Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 28, 1892, Page 12

RIDING TWO MILES A MINUTE, Toarful Flight Down a Lumber Flume in the California Sierras, TEARING THROUGH A THUNDER CLOUD Thrilling Fxperience of an O1d-Time Miner on n Mission of Mercy—For His € # Life's Sake—A Tale of 014 Tuolumne, “01d Tuolumne! Well, well! are from old Tuolumne. “Wish my pardner was among them. He lived there awhile. Why, tiat fel- low on horseback coming there is the very picture of him barring his white hair. But whiter man you never met than was my pardner, up there in the Sierras, years and years ago. DBut we will watch the procession go by, and then I will tell you about it. The cir- cumstances were a little different then these here, I tell you, and there wasn't a8 much tinsel and gold and as many bunners and such music as ail this.” The fair metropolis of the Golden Gate was in gala attire, says the San Francisco Chronicle. She was celo® brating a proud state event. Companies of young men and groups of old men from different parts of California had as- sembled and were nassisting. It was a gorgeous and grand affair. As the pa- geant moved down Market street coming up from in front of the Chronicle build - ing, westood beholding it, and a Cali- nian of mature years, standing by my side, gave expression to the above re- marks. ‘*We will see this demonstra- tion through and then I will tell you some experiences which that group of old Tuolumne fellows has recalled.” Nothing could have been more magnifi- cent than that varied and long street parade. The sun had gone down beneath the leisurely swell of the old Pacific ocean, after flinging over the hills of San Fran- cisco and sitting upon the roofs and towers of all her edifices a rich golden mist which here and there, upon west- ern window and burnished spire, burned like molten metal ready for the mint, before the story began. In the spacious courts of the Palace hotel we gathered, and, seating ourselves in comfortable if slightly unconventional fashion, my friend began: “We were goldseckers in the days of long ago, my pardnerand I. On that particular day we were doing a little prospection, but _our main occupation was hunting. We got separated after clambering up the Sierras. 1 heard a shot to my left, then savage growls, and the noise of a great struggle. Soon a crash sounded as though some bodies had fallen with pieces of rock. I hur- ried in the direction of the noises, and, as I approached, I heard moans in the distance. Reaching the edge of a preci- pice I looked down, and there I saw my pardner. He was partially covered with a rock of large dimensions about fifteen feet below me. *I clembered down and succeeded in removing the rock, when he fainted away. His leg had been broken and was_ partially crushed in the fall, and the bear which he haa fought was still farther down limping away, having fallen with him but tumbled to a lower distance. 1 gathered him up and clambered above where there was a small rivulet of water. I bathed his face, examined his and found him to be in a c I had noticed signs of camp in the vicinity and started for it carrving my pardner. “Two men were there and they assist- ed me in easing the wounded mun, We dressed his leg. but the pain which he endured was greatand the wound seemed to be of so serious acharactcras to make us think that possibly amputation would be nccessary. After awhile I became convinced that he must have the care of n if we would save his life. We hausted our skill. But where should we find a surgeon? “Thero was a small town twenty-seven miles away at the base of the mountain. But how could we reach it and return in time? It would take me nearly five hours to go down and not much less than that to get back, if 1 sceured horses for u portion of the distance, and the opera- tion ought to be performed without delay. *Ten hours! He would be a dead man in that time if nothing more was done for him than what we could do. One of the men remarked that if the flume was in repaira person who wished to risk his life m'ght start to town down it. *Just the thing,’ I said. ‘No. It is out of repair. Leunstwise it has not been ex- amined for some time. We were to have it inspected in a few days and send down our logs,” insisted the logger. But this man lying there approaching the brink of death was my padtner. We had sum- mered and wintered together, and he was a8 good as the gold. He had be- friended me when we were not so well acquainted as now. We had shared many periis, and he stood foremost, in my regard, of all men. Besides, ho was helpless now and in great danger, What was I asa friend 1? 