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f&- jgagffSgRgf, etrr : -!f ar .- a,j t-Tr !r jv-rawv w- ? v-- 'yy-T -v-,-; jyv- - c 4- .' t Ctflmtrims gcwruaL WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 18S. AN. TIME TABLE. Pass. Freight. Leave Colmnbas BmIIwoo.1 David City Seward ArriTemt Lincoln 7:00 a.m. 70 " 7:11 M 8: " 9ta. m. 2:80p.m. 320 " 4:15 p.m. 7:45 -10:50 " The ppsenrer leave Lincoln at 6:35 p. m., and xrrives at Columbus 925 p. m; the freiiht leaves Lincoln at 1S& a. m.. and arrive at Colombo at 4:00 p. m. UNION PACIFICTIME-TABLE. OOIXn E KT. OOISO WIST. Col. Local.. .. 6 10 a. m Local Fr't.. .. 6 4'. a. m , Atlantic Ex.. n5a.m Lind'eri 1035a. m Or. I. Local 9M a. m Nr. PI. Local. 1:10 p. m ' Nr. PI. Local. HKIp.m Fast Mail 6:20 p.m : Fast Mail 2Kp.m Or. Is. Local. 8:55 p.m . So. 3, Fast Mail, earrie iwuwenRers for through point'. Going wert at 8-08 p. in., ar rives at Dener 7:10 n.m. No. 2. Fast Mail carries- passengers to Fremont. Valley and Omaha RoinK 'art at 2:00 p. m. No. 81, freight, camea passengers, goes west 0:45 a. m. : The freight train leaving here at 4:40 p. m. car ries paowngers from here to Valley. COLUMBUS AND NonroLK. PaatifUger arrives from Sioux City. ...12:20 p. m leaves for Sioux City 6.30 p.m Mixed leave) for Sioux City 7:80a. in Mixed arrives.... 113 p.m FOIl ILBION AMD OEUAB BAPIDS. Mixed leaves Mixed arritr Passenger leaven arrives . 6:00 a. m . 80 p. m . 1:30 p.m .12:40 p.m orietg Jatitts. tWAll notices under this heading will charged at the rate of $2 a year. be &i LEBANON LODGE No. M, A. F. A. A. M. r Regular meetings 2d Wednesday in each month. All brethren invited to attend J. 1. STIHKS, V. SI. W. It. NoTr-STKix. Sec'y. 2t)jul W1LUEY l.OlXlKNo.41, I.O.O.F., meets Tuesday evening of each Pa-r . Ul IIHTII 11AA1 a iuiur-uiH MJBK.. ... .. Ili.. B.ull JW 'I w utnv ri invited. W. A. Wav. N. (J. W. It. Notfmtein. Sc'y. 2ijanl-tf c OI.UMB1A CAMP No. 35. WOODMEN OF ThurMla of th month, 730 p. iu.. at Oehlrich's Hall.Thirteinth Htret. Itegultr attendance in r desirable, and all visiting brethren are cor ftlly invited to meet with us. jan24-''.C dial REOUOANIZEDCHUKCH OF LATTEIMUY SaintH hold regulnr txrrvice eiery Hundity at 2 p. iu.. prajer uio-ling on Velucljy evening at their chaiiel, corner of North stn-et and Pacific Avenue. All are cordially invited. ISiulxf Elder 11. J. llUUiOM. President. EVA NO. PltOr. CIIUIU'II. Oerni. Iteforrn.) Service every Huuilay at 10J5C a. iu. Bap tisms, marriages aud funeral nermons are con lurtet I)) the Pastor in tli (ierman and Kurfli-h languaRes. Hexideuce, Washington Ate. and Eleventh treei. Hnov-'HI It Df.Ofi.lck, Pat-tor. Opera House ONE NIGHT ONLY! Tuesday, February II, 1896. 40-uu mm mmiAQ 25-Mole Buck and Wins Dancers 25 OA-THE CHARLESTON OA 10 PICKANINNY DANGERS -10 20 MATCHLESS MUSICIANS 20 THE AL. G. FIELD Refined Negro Minstrels The Largest Xeyro Minstrel Com pany in the World, T832IS3 CS THSI2 OTS T2AIH CF PALACE CAE5 All the great CWiunf Coineiliaiti. All the Sirrtt Shwer. All the High Clats Sjncntltie of this country combined. A SfI3W SHOW. I'ianiHrr Alston's Mamuioth Mililnry Band PROF. FRANK HAILSTOCK'S ORCHESTRA ! Last appearance lefore tiiey sail to Australia on a Tour of the World, embracing France. Oeriuany, England, Scotland and Walerf. BACK TO AMERICA IN 1898. ADMISSION r0Ctot8 GALLERY 33 - A liwlit fall of snow yesterday morn ini,'. Dr. Nautnann, dentist, Thirteenth BtreeL tf Dr. Arnold is still somewhat under the weather. About 30,000 sheep are beinff fed at Silver Creek. "Dr. T. K. Clark, Olive street. In office at nights. Ketnrn envelopes at this office for 50 cents per hundred. Dr. L. C. Voas, Homeopathic physi cian, Columbus, Nebr. Colfax county's estimate of expenses for the year 18, is $43,500. Walter Henry was pestered with la jtrippe a few days last week. Miss Mary Henry is the happy pos sessor of a baby grand piano. - l'i,' mere accumulation of facts is but a small part of education. The Cecilian club will meet with Miss Emma Wake Monday evening. "A slight fall of rain Thursday night, Bu'cceeded by snow Friday afternoon. pr. E.T. Bowers, veterinary surgeon, will be found at Abts' barn hereafter, tf Dre. Martyn, Evans & Geer, office .three doors north of Friedhofs store, tf ' Chicago Inter Ocean and Columbus Journal, one year, in advance $1.75. tf John Born, of the vicinity of Duncan, made this office a pleasant call on busi ness Wednesday last. H. J. Arnold, M. D., physician and surgeon. Two doors north of Brod f uehrer's jewelry store, tf If your riches are yours, why don't you take them with you to the other world? Ben. Franklin. Charles Wilson, a soldier in the reg ular army at Omaha, is home on a f nr lough, and visiting relatives. Judge Parks of the Telegram was at Lincoln last week in attendance at the Nebraska Press Association meeting. John Freeman tells ns that in 1879 he plowed Nebraska soil on his Platte county farm every month in the year. F. J. Clark, general stock agent for the Northwestern railroad was in the city Friday in the Interest of his company. Quite a number of people are afflict ed with la grippe, which resembles the epizootic of former times, to some extent. A. We Imtc tone nio sideboards that we will sell very cheap. Herrick. 