Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1881, Page 3

went_after supplies; thelr stock was ronning very low, and at it was utterly impossible for a horse to get through the drifts, he went on foot, std ex pected to bring the things on his back. Tt was past noon when on and b was very much fa- | tigued, in fact, he thought he had never been 8o tired in all his life. Come from up there, six miles,” he told bim how ““Grod God, man, THE DAILY BEE OMAHA PUBLISH.AC C0.. PROPRIETORS. e OMAHA BUSINESS DIRECTORY. %o |J. U. ROSES an jum, rings, Ol Paictingy, Caromos J. BONNER, 1300 Douglas st. ABSTRACT AND REAL ESTATE. JOBN L. MoCAGUE, opposite postoffice. W. B. BARTLETT, 317 South 1Sth Street, A BLIZZARD. A TRAGEDY OF A PRAIRIE WINTER. Sussn walked slowly along bebind the prairie achooner, driving the small herd of cattle belonging to her broth- er-in-law. The roads were a little muddy in some places,—there had beena rain the bight before,—bat she was tired of riding in the wagon and walking rested her. a part of the procession going west. It was a long onme, scatiered over miles and miles of - country; maule teame, ox teame, lean horsee, and fat enes, all heading toward that land of They were going in bands of two, three, or four fami- lies, sometimes, and again one family alone. Some of them were mechanics, who knew nothing of farming and just as little of the land they were golngjto and the spot on which they would rs wera farmers who had eold ont comfortable homes to go west. and buy more land. of the procession there were two fam- ilies, her sister Mary with her hus- band, Thomss Swith, and their son Adolphus, or Dolph, aud Cyras Hol- man with his old mother. trudged along, driving the cattle be- fore her. Farend wide, as great a distance as she could see, was the green country dotted with ita comfort- able white farm houses and large She thought it a fine country, indeed, and wondered how soon they were to stop, not knowing_ they wero to travel more than 100 miles yet, for Suean was an ignorant and young wo- man, with small iknowledge of geog- and was not quite certain ‘was a county in Min- nesota or reverse. ‘Suddenly, as she walked along, she came in full sight of a town set in among the bluffr, a neat, prosperous, busy town, with s great many brick houses and green trees. She called - Dolph to come and d: and got Into the wagon want to go through the town on foot. The town was full of people, farm wagons were standing close togsther down both rides of the main street, and the white tops of pratrie schoon: ers like thelr own were and there. They stoppad at a grocery e neceesary articles o and then went on. tall red brick school-house. recoss and the children plsyed about in the yard, Susan had never seen o ‘many together in her life. ers were standing in the doorway, and away up in the (hird story was one witha pretty, girlish face, watering some plants in_th looked wonderfully stylish to Sasan’s eges, and she looked upon them as being very wealthy and important The two men and Dolph stopped o gather the seeds that had fallen from the maple trees around They wanted them to plant en the treeless prairics where they were going. The boys on the play-ground rather resented it as an infringement of their through a wholesoms feeling of awe for the principal who was watching them, they confined themselves mostly to motterings of discontent among themselves; one of the most detiant, however, telling the men to “G’way, let them things be,” and muttering to a companion, ““Ye can git 50 cents a peck for them seeds down town, an’ T want to go to the circus.” Presently the bell rang from the tower, and the children and teachers disappeared in the kouse, while the men came back with their baskets of seed and the wa- gons jogged along. Oa and on they went, camping at night by some spring or small , till the comforta- ad disappeared, the small towns were things of the past, except bere and there one on the line There were no trees, elther, only praitie and grass and grass and prairle, with now and then an alkali sink. or some new settler's shanty, or dug-out. look about for a place to stop and to inquire of every man they saw, and they were fow indeed, if there was 'vacant land near there. vacant enough. One day they met & man going back the way they had and across the top of his schooner was painted in large letters, “Gwin home tew my wifes foakes.” “Better turn about,” he told them. “I've been in this blasied couatry nigh s month, snd there aint a troe OF shrab to break