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Columbus gtfiirual.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 27.1687.
A. &N. TIME TABLE.
Pass.
Freight.
Leaves Columbus
BeUwood
David City
" Seward
Arrives at Lincoln
820 a.m.
8:43 "
9.-07 "
10.-03 "
11:15 "
4:15 p. ni.
6:10 "
8:45 "
11:45 "
The passenger leaves Lincoln at 355 p. m., and
arrives at Columbus 7:00 p. m; the freight leaves
Linooln at 7. -CO a. m., and arrive at Coimibus at
2:00 p. m.
UNION PACIFIC TIME-TABLE.
OOINQ KA8T.
'Atlantic Ex. 4.H a. ra.
0ml local" 8:00 -Chicago
" 2:05 p. in.
Mo. 24 Fr't. .11:00 a, m.
OOIXO WK8T.
Pacific Ex. 12:10 a.
Denver " 2:U p.
G. L local. . 8:10 '
No. 23 Fr't. 4:15 "
NORFOLK BBANCH.
Pass, arrives. 1 55 p. m. I Leaves 8:15 p. in.
Fr't ' 1050 " (Leaves 8J0a.m.
ALBION BRANCH.
Mix'd arrives 120 p. m. Leaves .
.3:10 p. m.
Tho mixed train on the Albion branch con
nect at Oenoa with a mixed train for Fnllerton
and Cedar Rapids.
J. It. Mf-aqheh, Agent.
octets &othes.
tAll notices under this heading will
charged at the rate of $2 a year.
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T.KHANOX LODOE No. 58. A. F. & A. M.
Regular meetings 2d Wednesday in each
month. All brethren invited to attend.
J. E. NOHTH, W. 3L
Coolidoe. Sec'y. 20july
H. P.
The JonKKAii office for job work.
St. Louis Summer sausage at Fold's.
Organs ! Call at A. .t M. Turner's.
J. E. Moncrief was in town Satur
day. Columbus has lifty-Beven phones
now.
H. H. Eyuiau of Genon was in town
Saturday.
G. W. Norton went to Lincoln
Saturday.
Call and inspect our new stock at
Galley Bros.
The largest line of robes in town at
Galley Bros.
A shower here Monday night helped
thing along.
W. T. Calloway was over from Bell
wood Monday.
Seersucker coats and vests for $1.75
at Miller Bros.
Good boys' suits for 81.35, all cotton,
at Miller Bros.
Geo. W. Barnhart was a Norfolk
visitor last week.
Dr. Peter Schwenk, of Norfolk, was
in town Monday.
Mrs. Wm. Lamb was visiting Omaha
friends last week.
'Squire Caldwell was in town yes
terday on business.
C. W. McCune visited David City
the first of ihe week.
C. A. Brindley and wife were at
Creightou last week.
J. R. and George Smith of Oconee
were in town Saturday.
For Sale Two good colts, the pair
for $75.00. C.C.Miller. lOtf
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Miller were in
Omaha one day last week.
Commercial printing neatly and
quickly dono at this office.
You can save from 10 to 20 per cent,
by insuring with Henrich.
A full line of ladies boucle jackets
from 31.25 up at Galley Bros.
Steve Langworthy of Seward, Neb.,
is visiting friends in this city.
Frank Anderson was at Schuyler
one day last week on business.
Mrs. Langtry, the famous Jersey
Lily, plays at Fremont tonight.
New line of cassimere and jeans at
the lowest prices at Galley Bros. 8-49-tf
J. C. Post was in town over Sunday
und went east Monday morning.
As good as the best, and as cheap as
the cheapest, at J. B. Delsman's.
Delsman keeps good goods, and will
not allow himself to be undersold.
Insure your team against disease,
accident or theft Henrich, agent.
Miss Mary Fitzpatrick is visiting
with her friend, Miss Nellie Maher.
Lawrence Enzmenyer lost an infant
ohild Saturday by summer complaint,
Fremont Hoy, a live business man
of Silver Creek, was in town Monday.
Base ball Bhoes 90 cts.,ladies' button
Dongola kid shoes $2.00 at Honahan's.
W. A. McAllister, Esq., was at David
City Friday last on professional busi
ness. Henrich will make special rates on
all kinds of insurance for the next 30
days.
Mrs. Lewis Taylor returned Mon
day from a two weeks' visit to friends at
Leigh.
J. J. Truman is superintending the
construction of the Loup bridge at
Genoa.
Dr. Schug was called to Schuyler
last week on an important case of
surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Matthewson of
Wheeler county are visiting friends in
the city.
A little fire in the heating stove was
not at all uncomfortable Saturday morn
ing last
The Hastings street car war broke
out again on the 19th, notwithstanding
injunctions.
Dwelling bouses and business build
ings for rent Call at Weaver's real
state office.
