The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, April 05, 1893, Image 3

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Have now got settled down to business
in their elegant
New Building
And will bo delighted to welcome all
coiners, who wish to provide them
selves with
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Fair Prices.
They have sihvays acted upon the prin
ciple that the best business is that when
tho customer gladly comes again to
buv. The kind of
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CLOTHING
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Furnishing Goods
AUK NOT EXCELLED ANYWHEKE.
Fair dealing ewry tinio is tho remark
of even the bovs who deal with
CREtSEN BROS.
&co.
GROCERIES !
A LAVAYS ON HAND A 1-VLU AND NEW LINE
of (;nori:iUEs well selected.
FRUITS!
I'ANNEP AND DIUED. OF ALL KINDF
O UAKANTEED TO HE OF HEST
QUALITY.
DRY GOODS !
A GOOD AND WELL SELECTED STOCK AL
WAYS AS CHE P AS THE CHEAP
EST, ALSO
BOOTS & SHOES !
CTTHAT DEFY COM PETITION.-!
BUTTER AND EGGS
AndullkimlHof country produce taken intra
HiitlallKomlb (fall wreti free of charge
tomi) part of tho. city.
FLOTJE!
KEEP ONLYTHEBESTOKADESOF FLOUK
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SING Lii-COM U. KAKRED
Plymouth : Rock
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J!lifi! P-P.nWR WHITF I FfiHnRN.
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(Hoth thoronclibrol.l itxe, for hatching, for
bait, at $l.r.O for one wiling of ir ct.
ZdTOtluT6 from a ili"tauc promptly filled.
H. P.COOLIDUK,
I'olunilius. Nebr.
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C.E.Harrinfiton&Co.,
UEAI.EUS IN
HARD AND SOFT
THE VERY BEST tneNUKET.
Caledonia Coal, a specially good
cheap Coal. Try it.
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Near B. & M. Depot.
SlfebSm
MAIER & KOTLAR,
Blacksmiths
AND
WAGON MAKERS
. Good Work, Fair Prices.
GOBNER TENTH AND NORTH STS.,
Columbus, If eb.
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Excellent Ms
Boots & Shoes
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WEDNESDAY. APBIL S. 1893.
A. &N. TIME TABLE.
Pass.
Freight.
Leave t Columbus
Bellvrood
David City....
Seward
Arrives at Lincoln....
8:35 a.m.
836 "
908 "
1022 "
ll:3r.a.m.
3:20p. m.
335 "
4:40 p.m.
7:10 "
10:40 "
The paswnger leaves Lincoln at 6:40 p. m., and
rTives at Colnmbns 925 p. m; the freight leaves
Iinooln at 4;10 a. m., and arrives at Columbus at
3:'J0 p. m.
UNION PACIFICTIME-TABLE.
;oiNn east. ooiwo wkbt.
Atlantic Ex... 7:15 a. ra Pacific Ex.... 10:10 p. m
Cliirr.Ex...l235p. m DenverEx.... ISOp.m
LimitM 4p.m Limited 5KB p. m
Col. Local.... 6:00a. m Local Fr't.... 7.-00a.m
No. 3, Fast Mail, carries paeoengere for
through point. Going wt at 855 p. m., ar
rives at Denver 7:40 a. m. No. 4. Fast Mail car
ries passengers, going east at 152 p. in.
LINCOLN, COLUMBUS AND SIOUX CITY.
Pas-enger arrives from Sioux City 12:30 p. m
" leaves Colnmbns for Linc'n. 1:15 p. m
arrives from Lincoln 5:00 p. m
leaves for Sionx City 5:10 p. m
Mixed leaves for Sionx City 655a. m
Mixed arrive.- 1000 p. in
FOR ALBION AND GEDAB RAPIDS.
Pauienger leavo9 220 p. m
Mixed leaves 6:00 a. m
Passenger arrive 1225 p. m
Mixed arrives 8:10 p. m
orictn jgoticcs.
yAll notices under this heading will bo
charged at the rate of $2 a year.
JL LEBANON LODGE No. 58, A. F. A A. M.
W Begular meetings 2d Wednesday in each
Jy month. All brethren invited to attend.
' N Gus. B. Speice, W. M.
(Jus. G. Beciieb, Sec'y. 20july
W1LDEY LODGE No. 44. 1. 0. 0. F..
i- meets Tuertdnv evenintcs of each
FCctuuIt f tl.Air liall ti Thirtnonth
rv?jT- street. Visiting brethren cordially
in it.il. H. C. Newman. N. G.