1 would not take rome risks? I soon learned that the flume” was all right as far as the men knew, only it had not been inspected for some time, and it should be before they would send down a single log. I made up my mind to go down the flume. *Did you ever see one of these log flumes of the Sierras?”’ 1 repiied that [ had seen flumes which came down from the mountains to the Columbia river, carrying wood for tho steamers and also lumber, and that I had seen those long flumes which eca v from distant heights for mining and irvigation pur- poses. Well,” said he, “these log flumes are stronger. ‘'hey are quite common, and they ure from two miles to fifty-five miles long. They are constructed in the shape of & V out of two-inch plank curely bolted together and placed cmly on u trestle, o sides of the Jume wre nbout two feet high, and the water about ten inches deep thit usually pours down, The decline is quite steep, sy eighteen or twenty inches to the ihousand, but in some places much more thun that, This flume ran some- thing like twenty-thuee miles, and the town, was nlmostu mile below us, My ride wis to be nothing like that which the millionaires J. G. 'air and J. Flood, in company with un eastern man, onge indulged in down a flume fifteen miles long. They took every pre- A, everything ns vecure s possible, having at their disposal w well constructed bout. But they were upset, thrown out, and escaped by only u huir’s breadth with their lives. ~ With the same motive it would have been the very extravagance of folly for me to bave entertained the idei of going down this flume. What madoess was it then for me to deliberately de- termine on making that terrifio de- kcens, uncertain whether the line of the a‘xuu wus continuous or not? The So they sagging of a rock. tho rotting of a tim- ber, the fall of a tree across it—any one of fifty possible things would be enough to hurl me into eternity and thoroughly thwart my purpose “‘But there was my pardner, whose case was every instant becoming more and more crivical. He was growing delir- jous, having bruised his head in the fall. heart was big with grief at the bare iden of his death. 1 went out and examined been used to take trips down this flume. 1t would serve my purpose. 1 was ready to start. Leaving my pardner in the care of one of the men, after telling him that I would soon be back with the doc- tor 1 came out of the rough log cabin again in company with the other man, who was to turn on the floodgates at the reservoir when I would be ready. “Night had come and a wind from the south arisen. Inoticed a muss of clouds was rolling around a corner of the moun- tain and its outer edge had touched the line of the flume. nd at the same in- stunt there touched my ears the faint, mufled echoes of thunder. Following upon this came & sharp report, which wns preceded by an ugly thrust of lightning, which éeemed to cut through my path, 1 adjusted my boat and told tho man I was ready. The old reservoir gato cronked ns the man worked at it. A thin strean of water came at first sweoping benenth my boat. I was firmly fixed within watching the white line as it shot ahead of me. The stream in- cronsed. It touched my boat. The next instant the full tide struck me and awny I shot. It fairly took my breath away for the first few rods. The velocity and the full gave me a sinking sensn- tion, and my heain began to recl, while everything ~ began to run together ina universal chaos about me. 1 knew only enough to hold on tight whiledownward Ispun like a projectile hurled from a cannon’s mouth. Out of this dazed con- dition of mind and sickness of heart I was jerked by nsudden jump of my boat. The line had sagged, causing an un- ovenness. But the decline was so great that the waters plunged across and my boat leaped the break and struck thie other end of . the flume, making the water spout ‘up for sixty feet. Then there was a tremendous jostling for a moment. I received a solash of the water full in the face, which revived me. Thereafter the perils, nown and un- known,and the terrible rush only stimu- lated my faculties. I was now swinging along like light- ning in the full light of the moon. The swiftly moving panorama of trees, of wide-runchxng'?omm, of rocks, of yawn ing chasms—ull stood out with terrible distinctness. The flume went straight forawhile,then it curved and skirted the edge of a precipice which overlooked what seemed a bottomless abyss. Ahead was an enormous rock, Against it I ap- penred to be rushing, when like a flash the boat scemed to strangely