the monotony exoept d there a house, sad you need e that, Look atmy animiles, they were good and fat when I come out here, but you'd have tew swing ‘em twice tew make a shad- der, and be mighty quick about it or un'd shine through.” Not an encouraging report, butthey persevered and finally settled down where, beside the two little houses they built with lumber purchased of the rallroad company, there was only one house in sight, and that & very But they were near the railroad, that was a great gain, and they went vigorously to work to break ame over her, she soon crly a corner and s long lock of her ' gray hair fluttered out above the Up at Neighbor Saith’s the drifts grow higher acd higher, the house fairly ahook on ite slight foundation. Just &t bed-time Smith thought he weald go out to look at the hor see if they were all right. He weut, but did not come back. Dolph want to look for him and he did not come back. The two womea c-ouched in the house knew what It meant. opened the door, the wind uearly took Mary was frantic,— she would go look for them, but Susan They could not go to bed, they wrapped the bed clothes about them and sat by the stove, cry- ing. At last Susan went to get more 916 Farnham, bet. 9th and 10th Streets TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, 1Copy 1 year, In advance postpald).. far he had come. how did you get here! Is there any onealive up there! Yousee we're half THE MAILS. DUFRENE & MENDELSSHON, ARCHTITECTS, Room 14, Creighton Blocl A T. LARGE, Jr., Boom 2, Creighton Block. Cyrus thought so when he looked along the stroet at the honses buried ry windows, some of bose that had such a thing. e're most out of wood, too, been burning lumber, farniturs, any- thing we could get hold of. something to eat, do youl It you have a little, you ean’t carry much, of course, but if you'd come yesterdsy 1 wouldn't let you hsd %0 short here, t her off her feet. THOS ERICKSON, . E. cor. :6th and Donglas JOHS FORTUNATUS, 10th Sc., macutactures 1o order good work at fair prices. Repairiag dode. should they do? They sst_thero a while longer till the fire died out, then orept into the little hole under the house which served the purpose of allar. Thero they crouched in the ess all night, talking s little in horrified whispers and weeping much, In the morning Sussn crept upstairs and got picce of & loaf bread; it was all they had to eat and no fire t0 cook more. They ate a little of itbut only a very little and clung closer to esch other as the day wore on. to starve to doath therel Scmetimes they hoped they should, when they remembered what had happened, and again they sobbed at the though. Tt was night when Oyrus reached He stumbled on_something Deas the house. Hostooped down and drew it out of the snow. into the house with it and stood wildly staring about the room as if he expeoted to see7some one. could, he picked the stiffoned form from the floor as bast he could with his frozen hande, laid it tenderly on the bed and made his way to Neigh- BODKS, NEWS AND STATIONERY Tn Sasso’s part 3. 1. FRUEHAUF, 1015 Farnham Street. Bat will have plenty to- morro 1y, the train bas moved up thr to day since morning snd they'll send a freight right after them.” Cyrus was glad to hear of the more hopefal condition of affairs. “Lost any cattle up your wayl” HEOEUER, the olde:t B. 187 southwest eor. 16th and Dede. ‘Best Bosrd for the Monoy. ld Cyrus, “‘we hadn't 5, and they've managed to stand it 80 far, though it's been pretty hard Board by the Day, Week or Month. Good Terms for Cash. Furn ished Rooms Suppiied. CARRIACES AND ROAD WACONS 1319 14th and Harney St. CIVIL ENCINEERS AND SURVEYORS. ATER, 1510 Faroham St. Grade and’ Sewerage Systems a COMMISSION MERCHANTS. JOBN G. WILLIS, 1414 Dodge Stroet. EMER, For detalsses arge Advertse- “You're lucky now, Joner, down here,—you don’t know him, he's an- other man,—he's a cattle man, keeps 150 or 200 head all the time; he lost 130 head the first night of the storm; went into the river. _—- Cattle will do p going snd going to get out of thle storm, and when they come to the river the hind ones keep Fushiog till they're all in. Ivs hard on Jones. He wasn't ready for wintor; none of (GICARS AND TOBACCO- #3d Who esale Dealers'in Tobsccos, 1305 W. r. LOREN ZEN, manutacturer, 516 10th St ‘e ‘out of Omahs to Union Depot. OMAUA & NORTHERN NEBRABEA CAIL- Some one had came ia to say the lines were working agsin ap to the second town west, and they had enly half a cord of wood in town. two fires they & The frightened women tn