W. K. Notestein. Sec'y. 27jan91-tf
EOHGAN1ZED CHURCH OF LATTEB-DAY
Siiints hold regular services every Sunday
at 2 p. in., prajer meeting on Wednesday eTening
at their chapel, cornerof North street and Pacific
Avenue. All are cordially invited.
13julb9 Elder II. J. Hudson. President.
Journal block.
Dr. T. 1L Clark, Olive street. In
oflice at nights.
Go to E. von Bergen's in Journal
block for bargains.
Horn March 28th to Mrs. William
Craun, a daughter.
Mr. Whittaker was reported better
yesterday morning.
-District court at Schuyler has been
adjourned to the 24th.
The roads north of Shell creek are
said not to be good yet.
Dr. E. H. Nauman's dental parlors
in North block, 13th street. tf
Spring seems to be here "on all fours"
to use a modern law phrase.
Seed potatoes for sale at Columbus
Nursery, at $1.25 per bushel.
- -Leo Borowiak has purchased the
Hagel saloon on Eleventh street.
Journal block see E. von Bergen's
stock of goods in tho now place.
Bicycles. Fitzpatrick's is head
quarters for high grade machines.
There was quite a crowd of people at
Patrick Murray's sale last Thursday.
Wanted, a good girl to do house
work. Apply at J. H. Galley's store.
Eye and Ear surgeon, Dr. E. T.
Allen, 309 llamgo block, Omaha, Neb.
Capt. O. F. Brown has changed his
post office from Schuyler to Columbus.
Miss Emma Swartzendruver is sick
with pneumonia at her homo in Rippey,
Iowa.
Winter wheat is reported as looking
fair in Platte county, so far as wo havo
heard.
Tho W. C. T. U. will meet at the
residence of Mrs. Hickok on Friday, at
3 p. m.
At all tho churches in the city Sun
day, there were appropriate Easter
services.
W. D. Mansfield has purchased a
restaurant in Beatrice, to which place ho
has moved.
Frank Knapp has completed the
foundation to Oscar Burns's new dwelling-house.
Tho enrollment of pupils in the Co
lumbus schools live years ago was 4oU;
now it is 730.
Fresh fruit, jam, pickles, capres,
finest cranlerries and fresh cabbage at
E. Pohl's grocery. tf
Tho spring meeting of the North
Nebraska State Teachers' Association
will be held in this city.
Our 1893 baby carriages are beau
tiful, stylish, durablo and cheap. E. D.
Fitzpatrick's is headquarters, tf
Tho celebrated Quick-Meal, and
Monarch gasoline stoves, the best, in the
market. For sale by A. Boettcher. 4tf
No trouble to show goods at E. von
Bergen's in Tiie Journal block, two
doors east of the old place of business.
When in need of an auctioneer, call
on Dave Smith. Ho will act for you
with promptness, safety and dispatch, tf
- On the 5th and 6th of May the State
Association of city superintendents and
principals will hold a convention in this
city.
For sale, two four-year-old mares,
and one mare nine years old, also one
good pony. Apply at J. II. Galley's
store.
Monday was a windy day, and we
would not be at all surprised to hear of
a big storm somewhere within live hun
dred miles.
Albert Scott, who some time since
got a foot hurt in a hay press, was out
and around last week again, improving
very nicely.
For sale, good team, bay, 3 and 5
years old, with wagon and harness, cheap
for cash or on time. See C. H. Davis for
a good bargaiu.
Miss Anna Nnylor is taking the
place of Mrs. J. M. Scott in the primary
department of tho Second, Mrs. Scott's
sister being sick.
For sale or rent, an 8 room family
residence, 3 block from U. P. depot. In
quire at the oflice of H. J. Hudson,
Insurance Agent.
Perry Lushbaugh has sold his res
taurant "on 12th street, to Mesdames
McKinney, the latter taking possession
last Wednesday.
Eggs Barred Plymouth Rocks,
Light Brahma and White Leghorn, $1.50
a setting of fifteen eggs. H. P. Coolidge,
Columbus, Nebraska. tf
Judge Hudson was at Lincoln Fri
day. Th ey were having an exciting time,
what with the penitentiary contract, the
impeachment contest, etc
The different Masonic societies of
Genoa, Schuyler and Columbus atten
ded services at the Episcopal church in
this city Sunday evening.
Joe Wells has been appointed deputy
clerk of the district court. Mr. Wells is
fully qualified for the position and will
doubtless fill it to satisfaction.
Children Cry for
Pitcher' Cattorla. ,
rmisllEmm5EtlE&
Carl Gehre Dramatic Co. Friday
night at the opera house.
