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' n v 'V it THE JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY FEB. 15, 1882. Communications, to Insure insertion in the next issue, should be in hand on Mondays; if lengthy, on Thursdays preceding issue-day. Advertisements, of whatever class, should be in hand by aoon, Tuesdays. Advertisements under this bead IS cts. a line first insertion, 10 cts. a line each subseauent insertion. Insure of Becher & Co. 2 David Smith Is in DaTid City. M. T. Kinney was In the city Sunday. County Commissioners meet on Feb. 23th. District Court commences March 6, '82. Dr. Lewis, of Albion, was in the city Saturday. Plenty of money to loan at Becher & Co'i. 2 Creaton was well represented in town Saturday. M. Smith returned from Denver yesterday morning. Plattsmouth is having her tel ephone 'experience now. Cbas. Iteiuke is under the weather with a bad cold. T. J. Ellis will have a sale of stock, graiu, &c, Feb. 25th. Frank "Wake fell from a horse Sunday last, breaking his leg. Bro. Ilolcomb of the Schuyler Herald was in the city Sunday. Several new houses are going up in the eastern part of the city. Mr. J. H. Reed has been sick for two weeks past, but is now better. At Brandt's Restaurant, a warm meal for one dime. Don't forget it. 42-tf Your Neighbor's Wife will be at the Opera House, Monday even ing. 1 The prairie fires hereabouts have given some pretty close calls lately. If you want a choice article of Michigan cider vinegar call on Wm. Becker. Rickly & Hoffman have re ceived & first-class fox-hound from Wisconsin. Commissioner Rivet went home sick from the last meeting, but is about again. E. D. Filzpatrick left for the east Sunday la6t, to lay in a large stock of stationery. For insurance in the best com panies of the world, go to Gus. G. Becher & Co. 2 Fcnelope, the Milkman's Bride, at tho Opera House, Monday even ing, Feb. 20th. 1 The Journal is doing a large amount of job work these days. Leave us your orders. Plenty of old papers in bundles of ten each, for five cents a bundle, at tho Journal office. tf Watts Burgess of Genoa was in the city Saturday. Watts is engaged now "teaching tho young idea." R. C. Moran, of Creston pre cinct, sold the other day a three year old steer that weighed 1,370 pounds. John Bixby of the Fullerton Journal called at these headquarter, Saturday. Glad to see you. Call again. Don't you forget that Ernst, Schwarz& Co. are selling heating stoves :vt cost, to close out their stock. 42-2 The air Sunday had a sugges tion of coolness in it, as though there was a Buow-storm brewing west of us. W. N. McCandlish has made ar rangements to go into the stock raising bueiucss on a large scale. Success to him. Albert Rieder, as administrator of the estate of Geo. Rieder, dee'd, will sell stock and other chattels of the estate, Feb. 28th. The Hon. D. S. Parmalee of Douglas county spent la6t Friday in Columbus, and purchased sixty head of yearling steers of D. Anderson. Anybody -vraatiac cfcelce Timothy or Haasarlaa need, cmll at Was. Becker store. It Is aa excelleat quality of seed. Kearney is talking of a syrup and sugar factory. The practical man wants to organize a stock corn pony with five or six thousand dol lars stock. Wm. Burgess, editor of the Gazette, accompanied by Mrs. Burgess, attended the State Wom an's Suffrage Association at Lin coln last week. 7LV--v 0( T. H. Saunders has received notification of the allowance of back ' pension from the year 1S65. His many friends will be glad to Xjhis succesB in this matter. hearoT I t Aayaoy waatiasj aa; or views, call at Wbe. Becker -where yoa caa hay very cheap. Coate soea as they are selllas; fast. 42-2 Three brothers of John Dack are coming from Illinois to locate in Nebraska. One of them takeB Supt. Moncrief s farm, and will place upon it twenty brood mares with other stock. All who have paid their sub scription to the Jouenal for the year 1882 are entitled to a copy of Kendall's treatise on the horse and bis diseases, in either English or German. 36-tf It waB reported yesterday morn ing that one of the prisoners in jail had escaped and taken with him a team from one of our east-side citi zens. The latter part of the affair turned out tc be a mistake. rroyr Don't fail to see Your Neigh bor's Wife and Penelope at the Opera House, Monday evening. 