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i alnwlrns goxivual. WEDNESDAY, MAHCH SO, 1857. m&T& gsgg? A. J. N. TIMETABLE. Pass. Leaves Columns... . S250 a. m, Bell wood S:43 " David City:... .1 9.-07 " . , Seward lO.-Ki " Arrivpbat Lincoln 111:13 " Freight. 4:45 p. m. eao " 8:45 " 11:45 Tl-e passDEer leaver Lincoln at SuS p. xn., and arrives at Columbus 70 p. ni; the freight leave c' , Lincoln at 7AO a. m., and arrives at Columbus at 2.UH p. m. l '-SHE," read it 3-48-3 New goods at Kramer's. SHE." A wonderful story. The Jourxai. office for job work. Organs! Call at A. iz M. Turner's. Pianos of any kind ordered at music store. Miss Eva Amlmrger 1ms returned to the city. New spring- wraps just received at Kramer's. ' 2 Nov goods in-overy department at Kramer 3. See our now braska Ave. uinsie store on Ne-10-49-1 Organs, the iinest ever seen, at music store. Capt. John Hammond was at Lin coln Friday. Call and inspect our new stock at Galley Bros. - The largest line of robes in town at Galley Bros. - Miss Addie ltansdell went to Nor folk last Friday. Peter MaUon of Lookingglass was in town Monday. Choice cranberries Ilk a quart at Herman Oehlrich'a 40-tf Remember our opening, April 125, 14, and If,. .1. C. Fillman. 3-1 As usual, Kramers are the first in the field with new goods. 2 Commercial printing neatly and quickly done at this office, The district court has considerable work laid out for the term. A full line of ladies boucl.o jackets from 1.25 up at Galley Bros. The best of groceries, at lowest prices, at E. Fold's, on 11th st. 45-tf - -Any piece of sheet music or song can be obtained at music store. J. G. lloutson reiurned from his California trip Wednesday last. Remember our new music store opens April 2d, 1887. C. Bcegel. New carpets, lest assortment in town, just received at Kramer's. All the latest novelties in dress goods, just received at Kramer's. - New lino of cassimere and jeans at the lowest prices at Galley Bros. 8-49-tf D. Pleyte of Denver, formerly of Columbus, was in town last week. I have just received a very fine line of children's hats, .1. C. Fillman. "SHE," E. D. Fitzpatriek's book htore. 20 cents, by mail 25 cents. As good :is Ihe best, and aa cheap as the cheapest, at .1. B. Uelsmau's. - W. J. Belknap of Creston is not go ing to leave the county. :ts reported. Mrs. A. B. ColTroth of Lincoln was visiting friends in ihe city last week. C." Bo?gel, our new music man, will give instruction on guitar and banjo. Combination dress patterns, new andstylish, just received at Kramer's. - Delsmau keeps good goods, and will not allow himself to le undersold. Our new stock of spring and sum mer good, has anived. C. fc L. Kramer. Examine our stock of hats and sun downs before buying. C. k L. Kramer. John Steel of Rising, formerly of Columbus, was in town "Wednesday last. R. IL Lawrence talks of opening up a surveying and real estate office in this -city. Organs, pianos, violins, aeeordeons. banjos, guitars and harmonicas at music store. Wanted- A girl to do housework. Good wages given. Inquire of A. M. "Post. You can save money by buying trimmed and untrimmed hats at Kra mer's. " 2 "Gentle spring, ethereal mildness" has not yet come we liavo had the op posite. Our new music store buys for cash and sells low, and on terms to suit pur- aser. Wasted. A girl to do general honse rork. Will give good wages. Leander Gerrard. 49-1 . R. C. Lange, formerly editor here of the Volkxblatt, was in town several days last week. Honahan will sell his entire stock of boots and shoes, at bottom prices to cash customers. Call on Honahan for prices before purchasing you boots and shoes else where in town. 2-48-4 Baby carriages. Bird cages, Boys' express wagons. Base Balls, Bats, etc, at E. D. Fitzpatrick's. 45-tf Those wanting first-class sale bills and posters of any kind, should call at the Jourxal office. New goods at Kramer's. The finest line of hats, liowers and trimmings will be found opposite Fried . uofs. J. C. Fillman. The largest and best assorted line of '.fancy canned goods and dried fruits at Jl& A. Heitkemper's. 43-3-tf ' Lemons, oranges, bananas, sweet potatoes, cocoannts, California cabbage at Hickok, Halm i Co's. New lawns, nansooks, checks, India linens, Mulls and a full line of satins at all prices at Galley Bros. ' Every one cordially invited to in spect our stock at the music store, April 2d, 1887. C. W. Bcegel. Gentlemen, if you are in need of a suit of clothes, either ready-made or made to order, call at Kramer's. Beineinber we carry one of the largest stocks in the city and will not be undersold for cash. Galley Bros. New goods at Kramer's. . For Kent. A large business room on Eleventh St, suitable for dry-goods establish ment. Inquire at the Journal office, 40-tf