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1 r ! !-,- . - r l . t v - : Columbus Journal WEDNESDAY. DECEMBEBJ8. 16. B. 4 M. TIME TABLE. TE.USB DEPART. No.21 Paseenjwr... 7:10 a. m Ho. 32 Freight and Accommodation. 4:15 p. m Daily except Sunday. Daily except Saturday. THAU.-8 AftBIYK. No. 21 PasBenjrer 9:25 p. m No. 81 treightand Accommodation. 10 p. nx Daily except Sunday. UNION PACIFICTIME-TABLE. itnlNa E4T. rtOINQ WEST. Ool.LoeM. fiO0a.xn AilaniicEx. "00n. m Or. In. Local llMp. m Fait Mail. ... 2:15 p. m Lic-itfd 105 a. m Pant Mail 6:15 p. m Gr. Is. Local 8:44 p. m No. S, Fast .Mail, carries passengers for through point. Going went at 6:15 p. m., ar rives at Denver 7:40 a. m. No. 2, Fast Mail car ries passengers to Schuyler. Fremont. Valley aad Omaha going east at 2:15 p. m. The freight train leaving here at 8:33 p. m. car ries passengers from here to Valley. OOLCMBCS AND NOKFOLX. Pnssenger arrives from Hioox City. ...12 JO p. m Ivave for Sionx City fi.15 p. m Mixed Jeavea fur Sioux City 8.00 a. m Mixed arriveti ll:0Jp. m Foil ALBION AND OEUAH HAPID8. MiieileBV- Mixed arrives I'titH&naor leav-n .... arrived . 6.00 a. m 8:20 p. m . l:su p, .12:20 prm orietg Notices. IW noticwj under this heading will t. charged at the rate of $2 a jear. A LEBANON LODG E No. M, A. F. & A. M. -?-, lletfular nioelinKS 21 Wednesday in each JkJ month. All lirethrrn invited to attend . J. 1. Stiueh. W. M. V. K. Notewtkix. Sec'y. 2Ujuly WILDEY LODGE No. 44, 1.O. O. F., ir-niM?t8 Tuekday eveninKH ot eacn -week at their hall on 'iiiirteeuUi .iti Viuitinir ttrnthren ordlRllV invited. W. A. WAY. N.U W. It. NorKSTEIN, Sec'y. 27janVl-tf COLUMBIAN CAMP No. ST.. WOODMEN OF the World. nioeM even- cond ami fourth I'd u i-m lays of th month. 7:30 p. in. 1.. HI IV. Ill i . UrII. Kleveutli Mtm-t. Itarular a attendance is very dtiralile, and all viiting brethren are cor diall) invited to meet with us. jan23-U5 REOKGAN1ZKDCHUUCII OF 1ATTEK-DAY Saints hold regular services every Sunday at 2 p. w.. pntiw meeting on Wednesday evening at their.chHitfd, corner of North atreet and Pacific Avenue. All aru cordially invited. ISiuhftI Elder II. J. Hudson. President. G HUM AN UEFOKMED CHUUCII. -Sunday School at '.'iSOn. m. Church every Sunday at 10:20 n in. ("Iirihtinn Endeavor at 7 :30 p. in. Ladieit' Aid Society every first Thunulay in the month at the church. llnov-M s! emu, CROCKERY and eusswiRE 7TT. LINK or a roMri.ETE mm: or Library Lamps AT WM DEBLEICH & Ml -Go to Strauss for tho best photos. Fir.o job work done atTiir. Joubxai. office. --Sniervisor Kolf was in the city yes terday. Dr. Numnann, dentist, Thirteenth street, tf ltob Hoy belt, the latest, 25c at Ed. J. Xiewohtier'n. W. J. Thurston's family left Mon day for Georgia. Dr. T. R. Clark, Olive street In office at nights. Breech loading shot-guns selling at 87 at L. Phillips'. Buy your toys and Christmas pres ents at Kramer's. Gunther's candies for Xmas at Still man's drug store. All kinds of goods for sale at the second-hand store, tf If yon want a photo that will do you justice go to Strauss. 2-tf Buy your fruit cake for Christmas at C. C. Jones' bakery. Santa Clans' headquarters have been established at Kramer's. I am closing out my ladies' hose and underwear. J. C. Fillman. tf The Swiss Bell Ringers next Satur day evening at tho otera house. New York and home-grown apples, very cheap, at C. C. Jones' bakery. rTW. Beerbower is out again after a three weeks' tussle with pneumonia. Yon are cordially invited to visit Kramer's book, toy and candy store. Dre. Martyn, Evans A: Geer, office three doors north of Friedhof's store, tf Foot balls, air guns, skates, mouth harps and pocket knives. L. Phillips. Fancy New York apples per barrel or bushel at Herman Oehlrich & Bro's. E. II. Jenkins passed several days last week at his farm in Madison county. r All kinds of Musical Instruments and repairs at low prices. L. Phillips. Dr. L. C. Toss and C. F. O. Miessler, Homeopathic physicians,Colnmbus, Neb. - Freezing weather without snow will be good for those who yet have corn to husk. A new lot of purses and card cases, for ladies and gentlemen, at Ed. J. Nie wohner's. I will sell a $1.23 ladies' trimmed hat for 60c until all are sold. J. C. Fillman. tf The Baptists at their fair and social Friday evening realized the handsome some of $14. Have you noticed those new mahog ony marqaette rockers, the very latest, at Hacrick's? Lots of fnn and good music for all. Statesman, Salem, Oregon, con cerning Swiss Bell Ringers. Try a pound of my 30q coffee. It will please you. tf A. B. Cbameb. Ctrl Kramer has a large stock r Christaias presents i Us prices are the cheapest. B mSSSm Holiday Good EAR CORN WANTED. The undersigned will pay 12 cts. cash, or 14 cts. per bushel for ear corn in goods, including hardware, stoves, tin ware, boots and shoes and Gents' Fur nishing Goods. Or in settlement of accounts. Delivered at Farmers Eleva tor, Columbus, Neb. a C. A C. C. Gray, 4t Abthtjb M. Gbax. For fine candies go to Kramer's. For your Christmas candy, go to C. C. Jones. Go to von Bergen's for footwear and furnishings. 