Canvass the merits of the Domestic
swing machine before investing money
in any other. lOtf
Come and buy you one of these
beautiful ladies' hats before they are all
old. Miller Bros. 3-tf
B H. Henry was in the western
part of the state last week looking after
his cattle interests.
Those wanting first-class sale bills
and posters of any kind, should call at
the Jocbnax. office.
It is an undisputed fact that the
cheapest money loaned in Columbus is
loaned by Henrich.
New lawns, nansooks, checks, India
linens. Mulls and a full line of satins at
all prices at Galley Bros.
Ansel Dickenson returned from
Lincoln Sunday. He said he rode on
the truck of a passenger car.
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Mrs. W. H. Tedrow returned home
last week from a visit to friends in
Platte Center.
Quite a hail storm in Butler county
Thursday, cutting a swath reported
about four miles in width.
MissMollie McDonald of Virginia,
111., is in the city visiting her brother
Samuel, of the Democrat force.
Remember we carry one of the
largest stocks in the city and will not be
undersold for cash. Galley Bros.
Martin Began reports his oats crop
as good as last year, 50 biiBhels to the
acre. The wheat not quite so good.
Frank Heitkemper, who has been
visiting in the city the past few weeks,
returned to Hastings Thursday last
Rev. St Clair, in company with J.
G. Hogan of Norfolk favored this office
with a pleasant call one day last week.
Brooks's lectures seem to have given
satisfaction and delight, only to the
radical prohibitionists, and to the dem
ocrats.
Mrs. H. J. Hudson and daughter
Eva returned Monday from a two weeks'
visit among friends at St Edward and
Genoa.
The Jooknal is on sale, each week,
at the book and news stores ofE.D.
Fitzpatrick and L Sibbernsen, 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.
Work is progressing on the addition
to the First National Bank building,
and connection has been made with the
water main.
Mrs. Will Welch, accompanied by
her husbands two sisters the Misses
Welch, were visiting friends at Schuy
ler last week.
The fall term at the Beed school
house will be during August, September
and October. No school in November
and December.
Ed. Grant gave $500 bond Monday
for his appearance at District Court
Pat. Murray, Thos. Flynn and Jack De
neen, bondsmen.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Brindley return
ed Monday from their visit to Creigh
tou. They think very highly of that
portion of Nebraska.
The School Board have ordered a
bell for the High School building. It
will be the largest in town, 40 inches and
weighing 1100 pounds.
John McGrail was not held for the
burning of Scott's barn, Justice Bickly
considering that the evidence would not
justify such proceeding.
Gerhard Loseke, one of Platte
county's solid young farmers, was in
town Saturday and renewed his sub
scription to the Journal.
Sam W. W. Wilson in a communica
tion to the Platte Center Argus favors
the nomination of Henry T. Spoerry for
the office of county judge.
Patrick Gleason, who has raised
many a very large crop of corn, says he
now has the promise of the biggest crop
he ever raised in Nebraska.
Send us the news. Let us have the
happenings in your neighborhood. It is
the gathering together of these that
makes the local newspaper.
Geo. A. Willard arrived homo Satur
day evening from a trip to Chicago with
a consignment of cattle. He reports
having struck a very poor market
Miss Carrie Austin of Grand Island
and Miss Kate Perkinson of Platte Cen
ter visited their friend Eatie Hays of
this city several days of last week.
The prohibition state convention is
to be held at Lincoln Aug. 16, 17, for the
nomination of state officers. Platte
county is entitled to ten delegates.
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
Chas. A. Wilbur, formerly with John
Wiggins of thiB city, now of Bridge
water, Mass was married recently to
Miss Mary Tucker of Haverhill, Mass.
Mrs. John Tannahill received a tele
gram Thursday morning announcing
the dangerous illness of her mother, of
Dubuque, la. She took the next train.
Another excursion will be run over
the B. & M. from this place to Milford
on Sunday, July 31st, the last chance to
visit Shogo Island this season on cheap
rates.
Michael Adelman, aged 63 years, of
Madison county was thrown over a
horse's head and had his neck broken,
resulting in his death on Sunday, the
17th inst
One of our correspondents has
adopted the rule, where there is any
possibility of mistaking the letters of
a proper name, to print them separately.
A good idea.
Prof. Backus won the second prize
in the chiefs race at the firemen's tour
namont at Kearney Wednesday last
W. B. was 2d best man out of a total of
twelve starters.
Judge Higgins and family removed
to Grand Island Friday. Sorry to
loose them, but the Judge could not
very well do otherwise than have his
family near him.
Treasurer Newman tells us that he
did not refuse to issue tax receipts to
Sheriff Kavanaugh he simply refused
to issue them instanter, as it was im
possible to do so.
Two patients affected with typhoid
fever were brought to the Sisters' hos
pital last week from Lindsay. We learn
there is considerable sickness in that
part of the county.
Our stock is now complete in cloth
ing, boots and Bhoes, hats and caps. All
are cordially invited to inspect our
stock and prices. No trouble to show
goods, at Galley Bros.