2 No one ooald possibly desire finer weather than was enjoyed here Satur day. Al. Schram is with the Telegram, writing locals and assisting aroond the office. D. H. Harrington of Duncan was in the city Monday on his way to Cedar Rapids. Walter Galley was out a little while Saturday for the first time since bis illness. The force of men working at the B. & M. bridge over the Loup will finish driving piles this week. The ladies' aid society will be enter tained by Mesdames Matthews and Friedhof Wednesday afternoon. William Bloedorn of Platte Center has about concluded to remain in busi ness at that place, so we are told. D. Chestnutwood is now in the post office, taking the place of Chris. Grun ther, who quit work last Tuesday. A. P. Kiel, who was injured by a fall from a load of hay four weeks ago, is still somewhat afflicted in one foot. Wiggins & Lewis shipped two cars of cattle to South Omaha Friday, Wig gins going down with the shipment. See the grand free street parade given by the minstrels on next Tuesday, Feb. 11, at noon. Forty men in line. August Schack.who has been in the employ of Ernst & Schwarz for nearly ten years, has been temporarily laid off. " Ti glorious when heroes do in to right their wrongs. Bat if joa're only hair pins Oh then beware of tongs." ' Lon Miller, an old time Columbus boy, passed through the city Saturday night with two cars of cattle for South Omaha. John S. Riley, one of the pioneer settlers of Grant precinct, Colfav county, died Monday of last week of heart disease. A. Powell of St. Edward callad at .Touit.VAL headquarters Friday on his way home from the Lumbermen's convention at Lincoln. The Sisters' hospital is crowded with patients. The reputation of the institu tion is such that the afflicted come from near ttnd far. - Columbus won the first and third games of chess played with the St, Ed ward aggregation, the last being played Saturday uiijht. Wanted, a man to handle money. A fat snap for the right party. A hint to the wise is sufficient. R. Chisholm, Overton, Virginia. 2 Wanted, to exchange horses and farming tools for Columbus city prop erty. For further particulars inquire at the Jouunal office. tf Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart it will not benefit me. Even by the falling of water drops a water pot is filled. Buddha. Baptist church, J. D. Pulis, pastor. Services 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Subjects Feb. flth: morning, ''Types of Chris tians"; evening, ''Christ's first call." Ed. Hamer is still with the Union Pacific company at Omaha, in the ex press department, and is one of their most trusted and most faithful employes. Born, Sunday, to Mrs. George D. Blodgett of Oconee, n son. J. O., from whom we received this information, said this occasion marked his advent into grandfntherhood. County Treasurer Elliott, at his new home iu Joliet township, enjoyed a pleas ant, social time with his neighbors Mon day night of last week, dancing being the chief amusement. We notice that the official estimated need of Madison county for the payment of bounty on wild animals this year is $000, just equal to the insane fund, and the soldiers' relief fund. C. A. Speice says that in February, 1858, there were plenty of mosquitoes in this neighborhood. In February the river broke up but later aloug there was plenty of winter weather. J. N. Baker of Palestine renews his subscription to The Journal for anoth er year, as a goodly numlter of his fellow-citizens are doing. Subscriptions taken at any time, of course. C. W. McCune of the David City Press, returning from the meeting of the newspaper boys at Lincoln via Omaha, was in town Saturday night, taking tho B. & M. freight Sunday afternoon for home. Gordon Cross, in Monday, says we have more news in Columbus than they have at Platte Center. The Farmers & Merchants bank has re-opened, with Fred. Jewell as president and Dan Lynch, cashier. Recent changes in the officers of the Commercial bank are: Daniel Schram succeeds Clark Gray as cashier, and Frank Rorer becomes assistant cashier. S. C. Gray has been added to the list of directors. Mrs. Olive A. Stevens, writing a busi ness letter to this office from San Diego, Calif., adds the wish that all Columbus friends could enjoy that climate, al though, she says that they are needing more rain. Al. G. Fields' minstrels are, without doubt, the largest company that ever played to a Columbus audience. They will give one performance at the opera house next Tuesday night. Prices, 50c; gallery, 35c. D. W. Zeigler's folks had a rare treat the other day, enjoying their first crop of oranges grown in Nebraska. The tree is three years old, the crop one orange of medium size that had been about a year in maturing. According to the Argus, among the republicans named for next mayor of Columbus are J. H. Galley, John Wig gins, Colonel Whitmoyer and C. J. Gar low, and among the democrats, so far, Gus. Schroeder. John Flynn of South Omaha spent several days here lost week. He is one of the partners in the Flynn & Co. store here, and came up to help take stock. He says their last year here has been a successful one. C. E. Runnells will leave this week' for a short visit to his old home at Red Oak, Towa. Mr. Runnells has leased the Wm. Irwin farm, at West Hill, and will take possession about March 1st. Mr. Irwin will move his family to town. Genoa Populist Bring yoarorders tor job-week to thisoSce. Satisfaction guaranteed, and work pronptly done, as agreed upon. -If I had all I waited. Of which I feel bereft, I oiaet ooafeaa nadaanted There woaldn't be Bchkft Jodce. "Don't you forget, John, that Her rick has everything nice in the way of 1 furniture that we may need to make our future home oozy, and we must be sure to get one of those handsome frames for the marriage certificate." 