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THE JOURNAL.
WEDNESDAY JAN. 2, 1834.
1884.
Coffin's at Manger's.
The days are lengthening.
Ideal pictures at Monger's.
Son "dogs" Monday morning.
The schools begin again to-day.
Dr. Wood was in Omaha last
week.
Pretty good reminder of the
north pole.
Be wise and bny your furniture
cf Hunger.
6. W. Ciother is laid up with
rheumatism.
A number of skaters were on the
Loupe Sunday.
Frank Wake of Genoa was in
town la6t week.
For beautiful 1884 calendars, go
to Becher & Co. It
Fine feathers for beds and pillows
at Henry GasB's.
Money ia in very brisk demand
here at this date.
George Burke, of North Platte,
was in the city last week.
M. K. Turner's youngest child
was severely ill last week.
Rickly & Hoffman's is the place
to buy good healthy meats. 34-4
The most and beat goods for the
money at A. & M. Turner's.
Everybody at the Court House is
exceedingly busy these days.
We hear that Robt. Uhlig talks of
moving to Minden, this state.
Nice pleasant rooms at Clark
Young's, north of B. & M. depot.
Mies Rose Rickly visted friends
at .Omaha a portion of last week.
Mrs. Jackson goes to Chicago to
stay the remainder of the winter.
M. J. Feenan, our old friend of
Omaha, was in the city last week.
Weber & Enobel's is the best place
for ladies and children to go to get
meat. 31.6
Geo. McKelvey is fairly settled
down in his new quarters on Eleventh
street.
The best board in town at Clark
Young's, next block north of B. & M.
depot. 3-31-tf
Mr. Lange, formerly of the Co
lumbus Volksblatt was in the city
Sunday.
The second term of the Columbus
Music School opens Monday, January
7th, 18S4. 1
Go to Clark Young's for good
table board, first block north of B. &
M. depot.
C. A. Speice's youngest child has
been sick with scarlet fever, but is
now better.
The doctors seem busier than
usual it is an ill wind that blows no
one auy good.
"Good goods at lowest prices," is
the motto at A. & M. Turner's book
and music store.
No money in circulation yester
day through the banks, because
they were closed.
If you want to get a fine parlor
or chamber suit, don't forget that
Munger can suit you.
G. W. Brown and Wm. Smith of
Cedar Rapids were in town yesterday
on their way to Omaha.
Do yourself justice by buying
your furniture, mirrors and under
taking goods of Munger. 25-tf
A petition for street lamps at the
railroad crossing on Olive street haB
been numerously signed.
The Mason & Hamlin organ is
the beet offered for sale here. Call at
A. & M. Turners book store.
John Elliott remembers Mexico
as having a little milder climate than
the current Nebraska weather.
Weather strips for windows and
doors at Henry Gass'e. Keep out the
cold wind, and be comfortable.
Mr. WinBlow thinks that beef and
pork have not yet reached the highest
notch, and is acting accordingly.
The Mason & Hamlin organe, as
everybody knows, cannot be excelled.
For sale by Anna & Martha Turner.
More new suitings just received
at McKean's, bought at reduced pri
ces, and will sell lower than any one.
The Woodbridge organ is not ex
celled anywhere, for the price. Call
at A. & M. Turner's book and music
store.
B. McTeggart has quit the res
taurant business, and David Smith
will occupy the building lately used
by Barney.
This weather ought to satisfy the
dealers in clothing and boots, but it
came so suddenly that poor sufferers
had not time to bay.
A. J. McKelvey, of St. Edwards,
Boone county, was taking holiday
recreation and renewing old acquain
tances in the city last week.
See F. E. Gillett's advertisement
offering his milch cows and milk
route with appurtenances for sale.
Also his fully equipped stock yards.
Tom Cain was down from his
homestead last week. Tom has th6
reputation of being the handiest man
with bis "props" in this part of the
country.
According to the Fremont Trib
une the wife of S. Wilson Beaver, of
Saunders connty, recently presented
him with triplets, two boys and a
girl, fine healthy babes.
Make up a list of all the news
papers and magazines you want for
the next year, take it to A. & M. Tur
ner's and they will give yon hand-
gome reduction in rates.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lehman start
ed Saturday for Des Moines. A re
, onion of the Lehman family takes
place thare, and also celebrate the
rtceat wedding of one of the brothers.
Monday among the business
houses didn't look much like the day
before New Year's generally does it
was too severely cold for people to be
out, except under the pressure of
6trong necessity.
Elmer Sheets has been spending
the Holidays among friends here. He
is engaged in teaching the largest
school he has ever bad charge of,
fifty-five pupils, Coates's district, nine
miles northeast of Schuyler.
Diphtheria is reported as preva
lent at St. Bernard, by a correspond
ent of the Democrat. Mr. Bammacher
lost two children; Mr. Adams one;
Mr. Panly one; F. Smith one. It is
i9 in six families now, in the neigh
borhood. D. Anderson sold last week two
car loads of bogs that were shipped to
Leadville. These hogs after being
unloaded right in the heart of the
great Rockies, will be driven some 40
or 50 miles towards the Gnnnison
mining region.
