Grand Island Times
Wednesday, August 12, 1873

PROBATE NOTICE

In the matter of the estate of Theodore Moll , deceased
NOTICE is hereby given, that the creditors of said deceased will meet the Executix of said estate befor me, Probate Judge of Hall County, Nebraska, at the court House in said county on the 1st day of September, 1873 and or on the 6th day of October, 1873, and or the 3d day of November, 1873, at 10 a. m. each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment and allowance. Three months are allowed for creditors to present their claims, and six months for the executrix to settle said estate, from the 4th day of August, A. D. 1873. All persons indebted to said estate must pay their indebtedness at once or make suitable arrangements with the executrix.

Given under my hand this 9th day of August, A. D. 1873.

W. H. PLATT
Probate Judge.

Grand Island Times
Wednesday, August 12, 1873

LOCALS OF THE WEEK

On Wedneday evening a grand concert of vacal and instrumental music will be given by Miss Louise Irving at Liederkranz Hall. The Liederkranz Society having kindly volunteered their services. The citizens of Grand Island may expect a rich musical treat.

A stranger entered the State Central Bank the other day and presented a draft, for which he wanted the cash. The Cashier informed him he would have to be identified; having been identified he informed the cashier that he had often been there before, and had been repeatedly identified and woundered at not being recognized, when the cashier explained by saying that sometimes he was shaved and sometimes he was not, when he came in. "Just so," says the stranger, "but I am always shaved before I get out of here."

QUITE a remarkable case of Replevin came before Judge Platt on Saturday last. George Martin vs. Henry N. Martin ,-father against son. It seems that some difficulty had arisin between the plaintiff and his wife, the wife leaving home and going to her son's house, the defendant, and then sending said son to the father's house to get his private papers, deeds, etc., for which the father brought the suit. Jury trial-who after being out but a short time brought in a verdict for the plaintiff in the right of property and right of possession, and assessed his damages at $100. The case was most hotly contested. Abbott and Thummel for plaintiff, and Hayes and Nunn for defendant.

NOTE: This Henry (Henry Nathaniel) is one half of the Martin brothers who were pinned together by an arrow during an Indian attack on the Martin's farm. Both boys, Henry and Robert , survived.

Grand Island Times
Wednesday, August 12, 1873

INDIAN SLAUGHTER

Great Battle in the Republican Valley
Bloody Fight Between the Pawnees and Sioux
Pawnee Loss in Dead and Wounded Over One Hundred

Some two or three weeks ago the Pawnee numbering about three hundred strong, with squaws and papooses and six hundred ponies started from their reservation for their annual hunt in the great Republican Valley. While persuing their wild, yet peaceful a?????, they were suddenly surprised and attacked by fifteen hundred Sioux under the command of young Spotted Tail . The fight occurred between the Republican River and Black Wood Creek; it was long and stubborn, but the Pawnee were forced to retreat before a superior number. When the Pawnee were informed that there was a strong force of the Sioux in their front, they immediately hurried their squaws and papooses to a canyoun or ravine for safety and then went out in the presence of the foe to give them battle. The Sioux were splendidly armed and equipped. The Pawnee were not, having but few rifles with them, as it is their custom to use the bow and arrow with their revolvers, because easier handled in the hunt when in close contact with the buffalo. The Pawnee warriors soon learned that they were not equal in the fight, and no match for the Sioux with their fine Henry rifles and superior Spencer carbines, they were forced back and so rapidly that they could not save their squaws and papooses; for the foe had succeeded in getting between them and the Pawnees, who, with desperate valor, disputed inch by inch the ground on which they fought. The Sioux, like bloody tigers thirsty and ferocious, sprang upon them in the canyon and butchered them without mercy, as the stern resistance of the few brave Pawnee aroused a revengeful ire, and called into action all the bloody instincts and barbarity of their natures; braining and scalping the squaws, and with their long knives plunging them into the bodies of the papooses and hurling them into the flames of the camp fires. Sky Chief , one of he most brave and daring of the tribe, with his squaw and papoose fell a victim to the Siouxs' thirst for blood. By nature he was endowed with qualities that made him great among his people. A natural orator whose voice was ever heard in the interests of this nation at the council fire, and was a firm friend of the white man. The Sioux follwed the Pawnee on their retreat with a running fight for twenty-five miles, and lasting some ten hours. All this occurred within one hundred and twenty miles of this city of Grand Island. The Pawnee loss is reported at 120 killed and wounded. The surviving Pawnee with their wounded passed east on Friday evening last, the 8th, destined for their reservation. (The next two lines are unreadable.) A number of the Sioux were made to bite the dust, yet the amount will never be definitely known. The Pawnee had been very successful in their hunt and were just contemplating their return homeward, having killed some five or six hundred buffalo. This is a terrible and crushing blow to the tribe from which they never can recover. It is the most desperate and bloody fight that has occurred on the frontier for years. This loss of warriors makes a large gap in the tribe, but let the Sioux beware of even the remnant left, for when they are in heart and truly armed, one hundred Pawnee warriors would put a thousand Sioux to rout.

For the last three months, the Pawnee have been seeking friendly negotiations with the Sioux, but the latter, for reasons better known perhaps to their chiefs, kept out of their way, or would not meet them. It is thought, and very justly too, by many on the frontier, that this surprise in the Republican Valley was all premeditated and prearranged by the crafty gunning of the treacherous Spotted Tail, whom you perceive, was absent and not with his tribe on the big hunt, his son being in command; and then the new arms and ammunition, recently demanded and received from the government, tended toward the fatal results which had proved so disastrous to the Pawnee.

