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J" C -3 - - ' 4 - ' - - J-'-" Tr"rrr"T7:; , -,- " -t:- v.' ;; ' .' . .-. - - -""5 Ta"" WtK t W"--S&" v W :frv?-.4r mmi igg -' ' . I- jt' SfJ? wl ir--5- - wws:.- -- T, - - V 4- , Wt te te ?, o --. I'i .? -: Columbus JountaL WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 22, 1616. A'. .t.N. TIME TABLE. Put. Freight. f Save Columbus Bllwood " David Uty . Seward JkniTF-it Lincoln 70 a.m. 7.20 " 7:41 " 8:43 " 2:30p.m. 320 " 4:15 p.m. 7:45 " 10:50 " . T he passenger leaves Lincoln at 0:35 p. m and i rriYe at Columbus 9JS5 p. m; the freight leaves I .inenln at 7 :'' a. m.. and arrives at Colombus at ; . 4.-p. tn. UNION PACIFIC TIME-TABLE. . OOIJJfl KST. OOISOWE8T. iI. Local.... 6:10a.m Local Fr't.... 645a. m . Atlantic Ex.. 7 05a.m Limited 1033 a. m Or. Is. Local. 9:04 a. tn I Nr. PI. Local. 1:10 p. m Nr. PI. Local. l0p.m Fast Mail..... P-m .. Fast Mail .-.,.. 20 p. m (Jr. In. Local. 855 p. m No. S. Fast Mail, carries passengers for through point. Going went at B.-OT p. to., ar rive at Remer7:t0n.ni. No. 2. Fast Mail car ries passenger to Fremont. Valley anil Omaha KoinKJwat at 2.-03 p.m. Xo. 21, freight, carries , passengers, goes wet-t 6:4 a. m. The freight train-leaving here nt 4:10 p. m. car .rles paxKungerA from here to Valley. COLUMBUS AND NORFOLK. . Passenger arrives from Sionx City 12:20 i. m . U-nvi'H for SionxCity fcSOp.m Mixfd leaves for Sioux City 7:30a. m Mi&cd arrives llM p. ni ." : ron albion and cepau bapids. . MUced leaves 0.00 a. m M;MlnrrirM 8:20 p. m lSssengr lrews. 130 p. in r - arrives 12:10 p. in iy-All notice nnder this hoailing will be . charged al the rate of 2 a year. T-" LEBANON LODfi K No. 58, A. F. A A. M. ' --Keilar meetings 2d We.lnes.lay in each r 7jK month. All brethren invit.il to ntteiid - . J. 1. KTtKKH, W. M. W. Jt. Notkstkin. Sec'y- 20JuI- W1LDEY IXUMiE No. 44, 1.O.O.F., J:-ipet Tuesday evenings t eacn flA-c- htnH.j. Visiting brethren cordially 'invited. W. A. WAV, N. (J. '. K. Notkstkin. Sec'y. 27ja-VU-tf OLTJMHIA CAMP No. 3.1, WOODMEN OF ."Hi.; World, meets everj- second and fourth 'I'hiirsdHvs of the mouth, 7it0 p. in., nt Oeldrich'a Hul,..Thirte.'nth street. Ilegular attendance is n dcsirnliK, and all visiting brethren sire cor dially invited to meet with us. jan22-SC RKOttdANlZKDCHUUCH OF LATTEIUDAY Saints hold regular service every Sunday a't 2 p. ji praxer meeting on Wetlnesday evening '-, at llieir nan on imnwuiu at their chattel, corner of North street anil 1'acibc Aveune. AH are eonlially invited. 13itils Elder li. J. Hudson, President. EVA NO. PHOT. CHUUCll. (fienn. Hefonu.) Service every Sunday at 10:30 a. ni. Bap tiis, marriag.-9 ami funeral sermons arecon .lurt.vl by the Pustor in the (ierinan and English langiiRKes. Honiilouce, Washington Ave. and Eleventh tre:ts. Uiiv-':' K. IE OF.I.I.KH, Pastor. Ilityden UroH., Dry Goo.ld, Omaha. Dr. Xntunnun, dentist, Thirteenth street. If Charles Kelley of Monroe, was in town Monday. Dr. T. K. Clark, Olive street. In office at eights. Uorn, to Mrs. A. M. Jennings, Thurs day, a daughter. Will Schratu was kept at home last wek with quinsy. Return envelopes at this office for 50 cents per hundred. Dr. L. C. Voss, Homeopathic physi ciau, Columbus, Nehr. Born, to Mrs. Ira Gates, east of Co liimbue, on the i:ith, a boy. Little Jessie Griffin gave a party to a few friends Satnrday afternoon. A pension has recently been granted to Charles V. Talbitzer of Oconee. Dr. TIT. Bowers, veterinary surgeon, will be found at Abts' barn hereafter, tf Drs. Martyn, Evans & Geer, office three doors north of Friedhof a store, tf Chicago I nter Ocean and Colusibus JouknaIj, one year, in advance SL7ii. tf Miss Alice Luth taught the Galley school last Thursday for Miss Bird Do.lds. Uev. MtKre is holding revival ser vices in the M. E. church every evening this week. Born, to Mrs. Will Newman, ea6t of the city on tho i:ith, twin 1kvs: all are doing well. Ed. and Ernest Hoare wero in the city Mouday. Ed. is just as full of poli tics as ever. Maud Burns, daughter of G. O. Br.rns, was quite sick last week, but is now recovering. Mrs. J. B. Gcitzen is slowly recover ing from a several weeks' serious illness with catarrhal fever. H. J. Arnold, M. D., physician and surgeon. Two doors north of Brod f uehrer's jewelry store, tf Mrs. Helen Cain has been appointed postmistress at West Hill, this county, vice W. J. Irwin, resigned. Mrs. Geo. H. Spear, who has been on the sick list for a week, has entirely recovered. Norfolk News. - W. J. Thurston has sold his farm in " Monroe township to Wm. Sipple, who tates possession in March. .'' Mrs. David Harmon of Silver Creek, well known by many of our readers, is dangerously ill, with heart trouble. . Charlio Haul, proprietor of Madi ,3. son's large brick yard, tarried in the citv Monday on his way to Lincoln. .,, Monday night there was a brilliant '. halo around the moon and everybody now will lie looking for falling weather. - . Jules Lombard, the old war singer l of the sixties, was in the city one day last week, the guest of his friend, Paul Hagel. - '"Blood in its natural state contains "8 surprising proportion of pure air, amounting to nearly seven-eighths of its ' entire bulk." J. A. Griffin starts today as an ad . Vance agent for a Chicago clothing house. He will