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TW? J-q,-. - - 2-' iX.' & ..'-.fVe"T-'' '" . - hi t 4 f. t ?: .. ? -. . - . r- . ! -1 4 .. -v .fj. J t L - I LI aar J. t fa (tolumluis journal. WEDNESDAY. SKPTKMBEK 1. 1SS7. B. A: M TIMETABLE. Lincoln. 0.aafca. Chicago. St. Jorfa, Kansa i II)'. St.LouW and all point' cast aii.1 iocth. htnxrr, IUUbi, Batte. Salt LaWe Cltj, PortlaaJ, Saa FraarHco tad all polat wett. THUXS PEPAKT. No. 22 'Passenger .Jo. S2 "Freight and Accommodation 'DaiIj- except Sunday. "Daily erceiit Saturday. TSAINS AHEIVE. No. 21 Pa.eager No. 31 "Freight and Accommodation "Daily except Sunday. 7:10 a. m 4.15 p. m 62T. p. 10 p. C MON lA( 1 Hi I IME-'I ABLE. oois l et. OOlJiO UEST. t-l l.n. .1 00a. m i Limited .. 10." a. in Atlantiv F.. n. " I Fast Mail 6 1 p. in 6 it p. in Gr. l.ocal K:10p. in ' ir. is. ixicai V-i-t Mail . 2 ir. ii. in .No. 3. fust .Mail, crriin p3w-enerfl for through, pinte. Ooin e-d at 6 15 p. rn., ar riis at Donrer 10 h. m. No. 2. 1 uat Mail Car rie juwiMter to Schnler. Fremont. Valley and Omaha goim: eist at 2-15 i. in. I he Height train leaving here Kt SiSS p. ni. car ries pa-inere from here to Valley. COLUMBt'S AMI NOKFULK. F8enp.erarriii'froiii Sioux City..-. Ii4ea forSlouxCit Mixed leaves for riiouxCitj MlSi-'.l arrives .12-SOp. m . 6.15 p. m . 6:00 a. m . ll.OJp. ai KH ALWOX ASIi CI'DAK HWIPl. Mne.l lev. - e oo a. . S.20p. 1 .30 p. 1220 p. .Mix! arrive HerJiVen arrneb .- gnrifty Moticts. tsrwll initio- Chifrfe.1 at the rat. und.-r thin heading vill 1 of i'i h j.-.-tr. a I.FBANOX1.0IMSK No. '. A FA. A M. K., Uvular n.e-tiEKH Jd Wedu-da in each month. All '-"-V.n5!,xt.V.,M?d J. I! 13BISM.V. Sec'y. -'0JU WU.DFY LOIKli: Ni. 41, l.O. O. F.. I ineeti ruo!aj eiTenmi til e.tri w.4k at Iheir tisll u lliirieeniu street. XiBitinc l.rethreu cordially icv,t-J. W.A.Wav. N.'. It N.Ti--Tr.:s. Sc'y. .(jaiii'l-tr yit.ii i riii. I'lMI'Xn.J WOODMEN OF V i!. Ui.rl.j. inretrt ver ifond and fourth 1 ...i. .!...- ,.f ft iiionth. 7 20 I). IU.. at K. of 1. Hall. Eleventh ctn-t. ltegtilar atten.lancs it. r fiiralile. and a!! ioitin; hrelhreii nre cor rtiall in.it.1 to in-t v.ith u. Ji"'- " tiFUlJirMtOflil IH' OFlTl'KK-DAl A htaiiiti hold regular Service everj huuday ttlp n... pr;r n.w tim; on V.ednerdaj eVeniD bt tr.eir chapel, former of Nortli ttreet and l'acific A.t-m.e. AllarecorUiall) inwte.1. lSllib'J Kld.-r.il. J. HCPSON. Weeldett. GERMAN UhrOKMED ( HUIICH. -Sunday Scli'iol at HJO a in. ( hurch every Sunda b. 10S0 ni. Christiin Endeavor at 70 p.m. I-ddi Aid Socwtj eterj tirot lhnrsday in the aionin at iho i hurch. llnov-VI GERMAN... ...MILLET AND FOBbAJ.E AT EHLBIGH BROS. COLUMltUS MARKETS. BBI -aggs.J- 'U.ijjjaJ- HUNGARIAN IWheHt q buehel. ... "3 ,-' Corn, shelled -fMmahel. .. " 18 Oala-V lmshel 10g 13 ; HTo-f.Mm5U.el 6? 35 . Hflgs-'p' cwL 3 M 3 60 Fat, cattle- p owt 3 75 4 '2Tt '-. Potatoes -f lmshel 40 "Butter- yiti 8(g 10 Egpa i dozen ? 1 "ilHrkets correoteJ every Tuesday af .. - ternoou. Go to Strauea for the beat photoe. D. P. Davis, lawyer, office in Barber block. tf Dr. Kallmann, dentist, Thirteenth .street, tf 1 Born, to Mrs. A. M. Gray. Sunday, u ten pound son. , JJCublets. ues, fjfSfnls, at bou Hekro-s. 1 -lir. Jj. U. oss, iiomeopaimc pmsi- 'cian. Loliinmus. e-. If you want a photo that will do you justice yo to Strauss. 2 tf .fudge Duffy went to the Phillips grove picnic yesterday. Cattle and hogs are the best means of utilizing the corn crop. G. G. Bowman of Omaha, was in the city set-rjil days last week. Dr. C. F. O. Miessler, physician and "surgeon. Eleventh street, Columbus, tf -September 10, the Old Settlers' pic nic, Potters grove. Monroe township. Drs. Martyn. Evans .t Geer, office thre doors north of Friedhof's store, tf -Do not fail to see our S-foot galvan ized steel mill for 23.00. A. Dussell Ar Son. If Please Temember that you can get just as nice photos at Notestein's as you "can in Omaha. tf Dr. E. A. Sheets, formerly of this city, is publishing at Denver, the Colo rado Medical Journal. "' It is said there were 12,000 people at the Hinghng show in David City Tuesday of last week. Another attempt is being made to enforce the law throughout the state in regard to Gre-escapes. Aristo Platiuo photos are the latest 'style, and you can get them at Notes tein'e. All work warranted. tf Mrs. J. G. Oiggins of Omaha was in the city last week, representing the Equitfible Life Insurance company. L. L. Roy, formerly agent for the B. & M. at Garrison, more recently at Ithaca, has disappeared, leaving no trace or track to tell what has become of him. Grayson Moore and Frank Bryant of Omaha rode up on a tandem bicycle Friday and stopped over Saturday on their -way to Cedar Bapids to visit Gray son's sister, Mrs. Bsr. Bross. Senator Hale of Madison connty intl Wor the city Monday. 