New goods at Kramer's. A newspaper is talked of at Lindsay; so says J. R. Thomasin, who was in town yesterday. Miss Shultz of the Schuyler Herald office was visiting friends in this city Sunday last. Herbert Millimen, of Friedhofs clerical force, is confined to his room by the measles. -Frank Van Alstine and Chas. Lingner have opened a meat market on Nebraska Avenue, Wanted. A dry goods clerk at Miller Bros, one with'some experience prefer red, can get work right off. 49-tf Miss Clara Martin returned last week from Peru, where she has been at tending the Normal school. Hans J. Johnson and J. M Peter son of Palestine, were in town yesterday, and gave us a pleasant call The Pierce Co. Call speaks of triplets recently born to Mrs. John Hinckley, weighing G, 7 and 8 pounds. Platte Center dealers are shelling and shipping their corn don't want to hold any over the 1st of April. John F. Bixby, editor of the Genoa Leader, was in the city yesterday and gave this office a very pleasant call. H. S. Olmstead, editor of the Harri son Co. Neics, published at Missouri Valley, la., was in the city Monday. G. W. Bradshaw, who was foreman of Fauble's brick yard last year, returned from his trip to California last week. For rent, my house and barn. Also 1 corn sheller and corn crib for sale. In quire at tho residence of L. D. Clark. A debating society, pure and simple, conducted on strictly parliamentary usages, is talked of. An excellent idea. Miss Emma Lisco closed her term of school in district No. 9 last Friday. Quite a number of visitors were present, J. & A. Heitkemper are selling orockery, lamps and glassware at prices that are interesting to all wishing to buy. Ed. Jenkins and wife came down from Kalamazoo Monday. Mrs. Jenkins will remain with friends during the week. The Journal is on sale, each week, at the book and news stores ofE. D. Fitzpatrick and L Sibbernsen, at 5 cents a copy. The Columbus telephone business is increasing. Tlie end or 0 win prob ably see eighty telephones in tho ex change. Do not fail to examine our large line of Oriental laces, from 2 inches to 45 inches ride at very low prices at Gal ley Bros. Some time in May the McGibeny family will be in Columbus with their entertainment. They have fifteen mem bers now. O. H. Archer of the Lincoln Journal force came up from the Capitol city Saturday to make a short visit among old friends. Henry Carrig. deputy county t reas urer, returned Saturday last from Chi cago, where he had been with a con signment of fat cattle. I will organize a class on guitar and banjo soon. Want all ladies aud gen tlemen thus inclined to join us. Leave all orders at music store. - Will. Coolidge, brother to H. P., was in town several days last week. He thinks Columbus has changed a great deal in the last few years. Prof. Bessey strikes it when he says that trees destroy the blizzard, aud that where trees abound, the blizzard grows more feeble, year by year. Second-hand goods of all kinds bought and sold. Also stove repairs for cook stoves. Corner Nebraska ave. and 13th st,, opposite Friedhofs. 41-tf Those who know say that the ground was frozen this winter to a depth of three feet, and that the frost is now out eighteen inches down. The Journal learns that, this even ing, at the residence of O. D. Butler, the marriage of G. W. Mencer and Miss Laura Butler will be solemnized. W. B. Dale left the city Tuesday of last week for Omaha, where he has been visiting his family. We learn that they will remove to Columbus this week. Miss Alice Kingston returned last week from Bellovne, where she has been attending college. She likes the school very much, and thinks of returning. Before investing in a sewing ma chine, organ or piano, see A. & M. Tur ner, at their organ depot, or address G. W. Kibler, their traveling salesman, tf The Columbus Dramatic Club are rehearsing the play "Under the Gas light, to be given to a Columbus au dience during the first weeks of April. Jos. Manahan closed a term of school in district 44, last Friday. We understand he'has done very creditable work in that district for the past four terms. Davie Carrig delivered a good-sized herd of cattle here last week, and "Jim." Frazier is said to have made several hundred dollars in the purchase and sale of them. Rev. Pierce, of Fullerton is to con duct the quarterly meeting services at the M E. church next Sunday. Quar terly conference will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. John Wurdemann was at Omaha last week looking after his land interests. He has over a thousand acres in this and Colfax county and considers himself land poor. The new U. P. depot is beginning to look like a habitable place. We suppose it will not be unoccupied very long, as the finishing touches are now