Bev. A. W. Snider of the Baptist
chureh is preaching a series of doctrinal
sermons, his subject last Sabbath being
Regeneration; next Sabbath, Sanctifica
tion. Preaching at'10:30.
Willie Whitler, living with his
mother six miles southeast of Madison,
was struck by lightning on the 16th
inBt while shocking grain in the field.
He was about 12 years old.
Boss Locke, who has been at work
in the Democrat office the past few
weeks, left Monday morning for New
man Grove, where he has accepted a
position in the New Era office.
The Episcopal Sunday School held
a pic-nic at Stevens's grove Thursday
last but owing to the rain storm had to
adjourn to Maennerchor hall in the city,
where a hBppy time was enjoyed by all.
Let every man who can, do some
thing to add to the prosperity of his
town speaks good word for it when
ever opportunity offers, and endeavor to
get others interested in its welfare.
W. H. Lawrence, of Cleveland, O.,
arrived in the city Monday from Den
ver where he has been visiting his
brother and after a few days' visit in
this vicinity he and his wife return to
their Ohio home.
Dr. Hunt, who several weeks ago
went to Elk Mountain, Wyo., (the resi
dence of O. H. Archer formerly of this
place), is reported as improving in health.
Banche life in the Wyoming mountains
seems to agree with him.
W. A. McAllister has purchased
thirty-seven lots in the western portion
of the city from S. C. Smith, who had
owned them for some time. This pur
chase will undoubtedly be a good thing
for the city and for McAllister too.
Dr. Schug was called last week to
tend Elmer E. Thompson at Fnllerton,
who accidentally shot himself, by pul
ling a Winchester gun out of a wagon
by the muzzle end. The wound, though
dangerous, is not thought to be fatal.
Chas. J., son of Edward Clark, who
for a long time has been message boy at
the U. P. depot, resigned his position
the first of the month on account of
sickness. He has been succeeded by a
son of Mr. Langworthy, of the B. & M.
G. W. Elston has sold seventy horses
the last three months, disposing of his
last three Saturday afternoon. He
started the first of the week for Iowa,
and in a few days will return with some
200 young steers, which will be for sale.
We acknowledge a pleasant call
from James Meagher, the genial U. P.
agent here, Thursday last He occupied
a position in the late unpleasantness
which makes the rehearsal of war rem
iniscences by him peculiarly interest
ing. Word was received in the city Fri
day last that the night previously a 12
pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Wake at Genoa, and that the smile
on Charley's physiognomy was visible to
the naked eye at a distance of half a
mile.
Mrs. George Burke and child of
Omaha arrived in the city Thursday
last on a short visit to her father CoL
John Bickly and other relatives and
friends, going Saturday to North Platte
on a visit to her mother-in-law Mrs.
Burke.
Herman Albreoht, the boy recently
sentenced to the reform school from
Omaha, passed through the city Mon
day on his way. He was a very bright
boy, intellectually, when he lived here,
and all his acquaintances were shocked
at his downfall.
George Fairchild arrived in the city
Friday last from Atchison, whither he
had gone sometime since to accept a
position in the railway offices. George
didn't like the climate, high rents, the
confining work, and will not return.
May he always be with us.
During the fire Monday one of the
water mains near J. P. Becker's resi
dence sprung a leak or burst, flooding
the street, which accounts for the feeble
stream playing on the fire. Water Com
missioner Baker had a force at work
yesterday repairing the breakage.
Schroeder Bros, commenced Mon
day the work of putting up poles,
stretching wire, etc., for their electric
light system. Their engine has arrived
and we learn a brick building will be
erected in which the machinery will be
placed entirely separate from the mill.
To read the accounts of the dry
weather and failure of crops in the
states to the east of us and then travel
up the beautiful valley of Shell Creek,
this county, and view the bountiful crops
that are being harvested, calls forth the
remark that "Here is a veritable para
dise." They say that Treasurer Newman
(who has authority to purchase coal for
the county) refused last week to pur
chase a ton, saying that the county had
no need of coal, at present. The Board
of Supervisors who have charge of the
purse strings might get a pointer from
the treasurer.
P. J. Lawrence leaves with us
specimens of Nebraska apples from his
trees set out in 82, bearing this year for
the first time. He has sixty trees in his
orchard, and thinks he will have about
five bushels of apples from those that
are bearing. It it his belief that fruit
trees do better here than in his old home
in Illinois.
A. & M. Turner are selling the
Western Cottage Organ and Domestic
Sewing Machine, both of which stand at
the head of their class, and are guaran
teed. G. W. Kibler and Willis Kibler
are traveling salesmen; the latter is now
canvassing the city, and would be pleas
ed to confer with those wanting organs
or sewing machines. lOtf
Guy C. Barnum gives everybody
fair warning that their lives are not safe
if they go inside his pasture south of
the Loup bridge, where he has cattle
grazing. No one has any business to be
there, and the cattle, being from the
plains, are wild, and apt to trample
down parties who go inside the pasture.
