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. A. AN. TIME TABLE.
Fas. Freisht.
Lnvt Columbus
" Bellwood
David City....
" ' Seward
Arrive at Lincoln....
I-
8:3) a. m.
4:15 p. m.
8:13
.07
10.05
nur.
6:10 "
8:13 "
11:15
The passenger leaves Lincoln at 3:55 p. m., and
arrive at Colombu-i 70 p. m; lh( freight leaven
Lincoln at 7:00 a. m., and arrives at ColumbuH at
J.-G0 ti. m.
Good growing weather.
Use Hygeine kuloominc.
TLo Jounx.vr. office for job work.
The ji3Eeeflor is abroad in the land.
St. Louis Summer sausage at Fold's.
3 towels forien cents at Kramer's.
Organs! Call at A. & SL Turner's.
Dress lawns and paranoia at Kra
mer's. Another shootinjf-jrallery man in
town.
For shoes and slippers go to Kra
mer's. School District TA ha8$3TiO in bonds
for sale.
Plenty of rain Thursday night and
Friday.
Some snow mixed with the rain
Friday.
John lSurrell was sick a few days
laet week.
The storm of Fiiday was not so bad,
after all.
Mrs. A. Anderson went to Omaha
yesterday.
You can b:iv money by buying hats
at Kramer's.
Call and inspect our new stock at
Galley Bros.
The largest line of roles in town at
Galley Bros.
A. Smith of Platte Center was in
town yesterday.
John Harr of Grand Prairie was in
the city Sunday.
Henrich makes close figures on largo
real estate loans.
Best assortment of Fish Poles at
Arnold's jewelry store. l-2t
Hand Kaeso and Limburger at Her
man Oehlrich & Bro's. Ji2-5t
Best assortment of Fish Poles at
Arnold's jewelery store.
Miss Katie Carrig of Platte Center
was in the city yesterday.
Commercial printing neatly and
quickly done at this office.
A full lice of ladies boucle jackets
from 31.25 up at Galley Bros.
Joseph Burke was fined $1.00 in the
police ourt for drunkenness.
The lest of groceries, at lowest
prices, at E. Fold's, on 11th sL 45-tf
The finishing touches were put upon
the new U. P. depot last week.
Win. Lamb and son James returned
Monday from their western trip.
New line of cassimero and jeans at
, the lowest prices at Galley Bros. 8-49-tf
Chas. Biek was fined 3.00 and costs
or tho break he made last week.
As good as the best, and as cheap sis
the cheapest, at J. B. Delsman's.
Henry Gaps has purchased the un
dertaking goods of J. E. Munger.
You can find the best selection of
wall paper at Stillman's drug store.
Rev. J. A. Hood occupied the pulpit
at the Presbyterian church Sunday.
Delsmau keeps good goods, and will
not allow himself to le undersold.
-Geo. E. Barnum of the south side
was iu town yesterday on business.
Henrich will chargo you no interest
if you want time on your insurance.
Mrs. Win. Welch went to Cedar
Rapids Monday to visit her parents.
Booth's playing at Omaha is char
acterized as "sublimely intellectual."
Myron Wheeler of Lincoln passed
through the city en route to Schuyler.
Just arrived, a large stock of Ladies
and Gents fine shoes, at Honahan's. 1-2-2.
John F. Bixby of the Genoa Leader
fjave us a very pleasant visit yesterday.
The Democratic skirmishes in Oma
ha resulted in a solid Boyd delegation.
Cheap money on farm loans at Co
lumbus Savings Bank Loan .V: Trust Co.
Money loaned on chattel securities
Columbus Savings bank Loan & Trust
Co.
One of JH. McTeggart'8 horses
dropped into a main hole Friday morn
ing.
Wanted A girl to do housework.
Good wages given. Inquire of A. M.
PosL
Miss Nellie Maguire of Iowa is vis
iting her cousins, Michael Savage and
sister.
Carl Kramer expects to erect a
dwelling house here this summer. Good
for him.
Miss Bensberg was a pretty and
gentle Bianca, and sang delightfully.
AT. XI Herald.
You can deposit as little as SI with
the Columbus Savings Bank and receive
interest thereon.
Sow blue grass; put it in on patches
.of your pasture land that have been eat
bare or nearly so.
ou can get money on your farm at
better rates from Henrich than from any
one in Columbus.
Never loose sight of this fact:
Kramer carries the largest stock and
sells the cheapest.
The best assortment of carpets and
drees goods can be found at the lowest
prices at Kramer's.
Baby carriages, Bird cages, Boys'
express wagons, Base Balls, Bats, etc at
IS. V. Fitzpatnck's. 45-tf
Those wanting first-class sale bills
and posters of any kind, should call at
the Journal office.
The largest and best assorted line of
fancy canned goods and dried fruits at
J. & A. Heitkemper's. 43-3-tf
Members of the Bar should have a
professional training in the manly art of
.self-defense, it appears.
Will. Schroeder has a cactus with
beautiful flowers in his saloon window.