2t von Bergen Bros, for holiday goods, toys, albums. 2t Bargains in tinware and notions, at von Bergen's. 2t Fresh fruit and oysters always on hand at C. C. Jones's. Get your Xmas cigars at Stillman's. The largest stock in town. We have a lot of nice pictures fram ed at half price at Herrick's. Look in my window for Xmas pres ents and prices. L. Phillips. Just received a line of Ice Wool Shawls and Facinators at The Fair. Judge E. R. Dean of David City is just recovering from a spell of sickness, Bicycles, Guns, Sewing Machines, Locks and Safes repaired by L. Phillips. We have the best line of Window Shades in the city from 20c up, at The Fair. Have you seen those saddle-seat pol ished rockers, something fine, at Her rick's? 2 The Sunday Schools of the city are all preparing for Christmas trees, can tatas, etc. Married.December 2,Beuben Nichols and Miss Edna Owens of Creslon. Mad ison Chronicle. Best $3 cabinet photos at Notestein's until Jan. 1st, 97, for 82 per dozen. All work warranted. 2 Our line of ladies' and children's underwear is complete. Prices to suit the times. The Fair. John Tannahill made a business trip on the road last week, finding good sale for his products. Be sure to see the display of fine perfumes in fancy and cut-glass bottles at Stillman's Drug Store. 4-2t Wanted, a good girl for general housework. Call at residence, corner Sixteenth and Olive. D. W. Zeigler. Bring your orders for job-work to this office. Satisfaction guaranteed, and work promptly done, as agreed upon. Always on hand, Bell Conrad & Co.'s fresh-roasted coffees. tf A. B. Cramer. The young people are making great preparations for the leap year ball at Maennerchor hall next Friday evening. If you trade at Stillman's Drug Store, you get a novelty knife as a pres ent. It will pay you to ask them about it. Carl Kramer is agent for all maga zines and papers. He will save you trouble and expense by ordering through him. 3 They are all finding ont that Hona han sells boots, shoes and gentlemen's underwear of the best quality at lowest prices. 2t Platte Center ladies are talking of a leap-year ball to be held some time dur ing the holidays 1896 to 1004 is quite a long while. The Ladies Guild give a Kensing ton tea at the home ot Mrs. H. Hocken- berger Wednesday afternoon. All ladies are invited. Oakes Comic Specialty Co. and Swiss Bell Ringers, Saturday, Dec. 19, at the opera house. A cyclone of fun and music. Subscribe for The Journal any day. Fifty cents will get you the paper for the next three months, $1.50 for the next year. Take a look at our fine imported china, something for birthdays, wed dings or Christmas presents. Ed. J. Niewohner. Quarterly meeting will be held at the United Brethren church next Satur day and Sunday. Elder John of Dakota is to be present. G. B. Speice and Bert Arnold, of Columbus, came up Saturday evening to take part in the big hunt here Monday. f Albion News. It is now rumored that Hayden Bros, of Omaha are to establish here a store similar to the one they have been conducting in Omaha. The whole town of St. Edward seems to be quarantined for diphtheria. The churches, schools and all public gather ings have been stopped. Monday and Tuesday evening of this week Rev. J. D. Pulis preached at Bell wood for Rev. Schuler, who is conduct ing a protracted meeting. Mrs. Stires' farce, "Masonry Expos ed by Means of the X Ray," will be placed on the boards here within the next sixty days, so we learn. Baptist church, J. D. Pubs, pastor. Services Dec 20, 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Morning, "A Christmas Thought." Evening, "Life's True Model" Marriage licenses were issued the past week by Jndge Kilian to Louis Nauenburg and Miss Annie Yeiter; Nele Nelson and Miss Helen M. Rolf. Highest market price paid for but ter and eggs. tf A. B. Cramer. We are rushing in many novelties and new furniture, chairs, doll carriages, eta, for both adults and children, mak ing useful Christmas presents. Herrick. R. S. Dickinson is paying a few cents more per bushel than the regular market price for corn on account He believes in dividing the losses aa well as the gains. John Wiggins got from a friend on a train going east the other day, a boquet of fresh flowers from Los Angeles, Cali fornia, quite a sight to see so far-traveled. Friday last H. J. Hendryx ot Mon roe waa hurt by being knocked down and gored by a steer, while unloading a car. The extent of his injuries, we did not learn. A very clever company of Eastern Stars, and they gave the large audience one of the most enjoyable entertain ments seen here this season. San Francisco Examiner. At Columbus opera house next Saturday erasing:. 