1 If the festive ground hog came ont Sunday he could easily have seen his shadow, which will make him hibernate for another six weeks, according to the legend; at any rate we would not advise ice men to buy a machine yet awhile. C. A. Lutz & Co., manufacturers of wooden shoes, recently purchased the building north of the State bank, of Mr. Ryan of Omaha, and moved into the same last week. This will give them a more central location for their large business. J.C. Sprecher of the Schuyler Quill, was in the city Thursday on his way to the meeting of the State Press Associa tion at Lincoln. He is as ardent in pol itics as usual, and, as is usual also, is keeping several knives whetted for his adversaries. The Union Pacific company have paid into the county treasury $7,800 of taxes on the main line, taxes on the branch roads not yet paid in. It is quite a large sum of money in wages and taxes that the Union Pacific disburses in Platte county. Judge Niemoller of Platte Center was in the city Friday on business. He is still as much in favor of cold water as ever, and the other night when it rained, we are told that ra:n water is such a novelty these times that he stood out in it and got the full benefit of it. Jack McColl of Dawson county was in the city Monday on business. We suppose that Mr. McColl is also a candi date for governor, but he didn' say so while he was here. One thing is pretty certain, if Jack bad been nominated, he doubtless would have been elected. Wash Goods, White Goods, Dress Goods, the latest for spring and summer, 1896. Follow the crowd to E. D. Fitzpat rick's, the White Front Dry Goods Store. tf Parky Doody had a case in the dis trict court last week, says the Platte Center Signal, and acted as his own at torney and won. Had he hired an attorney the probabilities are that he would have lost his case and his money. Parky can give most any lawyer point ers on certain cases. Hon. H. J. Hudson and wife, of Co lumbus, who have been visiting iu town for several days returned yesterday. Mr. Hudson made our office a couple of very pleasant calls and entertained us with a recital of the very interesting story of the journeyings of the early Mormons to Utah. Silver Creek Times. Editor Barber of the Fullertou Jour nal, called at these headquarters Wednes day on his way to Lincoln. We presume to say that so long as men need their fellow-men to act in positions of honor and trust, Mr. Barber, if living, will have something interesting to say abont it. He seems a born politician. Secretary Stilson of the State Bee Keepers' association, President Stonffer of the State Dairymen's association, and Meteorologist Swezey of the Experiment station, and Expert Megehan of the Poultry association will be here to talk at the Farmers' Institute some lime about the middle of next month. From tho crowded state of the coun cil room at the last meeting of the fire department, it has been suggested that, inasmuch as the whole department meet but four times a year, tho council make provision for a more commodious room for their future meetings. These times, however, the public functionaries are looking ont for expenses. The Ponca Journal began its twenty-fourth volume with the.new year and during that time has not changed hands nor missed an issue. The Columbus Journal was started twenty-five years ago by M. K. Turner, who is still in charge. If it ever missed an issue, no one now on earth can remember the date. David City People's Banner. Fred. Jewell of sugar beet fame has applied for letters patent on a new beet drill, one that will plant the seed in hills or will drill it in rows. The machine will plant four rows at once and one who has seen it says it is practical. Photo grapher Notestine was up Thursday to take a photograph of it Jewell will take his model to Fremont to exhibit it at the convention this week. A man and wife are both liable for the payment of a newspaper which is taken and read in the family. Last week in the district court at Rock Rapids, Iowa, Judge Oliver gave a judgment to the Gcrmania Publishing Company against Mr. and Mrs. Dick paying for a subscription bill of $20, on the ground that a newspaper is a household neces sity. David City Banner. Alfalfa is said to be the finest ferti lizer for the western plains of any gross that can be grown. Its roots run very deep and after it has grown upon the fields for a number of years and then plowed under, the roots decay, leaving the soil in a perforated condition. These perforations fill with water, which freezes in the winter and thereby puts the soil in the finest possible condition for the growing of crops. Irrigation Farmer. Michael Maher of the vicinity of Platte Center has evidently had another prosperous year, as all his years in Ne braska have been. He says in a letter to us: "I enclose a check on the Old Reliable State bank for $2, to