the cellar wero wild when they heard his foot- stepa over their hea: trantic when he spoke to know if no one was there, but finally they under- stood who it Was and crept out of Mary broke the thick ice iu the water pail and got cold wator to take the frost from his hands and feet, and Sasan seized the sxe and demelished a couplo of chairs, with which she atarted a firo. had bitter tales for other, bat it wasa slight comfort to hear the sound of ench other's voices. The snow continued to pile deeper and deeper, apd Do train came with the longed for supplies, but by hurn- Ing the furnitare in their own house and that belonging te Cyrus which be Erought to them and fioaliy the most of his_house, prccared in the same way, the threo managed to keep warm and lived carefully on the small stock fons_which he had brought He brought his mother's dead body and laid it in the little bod- room till there could be some way to dig & grave—the mon b could ot #fromany locuiity s romptly executed manner. Factory and Office 1310 Dodge Stroet. one in a hardware store, the other ina saloon, and peo- ple who could not crowd around them had gone to bed to keep warm. “4Tf it only holds like this,” ssid the grocer, “‘and it don't sblow, they can get wood te them in a day or two—the worst road is below here and they've got that most clear, but if it blows agaio, God help them, they're all goners, every live one of them.” The early winter twilight had begun to darken the bright, claer day, when Cyrus started for home. began to blow, too, and the snow to whiel in & threatening way. He set- g of provisions on bis back and trled to hurry homeward. He had come by the sun in the morning but now that was gone, the road drirt- ed 5o fall of snow one could not tell where it had been, and far and wide trackloss prairie, ing ss mach alike, which way he looked, as o different parts of the ocean and as the wind Dally Except Bundays. © &M B R in NEBRASKA. Galvanisad Iron Cormces, Windowcaps, ete. manufactared and put up in auy jart of the country. T. SINHULD, 416 Through Tapros— They came to & BONNER, 1309 Douglas St. Good Live CLOTHING AND FURNISHINC COODS Alse Hats, Caps, Boots, ‘Btoes, Notions and Cutlery, $04 8. 10th ¢ CLOTHING BOUCHT. C. SHAW will pay lughest cash price { rs:cond imand clothing. Cormer 10th and Farnham. Through Express . GEO. H. PETERBON. | t | [ 1 DR. PAUL, Williame Block, Cor. 16th & Dodee DRUCS, PAINTS AND OILS. KUHN &0, Pharmacists, Fine Faocy Goods, Cor. 15th and Douglas Streata. W. 3. WHITEHOUSE, Wholesw'e & Retull165t. C. C. FIELD, 202 Xorth Side Cumiog Street, M. PARE, Drogelat, 10th »nd Howard S DRY G20DS, NOTIONS, ETC. JOHN H. F. LERMANN &CO,, Kew York Ury Goods Store, 1310s0d 1512 Farn- bam strect DGE DIVISION U. P. R . B. Leave Omaa, dally:—5 & m., 9. m, g Gomel the large yard. 2:26 and 6225 p. m. 05ty & ghoes, 7 th & Pacific 80 that he could not see ten feet ahead Still, e pressed en trylog to keep his way. The his face and blinded his eyes and filled his footpriats as soonas made. had walked until he was very tired and thought he must henearly home when he sawa light. home and he hurried on. almost up to it, or he could not have seenit. It wasin aemall ouse which he knew at once was pot his house. It seemed atrange to him. He opened the door and went in. grocery he had left—he could not tell how long before, “Given it up, have youl” said the man, “I think that's the best thing you can do, shows your head's level, Did’t look much like it when you star ed to wade six miles after sundow: Cyrus looked at him confusedly. must te lost,” said he, slowly; ‘L thought I had got home.” He held his hands out over the stove to warm them. “Look Rere, sir,” said ¢he man, coming up to him ‘and beginning to lift the bag from his shoulders, “*Yeu aln’t no kind ot an to be starting out over theso infernal perraries; you |s! wait and have some supper and go to bed and start out when you have day- light, ivil be bad enough then. Sally,” he called, opening a door at the back of the little store, “‘can’t you gat a bite for this man? He's got lost and maust stay all night.” Sally showed her rosy face at the door and avowed her willingnrss to bave the bite readyina jifiy, bt Cyrus protested. He could not stay all night and leave his old mother out alone in that lonesome place to worry. He finaily corsented to eat some sup- per and started once more as soon as The snow whirled Into the | di door behind him as he went out. ““Ihat’s the end of him, according to my way of thinking,” said the man, looking