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"WO-. 'x"? - -rr " -' , jrzt'P JV11 -- r- -f ; A. I H .-. ! . I i-. : : r . H M I U t bi -. PL Ln a K it i' : F? Columbus f ouruaL WEDNESDAY. JUNE S, tm. A. S.TOE TABLE. Pan. Fnasfct. Loaves Colambns.. Bellwood.. David City. S-.i5 a. a. fc2H 23 p. a. 30 -40 p.m. 725 -118 beward.. HhS2 Arrives at Lincoln.. ..11145 p.m. The paaaBser lMvas Liacoln at 40 p.m aad. arrives at Colnmbas 700 p. nu the frnujst leaves Lincoln at 7:15 alnu, and arrives at Cnlnmhw at .255 p.m. UNION PACIFIC TQIE-' TAHr.lt. Knra KA9T. Atlantic Ex 3:45 a. m Local Ex. 3:50 a. m Fust Ex... 53) p.m Chicatn) Ex... 1125 a. si ttoaa Pacific Ex 1125 a-m Denver Kx 246 p.m Local Ex. 8J5p.m Fast Ex 1130 p.m VretKht train carry passengers, riii p. m.and 902 p. m. goiac east at LEfCOLX. COLUMBUS AXD SIOUX CLT1. C'asmnKef arrives from Sioux City . -113B a. m - - Jmvea CoLnmbes 1125 a. m arrive from Lincoln. 5-J5p.m leaves for Sioax City 5:40 p.m Mixed leaves ....... ... 820 a. m Mixed arrive:. . 9:40 p.m FOR AL3IOV ATD CXDtn nAPTJM. Pn-.n?r lt"aven Mixed leaves Hm-wnipr arrive klixfii arrive 205 p. m. 5:10 a.m. 1148 a. m. .. . 8:30 p.m. g 0 cittg grites. S37AI1 notice anJer this heading will be chaKfud at the rat of $Z a year. i a LEBANON LODGE No. 5H. A. F.4 A-.3L , Beular metin 2d Wednesday in each " TJr month. All brethren invited to attend. ' w C. H-SHaXDOK, W. L H. WniTK. Sec'y. SQjnly .M. BEOBGANTZEDCHUBCH OF LATTER-DAY Saint hold reunlar rtervices every Snniiay at 2 o. nu. prayer meetimr on Wednesday eveninir at their chaneL, comer of North street and Pacinc Avenne. M are cordially invited, lajuistt Elder H. J. HEDSOjr. President. Next Monday the encampment be- Follow the crowd to E. D. Rtzpat rick'a. 6-tp .-Hay for sale. Inquire of 31. K. Turner. Go to Coolide Bros, for your fine can goods. Rock salt and oil cake for sale at Oehlrich Bros. 4-6t To rent, a dwelling. Inquire of W. JL McAllister. 9-2 Hamburg eels, clam juice, and ca " pres at E. Pool's. Old newspjipers by the hundred, 25 cents at the Jochnal office. H. C. Bean lost a valuable horse by "lihtninff last Tuesday night. " The M. E. Sunday school are going to have a pic-nic next Friday. Chris Yeider, they do say, has one 'of the best orchards in Platte county. The Y. P. S. C. E. are pregarmg a grand supper for July 3d at Fitzpatrick's halL . W. B. Xotestein of Fullerton has pnrchiised E. B. Waite'a photograph gallery. --John Wurgina was at Monroe last week and purchased four car loads of fat hogs. Subscription can begin at any time for the JotrRN-vi and Nebraska Family Journal. Don't forget that The Jochxal is prepared to do all lines of job work at fair prices. Remember that Schaff roth & Plath make specialties of well boring and tubular wells. Say! Where do you buy your choice groceries? Try Coolidge Bros. Satis faction guaranteed. J. H. Reed will read a paper on The Beligion of Italy next Sunday evening at the Congregational chureh. Somehow a good many of the clonds this month act as though they were or dered to rain but didn't like to. . . The game of base ball between Co lumbus boys and Shell Creek resulted in 2IJ to 7 in favor of the former. The celebrated Quick-Meal, and Monarch gasoline stoves, the best in the market. For sale by A. Boettcher. 4tf The most particular man in regard to. weather could hardly ask it to be different for all purposes involved. The boy held for some time for burglarizing Boettcher's hardware store months ago. was released Saturday. Go to C. C Beringer if you wish to have your key wind watch made into a stem wind. He can do it on short notice. G. Heitkemper has gone into busi neaB at Portland. Ore paying $100 a month rental for the room he occupies. The season for tornadoes is now at hand and property owners should secure ji policy at once, with G.G. Becher i Co. ' The JoumuL is on sale, each week, at the book and news stores ofE.Dv Etzpatrick and J- Heitkemperjit 5 cents a copy. The ann""l tournament of the Xe ."braaka State Firemen's association is to be held at Bed Cloud, July 16 to 19, in clusive. D. B. "Duffy, Schuyler, Xeb is ready to answer calls anywhere in this section of the state, for house-moving. AddresH him fbrterms. 