being put on the inside. We would like to have all parties interested in fencing to call and examine our combination slat and wire fence. Manufactured in Columbus, Neb., by C M Taylor & Bro. 48-1 Our stock is now complete in cloth ing, boots and shoes, hats and caps. All are cordially invited to inspect our stock and prices. No trouble to show goods, at Galley Bros. To T. H. Woodward, M. D., of Sew ard we are indebted for a copy of his "Dissertation on the Liquor Traffic." From a hasty reading we judge it is the equal of any similar publication extant. Prof. Cramer, instead of going to Lincoln to engage in that discussion, goes today to superintend the planting of twenty dollars worth of onion seed on his farm near Cornlea. Wasted. Proposals to remove- the building now occupied by Whittaker & Ryan, on 11th street, to Olive street, op posite Brodfeuhrer's, will be received at Gus. G. Becher & Co's. Call soon. 23-m-tf John Groteleuschen & Son were in town Thursday to deliver twenty-one head of fat steers that had been sold to D. Anderson. The herd weighed 28015 pounds, and came to the neat sum of $1188.60. Soran Anderson, administrator of the estate of Henry Johnson, was in town yesterday. A sale of the personal property of the said estate'takes place at the late residence in Creston township, April 8th. Very heavy wind last Thursday morning about daylight; not a cloud in 6ight, but the wind was heavy and cold, from the northwest, as though it was leaving a snow bank about a hundred miles away. B. R Cowdery, deputy State Sec retary, was in the city over Sabbath en joying himself at the home circle, re turning to Lincoln Monday morning. He reports a great boom in real estate in the Capitol city. The members of the Mamnerchor society of this city appropriately cele brated the ninetieth anniversary of of Emperor Wiihelm's birth on tho night of the 22 inst., sending a cable gram to the Emperor. All our dry goods merchants are re ceiving their new spring and summer goods, and they have a very full assort ment all around. The customer that cannot be suited in Columbus must in deed be hard to please. The three days' coffee festival at Hickok, Halm & Co's. closes to-day (Wednesday). While you cannot, after to-day, get a cup of hot coffee, free, you can purchase Chase & Sanborn's extra fine coffees of Hickok, Halm fc Co. Mr. Vail, representing the O. W. E. & P. Co., was in the city last week to look at tho hydraulic ram of the Lake & Park Association. Ho is about to fit it up so than 43,000 gallons of water a day will be conveyed from Stevens's lake. Almost every material good thing of life depends on good health; this is greatly maintained by wholesome food, a large sharo of which should be fruit, to have which in abundance, we must have plenty of orchards. Now plant fruit trees. The Journal's terms for subscrip tion are S2.00 a year, in advance; sub scription is, therefore, at any time owing as soon as the first of the subscription year has arrived, and whenever we make out bills to subscribers, this fact must be remembered. Tree planting has commenced and we see an unusual number are being set out along some of our streets, and lot fronts. The cotton-wood and box-elder have served their day, and a better class of trees such as hackberry, elm, linden and ash are taking their place. L. II. North returned home Tuesday lust from his first trip jis Deputy U. S. Revenue Collecter. Lute likes his new position reasonably well, but says ho will have to make one of the northern towns of this state his future head quarters so as to be nearer to his field of labor. Thht intemperate zeal for your own locality which will not allow you to do justice to your neighbors is not calcu lated to mako friends for you. Columbus has never acted on the policy of trying to pull down other communities, not withstanding the assertions of the Ary us to the contrary. -Prof. Cramer was debating with himself Monday whether to attend the State Teachers' Association at Lincoln. Wo hope he concluded to go, did go, and tell the assembled teachers what he knows about the importance of the three R's "Readin', 'Ritin' and 'Rithmetic." In a debate the Professor is a "good one." Nearly everybody was surprised Monday morning to see about three inches of nice fleecy snow covering the soil. It came quietly, and, just as quietly under tha influence of the sun, has disappeared. Farmers about their work Monday were engaged plowing the 6now under, and it is said to be thus one of the best of fertilizers. A fire swept over a portion of the the country about 15 miles northwest of town last Wednesday night, doing con siderable damage. Mr. Hugh Martin lost all his outbuildings, but saved his dwelling. Another party in Rea Valley is reported as