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- -JTf ' iT"'r- f" ' &"' "i 3SC-,1V'W Mr ' f. o H . li o o .1 CfcliimBns Sottrttal. : WEDNESDAY. MAY I;'. IstS. BSBj . R. A; M. T1METAHLE. co rf Idnrnla. Urtirtr, Oai'm. .; liflraa. ai.-j5o. Butt-. St. wt jiti . Salt Lake CI ty. 8 Kiaw "iiy. Portland. 0 KI.LauI.iiJ all .oint San KraaflM'O acJ sll o Q rat as i :.uU. palnU wrt. o thus DEPAKT. No. 22 Pa?iDtrer, dsily except Sunday 7:10 a. m No. 32 Acrorr.nifMUition, dnily extvpt Sunday 4:15 p. m TRMSS AJIBIVE. Nn. 21 FAJ--cr.Liily -xcvj.t Sandny 923 P- n Xti. 31 ArKiisxundatinn, daily excrjit Sunday 130 p. la UNION PU'iriCTIME-TAIILK. ilOIX i UVJT. QOINOFST. (.!.!jk-h riS0n.ro IJ:nil lliMo.m A: iRiirir Ks. I 27 a. ra J Fat Mail 7:V p. m Or Is. frtc.-il 9.20a. ui I Or. Ih. Ixcnl SKCp.ni Fact Mail. ... 2:15 1'. m ' Col. Si-ial 2:18 a. in Or. Ik. Local " a. m. daily except Sunday. Nt. 3, I"nt Mail. rorrip pa -cw-rn fr tl.r.oih iminlx. tioiut: w-i-t a: 7:15 p. in., ar- riat DcsTpr 5:10 n. in. 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V7Jar.l-tf f-lOLUMBUN' rAMl'X.S3.WOODMKX OF v t jo World, me-t verj t-cond and fourth j'livrwlBiBof tho month. 7i50 p. in., at K.of I. Hell. Eleventh .tn-et. Kftjiilar htteudancf i er U.irnli!t. and all ifitin hrethren ,"'T' drill invit.-l to meet with nw. j-n'-'.'- EoliaANlZKDCIlUUril OF lATl'EIUDAY Saints hold rt-cidar wrricex t-nrj baurtay lit 2 p. in-. praer ii;-li:ir on Vlne.lHy j-uii:k ( ti.eir chaixd, corner of North tre.l und 1 acinc Aver.u.'. AllhO'cortliullyinvitMl. 13iul5 lUder II. J. HtiiMiS. l'n-ident. GEKMAN KEFOKME1) CIIUKCH.-Sunday rv-hool at lSUa. m. Church every .Sunday b lflwl a in. Christian Endftavir at 7d50 p. in. L-.duV Aid Society every nit 'riitir.lay in the month at the chnrch. Hnov-91 SEEDS ! MiUet, Hungarian, Blue Grass, Red Top and Clover Seed -AT Oehlrich - Bros. r fiaprsm . N, COLUMliUS MAKKETS. ' -" "Tieat bushel 9C Omi, shelled bushel.... 2C Cits- pMmshel 2G live c bushel 55 ' lhnss-ip cwL 3 40 3 f- Fat cattle ? cwt 3 73 4 00 -". Potatoes bushel 40 45 ; -. Untter - lb 10 12 IJtTffs i? dozen 7 . "- - Markets corrected every Tuesday af- ternoon. Herrick for refriserators. 3 Go to Strauss for the lost photos. S. V. Storm, the roof man, is in the city. You will like the Quaker Gentleman cigar. Dr. Xantnnnn, dentist, Thirteenth street, tf Dr. L. C. Voss. Homeopathic physi cian, Columbus, Neb. If yon want a photo that will do you " justice go to Strauss. 2-tf Pure bred Plymouth Rock epps for hatching. H. P. Coolidge. 4t Quality is the argument in the Quaker Gentleman cigars. Buy your room moulding of Her riok, where yon get it cheap. 3 Dre. Martyn, Evans .t Geer, office threo doors north of Friedhofs store, tf Lute North was in Albion, Humph rey and Madison the Crst of the week. Do not fail to see our 8-foot galvan ized steel mill for S25.00. A. Dnssell & Son. tf A young mule for sale, or exchange for a good cow. Inquire nt Tiie Jocksal office. 1 Editor Parks of the Telegram suf r fered severely Monday night with heart " trouble. All religion has relation to life, and the life of religion is to do good. Swe denborg. Another good rain Friday night and Saturday, there certainly can be no com plaint for lack of moisture. Dr. R. D. McKean, dentist, succes sor to Dr. Honghawout, ground floor, 4 doors north First National Bank, tf Mrs. J. LPayntorof Omaha, arrived in the city Sunday evening, and is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. O. L. Baker. For sale, an excellent piano at half ; its worth. Had only about six months' actual use. Inquire of Mrs. Cushing. tf The 20-months-old child of E. D. Brink was taken sick Monday, but is re- " ported as better this Tuesday morning. Charley Bice of Los Angeles, CalifL, who has been visiting his parents here for a few weeks, left for home Monday. Forty tickets were sold here Sunday over the B. k M. for Lincoln. Before the train reached its destination there were five coaches crowded full. Good as most 10 cent cigars the Quaker Gentleman, 5 cents. Robert O'Brien of Cheyenne, is visiting friends in the city and enjoying his furlough. Honahan's is the cheapest place in town to buy shoes, slippers, overalls and men's underwear. 4t Roy, son of A. M. Jennings, formerly of this city, now of Fitzgerald, Ga, has enlisted for the war. Another train load of Minnesota soldiers passed through the city Tues day neon bound for Frisco. Made for men who know a good thing Quaker Gentleman cigars. O. H Baker has eold out his first lot of buggies received this spring and has another new line which are also for sale. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Clother of Genoa were in the city Monday, accompanied by two little children as pretty as they could well be. W. C. Templeton of the Fullerton Post was in the city Saturday on his way to Omaha, and made this office a pleasant call. The Presbyterian ladies are arrang ing for the publication of their "cook book," and will soon have them on sale. By committee. David Thomas was in the city Mon day on business. He says the price of wheat at Platte Center Tuesday of last week was S1.1G. FARMERS, ATTENTION. You can get an 8-foot Freeport Galvanized steel windmill from A. Dussell k Son for only 25.00. tf E. U. Jenkins and George Schram Friday last made a catch of twenty-four splendid bass which tipped the scales at eighteen pounds. Bessie Williams, the 7-years-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wil liams, who was very sick last week, is reported as better. Mayor Fitzpatrick is addressed by a new title, Grandpa, since yesterday morning, as then a son was born to Mrs. J. J. Murphy of Rogers. -Miss Grace Clark announces that on next Saturday she expects to deliver the Life of Miss Willard to those anxiously awaiting its publication. Mrs. Clint. Stevenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reinke, and whose home is eight miles northeast of the city, was very sick last week. Frank Smith, a stranger, was picked up by the police Saturday and taken to the county jail. The board of insanity will examino his mental condition. Tho officers of Co. K are Captain Julius N. Kilian; first lieutenant, Chas. W. Jens; second lieutenant, E. O. Weber, the last-named from Wahoo. .1. B. Tschudy has bought the resi dence just south of Scott Gardner, buy ing it from Mr. Gardner, and intends to well, maybe wo hadn't better tell just now. Dr. Baker, physician and surgeon. Residence, Seventeenth and Quincy. Office, Olive sL, first door north of Brod fuehrer. Telephone: Office 20; resi dence 4f. tf Don't you forget to remember that O. L. Baker sells good buggies, and sells them cheap. Be good to yourself and family. See him if you have a thought of buying. 1 Samuel Curry, stepson of John Browner, who has been sojourning at home 6ince last fall, left for Oregon Monday evening, expecting to return next fall to stay. The best assortment of trimmed hats in town for SI, $1.50 and S2. Sailors 25 and 50c. $1.75 sailors now for $1.25. Mrs. M. W. Walters, Thirteenth street, Columbus, Nebr. W. D. A6kine has planted forty acres to potatoes and will set Gve acres to cabbage. He has twenty-five acres under the ditch, from which he expects extra good results. Good building lots west of Third ward school, for sale on easy terms, also house, lot and barn on Twelfth street cheap, or trade for farm land. Inquire of L. G. Zinnecker. tf Bishop Williams of Michigan con firmed the class of eight at Grace Episcopal church Thursday evening last Bishop Worthington of this diocese is sick at New York city. Mahlon Clother of Platte Center, formerly a resident of this city, was in town Friday. He doesn't seem any older than ho did fifteen years ago, when he was our chief of police. E. C. Hockenberger was a Lincoln visitor Thursday. He went down to have a talk with Governor Holcomb in regard to the company of volunteers which he is organizing here. Mits Graces Clark, who has been teaching the east Creeton school, will close next Friday with exercises, picnic and dinner, in which the primary grade of the village school will join. Atteution is called to tho sale of the E. O. Wells farm, 320 acres, 3J miles east of Columbus, by the administrator, Gus. G. Becher, Saturday, May 28, 2 o'clock at the court house in this city. Mrs. E. C. Hockenberger and little daughter are visiting with her parents this week at Wood River. Ed. in the meantime is keeping bach and learning how to fry strawberries and boil crackers. Frank Clifton of Palestine, this county, a printer boy and son of Bev. Clifton, who has been in the city for several days, left Thursday for Lincoln where he intends to enlist in the U. army. The city council has concluded that the stand pipe needs a coat of paint, and have so ordered. We are informed that the work will be commenced soon. It will very much improve the appearance of things. Just received, a new stock of white and light hats. The newest in chips and fancy braids. Also the roll brim short back sailor. Constantly on hand a large assortment of the latest and nobbiest trimmed hats. Mrs. M. W. Walters. Is your child puny, peeked and peev ish? Does it fret and cry without seeming cause? Does it have convul sions? If so, it has worms, and White's Cream Vermifuge will safely expel them and restore its health. 