9eowtf Louis Sehwarz took a trip to Sha$ -Creek the first of the week, and speaks enthusiastically of the appearance of the growing grain. You. must not fail to see those beau tiful diamond fnmal Princess rings at C C Beringers, the popular Jeweler. Columbus. Neb. As we go to press today (Tuesday) at noon we cannot give an account of the show, but it will doubtless be a good oee, of the kind. The ladies of the M. E. church will give dinner, lunch and supper Fourth of July at Fitzpatrick's halL Everybody cordially invited- 'Wanted, two Columbus city lota as a site for a residence. Address, next ten. days, A. B care of Jocbsax. oflfce and state lowest cash, price. Doctors Schug, 3iartyn and Evans constitute the new TLS. pension board. The old soldier who coaws before them wiU hare justice done him. Ik ordering change of address, sab- should, mention the old as well 'address, as it saves us tame over oar long list. -Trn W-TBiddy & Bro-of this city Kaaaai awarded the coatract of far- rfcrthe next year 5&Q80 Baa. eaaf the Iaiiaaii ladastrial School at idgenVea. 4J-3t The- barf; aad ebeaaaat cultivates BMiie the Gelu Eagle, for sale at A. Twwrti hm'a. H yon want eotnwtBmg nice m the line, give jour order to Coolidge jVaavEtevemth-stieet. Sckalrroth 4 Plath. have the beat of Earvestag mi'linmrf and can furnish. any kmd of farm fmplweata, at able rates. Bsafdaico for sale, aoklfHraitura at private sale. Also two baamass lots. A fire-proof safe will be dispoaadof. M.H. White. 1 Friday aad Satardayaext a grand match gaaae of base hell will take place at Genoa, lieteeau the Latvyettaa of Omaha aad the BedBovars of Genoa Negroes vs. Indauis.. First man. My better half has been starving me all week to save up for this encampment. Second man. Humph! If you had seen what J had to eat you would say your better two-thirds. The fence around the city hall park has been torn away, and the grounds cleaned up a good thing. Now if the city had there a fine atone building for hall, etCL, the place would be sightly. W. B. Boehon fell from the top of his elevator in Bellwood, on Monday of last week, bat he don't mind a little thing bike that and continued to trans act business as usual. David City Tribune. The BiBaWl Hose Team have receiv ed their handsome mew aniforms and will make their first public appearance in the parade on the 4th. White caps, shirts and belts will be very becoming to the fire fighters. For Buford plows and cultivators, for harrows, seeders, wagons. Piano binders and anything else needed on the farm in the way of machinery, call on Joseph A. Gutzmer on Olive street oppo site Henry's corner. 48-tf Rasmussen has opened a new grocery store m the old stand of TTiftrolr, Halm & Company, and the stock is entirely new and first-lass. All goods are of the best brands and makes. We wish the undertaking success. The little boys and girls know where they can be( made happy; they go to Becker's grocery store and geC" a nice wagon and can of baking powder all for 50 cents. You can also get other goods there equally as cheap. 1 Henry "Rnsrhe is an exemplar in several ways one of them being an early riser, and these mornings engaged in harvesting his crop of grass. If every other man in town would only take pattern and mow down his weeds, it would be welL The cold fact is apparent that un less the citizens take some steps tcward establishing industries of some kind here Schuyler will be so dead in five years that her population will have de creased instead of increased. A"d well all be poorer. Schuyler Sun. Adolph Saner has been elected captain of Columbus Division No. 26 Uniformed Bank JL of P. in place of John Tannahill, who resigned. Mr. Sauer has taken great interest in the study and practice of drilling; and the division is practicing in fine shape. At the M. E. church Sunday, 30th by the pastor, H. L. Powers, as follows: Sermon in the morning 10:45, "How Christ was received after His resurrec tion.'' Sermon in the evening 8, -How to make home happy." Song service from 7:45 to 8 p. nx, led by the choir. George T. Yandermeulen has pur chased the Leigh World and will shortly take possession. Last Wednesday at Schuyler he was married to Miss Clara DeLong, one of Schuyler's beat lady teachers. George's many friends here will wish him and his bride success and happiness. Columbus parties are working up a scheme to have the Grand Island and Norfolk base ball clubs play two match games there on July 1st and 2d, for the amateur championship of the state and some handsome purses. If the games come off they will, figuratively speaking, be jo dandies. Norfolk Herald. Greatest pleasure days in the his tory of Columbus, the encampment should be made, and doabtJaaB they will be. The Knights of Pythias are doing everything in their power to make it a success. People are coming from near and afar, and