'Wise buvers buy IDEAL dyers," sale only by the Gerrard Wheel orke. tf Mr. Hudson and Mrs. Eisenman will serve ice cream at the home of the wil latl dot latter Wednesday evening. Dr. R. D. McKean, dentist, ancces- r to Dr. Houghawout, ground floor, 4 oora north First National Bank, tf Sup't Williams haa called a teachers' meeting to be held in the High school room at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. Bring your orders for job-work to this office. Satisfaction guaranteed, and work promptly done, as agreed upon. The Misses Zinnecker entertained a number of friends Friday evening in their beautiful new home east of the city. Herman and Frank Kereenbrock and George Schratn will go into camp over in Polk county soon for a three weeks1 outing. E. H. Jenkins received a telegram Monday stating that his aunt, Mrs. Mix, whom he recently visited jn Michigan, is dying. A heavy rain Saturday night fresh-. ened the air and soaked the ground We are enjoying the most delightful weather. Ufiual services in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath. Morning subject, ''Our Faults;" evening subject, "Glory I Revealed." fjL-Fall Dry Goods nt E. D. Fitzpatrick's. See them. Lee Beatty and family were in the city Saturday, accompanied by a Mr. Johnson from the northwestern part of the county. -FARMERS, ATTENTION. You cutset an 8-fot Freeport Galvanized stel windmill from A. Dussell & Son Tor only 32T.00. tf - Now is the time to subscribe for The Jouknal. For less than three cents a week, you get all the local news in neat, trim shape, tf Farmers generally are looking out for cattle to feed, and thus make the best use of the corn crops on hand and coming to maturity. George Hollenbeck was here several days labt week, and it was leurned that he had not been married, as some of the papers had reported. CO. Hardy for all kinds of repairing ad win d job work, also screen doors and ndows made to order. Three doors west of Galley's store, tf Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sturgeon went to Rising Sunday to attend the funeral Monday of their niece, aged four years, daughter of J. H. Aden. Baptist church, J. D. Pulis, pastor. Services Sept. 5th 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Morning, "Christ Our Paesover;" even ing, "Christ, the Door." Hubert Charters from Missouri has purchased J. G. Pollock's interest in the Meridian hotel and we understand takes possession in a few days. J. L. Sturgeon went west Monday and expects to return today or tomorrow with six hundred head of Montana cat tle, which will be for sale. Sturgeon & Son eold 44 head of cattle Friday to E. H. Jenkins, who will take them to his ranche at Kalamazoo, Madison county, for feeding. Rev. and Mrs. Mickel entertain the young people of the M. E. church this Tuesday evening at the parsonage in honor of her brother, Ed. King. About five engines a week are being got out at the shops at Havelock, and others are coming in so fast that they cannot be taken cars of. Lincoln Call. Marriage licenses were issued by Judge Kilian the past week to Corne lius J. Rowley and Rozetta A. Shearen; Andrew Thompson and Mary B. Taake. Miss Alice Matthews of Sarnia, Can ada, arrived here Saturday aud spent a few days on her way to Cedar Rapids, where she will teach school the coming year. W.T. Ernst has put into his pasture 70 cows purchased last week of Gates Bros., Richland. Frank Olcott and Ed. Haan purchased of the same firm 50 calves. W. T. Allen has been helping to thresh at his rented farm south of the city. Rye goes 40 bushels to the acre, wheat 23 and the oats is away out of sight. Rev. Hayes took a trip last week to Norfolk, Wausa and Omaha, returning home Saturday. At Wausa he officiated in the marriage of a couple of former friends. Louis Blaser made this office a pleasant business call Friday last and will receive this paper and the Lincoln Semi-Weekly State Journal for the coming year. Hog cholera is said to be raging at Pleasant Valley, George Dewitt having lost 150, John Reed 4 or 5 a day and many others in like manner. Silver Creek Times. L Repairing of traction engines a epec I uk; also raising of smoke stacks, and btliler work of all kinds. Boilers and engines for sale. J: A. L. Talley, Co lumbus, Nebr. tf The school board had a meeting yes terday, at which they received and ac cepted the resignation of Miss Ida Mar tin as teacher. The board meet again at 4 o'clock Friday. A new forage plant indigenous to the Russian steppes is to be tried in the United States. It is said to thrive in lands which are too dry for the ordi nary forage plants. Now is the time to subscribe for The Columbus Jouknal and the Lincoln Journal, semi-weekly, both for $2.15 a year. Three papers