25c Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co. We sell and recommend the Quaker Gentleman cigars: L.J. Lee, CarlBohde, Carl Kramer, Wm.Bucher, Schupbach & Co., V. A. Macken, Bagatz&Co., & J. Ryan, Tkw" fr WtrrhanhsB The birds are among the farmers best friends, because they find their beat foraging on the special enemies of his crops, while they themselves take a very small share as wages for the work they do. J. H. Ager of Lincoln was the guest of Judge Post Thursday of last week. They, with Col. Whitmoyer and Sen ator Gondring, were at McPherson's lake fishing and caught a fine string of Don't wear out so much shoe leather when you are abundantly able to have a gentle horse and a good, com fortable buggy to ride in. O. L. Baker can furnish you the buggy at a fair price. The sale of lands belonging to the estate of John Haney, deceased, in Platte county, will be held May 23, and those in Colfax county, May 21. Those want ing land at a bargain would do well to attend the sales. Superintendent Williams is to de liver the address to the graduating class at Platte Center next Friday evening. They will, of course, be entertained and instructed by words of wisdom appro priate to the occasion. Ballard's Snow Liniment will cute lame bank, sore throat, wounds, sprains, bruises, cuts, old sores La dies, it will cure your bach-ache. Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock Co. The National Volunteer Reserves are fast filling up their ranks and any body who would liko to join can do so by making application to either John Tannahill, H. T. Spoerry, James Lank tree or E.X. Fitzpatrick. Tho B. & M. ran an excursion to Lincoln Sunday morning to allow all who wished to visit the soldier boys at Lincoln. Several went from here. The papers state that there were very large crowds in the capital city. Eduoard Remenyi, the noted Hun garian violinist, whom Columbus people had the pleasure of listening to several years ago, dropped dead at theOrphenm theatre, San Francisco, Monday after noon last while performing. Mrs. Emma Williams, daughter of John Huber, and who had been here several weeks tending her brother Charles before his death, left Monday morning for her home at Dayton, Wis consin. She was accompanied by her daughter. Ballard's Horehound Syrup Is not a mixture of stomach destroying drug, hut is a scientifically prepared remedy that cures coughs and colds, and all throat and lung troubles. Its action i; quick, prompt and positive. 25c and 50c Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock ft Co. Vincent Macken lost one of his two greyhounds last week. They were let loose to take eome exercise, and one of them ran so hard against a close-woven wire fence (doubtless without seeing it) that his neck was broken, causing in stant death. Columbus is doing her full share of improvement and building this spring and mechanics of all kinds are busy. A number of nice residences are in course of construction, and blind is he who still hangs to the delusion that times are not growing better. Harry Riley, engineer on the Cedar Rapids accommodation, is afflicted with patriotism in the true style. He carries on the right hand side of the pilot, "Old Glory," and on the left hand side floats the Cuban colors. He says every day is flag day with him. William Irwin, sr., an aged veteran of the civil war, and one of the early settlers of Platte county, died at his home near West Hill, this county, on Saturday last, and his remains were buried Monday. At this writing we can learn no further particulars. James J. Hafer, an itinerant musi cian and journalist, who joined the Vol unteer army here last year, died at Maryville, Kansas, Monday, April 11. He had many excellent traits of charac ter, and will be kindly remembered by the friends he made while here. Peter Madison, who was brought in from the poor farm a few weeks ago and 6ent to St. Mary's hospital, was taken before the commissioners of insanity Friday and adjudged insane. He will be taken to Norfolk soon as the neces sary arrangements can be made. Is your liver tired? Does it fail to do its duty? If so, don't neglect its call for help. A few doses of Heroine may save you a spell of sickness. Herbine is the only perfect liver medi cine. It cures chills and fever. 