Miss Constance Stanley, the beau
tiful young actress that is the bright,
particular star of the Edwin Clifford
combination was raised in Columbus,
Ohio, and is remembered in childhood
by many citizens of this place, former
rusidants of that city. P
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The State agent for the Raymond
patent flying machine, baby-jumper,
and swing has 'on exhibition and Bale
this complete combination at the store
of A. & M. Turner. Come all and see
the baby's delight, the mother's joy,
and the father's pride. 1 '
The editor was laid up two days
Uat week, during one of which it
Beemed as though the elements of his
corporosity were fighting for entire
freedom from mortal restraint. "Cha
os come again," would express the
feeling about as exactly as language
could measure it.
Gus. G. Becher & Co. have an
immense number of fine calendars
for 1884 for free distribution. Call
and get what yon need, and it wonld
be well enough to renew your insur
ance, or insure anything that may not
bo covered by a first-class indemnity
against loss by fire.
Mr. A. Henrich informs us that
he will have another long time sale of
young horses, cows, and higbgraded
young bulls, etc. in February. His
last year's prices were the lowest of
the season, some men would not part
with what they bought there for three
times the amount they paid for it.
Seward is agitating the question
of a new railroad from that point to
tap the U. P., and thus give them a
competing line. In the light of past
experience that the Seward people
ha7e had with competing roads, it is
safe to surmise that they will be a lit
tle charry about staking much on any
new venture of that kind.
Abont three days of last week
would approximate the average win
ter weather, and reminds us that we
are really in the heart of that season,
and so far have been blessed with an
exceptionally mild, beautiful winter.
We believe the lowest temperature
iudicated by the thermometer waB
about twelve degrees below zero.
Mr. Small's phantom dance at the
Opera House Monday night was a
success, notwithstanding the weather.
At midnight the tableau represented
the old year personified by W. W.
Damron, the new year by Miss Mamie
Phillips. The lady floor managers
after twelve o'clock were Miss Ida
M. Small and Miss Phoebe Phillips.
The following item of personal
news, relating to a former respected
citizen of Columbus we clip from the
Schuyler Sun: "Rev. J. A. Hood's
father was 92 years old on Christmas
day of this week, and his mother will
be 86 years old New Year's day of
next week. The Reverend thinks he
has one more reason to celebrate
Chrintmaa and New Year's than oth
ers have."
The fact that there has been alto
gether too much drunkenness and
disorderly conduct exhibited on our
streets the past week, especially
about Christmas time, for the credit
of the city and its officials must have
been observed by all who happened
to be out after nightfall. We cannot
but think that a more rigid enforce
ment of the city ordinance relative to
this matter would be proper and meet
the approval of all good citizens.
The Schuyler Herald's corres
pondent from our neighbor Richland
says there is much agitation there
over voting bonds to build a bridge
across the Platte river, between that
point and Beilwood, Butler county.
From the same source we learn that
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Condon have re
turned from a visit to the mountains ;
also that Mr. Isaac Eckelberry and
family will soon leaye the state to
make their future home in Colorado.
The old fashioned three-day-blizzard
won't work any more in this
climate. The storm of last Wednes
day was fairly inaugurated and for a
few hours made the snow fly in a
style to remind the old settler forcibly
of early days in Nebraska, but in a
few hours it bad lost its grip, as it
were, and with the going down of the
sun the storm had passed, to be fol
lowed in a few hours by clear 6kies
and bright, beautiful winter weather.
We can scarcely take up a Chicago
or Omaha paper but we see the an
nouncement that Dave Anderson is in
their city with a few car loads of cat
tle or hogs. We suppose it is the
same with the Denver and St Louis
papers. Yet we seldom miss'David
from our streets. How is it Dave?
Do you daplicate yourself? How
many of yon are there anyhow?
Democrat.
Columbus's D. Anderson will come
as near duplicating himself in active
business pursuits as any man in Ne
braska. He can perform more, labor,
transact more business and travel over
more territory in a day, week, month
or year, by the stop-watch than either
I or both the editors of the Democrat.
We notify each subscriber, every
week, of just bow his account stands
for subscription. If you wish the
paper sent yon no later than the date
printed opposite your name, please
drop us a postal card so stating. tf
On Christmas evening, at their
ball in this city, the Columbus Maen
nerchor held one of their private
social musical entertainments for the
benefit of the members of the society,
their wives and friends, which la re
ported as the most enjoyable occasion
of the kind that has been held since
the society was organized, which
speaks volumes for the entertainment,
for they certainly know bow to enjoy
themselves and make their entertain
ments a grand success always. After
music and other amusements of the
evening, dancing followed. During
the evening, the leader, Mr. E. Pohl,
was presented a beautiful gold headed
cane, a gift from the society.
We have had some pretty good
literature from school-district No. 8
this county on both sides, so to
speak. We don't know the heart of
the troubles in that district. We are
inclined to think that after all there is
nothing so very serious. There gen
erally should be some topic adequate
to elicit lively discussion, and whether
it be the relative value of dances,
merry-makings, singings, social gath
erings and the like, on the one hand,
and revival meetings, debates on
mooted doctrines of theology and the
serious contemplation of death and
judgment on the other, the Journal
will be pleased to record any good
natured discussion of such a general
nature as to be interesting to readers
outside of that district.