a week at a cost of less than 4 cents a week. Mrs. Hamer gave a tea party Thurs day in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Chapman, of Omaha. A large crowd were present, and enjoyed the delight ful refreshments served by the hostess. David Thomas of Poetville, Pel Bar rows of St. Edward and A. W. Ladd of Albion were welcome Journal visitors Friday, homeward bound from the re publican 6tate convention at Lincoln. It evidently had -done them good to attend a large, enthusiastic gathering of 1 bPPT republicans. The American-Swiss band will hare a picnic next Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Ed. Keuscher grove southwest of this city, the band concert to be given at 10 o'clock. Admission to the grounds free. 'Friday evening last Mr. and Mrs. E. Pohl were escorted to the Maennerchor hall, where was celebrated in befitting etjle, the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding. They were married in Wisconsin. Fr. Jerome has been transferred to Columbus, and Fr. Bartbolemae, of Ashland, Wise., has been located here to take charge of the Madison parish. We regret to lose Fr. Jerome from Hum phrey. Humphrey Democrat. The Monroe Looking Glass, after giving the fusion ticket, says "they are all in the old rings, and we need hardly say that if the christian churches see fit to organize they can control all the offices in Platte connty this fall." At a meeting of the Lincoln city council the second-hand dealers ordi nance was so amended as to permit dealers to purchase goods st open sale, at residences, take a bill of sale, and not report the transaction to the police. William Roth, carpenter and con- tor, holds himself in readiness for ilk kinds of work in bis line. If you are thinking of having any carpenter work done, communicate with William Roth, Columbus, Nebraska, and get fig ures. 18aug3m Dussell & Son went yesterday morn ing to Duncan, where they are to put in a complete system of waterworks for the Warren Live Stock company. They take a number of men with them and expect to have work for about three weeks. The Schuyler Herald says that the cholera is making sad ravages among the hogs in Shell Creek precinct again. Adam Schmidt has lost nearly two hun dred head and Messrs. Dehmlow, Koni cek, Groteluschen and others are losing theirs. Section Foreman Krayenbuhl, be tween David City and Rising, was killed several winters ago by an extra train going west over the road. His widow brought suit against the road for $25, 000, and the result is that the widow gets 31,500. Instead of the ordinary 2x4 the U. P. company have used for curbing on their gravel sidewalk on North street, heavy timber, about 6x14 for holding the graveLiu place, and the public travel will soon have the gravel worked down into a good walk. Saturday Sheriff Kavanangh took John Kennedy and Frank Long to the penitentiary at Lincoln for their two years' sentence for assaulting and rob bing Tschudy and Nelson here some weeks ago. They got 10 cents and a watch, and now they get this. A. D. Kitchen, formerly of Lincoln, and well known to many Journal read ers, is said to be booming a new mining camp on Peace river, British Columbia, which rises in the same section of the Rocky mountains as the Klondike river, but at the eastern side of the range. The B. A: M. water tank burst Sun day morning, cracking like a cannon, waking everybody up in the neighbor hood. All the water was let out. A gang is now here for the erection of a new tank, and they are at work on it, expecting to have it completed within a week. A late cartoon represents John Bull, loaded down with shoddy, cheap-labor goods of British manufacture coming up against Uncle Sam's Protection fence, and Your Uncle is represented as saying: "We are making our own goods, now, Johnnie." American labor for Ameri can markets. Nebraska is cutting quite a figure these times in several lines. The Lin coln State Journal has secured the con tract for printing the Woodman, the official paper of the Modern Woodmen, 268,000 copies each month, requiring seven tons of paper. There were a large number of competitors for the job. The slot gambling machines in the cities are coming to book in a rather un expected way. Lead slugs, which can BBuad for six cents a hundred, are be ing used instead of good coin, and the owners of the machines are getting-tired of the game. It reverses the gambler's maxim, and gives him "nothing for something." The Journal is prepared to furnish in the very lateet styles, stationer's goods for balls, parlies, entertainments, school exhibitions, concerts, graduating exercises, and the thousand other occa sions for which fine stationery and nice printing are in demand. We furnish ev erything in our line at reasonable prices, and