evade it and cling toits perpendicular sides, for the flumo was bracketed against the dead wall, und beneath there was only an unfathomable depth of darkness. On to the solid but steep sides of the moun- toin the boat came with a bound ngain, Then there was a frightful drop; it seemed straight down, ns though the bottom had fallen out of everything in general, and the flume in particular. My! how the water dashed and tore when the boat struck the more moderate decline. Across an awful chusm it shot, and what a roar rose, borne up by the chilling winds which struck me there for o instant, making my teeth chatter. Once or twice after I started I had heard the boom of distant thunder! Into vhis thunder cloud my boat went with its own roar. The moon was ob- scured and the cloud was so dense that T could see nothing. It was simply the blackness of darkness. The gloom ap- veared opaque, impervious to any light. But the crackling of the electricity was going on all about me. Then came a denfening explosion. This was followed by one even more ear-splitting. For a brief period the lightning illuminated the dense cloud and made it seem like fine mist. *My mad rush downward, in the miast of these rolling vapore of inky blackness, ugain and again flaring frightfully into lurid hues, all a-tremor with the crash- ing detonation of the lightning, was to me the most realistic illustration of what a lost soul might pass through in hurl- ing itsell into the infernal regions. A strange awe crept over me. The ertainty of my own fate settled depression upon my spirits. Lvery instant I expected my rvickety boat to collide with some ob- struction, or strike an opening, or jump from the flume and hurl me 1nto an un- recognizable mass upon the rocks. Then the reaiization of the spectacle of my pardner hovering between life and death, whom, it seemed, I loved better than my own life, would’ give new reso- lution to my spirit, and 1 would throw off these dismal premonitions. 1 was in the folds of this thunder cloud but a very brief period; but on such occasions of great poril the mind works with pre- ternatural activity, and it secemed that I would never get out of it. 1 strained my eyes ahead, but could not see a hand’s breaath in front of me, and even when the lighting illuminated the cloud the mist gave the flume a short dis- tance before me a ghostly appearance, which did not serve to reessure me. “*But at last I leaped out of the cloud into the full shining of the moon, for I was near the other edge of 1t, und then I went skimming along the edge of & precipice whose grim walls opposite me rose up out of sight. A thunderbolt just then smote thoso towering crags, uand immense rocks weresplit from their sides and came tumbling Jown right be- fore me. Itscemed that the mountain was falling, and the reverberations of thot bolt went rolling over my heaud and all about the upper peaks, while the rock slides as they struck the bot- tom of the chasm beneath made the whole earth tremble, Afterit all my astonishment grew to think T wus still hurrying safely on with my message of helpfora dying com- ru;l'u, with the speed of Mercury him- self. I was now shooting through vast forests. I caught the gleam of a small stresm flowing by my side. Surely I must be approaching the end of my journey, 1 Jmugm. A cabir ap earcd ind disuppeared like a flash a; I sped on. Then m$ anxiety was uroused anewas I wondered whether the pond into which the logs were dumped by the flume was clear. In a moment it was in full sight. Horrors upon hor- rorsl Logs floated all about upon its surfuce. 1 was going to certain de- struction. But that thought, with its puralyzing effect, gave wuy to the thought of my pardner’s need, and at once I said: ‘I must not got killed, for 1 tole him I would get back soon with the surgeon,’ My purpose was like an inspiration, ! As Tiapproached with the speed of light- ning this pond, overy inch of it weut under my swift inspection, 1 calculated the leap'of my boat from what I saw of the spring of the wuters from the flume’s mouth. Isaw an opening in the logs beyond. Onmy boat tore. All fear seomed to vanish from my mind. As my boat shot from the end of the flume 1 rose with & tremendous leap to my right and struck the clear water. It scemed that I never would reach the bottom of the luke. Then I hegan to rise. | emerged above the surfuce. was on the logs instantly, Over them 1 went jumpiug. 