1 Rev. Father Flood was in the city Saturday. He has been some what under the weather lately, but we should be extremely cautious about rousing his ire, even in his Illness. The entertainment given by the If ennerchor Saturday evening was a grand success, and the largest audience they have ever had, the Hall being so crowded that there was scarcely standing room. Mr. Z. E. Parker of the Lin coln Journal traveling force has been compelled to quit the road, on accoant of poor health. Mr. Par ker's legion of friends will be glad when they hear of his convales cence. A telegraph line has been erect ed between the residences of S. C. Smith and D. Andersons and an in strument placed in each house, upon which the young ladies of the two families are learning the art of tele graphy. Chas. E. Morse finished sowing his wheat last week. We believe that on this deal Charles is taking the right method. The earliest mo ment that the ground is ready, we believe to be the golden rule for farm work in Nebraska. We publish elsewhere the amount of money donated to Mrs. Griffin by kind friends of the ven erable lady. One of the few things that the young and able owe to the aged and infirm is, to make their further stay here as comfortable as possible. The Columbus Woman Suffrage Association will meet this (Wednes day) afternoon in the parlor -of the Congregational church, at 3 o'clock, and all the members are earnestly requested to bring their friends, as matters of special interest are to be considered. J. P., James and Charles Rose borough of Kane Co., 111., have been paying this section a business visit, and have purchased lands in Madi son county. They expect to be in their new homeB within a month. month. They took the train here yesterday for Illinois. An adjourned meeting of the friends of the Library and Reading Room Association of Columbus, will convene at the City Hall this, (Wednesday), evening, at 7 :30. The committees on organization and subscriptions are ready to report, and a good turn-out is solicited. We will hold a protracted meet ing in the German Reformed church this week. Rev. A. E. Babcock, of Rochester, "Md., will assist the pastor. Services will begin at 7:30 every evening. All are cordially in vited to attend. Franklin Pierce. We furnish the American Agri culturist (in English or German), the best farmers' monthly in the world, together with the Columbus Jour nal, one year, to any address in the United States or British Possessions, for $3, cash in advance. The price of the Agriculturist alone is 11.50. There is little doubt bnt a cooper's shop would do well here. What with work that will be re quired by the Packing House and by the Creamery companies, as well as others in this section of country, it would seom as though an estab lishment would have plenty to do. Mr. Harmon, a representative of the firm of Lowrie & Co., exten sive dealers in grain in this State, at Lincoln, gave us a pleasant call yes terday morning. They already have control of eight elevators and grain warehouses, and intend to arrange for the establishment of a branch business at Fullerton, Nance Co. We have now tested the table qualities of the Egyptian corn-meal that we had from Rev. J. C. Evans several weeks since. We are very fond of corn cakes and buckwheat cakes, but we prefer this article to either of those, and we think it will richly pay all our farmers to plant thi6 corn, and raise quantities of it. There should have been a meet ing of the City Council Monday night, but there were present Mr Hudson, clerk; Mr. Brandt, police man and Mr. Suilivan, att'y, and one member of the Council, Jno. Rickly, who is among the most prompt and faithful of all our public officials, always at his post, and doing his best. M. Miles, of Creston precinct, has recently finished a large and con venient barn, an improvement that a good many farmers will soon get around to in Nebraska. This barn has room for 7 horses, S cows, a corn crib that will hold a thousand bush els of corn, bins for bis small grain, room for 3 or 4 tons of hay and a work bench, all nnder the same roof. The sale at Wm. Hoefelman's Monday last was a decided success in every particular. The day was fine, the crowd was large (about three hundred present), the auction eer, John Haber, was in excellent humor, as was also the crowd. The priceB realized for cattle were ex cellentcalves 18 to $19; heifers, $27 to 35 ; cows, $35 to $42. Horses sold for good round figures. There will be a social, select reading, oyster supper and perhaps a lecture, at the new Monroe Con gregational Church, the evening of Feb. 22a, '82, the proceeds to go toward furnishing seals for the church. Supper and entertainment, 50 cents. All are invited to be pres ent, to enjoy themselves and help along a good cause. Tickets at Dowty, Weaver & Co's, Columbus, Nebr. Mr. Arthur Rea of Canton, 111., who spent two weeks in this neigh borhood, started for home on Thurs day last. He