
only one in the district. are J. II.
Lscey, NJ. D. Lancaster, ]. NJ. Jacob
sen, P. H. Walker, Gustave brewers.
The guagers are H. F. Wilrodt, St. A.
d. Bslcombe, D. g. Brooks, d. E.
Bomgsrtner, j. f. Roberts.
The clerical force consists of E. NJ.
BATHS, Omaha, cashier in charge of
all stamps and records; J. d. Evans,
Omaha, in charge of records; c. b.
Allen, Omaha, in charge of records
Omaha Bee.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

On the Mexican Central railway
near Lampasas lived a well-to-do
Mexican named Antonio Valdez,
whose family consisted of his wife
and five children. The wife had been
subject to spells of melancholy and
often exhibited marks of temporary
insanity. In the absence of her hus-
band one day last week she seized q
huge butcherknife, hacking and carv-
ing the children in a shocking man
ner until life was extinct in all five
of the children. Suddenly stopping,
and taking parting look at the dead,
she plunged the knife into her own
breast,
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17
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U. S. Land Office, Grand Island, Neb.l
Sept. 18th, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol.
~ lowing 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 C. A. Newman, Clerk
of the District Court, at Columbus, Neb..
on the Sd day of November, 1888, viz:
Martin Froehiich, Homestead Entry No.
1876, for the n. Il S. E. 4. Section "a,
Township 90 north, Range l west, being
additional to my Homestead Entry No.
6l35. He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz: Fer.
dinand Rohde, Wilhelm Patschke, Julius
Graves and Bernard Kuhler, all Of Hum
phrey p. O., Platte Co.. Neb.
21-6 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17
Platform.

We, the republicans of Nebrasks, in
convention assembled, resfarm the
great principles upon which the ma.
tionel republican party has appealed
to the people and received their en-
dorsement in six successive presl.
Dental campaigns and which. having
been made the basis Of constit utional
amendments, and introduced in the
great body of our federal law for the
administration of justice, the disposi.
ton of our public lands, the manage.
ment of finances, the collection OF
revenue and the settlement of inter-
national differences, have solidified
the nation and inaugurated an era of
unexampled prosperity.
3. We hold to the policy of collect
ing the revenues of the country from
. tariff on imports 90 adjusted as to
favor and protect domestic industries,
and encourage the immigration to our
shores of lsborers to perform the SER
vices we need on our own soil, paying
tribute to our own government, rath-
or than the importation of the pro-
ducts of labor that is tributary to .
foreign and perhaps hostile govern
ment.
3. We favor an amendment to the
constitution of the state by the inser-
ton of q clause permitting the estab-
lishment OF board of commissioners
whose duty shall be to enforce such
legislation as may be enacted for the
prevention of extortion and unjust
discrimination on the part of railroad
and telegraph companies.
4. We favor the enactment of legis-
lation by congress forfeiting every
acre of public land granted to cor
porations and not earned by strict
compliance with the law, and the
restoring of the same to the public
domain. And we endorse the recent
decision of the administration to the
effect that public lands are not to be
monopolized as cattle ranges, but are
open to actual settlers.
5. We favor legislation by congress
requiring corporations to which lands
have been granted from the public
domain to take their patents as coon
% such grants have been earned, so
that they may be subject to taxation,
or to forfeit their grants.
6. We heartily endorse the wise
and patriotic policy that has been
pursued by President Chester A. Ar
thur, and the work of the late repub-
lican congress in equalizing the tariff
and to reduce the revenues without
failing to meet the interest and to
reduce the principal of the national
debt, and in providing for the i'm
provement of the navigation of the
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17
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Land Office ut Grand Island, Neb.,l
Oct. 9th, 1888.
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 be fore Judge of the District
Court of Platte county, Nebraska, at
Columbus, Nebraska, on November 10th,
1888, viz:
Fred. Swarz, Homestead No. sOs2, for
the N. n n. W. n, Section 80, Township
10 north, Range west. He names the
following witnesses to prove his continu.
Gus residence upon, and cultivation OF,
said land, viz: VIM. Arnold, Peter
Erickson and James Free all of Postville,
Neb., and A. J. Stensley Of West Hill,
Neb.
o4.6 G.. HOSTETTER, Register.
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Land Office at Grand Island, Mel
SAINT 9Dfh 1899