first "do" Nebraska be ". fore traveling through other states. Baptist church, J. D. Palis, pastor. . . Services 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Subjects ' i Jan. 26th: morning, "The Child Chris- i ijan;" evening, "Following Christ." The meeting of the current events ?. .daas.of the Woman's dab, will be with Mrs. J. J. Sullivan, instead of the first named place, on next Saturday at 4 p. m. . - John B-Geddes, the expert account ant from Grand Island, and State Exam iner Fodrea began work Monday mora- . tag on the accounts of ex-Treasurer Lynch. We have before as a report on Kafir corn which we wish to give an extended . review next week. We think it would be well for Nebraska farmers to plant a little of this for triaL W. & Dale went to Lincoln yester day. E. A. and Henry Gerrard were in tho city yesterday. Mrs. Dr.Evans was reported yester day noon as very much improved. Leopold Plath was patting up a windmill yesterday for Mr. Ozias, on the bluffs. C. A. Newman has been employed by the supervisors' committee as an ex pert in the examination of officials' books. MarveElston returned Monday from Cedar Bapids, where he has been baying live poultry. He shipped from that vi cinity something like 2300 pounds. The committee of supervisors, ap pointed to look after the examination of the books of the officials, are in the city Messrs. Bolph, Lisco and Becher. Mrs. John Connelly, residing five miles north of the city, was reported as very dangerously ill with pneumonia, and on Tuesday morning not expected to live. The net proceeds of the Hook & Ladder dance, the twenty-second annual mask ball, will be turned over for the benefit of the city poor tho needy fire men first. We notice in a program of the Doug las county teachers' association, for Feb. 1st, that W. B. Backus of Florence is on the program for the subject "The Teacher and the Law." The Cecilian clnb will meet with Misses Grace and Lucy Taylor Monday evening. At the meeting Monday even ing Miss Meta Pohl played tho "Big Four March," composed by her brother Otto of Fremont. Bert Galley, Earl Pearsall, E. D. Brink, Frank Wurdoman and Charles Stillman went to Grand Island yester day as delegates to attend tho 14th annual state firemen's convention. Some more may go up today. A Polander boy tried to take his drunken father home Monday afternoon against his will and the two got into a fight which brought about fifteen more drunken men onto the boy who scratched and iounded him up pretty badly. A petition was being circulated Sat urday requesting the postal authorities to order the reduction of post-office box rents fromCoc to 50c for the larger boxes, and 40c to 25c for the smaller boxes. The petition had 245 signatures when we saw it. It is a notable fact that on the day Judgo Hensley left the office in tho First National bank building, the clock which had been regularly Vonnd just as usual, stopped at 17 minutes to 12 o'clock, and stands at that, without any apparent cause. B. S. Wyatt, formerly agent here for the Singer machine company, is now located for the same company at Rock Island, Illinois. He writes for TnE JocnxAfi, and remarks that "times are not much, if any, better hero than in Nebraska." The compliments of the supervising architect of The Joursai. to the society reporter of the Albion Argus: Query, shall it lie pistols and coffee for two, or shall we not rather refer the matter for arbitration to Senator Sprecher of the Schuyler Quill? A man named Otto Krnni was ar rested Friday, on information from Wayne county authorities on a charge of passing a fraudulent check at Stan ton. His accounts of himself are con tradictory. He is either simple or playing "simplicity," pretty successfully. Bazil Geitzen, n twelve-year-old-lad, met with a painful accident last Friday when returning from school. He climb ed on a loaded wagon and in getting off his right foot was badly crushed. He will be lame for somo time but it is thought he will lose no part of the foot. Fred. Hauler and family left yester day morning for Peoria, Illinois, where he has a position with a bicycle house as traveling salesman. No doubt but Fred, will feel somewhat lonesome for a while, but with wife and little ones and a busi ness congenial to his tastes, the new home will soon lie all in all to" him. The new loard of supervisors have made an excellent beginning. John Wiggins, the chairman elected, is a very level-headed man, capable of saying the right word at the right time. The fact is that all the members, at the series of meetings last week, showed commenda ble zeal in looking after the interests of the county. The well at George Henggler's still attracts attention as a storm signal, blowing outward or sucking inward, as the weather is. It has become one of the notable things in Platte county. By the way, at one of the springs on his place George has constructed a basin 150x40 feet and 5 feet deep, which he expects to utilize as a fish pond. There will be a grand Phonograph concert in the Congregational chnrch on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p. m. This concert, by the Laing Bros. Concert Company is everywhere highly spoken of. The program will give selections by Sonsa's band, Issler's orchestra, etc., with solos by eminent singers. Admission, adults, 