4 Mrs. & Woeddel, who swbtnitted to a surgical operation October 8, at the 8isters' hospital is rapidly recovering in health. John Huse of Battle Creek waa in the city Friday, visiting his cousin, Mrs. 8. Woeddel, whom he had not seen in seventeen years. S. CiCC Gray are overhauling their hardware store, and putting it in fine shape again. It can now be plainly seen how close a call it had for destruc tion by fire. Mrs. Herman G. Leuschen was called Wednesday to St Edward, her daughter, Mrs. Win. HeUbusch having given birth to twin daughters, one of which has since died. Corbin's cream mustard is a food product lately put upon the market by the well-known gardner of Grand Island. It is perfection in its line. Ask your grocer for it. The high water in Union creek last week cut a hole through the mill dam at Madison, which will take $800 or $1,000 to repair, something unusual for this time of year. While you are meditating what to get for a Christmas present, bear in mind that a Kodak or a Quad is some thing that everybody wants, $5 to $12, at Ed. J. Niewohner'e. 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 $1.75. tf Acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. Sam McFarland, now of Kansas City, will be interested to learn that they are rejoic ing over the arrival at their home about a month ago of twin girls. Now is the time to subscribe for The Columbus Journal and the Lincoln Journal, semi-weekly, both for $2.00 a year. Three papers a week at a cost of less than 4 cents a week. Roy Paschal, eldest son of Joe Pas chal, was badly hurt Monday evening by falling off a horse. His horse became frightened, thi owing him off and tramp ing on his side, no bones broken. Misses Rose and Emma Kinsle have opened a dress-making establishment in rooms over Boettcher's hardware store, and respectfully ask the patronage of the ladies of the city. Prices reasonable. Wednesday night burglars entered the Clarkson State bank, used dynamite freely, wrecking the vault, warping the safe so that the door could not be open ed, but getting nothing in the way of valuables. Toys, Toys, Toys, Dolls, Dolls, Dolls and Games, Games, Games for the little oaes. Fol low the crowd to E. D. Fitz- patrick's. tf The bills did not say enough. The company give more and better than the people had learned to expect It is one of the few companies that deal strictly and honorably with the public. Otta wa, HI., Press, concerning Swiss Bell Ringers. Caesar Ernst gave Journal head quarters a pleasant call Saturday. He says that Mr. Kohler ot Oregon has 2,600 sheep brought from there to fatten on Nebraska corn and hay. He is on one of Nich Blasser's farms south of the Loup. Thirty-two hundred sheep were shipped in here last week from the far west John Stauffer bought five hun dred ot them and will have them fed at Mr. Heck Blasser's place. The others, we are informed, will be fed at Nick Blasser's. Be sure to attend the dance at the opera house on Christmas night, Dec. 25, the second annual ball of the W. Y. Bissell Hose Co., proceeds to go to the department for the entertainment of the Fifteenth annual convention of the N. S.V.F.A. Parties having timber can have it sawed and split in short order by making arrangements with the undersigned. Also those wanting to purchase wood for fuel, whether for cook or heating stove, call on me and I will save you money. A. W. Armstrong. 4 We will offer for sale at 20 to 40 per cent discount until January 1st, our entire stock ot tinware, which was damaged by smoke in our recent fire. Will exchange any goods in our store for ear corn at 14c per bushel, or pay 12c cash. S. C. & C. C. Gray. 2t In the case of Miss Agnes Freiday vs. Henfling for alleged breach ot prom ise of marriage, the lady has been award ed a verdict of $2,600. Thic was the third trial of the case, in the first, the jury disagreeing. Miss Freiday was a former resident of this city. Dolls, doll baggies, games, books, celluloid by the sheet, toilet sets, albums, Morelties, etc., at the lowest prices at Kramer's. At the last meeting of Baker poet No. 9, G. A. R., the following officers were selected: Commander, J. H. Gal ley; S. V E. O. Rector; J. V., J. L. Sturgeon; Chaplain, W. A. McAllister; Quartermaster, John Brock; Officer of the Day. R. L. Rossiter; Sergeant of the Guard, John Tannahill. The Union Pacific company have received patents for all their lands in in this county, and the same will now be placed on record. This will be a con venience to many who have purchased lands of the company, and who for any reason, have desired to show a complete chain of