Jt makes a handsome ornament.
For Brat.
A large business room on Eleventh
St, suitable for dry-goods establish
ment. Inquire at tho Joubnai, office.
40-tf
See Henrich before borrowing mon
ey on your land.
When your insurance expires don't
renew it until you see Henrich.
Go to Honahan's for bargains in
lxMts, shoes and slippers, for cash.
Brother Bixby of the Fullertou
Journal gave us a business call Mon
day. A nice lot of window shades and
fixtures just received at Stillman's drug
store.
Robert Uhlig Notary Public office
with Columbus Savings Bank Loan &
Trust Co. 51-6-lt
Mr. Novell planted a tree each for
the teachers at the Third Ward school
building.
The spring term of public school
has already begun in several districts of
the country.
- Mrs. J. A. Kehoe and Miss Phoebe
Phillips of Platte Center were in town
yesterday morning.
Columbus Savings Bank L. & T. Co.
ib offering good terms on farm loans,
come and see them.
New lawns, nanscoks, checks, India
linens, Mulls and a full line of satins at
all prices at Galley Bros.
Arbor Day at Platte Center was the
occasion of ornamenting the public
school grounds with trees.
A good many movers going west.
The "prairie schooner" has not been so
familiar a sight in a long time.
Rev. St. Clair's discourse on Provi
dence was listened to by a very attent
ive audience Sunday evening.
- Yon can insure your team against
loss from disease, accident or theft; take
no chances. Henrich is agent.
Geo. Van Camp who has been feed
ing Conner's cattle hero left Saturday
last for his home in Cleveland, O.
Remember we carry one of the
largest stocks in the city and will not be
undersold for cash. Galley Bros.
Col. Whitmoyer and S. S. McAllis
ter took the Genoa train yesterday in
tent on legal business of some sort.
J. R. Smith of Lost Creek, in town
Saturday, thinks the frost of Friday
did not kill the plums in his section.
- Wildey Lodge L O. O. F. celebrated
yesterday afternoon and evening the
sixty-eighth anniversary of the order.
Clothing! Our spring stock of
clothing is now complete. Our prices
are always the lowest. C. & L. Kramer.
J. & A. Heitkemper are selling
crockery, lamps and glassware at prices
that are interesting to all wishing to
buy.
Tho JouitNAL is on sale, each week,
at the book and news stores of E. D.
Fitzpatrick and L Sibbernseu, at 5 cents
a copy.
Do not fail to examine our large
line of Oriental laces, from 2 inches to
45 inches wide at very low prices at Gal
ley Bros.
- Jumes Pearsall is overhauling the
property lately owned by Wm. Ferguson,
on North street, for occupancy by Mr.
Tomlin.
-Union Meat Market, telephone 44,
for choice meats of all kinds, and poul
try. Van Alstine & Lingner, Nebraska
Avenue. 51-4
Columbus Savings bank L. & T. Co.,
is able to give as good terms as any
one, on fire, lightning and tornado in
surance. Columbus school district has, ac
cording to the census this spring, 1043
children of school age; Platte county
entire, 5014.
D. Schnpbach has learned some
thing about government contracts and
the way they are let that will be useful
to him by times.
R. H. Henry has an iron guard in
front of his brick building that no heavy
weight champion will long to sit on any
great length of time.
Superintendent Tedrow has issued
common school diplomas to Misses Mary
and Katy Brugger of Dist, 48, Byron
Dieffenbach, teacher.
Larger wires are being put in for
the electric lights, and n new globe is
to shine in the square at the crossing of
Olive and 13th streets.
Frank Barnes and family of Madison,
who have been in California the paa six
months, passed through the city Wed
nesday on their return home.
Miss Kate Bensberg, a charming
lady, took the role of Marguerite (Fanst),
her rich voice suiting the part beauti
fully. Indianajxilis Journal.
As we go to press we learn that the
Union Pacific surveyors have had orders
to locate the road from here to David
City. That looks like business.
Platte Center is about negotiating
$3,000 of school bonds, bearing seven
per cent, interest They think they can
sell at a premium of 2) to 4 per cent.
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
Kate Bensberg's Grand English
Opera Company will render the "Sleep
ing Queen" and acta from "Martha" or
Faust at the Opera House, April 29th.
Nebraska's adaptability to blue
grass is becoming more evident each
year, and every man who owns land
would do well to seed some of it down.
With two feet of snow last week at
Deadwood and a considerable quantity
in Michigan, it can hardly be expected
that the thermometer here will mark
blood heat
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.
The W. C. T. U. will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting on next Sabbath
evening in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. A good programme will be giv
en, everybody invited.
Thursday last Nich. Blaser of Dun
can, accompanied by Mrs. Wm. Ernst
took the train east; they are bound for
Switzerland, where they expect to visit
during the summer.
D. Anderson served divine notice on
the city authorities last week that he
would move in the matter of compelling
them to fill the holes above the water
mains, here and there.