1 reached the shore, met a wun, asked for the surgeon, found an old boat which had | THE OMAHA DAILY BE his houso near by, delivered my me sage, saw him and another man leap into their saddles, got into my saddle, started for my sick pardner, then evefy- thing became & blank. It was morning down there when 1 cume to again, 1 had’struck something when [ leaped and suffered somebruises of which I was not until then aware. I ought to have been killed according to acalm view of the experience in the pond. ForIwns going at the rate of two miles a minutes when I plunged in —the da2scent of twenty-three m:les was made in twelve minute: 1 would cer- tainly have been o dend man six times over, but my pardner gave me inspira- tion and nerve to balk comwonplace conclusions, The surgeon and his com- panion went on, reached the cabin, treated my pardner. “He recovered. And, when conval- escing, ho went dowa to old Tuolumne. Well, time pssses. Life is common- place enough. But we donot know what we are capable of until we are roused to help those we love.” A smile played over the seamed feat- ures of the old Californian us he con- cluded his recital. A hush fell upon our little group. Out from one of the parlors of the hotel floated the uvotes of a sweet voice singing ‘“‘Auld Lang Syne.” Then the chorus was taken up by strong voices, among which you could distinguish the heavy bass of men, The emotion which charged those voices made our hearts thrill as we recognized the fact that sturdy pioneer: were singing. A faraway look g out of the eyes of our friend. His faco seemed to undorgo anew transforma- tion. The days of long ago sp:ead out before him mellowed with the golden hue of a true comradeship. Into that fair region his spirit went alone. We could not follow L\n\. As thoe song died away with its plaint1ff notes tears came into the eyes of the stalwart man. Then we said good night and left the old fellows to their thoughts of the duys when Californin began the career that has made it famous the world over. par o g BURLINGTON, 1a., April 4,1801. Dr. J. B. Moore—Dear Sir: Have been troubled with catarrh in my head and [ace for three years—at times was unuble to hear, had a constant ringing in my ears and for two years was almost deaf. ~Have tried sev- eral so-called remedies and been treated by regular physicians and noted specialists, but failed to get any relief. I tried one bottle of Moore's Tree of Life Catarch Cure. It gave immediate relief and effected a permanent cure, I heartily recommend it to all suffer- ers of this diseuse and will cheerfully give any further information on beng addressed at my home, No. 223 Sweeney ave., Burling- on, Ia. For sale by all druggists. Respectfullly, R, L. Rei. MEN OF NOTE. Prof. Brander Matthows is not handsome, but he is good and he is admired. He likes to writo about the theater and actors. Gladstone's good health is ascribed to his magnificont capacity for going to sleep, and his capacity was undoubtodly developed by continued listening to debates in the House of Commons. Frod C. Pillsbury, one of the famous fam- ily of Minneapolis ‘millers, died a few days ago. He was a kindly, public spirited man, and o prominent member of tho Minnesota Agricultural socioty. One of tho sights of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris is the spectacle of the English am- bassador, Lord Dufferin, on his bicycle, ac- companied by his son and an escort of at- taches of the embassy. Goneral Lew Wallace again declares that he is not a candidate for governor and is not a delegate to Minneanolis, but adds that he will be at the convention ' working with all his might for Harrison. Kobert C. Winthrop, the oldest surviying ox-spoakor of the national house of repre- sentatives, was a visitor to Washington re- cently and roceived many courtesies from leading men of both parties. “Rev.” Sam Small, the eocentric evangel- fst, has joined the farmers alliance in Georgia, and he is suspacted of intending to run for congress if hecan secure a nomina- tion, not as a third party man but as a demo- crat. The federal building in Chicago is in such a cracked and dilapidated condition that Judge Gresham, whose office s 1n it, says that he 1s in greater danger of being killed by 1ts falling walls than he is of being struck with presidential lightning. Joseph Murphy, the actor, is said to have & fortune of $450,000 and to have sensibly put it away where it is doing tho most good in promoting Joseph's personal prosperity. There are no flies on the old man and fow empty seats when he is proving it. Govornor Seay of Oklahoma is a very pop- ular man in the territory. He1s a_bachelor, “migh onto 50,” as he says himself, and weighs 200 pounds. His face 1s beardless and his voice a high falsetto. In