pay for the two Journals, one year, Lincoln State Semi-Weekly and the Columbus Journal." Mr. Maher's expressed wish for prosperity to The Journal is recip rocated by the whole Journal house hold. E. L. Bobbins of Drewsy, Harney county, Oregon, passed through the city Thursday, bound for home, after a short visit with friends in Illinois. He says that business in both states is very quiet. Where he lives, the farmers place their dependence in irrigation. He says they cut three crops of alfalfa during the season, and make well out of it, by feed ing to stock. There has been but little snow this winter, and the country is pretty dry. .Trae worth to iatoiac, mot la doikc each day that t mom tar. Borne little good not in the dmiwim Ulgreatthiagatodobjraadby; ForwhateTermensayinblindneaa, And spite of the fancies of yonth. There is nothing so kingly as kindness. And nothing so royal as troth. AlioeCary. The old-fashioned homemade homi ny is a wholesome and very palatable dish, and with corn at 12 cents a bushel, the poorest of ns can afford to have plenty of it Here is the recipe, as given by Jeanette M. White in the Nebraska Farmer: "Make a strong lye of wood ashes, strain, then boil the corn in it until the hulls are loose and the corn soft. Rinse thoroughly in several waters and your hominy is ready for use." A postal received from Doc. McAl lister, dated at Fitzgerald, Georgia, Jan. 24, says: "I find this section of Georgia .much better than I had expected, and think the great colony will be a grand success. Good health prevails, when we take into consideration the condi tions and circumstances of the people when they arrived here. I have met but a very few who think they will return to their former homes and nearly every body is highly delighted with the future prospects." It will be interesting to Journal readers to know that the Telegram of this city is in favor of republicans nomi nating Gus G. Becher for governor of Nebraska. It says: "Since the mention of Gus G. Becher's name in the Tele gram in connection with the republican gubernatorial nomination, that gentle man has received scores of letters from friends and admirers all over the state favoring his candidacy. So that at this writing Gus stands as good a show as any of the candidates for nomination." Colonizing the south by communi ties of northern people; the building up of manufacturing industries here and there may in time, as a leaven, work a wonderful change in tho composition of southern social and business conditions, but it will be a long while before there will be such a general change as will make that section anything to compare with the north in everything that goes to make life worth living. Nebraskans would do well to cousider every phase of the situation before changing, for any other section of the footstool. Judtfo Crawford, we learn, passed away into the spirit land several weeks ago, somewhere in the state of Indiana. We have learned no further particulars. Some years ago he lived here, being a business partner of J. W. Early. After a residence in the west he returned here about a year ago to practice law. He THE NIGHT PROWLER'S HAND-WRITING. Cr . saisj "-Z? 9 &mr& BBaawJv aw"arCss.awaaawasVir b, fXl J AV AaaafcTv CYXlfcXa? -JaHVaaaaCsf? X fm7 aaaaTafJ aaaaaMsm- sgfc mrTmm 'TMmXWmMt A number of people were bothered last week with the "night prowler." On Monday night Dr. Nauman awoke abont one o'clock from hearing an unusual noise and on looking toward tho window saw a man looking in. The Doctor hastily arose and the fellow ran north, ont of sight. The same night there was writing found on tho lowei cellar door at the residence of another citizen, written in chalk in plain characters: "I want your skirts; put them under Bridge by the Catolic church or I will take Revenge and Burn the house. K. T. A. T. R U. don't forget tomorrow night 8 p. m." Tuesday evening a man was seen looking in the window but before the man of the house conld get out the prowler disappeared in the alley. The same night there was abont the same threat written on the cellar door of J. A. Barber's residence, also writing on the porch of J. M. Gondring and W. T. Allen. The similarity of hand writing at all the places, as also the language itself, show that it was all written by the same man. He is said to be tall, and wears an overcoat. It is the opinion of many that he must be demented. We give above a fac-simile of a portion of tho writing on one of the cellar doors. I was not rugged in health, and, although he had considerable talent, his restless, roving disposition prevented him from continuing long in one place, and gain ing a permanent professional home. La ter. We learn that Mr. Crawford died Jan. 2S, 3 a. m., at Marion, Ohio. The Platte Center Signal editor, after charging that the editor of the Humphrey Democrat had "stuffed" his subscription list by entering names thereon that did not properly belong there, (as for instance reporting 14 sub scribers at Postvillo when it had but two, and a like percentage of "plugging" for other post-offices in the county, and this in order to influence the board of supervisors to award it a share of the county printing), takes a half column of space to set forth his views in regard to the man who had called him a whelp, and then dismisses