A road plow and scraper was tried
here last week on the streets. It seemed
to do its work in good shape. Colum
bus township had purchased one of
them.
Henry Wiseman has started a gen
eral boarding stable at L. A. Clark's old
stand. Ho lately returned from Cali
fornia, and is not overly enthusiastic in
regard to that country.
On the. fourth page of today's
Jocbnal will be found an article called
forth by the last number of the National
City (CaL) Record, edited by Frank
Burgess, formerly of this city.
E. Pohl was not in very good humor
Saturday morning. He had just been
examining his crab apple blossoms and
found that the germ had been killed by
the frost He is inclined to think that
plums are safe.
County Attorney Gondring was in
the northern part of the county last
week and gives a good account of the
country; a dozen new houses have been
put up at Creston, and the foundation
laid for Graham's new mill.
Miss Kate Bensberg, is an entranc
ing vocalist, and it is impossible for a
human voice to render The Last Rose of
Summer with more liquid sweetness and
purity of tone than it was rendered last
night Springfield (IU.) Monitor.
Will. Winterbotham wrote to H. J.
Hudson yesterday saying that after a
spirited contest the contract for bridging
the Loup at Genoa was let to John L.
Means for $10,000; 1250 ft John gen
erally keeps at the head of the class.
W. T. Calloway, of Bellwood, was in
tho city Friday last and gave the Jour
nal a social call. Grandma Calloway,
his mother, though 96 years of age is
still sprightly, being able to do and
taking delight in doing light household
duties.
Will. Schroeder is fitting up his
building on 12th street, opposite the
new U. P. depot to be used by Mr.
Bother as a cigar factory. Mr. Schroe
der will not build a brick this year be
cause he cannot get the consent of Mr.
Engel for partnership walls.
The Turnverein was organized Fri
day night with nineteen members: the
following officers were chosen: Carl
Schubert president; R. Hartman, sec'y;
Geo. Heitkemper, treas. E. Pohl's
building north side of 11th street has
been rented by the association.
While Geo. Birney was driving a
large number of fat cattle on the Loup
bridge the leader turned on tho column,
which was bunched on one span, letting
it down somewhat We understand
that expenses were paid by Mr. Birney,
and the bridge is all in good shape
again.
The Nebraska Millers Association
hold their next session in this city. May
11th, at 8 p. m. If the entire member
ship are present, there will be some two
hundred of them. Columbus business
men should see to it that their sojourn
in the city is made as pleasant as pos
sible to them.
- Chas. Rickly and wife of Rushville
passed a few days last week visiting
friends in the city. Going to Omaha
Monday to hear Booth, they then leave
for their northern home. Charley Bays
that the last two winters, in north Ne
braska have been as mild as any he has
seen in the state.
Our Tom, whose other name is Wil
son, has been appointed superintendent
of the round house, etc., at Columbus by
the U. P. road and will next month re
ceive the neat little sum of 8100 per
month. Tom is a worthy, reliable fel
low and none are more pleased over
Tom's success than we. Schuyler Quill.
Our esteemed contemporaries who
can see no good in the Inter-State Com
merce law should know of the great
advantage it is to onr Columbus mer
chants. Note the gain: Rate on first
class freights from Chicago to Columbus
before 31.31 per cwt Rate on same
since the law has gone into effect, $1.30.
Hence our great rejoicing!!
Miss Kate Bensberg charmed her
St Louis friends by her graceful imper
sonation of the lost Eurydice (Gluck's
Orpheus and Eurydice). Her voice was
shown to fine advantage in the wonder
ful scene with Orpheus at the beginning
of the fourth act She showed herself
also to be a fine actress, and was fully
equal to the dramatic requirements of
that great work. Globe-Democrat.
The Journal job department is pre
pared to furnish, on short notice, all
kinds of commercial work such as letter
heads, noto 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.
Mrs. Henry Woods returned from
Lincoln Friday. The first four or five
days Henry was at the asylum, the au
thorities say he was cheerful and seem
ed contented, but now he is altogether
different and his friends would hardly
recognize him, and he didn't recognize
his wife. The Superintendent gives
some hope of final recovery, notwith
standing the present unfavorable symp
toms. Saturday night last the hoodlums
seem to have been unusually boisterous.
The community owes it to its peaceable
citizens to see to it that the laws are
enforced. The truth is that at all times
and under all conditions, the enforce
ment of the law, by the officers of the
law, against violators of public peace
and safety is not only commendable
and praise-worthy, but a sworn dutv
that no official can justly shrink.
The scenery painted by L. L.
Graham of Kansas City and furnished
by S. A. St Cyr deserves special men
tion. The dock scene, and the moving
train are very realistic, and the parlor, a
box setting, with nractical doom and
windows, was universally pronounced
the most elegant scene that has ever
been placed on our stage. The owners
of the Opera House are negotiating with
Mr. St Cyr for some more scenery.