the every- day talk of the territory ‘‘the governor is no slouch,” and everybody likes him. Ex-Senator Eustis made a lucky hit at the recent races in_Washington, o laid £10 on Chiswell at odds of 6) to 1, and afterwards, with & bookmaker who chaffed him anoat it, he put up £20 on tho same horse at oads of 100 to 1. The little roll he took home with him amounted to the comfortable sum of £2,600, Don Jose Jasus Pico, a noted figure of the early days of Califorula, who was closely as- sociated with the ‘‘Pathfinder,” died recently at San Luis Obispo. He was onoo seatenced to doath oy Generai Fremont for incicing an anti-American riot, but was pardoned and afterwards became Fremont's devoted friend and assocate. It is told in_an eastorn paper that “Con- gressman McKeighan of Nebraska, who has been farmer, soldier and judga ia turn, lives, when at home, in a sod house—three rooms, boarded over a framework and_covered with thick soas—which is cool in summer, worm in winter, and freer tham other structures from the danger of cyclones. e The University of Oxford has appliances for printing in 150 different languages. The law and medical departments of the Colorado uuiversity have been reorganized. Edinburgh university is one of tho chief medical centers in the world, It was founded 1n 1582, A fair indication of the strength of Ameri- can colleges 1s found in the growth of college and university librarios. A recent_estimate lacos the number of volumes in all our col- lege libraries at over 3,000,000, The youngest college president in the Unitea States is John Hustin Finley of Knox college, who 1s only 28 years of age, He is Sooteh-Irish in descent and supported him- 8oLl by workiug on a farm and teaching coun- try schools, and entered Kuox in 1853, Nearly 300 women are sttending Boston university. Seven are inthe law school, y-threo arein the medical department, ‘elovon 1n the school of theology, By thé giftof & M. Q. A. Frenoh of Cambridee founded in the College of Liberal Arts a scholarship which bears her name, ‘The authorities of the University of the Uity of iwew York nave decided to abandon the free tuition rule that has obtained in the undergraduate college since Dr. Howard Crosby’s chancellorship began in 1870, Students cutering after this year will be charged an anoual tuition foe of $100, half payable in October and baif in Fobruaty. Prof. J. G. Schurman, who has just re- turned to Coroell from a visit to the Univer- sity of Californis, announces that he will uot cept the offer of the presidency of the latter insutution. The salary offered was $10,000 & year, but it is well known that the Cornell authoriuies are considering a readjustment of salaries that will make it & bard matter for ostside lnstitutions to draw sway membors of the faculty. Thero aro 811 public schools in New York city. The sverage attendance in 1501 varied from 124,804 1o July to 145,624 in November, the Jatter number being 93 per. cent of the pupils registered for that month, During the yoar there were gradusted from the schools 1,637 Bale pupils and 1,045 female pu- pils, waking a total of 8,252, The averago age of male graduates w. and of female graduates The number of pupils 10 each teacher was forty-oue i 1891, as forty in 1890, Have Beecham's Pills ready in the house bold, WORTH A GUINEA A BOX, Covered with a Tastsles: Stomnch, SICK HEAD- ACHE, Tmpair. stipation, Disorder., ed Liver, ete. found alsoto be especially efMeacions and remedial by FEMALE SUFFERERS, Of all druggista. Prico 26 conts a box. Now York Depot, 385 Canal 81, 1 Salve for Bums ! f Take a quarter of a pound each of bees- wax, Burgundy pitch, white pine pitch and resin; half a pound of mutton tallow, agill of goose oil, half a gill of tar; mix and melt together and use as other salves. DRS. 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They They were made by first class tailors The coats have either patch pockets or set-in pockets, and are lined with either a-—— fine quality of Italian, Farmer satin or serge. worth nine dollars—some ten—and at least half of the entire lot would be sold at twelve dollars at any othertime. Some of these suits are T hey are not only worth these prices in a newspaper and in our window—but they’re worth it on your back (and front—and l—gs). Until they're all gone (we never make a price for one day and raise it the next)—until they’re all gone every suit—you can have your own unrestricted choice of the entire grand assortment—at what they’re marked in the window A FIVE DOLLAR BILL: POR DECORATION DAY of good indigo blue flannel, guaranteed absolutely fast color, suits that won't turn red in | in the face when they see the son get up Thomorning (with G. A, R. buttons tree)—and your choice still goes at we will add to this grand offerin three hundred G. A.R. Suits, made were designed for us by Uncle Sam and cost us five dollars each. l The unique price cards used in our show window on these suits IDRO_OSALS FOR STE. the Int ush L D ATING-DE of Indiun May 0, 1802 Seuled for Stenm Issioner atrs, Washinzton, D. C.. will be recelved at this office until1 ¢'cloek b m. of Monday, June 6. 