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Going west at 8.09 p. m., ar rives at Denver 7:10 a.m. No. 2. Fast Mnil car ri passenicers to Fremont. Valley and Omaha -awing east at 2:00 p. m. No. SI, freight, carries passengers, goes west 6:15 n. a. The f re.Rlit-tn.in leaving here nt 4:40 p. m. car ries pasengers from here to Valley. COLUMBCH AND NORFOLK. PatsngerKrrives from Sioux City 12:30 p. m leave3 for Sioux City fi-SOp. m Mixed leaves for Sioux City 7:30a. m Mixed arrives llKMp. ni FOB AI.RIOX AND OEOAB BAPIOS. Mixed leaves Mixed arrives Passenger leaves arrives.... ... C.0Qn.m ... 80 p. m ... 1:30 p. m ...12: p.' m gotietg Notices. tHrTAU notices under tliis headicg will chtrgMl at the rate of $'1 a year. I A LKHANON M)IK!E No. M. A. F.& A. M. Itegular meetings 21 Welnesday in each month. All hrethivn invited to attend J. I. Stirks. W. M. It. NorutTKix. Sec'y. 20july WILDKV LOUGK No. 44, 1.O.O.F., rmeets Iuesdar evenings of e.ich tv-.lr ut fliir Lull nn fl'litrl.n1li "w"-" t.u. Viattinf. tkr.tlifan fir.liltlll invit.Nl. V. A. WAV. N. O. W. K. Nottfj.v. Sec'y. J7janll-tf lOHJM HU CAMP No. 35. WOODMKN OF the World, meets every rx-coint and fourth 'lliiirmlHys of the month, 74 p. in., at Oehlrich'n Hall, Tli.rtnth street, llegular nttendanco is very desirable, and all visiting brethren are cor dially invited to meet with us. jai.3-'!C EOKGANl.KDCHUKCH OF L.VTTE11-DAY HitififM Ik.IiI reraLir mTvirfu everv Hnnilav at - p. m.. prater meeting on VHlnesday evening at their chttiiel, corner of North street and Pacific Avenue. All aro cordially invited. 13iuly Elder II. J. Hudson. President. "EVAN(J. PHOT. CllUUCII. (Germ. Keform.) - Hervice evm Sutiii.-iv at 10.30 . m. Ilait- tisms, marriagan aud funeral sermons ar con dueted by the 1'ivtor in the German and English laugusger. lU-sideno. Watihiugton Ave. and Eleventh streets. Unov-"yj E. I)e Gf.LI.EU. I'ahtor. Dr. Xaiitiiami, dentist, Thirteenth street, tf ---J. N. Taylor starts Thursday for Montana. Dr. T. R. Clark, Olive street. In office ut nights. Born, February .r, to Mrs. William .Mitchell, a son. Conduct is three-fonrths of life. Matthew Arnold. Many people in town Saturday, but little business done. Return envelopes at this olliee for f0 cents per hundred. Dr. L. C. Voss, Homeopathic physi cian, Columbus, Nebr. Mrs. Walter Butler has lieen on the sick list the past week. G. W. Phillips goes down to Lin coln today on business. W. M. Cornelius was in Fullerlon last week on legal business. Wiggins Sr Lewis shipped sixteen cars of stock during January. Anson Connor went down to Lincoln Wednesday to attend eollegi. We have some nice sideboards that we will sell very cheap, llerrick. 2 The Ladies1 Guild will meet with -Mrs. Morse Wednesday afternoon. The Cecilian club will meet with Miss Kulalia ltickly Monday evening. Drs. Martyn, Evans t Geer, office three doors north of Friedhof's store, tf Chicago Inter Ocean and Coi.UMi.rs JorutNAi, one year, in advanco 81.7o. tf Rev. Moore will deliver a sermon next Sunday morning for tho children. All are invited. Marty .v Engelman have dissolved partnership, from February 1st. See notice elsewhere. A farmer a few miles north of this citp had six teams at work la9t week, plowing his fields. "The great things of life are achiev ed not so much by patient tod as by patient thinking' Thos. McTaggart has been out and around several days. He still carries his arm in a sling. Pearl Hart came back to Columbus Saturday last, expecting to again make this city his home. James Pearsall was in Genoa last week where we notice he has a contract for building a residence. ' "-tHrX Arnold, M. D., physician and surgeon. Two doors north of Brod fuehrer's jewelry store, tf Organization and co ojeration are the t.wo great factors of success where numbers of puoplo are concerned. A party was given by Mr. and Mrs. S. L McCoy Saturday evening in honor of their niece, who is visiting here. Mrs. Libbie Bragdon of St. Michael, arrived here Saturday, summoned by the death of her sister, Mrs. A. M. Jennings. A- Anderson made a business trip to Fremont Wednesday. He reported a large crowd attending the sugar beet convention. ' Wanted, to exchange horses and farming tools for Columbus city prop erty. For further particulars inquire at .the Journal office. tf Guy C Barnum went south Thurs day for a visit. We learn that he has also gone to get married to an Arkansas lady of his acquaintance. The old-fashioned spelling matches areooming in vogue again, and at several places in Nebraska we notice they are having considerable fun out of them. The young people of the Congrega tional church celebrated the 10th anni versary of the Y. P. S.C. E., at the home .of Miss Bessie Sheldon Friday evening. ' We do not understand that Mr. Lamb has stored the remainder of his stock of goods for any other reason than that be wishes to go east for a year or so. Rev. DeGeller was very sick last week with grippe. Bev. Hautel of the Schuyler Lutheran church preached .Kmiag and evening in his place. Wm. Hoefelman of Grand Prairie in the city Saturday. O. Tx Baker has been confined to his hone for several days, troubled with la grippe. Bring "your orders for job-work to this office. Satisfaction guaranteed, and work promptly done, as agreed upon. D. X. Jennings came down from St Edward Friday, called here by the death of his brother's wife, Mrs. A. M. Jen nings. Baptist church, J. D. Pnlis, pastor. Services 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Subjects Feb. 16th: morning, "Loyalty to God," evening, "The Weeping Christ." Bev. Rogers held church services in the Ball school house 10 miles south west of the city. It is now expected Rev, Rogers will hold services there every other Sunday. Get yonr disc harrows and cultiva tors sharpened now. I have a machine that will sharpen them without drawing tho temper or changing the shape of the disc. Henry Lnbker. 