You must not go in for any purpose.
The Teachers' Institute for Platte
county will be held Aug. 1st, 17th, the
last three days being taken up with ex
amination of applicants for teacher's
certificates. We see by the call that all
teachers are required to be present, and
we rather guess that Supt Tedrow
means what he says, and to enforce the
law in regard to attendance of teachers.
The Journal 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.
The families of Rev. A. W. Snider
and L. A. Clark, nine in all, camped out
at Stevens's lake last Friday and Satur
day, smoking the mosquitos out of
their tent Friday night They report
the music of the aforesaid mosquitos,
outside the tent, was very delightful.
During their stay a telegram was re
received from Minneapolis, announcing
the election of Clark as President of the
Association of Railway Station Agents
of North America, and a formal recep
tion was held in honor of the. president.
SUICIDAL.
Willard Eltxrotk while Trembled la Mlad
Haajp Hiaueir la bis Owa Ban.
The suicide of Willard Eltzroth at
Creston was a great shock to that com
munity. He was a man about 37 years old, and
had the respect of all his acquaintances.
Since the death of his wife, in March
1885, he had not been himself, and, in
stead of controlling his grief, had rather
given way to it During the last six
months he had been in worse health
than usual, and his friends were anxious
about him.
He had been living at various times
with Mr. Flemming, Mr. Nichols and at
John L. Taylor's, (brother of the Tay
lor Bros, of this place) Sunday week he
was at John Taylor's staying until
Tuesday morning. Between 8 and 9 he
went to Ira Nichols's and left there
about noon. They wanted him to re
main for dinner, but he said he was
going to Columbus. In the yard he met
his daughter Myrtle, talked with her a
little while, and told her he was going
to his place. This seems to be the last
time he was seen alive, friends there
supposing he had come to Columbus to
visit the family of Lewis C. Taylor and
writing him to look after him. Receiv
ing the letter and knowing that Mr. E.
had not been in Columbus, he supposed
something was wrong, and went to Cres
ton to see. The result was that the
body was found Friday evening at 7:25,
suspended in the barn on his farm, by a
clothes line tied to the rafters. He was
well dressed, in clean shirt and best
clothes, as for burial, an i the deed had
probably been committed on Tuesday,
as the flesh was very putrid and exceed
ingly offensive, and the house showed no
evidence of his having slept in the beds.
Dr. Geer and neighbors G. W. Kibler, J.
C. Wheeler, I. J. Nichols, Benj. Eggles
ton.Mr. Matson, the Taylor Bros, and S.
A. Fleming were called in, and the body
was placed in a coffin. The burial took
place Saturday. The mental agony of
the man these long months must have
been very great. Death in any form is
repulsive, but when it is self-imposed, in
the midst of clouds of mental darkness
growing thicker and blacker, it is sad,
indeed. May that kind Providence
which notes the sparrow's fall, send
comfort to the orphans who are left to
mourn.
ANOTHER FIRE.
The
Waterworks and Firemen Save Con
siderable Property.
The alarm of fire, sounded at 130
o'clock Monday afternoon, was occa
sioned by the burning of a considerable
quantity of hay being pressed for ship
ment from this place by Frank A. Dana.
The press is located about two blocks
east of the B. & M. depot, north side of
the track. The nearest hydrant to the
fire was at J. E. North's residence and
1250 feet of hose had to be laid to reach
the fire, which waB done in a very short
time and a good steady stream of water
playing on the press, which, besides a
steam engine and two large stacks of
hay adjoining the press on the east,
through the efforts of the firemen were
saved.
Two large stacks of hay containing
about 20 tons to the west of the press
were totally destroyed, and about that
much in bales on the north was dam
aged by water and fire.
Sparks from the engine used in pres
sing the hay, are suppose! to have
caused the fire. Mr. Dana's loss will be
from $200 to $400; no insurance.
Since our last issue Judge Post has
filed his decision in the mandamus case
of Kavanaugh against the County Treas.
The decision virtually is that when the
County Board ordered a warrant to be
drawn in favor of the County Treasurer
for the liquidation of delinquent per
sonal taxes of claimants against the coun
ty (deducting the amount of same from
their claimB), the treasurer cannot be
compelled to issue tax receipts therefor
until the cash is available from the war
rants.
C. E. Fields, a former attache of
this office, is now the editor and pro
prietor of the Lindsay Sentinel, and is
getting out a newsy six-column folio
sheet which is a credit to the place, and
the eleven columns of home advertise
ments would indicate that he is receiving
that financial support which he deserves.
On account of the severe illness of his
wife Charley has not been able to make
his paper what it will be in the near
future.