strictly in line with the order, tf The Young Men's Junior Orchestra had a fine time Sunday at their picnic; it was a very pleasant day; the music was fine and all who attended were very well pleased. The treasury of the or chestra is not bulging out excessively over the receipts, but there will be some dollars left after paying all expenses, and this will be an inducement to still improve in their rendition of the great masterpieces of music. A Delsarte entertainment will smctly be given under the auspices of tie Ladies' Guild of Grace Episcopal church. The program will consist of an exhibition of Delsarte drills, music, etc. Over fifty young ladies and children will take part in its rendition. Mrs. Fay Tanner, who is drilling the voung people, comes to us highly recommended in this work. Place, dates, etc., will be announced in next week's Journal. Fremont is to be headquarters for the Volunteers of America for the di vision comprising Nebraska and South Dakota. This has been the talk for several months, but has just been brought about by a change of division officers. Capt. Rogers, who has been in charge of the division since its organi zation, has been sent to California, and he has been succeeded by H. C. Gillett, of Belvidere, 111. So says the Fremont Tribune. A new Indiana variety of com call ed Cornucopia is said to produce 200 bushels to the acre; one stalk to the hill produces five to ten well-filled ears. It is a stout grower, and stalks are two inches in diameter. The farmers in the neighborhood, where the seed has been perfected (Scottsburg) are enthusiastic over it and believe that it will in time revolutionize the industry handed down by the aborigines. What wouldn't that rariety do in Platte county's rich soil! J. C. Fillman writes from Chicago, under date of August 28, that he finds no place like Nebraska. With a large crop and good, MeKialey prices, pro tection and sound money, Nebraska will be on top ia 96. Iowa has a good crop, Illinois is in the ring (corns trifle short), Indiana a small crop, Michigan fair, Wisconsin and Minnesota only fair, there is no state so much talked of as good old Nebraska's large crop and prosperity; go where you will, you can hear Nebraska highly spoken of. Roy Carter and Corl Jenkins of Nor folk arrived in the city Monday on their return home from Nevada, Mo., whither tbey had gone on their'bicyclee, taking a week down and the same in return, traveling 850 miles on their wheels. Ten miles south of David City, one of Roy's pedals broke with him, and he pedaled to David with one foot, and there they took the train for this city. They enjoyed their trip hugely, and the experiences of this seven weeks will form an important chapter in their life's his tory. Miss May North called at the sanc tum Tuesday morning to talk over the plans for her proposed School of Ora tory, which she will open in September if any encouragement is shown her. Miss North has proven that her talent is much above mediocrity and her train ing has been most thorough and she haa besides, the vigor and enthusiasm of earnest youth, and a charming personal ity. We hope and believe she may suc ceed, right here in Omaha, where she is so well and favorably known. Woman's Weekly. Hans Elliott's team took a notion Monday evening to "act up" a little, and one of them got a leg over the pole, when the trouble began. It was opposite Mr. Sibbersen's. Hans turned the team, but in doing so both himself and Mrs. Elliott were pitched out of the buggy, no spe cial hurts, except a scratch on the face for Mr. Elliott. The team seemed to make straight for Dr. Voes, who was rid ing horseback opposite Gus. Schroeder's. He had barely time to get to oue side, about three feet out of line, when the team struck a tree, a horse on each side, the team falling flat, both horses being lamed in the hind legs and the buggy somewhat damaged. Edward Jennings of Central City has entered complaint against William Meagher, charging assault with intent to do great bodily barm. The hearing was postponed from Monday till Tues day afternoon at 1. Jennings claims that the assault was made on him, be cause he would not give the assailant a drink of whiskey; that both men were perfectly sober; that he was stabbed under the eye and on the nose, the aBaault being made Sunday morning about 8 o'clock, in Hughes' lumber yard. Jennings is 52 years old, a railroad sec tion hand, and was on his way to Oma ha. He has been under the care of Dr. Alger, and while it was at first thought he might lose the sight of an eye, it is now supposed he will recover without serious injury. Miss Ida Martin received a telegram Monday offering her a position in the schools at Trinidad, Colo., which she decided to accept. This makee-a va