has the chief meat market In his place, running what might be fitly called a parlor shop. He expects to return in the fall, as he recognizes an opening here to make money. He is a solid man, financially as well as physically, and would be a desirable accession to the business force of any community. Phil. Banch of the Madison Chronicle gave as a pleasant call Saturday. He says that Madison has recovered from the effects of the cyclone last summer, and that busi ness is good. May she continue to prosper, and this she certainly will do, so long as she has generous, whole-souled business men like those who have made Madison what she is. As with men, so with com munities, there is such a thing as watching out for the main chance. Towns which fall to do this "get left" to use a very trite but forcible expression. On Sunday evening last, we, while taking a pleasure trip, called at the farm or J. O, Tasker & Son, on the Looking Glass valley. We were shown around the place by Mr. John Tasker, to our great enjoy ment, and were convinced that it must be great satisfaction to these gentlemen to look upon their fine lot of bogs and cattle. They have their stock pens very conveniently arranged with a good wind mill to furnish water for their stock, and, it seemed to us, everything' just to their hand. Thus is the life of the in dustrious Nebraska farmer. Genoa Leader. If J. H. R's communication has a full response, it will do much to clear away lingering doubts as to the creamery question among the farmers.. The Journal suggests an additional inquiry, to those who may undertake to give the desired infor mation. The creamery business elsewhere has been a pronounced success this doesn't seem to be dis puted by aay. What have been the conditions of that success? Have we, in Nebraska, like conditions? If the experience of others can be utilized to our benefit, it would be well to know exactly what that ex perience has been. Dr. Bonesteel met with a very serious accident last week, and it is very fortunate that he escaped with his life. On Wednesday night, while crossing over the Loup bridge, one of his horses stepped into a hole made by an absent plant, and be came frightened so badly that the team floundered and ran away, pitching the Doctor, and Isaac Cal lison out of the buggy. The doctor lay unconscious for some time, be doesn't know how long; he struck on his right shoulder and hip, and bis arm was partially paralyzed, also Isaac's hand was "smashed-up" a little. They are both recovering rapidly. Hon. Geo. Lehman was in Oma ha Friday and Saturday, and says that there is considerable mud in the streets of the metropolis, teams stall ing without any trouble. George says that some of the Douglas county representatives have been informed that an extra session of the legisla ture will probably be called in March and that the redisricting of the State for judicial purposes will be includ ed in the call. If so, the probability is that the session will be lengthened out beyond endurance, unless, in deed, the majority of the members determine upon quick, sharp work, in which case the session need last bat a few days. The Genoa Leader says that the Fullerton Journal is to do the print ing for Nance county at one cent a square, that is to say, a compositor would get for his day's work, at that rate, about 44 cents and board him selfthe newspaper proprieter giv ing his space for nothing. There is scarcely ever a loss, however, with out a corresponding benefit to some one. In this case, the Co. Commis sioners have'drivehsr sharp bargain, and in the interests of those they serve, viz, the people, who pay the taxes; but just why the printers should be called upon, exclusively, to sacrifice themselves upon the al tar of the public service we are una ble to see. They can be libera, without being unjust to their own interests. A good sized smoke-house aad ham-house have been erected by the Packing Co., two hundred feet west of their main building. The extent of their business may be inferred by the money paid out for hogs, since the opening of their business, which was late in the season. In round figures it may be put at seventy-eight thousand dollars to date, and a con siderable portion of it has been ex changed for merchandise right here, which ib a good thing for Columbas dealers. Another year, as favorable for raising hogs as the past, will see four times the amount of business done, is a prediction we think very safe to make, because, having a solid, home 'market, the product raised will be that much greater, and, be ginning at the commencement of the packing season, the Company will be able to