the subject forever. A family were going west the other day, bound for a Nebraska town. One of the four children had died and they were expecting to bury the little body at Wood River. The train stopping at Columbus for twenty minutes, the hus band and father, pretty full when he got off the car, was yet fuller when he got back to the depot after a round in the saloons, and found that the train carry ing his family with the dead child, had pulled out ten minutes before. Several railroad employes who saw the wretch on his return felt so indignant that their wrath at the man overwhelmed, for the time, their sympathy for the afflicted mother and children. Monday morning Sheriff Kavanaugh started for Chicago, having a requisition for George Mostak, who is wanted on the charge of selling mortgaged property to the amount of S300. We are informed that Joseph Sobus, a neighbor of Mos tak's, some time ago 6old mortgaged property and got away from his credi tors, which probably induced Mostak to make his venture, but he reckoned with out his host. L Gluck was after him; telegraphed to Chicago, Greenbay, and other places. The arrest was made at Chicago. It seems that, besides the 8300 in question, Mr. Gluck had loaned him $300 on a real estate mortgage to get his homestead and make a start in farming. John Tannahill gives the following as one of the methods of determining the amount of "dryness" that there is in the sub-soil. One day last week he took a piece of sub-soil clay in quantity enough to fill a gallon measure, and it readily absorbed a qpart of water. He believed i that a pint more could have been absorb ediaaahorttimebytheclay. The new earth that we are looking for the coming season, after the abundant snows of the winter jet to be and the spring rains to follow, promises to be very fruitful Great Nebraska, working and waiting, and trusting in the Lord of the harvest, will again rejoice, and be yet a greater Ne braska than she has ever been. In several cities of the United States there have recently been formed associa tions which promise to do a great deal of good. One of these, in Ayer, Masa, sets forth their object to be "fellowship and acquaintance with each others' re ligious doctrines, local co-operation with each other on the basis of love to God and man, and to the furtherance of all social reforms, and the bringing of the kingdom of God." That looks like a good enough practical creed fer every body. The trouble, however, is not so much in the dissimilarity of doctrines as it is in the lack of fervency of zeal, amounting to enthusiasm, which leads to a life of self-abnegation, and a devo tion to the good of others. The following from the Schuyler Sun of Jan. 30, shows how things are managed in Colfax county these times: "The full settlement was completed Monday between the outgoing and the new county treasurer. The funds were turned over, some $25,000 in all, and de posited by Treasurer Busch in the Folds bank, that firm having secured the deposits this year on a bid of 3 per cent for the average daily balances. The other two banks did not bid and judging from this it could not have paid them to give 5 per cent for the funds, which they have been doing. Two per cent will make quite a difference to the county in this respect, it having received nearly $5,000 in interest since Mr. Bednar has been treasurer." Last Saturday evening, remarks the St. Edward Sun, the second game of chess by wire was played between Co lumbus and St. Edward and was a hotly contested game throughout. Five hours were taken to play it, five minutes being allowed for each move. Up to the last hour it looked like anybody's game, but abont that time our boys gained a Blight advantage and increased it to the end, Columbus resigning on their 50th move. The Columbus boys are chess players allright allrigbt, and don't propose to give up till they have to. It was a pretty game, and like the former, de void of all unpleasantness. Columbus having won the first game, it now stands "boss 'n hoss," and the rubber will be played soon. i In Wallaces Farmer, as goo a an authority on such subjects as there is in the country, there is this said of Kaffir corn: "It does not belong to the same family as corn or maize, but is a non saccharine sorghum, that is a sorghum that does not store up sugar to the ex tent that justifies sugar production. It is emphatically a dry weather crop, pecu liarly adapted to the arid and semi-arid regions, but we do not believe it can be profitably cultivated in a country where the corn crop is reasonably certain. It is all right for farmers to grow it as an experiment on two. or three acres, but it is all Tong to invest a large' amount in any new crop, however highly it may be landed by farmers in the semi-arid regions." Mr. L. H. North writes from Colum bus that The Corporal had done good work before Chandler took him in charge. Mr. North says that the great Nebraska horse went a mile in 2:15 in 1894 and that his owner drove him a half in 1:07 and that he could have gone much faster at that time had he been pushed. Mr. North, in his letter, adds: "Mr. Myron J. Brown of Osceola broke and trained The Corporal in 1894 and if anyone is entitled to the credit of making him the great race horse that he now is, I think that it is Mr. Brown. The Corporal