F. H. Barrow, N. T. Press, F. A.
Grover, N. Y. San and Clans Spreckles,
Sandwich Islands, called at The Jour
nal office this morning.
For Sale. Seven room house and
lot with small stable, good cellar and
well, good out buildings, in western part
of city. Inquire of Henry Hockenber
ger. 2t
The David City News speaks very
highly of the firm of M. S. Reid & Co.,
the senior member of which is well
known here. There is no discount on
Mat.
Peter Maag was in the city Wednes
day last on his way home to Humphrey
from California. He had with him some
orange blossoms which were very fra
grant. Joseph Dodds on Monday began a
spring term as teacher in the Bean dis
trict south of the river where he has
been successfully at work during the
winter.
A. McDaniels has been danger
ously ill at the Meridian hotel with the
grip, but was reported much better Mon
day, under tho careful treatment of Dr.
Arnold.
Mrs. Robert Dunlap, with her two
young sons, goes Friday to her new
home in Franklin county, where Robert
has been several weeks getting ready
for them.
Bictcles, BicrcLES. Do not be
talked into buying a cheap machine at a
high price. Fitzpatrick will give you a
high-grade machine, very cheap. Try
him and see.
Arthur Warren died recently at Mad
ison from an abcess in the throat caused
by tho grip. Tho young man had come
out here from tho east only five weeks
before his death.
J. T. Meere, who has for some time
been engaged in newspaper work at
Humphrey, was in tho city yesterday,
bound for Lexington, Nebr., to take a
situation on the Herald.
R. L. Rossiter, Representative Irwin
and Senator North spent the Sabbath
day with their families in this city, and
returned Monday to their respective du
ties at the State Capitol.
Rev. D. T. Olcott will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning,
and Rev. A. V. Wilson of Platte Center
in the evening; Rev. Leedom goes to
Platte Center and Monroe.
J. W. Hill of Hagler, temporarily at
the soldiers' home, Grand Island, was
visiting friends in tho city over Sunday.
The new commandant, D. A. Scoville of
Aurora, took charge April 1st.
E. von Bergen has moved his stock of
goods into the Journal block, where
you can find him with stationery, boots
and shoes, toys, etc. Give him a call,
when in need of anything in his line.
George Randall has a position in
Henry Ragatz & Co's. grocery, making
the sixth regular in the service at the
establishment and all busy, with an
occasional demand for still more help.
John Peters, revenue collector for
Uncle Samuel, was in the city Saturday,
on his way home to Albion. It is gen
erally supposed that J. E. North of this
city will soon be his successor in office at
Omaha.
J. P. Walker was in the city yester
day canvassing for the Rural West, a
monthly paper, the first number of
which lias just appeared. Mr. Walker is
united with Mr. Ellsworth in this pub
lication. There is no round-shouldered man
or woman good looking. The Knicker
bocker braco will strengthen yon. For
ease, comfort and durability it beats
them all. For sale at Van Schoik's
Drug Store.
Leopold Plath has received an ex
pensive outfit for boring tubular wells.
He can now go down into the earth at
tho rate of one hundred feet in two
hours, boring a 2J inch hole twice the
speed of hitherto.
C. A. Newman has oponed an office
in tho basement of the Commercial
bank, where he can bo found as a dealer
in real estate and insurance, and also as
an expert accountant. Look out for ad
vertisement next week.
Bargains for 30 days only. Forty
acres improved land; 1G0 acres, 100 acres
plowed, rest hay land; one 7-room house
with lot; one 1-room house with lot; one
4-room house with two lots. Call at
Arnold's jewelry store.
H. B. Fauble and brother havo pur
chased thirty-six acres of land at King
fisher, Oklahoma, and expect to move
thither before long. Scott Cooper and
four other men from David City are
going to move to Guthrie.
C. H. Young was at Omaha and
Council Bluffs Wednesday on business.
He says that the two cities seem to be
very dull, outside of the jobbing trade,
which is fair. In Omaha he met Frank
Kerr, who formerly resided hero.
If you wish to get damages for the
road commencing at tiie center of 35, 17,
1 W., also one commencing two rods east
of the center of 35, 17, 1 W., vacation and
location, you should file your claim with
the connty clerk by noon, May 20.
Miss L. Connor, of 4101 and 4117
Indiana Avenue, Chicago, has elegantly
furnished rooms with all modern con
veniences and board for World's Fair
visitors. One-half block from elevated
railroad to fair ground. Write for par
ticulars. 49-Cp
Benjamin and George Mitchell were
brought up before a magistrate at Fro
mont Thursday on a charge of torturing
and tormenting animals for fun. Plead
ing guilty to the charge and being lined
$24.30, remarks the Herald, was not quite
so funny.