25c, children 15c. The county teachers' association will meet in Platte Center next Satur day. We see by the program that Sup't Williams of this city is on the program. Supt D. CL O'Connor of West Point, is on the program for an address. Misses Katie Hays and Ada Bloedorn will give selections of music. Several teachers from Columbus and vicinity will attend. At the last regular meeting of the Pioneer Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, held on Jan. 20, 96, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Leopold Plath; Foreman, Bert. J. Gal ley; Assistant foreman, Gas. Yergutz; secretary, Chris. Schmidt; assistant sec retary, T. J. Boyd; treasurer, Louis Meyer; trustees, Richard Jenkinson, F. E. Fugard, D. N. Miner. - This is the way J. D. Brewer figures it: The total debt of the United States is, in round thousands, 1,126,380.000. We have had 7,000,009 idle workmen the last three years. Say that the govern ment had employed these men at $2 a day at some work needed, paying them in greenbacks, the earnings would have been (for 300 working days in- the year) $12,600,000,000, more than eleven times the amount of the public debt. It is no wonder that the thinking men of the country are out of all sort of patience with the present administration. Henry Lubker's safe was cracked Monday night and the inside boxes broken. No money had been left in the safe. No clew. Mrs. George W. Clother was mar ried the 8th of this month at the Pres byterian church in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Dr. Lamb of the Sisseton Indian agency, South Dakota. Friends of Mrs. Clother will wish her a long life of hap piness and prosperity. We understand Miss Enor and George, who are now in Albion, will go to Sisseton in the spring, to make their home. The following members of Wildey Lodge L O. O. F. went to Schuyler Sat urday night and engaged in degree work with the Schuyler brethren, after which the Oriental degree was conferred, and a banquet enjoyed: H. J. Hudson, C. A. Newman, H. C Newman, J. E. Hoffman, J. A. Griffin, Richard Jenkinson, W. K. Notestein, W. T. Ernst, H. B. Reed, Al. Samuelson.Geo. Fairchild, J. B. Tschndy, J. T. Hatfield, E. DusselL One night last week at Mr. Zin necker's residence, the family washing was on the line, and the usual man called without ceremony and took all the ladies' underwear, and left the men's underwear unmolested. Louis had a new $5 suit that he is very thankful didn't walk off with the rest. The Journal, in the interest of tho thief, whoever he may le, would'suggest that he go out of the business before he gets his carcass filled with shot. The following telegram from Lin coln to the Omaha World-Herald will be news to most of our readers. The Jour nal reporter is not acquainted with these people, although some of our read ers may be: "John Mahlman of Colum bus got a license from the county judge's office permitting htm to marry Emma Largeman. Though the latter is 23 years of age it seems her mother object ed, and the marriage was only consum mated after considerable strategy." Thomas McTeggart, while driving towards home Satnrday night, was thrown from his dray wagon to the ground, and sustained a broken right arm, above the elbow, besides severe bruises about the head. He was carried into Stillman's pharmacy and Dr. Mar tyn summoned to the unfortunate man's assistance. Drs. Arnold and Clark were called in to assist, and later Mr. McTeg gart was taken to his home. He is im proving as rapidly as could be expected. State Superintendent Corbett has mado the apportionment of Stato school funds. The whole number of children of school age in the state is 352,028, and the total amount of money apportioned is $216,336.&3, and the rate per scholar 61 cents. County Superintendent Rothleit ner tells us that Platte county's share is 83,843.35, and 46 cents to each child of school age. District 1, the largest, gets 621.22; district 22, tho lowest, S23.22. The total amount, he says, is about half as much as usual. Mr. Hudson informs us that no Saturday last Mystic Council No. 130, Royal Arcanum, paid to Mrs. John Stauffer the $1,500 due her as insurance taken by her late husband sixteen years ago, and which had cost him in assess ments only $146.88. Had he taken the rail limit, $3,000, it would have cost him for the same length of time, $293.76. There is not a particle of doubt but that this, and the other noble orders organ ized for mutual benefit, are doing an immense amount of good. Is it any wonder that school direc tors should refuse to allow school-houses to be used for miscellaneous purposes after many such occurrences as tho fol lowing, which we clip from the Seward Blade? "We understand that a boy in attendance at the literary Wednesday evening made the ink stand of the seat ho occupied the receptacle for the saliva which he vigorously extracted from a largo sized quid of tobacco. This will not occur many times until tho literary will have to adjourn sine die." At a meeting of the stockholders and depositors of the Farmers & Merchants bank held Monday at Platte Center it was decided by the depositors to accept certificates of deposit due in one year, a dividend to be declared at the end of six months of all the money collected except what is required by law to remain in banks. The bank will bo reopened in the near future under reorganization and will do a general banking business. Six per cent will be given on all deposits in the bank previous to its reopening. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Hale celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding day, on the 11th at their beauti ful home in Humphrey. About 250 invi tations were issued and about 200 res ponded in person. The village band entertained the visitors with some choice music and the guests were royally enter tained. Friends were present from Nor folk, Battle Creek, Elgin, Newman Grove and Madison to do the occasion honor and show their appreciation of such a worthy couple as Mr. and Mrs. Hale have proved themselves. The firm of Hagel & Stevenson have added another enterprise to their al ready extensive business. On Friday Mr. Hagel and W. K. Lay, their book keeper, went to Genoa and drew up the papers whereby Hagel & Stevenson be come owners of the Genoa creamery plant. The same was erected a few years ago at a cost of $6,800. The com pany will make some improvements and put it in first-class running order. Hagel & Stevenson are now conducting five different establishments, the Colum bus creamery, the Columbus cold stor age, the Genoa creamery, the Sherman township creamery and the Grand Prai rie separator. Mr. Orrin C. Breese and Miss Kittie Way were married Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the residence of the bride's parents, Rev. Palis officiating. Only a few intimate friends were present to witness the ceremony, and enjoy the wedding feast prepared by Mrs. Way. Miss Way has been a teacher in this county, being a graduate of a course at the State Normal, Peru. Mr. Breese has been engaged for some years with the Columbus Creamery company, and is now manager of the Sherman township separator plant. The happy couple have gone to their new home, in which The Journal and their many other friends, I wish them happiness and prosperity. A number of ladies met in the par lors of the Thurston hotel Saturday the 11th to organize a woman's club. Mrs. Belle Merrill was elected president, Mrs. Judge Post 'first vice president, Mrs. Judge Sullivan second vice president, Mrs. Dr. Voss recording secretary, Mrs. E. H. Chambers corresponding secretary, Mrs. O. T. Roen treasurer. This is for the general club which meet once a week, each member of this general club are ex pected to belong to one or more of the subdivisions which have the following classes: domestic, music, history, litera ture and current events. -The ladies are confident of having a profitable and ben eficial society. Some thirty yonng men of the city are organizing a singing society with Julius Phillips and Wm. Hagel, jr., as managers and Frank Gores as teacher and director. While they expect to give special attention to the music of the masters, they will not be unmindful of the comic and the humorous as a side issue. That is right. Every man ac cording to his ability, in the exercise of his faculty, and those who think alike, get together. But men and brethren and sisters, too, let us have more home entertainments. You can fill the opera honse almost any time with good paying audiences, to listen to home talent, if the program is varied, and they would be glad of the opportunity. Bank Examiner Whitmore of Lin coln was in the city Friday making the rounds of tho National banks in the line of his official duties. His business is to make his appearance any moment of any hour, without previous notice to bank officials, and make a thorough examina tion of the actual cash on hands, the notes as evidence of money loaned, and in brief, all the essential features of the basiness showing the actual state of affairs. Mr. Whitmore started in with the First National of this city at 10 o'clock Friday, and was busily engaged till a late hour, there being so many notes to examine. Ho expressed him self as very well pleased with the ex amination. In Omaha they are instituting some reforms that are at least suggestive of a principle that might well bo pnt into practice wherever public monies are received and iinbnrsed by public officials, and. that is, instead of depending on a long-time report, make it a short time. In their case they always change from a monthly to a daily report. Tho deposi tory banks will, before 11 o'clock of each day, furnish the comptroller with state ments of money deposited the previous day by the treasurer, and the banks will not honor any checks drawn on such funds by the treasurer unless they are countersigned by the comptroller. The comptroller will at any time have access to tho cash drawer in the city treasury to count the cash. The New York World's telegrams to tho banks of tho country, asking them how much of the public loan they would take, waa a great advertisement for that paper. Tho answers, printed in the World, occupy several pages and are very interesting. The answer of the First National of this city was that if they were allowed a circulation equal to the par value of the bonds they would take $50,000. One bank answered that it didn't believe in doing anything to help an administration that couldn't help itself wait for a change. Another answered that it 'was in the hands of a receiver, had