cancy in the eighth grade, which will be filled by the board probably at their next meeting, Friday at 4 o'clock. Mies Martin has been a teacher in our city schools for a number of years and has given excellent satisfaction. She has been active in work outside the school room, being president of the history club, a member of the woman's club and an elocutionist of good ability. Miss Martin will be missed in the social cir cles and her friends will all be interested in her success out west. Miss Lena Martin will accompany her to keep house, starting for their new home the last of the week. Wednesday evening last Mrs. C. C. Gray and Mrs. E. H. Chambers, with the Gray team and carriage, were out driv ing in the western part of the city, and when near Mr. Right mi re's the team scared at a wheelbarrow and started to run. After going a couple of blocks Mrs. Gray, understanding Mrs. Cham bers to advise her to jump out, did so, receiving some slight bruises. The team went down Thirteenth street, ev erybody who saw them being intensely interested in the result, many following with teams, bicycles, and on horseback. At several corners which were tnrned in the course of their mad run, it was feared that the carriage would be over turned, but the fair driver, notwith standing a six weeks' illness, held the horses in the middle of the road until they reached Mrs. Lockhart's place, more than a mile from where tbey started, where she succeeded in stopping them. The militia company had appointed Saturday evening to go into camp on W. T. Ernst's farm on the brow of the bluff just north of town and like true soldiers they braved the rainy weather and marched out prepared to eat soaked hard tack, as the weather would permit. About 9 o'clock, after the first rain, the company started on their march of three miles carrying their rifles over shoulder. From the farm of B. Ellis to the camp ing grounds, about two miles, the rain poured down on them and the mud was good and deep, taking all mere romance out of the situation. The tents were pitched about midnight, and from that time to 5 the rained poured down in earnest. Captain Kilian took a 'bus out early Sunday morning to bring the "conquering heroes home," but they wouldn't come; they wanted to drill and shoot. Two handsome prizes were offer ed, gold and silver medals, by Col. Wbitmoyer and Capt. Kilian respective ly for best marksmanship. Each had five turns at hitting the target at a range of 200 yards. The beat possible marksmanship counted 25 marks. Frank Krumei got first prize, the gold medal, with a record of 22 points. Lester Sis son and Frank Thomas each got 21 points out of 25 and tossed up for the silver medal, Thomas Winning. Sam Gasa came next with 20 points. Dr. Dwight, Charles Segelke, Earl Pearsall, C. W. Pearsall, Adolph Kurth and Charles Stillman all got 19 points. The 45-caliber Springfield rifle was used. Out of the fifty members of the compa ny, thirty-nine were present at roll calls. They broke camp Sunday evening, marching in - . Bryaa's Hear. The adherents of William J. Bryan were well pleased with his reception here Saturday; with the crowd present, variously estimated at 1,500 to 5,000 people, and with the speech. . Beside the usual large number of faruers and farmers' families who come to the city on Saturdays, there were many who made a special trip to see and to hear the "boy orator" of the presi dential campaign of 9C, and the pro posed leader of the silver clans for 1900. There had been special, non-partisan meetings held during the week and various committees appointed to make the occasion as much of a success as possible. A committee met Mr. Bryan at Clarks on his way here from Grand Island, ar riving in the city at 12:30. It had been intended to have the speaking at the park, but for some reason this was changed to the middle of the street between the Thurston hotel and Pollock & Co's drug store, where a platform with awning was erected, and from which Mr. Bryan addressed the people who sweltered in the suu, whose heat poured down on them unobstructed except by a parasol or umbrella, here and there. A quartette composed of Mrs. Warren, Miss Bickly, Mr. Way and Mr. Heine man, also two brass bands, the Farmer Boys' of Shell Creek and the American Swiss of Duncan, added much to the enjoyment of the afternoon. Jjfdgj3iiTjp introduced thespeakec to his audience, and he entertained them with' the well-known Bryan style of speaking for nearly an hour, the first half of his 6peech, however, being styled by him non-partisan. He didn't like the personal part of politics. One had to speud half his time in convincing his friends that he didn't have wings, and the other half in proving to his enemies that he didn't have horns. He touched