Herman Harmon, a former resident
of this city, a brother of Mrs. G. W.
Stevens, and who left for Beatrice about
a year ago, died in that city Friday, of
old age, seventy-four years. The body
was brought hero Saturday and buried
in the Columbus cemetery.
At tho last meeting of the board of
county supervisors, a resolution was
passed exonerating John Stanffer, ex
county clerk from any intentional wrong
doing in the conduct of his office the
resolution receiving the hearty vote of
every member of the board present.
E. von Bergen, dealer in boots, shoes,
stationery, etc., has moved his stock
from the old place, to the Journal
block two doors east of his former place
of business, on Eleventh street. He
wishes you to call and see his goods and
prices, and solicits a share of your pat
ronage. We notice that at the North Nebras
ka Teachers' Association, in session at
Fremont last week, Miss Belle St Clair,
now of Madison, was on the programme
for a paper on "Literature in the Public
School When shall it begin?" Mrs. A.
C. Ballou, principal of the high school,
this city, "Influence on lives of pupUs."
Rev. Fred E. Britten, the Baptist
minister, has bills out announcing a lec
ture, his subject being the rather start
ling question "Why Doesn't God kill the
Devil?" On the bill posted in front of
the State bank some wag has written
beneath the heading: Because Bickley
would be left an orphan. Madison
Chronicle.
The Journal must apologize to the
little folks for failing to mention last
week the entertainment given by them at
the opera house the previous Friday
evening. It was excellent in every res
pect, not only a gratification to all the
parents, but a surprise to many of them,
who had a notion that the little people
could hardly be 60 self-possessed.
Children Cry for
Pitcher' Castorla.
The World Herald says that Peter
Pearson was found knocked on the head
in the office of his livery stable in South
Omaha Tuesday night of. last week. He
had six cents left in his pocket. He was
unconscious when found, and as he usu
ally carried money, the supposition is
that he was robbed. He has a brother
residing at West Hill, this county, says
the Looking Glass.
One of the unusual events of the
week was a wedding on the Platte
bridge. The bride and groom John But
key and Miss Heitzman from Polk
county coming part way over to meet the
minister from this side. The ceremony
was performed and each turned and went
their respective ways. Osceola Record.
The bride is Miss Sevilla Heitzman, a
former resident of this city.
Messrs. Burns & Arnold, expert en
gineers, have completed their survey of
tho power-canal, and will call a meeting
of citizens in a few days to open books
for subscription of stock. As surveyed,
we understand the canal is six miles
in length, fifty feet wide and four feet
deep, with eighteen feet fall, and yield
ing two thousand-horse power. The es
timated cost is about $90,000, all told.
W. K. Lay of the Creamery Messen
ger has not usually been regarded as a
humorous writer, but certainly his reply
to "The Oleo Apostle," meaning the edi
tor of the South Omaha Tribune, who
recently assailed him in a half-column
article, is a model of repartee in its way,
in very readable Indian-English. Broth
er Ritchart had better prepare to drown
himself, if he cannot match Lay's last
"lay."
A novelty in show windows is that
of Friedhofs two Chinese sacred dream
fowls as pretty as the birds of Paradise.
Every two weeks Friedhof will have a
new attraction of some kind. Van
Schoik has also arrested a great many
people, old and young, in front of his
window, with the odd sight of an old
hen with chickens, the little things
bearing the different colors used in
dyeing.
Lulu Well man is Btricken with the
scarlet fever at her home in this city,
and indeed the entire town has been
exposed to the dreaded malady which
cuts down so many of earth's fairest
flowers in the bloom of life. We most
sincerely hope that the ravager will be
immediately stamped out and thus save
the many pleasant homes in our town
from becoming hospitals. Howells
Journal.
Twenty-three dollars was raised
Sunday at the Methodist church for
missionary purposes. It was stated that
tho Methodist denomination raised last
year for missionary purrloses, home and
foreign, $1,258,000, and in the last nine
years had expended $10,800,000. During
the last four years, 100,000 names had
been added to the membership of the
church in foreign lands, and 350,000 in
this country.
Mr. Frank Scott and Miss Clara
Saffron were united in wedlock Monday
evening at the Maennerchor hall, by
Judge W. N. Hensley. A number of
nice and valuable presents were present
ed; a large number of invited guests
were present, and everything passed off
happily. The Journal adds its con
gratulations to those of the nnmerous
friends of the young couple for life-long
prosperity and happiness.
