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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.
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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.
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Mixed arrives
I'titH&naor leav-n ....
arrived
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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
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Library Lamps
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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