they will all be welcomed, not only by the Knights, but by citizens. Patriots of whatever nationality, of whatever political or religious per suasion, of whatever occupation in life, will find instruction, entertainment, mirth and fun at Columbus on the Fourth. Make arrangements to come. Gen. John C. Cowin of Omaha, will give us a speech worthy of the nrraafnn aad of the mac F. D. Campbell, mayor of Somerset, la-, made a visit to Cohnnbaa last week for the special purpose of inspecting personally our system, of electric lights, having heard it much commended. He was surprised to know that Columbus was so far alokg in public improvementB, being much better than many an eastern city of ten. times the population. The I looking Glass says that Mary Janes is quite sick with and also a severe fever; Milton HoOiags head has embarked m the hardware aad implement buauieaa at Newman Grave; L. H. Jewell has gone into the akm baatneas at Denver; George aad William Smith want to Wheeler coanty to look at a farm belonging to Amos Hoopes with a view of buying. If yon have never before dealt with Wm. Becker, grocer on Thirteenth street, give him a trial order for asaae of his ftrsfc-daas goods. The beat of goods at fair prices, is not a bad motto tor any man in baameaa, and this at his plan, When you buy of a dealer regularly in the buatneas, yon know where to find him, and with Becker you. are absolutely sure of fair honest The Brigade Fnrampawnt Uniform Bank Knighta of Fytkiaa, of Nebraska, wfll be held at Colmnbaa July L 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, aad 8. $1,010 mpaaai are offered. An inter anting program baa been pre pared for each day. Everybody m in vited to come- Camp ia 1 Hawaii high and dry, baaatifnlly lighted aad wall sapauaa wxta pare water, rates wffl be oae fare fur the rjthiaariiiiJalyitoa, : ItbTOftXtJCETl. The day wiX be aterated to getting settied aaMlaaeetBigoM frieaoa. 8 p. am. The ea will be fbr- auaHytnxmed over to the brigadier general with. ma. address of welcome by Hon- Gv GBownuHt,reapeaded to by Brigadier General WIL. Dayton. Tuzsbat; Jtjxxz; Begimental schools and. division drill during; the forenoon. TUrtsmna drill and drera parades in the afternoons 8 p.m. Brigade school, after which music and speakjag- WxDaxssATr Jcxr 3- Governor's day. 8 a. m. Escorting Governor John M. Thayer to the caasp. 10 a. m. Annual meeting; for the transaction of brigade business. 3 p.m.-Exhibition drill by the Pythian Light Guards of Columbus. 5 p. m. Beview of the Nebraska brigade by Governor Thayer and staff, closing; with brigade dress parade- 8 p. m Reception to Governor Thayer and staff by the Nebraska Brigade. Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias. TnxxssAT. Jrax 4. Columbus day. Grand parade led by the Nebraska Brigade Uni form Bank niffh of Py thias at 9 a. m., breaking rank at the speaker's stand. 4 p. m. Prize drill- at the camp. 6 p. m. Beview by General James B.Carnahan, major general com mander Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias of the World. 9 a. m. Fire works and general parades with music and speeches. Fsidat, July 5. Knights of Pythia&r day. 10 a. m. School of instruction by General James B. Carnahan. major general commander Uniform Bank Knight of Pythias of the World. 2 p. m. Prize drills. 8 p. m. Address by General James C. Carnahan and other distinguished Knights. Satukdat, Jcix, 6. 10 a. nx Prize drills. 5 p. m. Grand review by the brig adier general commanding Nebraska brigade, closing with the brigade dress parade and the awarding of the prizes -wy the judges. The judges have been selected with great care, and honest and unbiased decisions are guaranteed. Sc3nAT,Jui.r7. Grand camp service on the en campment grounds at 10 a. m., with an address by Major, the Very Bev. Dean Whitmarsh, chaplain of the Illinois brigade, and acting chaplain of the Nebraska brigade, assisted by a choir of fifty voices and the Colum bus Knights of Pythias Cornet band. The entire brigade will appear in full dress uniform and take part in the exercises. Monday, Juix 8. Good by Break camp. May you return to the cares and trials of life better fitted for its ar duous duties, and with a purer and better perception of the true duties of Knightnood. AlH iOlled. Sunday a telegram was received here from Duncan that train No. 3 going-west passed a man lying dead near the track about a quarter of a mile west of the Loup bridge. Sheriff Bloedorn, acting as coroner, immediately went to the place and found a man with