The McGibeny Family have drawn
excellent houses to the Alcazar for the
week. This large and talented family
have a clever knack for rendering popu
lar music in attractive manner, and their
concerted pieces are especially good
Their capabilities are as various as their
ages, and from the little tot of four to
the head the family each of the perform
ersfifteen in all is expert with some
instrument The troupe is well worth
seeing. SauFranciaco Wasp, Jan. 8,87.
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OUMBUS SUCCESS.
Sfcr Fni?t Akead and Auk Xo Charity From
Anybody.
The Omaha Republican's excellent
correspondent here, W. B. Dale, semis to
his paper under date of tho 23d tho fol
lowing concerning our city's facilities
for manufacturing, and some projected
enterprises:
This city has never received alms from
the State in the matter of public build
ings, and needs nothing of the kind to
loom it into prominence, nor to add to
its present booming prosperity. Instead
of spending thousands of dollars upon a
lobby and its concomitants at the late
session of the Legislature, to wheedle
charity from the State at large, they
have subscribed liberally for the founda
tion and advancement of home enter
prises that are of far more value to her
than mere monuments of a state royal,
and ofttimes prodigal munificence.
The Loup river, that forms an elbow
here, and rolls by the city on the west
and south, with its steady volume of a
hundred thousand horse power, has a
fall at this point of fourteen feet to the
mile, and the Loup Falls Water Power
and Improvement company, an organi
zation of prominent capitalists of this
city, will commence operations without
delay upon a dike that will bring this
great engine of industry into subjection
and furnish n motive power unequalled
and unrivalled west of the Alleghanies.
Manufacturing enterprises can find no
location in tho whole West equnl to this,
and liberal inducements are offered to
those meaning business.
A personal inspection will convince
any practical person of the superior ad
vantages possessed by a cent ral location
in the State, with unsurpassed railroad
facilities, and a live, liboralprogressive
city of 5,000 inhabitants to welcome and
encourage every useful industry.
Notwithstanding the cheerful outlook,
city lots can still bo obtained at very
reasonable figures for occupancy or im
provement A marked increase in the
volume of business transactions is no
ticeable with the opening of spring. In
the way of manufacturing enterprises
we already have a nucleus of no small
beginning. Our two mammoth roller
flouring mills are running night and day
and cannot keep pace with the orders for
the superior product of their lino.
The City Foundry have several addi
tional machinists to their regular force,
and the hum of the lathe and tho bright
sparks from the forge indicate a busy
season in that hivo of industry. The
Creamery Company have added the ad
ditional buildings and new machinery
demanded by their increasing business
and are running their works up to the
full capacity. This is ono of the most
successful and thriving plants in the
State.
Since the fire of ltibt season Berger's
broom factory has arisen from the ashes,
and with largely increased facilities is
again filling the orders of Omaha job
bers, and shipping direct to a large
Western and Southern trade.
The furniture factory of Henry Gabs
has been built up from an humble shed
in a rear alley to u modern structure of
44x132 feet on a prominent corner of one
of our busiest thoroughfares, and gives
employment to numerous artisans.
The Columbus Packing company have
closed their works for extensive repairs,
and will open the fall season with facili
ties for a far more extensive business.
The packing house of Fred Elias is still
running, but will be generally overhaul
ed and remodeled and its capacity
doubled before the fall season opens.
Taylor Bros.' wired lath fence works
are running up to full capacity, with
orders several weeks ahead.
Bother's cigar factory is giving em
ployment to double the force heretofore
employed, with prospects of an addi
tional increase
Schreiber's Wagon and Carriage Works
is crowded with skilled workmen and
additional room will be added to ac
commodate this jrrowinir and thriving
institution.
Numerous other manufacturing inter
ests that the Jicmiblican,st representa
tive, with his limited time, has been
unable to visit personally, are keeping
pace with the general prosperity of the
city, and with the new, cheap and prac
tically unlimited water power now offer
ed, those seeking sites Tor a manufactur
ing plant need certainly look no farther.
A committee of prominent capitalists
visited Omaha. this week to investigate
the motor railway system, tho intention
being to build several lines, radiating
out from this city to the towns adjacent.
The lines now in contemplation are:
Northeast to Becker's Mills; northwest
to Platte Center; west to Duncan;
southwest eight miles into Polk county;
and southeast to Bellwood, in Bntler
county. The necessary canital for thin
enterprise is ready in hand here, and
work will be pushed as soon as the fran
chise can be obtained from the conntv
board of supervisors.
A goodly number of invited friends
and patrons of Miss Belle Parsons'
School of Elocution were present last
Thursday evening at the closing exer
cises, in which none but the pupils took
part. The numbers throughout were
admirably well rendered, showing the
conscientious, pains-taking care of the
teacher, besides the native talent of the
pupils. Those taking part were Eva
Clark, Sam'l McDonald, Mrs. Brindley,
Willie Anderson, Mae North, Grace-Geer,
Kate Taylor, Zura Morse, Nellie North,
Parthenia Bowman and Martha Turner.