Wfrereaboats Wasted.
The friends of Thos. Troiba or Try
ba desire to know where he is. The
last they know of him, he had been
working as a herder on 4 P Ranche,
near Laramie, Wy. They have re
ceived two letters directed to him at
Columbus, Neb., seemingly from a
comrade on the Ranche, indicating
that Thomas had left there. He is 22
years old, abont 5 feet 8 inches high,
blue eyes, no beard. Any informa
tion will be very thankfully received.
Address Andrew Troiba, Columbus,
Neb. State papers please copy.
Happy New Year!
The heart of a business man natu
rally warms towards his customers,
those who favor him with a portion
of their patronage. This comes from
the idea of human fellowship, and
grows so strong with men in business
that it becomes a habit with them to
consider the needs of their customers
and adapt their methods of business
to suit. This we think has been the
secret of the great success in business
here of J. B. Delsman, whose store on
11th street is nearly always crowded
with customers, buying or bartering,
customers who continue to deal with
him year after year. As these added
years go by, and all are mutually
prosperous together, Mr. Delsman
feels like thanking his numerous pat
rons for the favors of the past, and
asking a continuance through the new
year, which he hopes will be a happy
and prosperous one to all of bis cus
tomers. The Week of Prayer.
The week of prayer this winter will
begin Monday, Jan. 7th. Union ser
vices will bo held in the churches in
the city at 7:30 p. m., in the following
order, adopting the topics furnished
to the world by the Evangelical Al
liance. Monday, Presbyterian church, topic,
"Praise aud Thanksgiving ;" Tuesday,
Congregational church, topic, "Tem
perance ;" Wednesday, Methodist
church, "Prayer for Families and In
structors of Youth ;'' Thursday, Bap
tist church, "Prayer for the Church of
Christ ;" Friday, Presbyterian church,
"Intercession for the Nations ;" Sat
urday, Congregational church, "Pray
er for Missions at Home and Abroad."
The citizens of Columbus and vi
cinity are cordially invited to attend
and assist in these meetings.
J. Q. A. Fleharty,
J. C. Rush,
J. W. Little.
Hampkrey.
Winter!
Mr. Frank Brookhouse, carpenter,
is putting up a building 16x18 for Dr.
Hampton, which the Dr. intends to
use as an office.
Mrs. Pat Condon has been qnile
seriously ill for about three weeks;
we are glad to annonnce that she is
recovering. We saw Pat's friendly
face in town on Saturday ; he is "one
of the boys" when out and hopes his
wife will soon be able to allow him
to come to town as nsnal to attend to
bis own errands instead of having to
call upon his neighbors.
The Union Sabbath school held its
Christmas tree on Christmas eve at
the school boose the largest assem
blage of people ever seen by yonr
correspondent in this house was there
congregated, all space available for
standing room was occupied. Every
thing passed off pleasantly and many
a heart went home glad that night
that Kris Kingle remembered our
little Sabbath school.
We are now in position to do a
thriving business again. Our little
burg has been 6adly overlooked dur
ing the fall and up to now by the R.
R. Co., but to make amends it now
allows our grain and produce dealers
Columbus rates on freights, so that
they can pay Columbus prices. All
the fall farmers have been hanling
their produce to Columbus and Platte
Center which they would have
brongbt here only for the high
freights farmers getting high prices
elsewhere ; this will now be changed
and we expect to see all oor old
patrons and new ones also disposing
of their crops here at better prices
than they have been getting else
where. C.
A YOUNG SOLDIER
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Kill.
There came before the examining
board at its session In Columbus this
week a man who was a young sol
dier in a Michigan regiment during
the late war. His case is an excep
tional one.
Twenty years ago the battle of Get
tysburg was fooght.
Among the many regiments and
brigades that fooght in that memora
ble battle and others that followed it
to the close of the late war and the
surrender of Lee at Appomatax, was
the Fifth Michigan cavalry in the old
First cavalry brigade. That regiment
was one of the foor that formed the
brigade with which Gen. Caster earn
ed his repntation as a hard and dash
ing cavalry fighter. It was the first
in the United States army that fooght
with Spencer repeating rifles.
In its ranks was one bamuel K.
Yanderkarr, a beardless yonth who
was more conspicuous for his attenu
ated form than for bis personal at
tractiveness. He was six feet, two
inches high when standing without
boots and weighed only 145 to 150
pounds.
In appearance he was a frail, slen
der boy whose physique was the very
opposito of that chosen for a hardy
soldier.
The second day after the close of
the battle of Gettysburg, where the
regiment lost heavily in killed and
wounded, thu Fifth Michigan were
pressing the columns of Lee's army,
and by attacking the enemy sharply
brought on an engagement at Smiths
burg, Md.
Skirmishers were deployed dis
mounted, and advanced on the enemy
through a piece of timber to an open
field. The volleys of musketry came
thick and fast, and men were falling
along all parts of the line. A sergeant
had just fallen mortally wounded by
Vanderkarr's side, and died where be
fell. 'A soldier also bad jut fallen
near him, pierced through the breast
with a ball, while mauy were wound
ed less severely aud were being help
ed from the line.