title from the government vox Bergen Bros, sell boots, shoes, rubbers, arctics, felt boots, mittens, gloves, caps, underwear, overalls, duck coats, shirts, hosiery, queenaware, glass ware, woodenware, albums, holiday goods, stationery, cutlery, hardware, tinware, and notions, on our 5 and 10 cent counters. Call on us and see if our goods and prices do not speak for them selves, 11th street under Journal office, von Bergen Bros. tf The concert given by the Ottumwa Male Quartett of Chicago, assist fid by Miss Haines, elocutionist at the Congre gational church last Wednesday evening was well attended by music loving peo ple of the city. The entertainment was decidedly one of the best of the kind ever given in the city. The program was received with rounds of applause, nearly every number being eacbored. Rev. Rogers and his helpers should be con gratulated on securing audi a treat for Columbus people. Bay goods made in the United States. That will keep our money here for American workmen, who will buy American food products and thus in crease the price of farm products. D. D. Lynch of Platte Center is to be chief clerk or book-keeper under J. N. Wolfe at Lincoln. It seems that Colum bus is not able to get anything more than deputy oil-inspector, under any and all administrations. Albums, Dressing Cases, Collar aad Cuff Boxes, etc. A thousaud and one beautiful presents for Christmas. Fol low the crowd to the White Front Dry Goods Store. E. D. Fitzpatrick. tf The last Central City Republican has this to say concerning the farmer who was brutally shot at by two neigh bor boys while he was milking in his stable: "Owen Hutchings the man shot at Silver Creek is still alive and may recover to a certain extent but it looks now as if he would always bo a helpless invalid." David Anderson of South Omaha, well known to old-time Journal readers, is sojourning in Texas just now, and we notice is running up against some pretty tough weather, while his old neighbors are enjoying a remarkably-fine assort ment of weather. After all, one day with another, there is no place like Nebraska, no place like Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gerharts had a narrow escape from suffocation last Thursday night, from gas from their hard-coal stove. Friday morning Mr. Gerhartz awoke by the alarm clock and fainted away in trying to arise. When he recovered from the faint, he found Mrs. Gerhartz unconscious and hurried to a neighbor for help. Both fnlly covered after a few hours. re- Some days last week were so exceed ingly fine as to suggest a radical change in the weather, and it came Sunday evening, the sky being overcast with clouds, and the temperature falling to such an extent as to make it disagreea bly cold to be ont for any length of time. Of course we cannot expect Ital ian skies all the year round. Later. The clouds lasted but a little while. The following bit of information is from the Platte Center Signal: "R. S. Dickinson, one of the best known farm ers in Platte county, has purchased the stock yards from Lynch Bros., and will presently engage in buying grain for storage, and probably later will feed stock." Mr. Dickinson is the kind of man to be trusted in any relation of life whatever, and The Journal commends him to the good graces of Platte Center people. A Minnesota farmer says: No one need lose his hogs if he would feed them ground linseed cake. Illinois farmers have fed hogs in the midst of which the disease was raging with linseed cake with the immediate result of checking it. More than this, every pound of lin seed cake has more than its cost worth of flesh producing qualities and fertili zer. No farmer ought to try to raise stock without the use of it It can be fed with safety in any quantity. What a bundle of industrious bustle a boy is when there is good skating! No sooner is breakfast over than he is out cavorting over the nearest little pond in the neighborhood he is not waiting until some extensive lake comes along with a stretch of miles, and ice several feet thick. Not he. He makes the best of his near-by opportunities; although they may seem small and insigniflcant to the on-lookers, they are all the world to him for the time being, and if he will continue to work upon that principle he will eventually find the secret of human life. It would seem that human ity generally would do well to follow the example of the average young boy, and utilize the near-by innocent, small enjoyments of life. Chairman Wiggins of the county board of supervisors was at the meeting ot the state association last week, and gives a very interesting account of the proceedings. The whole range of sub jects of interest to county boards came up for discussion, roads, fees of officers, deposit of public money, etc. One of the resolutions