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Have caused :i groat commotion in finan
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business firm of
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Who watch the markets closely and buy
goods when
Prices are Low
And ready money is badly needed. This
firm has been exceptionally fortunate
this spring in their purchases, and have
now on hands as fine an assortment of
CLOTHING
BOOTS AND SHOES
AND-
GEiSTTS
As was ever offered in Columbus. And
as to prices, no firm can sell pod goods
closer and live.
Summer - Styles
In CLOTHING are neat and the fig
ures particularly pretty. Call early and
make your selection from a full stock.
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Both thoroughbred,) euts, for hutching, for
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JBOrders from h distHiicc promptly fillel.
II. P. C00L1D0K,
Columbus. Nelir.
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To you the advantage of buying
your
GROCERIES
From him. If a splendid stock
and low prices cat an
figure, you will
be satisfied.
THE FINEST FLOUR
Always on hand.
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Dry Goods
Is large, well selected and
everything you want will
be found in stock
at low figures.
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cialty, and always taken at
cash prices. All goods deliv
ered free.
Telephone No. 22.
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DEALERS IN
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COAL
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WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11, ISM.
A. i N. TIME TABLE.
Pass.
Freight.
Leave e Colnmbas
Bsltsrood
David City
Seward
Arrives at Lincoln
8:35 a. m.
9:18 "
1022 "
2:30p.m.
3:20 "
4:15 p. m.
75
10:50 "
lll-a.m.
The passenger leaven Lincoln at 6:40 p. m., and
rrivet. at Columbue 9:25 p. m; the freight leaves
Lincoln at 7;15 a. m., and arrives at Colnmbas at
4 00 p. ra.
UNION PACIFICTIME-TABLE.
OOIN'rt E HT.
Atlantic Kx. 7 15 a. m
Chif at Es...l2:-V p. m
Limited.. .. 45 p. m
Pol. Local. .. 60 a. m
OOINO WEST.
Pacific Ex.. ..1010 p. m
Denver Ex.... 120 p. m
Limited 5:05 p. m
Local Fr't.... 70 a. m
'n. 3. Faat Mail, carries passengers for
through !K)inU. Going weet at 855 n. m., ar-
ihesat Denver 7:V) a. m. no. 4, rasi ainu car
rier pabsenRers, going east at 152 p. m.
LINCOLN, 0OLCMBD8 AND SIOUX CITT.
PasenRer arrives from Sionx City . . . 12:30 p. m
leaves Colnmbna for Line n. 1:1s p. in
" arrives from Lincoln 50p.m
leaves for Sionx City .VJOp. m
Mixed leaves for Sionx City 655a. m
Slixed arrives lOKWp. m
FOR ALBION AND OEDAB BAPID8.
Pn-si-enRer leaves ??5tp,n
Mixed leaves ,?a'nl
PasHenRer urrives :7XP m
Mixed arrives 8:10 p. m
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WAU notices nnder this heading will be
chai Red at tht rate of $2 a year.
A LEBANON LODGE No. 58, A. F. 4 A. M.
mMr Regular meetings 2d Wednesday in each
XT month. All brethren invited to attend.
Ar gds. B. SreicE, W. M.
Gus. G. Becheb, Sec'y. aOjuly
WILDE LODGE No. 44, 1. 0. 0. F.,
meets Tuesday evenings of each
week at their hall on Thirteenth
street. Visiting brethren cordially
invited.
11. V. NEWMAN, H. U.
W. K. Notmtein, Sec'y-
27jan91-tf
REORGANIZED CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY
tinlnt linM numlnr utrvinja ATflrr flnnclHV
at 2 p. m., prayer meeting on Wednesday evening
HI LU(2ir UllBUCl, LUIUCI Ul HUlUiOHWJl umu m. w..u.
Avenue. All are cordially invited.
13jals9 Elder a. J. Hudson, irosiaent.
For picture frames go to Fred Her
rick. Where are you going to celebrate the
Fourth?
Born, Monda)", to Mrs. D. B. Duffy,
a daughter.
Dr. T. R. Clark, Olive street. In
office at nights.
Born, Thursday, to Mrs. Chris.
From, a daughter.
For room mouldings to hang your
pictures on try Herrick. 2
Ladies suffering with uterine troub
les, get Cascade treatment.