after Cyrus but mot seelng him. The grocer went back and shut A. F. GROSS, Kew and Second Hand Furaiture a5d Boves, 1114 Douglae, pald for second hand nd. When the train finally got through they were all three living in one little coom, in which stood to save their ltves, the cattle having been nearly smothered by the snow. ‘When the train whistled it was like news from another world; they were Highest oush price J. BONNER, 1309 Douglas St Fine Goods, &c. ATTORRETR-AT-LAR, OMAHA FENCE €O, o Z GUST. FRIES & CO., 1213, A TIORSEY ATLAW_210 Sous Tunsents | SFI SRS o Railings, Countersof Pin: J. M. WOOLWORTH. CHARLES POWELL, THE PEACE—Corner 15th and Sta., Omaba Ke WM, SIMERAL, '—Room 8, Crelghton Famey St._Tmpror- food _ Fe tk agime, pants, cu: ot 1o and Daweia Bie According to The Georgatown, Del , Inguirer the old salts who live down at Henlopen are a pitiless, not to_say bard ccowd. T hat paper saya: “Some seaman wandering along the Rehoboth Iast winter found a drowned FOUNDRY. JOHN WEARNE & SONS,cor. 14th & Jackson st HA CITY MILLS, §th and Farnhsm Sts, ans Bros., proprietors. CROCERS . Z STEVENS 21st betwoen Cuming and Imrd. T. A MGSHANE, Corner 234 ard Caming Sts. uP, TTORNEY AT LAW—Ofice In 3 with George K. They took the cory pro u ried it to Captain Tredendick’s room, stood it up at the corner of the bar, ‘and went out and told Tre- dendick that a friend wanted to of the railroad. RS. W. L PARROTTE & CO., 1806 Deuglus Street, Wholessle Exclusively. HARDWARE IRON AND STEEL DOLAN & LANGWORTAY, Wholesale, 110 and R e A, M- CHADWICK, TTORNEY AT LAW—Office 1504 Farubam A WA L m’h_“. j P dirmag g ey A®-Paients Prooured. W) OOLLBOTIONS MADE O'BRIEN & BARTLETT, Attorneys-at-Law, _OPPIOE-Usico Bioc, Pitaecth saé Parabam. D 8. BENTON ATTORNEY AT LAW. AREAGH BLOCK. COR. :l-’l 15TH $TS. W. J. Connell, Attorney-at-Law. sairy, In_ Hansom's comer Fiftosnth and They begsn to To Tredendrick’s surprise he could get neither money nor answer from the corpse, and, be- coming enraged, struck him. Ha fell to the floor with a thud. acared he called in the man's friends olemoly declared the man dead. Tredendick, whit, ot and with trembling voice, was at firat dumbfounded, but at last he ex- ‘Well, I did it in_self-de- fense; ho drew a knife on me before I A. HOLMES, corner 16th and California. HARNESS, SADDLES, &C. E. B. WEIST, 820 13th 8t., bet. Fara. & Har- HAT AND BONNET BLEACHERY. Ladies get. your Straw, Chip and Felt Hats done EPat nortbesst corne; Ser d Capit stay right here NOTARY PUBLIO. CANFIELD HOUSE, Geo. Canficld, 9th & Farn, DORAN HOUSE, P. 1. Cary, 913 Farnham BLAVEN'S HOTEL, F. Slaven, 10.h Strect. €. 9th& Leavenworth — Dying by lnches. Very often we seo a_person suff-r- ing from somo form of kidney com- plaint aud Is graduslly dying by inches. This 1o longer need bo #0, for Electrlc Bittera will positively care Bright's disease, or any disease of the kidneya or uniary are especially adapted to this class of acting _directly Stomach and Liver at the same time, and will speedily care where every other remedy has falled. Sold at fiity conts a bottle, b » mlcrosoope to The Western Corzize Works, Agen's for the Champion Iron Fence Co., bave on band all kinds Crestings, o Pence: e'e_1}10 Doagestrect. INTELUICENCE OFFICE. o btex ek ding, M- W, aow brid W, arnham Btreets. JEWELERS - 3 JOHN BAUMER, 1314 Fanham Streot. Repick & REDICK, orneys-at-Law JUNK- H. BERTHOLD, Razs and Metals. LUMBER, LIME AND CEMENT FOSTER & GRAY, comer 6 and Douglas Sta. LAMPS AND CLASSWARE. 3. BONNER, 1309 Doughas . MERGHANT TAILORS. . . LINDQUEST, —_— Stop that Cough. If you are suffering with a Cough Cold, Asthma, Bronchitis, Hay Fover, Consumption, loss of voic, tickling of the throat, or any affection of the Throat or Lungs, use Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. is the great remedy that is causing so much excitement by its wonderful cures, curing thousands of hopeless cases, Over a million bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery have been used within the Tst_year, and have given rfect satisfaction in every instance. o can unhesitatingly say that this is the only sure cure for throat s, and can cheerfal- recommend it toall. Call and got a trial bottle free of cost, or a regular Ish & McMahon, Om- was slow work, but trosting to the loug, warm fail, of which they had been assured by older settlers in one place and snoth- er on their journey, thoy expected to be ready tor the cold weather. Bat one day near the middle of Oc- tober it grew suddenly cold, the wind began