A. W. Armstrong of St. Edward was
in the city several days last week. He is
looking for a site whereon to place an
extensive planing-mill plant. He likes
Columbus as a place to do business,
thinks it an excellent location for his
line, but, bo far, has been unable to make
satisfactory rates on real estate. For
such an enterprise it would seem that
some location not too far from the busi
ness center ought to be available at a
satisfactory price.
Rev. Baker, in a pleasant call at our
office the other day, said that ho was
trying to arrange matters so that he
could go to the great Baptist University
at Chicago this fall and commence there
acourso of theological study, and if that
should prove not to be possible ho
should accept some of the pastorates
offered him and continue the work until
such a time as circumstances would per
mit of his taking a thorough course of
study. Albion News.
It certainly will be news to many of
our readers that Rev. Father Ryan, for
merly of this city, is dead, but such is
the report. Last summer, he had not
been feeling well, and while at Omaha
he took seriously ill, his life hanging for
many days, as we heard, in a balance.
Now, within the last three days, for the
first time the writer of this has heard
strange stories in regard to Father Ryan,
and we think that these should be
proved true or proved false. Does any
one know how it is?
All the lodges of the Knights of
Pythias of Nebraska were requested by
a circular issued from the office of Grand
Chancellor W. B. Dale of this city, to
send at least one representative here
April 5th, 2 p. m., to meet competent
instructors to thoroughly exemplify to
their brethren tho unwritten work of tho
order. The supreme representatives and
all the grand lodge officers are expected
to be present today, and this evening
the third rank (long form) is to be ex
emplified with now and appropriate
paraphernalia by Occidental Lodge No.
21. All Knights are welcomed.
WTe believe that the following words
of the Creamery Messenger are as true as
gold: "If you havo territory that will
furnish milk enough to support a cream
ery you will have no trouble in getting
some responsible party to put in and
operate the plant without a raonoy
bonus." The time has fully come for
creameries. Land in Nebraska is too
valuable to bo kept just for tho wild
grass it will produce. From now on the
idea must be "specialties" let every
farmer pick out some one line to which
he and his facilities are better adapted
than to any other, and follow it up to
independence, whether it be dairying,
raising cattle, hogs or grain. There is
room for all, but tho demand of the
tunes, the demand of tho conditions is
special work and more thoroughness.
We are pained to say that some
Columbus lxys have got themselves into
wrong and consequent trouble. We
give the matter as it comes to us. It
seems that the Bay State Cattle Com
pany, located near Fremont, recently
had stolen from them a thousand dol
lars' worth of hogs, and that a man
named Jones, living near North Bend,
together with James Skillan, George
Davis, Pat. Salmon and Rob. Mclntire,
four boys well-known here, are wanted
for the theft, one of the number (some
say Skillan, others Davis), having con
fessed to the particulars of tho theft. It
is also rumored that a man was held up
and robbed of $250 by the same party.
We learn that all have been arrested
except Salmon, and that, for some rea
son or other, he was not put under
arrest the other day when the officer was
here.
On Tuesday evening of last week
the freight cars containing the effects of
the people going to Alberta start for
Olds. There were eight car loads from
Schuyler, two from Leigh. Says the
guill: "At Schnyler there were Joseph
dmison, wife, and five children, John
Mcintosh, wife, and two children, Alex.
McRae. Robert Smith, wife, and six chil
dren, Ed Bame, wife, and five children,
Mrs. Rathbun, Thomas PreGton, wife and
five children, and A. L. Ramsey, wife,
and three children, while Mrs. H. P.
Moore, Mrs. Cornwell and children, and
Mrs. McKee and children were from
Wilson precinct to go. At Rogers more
passengers were added to the number.