take in all that comes. We may add that the good market here is bringing the hogs from an increased distance. For. instance, on Monday most of tbojkf received were from Colfax countyoaVioad coming right through Schuyler. This showB, not that shippers are not paying all the market will justify, but that packers can afford to and do pay more than the shippers can. Hade Tom's Cahla. One of the best audiences ever assembled in Columbus to witness a dramatic entortainment, greeted the Mason & Morgan combination last Monday evening. The child actress, Mable Noyep, it is said, has been on the stage less than a year, yet her acting and singing are excellent. Mr. Mason, as Simon Legree, the villain-planter, fills the bill completely. The company endeavor to render the drama in the spirit of the great work of Mrs. Stowe, of which it should be an epitome, and are prob ably the best Uncle Tom's troupe traveling iu the west. A recent decision of the Supreme Court is more than interesting to all who have control of county matters, It is important to know. We quote from N. W. Reporter, page 406: "Sec 25, c. 18, Comp. St., requires the annual levy of taxes, for county purposes, to be made upon an esti mate prepared by the board of coun ty commissioners. Such estimate may, if necessary, include outstand ing warrants of preceding years; but when it does not, the fund aris ing from the levy of that year cannot be legally used to pay the warrants of preeeding years ; at least, until all of the expenditures contemplated by the yearly estimate have been met." One has only to consider the scope of this decision to see its striking features. m District Coars. The followiug are the juries for the next term : Grand Jno. Wiso, L. E. Kuhne, C. H. Young, J., Piersall, Walter Mead, Jno. Graham, G. W. Galley, Juan Maynard, J. Tiffany, J. H. West, Hugh Edwards, Silas Fran cises, J. G. Rouson, J. T. Russell, E. D. Fitzpatrick, Ed. Higgins. Petit J. A. Salmon, Frank Mead, Jas. Heffman, J. C, Hurley, Jas. Noonan, Jno, Lackey Sr., Cbas. Gross, D. L. Bruen, D. Warnock, S. G. Davis, A. Eikemeyer, Jno. Scbilz, O. S. Moran, J. H. Meyer, Thos. Cain, G. W. Davis, A. Eikemeyer, Thos. Cain, G. W. Davis, Jno. New man, H. Ragatz, Wm. Mead, Ira Mullen, C. D. Tyler, Jos. Webster, Ed. Roberts, T. M. McLean. A correspondent writes us an article which, if printed as written, would be an advertisement. We give it, in substance, without making an advertisement of it : Humphrey, Feb. 11th, '82. "Mr. Editor: In the Journal of Feb. 8th I saw a piece (I think one of your own), that it stands to rea son that Columbus merchants could undersell those located on the branches of the U. P. I say not, for our expenses and taxes are smaller, which more than weigh up the tri fling addition of freight we have to pay. I will give you a few prices which I would like to see Columbus merchants undersell at a living profit. Standard A sugar, 9 lbs. for $1 ; C sugar, 10 lbs. for $1 ; best loose raisins 7 lbs.; evaporated apples 7 lbs.; A rbuckle's coffee 5 lbs.; best green coffee 5) lbs.; Indian bead muslin 10 cts. per yard ; calicos from 5 cents up and everything else in proportion. I pay 11 cents per doz for eggs and 22 cents for butter, and furthermore if any person boys at a time ten dollars worth of goods, I will give him an extra discount of 5 per cont." -- We are in receipt of a com munication signed "H. G.,w concern ing an item, in a recent number of the Journal in regard to a school house in Woodville precinct some where. Our correspondent remarks that every dwelling but one in the district is of sod, and if there is one of them that don't leak in a heavy rain, it is a better one than be ever saw, and be has lived in .Nebraska nine years. He says the burden of bonds is heavy enough already, and tbatheir men of intelligence know enough to run their own business, so much so, that at the last bond meeting in the district there were seven for bonds, and eleven against them. There are some remarks of a personal nature that we omit to mention-here. The Journal is not advised of the exacf condition of affairs in the district referred, to, bnt on general principles is always in favor of progress, and most es pecially in educational matters. Our children ought to be wiser and better than we are. Their oppor tunities are, as a rule, much better, aud let us not be too backward in providing good scbooI-rooms,where they can, at least, be sheltered from even a hard rain. With all due respect for the intelligence of any man in the county who may differ with us, we do not think there is a district in the county but could provide such a building. Our