losing his outbuildings and a span of horses; we did not learn his name. Albion Xcics. Fred. Matthews and George W. Turner of this city sail Thursday of thiB week from New York City on the ship "Nebraska" with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, which opens an engage ment of six months in London on the 23d of May. Fred, will "crack the silk" over the heads of the six-mule team in the stage coach act, and George has a position in the cowboy band of eighteen mounted men. Phil Armour, the wealthiest and most widely known beef packer and shipper of cured meats in America, if not in tho world, concluded the pur chase, through his representative, here last Saturday of the land adjacent to West Lincoln and formerly owned by P. O'Shee, investing .830,000 for the same, and will erect extensive bef pack ing industries thereon. Oak Hall feels this boom most sensibly. Lincoln Netcs. L Gluck has done considerable for Columbus in the way of building, but he is not satisfied to rest on past achieve ments. He is just now engaged in mak ing a valuable addition to his dwelling house on 10th street, besides a wash house, lumber house, etc., and also is fitting up the house in the rear of his brick business corner on 11th street, for an office, in which he will open up a pri vate banker's institution, including loans on real estate security. It is needless for the Journal to add that Mr. Gluck is thoroughly reliable, responsible and worthy, everybody who knows him knows that. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. As Seen by Coluniha Visitors. The Journal reporter succeeded in running down two of the returned Cali fornia explorers or visitors, and by a vigorous application of the proverbial pump-handle, succeeded in getting a summary of information from them, about as follows: John G. Routson, our city engineer, passed most of his time in southern Cal ifornia, and seems favorably impressed with the climate, giving several in stances of persons improving greatly in health, among them members of Ira Mullen's family and Phil. Cain, former ly of this place. It was the wet season while he was there and the moisture was considerable. He didn't like the smell of the salt water, but the residents say it is very wholesome, so it is not so ob jectionable as it might be. We looked over John's collection of sea shells, etc., and some of them were very interesting. He had branches of the camphor tree; the pepper tree, much grown as a shade tree; two kinds of the rugged cactus; the manzinita, the roots of which grow rank and abundant and make a valued fuel burning about as well as the same volume of coal; the orange, on one branch of which were twelve good-sized specimens of the luscious fruit; the lemon, showing eighteen ripe lemons these last were from trees set out by Alph. Burgess since he went from here to California; the olive tree, growing a small fruit that is crushed and pressed forming the olive oil of commerce, which some of the Cal ifornians think is to be the most profit able product of their soil, because there is always a good demand for it at prices lhat pay. John had also a nice little in voice of Muscatel raisins raised in Cali fornia, that were first-class surely. These grapes, it is said, mature best without irrigation, and Mr. Gerrard says that this was the only industry ho saw in southern California that he thought would pay a profit on the investment. Mr. Routson spoke particularly of former Columbus residents as in good health and flourishing, closing his account by saying that Mr. Longshore was about the happiest man in that country, open ing up a ranche, driving a four-horse mnlo team, etc. One thing he spoke particularly about was the immense bee ranches, men hav ing from 100 to 1,000 hives, and bees congregating in and peopling tho very rocks with their multitudes. "As for business?" Well, there are a great many people in California for their health; they have the money to spend; they are not doing anything to make money; they live and pay their money out for their living. All business has reference to this class of people. If a man has good health and is doing well in Nebraska, he had better not move to California, was about the con cluding language of Mr. Routson. Leander Gerrard, President of the State bank, was in southern California two weeks, visiting a number of the larger and smaller places from Los Angeles to the Mexican line. He saw and conversed with a number of persons from Nebraska, somo who had been there but a short time and others who had lived there a number of years. The first thing noticeable is that water is king of that country. Mostly, it is very ex pensive to sink a well, two hundred to five hundred feet, and what is raised is by irrigating