We know the sentiment of pupils, pa
trons and friends generally is sadness at
the departure of Miss Parsons, and a
hope that she may soon return. She
took tho train Monday night for Los
Angeles, Cala.
The following brief synopsis will
give some idea of the high merit of this
Company's work: "The Sleeping Queen,"
a one-act opera by Balfe, the celebrated
composer of the "Bohemian Girl," is a
charming composition. The music is
tuneful, and flows like a warbling brook;
the plot is attractive and full of amus
ing scenes. The action lies in the time
of Louis XILL The costumes are rich
and elaborate. In this work Miss Bens
berg introduces Millard a charming song,
"Waiting," itf such style as it has never
been heard before. Of this the Erie
(Pa.) Herald says: "To hear this song
i alone worth the price of admission."
The XeUibeay Family,
Celebrated over the United States
give one of their pleasing entertainments
at the Opera House, May 3d.
The appointment by Gov. Thayer of
our townsman, Capt John Hammond,
as commandant of the Soldiers' Home,
is one eminently fit to be made, as the
Captain possesses just those qualifica
tions that will, under his management,
make the place a home. The governor,
and the soldiers or soldiers' families who
shall find their home there, aro to be
congratulated on the appointment. We j
cannot congratulate the Captain, be
cause his salary will be only $1,500 a
year, with a great amount of responsi
bility, work and worry. The farm, (640
acres, 2S miles northwest of Grand
Island) is raw prairie, all improvements
are to be made, houses to build, etc.
The appropriation for building and run
ning expenses for two years, was $30,000
the land being donated.
Tho McGibeny Family, fifteen in
number, appeared at the Alcazar. They
give a vocal and instrumental entertain
ment, which has borne them successful
ly along in Eastern circuits for eleven
years. They combine one of the best
musical combinations traveling and aro
doubly interesting as a group of family
talent. Those who have souls attuned
to the melodies of music, who like "the
concord of sweet sounds," will find tho
McGibeny entertainment an enjoyable
one. The programme consists of popu
lar music, and introduces the extensive
family as an orchestra, a band, as instru
mental soloists, as singers single and in
concerted pieces, and 6omo as comedians.
San Francisco Figaro, Jan. C, 18S7.
Rickly Bros, of this city were
awarded the contract recently for fur
nishing meat to the Indian school at
Genoa for tho year 1888. This firm had
tho contract for List year also, shipping
from this point upwards of 50,000
pounds. During that time they gave
entire satisfaction, there being no com
plaints as to the quality of meats, and a
variation in weights of onlv about
twenty pounds. Their fair dealing
doubtless secured them tho award for
next year, as we believe this to bo the
first instance where the samo parties
have been favored with such award two
years in succession, some other bids
being lower than theirs.
A suit between D. F. Davis of tho
Dzmocrut and Warwick Saunders of tho
Platte Center Argus, before J. H. Reed,
J. P., Monday afternoon, was interesting
to tho parties and witnesses present.
It seems that it -was still more interest
ing to the attorneys, after tho witnesses
left. Everybody Monday evening was
talking over the affair. Mr. Reed held
the scales of justice fairly. Tho dispute
was concerning the value of 5.000 tickets,
Davis's bill being $20, when Saunders
claimed it should be $7.50, but tendered
S10. Tho Justice's judgment valued
them at $16.00, leaving Saunders to pay
the costs "of suit.
Newspapers get hold of railroad
rumors just as they are manufactured.
Among tho latest is that tho B. & M. en
terprise for the coming season includes
a lino from South Omaha, throngh Fre
mont, Schuyler, and perhaps Columbus,
on to Broken Bow, at which place the
line would intersect tho Grand Island
and Wyoming Central. No doubt this
would be a good route, and in a short
time give a largo amount of local trade.
The weather is a sort of slippery
subject for Nebraska editors to com
ment upon, as for instance April 21, tho
Fremont Herald:
"With a ten hoars' nnow storm prevailinK
throughout the eastern states, blockading tlio
railroads and interferinR with tho telegraph, it is
some sat ibf action to know that Nebraska is re
veling in spring and the songs of the birds ai
propriate to the time. Come west !"
The next day, well.
C. & L. Kramer's tailoring establish
ment is among the important manufac
turing interests of the city, furnishing
work for tho bread-winners of three
families besides two young men.
Y. I'.S.U.E.
Tho Young People's Society of Chris
tian Endeavor meet at tho Congrega
tional church every Wednesday even
ing at 7:30. Leader, Miss Nettie Ander
son. Topic, The radical demand of
Christ. John 3:7.
Xeboville.
Small grain is looking fair since the
rains, but had already suffered some
from the dry weather.
Tho Jenni Bros.' cheese factory is in
full blast. Tho boys expect to use from
1,500 lbs. to a ton of milk a day this
summer.
Measles are very prevalent in this
neighborhood. Mrs. Brock, Mr. Wilko ,
Mr. Enge lburt and others have children
sick with the disease.