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
Sept. Goth, 1888.
NOTICE il 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 District
Court. Platte Co.. at Columbus, Neb., on
November Sd, 1888, viz:
John McAuleffa, Homestead No. 5000.
for the S. w. 4, Section II, T. 20, X. 8
west, He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of. said land, viz:
James Ducey, John Walker, of Lindsay,
Platte Platte Co., Neb., Martin Bohen, Of
Farrell, Platte Co., Neb., and Thomas
Farrell, of Columbus. Platte Co., Neb.
22-6 G.. HOSTETTER, Register.
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Land Office at Grand Island, Net

LanU Umce aC UrahU ISIanu, NeD., [
Sept. 1S, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ following named settler has filed
notice of her intention to make final proof
in support Of her claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk OF
the District Court of Platte county, at
Columbus, Neb., on Thursday, Novem-
Der Sth, 1883, viz:
Barbara Morgan, Homestead No. S163
for the W. 4 n. w. a, Section 90, Town.
ship 10 north of Range 2west. She name s
the following witnesses to prove her con-
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz: David Thomas, Robert
Lewis. Job n Edwards and David Joseph,
all Of Postville, Platte c., Neb.
22-6 e.. HOSTETTER, Register.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

CHoNG Nom was refused naturaliza-
tion by Judge Yerkes at Philadelphia
last week. The court brings decision
on the act restricting Chinese immi-
grafton, the fourteenth section ol
which DEGREES that no court shall ad.
NIT Chinese to citizenship. On this
decision, Judge Arnold revoked
papers which he had granted to an
other Chinaman.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17
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Lana once at Gfanu lSlanU. NeD.,l
Sept. 5th, 1888.
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 Judge
of District Court Of Platte county, at Co.
lumbus, Nebraska, on Oct. 90, 1888, viz:
Frederick W. Anderman, additional
Homestead No. 11I99, for the W. Il S. E.
a Section 90, Township 20, Range | east.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz: John Drake,
VIM. B. Veasey. VIM. c. Jackson, Of
CrestOn, Platte Co, Neb., and Henry
Lubker, of Columbus, Platte Co., Neb.
900 T.. HOSTETTER. Register.
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Land Office ut Grand Island, Neb..

Land Office ut Grand Island, Neb..I
Sept. 26, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ lowing-named settler has fled notice
OF his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim. and that said proof
will be made before e.. A. Newman, Clerk
Of the District Court. at Columbus, Neb.,
on November Sth, 1888. viz:
Patrick Mahoney, Homestead Ne. 1918.
for the F.. 4 OF 5. W. a Sec. 8, Up Is,
Range l west. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon, and cultivation of, said land,
viz: Stephen Gleason, David Murphy,
Michael Reagan and Patrick Duggan, all
of Platte Center, Neb.
23.6 G.. HOSTETTER, Register.
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Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,
Ca-t lnth 1000

Land Office at Grand Island, Neb.,l
Sept. Goth, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
IN Iowing.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 District
Court, Platte Co., at Columbus, Neb., on
the Sd of November, 1888, viz:
John Welin, Homestead No. 1004 and
additional Homestead No. 1O149. for the
E. n S. W. n, and n. n 5. E. 4 Section
2, Township IS north, of Range west.
He names the following witnesses to
cultivation of, said land. viz: Nels Num-
son, John Munson, Swan Nelson, of West
Hill, p. O.. Platte Co., Neb., and John
Nelson, of st. Edwards. Boone Co., Neb.
22-6 C.. HOSTETTER, Register.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

The other day at Liberty, Mo-, A.
Doggatt, young man working on
the farm OF David Greedy, shot thro
the neck Miss Ella, the young daugh'
ter of Greely, causing instant death.
Doggatt soon after went into the
orchard near the house and put a
bullet through his own head instantly
expiring. Jealousy caused the mur-
der and suicide.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