cor respondent -will oblige us, and doubtless at the same time, some of the parents of his district, and all the children by answering the fol lowing questions. What is the assessed value of the property in yonr district? What sized school house would accommodate the school in your district for three years to come, and what would such a building (frame) cost? How much would this be a year on the dollar valuation, and how much a year for the man having the greatest amount of property in the district? The Journal believes that it is al ways mistaken economy to with hold from children the means of knowledge that their natures crave, and the opportunities for fitly ac quiring that knowledge. Thaaks. The undersigned, friends of Grand ma Griffin, take occasion to extend our sincere thanks to the citizens of Columbus for donations made in her behalf, on Friday last, and also the Methodist Society for the use of the church for that purpose, Amount received at sociable and by subscrip tion, $10.81. Mart Krause, Annie George, Mart Turner, Adda Millett. Feb. 11th, 1882. CreoteB. The closing exercises of the win ter school were held Monday even ing in the pleasant school house, which was crowded, and a more en joyable entertainment was never given in this place. The recitations of the younger pupils were admira ble, while the older youths and maidens gave great zest to the pro ceedings by their life-like rendering of the Political Meeting, Spelling Class and Post Office, aud produced lide-splitting laughter with the shadow picture, Boarding House Hash. A vote of thanks was given the teacher, John Scudder, Jr., for his interest and pains-taking with the children during his successful term. He had 24 scholars enrolled. The ladies of Creston intend giv ing an ice cream sociable and liter ary entertainment for church repairs on the evening of Feb. 22d, which will no doubt be largely attended. Rev. Wm. Kimball will deliver an address on Washington. s. d. a. For the Journal. Fees. Costs and fees were unknown to the common law, and are purely creatures of the statute. While the writer was county attorney, num erous bills came under his observa tion where parties had presented claims for official services in cases where the law had failed to provide any compensation. In some instances the commissioners were inclined to follow their notions of equity and allow such demands, on the alleged ground that the laborer is worthy of bis hire. A graver error could not well have been made. Officers must perform the duties of their office for the fees fixed by law ; the commis sioners can only exercise a discre tion in that behalf or otherwise when the law so directs. The Su preme Court, in Volume 9 of Ne braska Reports, Page 85, state the law to bo as follows on this import ant subject : " A pubile officer must discharge " all the duties partaining to his office for the compensation allowed by " law, and will not be allowed com upensation for extra work, unless it ' is authorized by statute." Following that principle to its logical conclusion, it will be per ceived that the county board caunot legally impose extra work on any official, and allow him more than his statuary compensation out of the county treasury. Byron Millett. For the Journal. Safemltted for Coaslderatloa. I have heard farmers somewhat severely criticised for not entering into the Creamery project more en thusiastically. It is hardly to be ex pected that we will change our plans as to our stock so materially as we must if we sell the milk of our cows and raise our calves by hand, with out some hesitation, thought and in vestigation. It is one thing for the milk bnyer to sit down in bis office and figure up a sufficient amount of milk from the average cow, at a given price, to have her earn from $30 to 140 per year, besides her calf, but quite another for the farmer to see just how he is to get from said cow the necessary amount, to change into the 130 or 140 cash. Figures do not design to lie, but will If misused. I have not doubt but what there are cows that with proper care aud feed will earn this amount, but there are not many of them in our ordinary herds. What we want to know is, will it pay to milk the cows we have ? Exchanging them at once for all first-class cows is impracticable. Whether we will be justified in go ing to the expense of arranging for special care and feed for those now on hand is the question. I am inclin ed to think that if common cows will net from $15 to $25 with same treat ment we have been giving them when raising calves at their sides, we had better arrange to sell our cream. The milking and feeding and