James Coventry and family will "go soon
and goods were already shipped. John
Lawrence left on Wednesday to join his
family, who are in Iowa visiting, and
meet the regular delegation at Winni
peg. This was the first load only, as
many more will follow,"
W. A. Way returned Thursday night
from Texas, having been away just two
weeks. He thinks considerable of the
country and more especially likes tho
climate; the reason it has not been set
tled up long before this is that the land
has been owned in large tracts by men
who would not sell in small lots, for
instance, one man with 22,000 acres,
another with 10,000 could not be prevail
ed upon until lately to divide it for sale
to purchasers of small tracts, but now
that a start has been made, it is thought
settlement will be rapid. In many places
as far as eye-sight can reach is a sea of
prairie covered with Texas cattle, but
the farms are encroaching upon the limits
of the cattle ranges, and Texas is des
tined to be a populous country; Laporte,
twenty-two miles from Huston, is the
place in which Omaha and Lincoln peo
ple are so much interested. Eighteen
months ago there were no improvements
there, and now its future prospects are
very bright. Fruit farms of 10 acres
bring $50 an acre, and all kinds of fruit
can be raised, including oranges, lemons
and figs. Strang of Omaha has land for
sale at $20 to $30 an aore; wheat is not
raised, but corn and oats do well, and
cotton is king of crops. "Artesian water
is had at a depth of 500 feet. The water
is pure and good, but when it comes up
it is seventy degrees warm, and those
who are not used to it at that tempera
ture can let it be for a few hours when it
becomes agreeably cool. Some portions
of the country that have been settled a
number of years havo developed a con
siderable business in fruit. From Albion
are shipped now car loads of strawber
ries to northern cities; it is not uncom
mon to make $500 an acre from pear
orchards, and these, in good bearing sell
readily at S2.000 an acre. Mr. Way says
the best agricultural country he ever
saw lies between Dallas and Denison,
and spoke of it being well drained.
Col. Hoagland, "the newsboys' great
friend" was in the city several "days the
past week, and lectured twice on Sunday
to interested audiences, in tho afternoon
at the Congregational church, in tho
evening at the Mothodist church. In the
twenty years that he has been traveling
this country over and the work that he
has found, he has probably done as much
for the good of mankind as any other
one man in the country. In twenty
years he has disbursed $40,000 in the
work of saving youth from vice and
finding them homes, and often aud often
his finances have been exhausted, but
always replenished. His lectures are
filled with incident upon incident of
what has been accomplished through
him. He is surely engaged in a noble
work, and as he says, if mayors and
police-officers of cities would tako some
such plan as he has adopted, the sources
of criminal conduct would bo broken in
two in one week. He gavo an instance
of three boys left without father and
mother, in which by just simply letting
tho facts be known to the public at a
meeting, all obtained good homes and
became prosperous young men. Get the
boys a home, give them work and a little
good advice. Do the same with other
peoplo's boys as you would wish them to
do by yours, under like circumstances.
W. B. Backus, W. H. Winterbotham,
W. F. Beckett and D. B. Shrigley of
Genoa spent a week on tho Platte near
Clarks getting geese, passing through
this city Friday last on their return
home. They got fifty-two all told, and
when Backus was off away from the
crowd he told an inquirer that he him
self killed forty-nine of them, but the
other fellows declare that Backus was
made use for rounding up the geese for
the convenience of shooting and also for
wading into the water tc recover the
birds his make-up being especially
adapted for those purposes. When
stories are so conflicting, and tho wit
nesses are of equal, or very nearly equal
credibility, what is the newspaper repor
ter to do, other than to give it as ho
hears it. They all agreed that tho geese
were numerous that is tho unkilled
ones, Becket declaring that thero were
"fourteen hundred millions of them,"
and Winterbotham that "they were as
thick as grasshoppers in 73." Ono thing
we do know and that is that the goose
that Becket left for tho uso of The
Journal force was of superior quality,
and filled very nicely "a long-felt wantj"
so to speak.
At the last term of district court at
Schuyler Judge Marshal rendered a
decision that will be of some interest to
every man who has a mortgage on his
place. The case involved here was a
mortgage given by John Schuldt, to tho
Nebraska Mortgage & Investment Com
pany of Fremont of which C. H. Toncray
was cashier. As is the custom with all
these companies, the notes and mortga
ges wero sold to eastern investors. Bo
fore suit was brought, however, Schuldt
had paid money to Toncray, amounting
to $1,000, we are told, but he had not
applied it on the notes and mortgage.
The eastern party who brought suit was
named Ball. The Quill says, tho judge
decided in his favor and tho mortgagors
will have to pay again. This is the lean
ing company that Geo. W. E. Dorsey
was connected with
At the opera house Friday evening,
March 24th, the little people of tho
primary departments gave a splendid
entertainment, by which they raised a
very creditable sum of money indeed to
go towards purchasing a library for the
benefit of tho little men and women.
From first to last, through and through,
we are informed that the entertainment
was tho most interesting to tho general
public here, that they have had for
some time. Of course we cannot give
the names of all who took part, thero
being some two hundred all told, and
we do not wish to discriminate. Boys
and girls, ten to fifteen years from now
you will be called upon to tako up the
burdens of life, and it is the wish of
The Journal that you may bo as fully
prepared as possible in every way for
the duties lying before you.