182, for the furnishing of all necessary materials and Inbor and piacinz in position, complete und ready for use, one low pressure return circulating steam heating and v paratus for the three Indian at the A partme, affairs, Wa D of one of the buildings us the office may direct. Plans and elevations of the buildings for the guidance of the bidders i the preparation of bids fice of the “Bee" ¢ a . N J bl of Denver, Colo., the 1t Lake City, Utal, and at this office. Bidde quired to nccompany their bids with designs and specifications of the ateam heatinz and ventllating apparatus proposed to be fur- nished, said desigzns and specifiontions to be adapted to the buildings to which they are to be upplied. The right s rescrved to reject any or all bids or any v y deemcd fc: the hest Interest of Lhe service, CERTIFIED CHECKS. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or draft upon some United States de- pository or solvent National bank iu the vicinity of the residence of the bidder, made payabio to the order of the commissioner of Indinn affairs, for ut least 5 per cent of the amount of the proposal, which check or draft will be forfoited to the United States in cuse any bidder or bidders an award shidll fuil to promptly ex ontract with 700d und suflicient sureties. wise to be rotu d to the bidder. 1ds i mpanied by cash In licu of a certifi check will not be considered. For further information apply to T.J. MORGAN, Commissioner, 5 are Miga2it NOTICE OF ASS AGES FOR GRAD: To the owners of all lots, parts of lots and d street from Locust street ereby notified that the under- disinterested freeholders of the ahiahuve been duly uppointed by the r, with the approval of the city council d'city, to nssess the damuge to the own- ers respect| f the property affected by grading t from Locust to Si You wsre further notlified, cepted sald appolutment, as required by luw, we will. on the'dth day of June, A, D. 1802, at the hour of 100'¢! in'the forenoon, at the office of T. C. Brunner, room 1, Ware blook, within the corporate mits of sald city, meet for the purpose of considering and muking the assessment of damage to the owners respectively of said property, affected by sald grading takiog into cousideration special benefits, If any. You ure notified to be present ut the time und place aforesald, and make any objections 1o ar statomonts concorning ald nsscssment of dumuges os you may considor proper. e a8 you mi¥ ENteet ELGCH, T, C. BRUNNER, JAMES STOOKDALE, Omaha, May 25, 1502, w2610t NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS, You aro hereby notified that the followl describod premises, Lots 18 and 1) of Key 2. that having ne- d duly guaiified b4t in lot 9, th o side of Harney street botwoen 20th street and 24th lot 4 of lot 7. Cupitol ad- ) sido of Farnum street and hstraet; sub lot 12 of lot 9, . on tho south side of Harney 20th stroet and 24th streot; sub apitol addition, on the side of between 2)th und 24th streets: Jipitol addition, on the of Harnoy street botweon 20th and 5, have been declared by ordinances 5. i, )68, 3000 nd 8073 to Do nulsances by rouson of the banks of earth existing there- on, You aro horeby airected to abate sald nul- sunces by stloping and grading down the front portion of the lots numed AbOYE 50 4 to provent the faliing, wasting or washing of carth on o sidewalks adjucent thereto within 15 days w the 18th duy of My, 182 or safl pui- wces will be abated by the city suthor penso thoroof lovied as i sp st the property on which c0 0X 8t d this 2ith day of Muy, 1802 W, BIICHA U Chalrman of the Hoard of Publ] Muy 24 s subdlivison s0u: BAKING sPOWDER. 