Among the last who fell was Yan
derkarr. A 44 calibre musket ball
struck him in the left breast, and
passed through the lung and lodged
in the muscle near the spine.
The surgeons of most regiments
had all they could do to care for the
thousands who were wounded at Get
tysburg during the two days of that
terrible slaughter.
The Fifth Michigan bad no surgeon
to attend their wounded at Smiths
burg. Two soldiers were ordered to
take Yanderkarr to the rear, and as
soon as time wonld allow, his com
manding officer rode back to examine
him. Cutting the coarse army shirt
from the soldier's back the young
officer, who had not reached h is 21st
year, found that the ball bad passed
through the lung and lodged in the
muscle near the spine where it bad
made a bad contusion through which
the blood had ceased to circulate. It
was a hot July day aud the muscle in
which the ball lodged was so swollen
that it was seen the ball should be re
moved at once. Time was precious,
for the regiment to which the soldier
belonged most "mount" and follow
op Lee's retreating columns.
The officer referred to having learn
ed enough of anatomy during his
school-boy days to assure him it
wonld be safe to cut for the ball, re
solved to do so at once. Learning
that a country doctor lived near by,
an orderly was dispatched for him,
and the two amateur surgeons at once
placed the soldier on his face, and
then and there, with rude instruments
of torture without an anaesthetic or
stimulant to administer to the wound
ed boy, they cut the ball from the
soldier back.
The patient was still strong and re
sisted vigorously, but two determined
doctors were quite enough to carve
even the stoutest soldier when held
with face downward. Time was an
object, however, and the incision was
made long and deep; the ball was
soon found and taken from the back.
Hemorrhage ceased from the month
as the patient was placed on his back,
for the new opening allowed the
blood a more direct passage.
The acting surgeons bad performed
their part. The captain had placed
the heavy ball in his pocket, when,
calling a number of soldiers to the
side of the rude bed on which their
wounded comrade lay, with looks
that betokened sorrow, all bid him
"good-bye."
They mounted and rode toward the
front. As the horses galloped on the
boy's courage during the day was
spoken of, and all felt they would
never see him again.
Time passed on, the war continued
and the officer who bad acted the part
of a field surgeon, though wearing
but bars then, was 60on made a col
onel by Gen. Custer's recommenda
tion and written request, on account
of handling bis regiment so effectively
when in command dnring the battles
recently fought.
That regiment continued to serve
in the field during the war, following
Generals Sheridan and Custer thro'
all their campaigns. Yanderkarr was
often spoken of by the colonel and the
company officers, all agreeing that he
certainly must have died.
Eight months or more elapsed, when
there appeared at the headquarters of
the Fifth Michigan cavalry in the
front, the soldier whom it was sup
posed had died. Though he had but
partially recovered, yet he was able to
ride. When able to come out of the
hospital, be bad earnestly protested
against being transferred into the
Invalid Corps, and insisted that he
must be allowed to join bis regiment
then serving under Gen's. Mead and
Sheridan. On his return, the com
manding officer of his regiment, who
had assisted in taking the ball from
his back, gave special orders to the
officers of his company that Yander
karr must not be required to lift sacks
of grain or perform auy hard duty
that would tax hiB strength, nor must
he be required to do picket or guard
doty. Io fact both his regimental and
company officers protected him from
the hardest duties of active field ser
vice as his health demanded. Thongh
relieved from many duties on the
march and when in camp, yet "when
preparing for action" one of the offi
cers of the regiment states "Yander
karr always took his place in the
ranks." Whether it was in the dash
ing cavalry charges against infantry,
fighting from behind earthworks or
against the enemy's artillery, by which
Custer and bis cavalry brigade won
their renown, or whether fighting
dismounted as infantry, and charging
rifle pits, "young Yanderkarr was
found in the front." There was not a
man in the regiment, we learn from
good authority, who could fire more
deliberately at all times when in
action, nor with better effect than he.
This young soldier for be was not
yet seventeen, continued to bold his
place with his regiment in the front
dnring engagements, through nearly
all the battles of Gen. Grant's cam
paign through the Wilderness, until
near its close, when he was fighting
dlsmoonted and was again shot
through the arm. He was taken to
the hospital, bat when partially re
covered from his second wound in
sists that he most join his regiment
again which was still servincr with
Gen. Sheridan in the Army of the
Shenandoah. He reaches his regi
ment in the Shenandoah valley. His
impaired health, shattered by two
woonds, one of which wonld have
killed most soldiers, caused the colo
nel of his regiment to protect him
from fall daty, remembering the
bravery of the soldier which had been
so conspicuously shown during all the
engagements through which he had
passed, the commanding officer of the
regiment required bat little daty of
him other than that which he most
loved, a fair chance on all occasions
to fight those who had twice wounded
him. Again we find the young sol
dier in the front, as Gen. Sheridan
marches his Army of the Shenandoah
across Virginia to join the Army of
the Potomac, and to take part in
breaking up the Confederacy. Yan
derkarr is again using his carbine in
the front and forces his wav to the
extreme advance, when the enemy
rash onto him, and made the yoong
soldier their prisoner. He was taken
to that filthy, verminous starving pen,
which, should ever stand a shameful
reproach to those who were responsi
ble for it, called Libby Prisou. At
the close of the war Yanderkarr was
exchanged and returned to his home
a disabled man for life.