Dr. E. H. Nauman'a dental parlors
in North block, 13th street. tf
Baby's treasure at Notestein's.
Come and see. A novelty. 2
Something nice at Notestein's pho
tograph gallery. Come and oee. 2
Richard Jenkinson'a father, living
near Albion, is not expected to live.
Go to Honahan'a for shoes and
gents' underwear, cheapest in town.
The last few days have been unu
sually good corn weather. Hot enough.
George Wood was rejoiced Saturday
morning by the arrival of a ten-pound
boy.
Ground was broken in McCook on
the 5th for a 835,000 United Workmen
temple.
I will sell my trunks and valises at
cost to close out the stock. F. H.
Rusche.
The best place in town to buy your
harness is at F. H. Rusche's, on Elev
enth street. 2-7j2m
House and lot for sale cheap. Good
location one block from B. & M. depot.
C.E.Early, tf
Kidney and liver trouble surely
cured with Cascade treatment. See ad
vertisement. .
Get prices on boots, shoes and gents'
underwear at Honahan'a before buying
and save money. 2-4t
The Platte county teachers institute
will be held in this city August C, and
will last two weeks.
Rev. Louis Gerhard is preaching at
the Shell Creek Baptist church. Twen
ty were recently confirmed.
The celebrated Quick-Meal, and
Monarch gasoline stoves, the besi in the
market. For sale by A. Boettcher. 4tf
Dr. Van Es, only graduate in the
county veterinary office over Boett
cher's. In attendance day and night.
When in need of an auctioneer, call
on Dave Smith. He will act for you
with promptness, safety and dispatch, tf
We have just received the best line
of medium chamber suits we ever hand
led. Call and see them. Fred W. Her
rick. 2
The Norfolk freight and passenger
train now leaves Columbus at 8 a. m. in
stead of 7. Govern yourselves accord
ingly. If you are suffering with piles or
rheumatism, don't fail to get Cascade
treatment. See advertisement else
where. 5-3-6p
The board of supervisors were in
session yesterday as a board of equaliza
tion. A session of regular business
follows.
The court bouse bond question in
Nance county on the 3d inet., was de
feated by a small majority. A very light
vote was polled.
For sale or rent, an 8 room family
residence, 3 block from U. P. depot In
quire at the office of H. J. Hudson,
Insurance Agent.
Egos Barred Plymouth Rocks,
Light Brahma and White Leghorn, $1.50
a setting of fifteen eggs. H. P. Coolidge,
Columbus, Nebraska. tf
William Lewis enjoyed the luxury
of a mess of green peas from his own
garden June 8th, the first we have heard
of in this neighborhood.
Maennerchor hall, which has been
undergoing extensive improvements, is
now receiving the finishing touches by
being handsomenly painted.
Mr. Chris. Grossnichlaus, an old
farmer of Polk county, has sold out over
there, and goes tc Wichita, Kane., to in
vest his accumulated means.
A party of about thirty Columbus
people, including M. Whitmoyer and
family and Allen Gerrard and family,
will leave for the White City Thursday.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Cattorla. j
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Personal and other local matter on
second page.
An experienced hand tells us that
beans if very carefully transplanted, bo
that the roots are not torn, they will
grow, same as tomatoes, etc.
The Globe, a new paper at Platte
Platte Center, has been received and
placed on our exchange list. It is neat,
newsy and neutral, and no doubt will
"supply a long-felt want."
Anderson & Roen are killing the
prairie dogs in Capitol addition, George
Wood having the contract, using a gas,
and having good Buccees except where
the rodents get to the water.
That eyesore at the corner of North
and Fourteenth streets, which several
small boys had mistaken for a fish-pond,
has at last been filled up and makes a
much more presentable appearance.
Mrs. Gibson, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Clark, departed today for
Saginaw, Mich. Wm. Gibson will go
with them as far as Fremont, there to
attend a business meeting of the
Masons.
A young man, whose name we did
not learn, passed through Columbus
Sunday on his way from Salt Lake to
Chicago on a velocipede. He claimed to
have made the distance thus far in thir
teen days.
The prescription department at Van
Schoik's drug store is run by competent
men only and is open day and night and
fully prepared to fill any physician's
prescription at reasonable prices. Give
them a call. 1
J. D. Stires returned Saturday night
from a visit to the principal eastern
cities, stopping in Chicago on his return
to help swell the crowd on Nebraska
day, which he pronounces one of the
greatest events of the fair.