care of calves during the season will be a very considerable item. We will make a very serious mistake if we expect to tack this job on to each end of our own or the herd man's full day's work. It must be consid ered an additional expense in mak ing our calculations. Another thing. The Creamery man may talk about our raising just as good calves by hand as the cows cau rsise at their sides, but any stock raiser's boy of any observation will call his talk thin. It is nonsense. Yet it is true that many fair calves can be raised on skim milk, oil meal or other suit able grain, providing constant care and good judgment are used. It seems to me that the real ques tion comes down to this : Will the proceeds of the cream and the re duced value of the calf, less the ex pense of milking, taking care of milk, care of and extra feed- for calf, be enough more than the calf raised by the cow, to justify the change in our stock arrangements? I should be glad to bear from some farmer, who has had larger observa tion than most of us, or experience in selling cream and raising calves by band. J. H. R. The Chicago HeraM. Elsewhere will be found the ad vertisement of the Chicago Herald, one of the best, neatest, cleanest and nicest newspapers in the country, edited by Hon. Frank W. Palmer, late of the Inter-Ocean. We will furnish the Columbus Journal and the Weekly Chicago Herald, one year, for $2.75; Journal and Sun day Herald, $3 ; Journal and Daily Herald $6.50. 40-tf -o- Letter L.UC The following is a list of unclaimed letters remaining in the post-ofllce. In Columbus, for the week ending Feb. 21. 1882: B Thomas Barrow. C Jerry M. Camp. D John Dobmoier, Mrs. Emma Doty. M-Pat McNally. H John Hatter, Ed. Hayes. 1 John Khaop, Andrew Komis. Ei Anton Loffler, Herman M. Lelth(2) Andrew Labens. 31 Vinzen Nitch. st Joseph Rosno. If not called for in 30 days will be sent to the dead -letter office, Washington, D. C. When called for please say "adver tised,'' as these letters are kept separate. E. A. Gkrrard, r. 31., Columbus. Nebr. DIED. MCCANDLISH. At Denton, Texas, Feb. tf, 1882, Mr. E. Q, McCandlish, aged thirty years. The deceased was a brother to W. N. McCandlish of this county. His re mains were burled at Denton, accord ing to his wish LOCAL NOTICES. Advertisements under this head fivo cents a line each insertion. Alchohol for sale at E. D. Sbee han's. Money to loan farland. by J. M. Mac Best "Tom and Jerry" at Wm. Ryan's. 42pl Clearing sale of remnants at Kramer's. Fresh lemons and new fiss at Iludsou's. 59-3 For Scotch and Irish whiskies, go to Ryan's on 11th street. 37-tf Go and see that lace at Hcra plemau's, 10 cents, per bunch. 42 2 Patent fire kindlers; try them 22tf at Hudson's House and lots for sale at a bar gain. For particulars, call on J. B. Dclsman. 41-3 Schmitz Bros, keep the very best brands of liquors, cigar, wines, and brandies. Their stock is full and complete. 42-tf Call at Wm. Ryan's for as good " Tom aud Jerry " as you ever tasted. 42pl Don't you forget it I I challenge competition, with my Surprise five cent cigar at Hudson's. Choice pickles, by the quart or gallon, at G. C. Lauck's, oue door east of Heintz's drug-store. 31-tf Blank notes, bank, joint, indi vidual and work-and-labor, neatly bound in books of 50 and 100, for sale at the Journal office. Go to Wm. Ryan's on 11th street for your fine Kentucky whis kies. 20wtf. Win. Schilz is agaiu at the old stand ready to do all kinds of cus tom work in the Boot and Shoe line. 42-3 Call and get one of Ball's health preserving corsets, every one war ranted to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. $1.25. Galley Bros., sole agents for Columbus. We have a splendid assortment of boots and shoes, including some of the .very latest styles, and they are going fast. Remember, at the popular place on 11th street. 31tf Greisen Bros. Wm. Scheidemantel sells tho very best of steaks, roasts, and other meats at the very lowest rates. Give him a call and be convinced. 42-2 Prelect Year Sole. Greiseu Bros, say they are so rushed selling boots and shoes that they scarcely get time to write up any advertisement. 31tf Brick! Thomas Flynn is prepared to fur nish brick, either at his kiln north west of the city ; delivered anywhere in the city, or built iu the wall, at reasonable rates. City Property Tor SSale. 