no money, but if the gov ernment would take lands in exchange for bonds they might make a deal. The Omaha World-Herald has the following to say of Charley Morse's great trotter: "The Corporal, that Nebraska product that surprised everybody last year, may be heard from next year, in deed it will be a wonder if he is not. He started out last June with a record of 258 and quit with it at 2:12 There's a reduction for you. He did not show up such speed until after Chandler took him in charge and then ho got down to work, winning $10,000 during the season. He trotted most of his miles below 2:15 and a few at 2:13. He is a magnificent animal and it is pretty safe to say that he has not reached the limit of his speed and that he will give a good account of himself next season and be a credit to Nebraska." A new secret society association has found a place in tho city, tho "Tribe of Ben-Hur," a fraternal, beneficial order, where men and women have equal rights throughout. Charles I. Dixon, the spe cial agent, has been very successful and has now a Court here with 31 members; the charter is to bo closed this (Tuesday) evening. The order is founded on Lew Wallace's book "Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ." The officers elected in the court here, last Thursday evening were: Past chief, Rev. De Geller; chief, C. J. Garlow; judge, A. J. Smith; teacher, Rev. Brown; scribe, H. G. Cross; keeper of tributes, L L. Albert; captain, D. F. Davis; guide, Mrs. Dr. Voss; keeper of inner gate, Mrs. Joseph Paschal; keeper of outer gate, Clarence Hardy; medical examiner, Dr. Voss. A battle royal took place Monday night between Captain Powell of St. Edward and Captain Jerome of this city, the former having as lieutenants Bul lock, Thompson, Montgomery, Laude man, Britell and Dr. Flory Pangborn, umpire. Captain Jerome was assisted by Lubker, Kramer, Fairchild, Johnson and Turner Meagher, umpire. No blunders were made, first to last. The game was played by telegraph and con gratulations exchanged at the close. The record has been preserved and is good enough for a book. Captain Jer ome is a clear thinker and makes quick movements. The close of the game is here given, Colombus winning: White K on his bishopls 3; pawn on K Kt 4; Kt on K R 5; R on K Kt & Black K on K B 3; R on K Kt 4, black to move. A petition has been circulated in Seward and vicinity, asking the B. & M. officials to reinstate Conductor McFar lane, who was discharged on account of the recent wreck at tins' city. Mr. McFarlane has been in the employ of the B. & M for a long time, and has always been a competent and trustworthy em ploye. The investigation of the coro ner's jury showed that he was not to blame for the accident, and his discharge was a great surprise to all who had any knowledge of the facta. The petition has been numerously signed, and while it may not have the effect of securing Mr. McFarlane's reinstatement, it will at least show the officials the opinion of a good many people as to his connection with the unfortunate accident Sew ard Reporter. PKKSOIYAL. Mrs. George dark of Nance county visited Mrs. H. G. Cross last week. Mrs. Peter Francis and children of Brock, Utah, is home on an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W: Elston. . Mrs. Dodge of Omaha was a guest at the home of W. A. Way last week, to attend the wedding of her niece Miss Kittie Way. 'Mrs, Westcott, mother of Mrs. J. E. Nichols, is expected up from Omaha soon. She has been spending the winter in Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Ford have been visiting Mrs. Ford's father; & G. Hurd, a few weeks. Mr. Ford leaves Friday for Cedar Bapids, la., where he will re main, Mrs. Ford going later.' Miss Mamie Beetbower started Mon day for Philadelphia, where she will make an extended visit with relatives; she will atop for several weeks in Illin ois, where Mrs. Beerbower will meet her and go on to Philadelphia together. We learn the following particulars in addition to what were printed in last week's Journal, concerning the death of Alexander Shank. He died at Flor ence, Wyoming, of pneumonia, age 59 years. He left Polk county, this state, only four weeks ago. While unloading his horses at the end of his journey, they got loose, and in his chase after them he caught a cold which resulted in his fatal illness. He was the father of thirteen children, eight of whom, with his widow, survive him. Friends from here who were at the funeral at Benlab, Polk county, say it was the largest country funeral they ever attended. Deceased was a son of Rev. Shank, and a man much respected by his old neigh bors and acquaintances. The family will continue to reside at Florence. There is an effort being made for a farmers' institute here about the middle of February, to occupy a day and even ing. The state societies, agricultural, horticultural, poultry and improved live-stock breeders' association, will each furnish speakers and lecturers, who, with the home talent that can be drafted into the service, will mako an interest ing session. We suggest that all farm ers and others interested in having the institute, write at once to John Tanna hill, Columbus, informing him as to about the number that could be relied upon to be in attendance, either all or a portion of the time