75c Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co. Rud. Johniejack says it was rumored in his neighborhood that a resident of Bellwood had remarked about members of Co. E that he wished they would all come back dead from the war, and that several of the boys were hunting him to give him a coat of tar and feathers. Guy C. Barnum and a force of men have been engaged in planting nearly a mile of ash, with some elm trees along the road at his ranch south of the city. Five young wolves were dug out of a bole the other day at his place, the nest being in the middle of a cultivated field. In good weather, Nebraska is one of the fairest countries the sun ever shone upon, and we don't believe that Platte county, with her beautiful, fertile val leys, high table lands and wide rolling prairie, has to take a second place. Af ter some reflection we believe she leads the orchestra. Talking about the saying that "a man at 40, who is not his own physician, is a fool," one of our prominent citizens who has twelve months yet to run, and has, as he thinks, acquired the knack of caring for his own ailments, is willing to test the fool part by a submission to the arbitration of friends. We think he will pass muster. Nine men of the Madison militia company failed to pass the physical ex amination at Lincoln A cow belong ing to J. F. Neidig dropped a five-legged calf on Sunday last The fifth leg, which was fully developed grew from the end of the back-bone and was of full size. The calf only lived a short time. Mad ison Reporter. The gentlemanly agent of the North western Yeast Co. is aroand again with the little yellow samples of Yeast Foam. This Company are the largest yeast man ufacturers in the world. Yeast Foam has been on the market over twenty years without an eqaal as a healthful bread raiser and is extensively ased in sll parts of the United States. Every body is familiar with the good qualities of YtaMFoawu Tom Wilson, a lad whose genius as an artist without lessons except from na ture has been heretofore recognized, has recently drawn very lifelike portraits of Commodores Dewey and Sampson, and framed them in the National colors.' On motion of Judge A. M. Post, a resolntion was adopted by the district court Wednesday, expressing heartfelt 1 sympathy with John Hnber, for more than twenty years an honored and faith- !" I38 week, the last shipment con ful bailiff of the court, in the death of sisting of 19 head of 3-year-olds, being bis wife and now of his son Charles, and court was ordered adjourned during the funeral services. Irvin Latham and family arrived here Friday from Chicago. Mr. Latham has a very lucrative position with the' New York Life Co., where he has been the past eight years. He has changed very much from the boy who left here several years ago. He expects to remain several weeks visiting friends and rela tives in this counts'. The new scats recently placed in Frankfort park add much to the appear ance of that popular resort fourteen bright red lawn settees on the green grass, under the green trees, with blue canopy over all. Councilman Gray is deserving of much credit for bis untiring efforts, and it is largely through this source that the park is what it is today. Lost creek is full to its banks. One farmer talked of suing the Irrigation Co. for damages, while another was con sidering about digging a lateral and ir rigating his meadow. We have heard of np special damage done by the overflow from the ditch (if from that it is) bnt, on the contrary we think the quantity of water in this neighborhood is a good thing for contiguous land-owners. The sight of bodies of soldiers of the republic is becoming quite familiar to Columbus people. There were two trains Monday evening of Nebraska First regiment and one train Tuesday morning of the Thirteenth Minnesota, the latter Co's G, K and L the former, Co's I, C and H, all bound for San Fran cisco. They were greeted by crowds of people at the Union Pacific depot. Give the school children plenty of ground to play on, abundance of time to play in, also hearty encouragement in their play, and they will be all tho better for it, both as to study and behavior in school. Every thoughtful teacher knows these facts and also the philoso phy of them, but the teachers must do the beet they can with the means pro vided. Good sport gives added zest to study. So soon as he arrived at his aunt's in San Francisco, Roy Johnson wrote home telling about his trip and how he is now