A FATAL accident occurred the
other night nesr Moorehead. MINI. +,
where party of threshars were sle,p-
ing in the lower story Of a gran Try, in
the upper story of which was l4O0O
bushels of oats. Daring the night.
while the party were all asleep. the
floor suddenly gave way, killing four
Of the men, ten others narrowly
escaping with their lives.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

CUBANs eat snake meat for their
blood.
willow fever is no longer epidemic
at Vera Cruz, Mexico.
TIE first snow of the season fell at
Winnepeg on the 10th inst.
GERMANY has prohibited the i'm
portation of hogs from Russia.
The contractors are making 20,OO0,-
600 of the new two cent stamps every
week.
KITTENS heads are to take the
place of birds heads on the coming
bonnet.
THos. CRANsHAw, a brakeman, was
killed in q collision the other day at
Columbus, Ohio.
The Methodists Of Canada have
dropped the word "obey" from the
marriage service.
CoNGREssMAN REAGAN says that
Thurman is the grsndest man in the
democratic party.
FIVE thousand miners in Linsrk-
shire, Scotland, have struck for an
advance in wages.
IT is claimed that pleuro-pneumo-
mia has appeared among the cattle in
Lehigh county, Pa.
CLABE YOUNG, who committed q
murder in Texas in 1878, has been
arrested in Dakota.
A MUSTANG pony has been trained
to deliver newspapers at Pleasant
Plains, Staten Island.
ALDERMAN George Bser, of Buffalo,
n. Y, is missing. He is supposed to
be mentally dersnged.
SECRETARY FoLGER has decided
that he will not issue separate gold
certificate for Chicago.
A BOTTLE was picked up on the
beach at Milwaukee telling of the
wreck of an unknown steamer.
TRINKEr beat St. Julien at Island
Park. Albany, the other day in three
straight heats. Best time, 2:lS.
A BROOKLYN girl, whose lover sent
her $4,000 kisses, has just learned that
he has Q wife and two children.
A NEVADA colored gentleman has
aeen . pair of drum-sticks in the sun,
and predicts war and oceans of blood.
TIE story of Consul Seymour being
killed at Canton, China, the other day,
was . hoax which originated in Paris.
A DOG in Washington county, Ohio,
cured himself of q rattlesnske bite by
burying himself up to the ears in mud.
TwENTY-r1vE hundred negroes have
left South Carolina within the past
four weeks for Arkansas and Texas.
A PUBLIC meeting was, called at
Neufchstel, Switzerland, last week to
demand the expulsion from the coun-
tSy Of the salvation army.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

A SAD accident happened near
Kearney, Neb., the other day while
Mrs. Lizzie Watson and her five
months old son were driving along
the road, having COW tied to the rear
of the wagon. The COW became un-
manageable and upsetting the wagon,
instantly killed the baby and injured
the mother to such an extent as to rem
der her recovery doubtful.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

SENATOR EDMUNDs has been in
Washington City for several days.
lie has declared since his arrival
most positively that he does not in
tend to retain the position of presi-
dent pro-tempore OF the senate. He
intends to resign Immediately on
organization of the senate.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

The State Journal says that Oscar
S. Lamb. whose home ia ten miles
east of the city, and who has been
away for the past two years in Idaho,
Colorado, Nevada, California, Wash
ington Ty. and Oregon, returned q
few days since, and says he is per-
fectly contented to remain the balance
of his life on his farm. He says in all
his travels he found no place that he
liked half so we'll "a Nebraska.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17
Elections.

The republicans of Iowa have car
ried the state by handsome majority
electing their governor and both
branches of the Legislature.
The Ohio republicans however met
with a fearful defeat, losing governor
and both branches Of the Legislature
Care full inspection of the vote in Ohio
shows nearly 10000 majority agains,
prohibition, which gives an insight OF
the cause of defeat.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