to blow and the anow to fall, endin a day and night the whole country was covered. drift 1300 feet long and 20 feet on the track east of here,” t] EDWARD W. SIMERAL, ATDE A3 LAVCaem s Oighin Block, 16tk and Douglas sirests. __ nodc! . F. MARDERSON, ATIORIIT AT LAVt Furshin, sest Omaba Nebraska. *“This'll block the trains again, oiviog tho Tt nm- ey~ g we're all done for, I believe,” said he ‘Good. Tom s wear. Sty ish, darable Oyrus wandered on_snd on_agsin. The snow beat in his face and blinded him but he did not stop and once more, when he folt he could travel no longer, he saw the welcome light. Again ho opened the door, and again he was at the little grocery. “I thought I was at homo this time,” nd more confused than before as he stepped in through The man was just putting out his lights to go to bed. “Look_here, sir,” said he, “itll save considerable trouble burying you it you go out again, but on the whole | T wouldn't do it 1f T was you. Go to bed hero and I'll call you and have you off by dsylight.” Nothing else could be done. saw he could not possibly reach home that night, and accepted the man’s MRS C. A. RINGER, Wholesale and Retail, Faney Goods in gren ' varity,Zephyrs, Card 08 K. Guarksox. e ps o Roanis, Tlodere, Clovea corsets, CLARKSON & HUNT, Successors to RICHARDS & HUNT, Attorpays-at-Law. reet, Omaha, Neb. PHYSICIANS AND SURCEONS- W.S. GIBES M. D., Room No. 4, Crelghton Block, 1:th Sirect . sald he slowly, when he went to make inquiries a dsy “I don’t know how it 15 further west, the lines are all down and I can,t got word, but there won't here for . week, I pre- at was encouraging, cer- tainly, when everything—provisione, d all —depended on that train. The cattle had very poor accommoda- tious, almost mone, in fact. There had been no straw to mike sheds as on an older farm,and the small amount of wild hay which spread on the few poles formed tho roof, was little pro- tection. Smith and his son shoveled s path to where the poor creature stood huddled together, each trylng to crowd Into the center of the center of the group to protect himself from the bitter wind that drove the snow to blinding clouds scross the prairie. All that day the wind blew fiercely and the snow plled higher and higher. No train csme, only a telegram from down the llne saying the men were shoveling and trying to clear the track, but the wind blew the snow into the cuts almost s fast as they Their snow plows were of little use, the drifts packed so there was no besting through them, mearly every engine avallable was dsmaged in some way, and the men mt Meanwhile the set- tlers along the line must walt, a hard thing to do with both wood and pro- vislons running low, but they heped it would soon be over and a supply come SANTA OLAUS FOUND @reatest iscovery of the Ase. Wone-tu digsorariesin the world havc boen miad, Amons other tilngs whare Sauia Ciact siay el Chiidren ot ask if ‘he makes goods of uot, 10 realy he Bives in & mountain of &row. = 2 SRR R e, R S Lo, and lung offecti ner Masonic Hall. Firs -class Work and Prompt- eed. PLUMBING, CAS AND STEAM FITTING B W.TARFY'S O, 216 12th St., bet. Farn. bam & Dougles. Work promptly attended to. D. FITZPATRICK, 1400 Dougles Street. PAINTING AND PAPER HAI tr brighter skics than evor ware susn, rds with the hues of & Talzbow were found, Sowers of exquisite fragrance wern xTow Eackien's Arnica Saive The Brsr SaLve in the world for Quts, Brulses, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Ohapp- od Hands, Chilblains, Oorns, snd all kinds of Skin Eruptions. 1s guaranteed to give perfect satlafac- tlod In every caso o wo 1oy re funded, Price 25 oents per box. Tsh & McMahon Omahs, — . N. Palmer, 149 Morgan street, Buf- Y., wries: My cbild wastaken Fob. st inits soversat form and Dr. Thomas' Gil being the only 1emedy on hand, began giving it sccording todirections and found it gave fmm ediato relief, | gave three (3) doses and the obild rested well the remainder of the “Now,” said the man as he prepared to start in tho morning, “‘you've & tall walk before you, but it ain’t blow- 8o furlous and the sun shines a little,—that'll help you about You ain't #0 bad off in your mind, most likely, as a follow on them snowed-in cars. He was going to be matrled a week ago to-day. His girl's been here a stewing about it all the week,—she and Sally's g Wity triends. They've cooked up things three times and he's times and had to go bac can’t get back, the road’s so fall be- hind them. Her brothers is going down to-day to earry victuals on hand sleds