daring the institute. Wo know of places east where their annual meetings occupying two days and evenings, are the great local, social and intellectual events of the year. Leopold Plath's best horse, for which he had been offered $50, got loose Saturday evening and didn't come home. George Loshbaugh, in another part of the city, came home with his mother late iu the evening, and, hearing a noise on the outside, went out to see what was the matter. A man, outlined in the darkness, could be seen running away from the place. On looking around, George found a horse tied up to the fence, and he had a four-tined pitchfork stuck into his flank, all the tines pene trating their full length. George pulled the fork out, when the horse quivered and fell, soon expiring. This merciless treatment of a dumb brute could only be the work of such a dangerously bad character that a living among civilized people except under lock, key and mas ter, should not lie allowed him. Otto Pohl's new march, dedicated to the "Fremont Big Fonr," has been re ceived by him and is now on the market. It is a gem from a typographical and a mechanical standpoint which does justice to Fremont's young and gifted compos er's excellent work. The demand for it is great and the march, which caught Fremont, will soon be as familiar as any of the up-to-date marches. The "big four" consists of Otto Pohl, Guy Hin man, John Stewart and Fred Richards. The above, clipped from the Fremont Herald, gives tho local color to the pro duction which is by County Clerk Pohl's son Otto. The Journal acknowledges the receipt of a copy of the march from the gifted young composer, for which he has onr thanks. Keep on, young man. Yon are marking time and making har mony in fine shape, and will, no doubt, with proper perseverence, take high rank as a composer. The following comes as news from Omaha: "The preliminary examination of James Hermansen, the barkeeper charged with manslaughter in connec tion with the killing of John Starostka, Monday, December 30, was set for hear ing on tho 15th and again continued until the 17th. Mrs. Mary Starostka, the wife of the slain man, accompanied by her four children, ranging in age from 5 years to 12, was present to listen to the proceedings. Mrs. Starostka is without means of support and is likely to be thrown out of her house for non-payment of rent. Her only source of supply to keep the four little children from starv ing is derived from the county. Three of the children are unable to attend school for lack of proper clothing. Their shoes are soleless and their garments hardly fulfill the requirements of the law to protect their forms from naked ness. Mrs. Starostka said she had a son aged 20 years in Chicago who, if he were here, could aid her in providing for her family. Starostka came to Omaha 6ix years ago from Columbus, Nebraska. Mrs. Starostka resides on Seventh street between Leavenworth and Marcy streets. Friday last a man of about 32 years of age, bailing from Centerville, Iowa, called at the office of Judge O'Brien, and wanted a warrant for the arrest of one Reno, who recently was here with a trained dog show, charging said Reno with having, during the absence of com plainant, enticed away his better half for immoral purposes. He claimed to have traced them from one town to another as far as this city, where they put up at one of our hotels and, as complainant says, roomed together. From here he traced the outfit as far as Cedar Rapids. He wanted a warrant and wanted it bad. The Judge informed him that officers here would be rather reluctant in going off on a wild-goose chase, unless expen ses were paid or guaranteed, and as com plainant had no money, he concluded he would follow up Reno and the faithless woman as best he could. We did not learn the stranger's name. He was dressed in a once respectable black suit, which looked as though some one had jerked him around in a lively manner, the collar of his coat and sleeve of the same being torn. He claimed that his absconding wife left her baby behind her at Gwterville with itraagers. IrrigattaK y WU Fewer. John Tannahill has a home-made irri gation wind mill on his farm east of town that has proved such a success, and built with so little expense that it has aroused considerable interest among farmers who believe in irrigation. Mr. Tannahill has had over a hundred letters of inquiry in regard to the mill, more from the eastern states than from Nebraska residents. We give a rough sketch and a description of the mill fur nished by Mr. Tannahill so that any of our readers may take advantage of his experience. TOE MILL. The corner posts are 6x6 set with anchors 5 feet in the ground and with caps on top of posts, 6x6, and then board ed up on outside with common inch boards. A shaft on top of frame is of iron, 16 feet long. The arms are 9 feet long from the center, making the wheel 18 feet and fans (six in number) 16 feet long. ThiB runs two pumps. The pumps were made with two pieces of 6-inch gas pipe, and cylinder, 6 inch, connected to gas pipe in the middle for each pump. The well was dug 10 feet down to water then pnt down 10-inch wooden tube with sand pumps 10 feet. Ping the end of the gas pipe and set down insido of wooden tube, then fill up with coarse gravel and pull out wooden