Townshlp Organization.
There seems not shadow of doubt
that township organization will carry
Platte county by large majority. In
tho meantime it may be we'll enough
for the friends of the measure to speak
. good word for it occasionally for
fear that there may be some opposi-
ton which will only show itself on
the day of election. The JOURNAL
believes the law enacted by the last
legislature to be favorable to the pub.
lie interests and thinks the people will
so find it. II you are in favor of en-
tering into the new arrangement don't
forget to cast your vote afdrmatively ;
to carry there must be "a majority of
the legal voters of said county voting
at said election" in favor Of it.
Sec. 5 provides: "In case major
ity of the legal votes cast at said elec-
ton shall be for township organizs-
tion,' and the electors have chosen
supervisors in q majority Of the pre-
cincts there shall be held a
special meeting of the newly elected
county board commencing on the
fifteenth day after such election, at
the county seat, and when such board
shall have met and organized, the
power of the county commissioners of
such county shah cease and their
Offices become vacant"
As at present constituted our coun-
ty board [of commissioned consists
of three members; under the new law
the board [of supervisorsl would con-
sist of II members, and it is import
ant that the several precincts should
elect town officers at the coming elec-
ton if they wish the new law to 60
into immediate effect, otherwise ''the
county shall not be governed by this
act until the first Tuesday in January
following the next general election
after the adoption of township organ
izstion."
The officers that may be chosen
now, for each precinct, are one each,
supervisor, clerk, treasurer, assessor,
overseer of highways in each road
district; three judges and two clerks
of election.
The most serious objections we have
heard urged against the proposition
are lst, that it will give Platte county
commissioners court composed of
seventeen members lone for each
precinct. We think that the court
need not consist of more than five
members, and believe that the next
legislature will amend that portion of
the law. The second objection is that
there is a question Ito say the leasD
whether each precinct or township
will not be compelled to construct
and keep in repair the bridges within
its boundary. whether the same be
very expensive or not. If the law is
so construed that single precincts
such as Fremont, Schuyler, Colum-
bus, Grand Island, &C., must be
assessed for the full amount for con-
structing Platte river bridges and
keeping them in repair, i: will be
we'll enough to consider carefully
before balloting in its favor, because
there is enough OF injustice now in
thie matter as against the counties
concerned, aud it would be extremely
unjust to cast what really ought to be
q state burden, upon the back of
precinct or township.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17
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Land Office at Grand Island, Neb
Sent 0Oth 1SSS

Lana OmCc 4C Oranu ISIduU, NeU.,[
Sept. Goth, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol.
N 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 District
Court, for Platte County, at Columbus,
Nebraska, on November Sd, 1883, viz:
Ole johnson, Homestead No. S111, for
the S.W. 4 Section 6, Township 20, Range
8 west. He names the following witness
and cultivation of, said land, viz: Nels
johnson, Adolph johnson, Thorson o.
son, Larine johnson, all Of Newman's
Grove P. O., Madison Co., Neb.
22.6 c. HOSTETTER, Register.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

THERE is no provision whereby the
vote cast for district attorneys thia
fall can be canvassed until the meet
ing of the Legislature year from next
January. The judges, however, can
seat themselves next January. as the
canvass for the judicial vote is made
by the secretary of state and other
officials within twenty days o! the
electiOn.--LincOln Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17
THE JOURNAL.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

00x " 0A4VAN 0xA4G xxOA6xs
For Judge of the Supreme Court
NJ. B. REESE, Of Saunders.
For Regents of University (long term)-
MILTON ). HULL, of Clay,
JOHN 7. .MALLALIEU, OF Buffalo.
For Regents of University (short term y
JESSE NJ. HIATT, Of Harlan.
ED. P. HOLMES, Of Pierce.
Fourth Judicial District Ticket.
For Judge of the District Co urt for the
Fourth Judicial District
A. N. POST, Of Columbus.
For District Attorney for the Fourth Ju'
dicial District
WIN. MARSHALL, of Fremont.
R.pubao.n County Ticket.
For Treasurer
GUS. G. BECHER.
For County Clerk
HENRY RAGATZ.
For Sheriff
WALTER S. WELLS.
For County Commissioner
JOSEPH RIVET,
JOHN TANNAHILL.
For supt. Public lnstruction-
j. z. MONCRIEF.
For County surveyor-
JOHN G. ROUTSON.
C.. EVANS.
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Land Office at Grand IslaXd Neb.,l
October Sth, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
~ lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make hnal 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 18th, 1888, viz:
Ola Ohlson. Homestead No. 1868, for
the N. W. 4 Section &, Township 20,
Range 4 west. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon, and cultivation OF, said land,
viz: August Ekman, A. }. Ericsson. Louis
Peterson and Andrew Anderson, sll OF
LOokingglass p. o., Nebr.
246 C. HOSTETTER, Register.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