2 Monday before daylight quite a num ler of our citizens who are usually sound sleepers were wakened by the brisk breezes, which came in gnests from the northwest, reminding of old-time March weather. Gas. Wikske(vho was lodged in the Nance county jaii to await trial for a foul assault upon a 9-year-old feeble minded girl), was out of prison the other night, evidently aided to escape by some one I from the outside. A dance was given at the Maenner chor hall Friday evening by a number of the young folks of the city. Thirty couple were present, and, as usual when youth and beauty meet, a very enjoyable time was passed. The B. & M. railroad company paid $9,.U8.02 taxes into the Seward county treasury the other day. The assessed value of their lines in that county is S4,"i00 for the Germantown, and 83,500 for the Mil ford line. The organization of the new singing society has been effectetl, with the fol lowing officers: J. C. Phillips president, Gus. A. Plath vice president, F. A. Hagel secretary, Al. Frischholz treasurer, F. Gores music director. Mrs. S. Sack, costumer from Omaha, will be present at the P. II. & L. Go's. mask ball on Fob. 21st, 9G, with a full assortment or new and stylish costumes. You can secure your costumes at the opera house Feb. 21st. -G. W. Bennett, a man from Hamp ton, Nebraska, stumbled and fell Thurs day night, while going at a late hour to his hotel. The fall caused a broken leg, leIow the knee. Another hospital patient, and Dr. Voss' services. Wash Goods, White Uoods, Dross Goods, the latest for spring and summer, 1896. Follow the crowd to E. B. Fitz pa trick's, the White Front Dry Goods Store. tf Mostek, brought back from Chicago under a requisition, charged with selling mortgaged property, had a hearing be fore Judge Kilian Monday and was held to appear before the district court. In default of a $500 bond, he is confined to jail. Gus. Falbaum has been heard from by several of his Columbus friends. He is at New Orleans, has not yet got into employment and does not seem to be favorably impressed by the south. Frank Coffee was registered at one of the hotels recently. Marcus Vogel has sold his bakery and restaurant business, including the building ou Eleventh street, to his brother, Anton Vogel, possession to be given in about a week. Both these gen tlemen are well and very favorably known to the people of this section. H. T. Spoerry of the Children's Home society found a home for Henry Schieg, a lad from the western part of the state, with the family of Jacob Tschudin of Loup township. - Mrs. Tschndin came in Monday to receive the boy, who arrived on the 2 o'clock train. A dispatch to the Omaha World- Herald of the !Hh from Clarks, says an extensive ico gorge in the Platte river has caused a dangerous overflow. The bottom lands are under water for miles. The river is higher than ever known before. Much stock has perished but no lives lost. Editor Mokler of the Platte Center Signal was in the city Friday and The Journal acknowledges from him a very pleasant call. He has had considerable newspaper experience, having been a worker on the Omaha Bee and the Chicago Times, as well as on country newspapers. Otto Fold's "Big 4" march has been arranged for the convenience of bands and was played yesterday by the Dor seys. The boys have been practising for a couple of weeks and did good justice to the piece. The march is a good one and is the subject of much favorable comment. Fremont Herald. Judge Kilian issued marriage licenses to the following persons since our last week's issue: D. S. Van Valkurbnrgh and Miss Louise E. Straut, both of Lin coln; Fred. Brown and Mies Lara B. Posegate; John Bloom and Mrs. Annie Zerbach; Mike Rumanik and Miss Mary Sly wa, all of Platte county. School-going is a business just the same as any other, and a day's good work in the school room is inconsistent with n night spent in riotous living or in dissi pation of any kind. The teacher certain ly could not do his duty in the school room all day, after a night wholly or even partly spent in viciousness of any sort, neither can the pupil, and it is folly to attempt it. Last Saturday, an ignorant young farm hand named Fred Coulter, who at tempted a criminal assault upon the wife of a farmer in Woodville township, was brought in and lodged in jail. A justice of the peace before whom a, pre liminary examination was had, had com mitted him to prison, a bond of S500 for his 'appearance at district court not be ing forthcoming. The late John Stauffer held a policy for $2,000 in the endowment rank Knights of Pythias. Mrs. Stauffer' re ceived the amou nt Thursday last through Major W. B. Dale of the order. It would have been received a month earlier, we learn, but for the absence of some of the local officials of the order. Mr. Stanffer had been a member five years and a half and had paid $165. Death is not the ed of life, but an event in life. Phillips Brooks. Subscribe for The Journal any day. Fifty cents will get you the paper for the next three months, $1.50 for the next year. Mr. Anton Vogel and Hiss Maggie Schmttz were married in the Catholic church by Father Macbelinus yesterday, Tuesday morning. Mr. Chris. Schmitz and Miss Katie Vogel were groomsman and bridesmaid. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was given for the relatives at the home of the bride's mother. The happy couple will spend a week in Omaha. 'The Twenty-second annual masque ball of the Pioneer Hook & Ladder com pany on the evening of the 21st is to be one of the grandest in the history of the company, in which all have been great successes. This is a benefit for the city poor, and should have the largest possi ble patronage, which means of course that all who can dance or who can observe the dancers and pay tho admit tance charge, should be present. The committee of supervisors con sisting of Messrs. Rolf, Becher and Lisco, who called to their aid C. A. Newman, to examine tho books and records of the sheriff, the county judge and the clerk of the district court, got through with their task Friday, and adjourned to meet again when the county board meets, at which time we sunnose their report will I be made. Experts Fodrea and Geddes are books. The annual session of the Improved Stock Breeders' Association is to be held at Lincoln, Feb. 18 to 21. Swine Breeders' Association, same place Feb. 18 and 19. We notice that Allen of Ames is to have a paper on "Feeding Corn Stalks and Sugar Beets," Barker of Sil ver Creek on "Sheep Feeding in Nebras ka," Walker of Surprise on "Hog Chol era," Mrs. Edwards of Fremont on "The Agricultural Press and the Live Stock Interest." Spotted fever of the most malignant type has broken out in the village of Linwood, Butler county. So far it has been confined to one family, that of Jos. Novacek, a merchant. His eldest daugh ter, aged 10, died after two days' sick ness; Fanny, the second daughter aged 7, died after an illness of fifteen hours. A strict quarantine has been placed on the premises. This is said to be the black plague, which visited the cities in the eastern portion of the United States in 1863-7. The Ninth grade (Mr. Britell's room) have sold their music books (purchased by them and in use for the last year), to tho school at St. Edward, and with the proceeds have purchased new books which they begin using at their meeting this (Wednesday) evening, at Mr. Britell's residence. The extra and gratuitous work and interest taken by Mr. and Mrs. Britell one evening every week in this music class is certainly appreciated by the pupils, because these occasions are most heartily enjoyed. Our exchanges give account of an earthquake shock Tuesday morning of last week between 5 and G o'clock throughout northeastern Nebraska, northern Iowa, and portions of South Uakota. ine wave seemed to travel in a southeasterly direction, and was pre ceded and also followed by a low, rumb ling sound, as of distant thunder. The shock lasted from ten to fifteen seconds, and was sufficiently pronounced to rat tle doors and windows, and in a few cases to crack plastering. Much fun is being made of a Ne braska farmer who has been manufac turing "maple" syrup from corncobs; the samo man says that green hickory bark makes better "maple" syrup than the cobs. It is a common practice in Ohio (even in the region where much maple sugar and syrup aro prepared from the genuine sap of the maple tree) to take the coffee sugar of commerce and with water make a molasses such as the Ne braska housewife often does for the morning's buckwheat cakes, but with enough of hickory bark added to give it the flavor of maple syrup. We can tes tify to the deception, which is complete. Mrs. David Darrah, of St. Clairsville, says the Chronicle, is said to have acci dentally discovered a great relief for deafness. She herself has been afflicted with deafness, and some time since, while some on the opposite side of a screen door was talking to her, she discovered she could hear better than usual. An experiment developed the fact such an effect was due to the network of wires. This led to an idea, and Mrs. Darrah has had fashioned some instruments made from wire which can be inserted into the ear, improving the hearing very much. She has applied for a patent for her dis covery. Others who have tried it pro nounce it a great help to the hearing. Cadiz (Ohio) Sentinel. The following, told by the Omaha World-Herald, is a well-known incident in the life of the late Judge Crawford: Some years ago he was well known as a railroad lobbyist. When the Pacific roads commission was here Chairman Pattison put Judge Crawford ou the stand: "Are you employed by the rail roads?" he was asked. "Yes, sir," he re plied. "To aid them in bills before the legislature?" "Yes, sir." "Do you give any of the members money or passes?" "No, sir." "Now, asked Pattison, "if you do not give them money or passes, how do you influence the members?" "By my eloquence!" replied Judge Crawford, softly. Pennsylvania's ex-governor ex cused him then and there. On Friday evening, Feb. 7th, 1896, Columbia Lodge No. 268, A. O. U. W. of this city installed the following officers: John Wiggins, Past Master Workman; R. L. Roseiter, Master Workman; J. E. Hoffman, Foreman; A. L. Samuelson, Overseer; Otto Heuer, Recorder; W. R. Noteetein, Financier; W. H. Lewis, Re ceiver; E. D. Brink, Guide; O.P.Taylor, L Watchman; F. Gv Stenger, O. Watch man. At the recent session of the Grand Lodge the initiation fee was reduced from $9.00 to $5.00. Now is the time to join this organization and get first-class protection at the lowest possible cost. We predict for this lodge a wonderful increase during this year under the lead ership of the veteran R. L. Rossiter as Master Workman. Dick is thoroughly in earnest and a great worker. Success to the oldest, largest, and undoubtedly one of the best fraternal organizations in the world. PERSONAL. C. D. Rakestraw is visiting relatives in the city. Mis. J. N. Heater went to Kansas City Saturday. G. N. Hopkins of Platte Center was in town Monday. - Ed. Perkinson of Platte Center was in town over Sunday. Otto Pohl visited his parents, return ing to Fremont Monday. Mrs. BL G. Andrews of Omaha was vis iting friends in the city Saturday. Miss Lizzie Sheehan came down from Humphrey and spent Sunday at home. Miss Lucy Taylor went to Omaha Tuesday, to be the guest of Mrs. Fuller. Miss Sarah Perkinson of Platte Center is visiting Mrs. R Perkinson in the city. Charles Hudson, jr., came home Wed nesday from Maxwell, Nebr., on a visit to his parents. Mrs. H. J. Hudson returned home Saturday from Silver Creek after a visit with her son Horace. R. M. Campbell, principal of the Platte Center schools, visited Sup't. Williams one day the past week. J. D. Stires started Friday for New Jersey to make a two weeks visit with his parents at his old home. Miss Katie Hays of Platte Center was visiting friends in the city last week, the guest of the Misses McMahon. Ed Early went to Humphrey Monday to again take charge of the Citizens bank for a few days. Ed seems to be the right man in the right place. Misses Minnie and Bessie. Malialieu who have been visiting with their uncle,' D. W. Zeigler, went to Monroe Monday, accompanied by the'r father, John T. Malialieu and Mr. Zeigler's folks. Joseph Govrau, a Polander who with his wife and family of three children lives in a dug-out near the B. & M Platte river bridge, was in the city Friday even ing and at 5:30 happened to be too med dlesome with a railroad train for a man who is boozy. He caught onto the lad der of one of the cars, the twenty-third from the engine, and the seventh from the end of the train and iris hold not being strong enough he fell down, and, strange to say, was not killed. The brake shoe of a car pushed his foot along aud tore off tho shoe which was cut in twoou the rail. Several men not far off, seeing his hat in one place and his shoe in another, supposed that his head was in the former and a foot in the latter, but such was not the case. The Journal reporter's first informant said that the foot was so smashed that they had to amputate it. Agent Meagher was count ing the cars when the accident happened, and got tho stretcher, upon which the man was placed and taken to the Sisters' hospital. Drs. Voss and Clark attended to the man's wants. They found not a bone broken, but the flesh fearfully torn from the ltono. The man, through all the surgical operation, didn't waken from his stupor, and is now "as well as could be expected under the circumstances." There isn't a family in Nebraska that can afford to do without a good general paper during this year 189o. Tho semi Weekly State Journal, published at Lin coln, is the paper that most thoroughly suits the needs of Nebraskans, because it is edited especially for Nebraskans, and in addition to all the stirring nation al and foreign events, it prints more state news than any other paper and gets it to readers from two to five days earlier than the old-fas1 ioned weekly. The magnificent Washington bureau of The Journal will be an especially important feature this great news-making year of 189G. The Journal's foreign service will como into great play dnring the war scares and Journal readers will get all the news. When you take a paper take the best yon can get for your money, and in Nebraska this means the Semi-Weekly State Journal. You get 101 papers a year for $1.00, which makes it almost as good as a daily. Always recollect, you get two papers a week, one on Tuesday and one on Friday. The Journal is offering $250 in cash prizes to agents, besides liberal cash commissions. It will pay you to get up a club. Tho first annual meeting of the Northeastern Nebraska Horticultural society has been held at Schuyler. Many interesting papers were presented, and these officers elected for the ensuing year: John Tannahill, Columbus, pres ident; George L. Alle, Leigh, secretary; A. C. Anderson, Leigh, treasurer. The president is to appoint n vice president from each of the eighteen counties in the district, which is to comprise the same counties as district No. 2 of the State Horticultural society's districting, Colfax, Platte, Dodge, Sarpy, Douglas, Washington, Burt, Cuming, Stanton, Madison, Antelope, Pierce, Wayne, Thurston, Dixon, Cedar, Knox and Da kota. The location of the next annual meeting was left with the secretary, and it was voted that a summer meeting at Columbus be held date not decided upon. From the proceedings of the school board of Fremont at. their last stated meeting, we clip from the Tribune the following paragraph which may be of special interest to our city and school fathers. There is nothing like knowing what is going on around us: "In a dis cussion it came up that the school districts of Nebraska City, Plattsmoutb, Beatrice, Grand Island and several other cities were getting much more saloon money than Fremont. In several of these cities the occupation tax money