his left arm cut off and the back of bis head all crushed in. He appeared to be a Poland er and 19 to 22 years old. There was found on his person $20.35 in money, a pocket-knife and a lead pencil, but nothing to tell his name or give a clue to it. A jury waa aammoned Monday consisting of L Gluck, Job. Tiffany, Jos. Willard. A. M. Jenninga,L.M.SaIeyand James Bradshaw, who held a aaanvon Monday and meet again today (Tuaaday) to hear testimony of engmeeta aad firemen. Mrs. Honeycut saw a man coming from the west and noticed that he weaved to and fro across the track, sometimes get ting down off the grade, and wondered what was wrong, finally seeing him sit down on the-track, near if not exactly at the spot where the mangled body was found. It would seem that he must have been a resident of Platte county, near Dun can, aa he had been here time and again, but so far nobody seems able to recog nize him bv name. Assessed valuations of Bailway, Telegraph company and other cor porations within Platte county, as returned by the state auditor to John Stauffer. county clerk: Union Pacific Bailway company 19.43 miles at $11.4nl .$22279.a0 Southern Pacific Bailway company 19.43 miles at $19 J2 Pullman Palace Car com pany 19.43 miles at $59.61 371.50 1458.32 30,576.00 Lincoln h Northwestern Bailway company (L37 miles at $4JW Fremont. EDchorn Mis souri v alley company 6.37 mues at so jnw 164450.00 Omaha & Bepnblican Vat ley Bauroad company 38.03 miles as $&.. Western Union. Telegraph 195400.00 company 19-10 miles at $145 2,760.50 Western Union Telegraph company 9.98 mites at $55 495.06 Western Union Telegraph company 38.88 miles at $40 132.00 Total.. .$815.431.52 MW SlvHCrSf Vw TotkePmbBc; Having aaenred the comer atom lately occupied by Hiekok, Halm ar Co, take the libertyto inform yoa. that I am ready to sell yon aaytkiagin the fine of staple and fancy grocerfea, floar, feed and all kinds of gkaa aad qaneiiaaa'ni. Wfll always keep m. atock everything the sea aon ilfimiiiiln Goana delivered to any part of the city free of charge. Quick alM aad sbuH profit is my motto. So hciting a share of your patronage, I am raanectfnlly yours, TolepaoaeNo-3B. AanHBMHV Fannsm! The Facers' Protective Aanoemtion of rulamliaa will held an aaanvaaaaal nat iag at FaUaaUiah'a hall Jnly 1st, at 2 p. au Aa that at a vary aanertant i iitaig.allahiiiililaalaa.l J.Cmiaani.in'j. x9c. Jaart af xiaainafsyy- was as. can Thoow Hebajg of Hhaiphiej was at ! was a aW ia the city over Sunday. . A. L Btxby visited fat family at Fal- . """"" lactonover Sandav. Bert Lawrence of Omaha. city several days last week. Mr- and Mrs.R H. Hanry left last week for a sojourn in Dakota. Miss Jennie Fauble will visit friends daring the encampment here. F. CL Turner of Tht Jocbxac omce vaatsd Fullerton over Sunday. Dr. Martyn and G. W- Hoist have goae to the Black Hills, Dakota. Mrs. F. T. Kkbba, of Humphrey, vis ited friends m the city last week. Albert Dean, of Norfolk, stopped over Sunday hi the city, visiting friends. WlEvBeed of Madison psannd through the city Monday on his way to Iowa. AT H- Potter and daughter of Hum phrey were Columbus visitors Wednes day. Judge Post and Frank North, reporter,, went to David City Monday to hold courL. C. C. Carriga nourishing young mer chant of Platte Center; was in the city Saturday. George Lehman and S. C Smith re turned Wednesday from their trip to Des Moines. Charles Morse, George Willard and Sbep Baymond attended the races at David City. Thomas L. Hall, Esq., of Burwell waa in the city Saturday shaking' hands with old acquaintances. J. A. Compton of Columbus has been visiting his brother A. W. Compton of this city. Seward Blade. Miss Allie Chambers opened a select school on Monday morning with forty pupils. Niobrara Pioneer. John E. Beggs and wife were at Genoa last week visiting Superintendent Back us and family at the Indian school. Misses Rose McCann and Kate Condon of Omaha wfll be the guests of Miss Kate Early during the encampment. Mrs. John Nicol and daughter, Annie, of Columbus, visited over Sunday with friends in this city. Humphrey Dem. CoL Whitmoyer passed last week try ing a case at Central City Shank vs. Mockby, Pope and Bank of Silver Creek. E. J.Baker, an old citizen of Colum bus, was in town Wednesday last and gave The Joubsaii office a pleasant calL Mrs. L. M. Hoag and buby returned from Carthage, Mo., Sunday, where she has been making a visit fcr several weeks past. Misses Ida and Clara Martin, formerly of Columbus have been engaged as teachers by the school