upon the Bilver-wheat question by re ferring the advance in price of wheat to the shortage of the crop in other countries, in other words on the prin ciple of supply and demand. Why sil ver had gone down, he didn't say, al though it is doubtless due in great part to the fact that there is leas and less demand for silver a3 a circulating medium and an article of trade. It was noticeable to Mr. Bryan's old acquaintances that he seemed ten years older than two years ago. Ilia "smile," however, ia just as young, and his man ner just as "magnetic," and while it is doubtless true that no republican was overwhelmed by his influence, those who have before taken kindly to hia talk, were confirmed in their illusions by the speech of Saturday. A committee from Fremont met Mr. Bryan here and escorted him to Fre mont, where he was to speak the same afternoon. Why Thpy Complain. But there is wide room for complaint aa to the manner in which the nomina tion of the ticket was brought about. Democrats all over the county, if we are correctly informed, feel that the demo cratic convention was wrested away from the party through methods that were shameful and dishonorable. It ia well known and not denied that popu lists all over the county, casting aside their honor and manhood, appeared at the democratic primaries and partici pate tbereiu. voting -ith those who desired the disruption of the democratic party in the interest of the populist party. In some cases pops even stooped to perjury in order to vote, when, if they had the faintest conception of honor, they could not have been induced to do so. This was not confined to the rank and tile of the party, but in many in stances the pop leaders set the dishon orable example and the privates of the party followed in droves. We will just mention one instance: In the First ward of the city of Columbus, J. S. Freeman, the biggest and fattest pop in the county the chairman of the pop central committee a man who had par ticipated in the pop primaries and had been elected as a delegate to the pop county convention and was such a del egate at the time, presented himself at the democratic ward primary, demanded to and was allowed to vote for delegates to the democratic convention, and that vote, thus wrongfully cast, defeated a delegation of democrats to said conven tion. In some precincts in the county there were more pops than democrats voted at the democratic caucuses or primaries. What does the reader think of a convention packed in this manner? Was it fair? Was it just? Is there any wonder that democrats express some unwillingness to abide by a decision reached in such manner? However, we only present the facts. Columbus Tel egram. Kutrrtainu ices AmencawlcUoru will .assisted by Ses Florence iCongregatioml church, t riuay evening uission 25c, children unc 15 Fol- lo wing-is -the' progr The Conwderate. .A LOU Oar Foil Emerson Brooks Jane, Let ' ln. Whitcouih Uiley Andante Op" Prachidinin Grieg Iberg Suite Op. iorence 01. JBuTomar ...am. Haminkhaaxen llaWSalvauor AV Ella Vhe3fcr Wilcox Thehaol'Marni4prtia' Will Carleton Sonatampitiaaianat first ViimuJWlt VfJL. Beethoven MiesuMaon. Patsy . -VL. .e Doutclas Wi'KRi'nd Mary StuarXm. ....v Schiller School for Hcaiakl A Sheridan The Journal desires none of its readers to be lacking in any of the ele ments of good citizenship, and for farm ers, a knowledge of the law in regard to contagious or infectious diseases among animals, may prove to have a money value worth considering. Keep it for reference: "It shall be the duty of every person owning or keeping swine upon his prem ises in which an ontbreak of any conta gions or infectious disease may occur, to immediately quarantine said premis es by posting and keeping so posted during the continuance of said sickness or plague at least three placards not less than twenty-four inches in length and fifteen inches in width bearing the name of the supposed disease, one of which placards shall be posted at the entrance to said premises and the other two in the most conspicuous place thereon. It shall be unlawful for any person to re move or to allow to be removed from said premises any dead or diseased animals but that all dead animals shall within twenty-four hours be burned or buried upon the premises. That any person failing to comply with the provision of this section upon con viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceedinsr C$100) one hundred 'dollars.