situated. He feels that his ex perience has been sufficiently vivid to entitle him to at least advise his brothers never to run away from home. Bnt, as in most cases, the advice we give others or the criticism we make, is really ap plicable to ourselves, but probably in a somewhat different sense than we intend, so it is with Master Roy. C. W. McCane, at one time a resi dent here, but who for the past several years was the local man on the Butler County Press at David City, writes a friend here that he is now located at Perry, Iowa, where ho has a position on the Daily Chief. He says he does not like that part of Iowa and does not ex pect to remain long. He further adds that he has never fully recovered from an injury he sustained last winter and that he is unable to do any mechanical work. Series H of the Building and Loan Association was opened Friday evening last, and the books are now ready for subscribers. This institution, working on the principle that "every little makes a mickle;" "take care of the pennies and the dollars will care for themselves," has been of great value to many households in this community, and to any offers either a fairly good investment of sur plus funds for interest, or a method of acquiring a home or of paying an in debtedness by easy payments. Mrs. Willy, mother of Dr. Willy, now of New Orleans, died Friday morn ing of dropBy. She had been ailing for some time, and had been very kindly and tenderly cared for by the lady friends of the neighborhood, Dr. Tiessing render ing his services free of charge. She was born October 21, 1821, and had been a widow eighteen years. We are informed she leaves three sons and two daughters. A grandson from California was at the funeral, Saturday, services being held at the German Reformed chnrcb, con ducted by Rev. DeGeller. No doubt we all admire the pure and simple innocence of childhood. Sometimes these little fellows stagger us with their answers and queries. A little four-year-old was shown a type writing machine for the first time a few days ago. It was of the kind having white and black keys, and the operator struck off a few lines to show how it worked. The little man seemed to re gard the whole affair with much sus picion and would say nothing. Upon his arriving home he commenced to talk to his mother about it, and said that "it didn't make near as nice music as their own organ." J. H. Galley and George Scott of the school board were at Kearney, Hast ings, York and Seward last week seeking information on school buildings. They found the Kearney building beyond our limit, but brought home with them a fund of information that will be very valuable, we think, when plans come to be settled upon for our new school building. May 23, next Monday, has been set as the day for inspecting plans and specifications, and we believe that this is a matter of such interest to the community that many citizens should be present at the meeting, and give the board any suggestions that may appear good to make. Died, Tuesday May 10, at the resi dence of his father, John Huber, in this city, Charles Calvin Huber, in the 42nd year of his age, of consumption. The remains were buried Wednesday after noon, services being conducted at the Methodist church, (in the absence from home of the pastor, Rev. Mickel), by Rev. Hayes of the Presbyterian church. He was born at Waterloo, New York, June, 1856, and had been a resident of Columbus years ago, but latterly had lived in California. In pursuance of a resolution of sympathy offered by Judge A. M. Post, district court adjourned dariag tha fasvatal sarvioss. Qtitom Steal. Herman Oehlrich discovered Sunday that they were some 56 head of cattle short at lus ranch near Benton, and from all the particulars we have been able to gather it appears that the old-time cattlo rustlers are again at work. A man giving the name of Stell made l two shipments of cattle from Lambert, a sidetrack between Benton and Schuy- j made Thursday night and arrived upon the South Omaha market Friday morn ing. We are informed that the work was discovered by a commission man named Bliss, though we do not know whether he or his house handled any of the stock or not. But we understand that he mad inquiries regarding this man Stell, who claimed to live about 8 miles north east of Benton, and found that he was' not known in that neighborhood. The South Omaha commission firms were then notified to look out for the shipment, and Stell was unable to get any advance on the last shipment, al though