tube. Fill up with coaree gravel to the top as it lets the air pass down freely to take tho place of the water that is drawn from below. To make the point or the place to receive the water: Take the gas pipe to a blacksmith and have inch or . inch holes drilled quite thick for 2 feet, then take to tin smith and have it covered with gauze. This makes n cheap and durable point. Take a 4x4 pine and square down to 8 squares, attach one end to plunger on cylinder and the other end to Pitman and here is a stay 2x1 piue 12 feet long to keep it in place. For pit mans use wagon tongues. The cranks are 5 inches long, making a 10 inch Btroke. The object of the large plunger is to give a steady stream and it lifts easier than if it were more water and small plunger. The wind mill is never out of order and always ready when the wind blows. The reservoir is 50x100 feet, 7 feet deep. He let out of his reservoir in December, January, and March, last year, 64 feet of water on his orchard, out of which he gathered over 300 bushels of apples. He used the water this summer for vegeta bles on about six acres, and believes ho got more garden stuff off the six acres than he did off of thirty acres of similar land without water. The mill cost $100, besides the work which was done at home. t'oart ProcfedlBp. The cases of McDonald v Mathewson, Weihn v Linabery et al and McNeal v Remender et al., were stricken from the docket. First National bank v McCabe et al. Petition in error sustained. Judgment reversed at defendant's costs. Case set for trial. Petition in SO days; answer 20 days; reply in 10 days. Meyer v Kavanaugb, sheriff. By con sent Lewis Meyer substituted as admin istrator of plaintiff, who has deceased. Drawl v Pope et al. Settled and dis missed at plaintiff's costs. Fidelity Mutual Life Association v Nelson et al. Demurrer of both defend ants overruled. Answer in 'M days; reply in 10. Smith v Zoigler. Case dismissed at plaintiff's costs, as per his motion. Steiner et al. v Steiner et al. Default against Joseph Steiner, Rosa Steiner, Emma Kersenbrock, Eunestina Mack, Columbus State bank and Fred Davi?. Trial to court and finding decree accord ing to tho prayer of petition. By agree ment, rental for 1895, giVen to Kersen brock & Mack. Costs, except plaintiff's witness fees, taxed to Kersenbrock & Mack. Stenger v Carrig et al. Motion to quash second summons sustained. De fault against David Carrig. Reed v Marshall et al. W. Everett appointed guardian ad litem for Archie and Bertha A. Marshall, minor defend ants. Answer to be filed within 30 days; 20 days to reply. Coffee v Becher et al. Demurrer of both defendants overruled. Exceptions ; 30 days to answer; 10 days to reply. Farmland Mortgage and Debenture Co. Motion for security for costs sus tained and security famished. Citizens bank has leave to intervene and answer in 10 days. Kavanaugh v Watte UOnnty. Urtter for pleadings. Batlen v Parks. Order for pleadings. History Club. The Historical club meets with Guy Fox at the Clother House Friday, Jan. 24, '96. ' Program: History Lillian Keating, Lois Early. Recitation Emily Rorer. Vocal solo Maggie Zinnecker. Essay Carl Johnson. Piano solo Mamie Glnck. Recitation Minnie Tannahill. Vocal solo Alberta Post. Recitation Anna Rasmussen. Piano solo Lela Stillman. Recitation Jessie Williams. Vocal solo Helen Jerome. Essay Jean Wilson. Piano duett Guy Fox, Tena Zin necker. Weekly paper Jesse Newman, Geo. Brodfuehrer, Jessie Williams Stella El liott, Phon Elliott. Parlor Coacert ami Sapper. The Ladies Guild of Grace church will give a parlor concert and supper at Mrs. Barber's, Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th, 1896, with the following program: Quartette The Church Choir Piano Solo Miss Pohl Vocal Solo Mrs. Chambers Piano Solo Mrs. Hockenberger Violin and Piano. Misses Cornels and Schroeder Recitation Miss Martin Vocal Solo Mrs. Reeder Piano Solo Mrs. Barber Vocal Duet Misses Wake and Rickly Piano Solo Mrs. Geer Piano Duet. . .Misses Morse and Becker Everyone cordially invited. Admis sion at the door 35c HMY RAGATZ & CO., Staple and Fancy Groceries, ;"p I CROCKERY, .GLASSWARE CLAMPS. Eleventh Street - We invite you to come ami see us. We regard the interests of our patrons as mutual with our own, so far as our dealings are concerned fcur part of the obligation being to provide and ofTer Good - Goods - at - Fair - Prices. EVERYTHING KEPT that is expected to be found in a first class, up-to-date grocery store. NEW STOCK ! Wc have opened a complete line and GENTS' FURNISHINGS. Clothing. Clothing.. We carry several of the very best lines of Ready-made CLOTHING and guarantee style and fit. We purchased our goods at just the right time which enables us to sell you a suit for a very little money. Shoes. We were especially fortunate in buying this line before the raise in prices and by securing the makes of the best manufactur ers of the country. We cannot be excelled in style, fit and price. Gents' Furnishings. We have a most complete line of Gents Furnishing GimmIs. We meet all honest competition in goods and prices. FRISCHHOLZ BROS., Eleventh St., GUS.O.BKCHEK. LEOPOLDJiEUOI. Eatablislied 1670. BECHER, JJEGGI & CO., REAL - ESTATE - LOANS - INSUMNCE, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. MONEY TO LOAN ON FARMS at