J. H. Wurdeman and son R. H. or
the Boheet neighborhood were in the
city Friday on business. This is the
first time J. II. has been in town since
his allliction, and ho doesn't look rugged
yet. He tells us that ho recently sold
51 steers to Leigh dealers at $4.85 a
hundred, to bo taken any time beforo
tho 1st of May; on tho 2d of March they
averaged 1420 lbs., and ho expects to
bring them up to 1500; the masons are
done with their part of the now cream
ery on Herman Backenhns's place. By
tho way, the creamery is situated on
land that Backenhus bought of Wurde
mau in '78 at $G an acre, and which is
now worth $30. John H. is a great
land-owner himself and hns recent! v
purchased the Peter Juelsch farm, 120
acres, at $25 an acre.
A man named Reeves, whose home
is in Madison, passed through tho city
Friday. He had drawn a thousand dol
lars out of a bank at Madison just before
he started on a trip to Gothenberg, and
it would seem that four men who knew
of his having the currency on his person,
followed him, and after he was on a pas
senger car here, bound westward, crowd
ed around him. struck him on the back
of the head sufficiently hard todazo him,
one of them saying "Now rush up, boys."
This Mr. Reeves tells hero on his return
trip to Madison. He says that he was
dazed and didn't know till some time
afterwards what had happened. He
knew the men or some of them that fol
lowed him, and donbtless will have them
apprehended.
A New Firm.
Beginning April 1st, 1893, S. E. Marty
associated with himself in the meat
business, Mr. B. Engelman, late of
Hooper, Nebr., a practical butcher of
long experience.
Mr. Marty is very well known to most
local readers of The Journal as one of
the best business men in the city and
with a man of like quality with himself,
the firm will doubtless do an increasing
business. They solicit anortion of vour
patronage and will endeavor to please I
m very reepeot, 4
COLUMBUS CITY ELECTIOM.
Held Tmesday,
April 4th,
Usual.
1893, Goes as
As usual, the democracy carried the
city ticket, leaving the following to be
filled by republicans: engineer, Arnold;
council, Galley and Gray; school board,
Galley.
The table, showing the vote by wards,
and the majorities, is appended:
S ? H K
a o 2.
OFFICE AND CANDIDATE. fl E
"2 s-
....
For Mayor
J. G. Keeder. r 79 105 73
D. Schupbach. d 130' 93 106 72
For Treasurer I
J. D. Stirw. r 77 1 71 W.
E. J. Niewohner, d 12) 117 02 43
For Clerk (
W. K. Notestein, r iM 80 lid
Wm. Recker. d 110 110 CO 52
For City Engineer
Bert Arnold, r 121 127 132 191
K. L. Kossiter, d 82 CO 41
For Councilmen
J. U. Oalley, r 136 61
Wm. Schrocder, d 75
A. Haight, r 91
Jonas Welch, d. 1021 11
S. C. Gray, r 132 tW
C. F. Elias, d 46
For Members School Board
D. Schupbach 124 131 133
J. 11. Galley, r 123 126 124
J. C. Echols, d 791 1QT 65
.German Theater.
At opera house, Friday evening, April
7th, Carl Gehre Dramatic Co. from the
Germania theater. New York. Carl
Gehre in King Ludwig II or tho Hermit
of Starnborger Lake. Eight operatic
selections will be rendered. Admission
50c and 25c.
PERSONA 1j.
Asa Clother is in the city from Wash
ington. J. W. Tanner of Fnllerton was in the
city Monday.
Ed. Hoaro and brother Ernest were
in tho city yesterday.
H. M. Wiuslow wont North Monday
on tho U. P. branch.
George Spear has been under the
weather tho past week.
Mrs. Theo. Friedhof and young son
went to Omaha Monday.
Miss Lottie Paynter of Omaha is vis
iting friends in the city.
Mrs. W. T. Rickly and daughter Ruby
visited last week in Omaha.
J. M. Macfarland of Omaha was in the
city several days tho past week.
Miss Price of Platte Center was with
the Misses Costello over Sunday.
Herbert Henry was in the city last
week, returning to Omaha Sunday."
Volley Graves of Cedar Rapids is in
tho city shaking hands with old friends.
J. W. Welch has been laid up it tho
Meridian tho last week with tho mumps.
Mr. Ellsworth, editor of tho Humphrey
Democrat, was a Columbus visitor Sat
urday. Ed. North and E. H. Chambers wero
visitors at the capital city a portion of
last week.
Mrs. W. H. Winterbotham and little
daughter of Genoa are visiting friends
in tho city.