Report of school taught in District
No. 68, for the month commencing June
6th, and ending July 2d, 1887: Number
pupils enrolled 28; daily average atten
dance 20; Lizzie and Ella Irwin, Lillie
Campbell, Christy Swan and JohnBauB
tert were neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the month. Lizzie Irwin received a
prize for the greatest improvement in
reading, and Gilbert Welin for the best
writing. Ella Gillespie, teacher.
During our brief sojourn in Fre
mont last week,we made fashionable calls
on the Tribune and Herald offices and
the Normal school, all institutions, of
which our thriving sister city is justly
proud. Mrs. Jones is thoroughly capa
ble, and has the rare faculty of helping
pupils in their college life, by a mother
ly kindness for them, as well as a living
interest in their mental culture. Her
school is a true home as well.
C. H. O'Brien, formerly a lad of Co
lnmbus, now of Omaha, was in the city
Thursday of last week, stopping between
trains to see some of his old-time friends.
Charles is traveling salesman for M. .
Smith & Co., his territory being beyond
Cheyenne. He tells us that since the
completion of the Oregon Short Line
the wholesale business of Omaha has in
creased wonderfully in that region.
'. M. Macfarland, Esq., has an op
tion on forty acres of land adjoining the
city, north of the residences of Mr. Fitz
patrick and Mr. Salmon. This tract,
laid out in lota, will make good resi
dence sites, and the sooner the better
for Columbus. There is a demand for
lots at a low price, and the cutting up
of this tract will doubtless "fill a long
felt want."
Chas. Schroeder went up to Duncan
Thursday to superintend the contract
he has from the Warren Stock Co. of
putting in their Bystem of waterworks
consisting of windmill, 500 bbL tank,
1000 feet of mains, windmill power,
horse power, and a pair of scales.
Charles knows how to manage all these
things.
Prohibition Convention.
At the regular meeting of the Platte
county Prohibition Central Committee
held at the house of A. Luth on the 19th
inst, a call was issued for a county con
vention to be held at the Court House
in Columbus on the 5th of August at
2 p. m., for the purpose of electing ten
delegates to the state convention, to be
held at Lincoln on the 16th of August,
and to nominate a full county ticket,
and to transact any other business that
may properly come before them. The
following apportionment for delegates
was adopted:
Each club to be entitled to two dele
gates and one additional delegate to
each ten members or major part thereof,
giving Creston 3, Palestine 5, O'Kay 5,
Lost Creek 3, Platte Center 4, Duncan &
People in townships not having any
clubs and are in sympathy with our
party are requested to attend the con
vention, and will be accorded represent
ation. The various townships are urged
to nominate full tickets each time for
town officers. The secretary was in
structed to furnish a copy of proceedings
to each of the county papars, also a copy
to the New Republic of Lincoln, with
request to publish.
E. A. Gebbard, Chin.
A. Luth, Sec'y.
Nebovllle.
Small grain is pretty nearly all cut
Wheat promises to make a good yield.
Frank and W. Johnson took a trip to
Wayne, Neb., last week, where they are
visiting relatives.
Oats stands somewhat thin but is of
good quality a week ago one could see
some long faces declaring we need rain.
Now as we have plenty of it, we already
hear of some complaining that we are
getting too much. If the Almighty
would only send us a few sunny days so
that Grandpa Wise could stack his oats
things would be all right
Sohool closed at this place July 15.
B. P. S. Dieffenbach who has taught
here for a term of nine months, gave
general satisfaction. He leaves for
Omaha to attend the business college
there. We all miss Mr. D. very much,
most seriously the D. H. base ball club
of which he was a very active member.
But there are things that cannot be
helped even Brngger's dog seems to
think so while watching his master's
front gate trying to solve the problem
why everybody comes through there
now instead of crawling through the
wire fence behind the house. B. T.
Bismarck Township.
Mrs. Karline has purchased a new
self binder.
John Craun was around last week
looking for rye to purchase.
Messrs. Hodel and Heiden both broke
their self binders last week.
Deedrich Bartles has an exceedingly
large harvest this year, which he is low
ering to the ground in a lively manner.
Harvest is almost finished with the ex
ception of flax. The yield was very good
considering the discouraging prospects
at the commencement of the season.
The oat crop almost comes up to that
of last year, while the larger portion of
the wheat is equally as good, though
some of it was injured by chinch bugs;
when the wheat was harvested, these in
insects went to the corn, but all injur
ious effects here were stopped by the
late copious rains. The flax yield is
excellent; some of the neighbors have
commenced harvesting theirs, and say
they have a good crop. Charles. "
Considerable complaint has reached
us from various sources in regard to re
cent instances of lawlessness. The
JomtXAL has always advocated the en
forcement of law, and its columns are
open to any one desiring to say any
thing on the subject. Several Sundays
recently so we are told, pic-nics have
been held outside but near the city lim
its, where participants have been pro
vided with beer in such quantities as to
produce drunkenness, and fights in con
sequence. Everybody knows that beer
thus disposed of, no matter under what
species of evasion, is contrary to law,
and pnnishable by severe penalties, that
parents more nearly concerned would
do well to enforce. The Journal calls
attention to these things now that pub
lic interest may be attracted, to the
end that a halt may be made, and still
greater evils prevented.