The FINE BELL from Menecly's Bell Facotry, West Troy, for the use of St. Stephens Church, of this city, arrived here on Saturday last. The bell alone

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weighs three hundred and eleven pounds, and the tone is very clear and rich. St. Stephens is the only church in the diocese to our knowledge that can boast a bell.

Grand Island Times
Wednesday, August 12, 1873

PRAIRIE CREEK ITEMS

A grove of several hundred sun-flowers, standing on an average, ten foot high, with several blossoms on each stalk, help hide he mud walls of Private T. Burton 's palatial sod shanty.

They didn't have the circus at Alda the other week, but a week ago Sunday they had a lovely little fight--all about the Darwinian theory. You see, Doty intimated that Benhiser was a "connecting link"--offspring of a canine, gender feminine, and refused to retract when requested. Result--two sore heads, one knuckle out of joint, several sore ribs, considerable blood-letting, one man that couldn't ride a mowing machine for three days, 'cause he couldn't sit down, etc., etc. Benhiser wears the belt, having come off high-cock-a-lorum.

For the whole 52th part of a year I've been squirming-I've twisted like a corkscrew, rolled and played snake, till I feel like a "Third Party" man who has just succeeded in not getting any office under the Administration. From my actions you would have judged that I was a small pice of the circus-left behind by accident! Stomach ache is some complaint; in fact summer. I'm peppermint essence now-no, no, convalescent I mean, and yesterday I played ten-pins with teh empty botles; I put old "Castor oil," in front, flanked on either side with "laudanum," and "aregoric," and behind I put "rhubarb," "nitre," "peppermint," "spirits of camphor," etc. When I got them up the labels looked so pretty (Nathan has a seductive way of putting nice labels on nasty medicines), and they had such a sweet looking lot of corks, I had a mind to forgive 'em. But with a squint at eh head pin, "castor oil," all feelings of compassion flowed from my bosom; I rolled up a wad of "Magnesia," "senna," and "manna," and with a wild shout of revenge I threw it and mad a "ten-strike."

The doctor, who was very kind, and called to see me often (at $2.50 per call,) said it was bile, and considering the weather, maybe it was. But I think melons, assisted by those apples I got at Kenzie's & Greve's should come in for sonsequential damages. Tehold women of the neighborhood made my house their headquarters during the week, and such chaff about "when John Henry," and "Hannah Mariar had it," was never before heard-regular herb-tea matinees, peppermint readings, pennyroyal sociables, every afternoon. then the oldest and ugliest would persist in sitting up with me nights-they like nothing better than wrapping rags biled in cold water round a fellow's heard,a dn when he's a kicking, groaning, twisting and aquirming for all that's in him, they just love to ask-"Do you feel better now?" knowing, of course, you'll say "Nodamit!"If by a chance a fellow does feel easier, and drop in a doze, they at once want to know if his eyballs are yellow, and if his ongue is furred. I've got so used to running my tongue out during the past week that it works like the piston-rod of a steamboat, and flaps around like an old nightshirt on a clothesline on a windy night in November. One thing more I've ascertained-mustard sits far more pleasantly on sandwitches, washed down by lager than it does on one's abdominal department wrapped in rags.

U. KERR

Grand Island Times
Wednesday, August 12, 1873

STATE ITEMS

Nebraska City has a distillery ready for business.

Juniata Precinct, Adams Co., has voted bonds to build a grist mill.

Omaha is going to introduce German into her public schools. Sensible Omaha-for once.

Grand Island Times
Wednesday, August 12, 1873

LOCALS OF THE WEEK

Why is a certain young man, courting one of Grand Island's fair young maidens, like a traveller bound for a foreign port? He's bound to Havre.

A coal oil lanp exploded in the O. K. Store last Thursday evening, and had it not been for the assistance rendered by several parties present, and Babcock fire extinguisher, a lively fire would have ensued.

The happiest man in town is John Flagg , proprietor of the Third Street hotel. Cause-a nice little boy presented to him by Mrs. Flagg, Monday, Aug. 18th. Here's to young Mr. Flagg-long may he wave.

The new style of fractional currency is out, the firest piece of which reached here last week. In appearance it is not so attractive as the old "Greenback" and, we should think, could be much easier counterfeited.

Grand Island Times
Wednesday, August 12, 1873

CERSTE!

20,000 bush. Cerstezum virschiffen verlargt. Der Unterzelchnete bezahit die hoechsten Preise, und macht auf Veriangen liberalen Vorschues.

WM. COELLNER

Grand Island, Neb.

Grand Island Times
Wednesday, August 12, 1873

STATE ITEMS

An emmigrant train from the west Monday morning, sported a small band, which "ground" out several good pieces of music for the edification of our citizens. The passengers were principally miners from Virginia City, Nevada, on their way back to "the States," which they had not visited for quite a number of years. they were all happy, and seemed very much pleased to think that they were once more in "God's county," as they termed it.

Grand Island Times
Wednesday, August 12, 1873

MARRIED

August 16th, 1873, John D. Schuller and Miss C. A. Rohlf , both of Hall County.

Better late than never, John. Happiness and success attend you.