100 lots in Smith's addition to Co lumbus, in the northwest part of the city. The most desirable residence lots now in tho market. Prices low and terms easy. Spfice & North. TaleBUlaes! Don't you fail to remember, younsr men and maidens all, that at S lat tery's stationery establishment, one door north of the post-office, you can find the best assortment of sen timental aud comic valentines. Call and see them. 40-2 CImIbc; Oat. All repairings left with Charles Heinrich the gunsmith, must be taken away before April 1st. Par ties wishing to buy anything in my line will find it to their interest to see me and get prices, for I will sell at cost. 41-4 Charles Heinrich. notice ! All parties knowiug themselves indebted to the late firm of J. B. Delsman & C. are requested to come and settle with the undersigned, on or before February 20th, 1882. All accounts uupaid at that time will be placed in the bands of attorneys for collection. 41 2 J. B. Delsmax. Ye Weald Rather Walk taaa JRiae, If you would buy your boots and shoes of Greisen Bros. We keep a great variety to select from and all the boys, girls, men aud women can tell you so. Give as a call, for we deal iu nothing but gennine goods. 31tf Stray aYreacae. From the Phil. Cain farm near the city, Tuesday, Jan. 3d, '82, a light brown broncho mare, one white fetlock behind, and white star in forehead. She is very thin in flesh. On any information, address A. E Campbell, 40p3 Columbus, Neb. Fer Sale. A very fine Parlor Organ and a Davis Sowing Machine, both almost new. Will be sold very cheap. 41-2 James Kay. Oeaalae Bargrala. -3,500 yards of bleached muslii, in pieces of from 3 to 10 yards, at 8 cents par yard, cheap at 10, at Kram er's lew York Cash Store- Pay Ua. Those who are owing me, either by note or acc't, will much oblige by calling and settling the same before the first of March, and save the ex penses of a collector. 42-2 Thos. Farrcll. Ceacert. There' will be a vocal and instru mental concert held at the Retake school house, district No. 2, Saturday March 4, 1882, commencing at 7 o'clock p. m. Admission 25 cent?. All are invited. 42-2p Fa erm Sew the Ctolde: Mil. let. You can sow it on weedy land it will kill out your weeds. You cen sow it after all your spring work is done. It will yield up to 4 tons of best hay and over. All kinds of stock like it. Julius Rasmussen has the seed for sale. 42-2 Wanted. To rent a farm or work on shares. Would like a farm with a team and farming utensils aud with about 50 or 75 acres broke. Address, S. S. Hardy, Sterling, Weld county, Col orado. Reference, John Hammond, Columbus. 42-4 f It) Reward. Strayed or stolen, on the night of January 21st, 1882, from the farm of J. T. Smith, 2)4 miles southwest of Columbus a three year old fat steer brauded T. S. on the left hip. The above reward will be promptly paid for his return or for information leading to his recovery. Address, J. C. McMaiion, 40 3p Columbus, Neb. Whe WaatM the Ceatract? Tho Fullerton Stone Company will let to the lowest bidder the contract for quarrying 100 to 200 cords of stone at the Company's stone quarry near Fullerton. About six feet of earth in depth will have to be re moved before reaching the stone bed. The stone is soft and can be easily taken from its layer. Work to be commenced not later than the 1st of April next, and sooner if pos sible. Address or consult G. D. Micblejohn, Fullerton, Nance county Neb., or W. S. Goer, Columbus, Neb. 42-1 Stock Male. The undersigned will sell at his residence on the Matins Shell creek road, four miles north of Columbus, Monday, Feb. 20th, '82, beginning at 10 a. m. sharp, 1 Hereford bull, 4 cows, 21 two year olds, 12 calves, 4 work horses. 2 sets double harness, 2 wagons, 1 Wood's binder, 1 Wood's reaper and mower combined, 1 horse corn planter. 1 drill, 2 cnltivators, 1 sulky rake, 50 chickens, 6 hogs, and some household furniture, besides many other articles too numerous to mention. Terms of sale: $10 and under, cash; above that turn, nine months time, on bankable tmper at eight per cent, interest. Refresh ments can be procured on the ground. J- W. Temple. John Huber, Auctioneer. 1 AmiBiMtrator'M Wale. Will be sold Feb. 28th, '82, com- mencing at 10 a. m., sharp, two miles north of Duncan, Platte Co., Neb., at the late residence of George Rieder, the following property : 200 head of cattle, 9 cows, 3 heifers com inr3years old, 3 steers coming 3 years, 2 steers 1 year old. 2 work horses, 1 3 year old colt, 1 2 year old colt, a lot of poultry, 12 hogs, reaper and mower combined, 1 stirring plow, 1 breaking plow, 1 riding and 1 walking cultivator, 1 wagon, 1 hay rake, 1 barrow, and lot of hay, house hold furniture and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms All sums of $10 and under cash; above that amount, nine months' credit, on bankable paper, ten per cent, interest; ten per cent, off for cash. Albert Rieder, Admr of George Rieder, Dcc'd. John Huber, Auctioneer. 