George Lehman returned home from
Chicago Friday. He goes back again
on the 15th.
Miss Laura Leedom returned to Cedar
Rapids Saturday after a week's visit with
her parents.
A. M. Jennings of St. Edward was in
tho city over Sunday, getting acquaint
ed with Ins family.
John Heintz, who has been living in
Illinois a number of years, has returned
to Columbus to live.
Miss Mary Cooncy of Fullerton, camo
down Saturday, and will visit relatives
and friends a few days.
Miss Sybil Butler returned last week
from Kansas City, where sho has been
employed as book keeper.
Miss Kittie Way returned homo Thurs
day from attending Normal school at
Poru, going back yesterday.
George and Tim Coolidge came in from
iuo west yesieruay nnu win slop o-er
today with their brother II. P.
Mrs. E. H. Jenkins returned home
Sunday evening, after a visit of several
days with relatives and friends.
Joe Gross of Milwaukee, a former res
dent of this city, has recently been visit
ing his brother Moritz at Madison.
Mrs. Leedom of North Platte, daughter-in-law
of Rev. Leedom, visited hero
Saturday on her way to St. Edward.
Ernest and Miss Gracio Gerrard camo
home from Lincoln Thursday for spring
vacation. Miss Phoobo will arrivo today.
Misses Phonnio dishing, Elsio Morse.
Anna Baker and Nellie North wore pas
sengers going south on tho B. Sc M. last
Wednesday.
Rev. O. V. Rice, formerly pastor of tho
Congregational church, now of Storm
Lake, Iowa, visited hero soveral days
returning homo Monday.
Misses Bello St. Clair, Minnie Steen
and Barrister, nil of Madison, passed
through tho city Wednesday to Fremont
to attend the Stato Teachors association.
DEATH ELJIKK LAWRENTi:
He Perishes While Fightim Prairie Fire at
Hit New Home in Western
Nebraska.
Briefly stated, Elmer Lawrence, aged
22 years, died Thursday, March 30th, at
his home near Hartley, Neb.
None can tell at what tiino they may
be called upon to quit this state of ex
istence and enter upon tho next. Tho
young man whoso mortal career ended
last Thursday, left hero last January to
build up for himself a homo within ton
miles of Eartley, where ho had purchas
ed a hundred and sixty acres of land.
His dwelling was erected" in a canyon to
give him nearer access to water than on
tho table land. Ho had completed his
improvements, and was about to .leave
to break land, aud wished to havo his
houses secure in his absence, and so.
thought to burn away tho prairie grass
and thus get a guard against fire. As is
6o often tho case, tho lire was too much
for him; ho hauled his buggy to tho top
of the hill, let his horses loose, pulled
plow, etc., out of danger. Some school
children at a distance of three-fourths
of a mile noticed n denso smoko and
started for tho place. As they ap
proached they hoard fcwblo groans and
found Mr. Lawrence lying helpless on a
corn heap a few feet from tho houso.
Tho school boys ran for neighliors and
they tried to resuscitate him but ho soon
died. It was at the morning recess of
school that the boys first noticed the
smoke.
The frame houso and barn wero con
sumed by the flames. It was reported
here that tho body was most horribly
burned, but such was not tho caso. The
young man donbtless exhausted himself
with work and after lying down was
suffocated by the smoke.
His mother, the widow of P. J. Law
rence, deceased, and his brother Luther,
beinif notified by telegram, went out
Friday, returning Sunday evening.
Tho remains were laid to rest in the
Columbus cemetery at tho close of the
Sabbath day, and in the presence of such
sorrowing friends and neighlwra as had
had notice of the funeral.
The bereaved family havo tho sym
pathy of the entire community in "tho
tragic death of one who was so dear to
them.
We learn that memorial services will
bo held Sunday, April KJth.
For Sale Cheap.
One ten-horse power portable engine,
feed grinder, shafting, pullies and two
large belts. This i3 a complete outfit
and can be set up anywhere on short
notice. For information nnnlv in CUaa
Schroeder or Geo. W. Galley, Columbus,
Nebraska, ;" ,j
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next week. In the mean- E
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Staple and Fancy Groceries,
ALSO AS FINE AN ASSORTMENT OF
Lamps, Glassware,
Queensware, Etc.,
As Can be Found in This Section of Nebraska.
B.,TIie very luirliest market price paid in trade for
count.iv produce."!
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business and residence lote in the city. We keep
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COLUMBUS,
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Wholesale sad Kstsil Dealer in
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a complete abstract of title to all real estate is
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