Even the Chinaman on Twelfth street
has fallen in with the throng in the mat
ter of improvements. He has put in a
new front, a new door, painted and
papered his little den, and now Leo says
he is "so like Melican man."
P. W. Beerbower completed a $13,
300 trade in real estate last week be
tween Phillip Elsass of Omaha and
Clark Abbot of Boone county, and goes
to Nance and Boone counties tomorrow
to look after real estate interests.
Frank Blasser, who lived in Oregon
and California for a year, is at home.
He says it rains about nine months in
the year; notwithstanding this, it is a
pretty good place to live, if one is his
own master and well fixed for living.
The Argus facetiously remarks that
the republicans are weeping for a more
radical organ than The Journal. From
present appearances the populists will
weep ere the summer winds blow by for
any kind of an organ in Platte county.
There is more going and coming,
more baggage transferred, and more
genuine railroad bustle, we venture to
say, at the two Columbus depots where
four railroads do business, than at any
other station between Omaha and Den
ver. Leo Borowiak, in trying to put on
metropolitan airs, has had constructed
in the east window of his saloon on
Eleventh street a very handsome minia
ture garden, the fountain being very
pretty, all attracting considerable atten
tion. Mrs. G. A. Schroder is reported
dangerously ill in Chicago. Her sister,
Mrs. Paul Hagel, is with her, and re
ports her sister a little better. Mr.
Schroder will leave for Chicago in a day
or two unless there is a change for the
better.
The benefits of the completion of
the Platte river bridge were plainly vis
ible on our streets Saturday. The city
was chock full of people from that direc
tion and our merchants enjoyed a trade
that made their hearts throb with
pleasure.
One of the Omaha papers contained
an item the other day 4o the effect that
a passenger had been robbed of $200 at
the Columbus depot and the robber ar
rested in Omaha. We fail to learn any
thing at this end of the line to lead to
the correctness of the report.
Robert Mahood died last Thursday
from injuries received from being thrown
from a horse last spring. The funeral
took place last Saturday. Sam and
George, brothers of the deceased, were
telegraphed for and attended the fun
eral. Monroe Looking Glass.
A team which D. Brunken's son was
driving last Wednesday night got scared
at a white calf and ran away throwing
Mre. Brunken and her son out of the
wagon, injuring both of them. A wheel
passed over Mrs. Brunken's head render
ing her unconscious for an hour.-
GuBtave Sauer, a former well known
Columbus boy, now doing business in
Chicago, was married in that city Wed
nesday of last week to Miss Mary Clegg.
Gus is a good boy, deserving of a good
life partner and his many friends here
will wish them happiness and prosperity.
At the M. E. church Sunday even
ing the exercises for children's .day
were carried out in semi-darkness, the
electric lights not being in working
order owing to a broken .belt at the
plant. A few lamps were substituted
and, considering, the exercises were very
good.
We read in the Nebraska Farmer in
the report of crops by counties, that
crops never looked better in Platte
county, and that the work of cultivating
had well begun. We are glad to see our
great agricultural state paper recognis
ing the presence of old Platte in the
busy hive of Nebraska industries.
A. Levie and wife visited in Arapa
hoe several days ago, and in returning
visited O. F. Merril at the Soldiers'
Home in Grand Island. They report
Mr. M. as being very well contented,
attends church services and takes con
siderable exercise. Mr. Baker, a resi
dent here several years ago, is the en
gineer at the Home.
To show the little things that adver
tise a town, an item we published a few
weeks ago about Mr. F. N. Stevenson's ex
cellent creamery is going the rounds of
the state press. Every item published
in The Journal since the agitation of
the water-power scheme has found a
place in one or more Nebraska papers.
Doesn't advertising pay?
The twenty-second annual camp
meeting of the Nebraska State Holiness
association will be held at Bennet, Neb.,
August 18-28, 1893. Rev. J. A. Wood
has been secured as Evangelist, and
many eminent Nebraska ministers will
attend. Reduced rates on railroads.
For circulars and information write to
Rev. L. T. Guild, Crete, Neb.
The marriage ceremony of Alfred H.