lowsatratea of interest, on short or Ionic time, in amooat 0 "uONTSKDiaTKACrERS OF TITLE toall realestatein Platte count. Represent THE LEADING INSURANCE COMPAKIEttof the World. Our Tarm policies tho most literal in use. Losses adjusted, uml promptly paitl at this office. Notary Public always in office. Farm ami city property for sale. ... .... Make collections of foreign inheritances and Mil fttaamship tickets to re1 from all part of Europe. laujc'W-tf City Council. The council met at the usual lionr Friday evening last at the council cham ber, basement of Commercial bank, pres ent, Galley, Oehlrich, Held, Welch, absent Murdoek and Whitmoyer, Mayor Phil lips presiding. Clerk Becker called ths roll and read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were approved. Bills were allowed and warrants order ed to tho amount of $601.80. A communication from Inspector God frey was directed to bo spread upon the minutes. Tho petition of Segelke, Jaeggi, Mrs. Stauffer and about fifty others for a street light at the intersection of F and Eleventh streets was read and after qnite a bit of discussion as to the state of city finances just now, on motion further action was deferred until a full council was present. The petition alleged that a light waa very badly needed for these reasons, among many others: it is within a block and a half of the railroad track, the pathway of tramps, and that part of tho city is so far away from the electric lights that it is dark and dangerous. It is only about a year ago that a citizen was held up and robbed in this neigh borhood. The discussion was engaged in by Welch, Galley, Oehlrich and the Mayor. Several considerations were broached: the state of the finances; each light costs the city 8100 a year; the city now has 14 lights costing 81,400; if resi dence portions of the city are to be lighted, there will be a demand from other portions should this petition be granted; could any other light be moved withont detriment? Several were men tioned at this stage of the discussion, and the subject laid over. The communication of David Smith in regard to the rent of a house for Mrs. Hannah , a Polish woman, was referred to overseer of poor for Colum bus, ?9 a constituent part of the county government. The committee on streets and grades reported the "polls" delinquent for taxes in the several wards, the First number ing 36, the Second 44, the Third 59. Their recommendation to file the list with the county clerk was adopted. The bill for electric lights daring De cember was 8116.45, from which there was dedncted for shortage of light as reported by police, leaving bill 8115.40. Tho treasurer's report for December showed tho following RECAPITULATION. General fund .................$ 1419 22 Waterworks fund maintaining 177 48 " interest. 1U82 Special sidewalk toad n U V .- COLUMBUS, NEBR. of CLOTHING, BOOTS.SHOES COLUMBUS, NEB. II. F. J. HOCKENBKRat R I.blBBERNSEN. Street, alley and hinhway 40 82 Total fflfti 25 LE.HH OYKBDBArTM. Special police fund $ 32 80 Platte river bridge bond fnnd 2 67 Loup " " " SHOW Occupation tax fund 3 01 Total $ 4D 15 Balance on hand in city funds. S 2442 (M Mayor Phillips called attention to the fact that if the council had strongly in sisted on a monthly statement from the county treasurer as to the amount of city funds in his hands, the probability was that the 81,500 now due would be available for present use. Galley moved that the city treasurer be directed to demand a statement monthly from the county treasurer as to city funds in his hands. The ordinance providing for water meters was then read a second time, after which tho council adjourned, District 44 aad Vicinity. Hog cholera is reported as being among the swine in this neighborhood. One inch of snow fell Tuesday night of last week, that being the first moisture falling upon the ground since the 24th of November, when 3 inches of snow felL A brother of Frank and Will Koch is building a new house and barn on the northwest quarter of section 12, town 17 north, range 1 east. We are told that he expects to have the buildings completed by spring, when he will take unto him self, and lead into the new honse, a fair bride. On the home farm just west of the school house may be seen a beautiful stack of wood built up of sticks of stove wood. Harry Hickok was architect and builder, but Joe Drinnin claims the honor of passing the sticks of wood to him while he stayed on top and did all the work. Wednesday morning after the snow the Nimrods were out in full force, bst only three of them have reported to me' at this writing; they were Geo. DriBBin, Harry Hickok and Wm. Engel, the for mer with 4 jack rabbits, the next with 4 puss rabbits and the latter with 3; gun ners were all equally tired. Since November 15, there has been plenty of snow in Kent county, Michi gan, after a drouth of a year and a half, and the people are rejoicing over the fact that the drouth is broken; heavy thaws and rains about December 17 filled the streams and basins, and the farmers an happy over the prospects of a crop this year. So says local news frosm that section. -v '. -- . . -. i I-; -.. w -3T KSSii. 35? VS&. riLi- '---S- -tf fTrt. - 'ii 5- . .--Jki '&. -.- -e -t- .-fay.- .SffiA.-fc.. ,s. '". -, J" ai. ?-... S1 . r. r . vsvryie3f'g-fc.;;i&.