25 ozs.For 2 5. ABSOLUTELY PURE. JUST TRY IT. ——THBER—— Bee Bureau of Claims ROOM 220 BEE BUILDING, PATENTS For Inventions PROCURED BY THE Bee Bureau of Claims OMAHA, NEB., Equal with the Interest of thowo havinz olsln agninst thegovernment Is that of INVENT often loso tho banent of valu: Gf tho Incompetency o Nt employed to ovtain tholr pa Cannot be exoroised n emnplo Teliablo 0llo tor t prooire patents. for t13 valuy Gfa patont dponds graatly, It notoatiraly, upoa th careand skill of tho nttornay. Withtlio view of proteoting invontors tran worth Joss OF cATOI0 4% ALLOFNOPY, Riid OF 03Ing 1AL in¥ oA £ woll protastod by valld patonty, Tili B33 "hias rotalnod counsel oxport W patsas and 11 thorofore propared 1o patents, Conduct Interferences, MaZe speciall>xwminationy, Prosccute rejected canes, Register tr Kendey opi ity of patents. Prosecute and defend infrinyens auits, cte., ete. Ityou havo an favontion on hand send TIIE BEQ BUREAU u skotch or photograph thereof, togethar with o brlof dos ana you will bo ¢ pursuo. o 1 eonrigns pe and vali 00 0dy1501 43 0 tho DIt COUrse Ly Models uro not necessary unless tho 1nvon- Is of a complicated natura. 1f othors ara ln- AU for u rellable OPINION before acting 0a tho matior. THE BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS 220 Beo Builling, Omaha, Neb. Bureau s guarantoad by the the Ploneer Press und the Sun NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT OF DANM- AGES FOR GRADIN To the owners of all lots, parts of lots and real cstate along Muson streot. from 18th stroet 1o 20Lh street. You are hereby notifled that the under- signed, three disinterested freeholders of the city of Omahu, have been duly appointed by the muyor. with the upproval of thecity coun- oil of 10 nssess the damuge to the owners respectivoly of the property o Dy grading Mason street from 18th” str ith streot, declared necessary by ordinance pussed May 17, 182, approved sy 18, 1692 You are furthor notified, that haviug no- cepted suid nppointment, and duly quaiified s required | v, we w.il. on the 7th day of June, A. D. 18 rof 10 o'clocik In [ Y. Lito buliding, rporato i of ‘sald city, moeet the purposo of consaering and making as- sossment of dimage to the owners respoctively of suid proporty. affected by suld krading taking into consideration speclal benefis, it "5 ure notified to be present at the time and pluce aforesald. and muke any objections {0 of statoments' concorning sald uisessiment of dutnuges 4s yOu iy consider propor. AR ¥ T Mot o1 L LOW ds will b recelved by th the city of Kapid Uity, & D., iy June 0, 1802 for the' build and Inving of 1,00 feet of 1u-lnch cast pipe, to:ethor with furnishing all the muteriuié necossury 10 thelr construction necording to plans und specifications on o at the office of gineor of the city of Kupid City. Tng « h reservolr und vl ps ipe line slone, must i s with certified ' chock ®L,00)) dollurs. ' reservoir alone must accompany their bi with u cortified cheok for two bundred and fifty (820 dollars, checks Lo be drawn upon any solvent bunk' in 8t. Paul. Minneapolis Outuhia or Rapid City, und to be unsuccessful bidders o Bids shall bo ¢ both Reservolr or Pipe i be. The oty councll reserves the ject any or all bids. Address all ¢ tlons 10 the OITY AUDITOR, of Baoid Gy, Bouth Dakota. wpid Olty, May 17, 1s02 Duted at Rupid Oity, May i RECULAR Army and PENSIONS: Soldrers in the R:gu'ar Arm and Sailors, Seamen and Mar- ines in the Uniled States Navy, > since the War of the lfz,'bc///u;,/ who have been discharged from the service on account of dis- abilities incurred therein while in the line of duty, ara Entitled to Pension at the same rates and under thae same conditions as persons ren- dering the same service during the War of the Rebellion, except that they are not entitled under the new law or act of June 27, 1890. Such persons ara als> entitled t> pension whether discharged from the service on account of disability or by reason of expir- ation of term of service, if while in the service and line of duty, they incurred any wound injury or disease which still disables them for mannal labor. L Widows and Children of persons rendering servics in the regular army and navy Since the War are Fntitled to Pension. ofthe death ofthesoldier wasdue to his service, or occurred whils J he was in the service. Parents of Soldiers & Sailors dying in the United States ser= vice s e the War of the Rebel- lion, or afier discharge from the service, from a cause originat- ing therein, leaving no widow or child under the age of sixteen years, are entitled to pension if now dependent upon their own labor for support, whether tha soldier ever contributed © support or they were depsnde upon him at the time of death or not. FOR INFORMATION OR ADVIOH As to title to pension, ADDRES THE BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS, 2RO Hee Bullding, OMAMHA, NEBRASK A §# This Burown ls guaranieed by the Ouabg Bee, the Ploncer Vress #ud th Saa Frauclsco Exsmines » - PAXTON & GALLAGHER, Omaha.Neb | A AT 24 e