Considerable has been said of late
by Nebraska papers with regard to dis
honest transactions of the Western
Mutual Life Association of Beatrice,
and if the following from the Stockville
(Frontier Co.) Faber be true, it is high
time that something was done to put a
stop to such bare-faced swindling:
"Frank Seymour, of this county, who
died last January, held a SI ,000 policy
in the Western Mutual Life Association
of Beatrice, and the widow, through her
attorney, Geo. A. Stewart, of this place,
received Wednesday 8127.60 as all the
satisfaction the claim will receive. If
any one can see anything but fraud in
that they will please point it out."
Theodore Schupbach, a worthy
member of the Union Pacific Band of
Omaha, and F. Ptisegin was in
the city Wednesday last completing
arrangements for their annual excursion
which takes place on Saturday, the 13th
of August. They have decided on Co
lumbus as the place, and the festivities
of the day will take place in the large
grove in the eastern part of the city
owned by Mrs. Kmnmer. These annual
excursions of the band are very popular
and from 300 to 3,000 peoplo always ac
company the boys. May everybody en
joy themselves while in Columbus, is the
wish of the Journal.
To Directors and Teachers.
The Platte Co. Institute will com
mence the 1st of August, and continue
until the 17th. All schools must be
closed during that time. Directors will
see that the teacher they hire has an in
stitute as well as a county certificate,
as no certificate will be granted those
who do not attend institute. Teachers
who contemplate teaching in Platte Co.,
are requested to attend institute.
W. oj. Tedrow,
County Superintendent.
Honorable Record.
On the 12th inst., Jonas Hedraan
ceased his connection with school dis
trict No. 6 as treasurer, a position which
he has filled with credit for the past 21
years.
For Kent.
All that portion of the Hammond
House not already in use. For partic
ulars, prices, etc., call at the house.
14-lt
BUTCHER &
-DEALERS IN-
Heavy and Shelf Hardware,
Stoves and Tinware,
Pumps, Guns and Ammunition.
The Celebrated Moline Wagon Sold Here.
Sept.22-tf
O US. a. BECHER.
Established 1370.
BUS. G. BECHER & CO.,
LOAN BROKERS,
Real Estate and Insurance Agt's,
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
Mosey to Loan on Farms at lowest rates of interest, on short and long time, in amounts to
SCIT APPLICANTS.
CoMpMe Abstracts or Title to all Real Estate in Platte county.
Notabt Public always in Office.
Farm and City Property for Sale.
laiaraare against Fire, Lightning and Tornadoes. Liff asd Accident Insurance. none but
the very best companies represented.
SteiMshlp Tickets to and from.all parts in Europe. 23jnlj86-tf
NEW HARNESS STORE!
Just opened, on north side of Thirteenth Street, opposite Herman
Oehlrich & Bros. A complete stock of
HARNESS AND SADDLERY
GOODS CONSTANTLY ON HAND,
137- arrets, KoToes, T71a.ips Etc.
LIGHT DOUBLE AND SIN6LE HARNESS A SPECIALTY.
Farm Harness always on hand at the lowest living prices. Repairing
promptly and neatly done. Call in and examine our goods
and get prices before buying elsewhere.
22-June-87-tf.
The County Saperintendency.
Ed. Journal: Your correspondent
from Monroe touches a key note when
he suggests a woman (I use the word in
its broadcast signification) for County
Superintendent. I second the proposi
tion heartily but not as a partisan move
ment but on the contrary to take the
question of tho public education of our
children entirely out of politics where it
belongs. I do not know the person re
ferred to, but my idea of the propor
qualification for this position is that in
addition to high intellectuality there
should be the stability of age united
with the energy of youth and above all
they should be thoroughly grounded in
the principles of pure morality but I
cannot unite with your correspondent
in calling on the women to prepare
their speeches for active canvassing
(though this might bring about the
needed reformation in our too popular
mode) for I cannot conceive that any
woman would so far degrade herself as
to travel through the county bartering
kegs of stored "stupidity" or jugs of
"Jersey lightning"for what should be tho
unbiased suffrages of the people. A female
superintendnt is no longer an untried ex
perimented every year bnt increases the
number from the fact that they have al
most universally given satisfaction.
While on this subject I wish to refer to
an interesting incident which I recently
came across in reviewing the acts of
District No. G for the past 20 years; at
the beginning of this period this dis
trict comprised the greater part of Mon
roe and Lost Creek Townships and which
has since formed, in whole or in part, no
less than six districts. It appears that
at the time to which I refer, Emma
Gerrard and Clara Smith served the dis
trict with acceptance as Director and
Moderator respectively until their re
moval to Columbus severed them from
the district, and who Bhall say that the
honorable position which this district
has maintained among its Bister districts
did not have its foundation in the labors
of these worthy women? G. S. T.