adopted requested the legislature by joint resolution to pro vide for a commission on the revision of the entire revenue law, to report not later than the last day for introducing bills. This has long been much needed, and a good change will be a grand thing for the state. An interesting road scheme was presented. Another meet ing in February, while the legislature is in session, has been appointed. Last Saturday evening inspection of camp No. 10, S. of V. waa held at Bell wood. Quite a number of members of Union camp went over from here to attend, and were royally received by the Bellwood boys. Inspection of the camp lasted until about 1030, when a banquet was given. If anyone could have step ped into the hall while the boys were enjoying their supper, they would have thought the Sons were as much in line on "the eat" as any of their fathers. After the spread was cleared away some of the-new members of Union camp were given new degrees, and thenceforth became full-fledged Sons. At the close of the meeting three cheers were given for Bellwood camp and our boys came home feeling well paid for the trip. Many farmers, says the Winside Tribune, are burning corn in order to keep warm, in preference to coal. The principal reason for this is of course that it is vastly cheaper, for it takes only 26 bushels of corn to make a ton. There is also another feature to this which is actually astonishing when it is figured out Ten dollars will buy 91 bushels ot 11-cent corn. This at 75 pounds to the bushel makes 625 pounds, which is equivalent to about the same amount of coal The freight on this coal at 21 cents per hundred would be $1433, and the railroad company loses that to begin with by the substitution of corn for coal They lose also the freight on the corn they do not haul to Chicago, so on ten dollars worth of corn, or 91 bushels at 12 cents freight per bushel, they lose $10.91. Thus we reach the remarkable conclu sion that every time a farmer burns $10 worth of corn he saves $10 and deprives the railroad company of $25i24 worth of b Mareer ia CeUax Ceaatr. When The Journal went to press last week (Tuesday) there were rumors here of a murder having been committed somewhere in Colfax county the night previous, but names and incidents could not be learned. Wednesday's Omaha Bee contained particulars in full, from which we condense. Deidrich Glesing waa the young man shot and instantly killed at the home of his father in Colfax county Monday night by Claus Dettefsen. The crime waa committed during a terrible fight, the outcome of an attempt by the murderer to shoot Christina Glesing, a 20-year-old girl, who had re jected the advances of the murderer. The actions of the murderer show that he had deliberately planned to kill the girl, and also any of the family who undertook to interfere with him. Marx Glesing is the father's name, and he lives about eight miles northeast of Schuyler. In the neighborhood lived Claus Dettefsen, who came from Dodge county last spring and rented one of the Richard Henry farms. He became enam ored of the girl the first time be saw her, and wished to marry her then. The character of the young man being some what unsavory, the attentions offered were-much opposed by the father and but coolly received by the daughter. The first thing to turn young Dettef een's mind was his failure to get to danoe with Christina at a dance that was given at the! home of a Mr. Zigler during the summer,' But a short time Ister young Dettefsen and Christina happened to meet at a Catholio church across the line in Dodge county, and during his conver sation with her he told her that if she would not marry him he would kill her father; that he was the one that was to blame for her disliking him and that he was a man he hated. CAME PREPARED TO MURDER. Monday night about 7:30 Dettefsen appeared at the Glesing home, having driven over in a two-horse bnggy, as was learned next morning when search was instituted for him, walked into tho house without knocking at the door to warn them of his approach and took a seat in the kitchen where all of the family were sitting at the time, excepting Mr. Gles ing, who was suffering from headache and had gone into his bedroom and laid down to sleep. There seemed nothing out of the way in his demeanor, and he conversed with the family in good spirits, laughing, joking and entering heartily into the general good time that was being enjoyed by the large family in their pleasant, congenial, home. There being musicians in the family a dulcimer and violin being the instruments played upon, the party later adjourned to the sitting room and added music to the former enjoyment. Soon after arriving in the sitting room, Dettefsen took a bottle .of whiskey, a half-pint bottle, and drank about half of