-' I I ajwtnwwniminwwimwpwwmnwa r I S ON that will S ON that will DolSrs. Like I DolSrs. Like during ill the benefits it it's left MUST GO at you mfc. AKL. 1 LMJUrSLfc. Goods wbahave decided to going imer nHiAM' tauica GOI&O --- aV BBZ-W. Auourauni SbbbbbV bbW aaa" 1 W . d-M-T. Z 505 EDC : CoIvltclTdP, - r,iUi4ii44iiiiii.ftii4i4Uii444ii,iiii.iiiUii44U iiiiittiiiitiiitiiiiitiittiiimmui!iiiiimtj i jprrsonal Mention. iiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiittuiiiiiiitiliiitiiiiiuc Elmer Smith went to Omaha Monday. Dr. Evans took a trip to Lincoln Mon day. Miss Alice Plumb went to Lincoln Monday. J. L. Peters of Albiou was iu the city yesterday. H. D. Shaff returned Thursday from a trip to Michigan. Mrs. G. H. Krause visited Sunday in Genoa with her son Joe. Mrs. Joseph Fruis' sister from Iowa arrived Thursday on a visit. O. Johnson returned Saturday from his sojourn iu the old country. Mrs. Wra. O'Brien started yesterday for Peoria, Illinois, to visit friends. Stella and Helen Krause of Genoa are visiting their aunt, Miss Bertha Krause. George Ballard of Rawlins, Wyo., waB here Saturday visiting friends in the city. Mrs. Paul Krause and son of Albion visited over Sunday with Miss Bertha Krause. Rev. Bross, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Columbus, is in Minnesota on a trip for his health. Mrs. Carl Kramer and children have returned from an extended visit with Chicago friends. Miss Emma Dawson has returned from Canton, Mo., where she had been passing her vacation. Miss Louiae Pariaelee of Omaha re turned home today after visiting several weeks with Dr. Nauman'a family. Frank Falbaum is expected here this week on u visit. He has been living in New Orleans the past seven years. Mrs. Maggie Garteu and baby of Ce dar Rapids came down Thursday to visit her mother, Mrs. Wheeler, several days. Misses Madge Cushing and Mary Morse returned Saturday from Fairbury, where tbey have been visiting Miss Cushiug's sister. Mrs. Ben. Moore and daughter Helen and Miss Mary George returned to Perry. Iowa, Monday, after a visit with the Turner families. Mrs. Robert Saley returned to her home at Columbus Wednesday, after a two weeks' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Palmer. Fullerton News. Misses Pauline and Edith Wooster, editors of the Silver Creek Times, were visitors at our office Saturday. While in the city they were guests of Miss Minnie Meagher. Mis3 Mida Kavanaugh of Milwaukee, Wise, who has been visiting the family of her brother, D. C, since Monday week, starts on her return home Thursday, stopping at Omaha a few days to visit friends. Mrs. Win. O'Connell and daughter Jossie of Kansas City, who have been visiting the family of John Powers, will start for their home on Friday. Eddie Powers will accompany them to Kansas City, where he will stay with bis aunt and attend school. ANNOUNCEMENTS. "Xotices tinder this head five cents a line, each ismie. FOR SHERIFF. Irereby announce myself as a candi date for sheriff of Platte county, subject to the action of the republican county convention. 5t J. P. McFann. Cattle for Sale. TTz.! Stnnreon & Son are receiving as occasion demands, Btock cattle which they will have for sale at their ranch near the city. If you wish good cattle see them at once. If they don't have on band what will please you, they can be sure to sat isfy yon in a few days at farthest. They are in the business for good, and will make business mutually satisfactory. Real Ertate Truster. Becher, Jfieggi & Co., real estate agents, report the following real estate transfers filed in the office of the county clerk for the week ending August 28, 1897. H. F. J. Hockanbarcer to F. F. Daffy, - teM, 21-19-lw, apl. wd f 2700 00 Peter Olaon to Olio W. Olaon, H mM a0-304w,wd 200000 Two total. $4.-00 00 sav all e -r all godlLstories savewou the Qi our Sale durin J die reniamjer of AUGUST at pr the value ot frour moneymlu order reduce prices off the followiuewoods: Men's, Youths' add ChildrenV fttpthing, nderwear and Straw Hats. Axomplete line of Soys' Wash atiBpr Suits at 50c, 75c and $1.00 peM-kit. Wash Dress Goods, Q1m M art 4--a aunt -nratsu, Ladies' Summer Underae Silk Mitts, Gloveaanc AT t;RATLY REDUCED PRIC -c-AT MLE X VENTH ST., - v District 44 and Vicinity. Henry Engel was in Columbus Satur day collecting township taxes. Corn in this vicinity, wo are told, is two weeks ahead of that near Monroe. A. W. Clark ia improving hia farm residence, by remodeling and reahingling same. M. Sheedy threshed hia grain Monday and Tuesday, using a self-band-cutting and self-feeding steam thresher. Oats and rye turn out well, but spring wheat not satisfactory. R. C. Boyd the noted house tinner of Columbus, was out here last Wednesday doing tin work on the new school house, and on Thursday evening a new chim ney ornamented the building. C. J. Wagner of Monroe came down Saturday and visited with J. H.Drinnin, returning Sunday. Mr. Wagner was a teacher in our school during the latter 80's and had not met J. H. for several years. We went into the city Saturday after noon and saw and