Mary and Kato Brugger were awarded
diplomas by the Superintendent, last
week. The girls have worked hard for
their papers, and are therefore justly
proud of the same.
The base ball club is organized as fol
lows: F. Marolf catcher. J. Marnlf
pitcher, Dieffenlwich 1st base, Thiel
raan 2d base, T. Brugger 3d base, Marty
right fielder, A. Brugger center fielder,
A. Marolf left fielder, Affolter short
stop. B. X.
Shell Creek Items.
A number of graves have been opened
near the Welch church, and the copeses
transferred to the grave yard in tho
rear of it.
CThe boys of Platte Center lately insti
tuted a mock lawsuit and locked up'one
or more credulous men as jurymen
for a good while; we won't give any
names to the Jouk.val as that paper
would make it known all over the
country.
Mr. Evan Davis has rented A. Her
mann's farm and has put in lots of
grain. A few farmers will have to re
sow or plant 6ome of their land to corn,
tho seed having been laid bare or blown
off by the late high winds. That gentle
zephyr has done some damage to build,
ings also. It moved R. Lewis's shed
and nearly unroofed A. Henrich's.
Mr. Weber on Elm creek having been
burned out entirely, some benevolently
disposed friends have extended a help
ing hand, Mrs. Arthur Smith providing
bedding, David Thomas" lot of oats, and
others helped in various ways. Mr.
Weber is an honest and hard-working
man, well worthy of any aid extended to
him.
We don't know if our neighbors of
Burrows township consider tho people
on the Bouth side of Shell Creek only
a sort of thirty-seventh cousins or some
more distant relations. Why? Because
there has been a washout in the road
BOTCHER &
-DEALEUS IX-
Heavy and Shelf Hardware,
Stoves and Tinware,
Pumps, Guns and Ammunition.
The Celebrated Moline Wagon Sold Here.
Sept.SS.tr
(WS. G. BECHER.
Established 170.
GUS. G. BECHER & CO.,
LOAN BROKERS,
Real Estate and Insurance Agt's,
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
Money to Lob on Farms at lowest rates of interest, on short nnd long time, in nmonnta to
Complete Abstract of Title to nil Keal rotate in Platte connty.
Notauy Public lwats in Office.
I arm aaJ t'itr Property for Sale.
IunraarraKuinBt Fire, LiKhtni nnd Tornadoes,
the very best coinjHinie represented.
StoMKhi Ticket to and from all irtB in Euroje.
near Mr. Moriarty's for a long time, and
is not being fixed. A good sized culvert
is greatly needed. Some cunning fellow
might break his old wagon and try to
get a now one from the. township.
Martin Maher has bought out Messrs.
Carrig & Lynch at Platte Center, the
latter gentlemen it is said intending to
open up a (not sand- or clay- or river-,
but a real money-)bank at Platte Center,
Success to them! Competion is the life
Of trade! There is also some talk of a i
brick yard in that burg, (pardon tho
word burg) would say "city," by Mr.
O Niel. for which the farmers and their
horses will be glad, tho former shaking
hands with and patronizing Mr. O'Niel,
aud the latter pawing and neighing to
him. Should he not take courage aud
goon?
School District 31 in tho Welch settle
ment near Postville had an adjourned
annual meeting, its proper one had to be
adjohrned as the director on the way
to it was called back home to tend to
some of his stock, and had the records
with him. At this Mr. Rivet was elect
ed moderator, Mr. Elliott declining re
election. Taxes voted 11 mills, school to
be seven months, 2 months for summer
beginning May 1st, and 5 months for
winter, beginning November 1st. But
tho main question was the moving of
tho school-h6use to a more central lo
cation. This was thoroughly and warmh
discubsed. The house being hardly
in a condition to stand moving any
more, a new railroad and station and
town being expected in this neighbor
hood, all agreed to leave the house on
its present site for another yoar or two.
Mrs. Humphrey will teach the summer
school.
Platte t'enter Items.
Mr. Galriel of Humphrey wxis in town
Friday.
John and Nellie Maher have tho
measles.
J. P. Dorr is tho guest of II. II. Buck
ley this week.
Died: April 21, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Win. llodgers.
James Burrows of Mayvillo spent the
first part of last week in town.
John Rausch is erecting a slaughter
house in the southern part of town.
x. xi. niuiney oi urantl island was
tho guest of Dr. Edwards tho first or tho
week.
Julius Rasmussen and Theo. Freidhof
of Columbus, were visitors hero AVed
nesday. Mrs. A. P. Smith, who has leen
dangerously ill, is recovering under the
caro of Dr. Edwards.
Arbor day was spent by some of the
people of this district, planting out trees
on the new school ground.
'Squiro Hnwkins is still trying to find
out who will stand tho costs in the
Carrig vs. Lynch lawsuit.
Married: Geo. Smith of Humphrey and
Miss L. Snyder of this place, at the
German church 5 miles north of Platte
Center, on Monday last.
Messrs. Carrig & Lynch, after selling
out, concluded they did not want to
dissolve partnership, and so they bought
back their old stand aud will continue
their business of old.