is looking and feeling fine and from the way he was trying to beat his shadow down the road the other day we Colura busians think that he will hold his own in his class this year." This is good news to the many admirers of the horse. Omaha World-Herald. At the recent annual meeting of the State Volunteer Firemen's Association, a recommendation was made for the creation of a new office, that of statisti cian, "whose duty it shall be to secure from the chiefe of departments and the mayors of cities statistics relative to the number of volunteer firemen, the number of fire engines, chemical engines, hook and ladder trucks and hose reels, the number of hose, rubber and cotton, and all other equipments, the total value of property, real estate, apparatuses, the number of fire alarms, the number of cities having electric fire alarms, the system of water works, number of miles of water mains and number of fire hydrants and the pressure, both fire and domestic, the losses by fire and the num ber of accidents to firemen in the per formance of duty and any other informa tion that might be deemed beneficial." This would form a good foundation in facts for needed improvements in the service. GRAVE DESECRATION. ROBBERS ATTEMPT TO 'DEStiDIL GRAVE AT THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY. CwImt'i Sell Aleve tke In IMmttkm Sunday afternoon last, as Mrs. Patrick Lyons and Mrs. Otto Merz were taking a walk, they noticed that the grave of Mrs. John Conley (who was buried ten daya previously in the Catholic cemetery of this city) had been opened. The earth above the coffin had been dug up, and was in place around the open grave. The lid of the enclosing box, as also the coffin lid were removed. From appear ances it would seem that some one had been attempting to perform a surgical operation upon the corpse, for what pur pose exactly may never be known. Tracks of a horse and buggy were found north of the cemetery, the buggy having been driven in from the east, the tracks showing restlessness on the part of the horse, as though he had been held there for quite a while, and then evi dently turning round northward, 'had gone through the grass to the road and on east again. The upper plate of false teeth that had been placed in the coffin, were found near the grave, but it is thonght they were thrown ont with the soil that had fallen into the open coffin. A scoop shovel with a short handle, a pitchfork and a lead pencil were found close to the grave. The Journal refrains from giving a full description of the corpse us it ap peared when first seen, but only a fiend incarnate would be guilty of what is now conjectured to be tho object of the despoiler. Frank Koch, who abont a year ago brutally assaulted his wife who refused to prosecute him after having him arrest ed, got himself into trouble again by an indecent assault Thursday evening last on a young girl, and a few minutes later upon a married woman of the city. A man with such a mania is not fit to have the freedom of a civilized community. On Saturday he was brought up before Justice O'Brien and put under bond for continuance until Monday, which hear ing resulted in requiring a bond of 81,000 for appearance at the district court, the county 'attorney withdrawing the charge of assault and battery and entering a charge for a graver offense. The same day a separate hearing was had before County Judgo Kilian on a like serious charge and a bond exacted of 8500 for appearance at the district court. The bonds were given, with Joseph Wells as surety in both cases. Considerable interest is being taken in tho matter of taxing wholesale and retail liquor dealers, there having been a petition presented to the council to place but one tax for the two. The petition was referred to a committee of the coun cil who made report recommending that the prayer of the petitioners be granted, and directing the city attorney to draft an ordinance in accordance with the law, to be in force after April 10, 5h5. A remonstrance against changing the pres ent ordinance, or in other words, against granting the prayer of the petition, we understand, will be circulated at once and will receive many signatures. We presume that when the matter comes up for discussion before the council all the pros and cons will be brought ont in duo order. One citizen suggests: why not raise the license to 81,000 a jear and do away with the occupation tax altogether. Darkest America is what Al. G. Field calls his big black boom, au ag gregation of real colored people, who excel in presenting to tho public a per formance so entirely different from what has been seen that it is an entire and new entertainment, surprisiugly orig inal. A typical representation of plan tation pastimes. Dances of Dixie, songs of the south. Tho eccentric humor of the negro shown in scenes peculiar to these people, original camp-meeting shouters, wing and buck dancing, pick aninnies, and the greatest assemblage of negro stage celebrities ever brought to gether. This will positively be tho only appearance in this city of this company as they are on their way to San Francis co, whence they sail to Australia, thence to England and the continent, returning to the United States in 1898. Parlor Coarrrt and 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. Hockenbergnr 