glad onough to see them if they gat :lh:ere,., but I doubt thelr getting ing ; ot loug were ihey 1t 2o wonder tn doate TE <5,1412 Dodge Street. ‘so0n, came ‘much ah ‘Twas Santa Claas’ colf and th lothes all my, e leoked like the pictures eses evory duy. He drovenp a teain that looked vary quret, "Twas o toam of gramb: But be took thom on toard and drore thew vy, He howed them il uver bis wondertu! reatm, And factories making £00ds for women and men tnstoad of reindosr, s Kiagla, the Glove Banta showed them i 1 slse touic those ¢ frlend Bunce' stor. "then whispored » secret bed tell 5 o ook ot bl oot s cae, 5 et thelr fall sbare. lker, bold m-“‘. = % onoe, ‘sance, SHOW CASE MANUFACTORY 0.J. WILDE, all kinds of Show 17 Cass St. Manutactarer snd Dealer fn. Cases 'STOVES AND TINWARE. et A BU R, i ‘with complete succees. Dealer in Stoves aod Tinware, of Tin Rootsand all kinds of Building Work 04d Fellowy' Block. J. BONNER, 139 Doug. §t. Gocd and Chesp. Knowiug hig trionds will Now remember To Who :t May Coacern: %Ownera of outlot number 2:0 in Florence, Ne- Kraska You are hercby notified ¢3¢ 08 the 15th day of August, A. D. 1579, one Thomas Harrett pur. chased sal i outiot nuinber 210 s County, Nebrasle, and demption Wi cxpiee A outlot was axed for the 3eir A. ibich taxes t wasnold s cromid” 3d ™aa taxed ia o pawe, oo certificare of said salo hai been teausterred to o M. B. RISDON, General Insurance Agent, .pion Batter of the West, Donglas 3. EVANS, Wholessle and Retail Seod {Drills ‘a4 Cultivators. Odd Fellows Hall. Cyrus hastened on full of snxisty concerning his mother, ot without She had dreaded to have him start, and had begon to watch for his return Long before it was possible for him to have traveled the distance. came with the flying snow her aniety Increased until she could bear it no She went to the door and looked out but of course could see nothing except the blinding snow. shawl over her head and went out. The wind nearly took her She called Cyrus,— but there was no She would try and go and see Mary and Susan, she could not stay there alone all night. She pushed on, but the wind beat her about and the snow blinded her. simlessly around and around for a while, then she grew tired and ssnk Hamburg 'WERELY LINE OF STEAMERS LEAVING NEW YORK EVERY THURSDAY France and Germany C. 8. RICHARD & €O. 61 Broadway, New York. way, RANR £ MOORES ) g v SHOE STORES. Philipp Lang, 1320 Farnham st. bet. 13:h & 14th. SECOND WAND STORE PEKKINS & LEAR, 1416 Dougias St.. New and Second Havd Farniture, Hcuso Furnishing There came & calm, stlll dsy, and they hoped more than before. Smits went to the little station again. dispatch had just been received say- ing the road was nearly open, a train was within twelve miles of them, a passenger train that had been snowed in on that road two days with noth- ing to eat except what little frait the train boy had and a barrel of crackers pened to be on board—it was train and carried some freight, which scoounted for the crackers, taking advantage of the lull in rm, started for a little town on VINECAR - WORKS ) ERNST KREBS, Manager' Manulacturer of all kinds of VINEGAR: .. Bel. ¥0h and 1005 ONAEA NES, P.C. BACKUS, 1205 Farabam [st. fancy goods. AL at ESTERN NATI CHAS. RIEWE, 1012 Pambam bet 1002 & Tith ' 99 CENT STORES M) J KEWA 1K FIRE INS. CO., Amets. HENRY POHLMAK, toys, votions, pictures, . CO., Jowelry, ¢ , 518 142k bet. Farnham AMERICAF CENTRAL, Awmets. the rectien of the anow-bound traln. He 84 Gor. of Pifteenth SIOUX CITY & PACIFIC AND St. Paul & Sioux City RAILROADS. The (id Reliable Sioua City Route ] 100 MILES SHORTEST ROUTE! From COUNCIL BLUFFSto ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS DULUTE, or BISMAROK, A d ol polateta Notharn o d Daketa. This line is ‘with the Im-. e Westnchoass Avtortode Ak Brabao snd lactores Goumier s Dol Akt SPEED, SAFETY AND COMFORT N ‘ FOR ALL POINTS st . Trains § Vi R e BT WESTS o — | AND OMASA AND CHICAGO, |+¥x,’ s i e Cou T Ay For Ugggfls.dof)nlps, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, CONSUMP. Through Sleeping Car Lines - OBRY Fs , and all Diseases of the THROAT and LUNGS. = Fos R s e £ TOLC RS, e New York, Boston, Philadel- mtme e o ncrsng les 20 0 e roce et oo 7ed a5 the bt videnots phia, Ba‘l.:;;o: ‘Wash- . Putup in Qp::art Size Bottles, giving More for the money than 4 " any article in the market. AND ALL EASTERN CITiES. R . «DON T !llg:'cllvd'xb by anprincivied dealars who try to ot z‘ TR THE SHORT LINE s PO oaly REDIGATED mice made, e GENVINE matine» GOVERVMENT STALP on o toblor via PEORIA for Indianapolis,Cincinnati,Louis= Extract from Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENU Wasumiaton D, C., January 96, 1580, ville. 