Amateur.
Wahiitgtnn Letter.
From oar regular correspondent.!
The past week as well as the present
one is replete with anniversaries which
the old residents of Washington can
never forget. Twenty-two years ago
last Friday morning Abraham Lincoln
died of the cruel wound inflicted by
John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater.
Tho sensation produced by the assassina
tion of the great War President thrilled
tho capital like the tremor of an earth
quake. The whole country quivered with tho
shock. There had never bevii nor has
there been here since such a period of
horror, indignation and apprehension.
It was even feared that the tragedy
might temporarily undo the work that
had just been achieved and again un
settle the foundations of the public
peace. Everyone was frightened, every
one was regaraeu witn suspicion.
Neighbors, yes, old friends eyed each
other askance, while arrests were so
plentiful as to justify and prolong tho
intense excitement.
The belief that the handsome, hot
blooded young actor was but the chosen
instrument of a well formed conspiracy
in which many men of note wero con
cerned, made people afraid of members
of their own family. Martial law prac
tically prevailed, apd it wad well nigh
impossible to pass the city limits. No
man was without suspicion, and it
seemed that chaos itself had control.
Never was a nation more torn by excite
ment, or more sorely tried, and then the
other attempted assassinations, and the
wild cry for engence but it is an old,
KERSENBROCK,
LEOPOLD JJKaai.
LlFK AND ACCIDKNT l.NMirK VNCK, non but
28jaljStf.tr
old story.
It was the final baptism of the Union
in blood, and although the great war
went out in tears, it left behind it more
indestruction than ever, all glorious
without and within, tho principles of
constitutional lilierty. eqnaiitv and fra
ternity, for which Lincoln vieldim? tli
best years of his life, yielded life itself
at last.
Today the streets of tho city have
been filled with colored people and the
music of brass bands. It is tho twentv
fifth anniversary of the emancipation ot
slaves in tho District of Columbia, aud
u nas oeen celebrated with a street pa
rade and other oxercises. Tho celebra
tion was one of tho largest of tho kind
which has ever taken place here, and
there wero about 10,000 ieonIe in tho
procession. Its line or march was
through the White House grounds, aud
the President reviewed it, standing on
the front portico of the mansion.
The decision of tho Inter-State Com
mission that there is nothing in the law
to prohibit the railroads from granting
reduced rates to organizations or iudH
viduals coming to the National Drill,
will relieve a good many people in dif
ferent parts of tho country or a misap
prehension as to the interpretation of
the law, and will tend greatlv to increase
tho crowd in attendance. As the time
draws near all the leading railroad lines
are making arrangements for earning
immense crowds of excursionists.
The White Lot, where the contest will
tako place, has been turned over by the
War Department to tho Drill committee,
nnd the erection of grand stands for
spectators will commence at once. Some
of the troops are coming in advance of
tno xmn, and consequently tho work of
putting tho monument grounds in con
dition for the camp has to be carried
on as rapidly as possible. One of the
unsettled questions is, "What soldier
will be called to the command?" It is
urged that ho should bo ono of wide
reputation. There will be an immense
coucourso of Americans gathered here
and arrangements should be made as
national as possible in every particular.
Tho bureau of information and corn-
tort or tne JJnll committee, has issued a
circular announcing that for tho benefit
of strangers and visitors in tho citv they
propose to keep a list of hotels, lioard
ing and lodging houses, whore rooms
and leds with and without meals cm bo
had. Rooms of all kinds and classes are
registered at prices ranging from SI up
wards, and meals can bo had from 2T
cents upwards.
The Senatorial Select committe, which
is investigating tho workings or the ex
ecutive departments here, and tning to
probe their methods, has undertaken a
gigantic task. When its final report is
made, however, tho result of tho labors
will doubtless bq interesting and aliound
in a kind or information which is now a
sealed book to tho public. The commit
tee has an excellent opportunity to find
out for the public ilso whether Civil
Service Reform is really all that its
friends claim, or whether it is a fraud as
argued by its opponents.
MARRIED.
l-AlJl-VriEK-wiLLIAMSON-AtthrparHon-$5?'-n
i,;imL,"H'.,,ffI,,!y:-y-S-'Iair.on the.
?k,,.llx2 M,r: 1V.i,.,.,.:- I'ahnatier of Lost Creek,
to ihr bophia ('.Williamson of (ienoa.
TAYLOK-JONES-On the 21t or April, in
acconhince with th usase of the Society or
ftnendi, Jonathan Taylor and Kebecca Jones,
both of Genoa, Neb.
DIED.
ur.IU.ISUblt Sunday eveninj;, Aitril 21th,
very Maidenly, of mvi!eH. G'ustave. mm of II. H.
Hellbiiwh of Grand rrairieTwi., hkwI 11 iearn
Wanted.
Everyliody to call at J. .t A. Heitkem
per's new store and examine their large
and well assorted btock of staple and
fancy groceries. Ono door west of Kra
mer's. For Sale or Kent.