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. AdmiH sion at the door 25c. St. Catharine Kadins Circle. Will meet with the MiBses Fitzpatrick Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th. Roll call. Quotations from James Russell Lowell. Political economy, chapters xiv., xv. and xvi. Supplementary reading, "Tabiha." Music, Miss Anna Geitzen. Paper, "What Influence has Home Life on Character," Wm. O'Brien. Music Miss Fitzpatrick. Paper, "Monroe Doctrine,' J. C. Byrns. Reward. A reward of 8100.00 will be given to any person or persons who will give evi dence that will lead to the detection and conviction of the party or parties who were concerned or who were actually guilty of the desecration of the grave and body of Mrs. John Conley, on the night of February 1st, 189G. John F. CoritEr. A Card. We take this method of thanking the kind friends and neighbors for their assistance before and after the death of our dear baby. Mrs. A. M. Jennings and familt. Mr. E. B. Hosford, a through pas senger east bound from Anaconda. Mon tana, stepped off the train here Monday and it is thought went south, perhaps. Hosford is demented and had valuables j on his person. Csrpss llTjw.ii The I ha teea Dae eat, WMiii aaatka astBBaaVam mm mm .. Staple and Fancy Groceries, CROCKERY, .GLASSWARE CLAMPS. Eleventh Street, - We invite you to come and see patrons as mutual with our own, so far part of the obligation being to provide Good - Goods - at - Fair - Prices. -EVERYTHING KEPT that is expected to be found in a first class, up-to-date grocery store. GUS.G.BECIIEK. LEOPOLDJiBGai. EatablUhed 1S70. BECHER, ICGGI ft CO., REAL - ESTATE - LOANS - INSURANCE, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. MONEY, TO LOAN ON FAKMS at lowest rate of interest, on short or long time, ia amount to suit applicants. BONDED ABtfTKACTKKS OF TITLE to all real estate in 1'tntte county. Represent THE LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES of the World. Our farm policies a the most liberal in nso. Losses adjusted, and promptly paid at thisoftire. Notary Public always in office. Farm and city property for sale. Make collections of foreign inheritances and sell steamship tickets to and from allpatt of Europe. Iaug'81-tf PERSONAL. Miss Anna Gietzen was sick last week. Miss Mazie Elliott has been quite sick tho past week. Al. Rickly of Rushville was in the city several days last week. Thos. Mallalieu of Kearney, ia visiting his uncle, D. W. Zeigler. Thomas Doran of Albiou was in the city a few days the past week. Misses Nellie and Georgia Post start ed Monday to visit friends in Iowa. C. II. Perkins came down Saturday from Cedar Rapids and i3 visiting with relatives. Fred He3s of Omaha returned home last week after a visit to frieiub in Dun can and Columbus. Missos Mary and Annie Murphy of Platte Center were in town Monday, the latter going on to Omaha. Mrs. J. M. Gondring goes to Chicago the last of the week to bo with her mother, who is dangerously sick. Mrs. Beorbower, accompanied by Miss Mamio and Frank, arrived at Phila delphia Friday last, making a 48-hours trip from here. Guy C. Barnnm will start in a few days for an extended trip, perhaps of several months, to Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and California. School Hn.inl. Wednesday last, at a special meeting of the board, all present, on motion of Chairman Hockenberger of the finance committee, $J5 was ordered transferred from the general fund, and 021.22 of tho etato apportionment, to the teachers' fund of the city school. This was dono in anticipation of tho monthly pay-day, last Friday. Somo other matters were informally talked over, but the special work for which the meeting was called having been disposed of, an adjournment was taken. At the stated meeting of the board on Monday tho superintendent's report was heard, showing tho total enrollment since school began, as 717; the number belonging for the month G17; the average per cent of attendance 95.41 ; one sus pension and one restoration; one case of corporal punishment. One hundred and fifty liooks had been donated to the ward libraries during the month. Mrs. Merrill's room won the half holiday on an attendance of 97.78 per cent, and a punctuality of 99.99 per cent. Claims were allowed as follows and warrants ordered drawn on the proper funds for payment: American Rook Co., 3 14 50 C inn & Co...... .............. .. .. .. 1 w von Bergen Bros., 1 00 9 j cL w v t-Xlilj v.. 4 J McClnrs & Co. 11 'JO R. C.Boyd 75 The city treasurer's report for Jan uary showed on hands, as follows: TVachora fnnd S U 13 General " b'SO lubrary " B0 SO Test-book' 75 73 2tS CI In License fund, $ 3 GO Mayor Phillips appeared before the board and said that a number of times, complaint had been made to him in re gard to the foot-ball playing at the Second ward school house. The sug gestion of the mayor brought the subject up for discussion again, as it had been before the board at previous meetings, in an informal way. It had seemed im possible for the school boys to govern themselves in the play, according to the rules laid down by themselves, in regard to entering the front yards of the resi dence premises in front of the school, and besides, the play was conducted in the street, and sometimes would cause trouble, when