After the close of the war many
officers with their commands were
ordered west for service, among them
being those of the Fifth Michigan.
He had lost track of his old com
mander soon after the war closed, and,
drifting westward himself, settled in
Butler county this state.
He bad no idea whether the officer
who bad tried experimental surgery
on his person nineteen years before
was yet living or dead.
Sometime dnring the month of Feb
ruary last he learned that the colonel
of bis regiment was a grain dealer in
the Queen City, built by the mountain
side. He accordingly addressed a
letter to Col. S. H. Hastings, of Den
ver, asking an affidavit setting forth
the facts of the field surgery practised
on his person nineteen years before,
and received an answer that the affi
davit requested would be furnished
as soon as time would allow.
The chances are that Mr. Yander
karr will now receive a more equita
ble pension, based upon the justice of
his case, after waiting sixteen years or
more to perfect his claim. He now
receives but two dollars per month.
To afford the Denyer gentleman
some consolation for his practice on
the wounded soldier boy, we would
say that the operation did not seem to
check the growth of the youug wol
verine, though when walking he now
resembles the arc of a circle some
what, being considerably curved, yet
when he "braces up" and stands erect
he in said to measure 6 feet 3 inches
In height and balances at 180 pounds
avoirdupois.
Twice wounded, once left to die and
afterwards a prisoner in the infamous
Libby Prison, should entitle a good
soldier to a better pension than two
dollars per month.
Shell Creek Ite:
Mr. Mathew Farrel has finished
a fine dwelling house.
Mr. Rivet has completed his new
dwelling house, and it is quite an im
provement. Corn husking is mostly done. The
average yield may be set down as
about 35 to 40 bushels an acre.
An old man near Platte Center,
Obryan by name, who has been para
lyzed for some time, died on Christ
mas night.
There was a febtival on Christmas
eve at the Monroe Congregational
church and an oyster supper at Mr.
R. Wiley's bouse.
Most of the hogs in this vicinity
have gone to market and a little far
ther by this time, viz: into the pork
barrels and lard tierces, where all
their hogish obstinacy ends.
We hear of a tree festival to be held
on New Year's evening at Burrows
school house, and as the people in that
neighborhood have the stuff that
"makes the mare go," it will no doubt
be a success.
Several cases of sickness have oc
curred in this neighborhood. Mr.
David Thomas has been suffering from
sore eyes for a long while but is on
the mend now. In consequence of
this he is back with his work, having
quite a deal of corn unhusked yet.
As this will be my last correspond
ence of this year 1883, and will have
to lay over till 1884, you will permit
me, Mr. Editor to wish you and your
whole editorial staff, aud all your
typos down to the little printer's
"devil," and all your numerous read
ers a very happy New Year 1
The Sunday school folks at Platte
Center bad a Christmas tree on
Christmas day. The house was well
filled and everybody behaved and en
joyed themselves well. The presents
for big and small wero quite numer
ous. We only pitied poor Santa
Clans in his big buffalo coat, in a
close room".
Mr. Martin Bloedorn at Humphrey
has been very sick with lung fever,
but was, at last report, over the dan
ger. The old gentleman, Mr. Martin
Bloedorn on Shell Creek, had a runa
way the other day. Mr. B. keeps
very good horses, in No. 1 order, and
that is a very nice thing, but such
spirited animals are not the teams for
old men to drive in winter.
X. Y. Z.
District 44.
Some may think too much is being
said about 6eed corn, not so with me ;
those living in this part of Platte
county, who had their seed gathered
and dried out prior to Nov. 11th are
safe to plant, but those who have
gathered their seed corn since that
time should uot plant without being
satisfied from a thorough examina
tion or test of their seed ; the storm
and freeze from Nov. 11th to 16th is
when our corn in field was injured
for seed.
The past season has been an unfa
vorable one for the farmer in this
immediate vicinity ; owing to the se
vere hail storm of July 13th there was
only from one-fifth to one-half of a
corn crop gathered, while np to that
date the prospect was rather flatter
ing ; it left the wheat to go from 5 to
8 bus. per acre, and oats not worth
threshing.
NotwithiUndisg the bad season,
foe BA.RG-A.:nsrs IN-
STOVES, HARDWARE & TINWARE,
GO TO
C. D. BAELOW'S,
there have been some improvements
in our neighborhood; the following
persons havelbuilt new nooses, and
otherwise improved their farms the
past summer: Mr. Ingles, new house
on sec. 1 ; Jo. Drinnin, new house on
sec. 3; Mr. Griffin, one on sec. 4; Mr.
Rossel, one on sec. 5; Mr. Blasser,
one on sec. 9, and Mr. Picket, one on
sec. 11, all in 17 north, and 1 east;
besides just across the line north, Mr.
McGill built one on sec. 32, Mr. Her
ring, one on sec. 35, and the Gertach
Bros., one near Shell creek ; there.are
others who contemplate building early
in the spring, of which we will make
note in due time. Our school is pros
pering with 30 scholars, and Wm.