its contents, after which he removed a second bottle from his pocket, found afterward to have con tained strychnine, poured its contents into what remained of the whisky, and threw the empty strychnine bottle into the lap of one of the women. Imme diately after doing that he arose, drew a 32-caliber revolver from his pocket and fired at Christina, who stood across the room from him and immediately before the door leading into the room in which her father was sleeping. Christina for tunately having been watching him, quickly stooped and tho ball passed overhead and entered the door at a point to her about shoulder high. Two more shots were fired at her, but without effect. Diedrich Glesing, her 21-year-old brother, sprang at the man and threw his arms about him, but in such a way that his left arm was held, while his right, containing the pistol, was left free, whereupon the pistol was swung over Dettefsen's left shoulder and fired, the ball striking Diedrich almost in the cen ter of the forehead and killing him in stantly. While this was going on Bern hard a younger brother, bad escaped from the room to fun and warn the neighbors, and Christina by her cries to her father that Clans was shooting had awakened him from bis sleep; but dur ing this short time Dettefsen had attack ed Mrs. Glesing and knocked her to the floor, having fired at her the remaining shot in the revolver as she lay there, but without effect, and wound up his assault upon her by striking her with the butt of the revolver on the cap of her right knee, where a most painful and serious wound was inflicted. father's terrible struggle. Mr. Glesing, as he came from his bed room, was met at the door by the des perate villain, who struck him a fearful blow over the left eye with the butt of the revolver, the blow and others admin istered afterwards by the barrels ot the shotgun Mr. Glesing carried with him from the bedroom being so serious as to cause blood to flow freely from the wounds and his ears and nose as well. Dettefsen pointed the revolver at Clos ing's abdomen and pulled the trigger, expecting thus to kill him; but the last ball was gone, and a blow from Mr. Glesing's left hand sent the pistol to the ceiling and gave Glesing a chance to get his double barreled shotgun to bear upon Dettefsen and pull; the cartridge failed to explode and Dettefsen started toward the kitchen door, whereupon the second cartridge in the shotgun was tried, but with the same result as before. Dettefsen seemed now intent upon making his escape, but was assaulted by Glesing, who tried to brain him with the shotgun. Dettefsen caught the gun by its barrels and in the struggle that ensued the lever was unlocked and the gun came in two, Dettefsen holding the barrels, Glesing the stock and the bar rels at once began to descend with rapid ity and violence upon the head and shoulders of Glesing, but not with suffi cient effect to down him, as his oppon ent seemed to be wearied with his maniacal straggle against so many. He still seemed to desire to retreat and in passing to the kitchen again, where Bernhard, the younger brother, and a younger sister were, ne assaulted the girl and beat and bruised her badly with the gun barrels and then started for Bernhard, who passed out of the room and into the darkness, closely pursued by Dettefsen and sought refuge in a cornfield near by. Dettefsen did not follow him far, evidently going at once to his buggy and continuing his retreat. escape of the murderer. A strange part of the affair was that none of them were aware that Diedrick had been killed until after the murderer had gone. The neighbors wan warned and the sheriff and his deputy sent for, appearing as soon as possible upon the scene and starting in pursuit Dettef sea's buggy waa found a mile and one halt east ot the scene of his crime, it having got broken so that it could not be used. A few miles further on, one of the horses he had been driving was found running loose, which indicated that he had taken the other, a bay horse, and continued his flight Word brought in by the coroner was that the last known of Dettefsen waa that he waa at the home of a brother-in-law in Dodge county at 11 o'clock Mon day night His direction of flight from there is not known. It was thought he might be found to have drank the whis ky into whioh strychnine was put but the bottle was found in the room where moat of the fighting occurred, having been dropped. The coroner examined Diedrich's body and found that another shot than the fatal one had entered his body. Dettef sen left a note to his mother, who kept house for him, stating that he intended killing the girl and then himself; that he waa not to blame for it and could not help it, though he knew she was not worthy of him. Word came early in the