the soil. Mr. Gerrard didn't see any industry there that was paying, that is, those that are producing any thing from the soil are not making any money by it. The raising of grapes for raisins, he thought, might in time be profitable in the mountain valleys back of the coast, but he could'nt see anything else, in tho way of the products of the soil, that he thought would pay ten per cent, or anything like it on the invest ment necessary to produce it. Noticea bly there are two classes of people invalids, or those who have come to C. to regain their health or prolong their lives, and- speculators. The first have money, more or less, do nothing there to increase it, and the latter endeavor to better their fortunes by selling real estate to the invalids and to visitors from the east. The whole country is filled with schemes and schemers, land lays and land speculators, real estate jobs and real estate agents, of both sexes and all ages, working every possi ble device to get visitorsato buy their soil, to invest in their town lots. They do it the same as formerly western peo ple gambled in stocks, the same as a man will bet on the throw of dice or the turn of a card. Men will start out on a project involving the outlay ot two or three hundred thousand dollars with not enough money to do the planning, broke up entirely if they have a single back-set, but making something if it is otherwise. Mr. Gerrard thinks that the prices asked now for these town and city lots are about the same as they will be ten years from now, if the country gets settled up and improves. To show that this is the main industry, every available place along the coast and every little valley in the mountains is utilized for the purpose of speculation. Offered for sale, with the statement that the unsold will be offered again after 30 days at an advance of say 50 per cent, and so on. Land agents are as thick as fleas on a dog's back, and the schemes are worked on a magnificent scale, and for all there is in them. Recently in empannelling a jury, out of the twelve men, there was only one who had an occupation; the others were residents, but with no calling that they were following for a livelihood. Mr. Gerrard says as to the climate, that from eight o'clock in the morning to four in the evening it is warm, like our summer, but for the remainder of the twenty-four hours it is cold, not severely cold like our extremes by any means, but damp and penetrating, neces sitating the use of heavy wraps if you are out. He 6ays they may talk as they please, but that he found out by enquiry that it is a fact that they have a heavy fog every day, and that it chills you clear through; the fog is so heavy that all night the water drips from the roofs of the houses. The only class of poor men that would thrive in California, Mr. Gerrard thinks, are those with families of grown up boys and girls who would go from home for service in other families; there is not alone the tendency to make distinctions, but they are actually made there, be tween the wealthy, who spend their money in stylish ways, and the poor who have little money to spend in any thing but the actual necessaries of life. In Nebraska, no matter what a man's worldly goods, himself, his wife, his children are as good as any if they be have themselves, and this is a most ex cellent feature of Nebraska life. It is not so in California. Mr. Gerrard's summing up was about this: if a man has abundance of money and is failing in health, southern Cali fornia would be a desirable place for him, as be could be out in the sunshine a part of almost every day in the year, and thus lengthen bis lease on life, but for men in vigorous health, Nebraska is, all things considered, five times better than California. We don't pretend to give all that we got from these gentlemen in the few minutes talk we had with them, but we know that there are many of our readers who will be gratified to see what Rout son and Gerrard think of California. If we can run L. A. Clark down during the week we will try to get some additional points from him. Last Sunday seemed to be a day es pecially set apart for street rackets. About a half-dozen were had on Battle street during the afternoon. Plenty of wind, a few scared, some mad, and half the crowd full was the way we sized the thing up. It is a shame that our town is becoming such a hole of rowdies. So says the Schuyler Quill, and we notice, here and there, throughout the country, similar paragraphs. Citizens of Columbus may well congratulate themselves tipon the peace and order that prevail in the city. Mayor Kramer acts upon the theory that the best way to preserve order is to watch the begin nings of disorder, and, as much as pos sible, prevent crime of all