Gray, of Columbus, teacher. Mr.Gray
has gained the good will of all the
children, and they show a marked
degree of improvement, which is cer
tainly a credit to their teacher, but
the old school house is much out of
repair, twisted out of shape, aod
cracked walls from being moved too
much over the prairie9.
Jos. H. Drinnin.
Pascals Beady.
The following is a list of patents in
the U. S. land office at Grand Island,
Neb., Jan. 1, 1884, for delivery in
Platte county, Neb. :
Nun M Lent, Andrew O'Dounell,
Phillip Schroeder, 2, Michael Fisher.
Edward Scbaad, Frantz Wazniak,
L Byrnes, Thomas M Olin,
M Garden, T O'Neill.
John Hoessel, August Viergutz,
Valentine Duschter.Thomas Podraza,
Jas. Compton, jr., Wm. Keslcr,
Hans B Jessen, Cbas. W Resler,
Henrich Reese, Franz Fuger,
Jas. W Lockhart, Theresa Oreisen,
HenryG FKeuscher, Joha.Dahms,
Phebe Fulton, Joseph Stewart,
Augustus Kountz, 2,D E Jones,
John Stiener, M W Bunker, 2,
Hu:o Scbaad, Peter Ericson,
Johannes Brugger, H S Elliott,
Edward R Jones, Henry FBauer,
Soren Anderson, Margaret Sullivan,
W N McCandlish, Patrick Coleman,
Sonke Sonnichsin, Jas. H Milslagle,
Joseph Wickham, Wm. L Armstrong,
Frauz Koch, Wm. Benson.
Leonard Anson, Hans Jakob Jensen,
Wm Grant, Joseph Kuhnell,
31 H White, N Johnson,
Thomas Sullivan, J C Hurley, 2,
Maurice Langen, John Boss,
Jos. Borowiak, Hollis Buxker,
John P Braun, T M Arnold,
Joban Haschke, Michael Dead,
Robt. Gentleman, Maria Nortb,widow,
Lilla McDonald, M Burns.
John Yon Bergen, Gottfried Stenzell,
Ulrlch Yon Bergen, Thomas Blandford,
Jas. L Brown, Alva E Smith,
Dennis Regan, James H Sloaue,
J Honaban, E B Hall,
Dielbrich Behlem, Wm. M Arnold,
Matthew Lowry, John H James.
George A Linn, Philip Heberling,
Franz Schmid, Carl J Carlson.
James W Lynch, Louis Patteison,
Rcinhold Brandt, Octaber Plant,
Cyrus D Kazen, John Blomquist,
Chas.O'Biddlecom, M A Searles,
Franz Schon, Ole Hellicksen,
Michael Upton, John Nelson, 2,
Michael Dody, Patrick Gilligan,
Alex. F Simmonds, Clark H Blecher,
Wilhelm Kleve, Rasmus Massen,
Gustav Schon, Carl Jansen,
Lorenzo Enzminger,Frans Soderbarg,
John HenneBsy, Ole J Solberg,
Pas qua Baker. Anders Anderson,
John S Wood, Hans N Christensen,
John Kubik, J H Reed,
Michael Doody. Sam J Davidson,
Rodger Brehcney, Ole Abe Throneson,
Jas. Garllck, Christ Petersen,
Peter Rcinheimer, Gustav Alfred Dahl
Wm. Routson, mau,
Macig BuzynsLi, John Koch,
George Miu'ten, Gustav Abrahamson,
Cristof Kummitz, Ed. M Southwell,
Michael Boyle, John N McCIintic,
Wm. Loseke, Thomas Gannon,
Niels Pederson, M Morse.
A II Potter,
C. Hostkttkr, Register.
Oae of Oar Scarce of Keveaae.
Received on subscription since our
last issue :
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James Warner 2 00
C.W.Kingston 25
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E.J. Couch 2 00
D. Thomas 2 00
John P. Johnson 3 00
T. C.Caiu 2 00
John S. Swan6on 1 00
L.SouIe 2 50
George Pal mateer 50
John Galligan 50
Elmer Sheets 50
A. Turner 2 00
A. E. Davis 50
H. W.Lindsley 100
Perry Zeigler 4 00
MARRIED.
GILLAN ELLIOTT On Christmas
day, 1833, at 1 o'clock p. m., at the resi
dence ol the bride's parents in this city,
by Rev. J. W. Little, Mr. Chas. Gillan to
Miss Rebecca 31. Elliott.
The bright, beautiful day upon which
the happy event was consummated was a
pleasant augury of a happy, prosperous
voyage on the sea of matrimony which
the Journal sincerely hopes may bt
fully verified. We acknowledge reaeipt
of a genereus supply of the delicious
wedding cake.
LOCAL NOTICES.
Advertisements under this head tivc
cents a line each insertion.
Sellias at Coat.
G. Heitkemper & Bro. are going to
sell from now to the 1st of Jan., 1884,
anything they have in store at first
cost, in order to reduce their stock.
This is a stock of watches, clocks,
jewelry and silverware, of at least
$15,000 to pick from. Call and get
bargains.