Monroe Items.
E. E. Pickering of Sheridan county is
visiting in this vicinity.
Albert Bussel's little boy is very ill
with typhoid fever; at last accounts he
was not expected to recover.
Bev. Mr. Bosworth and family, of
Genoa, have pitched their tent in a
grove in our neighborhood, and will
rusticate here during his vacation.
Geo. Alexander is so elated over the
advent of their new boy that there is
danger of his having to be put under
the doctor's care. Grandpa Alexander
seems to get along with it all right.
A daughter of Niels Anderson, died
Saturday of diptheria and was buried
Sunday in the cemetery at this place;
we learn that another child of Mrs. An
derson's is very ill with the same disease.
U. S. Marshal Smith of Tama, A. T.,
is visiting his aunt Mrs. J. Leggat. Mr.
Smith was returning from Chester, 111.,
where he had gone in charge of Nuh
dizaz, the Apache who murdered Lieut
luott, in luarcn. rne Apacne is sen
tenced to imprisonment for life.
Sunday last we had the privilege of
listening to a sermon on baptism, but
failed to see wherein tho subject was
much plainer; it is not our habit to
criticise sermons, but we coidd not help
thinking how much better it would be,
if all ministers of the gospel would rest
their faith on the word of God, and in
stead of advancing man's opinion, and
enforcing it with ridicule and slurs,
would ever be ready to give a Thus
saith the Lord. T. D. X.
Received too late for last week's
issue.
Creston.
The corn promises a splendid yield. There
are many chinch bugs but they do not seem to do
much harm.
Harvest is nearly over; the dry weather made
the straw short in some fields, but tho grain
seems all right; cannot speak with certainty of
the yield.
Orrin Miller, who resided here a few months in
the employ of 8. B. Cain, but removed to Dakota
last spring, jumped into a pool iu n fit of deper-
tion and was drowned ,
--V",
ThetwcbeedrtUaceJustaathehar
KERSENBROCK,
LEOPOLD JJEGOI.
T- F-AJS331 HKS z CO.
began. It lodged the over ripe grain and wet
the shocks as each shower was preceded by
heavy wind it has made much extra work but not
much loss it is to be hoped.
You may remember that a number of oar citi
zens moved to Colorado last spring; they have
been consumed by the drouth, the men having
been obliged to leave home to seek work to find
feed. They have to haul all their water from two
to five miles; one man wrote that his horse was
sick and he had to hitch up his cows to get water.
I guess they will find that Nebraska is not a very
bail state to come back to before long. We fear
there will le great suffering among our old
friends before winter is over.
This community was very much shocked to
hear on Friday evening that Mr. Willard Eltzroth
was found hanging in his barn. He had been
staying with different neighbors and each sniu
posed he was at the other's. He was last seen
alive at Mr. Ira Nichol's on Tuesday. Search
being made he was found as above in a highly
decomposed state. He had not seemed right for
some time; loss of his wife and trouble about
his property was the cause. He was highly re
spected by all who knew him. He leaves two
children, a daughter in the care of Mr. Nichols,
and a baby boy at Mr. Silas FlemminR's. He
was a cousin of the Taylor brothers, well known
in Columbus and this place.
Palestine.
Peter Walen'e hired
man is sick, or
has been.
Camp meeting closed Sunday after
noon. Not so large an attendance as
last yoar, on account of harvest.
We understand that Mrs. N. D. An
derson has lost two daughters
recently.
very
The little child of Jake Keith, who
was so badly burned the time tho house
was struck, is recovering.
Peter Munson has completed his
studies at Chicago and will remain in
this vicinity and preach. He is an ex
cellent preacher.
Messrs. John Berlin and Andrew
Pearson have a bindor.
Letters from different Btates tell us vege
tation is burned up by excessive heat
and dry weather, while we are blessed
with such an abundance of rain.
Wo have just learned that wo were
misinformed in regard to tho marriage
of H. F. Anderson, but as the news came
from his neighborhood we supposed it
was correct. We hope neighbor Ander
son will not take offence, because we had
him married on paper. Dann.
Houses to Rent.
I have some splendid houses to rent.
Some with eight rooms, handy to town,
and nice shady yard. Anyone wishing
to rent a neat residence will do well to
call and see me. L. W. Weaveb.
13-2t
BIRTHS.
FADBLE-July ZIA.
a daughter.
to Mr. and Mrs. Fauble,
MARRIED.
C1IA1'MAN-GRIMES-At Madison, July 19,
187, by Judge Graham. Wm. H. Chapman and
Miss Kate G runes, both of Columbus, Neb.
Chronicle.
BARNEg-WAGGONER-Jnly 7th. at Gibson,
r I ' Barne8 tl county, and Miss Eliza-
iu iioKKuavr, sjeier oi v.o. supervisor BUjve
agguner.