kinds, and there is not a particle of doubt but this is the proper principle to act upon. Once started, it is easy enough to slide down hill, but moredifficnlt to retreat. When "toughs" find that officials are active, persistent, and determined to enforce the laws, they are very much less dis posed to evil than when an opposite state of affairs prevails. Besides being tho easiest plan for officials, it is their sworn duty, and commends them to the good will of the public. City Council. At the last meeting the City Attorney Wits instructed to draw up a contract with the U. P. R'y. Co. providing that the Company should furnish their own pipes, etc., for connection with mains and also that all excess of water fur nished above 40,000 gallons a day should pay at the rate of $50 a month for 30,000 gallons a day. The bills for salaries of the officials were passed upon. The engineer was directed to prepare plans for, and estimates of the cost of, a building over the well system, and also a hose tower. A resolution in regard to the sale of three water bonds to Keene & Co. of Chicago was referred to Finance com mittee. Next meeting of Council, Saturday evening. During the year about to close, the city bus much to thank the Council for, irrespective of politics or any other than purely business considerations. Very important public improvements have been begun and completed, und done to the entire satisfaction of the public; the interests generally of Columbus have been looked after carefully as was be coming to men entrusted with the affairs of others. There is complaint all over the country of jobs and steals in public expenditures, and corruption of those whose dnty it is to guard the approaches to the public treasuries. No such charge can be truthfully made against our city council, and, what is better, would not lie thought of concerning them. The Joukxal would be pleased to record the same of the coming councils. A Rig Lien. A heavy mortgage was placed on file the other day in the County Clerk's office. It occupies twenty-one pages of closely printed matter. It is a mort gsige (the first one) given by the consol idated branches of the Union Pacific, that is, the O. & R V., the O. N. & B. H., the Marysville & Blue Valley und the Manhatton & Blue Valley. The mort gage was given to the American Loan & Trust Co. of Boston and covers 84, 989,000, actual and prospective. There are a goodly number of western citizens who are acquainted with mort gages of various sizes, proportions, weights and measures, but for a first class, tall, heavy, wide-out lien, they want to see this one. Colnntbas Lyceum. ArniL 1, 1887, Last Meetinq or the Season. Opening Remarks H. J. Hudson Piano Solo Dovie Becher Recitation Margie Geer Speech L. Phillips Recitation Emma Wake Essay . Mrs. J. E. Munger Recitation Katie Taylor Music Columbus Orchestra Recitation Ida Martin Recitation Nellie North Recitation Minnie Becker Song Emma Bauer Select Reading W. B. Backus Declamation Carl Kramer Song Anna and Martha Turner Speech W. A. McAllister Recitation Mrs. C. A. Brindley Select Reading J. E. Munger Essay Maynard Hurd Song Mrs. C. J. Garlow School Board. At the meeting Monday evening Miss Emma Hohen was employed as teacher; she takes the room heretofore presided over by Miss Ida Martin, (in the 1st Ward school), who supplies the place made vacant by the resignation of Miss Canavan, in the 2d Ward building. Maynard Hurd was continued as teacher of the suburban district, it having been the understanding of the members of the Board that his engage ment was for the school year. Mr. Taylor of the Board was directed to fix up the grounds of the suburban district at a cost not to exceed 830, The Lyrrnra. We learn that the exercises of last Friday evening were excellent, but that, in "sparring" for position, the debaters did not and could not for some reason get down to work. Next Friday evening will close the Lyceum for the season, and no donbt the house will be crowded by an interested audience. The institu tion has been one of pleasure and profit to all concerned, and no donbt will be open ed again when the avepinga lengthen, METTCHER & DEALERS IN Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Stoves and Tinware, Pumps, Guns and Ammunition. The Celebrated Moline Wagon Sold Here. Sept.22-tf QUS. O. BECHER. Established lfli). GUS. G. BECHER & CO., LOAN BROKERS, Real Estate and Insurance Agt's, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. D J?J t" on Fann9 at lowest rates of interest, on short and long time, in amounts to SUIT APPLICANTS CsmaUU lAkatrarta af Title to all Real Estate in Platte county. Notabt Public always in Office. t'arai sad City Property far Kale. lataraare asainst Fire. Lishtnincp nnd Tnrnnilnad