board at David City. D. K. Binehard started Monday for Dakota, where he has bought an interest in a Hour mill. The good wishes of his many friends go with him. C. H. Winship on his way home to Fremont last week, from Salt Lake city, where he has been for several weeks, stopped a few days to visit friends. Brig. Gen. W. L. Dayton, commander Nebraska brigade, and CoL H. G. Hotch- kms, A. A. G-., were in town over Sunday,, looking after encampment matters. Miss Lottie Metz of Omaha is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hockenberger. Phillip and Gus brother and sister of Mrs. IL, are also here from St. Mary's, Kansas. Ed. Early and little sister and brother went to Lindsay, Friday, to accompany Miss Kate home. She has been teaching a successful term of school at that place. A. J. McKelvey and Mr. Kennedy, (who owns the trotting mare Gypsy Queen) went through the city Wednes day on their way to the David City races. Miss Lucie B. Sampson of Denver, on her way home from Lasell seminary, Anburndale, Mass., where she has been attending school, arrived in the city Saturday and is visiting grandfather A. C. Turner. L. H. Oziaa of Davenport, Lu, who owns a valuable tract of land north of the city, and who has not been here for four years, arrived Monday and will re main during the encampment. TTa sayB the crops here are better than in Iowa, H. H. Brainard of Saunders county was in the city Wednesday last to meet the U- S. pension board. Mr. B. is the brother of Sergeant Brainard of Greely expedition fame, who reached the farth est point north known to Arctic ex plorers. Mrs. A. C Ballon started Friday for the Black Hills where she expects to spend her vacation. She wfll stop with friends in Norfolk a few days. She has been a very successful teacher in the High School here the last two terms. Although proffered the situation again, it is problematical whether she will accept. A Gewa Wstrimakrr. Elgin, ITL, Sept ififiL. To whom, it may concern ; This is to certify that C. C. Beringer has been in the employ of the Elgin Na tional Watch Company for the paid four yean and under my personal supervi sion for the same period. I take pleas ure in recommending him to anyone needing his services as an honorable gentleman and a good watchmaker. J-HXoulton, Foreman Finishing B, Elgin National Watch Company. The above shows that Mr. C.C. Ber inger is a competent man to leave all of your fine watch repairing with. He can make an old watch just as good as new; the same with your clocks and jewelry. He also has a complete line of watches, docks, jewelry, silverware and optical goods which will be sold at bottom pri ces. Place of business is on the corner of Olive- and Eleventh streets, south of U-P. depot. One of the greatest scrub-brush factories ia the world started at Goaaen, ( IhtL, a few years ago with two workmen. Krupp started h gun factory m 186 with nine men. The firm now employe 2X000 persons. These two little facts alow to what large results little factories auy reach by persistent work and strict attention to boameas, and are saggeative to such communities as are ambitions to exoaL . of job work give aa was m the " ""d.oa (Jninat Psdae akaferm at eight o'dacka-m. atftata-BL. oBBaaov : Potifleomi Mfwhal ottaxar Major Will B-Daly. PrtkiaaLisktGtwRfe. T ViaitMK Diviakiof Uifnna Blr aaighteag -iPrthiaa o Jamm, Kaaaaa aadDaicnta. GeaanI Cazaaaaa. aad MafL- Nnhraakm Bri at at Paifocm Br-, Kaightu of PrtaHB. aoaamtiaw at liatt; Saeaad, Third VimtujsKaiaStootPythiaa. Ontorof theday flawfil J. C. Cowin. Statu ofioania carriage. City onVeara in. eaaiase. Coanty oaacera in carriage. Fire Dcaawtaaat at Colnmhwa. The ship of Mate rapraaaattd by forty-two The Genoa iHdaatrial Srhnnl, mpreaoated Tttt nrrr TnrKan giriir br VUttinx itiltgatio from Platte Center aad other towsa. Grand. Tadea parade. CitiaBBa on horiihai k. Citiaaw in carriacea. At the close of the pronation at the City Park raadina- of "The Declsfntioa of Independence" by Maynard Hard. Orntion by the elnqnent General John C. Cowin of Omaha. coaoBDrcxsn at 2 p.. Potato Knee FuaCpciaeg!; aacond priae SL oatBwee Boy under IZ yean of aa- Firat priitr; aaeond peine fir third priae 30c Wwaaiaaaew' fttrr First priae (; dec; nit priatL Giznaed, Pole Winner C Fat Man's Racp None under 200 ponsila to enter- First prime box of Rood cigars; aecnnd priae ailkr 9a. Thia race will beonderthe ao- perriaion of the "only" John Hither. Foot Baca W0 jnrda. First priaeJlO; second prise $5; .third prise $z. Coontry Bnce None but reaidenta of Platte caontycan enter and Colnmboa ia barred. First prise 86r second prise ffMII. Grand Hoae Team Baca 3B9 yards. First prise $23; second prise $10. Public exhirHtinn of onr waterworks system. Grand Prise Drill Open to the world) at camp at 4 p m. First prise 50; second prise ilSO; third prise 10fl. Grand display of fireworks in the city. The day's axerases will close with dances at the camp and. opera house. One of the attractions of the day will be the ascension of balloons every hoar. L everybody come. Hnmparev. 