evening that he had been caught but the sheriff and deputy came in later and denied having seen or heard of him further than above reported. The Schuyler Quill gives the following additional items: The sheriff came back and at once had bills struck offering a reward of $100 for his capture. A photo graph ot him, taken in 1890, was secured and pictures struck from it and attached to the bills and sent broadcast over the country. The bills give the details of the deed and a description of the murderer, as follows: "Is 20 years old, is about 5 feet, 9 or 10 inches tall, will weigh about 170 pounds, is light complexioned, with small light moustache, is a well built, very strong, big boned man, with broad, drooping shoulders, is low German, but also speaks English, has small blue or gray eyes, deep set, and somewhat peak ed face, wore when he left here a cap, a brown striped suit, and a long, dark overcoat" That night Sheriff Kroeger, Deputy Van Housen, and James Fiddes went up to Dettefsen's house and searched it. The mother was away, but they found a note addressed to her, written in Ger man, which translated about as follows: "Dearly Beloved Mother When you read this writing I will no longer be among the living. I shall voluntarily seek death, for life without her (you know whom I mean) is not worth living. I well know she is unworthy of my love, yet I cannot help loving her. I feel as though the cloud of insanity would hover about me did I not put an end to this. However, before I leave this life I will have revenge on her, so that she may not exult over me, for I know she is cruel hearted enough to do it Now, farewell forever. I hope to find a lenient judge in the world to come. If I don't, I leave this life possessed of the assurance of your forgiveness." It was signed, "Your loving son, Claus Dettefsen." This shows that he expected to kill the girl and then take poison. On Wednesday Coroner Lowery and County Attorney Brown went ont to the Glesing place and an inquest was held over the dead body of Deidrich, B. Don ovan, Henry Foust W. L. Michaelsen, Rudolf Hobza, Andrew Gless, and James W. Smith were the jurors and they brought in a verdict declaring that the deceased came to his death from a pistol shot wound at the hands of Clans Dettef sen, feloniously fired. On Wednesday the dead son was buried, it being a sad affair for the fam ily and friends. So far no trace is had of the murderer. A telegram from Norfolk and one from Columbus announced that he was secur ed, but Sheriff Kroeger went and inves tigated and found them to be the wrong men. The whole country is aroused and no doubt the fellow will be captured. The musical and literary entertain ment given under the auspices of the Fire department last Thursday evening at the opera house was listened to by a fairly well-filled house, who appreciated each of the numbers of the program as rendered. There is little use in Colum bus looking elsewhere for instrumental music when the services can be secured of such as the Columbus orchestra, the Mandolin club, Mr. and Miss Schroeder, and Miss Henry; such vocalists as the Orpheus, Mrs. Warren, Miss Rickly and Mrs. Chambers; such speakers as Judge Kilian, Miss Parks or Miss Hatfield, and such adepts in military maneuvers as the Whitmoyer Rifles. As always, the Fire department are magnificently treated when the people of Columbus get a good chance to show their appre ciation, and the present instance was no exception, there beingabout 848 realized clear of all expenses. This is iutended as a portion of the fund which will be necessary to entertain the visiting fire men of the state at the convention to be held in this city beginning tho third Tuesday in January. An unusual number of people were in the city Saturday, and, strange to say, we caught sight of Santa Claus several times, while making our rounds for news, but we were always just a little too late to enjoy him in conversation. We had a goodly number of questions that we have been wanting to ask him for a long, long while, but the good natured old man hustled along at such a lively rate that we could not catch up with him. We do believe that he is very generously inclined this time, more so than usual for some reason or other. Perhaps it is because the world at large is coming to have a better understand ing of the True Christmas Time for all the year round good will to men; help all along, and don't kick the feeble ones; help and don't hinder be true and just and kind. Rev. A. W. Clark, state missionary for the Baptist association of Nebraska, presented the state of church work in Nebraska, on Sunday last, and took up a collection, amounting to $23.50. Mr. Clark had a large, canvas map of Ne braska upon which he had designated the location of Baptist churches, and had made himself familiar with the pres ent condition of Baptist church work, especially in the frontier settlements, telling of communities of people, towns of eight to ten hundred, where there had been no preaching for years. The facts that he gave, in his unassuming way, were surprises to many of the congrega tion who had not made themselves famil iar with the condition of church affairs in the sparsely-settled portions of the state. FRIEDHOF & COMP'Y Great Offering of Sptcial Bargains! Stocks Complete in All Departments! 