A long and happy life to the young couple, is
the wish of the Jocbx al.
gusmess Notices,
Advertisements under this head five cents a
line each insertion.
FOR good young biveding stock of all kinds,
rail at HIonminmlntA Mtrwlr rBn.. t u
rich, Plntte Center P. O. Neb.
30-tf
OODS at cost at second-hand store also
- stove repairs for cook stoves made to tit
"j d.u.o, uyixnue rrieuaoi s.
8-tf
TJIOR KENT -Rooms
sleeping rooms in
suitable for office or
brick bllildintr ntr.r
roiiock s urug store,
GC3. G. Bechkb & Co.
lt
TyfARES FOR SALE-A pair of good mares.
harness and wagon for sale, cheap for
cash or trade for stock. Call on Martin Regan.
ll-3t
"PORSALE cheap and on very easy terms, by
reason of age of proprietor the best farm in
Nebraska, 640 acres. Apply to l W. Henrich,
Columbus, Neb. Silt
TjrrM.SCHILTZ makes boots and shoes in the
beet styles, and nses only the very best
stock that can be procured in the market. 52-tf
HORSEMEN will do well to call at this ofSco
--- - ........, tout ut wituuuicni
STRAYED From my premises, three miles
northeast of Columbus. Monday, July 18th.
a sow (in pig) ; 12 to 13 months old, weight about
285 pounds, black with white spots.
14-3t Fbeo. Blaseb.
"PASTURE. Colts, cows, heifers and yearling
steers will be taken into my 450-acre fenced
pasture. Shade and water plenty; salt famished
regularly. Two thoroughbred Durham bulls
kept in it. A. Hkxhicb,
52-tf Platte Center P. O.
C0LPMBP8 MARKETS.
2&Oar quotations of the markets are obtained
Tuesday afternoon, and are correct and reliabla
at tho time.
OBAIN, ETC.
Wheat 55
Corn in oar 20
Com shelled 'i
Oats 20
Rye .' 27
Flour 12406300
Buckwheat 35W
PRODUCE.
Butter 1012
Eggs 10
Potatoes 40
MEATS.
Hams 15
Shoulders 84315
LIVE STOCK.
Fat hops $450
Fat cattle 02
Feeding steers 350600
COAL.
Iowa 500
Hard, Pennsylvania 1300
Hard. Colorado 1200
Rook Springs, nut BOO
Rock Springs, lump 700
Carbon 600
Colorado 8 00
South Omaha Still Book.
One thousand men employed. Two mora im
mense packing houses to be erected. Two best
banks in the state doing a business of $100,000
daily. Two dummy trains from Omaha and
Council Bluffs. One $10,000 school-house, and 3
churches to be built. Two brick yard started.
Viaducts, tunnels and other enterprise project
ed. First-class city government. Property
daily on tho advance. Come and see us.
Andeksos, Cook & Co.
Real estate dealers. Dummy and Stock Yards
crossing. febfl'STy
MONEY!
to be made. Cnt this out and
return to ns, and w will send
you free, something of great
value and imtortanoe to you.
that will start you in business which will bring
you in more momay ngnt away man anytning in
the world. Anyone can do the work and live at
home. Either sex; all ages. Something now.
that just coins money for all workers. Wo will
start you; capital not needed. This is one of the
genuine, important chances of a lifetime. Thoeo
who are ambitious and enterprising will cot de
lay. Grand outfit free. Address, Tbue x Co.,
Augusta, Maine. dec22-'8dy
Wanted ! Wanted !
Everybody to know that I have received my larg
and well-selecttd
Summer Goods,
AND ALL KINDS OF
FOOT WEAR.
You can save money by buying of me.
dially invito jou to
I cor-
Come and See,
-AT THE
lESed. IBoot Sig-rL,
ELEVENTH STHEET,
Columbus,
Nebraska.
T. HAIItlARr.
'J2nerW-y
Special Aioflicent!
FOIt THE NEXT
6o DAYS
Wl
OFFKR OUR LARGE AND
COMPLETE STOCK OF
&EISTTS5
Furnishing Goods !
BOOTS & SHOES,
AT
6reatIy-:-Redncc(i-:-Prics I
jy Call, examine Goods and learn
prices.
Gfreisen Bros. & Co.
iisepM--.
GROCERIES !
ALWAYS ON HAND A FULL AND NEW LINE
OF GKOCERIES WELL SELECTED.
FRUITS!
CANNED AND DRIED, OF ALL KINDS
G UARANTKEI) TO BE OF BEST
QUALITY.
DRY GOODS !
A GOOD AND WELL SELECTED STOCK AL
WAYS AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAP-
EST. ALSO
BOOTS &TSH0ES !
ESr-THAT DEFY COMPETITION. :
BUTTER AND EGGS
And all kinds of country produce taken in trade.
and all goods delivered free of charge
to any part of the city.
FLOTJE!
KEEP ONLY THE BEST GRADES OF FLOUR .
CLOTHING