3 situated among the hills at the cross roads of a branch of the U. P. railroad winning from Columbus to Norfolk, and the Northwestern from Fremont to Albion, thus affording the surrounding country a good shipping point. Al though there are two good hotels, an other first-class hotel, it is thought, could do well and at the same time be a great benefit to the town. There are two drug stores, those of A. H. Potter and Jos. Anseime, who do a flourishing business and by the first of July Theo. A. Helmig Jfc Co. will open another opposite the post office and keep a full line of drugs, paints, etc Harry Arnold, by the way, is Mr. Helmig's partner, and Thk Journal believes they will make a strong business team. Both gentlemen are well, and very favorably known here. Two elevators take care of the grain. Chris Kersch has a cigar factory that gives employment to several men; two blacksmiths do a nourishing business 7 several real estate dealers are ready to either buy or selL F. M. Cookingham. W. A. Hampton, and Mr. Drake are the lawyers, who aid people to settle their differences in the courts. Dr. W. IL Condon, who lately returned from a dental college in Chicago has large custom from the surrounding country and towns. Among the several dry goods and grocery stores is the large building of Wm. Eimers, formerly of this city. The Catholics have a large brick school building, which is under the care of four Sisters. There is also a public school with two rooms. Several new buildings are being built, one by Wm. Duesman, furniture dealer, -will have a stone foundation and wfll be 100 feet long and 25 feet high. Some of the most active citizens are in favor of having waterworks to supply the town and are working hard for it. They intend putting in a plant that will cost about $10,000. Humphrey has always been a flourish ing village and there is nothing in sight to indicate that it will not continue to progress even more than ever. Taw Old .Soldiers. The census of the old veterans was taken by the assessors for the use of the state in the publication of the roster. The returns in the county clerk's office show the following number in each township and city of Columbus : Columbus City 47 Grand Prairie 7 Grandville 8 Humphrey- 10 Columbus precinct. 10 Monroe. 10 LostCreeic 12 Burrows.. a Shell Creek. 3 Woodville 13 St. Bernard 1 Xoliet - 7 Bismark - 6 Loup - 1 Walker 2 Butler 4 Creston 14 Sherman 4 Total .167 Dvrkrt44 aad Vicinity. Hurrah for the Fourth at Columbus; everyone hereabouts is preparing for a grand time on that day. So you may spread your bunting, beat your tom-tom, sound the gewgag; for everybody is coming to Columbus. From 500 miles east comes a communication asking if there wfll be a brass band or ball com pany of real live Indians (boys) at Co lumbus on the Fourth, stating that five hundred miles would be no barrier to prevent them seeing such a company Ma. Emma Sewell and children of Independence, Kan., arrived on the mid night train Saturday and wfll spend the heated term with her mother, Mrs. H. L. Dnnnm. Mrs. Getz of O'Neill, daughter of J.G. Engelof tide place, arrived on the Sat urday evening train, in response to a letter stating that her father was taken dangeroaaly sick one day last week. Mr. Eagel is better at thai writing. 1 Tlnninii Oehlrich of your dty waa through thaae parte Thursday, buying t " -1 pniwiiw with which to feed his train load of ATTBmOR, nBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV I nBBBBBBBBBBBaf BBBBBV aaaaaaalnaaafaaaaai FIRST-CLASS aafTAll goads guaranteed as represented atoen aa emntoyaoae bat the moat thing in my hue it wfll pay you to look attention to x. r m m - a ana nur asanng A trust to merit a share of your neatly done, oa short notice, aad at low Pricaa. pas. gafuftftnWrf GUS .6. BECHER Loan, Real ccL Tn rruLiaLP.ce w&ngep.ts. COLUMBUS, lowaat i T Title to all Hani BOTAXXPCBUa ALWAYS d OrVXCB. ana Car Pranartr nr sate. taBBKaawnatninat fiw, LiaBtnaacand Ti W.T. RICKLY&BRO. o X