40 inch wide all wool Flannel suitings, all colors, at 25c a yd. 38 inch wide all wool Serge, all colors, 28c a yd. 38 inch wide figured Brilliantine 25c a yd. Saxony Yarns 5c a skein. German Knitting Yarn 15c a skein. Turkey Red Table Lin en 19c ayd. Simpson Mourning Prints, Turkey Red Prints 5c a yard. -THE LARGEST Men's & Boys' Ming, Hats & Caps In Piatt Give us a call. BURY RAGATZ k CO., Staple and Fancy 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. BEGHER Farm Loans, And Insurance.. COLUMBUS, I PERSONAL. H. G. Cross was at Duncan Friday, A. Haight is confined to his bed by sickness. Wm. O'Brien started for Illinois Sat urday on a trip. Mrs. L. Hohl and daughter Clara were in Omaha last week. Lee O'Donnell of St. Edward visited in the city last week. Leo Schonlau, now of Lincoln, is vis iting his boy friends. Miss Frances Briatoll has returned from a visit to North Platte. Mrs. E. A. Gerrard of Monroe was a Columbus visitor over Sunday. Lem Andrews of Omaha was visiting friends in the city a couple of days last week. Mrs.C.G. Hickok returned home from Glen Falls, Iowa, after a few weeks' visit with a sister. Miss Lulu Crawford of Central City came down Monday to visit her friend, Mrs. A. Strauss. Mrs.Theo. Friedhof returned last week from an extended visit in New York and other eastern states. Miss Anna Berger returned Friday from Kansas City, where she has been the past three months for her health. At one of the Columbus Sabbath schools last Sunday the subject of the lesson was Intemperance and the good pastor remarked that not one of the least was that of the practices of the gour mand, and asked his pupils if they knew what that meant, and when the answer was given satisfactorily he con tinued: 'Yes, for instance, at Thanks giving dinner where there are many good things to eat we are more than likely to partake to excess and remain in an uncomfortable condition for hours and at supper time what do we have?" One of the urchins who had been listen ing very attentively, in a clear, loud voice and with a confidence that he waa sure he knew what he was talking about, ejaculated, "We have what was left at dinner!" Tfce Fire 4Bey" Pleaned. The officers and members of the Co lumbus Fire Department wish to thank all persons who took part in their musi cal and literary entertainment on Thurs day evening, Dec 10. Also every one who ftttAnrifv thn ntArtainmanf tnr their kind aad liberal patronage. Colored Outing Fkaatl 5c a yd. Soft fart bleached Mist. Ha 5c a yd. Fine quality Black Sat teea 10c a yd. Childress' Drawers froa Vests aad 10c aad up. Men's Camel's Hair Shirts and Drawers, special value, 39c. Best quality Ginghams 5c a yd. Extra large Grey Blan kets 55c a pair. ASSORTMENT OF- Oounty. Respectfully, FRIEDHOF & CO. COLUMBUS, NEBR. I k CO., Real Estate NEBRASKA. Chicago Inter Ocean and Columbus - Journal, one year, in advance $1.75. tf gtutints &tittM. Advertisements under thia hed St. cents a lineeach insertion. W; 8CHILTZ makes boots and shoes in th. beet styles, and nses onlr tha verv heat took that can be Drocnred is the market. 32-tf COLUMBUS MARKETS. EVOarqnotatioBsof the marketsareobtained Tuesday afternoon, and are comet and reliable at thetime. OBAIX.KTO. Wheat tM Ear Corn -z Shelled Corn 10 Oats scio Rjre "21 Floor in S00 lb. lots 50411 SO PBOOCOX. Dmifja s)UK$ If m5K . ! Potatoes 25 LIVESTOCK. Fathogs 20ASO9 Fat cows $2 0062 50 Fataheep BlSOigZOO Fat steers is 23jS SO FrischMi Bros.' Fall and WINTER STYLES ! Shoes! Shoes! This Department received our most careful attention. Do not miss seeing our 20th Century Shoes. Our School Shoes are good wearers and fine fitters. Our 32, $2.50 and ft ladies' Fine Shoes are of especial value. Men's Shoes, all qualities, at lowest prices. Clothing ! Clothing ! We have a most complete stock of Clothing, made by the best manufactur ers of the country, which means latest style, and splendid fit. We are enabled to sell them at the very lowest prices. We warrant them to give the verv beat of satisfaction. OUII its' - Fmbfcbc - totfe CANT BE BEAT. IVAll obt roods are fresh and new. We have no shelved stile, and old coode to orovoke tod. GiTens a call sad get prices. BesMctralJy. FRISCHHOLZ BROS. Oa. doer at ot sbsvr laaatx 4 Co. m :i -1 . -3x?& T