The earthquake at San Francisco
on the night of the 10th inst. was the
heaviest experienced there since the
great one of 6S. Buildings grosned
metallic roofings cracked, and many
persons rushed half dressed from
houses and hotels. The recollection
of its being within ono day of the
anniversary of the earthquake of 1868
seemed to increase the fear, and many
people walked the streets all night in
preference to rc-entering their houses
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

ALBERT ELBERMAN, of Msdgeburg,
Germany, "a wears old, killed his wife
with an iron rod, in Clinton street
lodging house in Milwaukee on the
night of the 9th. He explained their
money was gone and they did not
care to live longer, and they agreed
he should kill her. The note he left
said: 81 have gone out to hang my
SELF" He has not BEEN found.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

MEN who have raised the Scotch
Fife wheat in Nebraska are enthusias-
tic in it's praise. A car load of this
wheat was purchased by Mr.. Chas.
Wssmer, grain merchant Of st. Paul,
Neb., and by him sold for seed pur-
poses and he intends to buy it all up
and dispose of it for seed next season.
1t is hard, plump wheat and yielded
the past year in Nebraska, from
thirty to thirty five bushels to the
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

The secret service have made what
they consider three very important
arrests at Grand Forks, Dakota, Of
James McGovern, Charles Chambers
and q man named Walters, all of
whom are supposed to have been en-
gagged in printing and circulating
spurious ten dollar silver certificates +.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

The vicinity OF Minneapolis was
visited on the night OF the 7th inst. by
a severe thunder storm, during which
the lightning struck the sash and
blind factory OF Frazer & shepherd ,
setting it on fire, and it was burned to
the ground with all the machinery,
stock aud manufactured goods. Loss
S63,OOO: The lightning also struck
the steeple Of the large Catholic Ca
thedral, but did no serious damage.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

The police of Cambridge, Mass,
were called the other day to save a
man who was being murdered by his
wife, and on repairing to the place of
the outchering found a newly married
couple, where the young wife was
spanking her husband with various
kitchen utensils, including the pan.
cake turner, for coming home drunk.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

THE Osceola Record speaks of "the
return of such men as Gen. Connor,
NJ. X. Turner and others to the re-
publican fold" So far as the writer
of this para graph is concerned he
never was out of the republican fold,
he isn't that kind of a political
sheep. 1t is not strange, however,
that because some of the flock don't
see fit to follow every self-assumed
bell wether, one Of the lambs must
cry, "they are not of the told"
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

AMBROSE CHoQUETTE, secretary,
treasurer, and confidential clerk of the
Fathers of the Fsbrique de Notre
Dame, ruined by losing speculations,
fed from Montreal the other day to
Worcester, Mass. Already deficien.
cies of $4,000 have been discovered.
Nearly 100000 passed through
Choquette's hands every year.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

LIEUT.. STOREY, recently returned
to San Francisco from Alaska, reports
discovering an immense river, which
has a length, according to Indian &C.
counts, of l,5OO or 1000 miles, and is
in come places twenty miles wide. 1t
is situated within the arctic circle,
and great blocks of timber float on it.,
which accounts for the tree trunks
found floating in the Arctic Ocean,
and supposed to have come down the
Yukon.
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

VIZ are anti-monopolists jnst this
far: We would like TO see some one
besides Gere, OF the Lincoln Journal,
write the republican state platforms.
To our certain knowledge he has die
tated them for the last four years. In
a growing state like Nebraska some
body ought 10 spring up who has
brains enough to compose platform
aud relieve Mr.. Gere of his annual
srduous duty.--Sherman Co. Times
The Columbus journal., 1883-10-17

TRemember that we keep no shoddy
goods, and strictly ONE PRICE Is our
motto, which our twenty-five years resi-
depce in Columbus will sustain. 2.3m