PaaJtry, aai Frtsfc fiik. paid for HIdaa, Pelts, Tallow. OliTe Stnfltv twe Dwers 5rtfe on his ranch near Richland. Fooled again! About two weeks ago we predicted a dry spell but the three indies of rain on the 15th and half as much on the 20th inst. has knocked onr predictions into a . Corn growing, wheat, oats and weeds, ditto. We are credibly informed that the wheat which is now ripe in southern Kansas is beuur mostly cut with the old- fashioned cradle The continued heavy rains have left the ground so wet as to swamp the machine. If the Supreme Ruler is on the side of the farmer, the twine trust must go. Harry Hiekok came down Saturday evening from Fullerton for a few days. During the storm Tuesday night of last week P. S. Grifiin had a colt killed by lightning, and another blinded. Mr. Grifiin has been very unfortunate for the last few years, losing either horses or cotes every year oy iignrning. h. Bismarck Township. The neighbors are all busy cultivating corn at present. John Connelly sold four loads of fat hogs last week. We noticed that several of the other neighbors, were also hauling their hogs away. We learn that Mrs. F.Karline has pur chased a spring wagon of her son. L. Esslinger of Colnmbus. John Connelly has purchased a culti vator, and is now rooting up the weeds is great shape, having three teams in the field. Miss Belle Swartsley who has !een sick for some time past, is still very low requiring the daily attendance of the doctor. T. M Wilson was repairing Gerhold's bridge last week, several planks being broken. We think it would be an ad visable investment for the township, and might prevent accidents. Louis Heiden has recently purchased two new cultivators. We learn that Fred Scholtz had his horse badly cut in a barbed wire fence a short time ago. County Superintendent L. J. Cramer visited the Bismark Academy recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Craun visited Mrs. Smith near Platte Center one day last WOCau Fred Karline is working for Lorenz Ensinger of Lost Creek township at present. T. M. Wilson being a republican, takes the protection side of the tariff question and he evidently extends his views to his hoT"e in general, as we noticed a short time ago that he was having his house protected by lightning rods. That's right, protection, externally and internally. Charles. fit was our fault that these paragraphs were not published last week. Grand. Prairie Items. We had some pouring rains lately which were very much appreciated by fltTr rTlrTT1f Small grain is advancing pretty fast now, all of it being headed out; but some ol cue oaus wui oe aimaec loo snore to be cut with the binder. We had a few warm days last week which were pretty fair samples of sum mer weather, and one could almost see the corn grow. Messrs. sam W llson and J. Vonbergen ; found It needful to enlarge their cattle --. -. . '-! pastures latelv. Deputy sheriff H. T. Spoerry - ' through, here one day last week en route to Columbus, and shook hands with his .. numerous friends here. Mr.Sigmund Kenospke and Miss Em- ma Miller, both of this township, were mamea recently. One rainy day of last week the old hunting spirit (as he called it) awoke m our friend J. Ton Bergen and he got the old gun out of the garret to show his talent as a marksman. His victim was a diver, swimming on a pond below his barn and he at once opened a lively fire on the poor creature, which resulted none worse for the diver, and the hunting- spirit seems to be settled aeain. Julius Froeahch has built a houas aad barn on his farm this spriaavant for some reason or other he ia net coaaing over this way any more to aae hat best guaaunoayeveaiHgBrwaBtns tae matter. H0R8EIER Harness Depot F. H. RUSCHFS, ax. I have coastaatiy oa head all geoda, aaaneattotha beat, aad will aall at lower arnaa than the aaaa eaauty of goods canae bought anywhere elae at Platta aouaty. Yon can find here single aad double Carriage aad Buggy Harases, Farm ught and heavy, a beautiful aad Blaahata, Saddles, Bridles, Collan, tare, Whrea, Sleigh Bella, Curry Combs, Brushes. Wagon Covers aad Teata, Tmnhn aad vii lines, naggy-topn, and m fact thing that m kept in a HARNESS SHOP. I aae nothing bat the very beat of skilled workman. Ifmn aead of aa: at mvaoods before buvimc y- By stnet -.