is turned over to the school district and an endeavor will be made to have the $100 occupation tax on Fremont saloons turn ed over to the school district. President Carroll and C. D. Marr will ask the city council to do this at the next meeting." The John Deere company of Illinois seem to have struck the improvement of this generation in tho way of agricul tural implements, what they call the Secretary plow, so named because Secre tary of Agriculture Morton had said some time ago that just such a plow as is claimed in this should be invented. It is the disc plow which was described in The Journal last summer. The first one received in the city is at Ernst & Swans' place; it has already attracted the attention of a large number of farm ers. This item is not an advertisement for either the wholesale or the retail dealer, but is written by the editor of The Journal because and only because our farmer readers will like to see the plow at the first opportunity. St. Catturiae Keating Circle. Will meet this Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, at the home of Miss Keating. Roll call. Quotations from Abraham Lincoln's "invf. Fifty principal questions in political economy. American History, Epoch 1, from 1492 to 1607. Biographical sketch of Lincoln. Music Miss Jennie Fitxpatrick. Recitation Mies Abbie Keating. v Music Miss Geitzen. Paper, "What Constitutes True Suc cess in Life." Miss McMahon. A few days ago the tongue of a horse was pulled out because the poor animal would not respond quickly enough to the whipof men who were stealing coal from the U. P. railroad company. The county attorney knows the names of these men, the city attorney knows the names of these men, the chief of police knows the' names of these men. No arrests have been made. Why is it? The first sentence of the above was essentially given in The Joubxax, but does the editor of the Telegram, (from which the above is clipped) know that John M. Gondring, the county attorney, W. M. Cornelius, the city attorney, and Carl Brandt, chief of police, know the names of these men? If Mr. Parks knows the names of the men, or knows that the officials know them, why don't be swear out a complaint, or urge upon the officials the necessity of doing so? District 44 aid Vieiaity. At the Mohnke sale last week north of Columbus, horses brought $16.08 and cows averaged $28. rMr. Gluer, who has been farming for the past three years on one of Mr. Stcn ger's farms, will return to Columbus about the first of March. Quite a contrast between tfce weather we are now having and that of a year ago, when we had high winds from the northwest, mixed with dry dirt and snow, during which time the fall wheat began to perish. Walter Tschudin, a hard working man, who has been working and improving the Wm. Bucher farm, adjoining the Pickett farm on the hill for the past two years, will resign his position and move to Boone county, Neb., where he will commenco improving a farm of his own, having bought 160 acres of land in the above county, and we will venture to say that he will make it a success. Weather Brport. Review of the weather near Genoa for the month of January, 1896. Mean temperatare of the month Mean do name month last year Highest daily temperature on 8th ... ..M.S.V .19.4o' . 60 8 10 6 . K. 4 Lowesiuo sa oaiowsero - jeiir usj b ............................. oir ill, j if .... .... .... .... .... .... .... . .... .. vlouuy days ............. High winds-daye Calm days Main or snow fell during portions of days 18 5 incnea ox rainiaii or melted snow Do same mo. last year. Inches of snow Do same mo, last year 0.40 0.94 1.30 2.15 Prevailing winds from S. E. to N. W. Fogs 14. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 28. 20, 30. Parhelia fine display on the 20th. Lunar halos 20th and 28th. The month just past has been noted for the great amount of foggy weather, an unusual thing for this country, but according to weather lore, "Fogs in Jan uary bring a wet spring," "And if St. Panl's (23th) is bright and clear (which it was) we may hope for a good year." I do not voush for the above for they may not be adapted to Nebraska still there is no room for discouragement. Jack, the Keeper. It has been several days now since anything has been heard of the night prowler who began his career by getting into houses and writing threatening and also obscene sentences. It occurred to The Journal that de tection might be made through the hand writing, and so we gave last week a fac simile of a portion of one of bis threats. There have been a number of remarks made on the print, such as: "When the prowler sees his handwriting in The Journal, he will quit, or change his place of operations"; ''That will surely make him stop his capers"; "Well, I be lieve that the person is demented, is a woman, and I think I could name her, but of course I could not exactly prove my belief"; "There is one thing sure, whoever it is, he is cowardly, dirty-brained and doubtless half-witted"; "Why not place men to watch at the place named for the deliver- of goods?" and so on, without limit. One person was rather unique in his opinion and said he believed the grave desecration, the attempted rapes, the burglaries and demands for goods and the threatening were all by one person. Over the Boalevanl. Wm. Ronton of Bellwood, was visiting H. B. Reed and family last Sunday. Mrs. Lockhart and her daughter Annie have about recovered from their severe attack of the