My place of residence. Terms moder
ate. For information apply to Gus. G.
Becher or C. J. Garlow.
5-lt John G. Hicgins.
us'mess Notices.
Advertihementi under this
line each innertion.
head five cents a
G0WS,at "71 .at. nil-hand Store opposite
r riedhof Jt I'o s. jtf
pOlttfood younjj breedinw Block of all kinds,
i m .?' Io"rainKd.de. htock farm. A. Hen
rich. Platte Center P. O. Seb. ajlt f
VM: SCIIILTZ ranked boots and hhoes in the
".,' styles, and uwn only (he very best
stock that can be procnml in the market. .".2-tf
TpOU SALE cheap and on very easy terms, by
k k re?,n.1V1f,W;'r proprietor the beitarm in
JTOUSEMEN will do well to call at thi-. office
TX.'1' . r. without cut
oi norse. ana on both paper and muslin.
Jock-
.,.11. uumuuif, opposite nuw U. 1.
depot.
:.itf
pAbrbKL.-(olt, cowh, heifers aud jearlins
. " will - ken into my Mttwicre fenced
pasture. Shade and water plenty: salt furnished
regularly, iwo thoroughbred Durham bull
ktirty'- A.llusaicn.
B- Platte t enter P. O.
South Omaha .Still Boom.
One thousand men employed. Two more im
menst? packinir houses to be erected. Two best
?? 'rSJ"" ?tate dwnK a business of 100.0U)
J?""- TtWi,rlllnJm' trains fron Omaha and
Council Muffs. Ono JiaOW school-bonse, and 3
churches to be built. Two brick jards started.
inducts, tunnels and other enterprises project
!, rirht-claa city Government. Property
daily on the advance, tome and nee us.
u i . . , adebso. Cook & Co.
Ileal estate dealers. Dummy and Stock Yard
croswus. feWSTy
Ktrtjr Motive.
Taken np, March 28th, at the premises o
Laurence Hymen, wx miles northeast or folom;
$ .U T r' ?T?? V? oW-bTW on left
hip. QT.p 1 heifer, branded. "J,rt a single
ou the groin or each heifer, and both red with
white siotB. Owum will prove property and pay
5"p5 ' LAURENCE BYRNES).
Wanted ! Wanted !
Everybody to know that I hare receimt my lnrt
and well-selwtal
SMG GOODS.
AMD ALL KINDS OF
FOOT WEAR.
You ran save money by baying or me. 1 cor
dially invito you to
Come and See,
-ATTIIE-
Bed Boot Sigm.,
ELEVENTH STREET,
Columbus,
Nebraska.
X. HAITMUAKT.
22nenHl.y
I!
FOR TICK NKXT
6o DAYS
WK OFFKK OUR I.AKGK AND
CO.MPI.K-rK S'lOCK OK
GENTS'
Furnishing Goods !
BOOTS & SHOES,
-AT
Greatlyx-Reduced-i-Prices !
STall, examine (iiuhIm and leant
lrice.
Greisen Bros. & Co.
ixpiNy.
COLUMBUS
Roller Mills!
SCBESfiEE BKCS.t Proprietors.
MNcrurruiirits or
Flour, Feed,
Bran, Shorts
And Meal,
AND DKI.F.ItS IN"
All Kinds? Grain.
UUP. FLTK 15KANDS:
WAY UP," Patent,
"IMPERIAL," "BIG 4,"
"SPREAD EAGLE."
We guarantee our flour to Ik etitl to any
manufactured in the state.
We call the attention of the puhlii to tlu fact
that e make a pecia!t of exa-hank-inx Hour,
bran and shorts for wheat,- as Kood Hour and a
much of it :u any other mill in this j.nrt of tli
state; al-w the exchantp of com meid for corn.
We hate put iu special machinery for grinding
rje Hour and buckwheat Hour.
Sj-Sfttiufnction Kuuranteed. Please K've m
a call.": Jlfeb'wJ-y
GRASS SEEDS!!
Timothy,
Clover,
Red Top,
Blue Grass,
German Millett,
Hungarian, etc.,
AT
HER1M OEHLRICH t BRO'S.
XI tub. s7-4ino
GROCERIES !
ALWAYS ON HAND A FULL AND NKW LINK
OF (JKOCEMES W'rlLL SELWTED.
FRUITS!
CANNED AND DK1ED. OF ALL KINDS.
O UAUANT1XD TO UK OF BEST
QUALITY.
DRY GOODS !
A (iOOD AND WELL SELECTED STOCK AL
WAYS AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAP
EST. ALSO
BOOTS &SH0ES !
-TIIAT DEFY C03I PETITION.-:
BUTTER AND EGGS
And all kinds of country produce taken in trade,
and all good delivered free of charge
to any part of the city.
Special
CL1I
FILOTJE!
KEEP ONLY THE BEST URADE8 OF FLO U K.
10-tr J.B.EUMA1.
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