2 S Messrs. LAWRENCE & MARTIN, 1111 Madison St., Chicago, Tlls. AND ALL POLNTS IN YHE = Guxvauex: This cempound. In the opinion of this office, wonid have a sufficlent quntity> she BALSAM OF TOLU to give it all the advants ascribed to this n pectoral SOUTHEAST. ] whilo the whisky and the syrup Consisute an cmilslon. renderiog. [t an sgrecible. romedy o the TS BB LINE fon T e R L X A L ST. LOUIS, & RN | ol broesna, ovorir s Gtes P wisent it thom bl o o 7 k! Ll Yours Respectfully, (Signed) _ GREEN. B. RAUM, Commissioner LAWRENCE & MARTIN,Proprietors, Chicago, llls. Where Direct Connections are made in the UNION LEPOT with Throuzh Slecping Car Lines for all Pointa __souT=E. : Sold by DRUGGISTS, GROCERS and DEALERS everywhers The New Line for |MICA AXLE GREASE ~ THIS NEW AND CORRECT MAP _DES MOI N B S, | e o o o e M=e> Proves beyond any reasonable question that the oo Fovoia Bowafr | (ESESEE S0 | CHICAGO & ' NORTH-WESTERN . R'Y st Tou meed uae bt half the Lln. u;:‘qu?l-l lnfiu:flul offered by ¢l Q;Iilll"!lin xml:lna your wlfnn :::i"w ‘woul 1 1Is by all odds the best road for you to take when traveling In either direetion between ' e o Techelers snd Tourime St s fofiame | 3fany other axle §riase mader andiben ro i p p The colabrated Pallman (16-«heet) Palace Sloep. | ¥OUF wacon twice a8 long. It ey sly ! Chicago and all of the Principal Points in the West, North and Northwest. ing Cars, run only on_this Line. C. & Q.| wellfor Mill Gearing, Thr;.lfl:( Bmr . ' | Jarefully examine this ¥ap. The Principal Citles of t! X e, a8 for wag tor Pocket | SaTel st fes of the West and N Pulace Drawing-Room Cors, with Horton's Re- road. Its Consections With 1he traius of al ralroads a8 points. Buagieny Ciiniog O Ire> No, evien. Ehango. for Seata-n | Cyclopadiaof Things Worth Knowiog. Reclining Chairs. The famous (., P. & Q. Palace | free to adds reas. Dining Cars. Gorgeous 8moking Cars fitted MICA MANUFACTURING 0., Elegant Hish-Backed Rattan Kevolving 81 mcmaAuAvgNllé‘x“. Chairs for the exclusivo use of first-class puagen s&~Ask Your Dealer For It 2 o Stael Track and Supsrior Equipment, com- Lined with thetrreat Throagh Car Afrange: avorite st AGENTS WANTED FOR 7| CREATIVE SCIENCE e and Sexual Philosophy. mumodations, Time Tables, & , will b6 | Protasely illustrated, The most Important 1 Shecrtally given by appiving Yost book pubiisnel Erery” famly wants 'JAMES R WOOD, | Extraswiiuary nifucements offsred Aconte A iress AGKSTS PoRLBIGCo. St Fawia, Mo* General Passenger Agent, Chicago. T. J. POTTx] General Manager, Chicago SHORT LINE 1880. K.C.,8T. JOE&C. B.R.R 18 tho only Direct Line to ST. LOUIS AND THE EAST From OMAHA and the WEST. o change of cars betwoen Omaba and St. Louls and but orie between Omaha and New York. WROUCHT IRON FENCES. SIX DAILY Essnfxs TRAINS et i NG THE CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY, \ouTNe = Over all of its principal lines, rung each wa y from two to {c F: Thoie beauty, permanence and econ P - e 0 to four or mors Fast Express Eastern & Western Cities | &l werkine o Slicticn” " Toncog Tels the ouly road west of Ghleago thas uses tha e i G PULLMAN T s e e e | S e HOTEL DINING CARS.\_ Tui cutir lino s oquipped with Pullman's | ,, - res, (" L4¥2s, Publle Grounds nad Geme- | 1t1s theonly road that runs Pullman Sieeping Cars North or Northwest of Chicago. 1¢8a8 Paicn Sloopog Cas Fancs Dy Gont I atly 3,000 MILES O EOLD. 1t tosiug tho following Trunk Lines ¢ . oa, Miller's ty Platform and o DAiatngs Chahig e s e i Line.” “Winona, Minnesota & Central Dakatn, Line. Goupisr and the caisbrated Jusic patiarna; Chaics and every dessriptionl | S8low <Chicngo St Fautand Minneagols Lty "~} eainghonse Air-Brake. manaticiursd by B %, BARNOM'S. Wire and ckets over this rocd ars 301d by ail Coupon Ticket Agents Ta tho. Uaited Stabes asd SWSEE THAT YOUR TICKET READSW [ ircn Work, 27, % und 31_Woodward Ave, De- jas. ' oy Kaomg Clty St Joseph wodwa | trih, i oot et ~atalogue snd Remember to ask for Tickets via this road, be sure they read over it,and take none other. 8 Councll X MARVIN HUGHITT, Gen'l Manager, Chicago, - W. Il STENNETT, Gen’] Pass. Agent, Chicago. s - 68 Joe a0, Lovia WA T ... ekl Pt $2,250000 ROYAL WAVANA LOTTERY.