Griswold and Miss Nettie Anderson was
solemnized at Reno, Nevada, Monday,
June 5th, the Congregational minister
of that place officiating. These young
folks are well known in Columbus, the
groom, (son of Rev. Griswold, formerly
Presbyterian minister here), and besides
serving as deputy postmaster here, also
an energetic young business man, in
partnership with his father, evidencing a
good share of ability and enterprise;
the bride being the lovely and accom
plished daughter of A. Anderson, pres
ident of the First National bank of this
city. The many friends of the young
couple here will join The Journal in
wishing them joy in their union, with
long life and abundant prosperity. We
learn they will make their home in
Wadsworth, Nevada, at which place Mr.
Griswold is engaged in business.
Butler county was visited Saturday
last by a most terrific hail storm. It
takes a column and a half of the David
City News to relate the extent of dam
age done. Ati orchard of 600 fruit trees
was entirely destroyod, 100 lights worth
$1 each were broken in the court house
at David City, and hardly a house in
that town escaped injury from the great
falling hail; horses and men were in
jured and a vast amount of property
tendered worthless. Ab to the reported
size of the hail stones, this truthful
journal saith not.
The new grain rates went into effect
Monday. It is an advance on through
rates on all kinds of grain of three cents
per 100 pounds. The roads have been
kept very bnsy moving grain for some
time in anticipation of this raise. The
new rates are but the restoration of the
old. The old rate on corn from Colum
bus was 21 cents, the new 24; on wheat,
the old 26, the new 29 cents. These rates
only apply within the state. A local
dealer informs us that it means a loss of
thousands of dollars to the producer.
Fred Sargent, a man about 50 years
of age, who killed his wife at Battle
Creek, Madison county, on the morning
of June 2d, and afterwards tried to take
his own life, passed through the city
Sunday in charge of Sheriff Losey of
Madison county, who will land him in
the state penitentiary at Lincoln for
safe keeping until November, at which
time he will be given a hearing in the
courts. The cause of the killing was in
part jealousy and because Mrs. Sargent
refused to live with her husband.
E. A. Gerrard, editor of the Monroe
Looking Glass, let the beaming reflec
tion of his news-gathering optics shine
upon The Journal sanctum Friday.
Mr. Gerrard is fulsome in his praise of
the namesake of that great apostle of
Democratic doctrino, and informs us
that the Looking Glass has ceased to
draw upon his bank account for support,
but instead has for some time more than
paid expenses. It has been enlarged
and is keeping pace with the rapid
growth of that flourishing town.
Columbus has been honored during
the past two weeks by a very distin
guished visitor. Dr. Fleiner, chief editor
of the Zurich, (Switzerland), New Ga
zette, who is one of a party of editors of
all the leading foreign papers on a visit
to the World's fair, is the gentleman,
and he makes this trip visiting and tak
ing a look at the country. He met many
of his countrymen in Columbus and
vicinity. He was the guest of Adolph
Jaeggi.
A countryman fished with a crooked pole,
Cut from the copse near by;
A cotton line from a fuzzy roll
Dangled jost under his eye.
While over the creek a city man
Whipped out a costly fly.
With a jointed rod and a reel that ran
Fast a9 the waters by.
And they fished and fiithed all day, these two
Never a fish would rise;
But they went home in the falling dew
Full of the same old lies.
Chicago Record.
A son of George W. Warner, a tran
sient resident of this city, was arrested
at Neligh last week for stealing $43 from
the gentleman whom his father worked
for near here. He was placed in jail at
Neligh in the forenoon and immediately
proceeded to cut the lock from the door
and made good his escape. The boy is
about twelve years old and is said to be
well versed in yellow-backed literature.
After an illness of only two days
Mrs. Darling, mother of A. M., Henry
and Frank Darling, died Friday of heart
trouble, at the advanced age of 79 years.
She lived with Henry, was possessed of
a kind and loving disposition, and her
death caused a gloom of sadness in the
hearts of all who knew her. The
funeral services took place at the TJ. B.
church Snnday, conducted by the pastor.
Wm. Dietrich has upon his lot a
large peach tree six years old. This tree
was apparently lifeless, and it was his
intention to cut it down this spring, but
he was persuaded not to do so by a
friend who discovered many twigs
growing up around it, stating that those
branches would give it new life. Strange
to say, today the tree is laden with
peaches, promising a tine crop.
We find these well deserved words
in the Schuyler Herald: "We see by
The Columbus Journal that Mrs. A. C.