teams were inclined to be lively. Considering all tnings, it was thought best to order that the playing of the game of foot-ball at the Second ward school he prohibited. Since placing the above in type, one of the foot-ball players tells us that during the last week, tho rule adopted to have only one of the boys go into a house-yard after the ball, when it hap pened to get over, has been strictly fol lowed. Ed. Journal. Within the last week we have made arrangements so that we can furnish to our readers the Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and Columbus Journal, when paid in advance, at Sl.7.1. tf Snbcribe for The Journal any day. Fifty cents will get you tho paper for the next three months, 31.50 for the next year. COLUMBUS, NEBR. us. We regard the interests of oar as our dealings are concerned our and offer II. F. J. HOCKENBKROER I.SIBBERNSEN. Parmer' t'lub. The last meeting of tho Farmers' club was at the residenco of William Meayes, sr. The officers selected for the ensuing term were: A. W. Clark president, Mrs. E. J. Young vice president, W. E. Lock hart secretary. Clause second of the by-laws, relating to absence of members, was stricken out. The first Friday of each month is to be meeting-day hereafter, instead of the last Friday, the next meeting to be at John Tannahill's. The essay of Mrs. Young was so full of good suggestions that she was re quested to pormit its publication in The Journal. the importance of a oood supply of rcadino matter by mrs. E. J. YOUNO. The timo lias long since passed when tho Bible and tho almanac were consid ered a sufficient library for a farmer's family. The Bible, of course, should be indispensable, and can always lie studied with increasing interest and benefit, but we also ought to give ourselves and fam ilies a chance to gain tho best and most reliablo information concerning the progress of the world in which we live, and take a glimpse, at least, of passing events, as the panorama of this lifo is unfolded to our view. Newspapers, mag azines and books, are -now offered at so low a price, there seems no reasonable excuse to prevent our availing ourselves of their advantage.--, and to those of us who havo families growing up, an abund ant supply of good reading matter is a real necessity. Young people must have something to interest themselves in during leisure hours, and if not kept interested in something useful and improving, they aro very apt to lie tempted to waste time in amusements that are often both ex pensive and unprofitable. By attracting the attention of our children to tho study of good books, we help to bring them in contact with the best thoughts of the brightest minds of the past as well as the present; we aid in giving them new ideas and food for thought and imagination, and cultivate in them a desire to store their minds with the substantial ele ments required of them as responsible beings, instead of the superficial follies so often indulged in to excess. An intel ligent understanding of current topics, as presented by tho leading papers, is quite an education of itself, and gives material assistance in helping to fit a person to carry on a conversation in any society, while those uninformed on those everyday subjects cannot help feeling the deficiency. Consequently it is a duty we owe our families, to provide them first with the best reading matter we can procure, and then with as much of it as our means will allow, or their time can utilize to advantage. Then what are the best papers to take, and why? I think the first in tho list should be the local newspaper, and probably in a country neighborhood ono local paper would be found sufficient to give the family the items of current happenings, local adver tisements, and other bits of news of interest in our neighborhood, and on which we all like to keep posted. Then, as most of the heads of families are raoro or less interested (or should be) in public or political subjects, they will want a metropolitan paper, to give them all the desired information on na tional affairs. This is rather a delicate subject, as most of them will prefer the paper which affiliates with their own views, or those of the party with which they are identified. I do not think this just right, as generally only one side of a subject is presented, and is made the most of to bnild up political capital and party prejudice. I always think it a good plan to hear lioth sides of a story, and then form conclusions accordingly. To do this we must take two opposing political papers. A good farm paper is a good thing, if its instructions are suited to the locality we are in; and so is a good magazine,' the prices of which are now so reduced that we conld all afford at least one. A paper devoted to home topics and housekeeping is a great help to the mother of a family in many ways, and would help to enliven many weary tasks and brighten np our homes. Last, but not least, if there are chil dren in the family, take a good children's paper. If well selected, it will prove a most beneficial factor in their education and create in them a healthy desire for reading and study, which is always com mendable and should not be neglected. 2Sr&tV--Zi"- . - - laW - f - vr - . c .:"" -,- '--?Ai.V ,ff j --fA -a. Tt. ' - v - J&JTi -Z im- 'rt ' r - - . ,. ";. t r.