-" -. Call F. H. RTJSCHE, OrtTtTmrTnw, 2C LMOFOLD JMB9X ft f Estate NEBRASKA. All Kiaia f Snnjne a Spceialij. TTalil mill 11 tm jmiiI Hi 11 Til ml IT 11 p tf tk Wzni Natiaial Baak. Silver Creek Itenw. Why do the women look so pleasant this week? Because the men are court ing. It is thought by many here that Tripp will come off top or the heap." We understand that Dr. Young con templates moving to Clarks. The Tollman school dosed last Friday. Quite a number of visitors were present to witness the dosing exercises, which were good. Many of our citizens do not realize that this is the city of the Kings. (Mc) Queens and Popes, to say nothing of the (Harry) hairy men. the man who is all paw (Alpaugh) and many other noted characters. Martin Karges is running a large-herd of cattle in the hills north of town. Cat tle and herders are all looking tine. The fine rain of last Saturday did much good to growing crops. As Charley Augee was going through the sand hills a few nights ago. some un known person on horseback shot at h'"i twice. Charley made the sand fly as he took the back track, and he says when he goes to see his girl again he will go in the day time and carry a pop," too. A large eel was caught in Prairie creek last week. Frank and Lacy have sown over a hun dred acres to flax. Docs. Silver Creek. Hello I Lou Towslee has telephone connection between the store and resi dence. Our new butcher, Mr. Moore, has com menced business in Pethick's block. We wish him success. The heavy rains of late have hindered corn plowing some, but ohl how it grows- Frnnk and Lacey shipped a car load of good hogs to Omaha last week. Their flax is looking splendid. News has reached here that "Ben" Tripp waa found guilty by the jury, bnt is to have a new triaL It is also stated that Dave Shank ob tained a judgment of 6,000 against J. H.Pope. Died. June 23d, baby Knight, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Knight, who live on Lavelle's timber claim, six mdes north of Silver Creek. Dock. Notice. The Union Pacific. -The Overland Boute," is now running a weekly re frigerator car to Butte, Mont, for the purpose of affording quick and safe transportation for perishable freight like butter, eggs. etc. which find ready sale in Montana and the northwest. For information as to the day and train this car leaves your station, apply to the Union Pacifie agent. J. A. Mnn roe, GenlFrt. Agent. 7-ot FUGABD-June J3d. a sun. to Mrs. Frank Fonard. ftmsiness fatices. Advertisements under thin Iimui St citiLh line each, insertion. XXAY FOB SALE. aire of X, E. Tamer. AtTanJotncrAX. 'TjTW.gCHTLTZ makes boots and shoes in the " best styles, and aae only the verv heat stock that can be procured in. the market. 32-tf stscket for new oods. goods sold at 2 per cent at the Backet. L at the Backet for dress tzootin. ;eep posted on onr prices. ulery and Uamnorn; . laces. rebb k Son will save yon money. Ttnaur maraxa m plain ngnm. ' hats, shorn, shirts. ' shoes and anderwear Jfc many novelties. Savyonr money and bay ar the Backet. overaus. suspenders. tnr.k, hirt. " aiwa? p fnr ... . COLUMlU S MABXETS . Tuesday afternoon, and are correct and reliable) t the time. Car(mnniirainHun U.. L,.a !. a (SAIN. arc. Wheat... Corn 5 ia 15 s ... $3 0833 SO . SIMfSS llfl S10 10 SO FtaltrT Buckwheat. Flax PHODITCX. Potatoes. - gtwatdwra' aida Fat hoe. MXAT3-. 15 Uafl2S E15 UVB9TOCK- mi xaaaean. Low ana ionraawT Iawcaaaca. anas at aaaunw. atalyavtf SStf?350 stnates 30ssc3S0 Matte 75 FaCi f THE VIENNA I avPVV ffaTarV InFarBaTnaF I THOBXT fLMCMTO AaoTALOnALOSCaL iTniBUinieittsmB. AfuUliaeof Fratta aad a line of eity- its Our aim w to give the beat for the least money, and to F-. L. DTJSSELL, f i PUMPS REPAIRED NOTICE. ON SHOntT QSvn 9c., aeafly TD LilCCT 111 fllCT sTKI of Omaha, at Gl The best manufactories of the country represented- Not to be aaderaold by anybody. Come and aaa prices at ranktebraanalri sate ex GREISEN BROS. i:iu Ot:t.'Mt-MT SjICttl AllMlOMl! roMTnairr 60 DAYS WE CFKBR OCR LARtSU A!B coMPurrx stock or GENTS' Finishiig 6h4:! BOOTS & SHOES, AT wreatly-:-aVaiec4- STCalLxamiae Goods and learn prices. Qmsm Bros. & Co. p-r. GROCERIES ! ALWAYS OK HAND A FULL AND NFWLDfX OF GBOC2BIES WELL aULECTxT). FRUITS! CANNED AND DRIED, OF ALL VJNDa (i CABANTEKD j6 BE OF BEST QCALrry. DRY GOODS ! A GOOD AND WELL SELECTED STOCK AX WAXS AS CHEAP AS THE CHnA- " EST. ALSO BOOTS & SHOES ! THAT DEFT COMPETITION. And all kind of rnantrr nmiaBA ana nu goods delivers frs of to snypart of the city. in trad GKEISEN BROS. laf TMBtenannWaa9nXalVaBaB WtOmrnmemsBm- haiajanaalTaaiaailaaaaallaalalaiB noTfli; SGOS FLOFB! lnTOHLTTnttBlaTGnlaDIilOFFLOCm Joins? Oat a good aaule oa C ila ana aea ealL a anon aauieon von. and tnecatuearenawtltryagatn. War Not! 2 301081 le-lf I