| HARRY P. DUEL, Ticket Acont C. &. W. Raiway, 4th and "arnbam Strec for saie at. all coupon fn the L& . B RIMBALL, Amstant ket asogt © & X W Railway, 14th and Farnham Strosta. S o - EXTRAORDINARY DRAWING, APRIL 12h. V¥ mamxarn, A pawes, . APRIL 1z 3 BRL iy Ticket Atent 6. & . & i Depel! gon1 i Teko'ags | 15000 TIOKETS ONLY. 772 PRIZES. aatss T CLARE N e 8t Joseph, Mo, SMALLEST PRIZE, $1,000. Bt Joanch, Mo —_———— W C. BEACHREST, Ticket Agen. 1030 Farnbass Siach ) ANDY BORDEN, A. B. BARNABD, 1 = Pase. Agent,Omaba. Gen'rl Agent, Omaha. . P i £0,000 s » ! | Whl Tickste, $160; Hatees : PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP- | Torths,si6: tncrsicihe, #5 Forteins, e PLIES AM%]"}:ANSPORT' Ltle Havaa s gorerscd eatircly oy the = FURNITURE, BEDDING, FEATHERS T eon ATuie, W asbingeon, e 55 ROMAN & CO. WINDOW SHADES. el e b 1 | e e And Everything rfemlning to the Erniture and A iy, sy 3186k oo | @EQ, 8, PARSELL, M. D, pholstery Trade, B, 006 o B tbe il | Roomain Jache Hock, or s, o o |\ GOMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF NEW COODS AT THE 2,800,000 pounds Corn, 750,000 pounds Coflee, 8. 1435 Sherman, ‘Averue. e ~ S | L e O Rl cuads ar oy, 0. 7 Bhebirtes on 500 ounds Lar, 1,050 %53~ | men. Gilice hoars 9 to 11 a. m. and 3 £ 4 p. @ OHAS. SHIVERIONK Toutts Tovacoe 200000 Boungs Sat funaa i ddiida et 1208 and 1210 Farnham Street. /000 pounds Salt, 200,000 unds Sods i P g L REED’S Kentucky Joans, 26,000 Yard | Sutin s Brown Sheetog, 218,00 yaris; Bléached | . heoting, 9,000 yards; Hickoty Snirting, 15,000 | By ‘“Almont,” be by Alexander's “Abdallah, = 00 5 30 i) Clothing, Grocorizn, Noanes Haed: | Time® by - Wt Dancerr 80 of the. rermmnod e Mool Supiessand & fove et ot - | “Lextogtons* Secomd,’ “giia Brockunridgor oy iiahooss rticion sueh a3 Harnew, Plows, o mporied “Soverein. Rakes, Forks, &c., and “ by ‘e @ . 4,500 B i e ALLTIME, v 46 Col ), Dakots, | au. Sire by Rys 'S Idaho, Indi>n Ter., Minnesots, Montans, No. | _This remarkable horse will be five yrars old G M, Todln T, Moo, Morons X || sttt hone vl B fre yrare o Hard Wearing Goods | at Chicago, Kansas City and Sfoux Ci.y. which wuber is new engaged) at §2500 rer "A 80, Fravsvortation tor such of the Supglles. | mare, payable at time of servies, at g Goods and articles that may not be contracted | Sason commences April ls Mes Cotton Suits. Men's Cottonade Pants. 10 to 150 for & be delivored at tha Agencies, se; ‘Aftez that. me bis i Men’s Cottn Wor Men's Casimore Pants...... 3000 500 Bida "k b ade” 00k on. Government Mens Jeap.......... Men's Worsted Paats. .. ... 350 %0 575 - & & 7 pring Overcoats. . . 800t 1300 ‘Schedu'es showing the kinds snd quantities 5 Men's Satin ¢ Suits. . g of sabsistence sapplies required tof €ach Agen: | BIng the st of DRI, o Twentivi, "weer of | Men’s Uni. White Vests 100t 200 o, and tho kinds and quuntiies, in grom, of Eighteenth street car.irack termious, and the 62to 125 all other ¢o>ds and articles, toge-her with blank | remainder of each week at the corner of lith . 3t 175 ettt contict i bon, o | . Hovard e " ioot 35 Gons. to-e ovser-ad by biders, tme an : ¢ < pacet datvry.terms of et i pay. ED KEED, Froprietor. S _'n“l’::,' ~ Taent, transportatian ro3tcs, and othér necesmary 3 ¢ Boy . d upwarde natrictions wi 1 be furalabea up.n application | Stable Correr 11thand Howard [ Children's Snits 30 . 2to 4 Cotton Half Hose 40c o $15 00 per dosen £ he Indian Office in Wasliington, of Nos. 65 Streets. Men's Jeans Pants. e s Brcedesy, Now Yokt 5 the 1 o " . e o e Lt | = e e Complete line of Neck Wear, Linen Collars and Sum- BSOS TLSTIOR Machine Works,| Silk Handkerehiefs, T o mens | OBGAIIA, smm. Hats, Cap’(;} gllx‘l)(gcsil d Valise o mose o accompan 60 by cert a alis i B ety o T, Mamnend P, & Munapee Boots and Shees, the amount of the proposalt T £n it Poaniley fn thosiata o ne s Fre e et Agent for San Francisco and Oregon City Woolen Manu- facturing Company. mer Underwear. and Yankton, d day above stated, and bidders are lug.ted to be prusest at the openiog. arts i S MICTot, | gaetnssofcvery demripdlon Fun s o sekinery CHARLES RIEWE, -:;lT;:p:u.:;uinmnm : UNDERTAKER ! “Shshingmriace tronsicoer M. ELGUTTER'S oo 0t S i e, | oo | MAMMOTH GLOTHING HOUSE, Famn 8u . Othsnd 11th, Omsha, Neb, , Models, ete., ne o N 7 s ool cron i stantey o | A e e e T 1001 Farnham, Corner 10th Street. THE PEOPLES ONE PRICE Cash Dry Goods Store, NOW OPFPEN, CORNER SIXTEENTH AND CALIFORNIA STREETS. With a Fine New Stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND CENT'S FURNISHING GOODS. It will pay you to examine this stock as everything is entirely new, and great bargains will be given. GUILD & McINNIS, - - PROPSH GREEN STREHET CARS PASS THE DOOR.