l.iv- vn ir-inw in..... ,... the very beat companies represented. suaasaia rickets to and from all parts in HOUSE-CLEAXIXG HORRORS. Taking down the pictures. Dusting off the wall "Not at home this morning" Should there be a call. Toast and eggs for breakfast Things turned upside down Wife and girls a jawing Husband skips for town. Taking up the carpets Tacks and dust for lunch Boy, for asking questions, bets from ma a punch. Washing off the windows Doors all open wide She with pail and dust pan Used to be my bride. No firo in the furnace Bell goes on a ring "Cleaning house to-day, m'm First day of the spring." Night A doctor calling Wife done up in bed. Husband scoots for drug store; Clerk asks who is dead. Night reporter's item: Coroner has a ring For a 'stiff found floating First one of the spring." Verdict of the jury Foreman, sly old mouse "Suicide from torment, , Caused by cleaning house." Chicago Herald. Ten days before the annual school meeting, (April 4th) the census report should be filed with the County Supt. The school year beginning with the 1st of July, there seems to be no reason why chileren five years old by that date should be excluded from the list. On this list is based the state apportion ment which is a considerable sum in the support of the schools of the county. The census of 1885 showed 4,415 school children of this county, of 1886, 4,9C6; the apportionment for July 1886 was 3-4,219.04 and January 1887 ST.,.3.83. Harry Phelps of the Schuyler Her ald, was a Columbus visitor Thursday last. He says that the B. & M. havo been buying considerable property lately in the city along the proposed line of their road; that they have driven piles to the river, and some in the river, for their bridge: that the first station south of Schuyler is to be twelve miles dis tant, the first one on the other side, two miles west of Becker's Mill and that the cars are expected to be running into Schuyler from Omaha the first of June. I.I. A. i Ws. The Young People's Society of Chris tian Endeavor meet at the Congrega tional church every Wednesday even ing at 7:30. The leader for next meet ing is Miss Lucy St. Clair. The topic, rejoicing in the Lord. Phili. 4-4. The officers are Mr. C. G. Hickok, president, L. A. Clark, vice-president, Carrie E. Shepard, secretary, A. M. Covert, treas urer. All are cordially invited to attend. To Contractors. Sealed bids will be received at the office of Gus. G. Becher & Co., up to Monday, April 4th, 1887, for the pur pose of the erection of a two-story brick building, similar to that of J. B. Dels man, 11th street. Plans and specifica tions can be seen at the office of Gus. G. Becher & Co. I reserve the right to re ject any and all bids. 48-2t ' Wm.Rtax. The children of the Genoa Indian school will give an entertainment on Wednesday evening, April 13th, for the purpose of raising funds for a library for the school. Also there will be a table for refreshments and sale of articles made by the children themselves. The admission will be ten cents. Our readers in that neighborhood can help a good cause and benefit themselves at the same time, by attending the entertainment. Common School Diplomas. Since our last report, the following pupils of the public schools of the county have received diplomas from County Superintendent W. H. Tedrow: Alpha Davis, district No. 8, Minnie Steen, teacher; Mary Lynch, Albert and Mary Lawless, Nellie Gleason, Nellie Sul livan, all of district No. 4, Dan Lynch, teacher. The Jocbn'ai. job department is pre pared to furnish, on short notice, all kinds of commercial work such as letter heads, note heads, bill heads, statements, circulars, envelopes, cards, dodgers, pos ters, etc.; visiting cards; lawyers' briefs; pamphlets; catalogues; sale bills, etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Address, M. K. Turner & Co., Columbus, Nebr. Tracker' Examination. Supt. Tedrow on Saturday last had before him the following applicants for teachers' certificates: D. C. Christie, Eliza Drinnen, Ona Komans, Eva May nard, Clara Martin, Myra Wise. Wanted. Everybody to call at J. & A, Heitkem per's new store and examine their large anA vrall mamfwiaA jvV 9 alanlA m.JS ,, r j ? I imuvj iiuvrnm. vav huwc int UC .ra-lDBU atuiaoie lor piasienntc anu Duilding por mAru I pose, furnished in any part of city or on board KERSENBROCK, LEOPOLD JJEQOI. " ..",.,-uu,,, uu. Europe. 29july96-tf Public Sale of Short-Horns. The undersigned will sell at auctiou at the Checkered Barn in Lincoln, on April 14th, ia87, a lot of thoroughbreds consisting of about 50 head, twelve of which are fine bulls. 