grippe. S. P. Drionin intends making poultry raising a specialty this year. He has just completed an incubator. Carl Rohde in a letter to a friend here states that he expects to be in Columbus about the middle of this month. Mr. and Mis. George Engle are now at their home some two miles east of the city, and will be glad to receive any of their many friends. Mrs. J.rE. Belford received a telegram Thursday, stating that her sister at Ottawa, III., was at the point of death. She was an unmarried lady and principal of one of the schools at that place. The Platte Farmers club had a very interesting meeting at Mr. Tannahill'a last Friday. The principal subjects, were seed corn and how to keep it, offer ed by H. B. Reed; spring wheat and how to sow, offered by Geo. Galley, jr.; select reading, by Mrs. R. W. Young, also by Wm. Meayes, sr.; recitation by Miss Myrtle Clark, and by Miss Rose Hen dryx; music by A. W. Clark on the violin and E. P. Meayes on the dulcimer; also a recitation by Miss Winnie Young. The club sang a cbuple of songs, accompanied by Mr. Clark on the violin. Current events were read by Mrs. Tannahill. The club appointed a committee of five to confer with citizens in regard to a farm ers' institute to be held in Columbus on the 18th and 19th of this month. Mrs. Tannahill then served a most sumptuous supper. - The program for the next meet ing to be held at Mr. Geo. Galley, jr'a, will also be very interesting. Seed oats and when to sow, seed potatoes and when to phut, poultry and how to raise, are principal subjects. There is also a liter ary program in connection with other things, to make it interesting to all. iiiiiiasaaaaMslaaaaMaBalaaaMawW 5?tM ; . ' m City Cwueli. The stated meeting, on the first Friday of the month was held last Friday even ing at the council room, basement of the Commercial bank, present Councilmen Galley, Held, Murdock, Oehlrich, Welch and Whitmoyer.Mayor Phillips presiding. There were no objections to the min utes, as read by Clerk Becker. Mason Beall appeared before the coun cil stating that he had a lost lot fenced in for the past two years, and he would like a quit-claim deed from the city. He had paid $15 for a warrantee deed for an adjoining lot and as this would make a good alfalfa pasture, he would be willing to pay the same sum to the city and take his own chances with any other claim ants there might be for the premises. Mayor Phillips made a statement as to the lot. It is lot 1, block 201. At the court house the title still stands in the name of C. B. Stillman as mayor of the city. It has never been placed on the tax-list for some reason. All other lots were deeded to the city of Columbus, and why this was not he did not know. Tho early records of the city were lost, and whether this lot had been deeded to any individual, and ho had not put the deed on record, or just how matters are, be couldn't tell. On motion of Whitmoyer, the mayor was directed to furnish Mr. Beall a quit-claim deed on payment of $15. It seems that the city council, at their first meeting in February each year, are by law directed to appoint a chief and an assistant chief of the fire department. It has been customary for tho department, prior to this date, to select their officers, which has been done and certified to the council, and so far as the two named are concerned, the selections of the depart ment have always been supplemented by appointment by the council, aud it was so in this case, J. N. Kiliau being chief and F. A. Hagel assistant chief. A remonstrance against the proposed change of the ordinance in regard to liquor license, signed by 77 persons was read, and discussion on the merits of the question started in at once, before any motion at all, and when wo left (which was some time afterward) we hadn't heard whether the remonstrance was placed on file, referred to a committee or something else, but have since learned that nothing was done in regard to it. Attorney Woosley made a speech on the subject, holding that the Slocnm law recognized no distinction in the sale of liquor between the wholesaler and the retailer; he contended that the council could not make a distinction the state law had not authorized; that under the power to regulate, tho council could exact a license of 31,000 from all who sold liquor, but it was his opinion that any one holding a license could sell at whole sale or retail. As to the remonstrance, half the persons who had signed it, would sign the petition for a change of the ordinance, and Mr. Gerrard had told him he signed it to get rid of the man who presented it for signature. As to keeping outside brewers or wholesalers of beer from selling in competition with the Columbus brewery, that could not be done; it never had been done. Whole sale dealers from Omaha, Fremont, Schuyler, Humphrey and David City sell here now and have been selling, and there is no way to prevent such sale. He made the statement that Saloonkeeper Bucher had as much property here as Brewer Kersenbrock, and was entitled to just as much protection in his business. The Columbus brewery, he said, had now three customers among all the saloons of the city; the others buy from whole salers abroad. Schuyler dealers on a local license of $500, Fremont on $750, Norfolk on $500 walk right in here and sell to our saloons, aud why should our dealers be deprived of the same rights under the Slocnm law? Wm. Bucher made a statement in regard to the business, saying that