heard Hon. W. J. Bryan speak, as was announced in The Journal of last week and are not sorry that we went. When the speaker and escort were approaching the train in waiting a person from within came to the door of a mail car and with instru ment in hand made a photograph of the speaker 'and multitude. Several kodaks were flashed at various times during the afternoon. Ben Brodfnehrer and a number of a hunting party that expects to start west on a hunting expedition the 6th mat., made an overland trip Inst Sunday about eighteen miles north accompanied by George Drinnin, guns and dog and after reaching the hills furthest north, ran'intoa nest of owls, as it were, and before leaving the timber the dog had retrieved thirteen of the night maurau ders, which was the only game, we be lieve, that they found. To Chicago and the Emt. ers going east for bucinesa, will natafallyXrravitate to Chicago as the gream commercial center. Passengers re-visiring friends or relatives in the eastern states always deaire to "take ia" Chicago en route. All classes of passen gers will find that the "Short Line"i the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way, via Omaha and Council lilurTs, affords excellent facilities to reach their destinations in a maimer that will be sure to give the utmost satisfaction. A reference to the time tables will in dicate the route to be chosen, and, by asking any principal agent west of the Missouri river for a ticket over the Chicago, Council Bluffs & Omaha Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee .t St. Paul Railway, yon will bo cheerfully furnished with the pioper passport via Omaha and Chicago. Please note that all of the "Short Line" trains arrive in Chicago in ample time to connect with the express trains of all the great through car lines to the principal eastern cities. For additional particulars, time tables, maps, etc., please call on or address F. A. Nash, General Agent, Omaha, Neb. PEIacu? HEEY RAGATZ k CO., Staple Fancy Groceries, CROCKERY, .GLASSWARE CLAMPS. Eleventh Street, - We invite you to come and tee us. We regard the interests of our patrons as mutual with our own, so far aa our dealings are concerned our part of the obligation being to provide and offer Good - Goods - at - Fair - Prices. -EVERYTHIIsG KEPT that is expected to be found in a first class, up-to-date grocery store. ers.the Halvemand the if in tellinglbut en- v that will give to make 1 for our Fall ir v asols, E sVs fcTe"bras"s:su XlllttllllllUlllllllitlltlllllHIIIHIititlllettaj ": r CT at 'ur eigbbors. 3 MllllllllllllimilUIIIIIIIIIIIHIKIHMIUIIIi Albiou Argus: The people up in An telope county are complaimug about the way the glanders are raging ia that vicinity. Great numbers of horses have been dying with that dreaded disease, and scores of them are in such condition that to shoot them would show mercy. Tha people have applied to the state authorities to stamp out this disease if such a thing be possible. Ho wells Journal. W. J. Maxwell, the owner of the Maxwell ranch three miles northeast of Clarkaon, was accidentally killed Ht Camp Clarke on Monday. He was raking hay with a team of colts, when the team ran hway and he receiv ed injuries from which he died a few hours later. Mr. Maxwell bad been a resident of Nebraska for something over thirty years and at the time of his death owned a large amount of real estate in various parts of the state. To Culi fornU, Com fort ality Every Thursday afternoon, a tourii sleeping car for. Salt Lake City, Francisco and Lo Angeles leaves ha and Lincoln via the Burl. Route. It ia carpeted; upholstered in rattan; haa spring scats and backs and is pro vided with curtains, bedding, towels, soap, etc. An experienced excursion conductor and. a uniformed Pullman porter accompany it through to the Pa cific Conat. While neither so expensively finished nor so fine to look at as a palace sleeper, it is just as good to ride in. Second class tickets are accepted for passage and the price f a berth, wide enough and big enough for two, is only 5. For folder giving.full particulars, call at nearest Burlington ticket office, or write to J. Francis, G. P. A., Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb. 22dee business polices. Advertisement!, under this head nve cente a lint.-chi-h inanition. I.SC'HILTZ niakea hoots and hoeintha Mgujt tylJ, and uaett only tht vary bt "UhHaV Ik procured in thb inarkfat. 52-tf toe iiijmmiiiiimiiimi!miiiiiiimiiiiiMiM Standard Foodm Keeps hogs healthy " E and makes them grow S fast. Try it. For 5 j particulars address I JOHN SCHMOCKER, J E COI.CMBU3, NEBR., "E " Exclusive dealer for Platte Co. s MiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiil arid COLUMBUS, NEBR. w- V ! i & " ifikilf-i teA . 1 --r&i.lJ--