Oor enterprising druggists, Dowty
& Kelley, are giving sample bottles
of Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup,ree.
We advise all sufferers to call and get
a bottle which costs nothing. 31-6m
Pens, inks, papers, slate pencils, at
Turner's.
J. B. Delsman is still selling salt at
$1.90 to farmers and stockmen. 10-tf
The old reliable Bain wagon at the
Foundry.
New maple syrup for sale at Her
man Oeblrich & Bto's.
Piano to rent. Inquire of Wells &
Walker.
All those who are lovers of good
flour should go to J. B. Delsman's.
Rockford watches at G. Heitkem
per & Bro's. 44-tf
Moline and Weir Companies goods
for sale at the Foundry.
Yoo can always find a good stock
to select from at Mrs. Drake's millin
ery store. 3p-tf
FRIEDHOF & CO.
OFFER-
Extraordinary Bargains!
FOR THE NEXT
THIRTY DATS.
Read! Read!
Yard wide soft-finish bleached mus
lin 6Jc, former price 10c.
Yard wide extra fine sheeting 6ic,
former price 8c.
BAlAHfliH
Extra-heavy, grey-twilled flannel
15c. per yard.
Extra-heavy scarlet, twilled flannel
25c per yard.
Ginghams at 7 l-2c ; Best Stand
ard Ginghams 10c.
Dress Goods! Dress Goods!
Brocaded Dress Goods 6Jc, former
price 10c.
DeBege, 15c. per yard, former price
20c.
Black Cassimere 36-inch wide 35c.
yer yard.
Forty-two inch, all-wool Scotch
plaids $1.00 per yard.
One and one-half yard wide Water
proof BLACK GOLD MIXED, Solid colors,
and plaids at 50c. per yard.
We have a full line of heavy Cloak
ings, plush, etc., which we sell at
reduced prices.
A large line of underwear in ladies',
gents' and children's at 25 per cent,
less than former prices.
CLOTHING! CLOTHING!
We claim to have the best fitting
goods made; a trial will convince you:
do not buy an overcoat until you have
seen ours. We will guarantee the
lowest prices in the city.
Ja7"Be sure to give us a call.
FRIEDHOF & CO.
Now is the time to keep yonr bands
warm with the Lippitt, Leak & Co.
gloves. They cannot certainly be
subject, this cold weather, to the ob
jection that they are too warm. Gal
ley & Bro. of this city will furnish
them. 1
Mrs. Stnmp is closing out dolmans,
suits, millinery and notions at cost, to
make room for spring goods. Call
and see prices. 1
The finest assortment of hanging
lamps and China tea sets at H. Oehl
rich & Bro's.
All are invited to Mrs. Stump's
Christmas tree. Children, fetch your
parents; ladies, fetch your fellows.
For good young breeding stock of
all kinds, call at Bloomingdale stock
farm. A. Henrich. 30-tf
Challenge and Farmer friend plant
ers, Barnes and Tait check rowers for
sale at the Columbus Foundry.
You can find the finest line of red
twilled flannel in town at Galley
Bros. 22-tf
Wm. Scbiliz makes boots and shoes
in the best styles, and uses only the
very best stock that can be procured
in the market. 52tf
Blank notes, bank, joint, indi
vidual and work-and-labor, neatly
bound in books of 50 and 100, for
sale at the Journal office.
Ladies if you are in need of a win
ter hat call at Galley Bros., as we are
closing them out regardless of cost.
Parties wishing to buy holiday
presents should call early to select at
G. Heitkemper & Bro's jewelry store.
Remember, they are positively selling
at cost.
Don't go shivering round with cold
fingers aud hands this cold weather,
when a pair of Lippitt, Leak & Goa
gloves will keep them warm and
comfortable. Step into Galley Bro's
store and purchase a pair, and stop
yonr wringing of cold bands. 1
Mefit!
Inquire of Frank Owons, if you
want a first-class roof at a moderate
price. 10-tf
ClMlar Oat.
A lot of ladies serge' shoes. 75 cents
a pair at J. B. Delsman's. 10-tf
Farsa fertfale er Heat.
Eighty acres, fifty under cultiva
tion, with house, barn and wind-mill ;
located six miles southeast of Hum
phrey, Neb.
35-p3t Mrs. Jas. Costello.
3TetIce.
The public is cautioned against buy
ing two notes give to J. C. Pletcher,
for eleven dollars each, in 1883, as
they are settled in foil.
E. R. Bisson.
Dec. 24tb,'83. 35-2p
Notice.
Any one wishing choice mntton
daring the threshing season call on
D. L. Bruen, Stearns Prairie. 16-tf
FOR SALE Z
Twenty-five head No. 1 milch cows
and milk routo, with milk wagon and
all fixtures. Am selling, now, $3 50
to 4 worth of milk per day. Also
have one Durham bull coming two
years old, one Durham bull coming
one year old, forty head of yearlings
and calves, four good work horses
one good little driving team, lumber
wagon, two sets double harness, mow
er, rake, cultivators and plows; foor
hundred bushels of good seed corn,
raised tbis year and warranted to
grow. Also will sell my place ad
joining city, consisting of sixty acres
all improved and fenced, good fair
house, good barn and as good a feed
yard, consisting of corn cribs, sheds,
scales, wind-mill, water troughs, feed
boxes, etc., as can be found in the
state. All or part of the above prop
erty will be sold at a bargain if soki
soon. I mean business and am going
to sell by the first of May at the far
thest. For price and terms call on
or address F. E. Gillett,
36-1 Columbus, Neb.