49-2t-p H. M. Winslow. Prohibition Hally. A mass-meeting will be held at the Opera House, Saturday evening April 2d. Opening address by S. C. Gray, can didate for Mayor, followed by other can didates on the Prohibition ticket. All are invited, old and young, ladies and gentlemen. Exec. Com. Mr. Segelke and Mr. Kersenbrock went to Lincoln Monday, the former to purchase brick for his new factory, which is to be a two-story structure 30x40 feet with full basement, and everything in first-class shape. The Journal is glad to chronicle this evidence of Mr. Segelke's business prosperity. DMrict Court. Haggard v. Sells, tried Monday to a jury. Verdict for dert, Tuesday morn ing, and jury discharged till Wednesday at 9. MARRIED. MKYR-STOWW1TZKK-Momtar. March a at the Monaster-, Louis Meyer to Mias Mena Stowwitzi-L, both of this city. DIED. SCHILj! Monday morning, March fflth. Is87, at 4 o'clock, Agnes, infant daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Wm. Sehilz, ngwl about 7 weeks. OASS. March lMh, after an Hlne&Dof twenty eix hours, of inflammation of the liowels. Eliza beth, ilaughter of .Mr. nnd Mrs. Samuel d'asa, aged 1 year, 6 months, and 'JS days. The Hirents in their bereavement have the sympathy of all their acquaintance. business Notices. Advertist'mentH under thN line each insertion. head five cents a TlirjLLETT SEED. Milktt sfmI for salt- by D. J Anderton. Alr yearling .'teers. !" fc (Mill "V UHL 41L3t-t TOOK pood yoiiUK hreedini: Mock of all kind: ntll HI IflfMlltlininllllf. ktnV f'lrm A. Hen- rich. Platte Center l O. Neb. 20-tf M. SCIIILTZ mnkelootsand shoes in the beet Mjles, and u only the very bet.t ftock that can U procured in the market. .Vitr TpOU SALE cheap and on very eay terms, by reanon of ae or proprietor the lit furm in Nebraska, WO acres. Apply to P. V. Henrleh, Columbus, Neb. 3.-tf COLUMBUS MARKETS. fcaOur quotations of the markets are obtained Tuesday afternoon, and are correct and reliable at the time. GRAIN, ETC. Wheat Corn in ear.. Com shelled. Oats Flour Buckwheat.. 5i jo 'JO 18 r, $2 400300 3.VS40 PRODUCE. Butter... Eggs Potatoes . login 8 MEATS. Hams Shoulders , Sides , 13 8ir LIVE HTOCK. Fat hog Fat cattle Feeding steers , 4H) 5 00 COL. Iowa Hard, Pennsylvania. Hard, Colorado Rock Springs, nut ... Rock Springs, lump . Carbon Colorado $ 500 i:soo 1-200 600 700 liOO 600 A perfect blend of Private Plantation Java and Pore Arabian Mocha. Alwayi packed in two-pound, air-tight tin cam. lfever sold in bulkt jyFor sale only by HICKOK, HALM & CO. Realm Omama.the FmtmrrCireat et Cattle amd Ilc Market mad tae LarKmt NlaaKHterlaar aad Packlas Locality I tBe World. We show everyone what they l,oy, and will give free transportation to all parties trading with ns. 100 large sized, valuable business and "TTj "' "" u om?s oil uwHie- property; no wild-cat property handled. Prices low and reasonable. Every investment will double in 12 months. D. Andebsox. Columbus, w . u . W. 8. Cook, 8outh Omaha. We also buy and sell Nebraska farms on cora munon. 42-febS'OT-y TX7A.LttAF HIKOS.. &"EXPItESS3rEX.Sg Ctmwr goods between any point of the city. IpSpill fjt T"wAwql2-B,J at bla price. aOmarOTy Wanted ! Wanted ! Everybody to know that I haTe received my larg and well-selected Hi GOODS, AND ALL KINDS OF FOOT WEAR. Yon can save mosey by baying of me. I cor dially invite yon to Come and See, -ATTHK- ELEVENTH STREET, Columbus, Nebraska. X. H4ING41T. 22sep88-y Special Aioiceiit! FOlt THK NKXT 60 DAYS WK OFFKR OUR LARKK AND COMPLRTK STOCK OK GKENTS' Furnishing Goods ! BOOTS & SHOES, AT Greatlv-r-Rednced-i-Prices ! jyt'all, examine (ItxxU nnd learn priceH. Gfreisen Bros. & Co. ipppiHJ-y. COLUMBUS Roller Mills! SCBESDER BfiQS., Proprietors. MNUF4CTUKF.RS OF Flour, Peed, Bran, Shorts And Meal, AND DF-U.F.IIS IX All Kinds? Grain. OUR FLTR BRANDS: 'WAY UP," Patent, "IMPERIAL," "BIG 4," "SPREAD EAGLE." We guarantee our flour to lx? equal to any manufactured in the state. We call the attention of the public to the fact that we make a Herialty of exchanging flour, bran and shorts for wheat, an good flour and ait much of it as any other mill in thin part of tho htate; also the, exchange of corn meal for rorn. We have put in special machinery for grinding rje flour and buckwheat flour. 2&Sutisfaction guaranteed. Please give ns a call.rt3t; Jfebt-y GRASS SEEDS ! ! Timothy, Clover, Red Top, Blue Grass, etc., AT HERMH OEHLRICH ft BRO'S. S$ reb. S7-laio GROCERIES ! ALWAYS OX HAND A TULLAXI) XKW L1XK OF (iliOCEKIKS WELL SELECTED. FRUITS! CANNED AND DK1ED, OF ALL KINDS, (J UAltANTEED TO HE OF UEST QUALITY. DRY GOODS ! A GOOD AND WELL SELECTED STOCK AL WAYS AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAP EST, ALSO BOOTS &SH0ES ! -THAT DEFY COMPETITION. : BUTTER AND EGGS And all kinds of country produce taken in trade anil all goods delivered free of charge ' to any part of the city. FLOUE! KEEP ONLY THE BEST GRADES OF FLOCK. 10-tf J.B.1 CLOTHING