Ballou has again been engaged as prin
cipal of the high school of that city.
Mrs. Ballou is one of the best educators
in the state, and her many friends in the
city will be glad to hear that the people
of Columbus appreciate her worth."
Relatives here were stricken with
grief Monday upon reading in the news
papers of the death, on May 26th, of
Gottlieb Aeschbacher, treasurer of the
Canton of Berne, Switzerland. He died
of la grippe. He was 47 years old, a
good man, of fine family and position.
He was a brother-in-law of Mayor
Schupbach.
Charles M. Taylor, a' capital judge,
who has just returned from a business
trip through Platte and adjoining
counties, informs us that the outlook
for a large crop of peaches and apricots
is very flattering, and predicts that if no
nnforeseen calamity overtakes them, the
crop will only be equalled by that of
California.
The Fourth quarterly meeting of
the M. E. church will be held June 17,
18. Presiding Elder Moore will be
present, and hold the conference Satur
day afternoon at two and preach Satur
day night and Sunday morning. Love
feast at 10 o'clock Sunday. Sacrament
after morning service. All invited to be
present
The case of Sarah Arbut, the Ara
bian woman who attempted to kill her
newly-born babe, mentioned in last
week's Journal as being on trial at the
time of going to press, and which caused
considerable feeling in this community,
resulted in acquittal. Albert & Reeder
conducted the defense and J. M. Gond
ring the prosecution. With but few ex
ceptions the facts as related were sub
stantially proven, but the insanity issue
was strongly pleaded by the attorneys
for the accused, who brought to bear
upon this particular case all the phases
of aberration of mind peculiar to women
nearing confinement. Drs. Arnold and
Clark gave expert testimony as to the
nature and .causes of mental derange
ment. Mr. M. H. Saidy, a seemingly
bright and intelligent young man and
who knew Mrs. Arbut in her own coun
try, was brought from Chicago in the
interest of the defense and as an inter
preter. The case consumed but little
time, and the jury was out only ten min
utes. The woman, who seems to have
recovered from her temporary insanity,
was greatly affected when the verdict
was translated to her, and fell upon her
knees and kissed the hands of her law
yers. Our citizens, after hearing the
testimony, and becoming satisfied that
the unfortunate was not herself when
the inhuman act was committed, mate
rially changed their feelings toward her.
Mrs. Arbut called at the Sisters' hospital
to see her child, but was persuaded to
let it remain in the good hands now
caring for it, and resumed her avocation
as vender of trinkets.
We acknowledge the receipt, from
the secretary, Ross L. Hammond, of a
complimentary ticket to the Central
Chautauqua Assembly at Fremont,
Nebr., June 29 to July 21. The appoint
ments are first-class in every respect.
The great days of the assembly will be :
July 4th, G. A. R.; July 7th, Farmers'
day, when Senator Stewart of Nevada,
the great silver advocate, will be one of
the speakers; July 11th, Odd Fellows
day; July 17th, A. O. U. W. day, when
Grand Master Workman Tate will speak
on "Protecting the Home;" July 18th,
C. L. S. C. recognition. Special low
rates on all railroads have been secured.
The expense of attending is very small
and the Nebraskan who wants a season
of rest and recreation, with intellectual
and religious privileges afforded should
attend this assembly. Letters of in-
Juiry addressed "Secretary Chautauqua,
'remont, Nebr.," will receive prompt at
tention. Upon the arrival of the east bound
train Sunday, the news was spread that
Paddy Ryan, the pugilist bad got off
and was a guest at the Thurston. As a
rule Columbus people are not of a sport
ing turn,of mind, but the rumor of this
distinguished arrival caused more than
a little flurry. Slonesifer told somebody
and somebody told Frank Taylor, and
the upshot was that Joe Tiffany and
Horace Hardiug appeared on the scene,
each claiming to have had a previous ac
quaintance with Paddy. Joe said ho
looked in bad condition, and he believed
he could knock him out himself, and
Harding contradicted him, and said ho
was all bone and muscle. Upon inquiry,
we found the gentleman to bo a big
husky "Dago," on his way to the beet
fields at Humphrey.