he tried hard to have $400 ad vanced. Failing in this he offered to accept enough to procure a new suit of clothes, which he said he wanted to get before he left the city, and was again re fused, and no doubt lie began to sniff a large-sized rodent, for he suddenly dis appeared. By an examination of the ranch Mr. Oehlrich finds that two bunches of cattle were taken away; 37 head of year-olds, it is thought first, and afterwards 19 head fS-year-old& They were driven away in the night time, most likely, and they found where the wire gates had been opened in two places. Mr. Oehlrich says that stock from his place might be easily taken in this man ner, as the place where the cattle range is from one to two miles from the house and that they have not been taking an invoice of stock every morning. Herman went to Omaha on the early train Monday morning and will spare no pains to bring Mr. Stell, or whoever he is, to justice, if he can be found. He says the loss, if none of the cattlo are re covered, will be in the neighborhood of $1,000. Later. The last shipment were recovered. District Coart. Frederick Krug vs. Mary McMahon. Dismissed on motion of plaintiff and at plaintiff's costs. E. M. Sparhawk vs. Platto county. Motion to dismiss appeal sustained. Carl Schubert vs. Platte county. Plaintiff to plead within 30 days; de fendant to unswer within 20 days there after, and plaintiff to reply within 10 days thereafter. R. H. Henry, ex. vs. John Haney et al. Order to hear cause against confirma tion. I. Glnck vs. Joseph Savidge. Defend ants in default, tried to court; find for plaintiff $235.25; decree granted and sale ordered. Ella A. Rogers vs. Wm. H. Roger?. Demurrer to amended petition over ruled; defendant to answer by May 1G, plaintiff reply in three days. Ottis Sc Murphy vs. Henry Schwat, et al. Sale confirmed, deed ordered. Joseph Nickoliczakvs. Finley T. John son. Motion to strike parts of petition sustained; plaintiff to file amended peti tion in 30 days, defendant to plead in 20 day? thereafter and plaintiff to reply in 10 days? ' F. & M. Bank Platte Center vs. T. H. Gleason. Verdict for defendant; jury discharged. Western Land Co. vs. Mary L. Meri deth. Default as to Mary L. Merideth and husband; tried to court, finding for plaintiff, $63.93; decree as prayed. Western Land Co. vs. William J. Col lins. Default as to all defendants; tried to court, finding for plaintiff $223.53; decree of foreclosure as prayed granted- George W. Mitchell vs. C. B. & Q. R. R. Co. Time for filing security for costs extended 20 days. State vs. John Galligan. Jury return verdict not guilty: defendant discharged. State vs. Frank Williams et al. Same as last above. Ignatz Werner and Louis Werner of Austria, and Ernst Schwelder of Ger many, took the oath of allegiance re quired by the statutes, and were admit ted to citizenship in the United States by Judge Albert at this term. City Council. A resolution adopted on recommenda tion of committee advised that the bell tower on Eleventh street be condemned; hose cart No. 1 be painted; hook and ladder truck bo sold and one of modern style provided; that the attorney draft an ordinance in reference to the license tax on fire insurance companies, con forming to the 6tate law. A resolution was unanimously adopted declaring the old engine house on Frank fort square inadequate and unsuited for public purposes, dangerous to life and to city property, and that the material in it be used in the construction of a new building. It is not the intent of the council as we understand it that the new building must be erected on the site of the old one. At a special called meeting an esti mate of expenses was made for the en suing year at $20,580. The revenues of last year were set down as 315,998.72, the expenses $16,382. Yf onus's Club. The Art department will meet with Minnie F. Becker, on Saturday after noon, Ttfay 21, at 3 o'clock. Program : Roll call. Reading "Woman in Architecture," Mrs. Borer. "Daniel Chester French," Mrs. Her rick. Music Miss Sheldon. Reading "Common Sense in Photog raphy," Miss Watkins. Paper "What we have accomplished, what we hope to accomplish," Mrs. Brindley. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Wurdeman Bros., located in the city of Columbus, Nebraska, and engaged in the manufacture of sash, blinds, doors, mouldings and all other articles and products usually manufactured in a planing mill, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent, and a division of the property made. The business will here after be conducted under the manage ment of Charles Wurdeman. All out standing claims will be collected by Frank Wurdeman. Signed this 3d day of May, 1898. Wurdeman Bros., by Chabi.es Wukdkuak, & FSASK WtJBSKatAJT. DEC0BATI0N DAY. Exercises to lie at 2 o'clock on the grounds of the Second ward school building if weather is favorable. If not, at the opera house. program: 1. Music. 2. Heading of Orders. 3. Frajer by Chaplain. 4. Oratioa by Commander Galley. 5. Miwic "Star Spangled Banner,". ...School 6. "OnrFlaB.".; Charles Wooaley 7. Recitation Donald McAllister 8. Song, Marguerite McKelvt-y 9. Recitation Fanline Elias 10. ltecitstion, Ehde Johnson 11. Song 'Columbia.'. School 12. Recitation. Louise Marty IS. Recitation, Xora Hatfield 11. Recitation "Undecorated,". .Elise BrupBer 15. Recitation-"A Soldier's Widow's Ad vice," Frank Becher IS. Music "America." School 17. Oration In the interest of deceased members of Fire Department. March to cemetery. Ritual work and decoration of graves. Tho following is the list of soldiers and sailors bnried in tlw Colnmbns cemetery: J. It. Tschudy, J. W. Early. Frank Xoith, B. Hunt. Jnir.es Jones, George. Drake, Vm. H. Thomas, Edward Arnold, Vni. Malloy, John Hammond, Fred Matthews, A. J. Whittaker, O. H. Archer, Win. Schroeder, Fred Schutte, Jacob Ellis, K.R.Mclntire, Henry Wood. John Lawsou, 1. J. Slattery. 1'. J. Lawrence, Mathias Koc-niv. Spencer Camp'vll. J. V. Stevenson, Solomon Edwards, John Wise. In the Catholic cemetery: E. D. Sheehan, E. C. Kavitiaush. Brian CuiFrey. Besides these, tho Post will decorate the grave of Mary Grirlin, who had Leon aa army imrse, and who was for many ears before her death a boldier's widow. Real Estate Transfer. Becher, Jreggi & Co., real estate agents, report tho following real estato transfers filed in the office of the county clerk for the week ending May 14, 18i8. Martin Iliohan to Fred Y.tn Ackeran, lot 8, blk 7. Ottis' :.l r.d.1 to Humph rey, wd $1225 00 Mary Marti to Nicholas Iilaser, lots 2, 4, blk 165, Columbus, wd 750 CO Lizzie C. Lehman to Nicholas Ii!a-er, lots 5, ;. blk It"., Columbus, wd 120 CO Pioneer Town Site Co. to Lars J.An- den-on, lot 13, blk 7, Lindsay, wd.... Thos. Caffrey et al to John J. Host, lots 4.5,0, blk 11. Gerrard add ocd John Caffrey et al to John J. Ko-.t, same, wd Martin Fostel to First National Rink, w5 . 2G-lS-lw, wd George J. Adams to Francis A. Ada:nf, so1! 30-19-4 w, wd .'. Georgo W. EUtoa to R. Storrs Dickin son, nnd. H nei S-lS-2w, wd Elizabeth Musgnive to Frank H. O'Don nell, s'j nJ lots 1, , blk 52. Colum bus, wd 50 00 1 CO 1 00 25(3 00 200 00 lOuO 00 tiW 00 Hannah Lamb to Frank II. O'Dt.nnell, nl-S 1, 2, blk 52. Columbus, wd 150 GO Eleven transfers, total. ...$.C57CO Card or Thanks. We desire to extend to the kind neigh bors and friends who so tenderly assisted us during our sad bereavement, our sin cere nnd heartfelt thanks. Mr., and Mrs. A. A. Panobobx. Take Notice! All persons knowing themselves in debted to tho old firm of Ernst ,fe Schwarz must call and settle at the old place of business before May 15, "98. t4 The JocKN'Aiiis prepared to furnish in the very latest styles, stationer's goods for balls, parties, entertainments, school exhibitions, concerts, graduating exercises, and the thousand other occa sions for which fine stationery and nice printing are in demand. Wo furnish ev erything in our line at reasonable prices, and strictly in line with the order, tf Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment rt lieves the intense itching. It soothes it heals, it cures chronic cases whex surgeons fail. It is a scientific certain ty. Its sales Increase through iti cures, it is no experiment Every hot tie guaranteed. 50c. Tubes, 75c. Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co. To Chicago and the Ea.t. Passengers going cast for business, will naturally gravitate to Chicago as the great commercial center. Passengers re-visiting friends or relatives in the eastern states always desire to "take in" Chicago en route. All clas&es of passen gers will find that the "Short Lino" of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs, affords excellent facilities to reach their destinations in a manner 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 & St. Paul Railway, you will be cheerfully furnished with the proper 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 cill on or address F. A. Nash, General Agent, Omaha, Neb. The Sunday Journal Free. During this great war excitement peo ple