STOCK SALE-
The undersigned will sell at his res
idence five miles northeast of Colum
bus, on
Tuesday, Jan. 15th, '84,
beginning at 10 o'clock, a. m., 12 milch
cows, 2 calves, 35 shoats, 1 team hor
ses, 1 mare colt, coming two years old,
1 McCormick reaper aud mower, com
bined, 1 sulky cultivator, 1 harrow, 1
seeder, 2 single cultivators, 1 iron
beam plow, and a number of other
articles useful on a farm.
Terms : f 20 and under, cash ; above
that 6om, twelve months credit, on
bankable paper, ten per cent interest,
ten per cent off for cash.
Martin Hollerin.
John Huber, Auctioneer.
Farm for Sale.
CO acres in the northeast corner of
Section 10, Town 17, R. 2, west. Lost
Creek precinct, Platte county. Neb.,
all excellent soil ; 20 acres of hay laud,
20 acres under cultivation and some
other valuable improvements, besides
a good frame dwelling house lf
stories 14x22 feet, with kitchen 12x14.
Tho place is within sixty rods of the
depot at Lost Creek. Auy one desir
ing it should apply immediately.
Price $1500. For further particulars,
address Luther V.Chapiu, Lost Creek.
Nebraska. 35c-12
Laad for Sale.
In Colfax Co., near Platte Co. line,
80 acres, 70 of which are under the
plow ; frame dwelling, horse and cow
stables, cow sheds aud corrals, corn
cribs, windmill and 2 pumps (water
40 f. from surface), some fruit aud
forest trees.
Also 160 acres, 120 under cultiva
tion, 7 acres of forest trees. Both
tracts have first rate stock range, and
road facilities. $2,500 for each tract,
on easy terms.
15-x R.Mackenzie.
WalIeatHamBBrey,Slopat the
Graavllle lfoaiie.
Mr. Jacob Steffis has completed his
large and commodious hotel aud will
be pleased to see all of his former
patrons as well as new ones. First
class rooms and beds n well as first
class table. Farmers aud traveling
men call on him. He has every facil
ity lor making you at home. A good
livery attached to hotel. 21-tf
FreitB OynterN at M. VosalV.
Can be had by the case, can or dish.
Extra selects, per can 50c
Selects, per can 45c
Standards, per can 40c
BY the dish. '
Raw, 25c
Stew, 25c
Fried 40c
Give them a trial. 23-tf
Wk have made arrangements to fur
nish to the subscriber. of this p:iper,
that excellent agricultural and stock
journal, The Ne.hrttvfcu Fanner, for the
small sum of $1.00 per year. The
Farmer is published at Lincoln, Neb.,
O. M. Druse, Editor, and is devoted to
agriculture and stock growing in the
west. Every farmer should take it
Send $1.00 to this office ami we will
have the Farmer sent to you.
A Nice Home for Sale
I will sell my residence property at
a fair price, and on liberal terut3. A
comfortable houe, large barn, good
garden and shrubbery : 2 acres in all.
34-tf D Anderson.
Urlv.lcl
Thomas Flynn has just burned his
first large kiln of brick and has them
for sale, either at the kiln, delivered
in the city, or put up in the wall. O.tf
Cltlzeat of Colaniba.
My Jersey bull, Captain Jack, will
stand for service at my stock yards.
22-Gmo D. Anderson.
COLUMBUS MARKETS.
Our quotations of the markets arc ob
tainedTuesdayafternoon.HiHl are correct
xnd reliable at the time.
GRAIN, AC.
Wheat 75
Corn, old 35
Oats new, 202-
Rye 35
Flonr 300(8450
FKOUUCK.
Butter, 15(320
Egga, 1520
Potatoes, 20
MKATS.
Hams, IS
Shoulders, 1012
Sides, 14
LIVE STOCK.
Fat Hogs 4 75
FatC.ttle 2 50g:t00
Sheep :t00
Coal.
Iowa $0 50
Hard $135015 CO
Bock Springs nut $7 00
Rock Springs lump $S 00
Kansas $ 00
GROCERIES !
ALWAYS ON HAND A FULL AND
NEW LINK OF GROCERIES
WELL SELECTED.
FRUITS!
CANNED AND DRIED, of all KINDS,
GUARANTEED TO BE OK;
BEST QUALITY.
DRY GOODS !
A GOOD .t WELL SELECTED STOCK,
ALWAYS AS C!I EAP AS THE
CHEAPEST, ALSO
BOOTS &SH0ES !
I3TTHAT DEFY COMPETITION. Jgt
BUTTER AND EGGS
And all kinds of country produce ta
ken in trade, and all goods deliv
ered free of charge to any
part of the city.
FLfJTJE!
KEEP ONLY THE BEST GRADES OF
FLOUR.
10-tf
. DELMA3f.