Knights of Pythias memorial servi
ces were appropriately observed in this
city Snnday afternoon. Rev. Scott of
the Baptist church preached a sermon
at castle hall upon the strength, beauty
and benevolence of that secret organi
zation. Occidental Lodge, No. 21, fol
lowed by citizens, then marched to the
cemetery, where the beautiful ceremo
nies of the order were gone through with
at the graves of Frank G. Becher, John
W. Early and a stranger named Smith
who died while in this city several years
ago. Prof. L. J. Cramer spoke in words
of sympathy and condolence in a be
fitting manner at the grave of John W.
Early and Carl Kramer at the gravo of
the stranger. Many flowers were strewn
upon the graves of the departed.
I. Gluck and family arrived home
from the White City the latter part of
the week. Mr. Gluck was much pleased
with the sights at the fair, and wit
nessed a scene which was not included
in the program. For two days he looked
upon the throng who made a run on the
Illinois Trust and Savings bank, and
describes it as one of the most exciting
scenes of his life; men and women madly
endeavoring to gain entrance to draw
their money, with a frenzy resembling
an escape from a burning building.
Much of the money, he says, was paid
out several times, being deposited iu
another bank by the drawers, and imme
diately returned to the savings bank
and put out again. The loss to the peo
ple in interest was great.
If we can have no celebration of our
own, let us go to Schuyler and help
swell the big crowd that will concen
trate in our sister city. They will treat
us well, and it will be seen by the fol
lowing item from the Herald, they are
preparing for a great time: "Grand
preparations ar being made for the cel
ebration of the glorious fourth at this
jilace. The committee having the matter
in charge have already raised over three
hundred dollars. It is their intention
to make the celebration this year by all
odds the grandest one ever held in this
city. Liberal prizes will be offered for
sports of all kinds. Some of the very
best horses in the state will be here to
take part in the races."
An experienced civil engineer was
in Columbus Thursday and was taken
over the proposed routes for the canal.
Under the guidance of Messrs. Phillips
and Jaeggi he made a careful observa
tion of the bluff and valley routes, and
was much pleased with the valley route
for its cheapness and the great flow of
water to be obtained. He stated to
those gentlemen that it was the most
feasible and promising of any of the
many canal schemes now talked of in
Nebraska. His suggestions were many
and fully in accordance with the Bert
Arnold survey. Mr. Phillips has no
hesitancy in expressing the opinion that
the digging of the ditch will be com
menced this summer.
The May meeting of the Farmers'
Club was entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Rhode. Mr. Rhode's paper on the
improvement of country roads was very
timely. A. W. Clark was requested to
report to the authorities the condition
of some parts of the roads in our im
mediate neighborhood. Mr. Young told
us the advantage of and showed how to
manage a sprayer, suited to various uses
on a farm. At the June meeting he is
to talk more particularly on the spray
ing of fruit trees. Current events, Miss
Nellie Young. Next meeting to be held
at H. B. Reed's, Jane 30th.
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While banks and business houses in some parts of the country are 1
giving up the ghost, this firm arc busily engaged in catering to the wants of its customers in and around Co-
luinbus, in accumulating a large and varied selection of everything that pertains to the comfort and good 2
looks of our customers. We want your trade, and in order to secure it we have let no opportunity go by to 5
select an excellent stock of the FINEST FOOT WEAR ever brought to this city. The spring styles are far g
prettier and more becoming than ever before, and from our stock you will have no difficulty in securing what 3
you want. Our Shoe Artist is always ready to attend to repairing in the highest style of the art. Give
us a call before purchasing. S
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On Saturday evening Mrs. R. T.
Page, teacher of music in our public
schools, after thirty days hard training,
gave one of the most charming enter
tainments ever presented to a Columbus
audience. This may bo saying much,
but we will be borne out in the assertion
by every one who witnessed the rendi
tion of the Cantata rf Queen Esther on
that occasion. The writer has bad the
pleasure of witnessing it under far more
favorable circumstances than those
under which it was given Saturday
evening by Mrs. Page and her assistants
but no better placed upon the stage, no
better selection for the different parts,
and no bettor singing. Each and every
selection from our school children for
his or her part was made with an ac
curacy which was fully sustained. The
solos and duotts by the principal par
ticipants brought forth from the ap
preciative andience rounds of hearty ap
plause. The chorus was rendered in a
manner highly gratifying and much ap
preciated by all. Mrs. Page is deserving
of great praise for her untiring zeal in
giving us such a grand evening of
amusement, and the participants de
serve great praise for the faultless man
ner in which each performed their parts.