men came from other places, canvassed through the country, and took orders for beer, wine, brandy, whisky, etc., by the 5, 10, 30 and 50 gallons, and paid not a cent of revenue to the city, and yet our saloon-keepers, who paid the licenso fee of $500 a year, the occupation tax of $250, and in all ways helped the commu nity by the payment of taxes, etc., were not allowed to do the same thing. He claimed a saving of some 25 per cent if they could get their goods in car-load lots, which they could do if they were allowed to wholesale. Murdock inquired of Bucher if he didn't think a license of $1,000 would be better. Mr. Bucher didn't say yes or no, but thought that was a matter for the coun cil to fix. Whitmoyer wanted to know who it was that was interested in circulating the remonstrance. He was informed by the clerk that O. C. Shannon had left the remonstrance with him to be pre sented to the council. Attorney O'Brien made a speech favor ing the repeal of the present ordinance endeavoring to prove that such change would not be detrimental to Kersen brock's interest. It seemed to Councilman Galley that the whole question was one of police regulation. The council conlfl go so far, under the state law, as to grant license or to refuse license to sell altogether; under the power to regulate the sale, a number of distinctions could evidently bo made, and if all of a class were treated alike he couldn't see where objection could be made. It seemed to be here understood that further discussion would be deferred until the ordinance proposing the change (which had already been read), should come up for discussion. The police judge reported no business for January. The chief of police reported no arrests for January, and that sidewalks on lots 3 and -1, block 54; also 5 and 6, block 56, bad not been repaired. Whitmoyer called attention to walks west of Mur dochs store, and Murdock to walks south side of public square, the latter of which the mayor said he would look to at once. The overseer of streets reported work done during the past month in repairing culverts, etc Sprinkling the streets for three dayB was a part of the service. Treasurer Berney's monthly report was read in full, showing a total balance on hands in all funds of $2790.26, less $324.78 overdrafts, leaving net $2465.48; $3 in school fund. After about two hours spent in listen ing to the merits of meters, as presented by representatives of meter houses, the council adjourned to Saturday evening, 1 February 8. HEMY RA6ATZ & CO., Staple and Eancy Groceries, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE CLAMPS. Eleventh Street, - We invite you to come and see us. We regard the interests of our patrons as mutual with our own, so far as our dealings are concerned our part of the obligation being to provide and offer Good - Goods - at - Fair - Prices. -EVERYTHING KEPT that is expected to be found in a first class, up-to-date grocery store. GU8.G.BECIIEK. LEOPOLDJJSaOI. Established 1370. BEGHER, JEGGI & CO., REAL - ESTATE - LOANS - INSURANCE, COLUMBUS, MONEY TO LOAN ON FARMS at lowest rates of interest, on short or long time, in amoaat to suit applicants. BONDED ABSTRACTERS OF TITLE to all realeatatein Matte county. Represent THE LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES of the World. Oar farm policies a the most liberal in nse. Losses adjusted, and promptly paid at this office. Notary Pnblic always in office. Farm and city property for sale. Make collections of foreign inheritances and sell steamship tickets to and froB all part of Europe. laacfl-tf The Second Fartaer Institute for Platte and Adjoining Conntic Will beheld in the Maennerchor hall, Columbus, Neb., Tuesday and Wednes day, February 18 and 19, 1896. FIRST DAY TUESDAY. 2 p. m, prayer by Rev. Pulis. Address of welcome by Mayor Phillips. Response by A. W. Clark, president Farmers' club. Address on Beekeeping by L. D. Stil son, secretary State Beekeepers Ass'n. Paper, Future of the Horse and the kind of Horses to raise to meet the fu ture demand, by C. F. Oleason. Paper on Cattle, by George Barnum. EVEKIKQ SESSION' 7:30. Song by Prof. Leavy's Class. Dairying, by B. B. Stouffer, secretary State Dairymen's Ass'n. Cultivation of Lawn and House Plants and Flowers by C. C. Gray. Recitation, "Dried Apple Pie," Miss Myrtle Clark. Hemp Culture, M. Jerome. Song by Prof. Leavy's Class. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY MORNING SES SION, 10 o'clock. Sugar Beet, by Fred Jewell. Paper, The Poland China Hog the Best for Farmers, by Wm. Meays. Paper, Mixed Fanning for the general Farmer, by H. J. Hendryx. AFTERNOON .SESSION 1 .30. Conservation of the Rainfall, by G. D. Swezey, meteorologist of the experiment station. Irrigation for Platte county, by Geo. Lawrence. Corn Cultnre, by S. C. Gray. EVENING SESSION 7iJ0. Song, Prof. Britell's Class. Poultry for Profit, by John E. Mege hnn of the State Poultry Ass'n. Experience of a Platte county Farmer, by M. Maher, Platte Center. Chorus, Cecilian Club. Wind Mill Irrigation, by John Tanna hill. Song, Prof. Britell's Class. It is designed to have the Institute of practical value to the ordinary farmer. The opening papers will be prepared with special reference to this end, and it is expected that farmers and others will promptly engage in the discussions following. Farmers, this Institute will help every one of us. Come and lend a nand. Executive Committee. Real Estate Transfers. Becher, Jxggi & Co., real estate agents, report the following real estate transfers filed in the office of the county olerk for the week ending February 8, 1896: Henry Meeting to Frederick Fangmnn, n.S ne& M9L3w. wd $ 2700 CO Ralph Holcomb to William II Grove. Iot0,bl-B. Monroe, wd . . 