42-2 COLUMBUS MAHKETS. Our quotations of the markets are ol -tained Tuesday afternoon, and are correct and reliable at the time. GRAIN, AC. Wheat No 1 ip5 Wheat No. 2, 9.-, -orn,.. . . . . ................. 40 Oats new, 41 Flax, 80 9. y i . 00 Flour :.. 3 00(35 00 PRODUCR. Butter, 1520 Egg", 100513 Potatoes, 100 MKATS. Hams, 1214 Shoulders, s Sides, 10 LIVK STOCK. Fat Hogs 5 405 80 Fat Cattle 300u4 00 Calves 12 50 Sheep 300 Coal. Iowa $ r0 Hard 135015t Kock Spring nut $7 00 Rock Springs lump s 00 Kansas $7 00 SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements under this head five cents a line, tirt insertion, three cent a line each subsequent insertion. Skeep Fr Sale. One hundred good medium sheep for silc 6-tf Thos. Keatisg. The Bent Liquor Wines and beer for medicinal, me chanical or chemical purposes at E. D. Sheeban's. Kegalar Mtock Dealer. All kinds? of homed stock bought and sold; also fat aud stock hogi. 3?9-y D. A NDKRSOX . ft for Sale. 160 acres, o tnilea west of Colum bus: 75 acres under cultivation, 40 acres hay land; $10 an acre, on easv terms. Inquire at Journal office. E8TSAY H0TICE. Taken up en my premised, five aud a half miles nortneast from Columbus, Feb. 1, 188-2, A POLAND CHINA SOW, about six months old, weight 75 to SO lbs. The owner will please prove prop erty and pay expenses. 41p5 A. ElKEMYKK. E8T1AY SOW. Came to my place in Stearns precinct, January 8th, 1832, ONE BLACK SOW, with white spots. She is about twelve months old. The owner will please prove property, pay expense, aud take the animal away. 40p5 Gborgb Kupkr. DKALSRIN KENTUCKY WHISKIES Wines. Ales, Cigars and Tobacco. sTSehiIz's Milwaukee Beer constant ly on hand.jg Elkvxxth St., Columbus, Nkb. WASHINGTON'S- BIRTHDAY BALL! TIIK KIGUTIt ANNUAL BALL OK JL. .1, WILL BK OIVKN AT THK OPERA HOUSE! ON- Wednesday Eraing, Fel'j 22d9 3TThe Maennerchor Orchestra will furnish. Mnalc, and good Call ing is Guaranteed. Ev erybody Invited. Committee of Arrangements: Hkrman Oeiilkich, I Wm. .McAllistkk, Gko. Cloth Kit, j (Jko. Faiuciiild. Reception Committee: Jas. E. North, O. W. Clotiiek. Floor Managers: Jas. Pkarsall, J Wm. McAlllvtkk, Gko. Paikchili. 40,3 Golden Opportunity in Hardware, ROBERT UHLIG. f TT)Va ,arf:e stook 0I Ukln:c Lii.lXXVx Stoves, made of the best material, finest finish, latest improve ments, excellence in working, guarau anteed, and will be sold at a lower price than any where in the State. Bear in mind that these are true facts. C?T? A CfiT tominencins on Garden OHiiiOUIN Rakes, Hoes, Shovels, Spades, lot Augurs, having greatly reduced the prices on that ela-s of goods. NFOW l! the ll,neto ''"' Uarb Wire, llV TV as we are selling it ut S cents per pound. ATTT own make of Tinware, 33 1-3 J U XV per cent less regular priees. P P I? A H1 variety of I'titlcrv; steel UIVIIjAI blade Pocket Knives, ." cts and upwards. Table cutlery cheap iu proportion. "X7rW"T and iron Pumps, easy work Y Y JJAJ ing, strong and durable at cut figures. P.TTVTQJ Revolvers and Ammunition yTUllD, of all kinds. Come, exam ine and buy, as big bargains are offered. Try me and be convinced that it will save money in your pocket hy. purchas ing of me. Eobert 111111?. DRUGS, MEDICINES, Etc, DOWTY, WEAVER & CO., OF TIIK Columbus Drug Store, Have the pleasure of offering to their customers, in connection with their complete line of DRUBS.PA7EIT HEDIC1IES. ETC. A list of Proprietory articles uot ex celled by any of the eastern in:imi facto ries. A few of the articles on our list are a J3T" A powerful alterative blood puritier. and D.W.& Go's Cough Syrup Concentrated Essence of Ja maica Ginger. SASSAFEASSO, HB""The most wonderful remedy ever discovered for chap ped hands, lips, &c. OUR EQUINE POWDERS, J3TFor stock, are without an equal in the market, and many others not here mentioned. All the above goods are warranted, and price vrill be refunded if satisfaction is not given. 37-3ra IHPJpjpjpjpjpjpjpjp Great Reduction is Goods of all Kiids at J. E. DELSMAN'S. T iT A at a'm09t an7 price, from 20 -LJCiil cents upwards; a tine Basket fired Jap, very cheap; come and try it. COFFEES. JU,; ou haven't had any ofmv Coffee vet. come at once and set prices; thy are bargains. Try them. TALK is cheap, but facts will tell. Just convince vourself. aad see that you can buy more goods of me for one dollar, than at any other store in the west. AFEW1&E3 s in shoes, hue Truns. choice coffees, the best of teas always on hand. lYUTTT r A large assortment of X- J. J A X . 1 California and Eastern canned Fruit CHKAf. lrl'roduce taken in exchange, at cash prices. Goods delivered in the citv, ft ee of ch arge. J 3lVy Comp'y No GonMSynDS aril!