But the andience scarcely 200 people
to hear Queen Esther put upon the
stage by our own children, whose hearts
were leaping with joy these many days
with the surprise they had in store in
rendering this beautiful opera ! To
mention each individual would be su
perfluous, and whero all did so well wo
will but write it in a success.
It is with reluctance that wo are
forced to refer to the tramp nuisance,
but the fact is that this city for the past
three weeks has been annoyed almost
beyond endurance by this species of
mixed and movable human beings.
Housewives are being annoyed by their
ever presence at meal times; the busi
ness men are caused uneasiness, and one
or two attempted assaults have been
made upon children, and take it all in
all, it seems actually necessary that
some action should be taken. It is no
credit to our fair city to have our streets
ornamented with stalwart men hobbled
with ball and chain, it is vastly expen
sive to convert our city prison into a
boarding house for these people, and it
is burdensome to tax payers to main
tain an oxtru forco of night watchmen.
The entire outlook is unpleasant to be
hold. But the real tramp ia not hunting
work, and work, with a ball and chain
(if he bo criminally- inclined), is not out
of the way. If he is not so inclined,
honest work, with not too much to oat,
and the tramp trail will go around Co
lumbus. In making arrests some who
are really unfortunate may suffer, as it
is a fact that all are not worthless char
acters. And would it not be well, too,
to watch those whom we have always
with us?
We are under obligations to Mr. C.
A. Speice, supervisor for the city of Co
lumbus, for some particulars in regard
to the Platte river bridgo which we think
are worthy of mention. Mr. Speice had
entire supervision of the bridge, with
the approval always of Mr. Lisco, super
visor for Columbus township. The work
has been done in a very substantial
manner and with as little delay as possi
ble, and that occasioned in procuring
piles and long timber; the first pile was
driven May Cth and the first crossing
made at 3 o'clock Saturday week. Tiie
new bridge is pronounced by judges far
more substantial than the old one, and,
in the matter of economy deserving of
great commendation. The contract
price of this structure was 3,497; nec
essary extras bringing the figures up to
83,820.92. The value of old material
used amounted to S485.G9, making the
net cost of the bridge S3.341.33. And
now that this drawback to the business
interests of this city, and the cause of
so much inconvenience to residents on
the other Bide of the river has been
remedied, let us hope that this bridge
may stand for many years as an evidence
of Platte county's thrift and enterprise.
Card ol Thnokx.
I desire to return heartfelt thanks to
neighbors, friends and acquaintances
for very many acts of kindness during
the illness of Mrs. Eusden.
Joh" Ecsde
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ARE MAKING hay while the sun shines,
and are daily receiving one of the jg
finest and best assorted stocks of
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, rials, laps, Underwear Furnishings
brought to Columbus.
Thirteenth St., Columbus, Nebraska.
HENRY RAGATZ k CO.,
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON
Stapl
e and Fancy Groceries,
ALSO AS FINE AN ASSORTMENT OF
Lamps, Glassware,
Queensware, Etc.,
As Can be Found in This Section of Nebraska.
KguThe very highest market price paid in trade for
count ay produce.Bt
ELEVENTH ST., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
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And invite you to call and inspect them.
Check Ginghams 5c per yard.
Dress " 7c "
French " llc "
36-in. Henrietta, in all colors, 22c per
yard.
A complete stock of Satines, Challies,
Pongee and Canton Cloths at low prices.
Men's Shirts one-third cheaper than
regular price.
Are also Closing Out our
MEN'S CLOTHING!
At actual cot. SHOES
NORTH BLOCK,
Thirteeatk Street.
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General Agents
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Unioa Paeil ud Midland Paclfc R. R. Land
or on fire or tarn yaara time, in animal pajmontn to
lot of other laada. improved and aniinproTed, for
boaineaa and raaJdeaoe lota in the city. We keep
Platte Cout.
COLUMBUS.
W.T. RICKLY,
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flame, Ptiltry, aii Fresi Figi. All Kills tf Sauag agpeialty.
VCaak paid for Hides, Pelts, Tallow. p't twirtTtrTtimpsHriii fit wMli M
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SPARKLES!
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alo at low price and on reeeoaable terma. Alat
a complete atwtract of title to all real estate ia
NEBRASKA.
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