cannot get enough papers to read on the all-absorbing topic. The State Journal, as a special offer, will send free the Great Sunday State Jonrnal, three months to any person sending in $1 for a year's subscription to Tho Semi Weekly State Journal. During these exciting times The Semi-Weekly Jour nal beats the old weekly all to pieces, and with a big sixteen-page paper thrown in, is the greatest bargain ever offered for $1. Just think! you get two big weekly papers each week for a whole year, and a big sixteen-page Sunday paper three months all for $1. In order to be entitled to this special premium you must send your Dollar direct to The State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. Ih lid Yw Nasi ass HENRYRAGATZ&CO. Staple and Fancy Groceries, GLASSWARE And Eleventh Street, - la Early Miming llazt MAY DESTROY your homo before you haw timo to get safely out of bed, and may leave yon homeless, unless yon are fortunate enough to have it insured with BECHER, JAEGGI & CO. A little foresight sometimes will save much regret, and wo will insure you at a low rate of premium. Thirteenth St., COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA. War News Twice a Week. The fact that tho Omaha Weekly World-Herald is issued twice a week gives it an immense advantage over oth er weekly papers sent out from Omaha. A subscriber to tho Weekly World Herald gets his war news twice a week instead of only once, ror this service tue orlu-Meralu cliarces only ai.uu a vear, which is lees than ono cent a copy. tf YOU CAN SAVE from 10 to IC hours between the Missouri River, California, and Puget Souud points by traveling over the Union Pa cific, "The Overland Route." Through Pullman Palace Sleepers, Dining Cars, Upholstered Pullman Tonrist Cars are run daily via this line, thereby giving both first and second class passengers the very best accommodations to all Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Mon tana nnd Pacific Coast points. For ratenT advertising matter, and full in formation, call on or address mar'M J. R. McAnnnit, Agt. A 3lap of the United States. Send me 15c in stamps and I will mail you a map of tho United States, three feet four inches wide and five feet three inches long. Printed in six colors. Mounted on rollers. Shows every state, county, important town, and railroad in the United States. New edition, just received, contains ten handsome half tone pictures of principal buildings of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition. J. Francis, General Passenger Agent, Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb. 18may3 THE DIRECT LINE to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fran cisco and Portland, is via tho Union Pacific. The service of tho Union Pacific to all principal western points is unex celled by any other line and consists of Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pullman Tonrist Sleepers, Chair Cars, Dining Cars. (Meals a la carte.) For time tables and full information call on J. R. Meagher, lHjune Agent. TAKE THE UNION PACIFIC to Denver and attend tho American Medical Association Meeting, June 7th-12th, 1S93. Low excursion rates for the round trip. Special excursions arranged from Den ver to Monntain Resorts; also to Salt Lake City and points west. For sleeping car reservations, rates, etc., call on 3t J. R. Meaoher, Agent. CASTOR I A For ImfiuiU and Cbildre. Hi KM Yn Han Always Inclt Bears the S2fr sjjt sr m Signature of (JutZ74tf&dV. UNDERTAKING! 'We Carry Coffins, Caskets and Metallic Caskets at as low prices as any one. DO EMBX.MXISrG HAVE THE BEST HEARSE IN THE COUNTRY. rljG2.lfS2M J&BaBsBWllBSSSm TTf In our stock of HIGH GRADE GROCERIES we are constantly re "ceiving fresh invoices of the finest China, Japan, anfl India Teas. We handle a full line of Chase A Sanborn's Fresk Roasted Coffees. They are the best. Now is a good time to buy Tea and Coffee, as prices are low and indications are will go higher soon. COLUMBUS, NEBR. ENJOYMENT ON 0EC0RATI0N DAY, TO THE MAN of the world who ap preciates beauty and high quality in all things, consists in a good horse, a prettv girl and a stylish, well-made carriage and harness. The pretty girl will only be too glad to join yon in a drive, if you have one of our swell carts, run-abouts, traps, phae tons, 6tirreys, spiders and beautiful road wagons. They are rich, elegant and of superior make, jy Give us a visit. SCIWIIZ t EISTN, ELEVENTH ST.. COLUMBUS. NEBR. OPENING DAY. 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