400 00 Robert Pinson to William Pinson.eii nwU swj 27-184w, wd 110 CO J C Lenis to C A Lutz and M Bruger, middlo !i s"i lot 5 bl 85, Col. wd Tffi 00 Margaret Kaos to Henry Kaos, nwli se U 6 and aw?i ewU 7-20-2w, wd 2600 00 Charles Staab to F. W. Bakenhus, n! nwH 9-19-le, wd. 2000 00 U P By Co to Chaa Staab, nlS nwU 9- 10-le, wd 400 00 Lorenz Enzminger to Henrietta Proch- now, n'i noU G.ne.i nwU -13-2 wand seU eo'i 3I-19l2w, wd "'"? CO Fredrick Banmann to Diedrich Ennen, lots 2 and 3 of A J Arnold's out lots toColumbcs.wd fiOO CO D C Kavonaugh, sheriff, to J II Galley. lot G, bl 182, Col. sheriff's deed r2 00 D C Kavanaogh, sheriff, toB P Griffith, n!i W-20-lw. sheriff's deed- 5307 00 I Gluck to Joseph Cieloha, e',i seU 29- 19-2w.wd. 1200 00 Joeeph Cieiocha to I Gluck, o'J eeli 23-19-Sw.wd 1200 00 Ed Willman to Edward A Gerrard, I acre in neli sw! 6-17-2w, wd 500 00 Solomon Darby to Robert Griffin, w'.J sw r&SO-le.qcd 1 00 Frank Larson to Andrew Larson, soH neJi and n. i seU lS-lWw, wd 3750 00 Marcus Yogel to Anton Vosel. v'.i e.'i 1-113, Columbu. wd S5C0 00 Minnie Dietz to Sophia Mohnke, lot 3, bl 101. Columbus, wd 400 00 Eighteen transfers, total S29.7M 00 Reward. A reward of $100.00 will be given to any person or persons who will givo evi dence that will lead to tho 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, 1896. John F. Conut. &SK Vli COLUMBUS, NEBR. II. F. J. HOCKENBERUER l.SIBBERNSEN. NEBRASKA. DIED. Jennings Friday morning last, of neuralgia of the heart, Sarah, wife of A. M. Jennings, aged 43 years. This is truly a sad case. Thursday. Mrs. Jonnings, to tho neighbors seemed as well as usual, was in good spirits and Thursday evening also the same. In the night she complained somewhat of pain, but as it was momentary only, nothing was especially thought of it, but in the morning, the daughter who had slept with her, found her cold in death. To the five children the oldest, Roy, 16, and the youngest, Edith, 6 years old, this was a most severe shock. The husband and father, absent in Georgia, at last accounts had not yet heard of his wife's death, the telegraph and mail facilities in that region being not of the best. But relatives nearer, neighbors and friends have been doing what they could for the lonely little ones, whose mother was so suddenly, so nnexpectly taken from them. The names of the children are Roy, Myra, Florence, George and Edith. Mrs. Jennings was a most faithful and loving wife and mother, a living illustra tion of the life of unselfishness, that consecrates all for the good of others. The loss to husband and children, of the home-heart and home-light is unspeak able and irreparable, and this entire community sympathizes deeply with the nfllicted ones. The funeral will bo from the residence at 2 o'clock tomorrow (Thursday.) far &ibrs. Fremont Herald: An old cotton wood tree, planted in 18.7T by tho fnther of E. H. Barnard, was felled yesterday. The tree was a landmark near the corner of Military avenue and Union street. It required the united efforts of eleven men to guide it successfully to the ground. Seward Blade: The owners of the gold claims near Pleasant Dale, have organized the Middle Creek Gold Min ing Co., and let the contract to II. L. Harrison to bore the artesian well, and work will be commenced as soon as the machinery can be placed in position. The owners of tho land have great con fidence in the undertaking, and that their work will show a satisfactory rate of production. Piof. Bartlett has return ed, and his plan of washing the gold out with water from artesian wells will be followed. Ulysses Dispatch : It is really danger ous sometimes to have a big wife. There's Bill Clevish hei3 just now proof of that fact. He and his wife were re turning home from church one night recently and the cart in which they were riding tipped over. Bill's wife fell on top, and as something had to give under a weight of 200 lbs., it happened to be one of William's arms, which was broken near the wrist The gentleman who pays the taxes for tho B. & M. called at the York county treasurer's office the other day and upon finding that the York school district had levied a 25-miIl school tax, the representative refused to pay, holding that the district had no right to levy more than 20 mills. The treasurer having no authority to accept a part of the tax, none of it was paid. Notice of Diftsolaiion. The partnership heretofore existing between S. E. Marty and B. Engelmann, doing business in Columbus under the firm name of Marty it Engelmann, was dissolved Feb. 1st, by mutual consent. Either is authorized to receive claims due the late firm; debts owing, by the firm, if there are any, can be presented to either. S. E. Marty, 2t B. Engelmann. The Paradie of the Pariftr. Three grand tonrs to Honolulu. Hawaiian Islands, "The Paradise of the Pacific," via Union Pacific system and Oceanic Steam Ship Co. Leaving Omaha the morning of Jan. 16th, Feb. 11th, and March Ctb. Only nine days from Omaha to Honolulu. $205.00 for the round trip, including stateroom and meals on steam era. Tickets rood for nine month, with stop-over privileges. For information ' and tickets apply to J. R Meagher. 'I fc. w. Ifi ;" m &
