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Df pnrf 7aJ p m daJO a. m Arrive -12J) p -m . lljWp. m. .. SI. P.i-fncr . 72. Mixwi vlbion DCEaanpiDs branch. LVuart N.. 7I, Paenser 2:15 p m .. 73. Mixel : Arrive N. M. P.is-nt.'Hr .... 1-05 p m N.. 71. Mixwl - Ui,0P m Norfolk pns-nisr train-i run dailr. . trains on Albion ami IVdar Uapulit branch HiimlnyH. t olninbut Local .iaily xcnpt Snailny. W. H. Benhm. Ant. JSorietn Notices. jy-VH aotici-t nmlir thii hiulin will L chr-,3Iat tli rat? of $2 a year. X LEU VNON LODOE No. S3. X. F. A A. M. J KCuLar mtin- 2d WVilneaday in each 7jX cnoutti. All bn-lhren inTitt-l to attend x r J inLOW. W. M. ii it He una, sVc y 20july W1LUEY LODtiE No. . I. O. O. F., iuitj Taliiy Touiar of eacu -k at their hall on ra:rtM-nta .L.'(. Visiua brethren conhally lantl. W A. Wil, . It. 'iKii. Fia. HiLD. S--"y. 27janyi-tf Ci.H MIIIVN VMP No. 25. WOODMEN OF Th Virll. mrt.-t I'tTj' -t)nd and fourth l'Vir.diHor th month. 70 p. m.. at L O. O. F. H til. riurt-nta ttn.'t. lUiralar attt-adanct is -r ..iniilf. and all viritia bn-thn-n am cor .ii ill j "inritil to tn-t with an. jaa2S-95 EMP.r, VMEDCHUUCH OF LATTER-DAY rvi.ntr hold nralar tfrno evry Sunday f 2 : ti . pn;-r mwtintr on WedneMlay Teninn nt Mn-ir chapt-1. corner of North strv-t and Pacific A"uar. All zv cordially inTitL 13mls Elder H. J Hudson. Preaident. ERMVN ItEFOHMED CHURCH. -Snaday S hool it ')a. m. t'harch every Sunday Hf lltw t nt. Chni-uan Endeavor at 70 p.m. La-lie-" Al Sn-iety every firit Thninlay ia the uk. nth it the phnrrli. laovJ4 OLCiLBCS LVRKETS. Wheat, old g bnshel . 51 r Wheat, new " bnshel . 0I& Corn, shelled -gj bnshel .. '21 Corn, ear - fp bnahel . . 'lOfo: Oats. gJ bnshel 17S: Rye g bnshel Xi& Barley. bushel . tifna Hocs-g? ou-t. :J r0ifi: :j 60 Pat cattle -tf cwt 2 S0 :J & PoLntoos - g' bushel 20& Bnttr V l-iO ET3 ) dozen l."iI Markets porreoteni every Tnesday af terno)n. ijimniiimmmimimiimiiwiiiuiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiife aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiMiH 1 M. CURTIS, E fonvey.incer, Xotary I Puhlfi". Typewriting, ami i'opyin. ... E S E T ' xnm ON HAND slch A blaak fona-" as Warranty sad H Otut 1 'hum le-It. Bill of Side. S S E Re" Estate .tad Chattel Morta- S ip-.rucle of reemeat,LeateB. H E oatractr. etc.. aad would re- Z -.pri-tfuily 4dicit a t.hare of your mtmnac. Cliarw-i reaonable. Z S 3 )tiice inirf'' . Speice's coal SJ r tiUEMEACALL. J miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitniiiiiiiuas iiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiimiiiiuiiiiiiiimiiiihiiiiiiiiHiiii? Enquire of Herrick. Dr. Xaumann, dentist. Thirteenth street, tf Rain Monday niht and Tnesday morning. Room moulding, 2 cents per foot, at Herrick's. 3t. Dr. Baker, physician and surgeon, office Olive street, tf Dr. L. C. Voss. Homeopathic physi cian, Columbus. Neb. Captain Charles Jens has resumed work in Fnedhofs store. W. T. McKean, Merchant Tailor, opposite Meridian hotel, tf David Hale is reported seriously ill at his home in Humphrey. Wanted, a cirl to do housework. Inquire at Galley's store, tf Banker Bradley of Cedar Rapids xas in the city Wednesday. Mike Welch and family with house hold effects went to Bell wood Monday. Man is scarcely ever so rude as to be beyond the reach of music H. Giles. Drs. Martyn. Evans & Geer, office three doors north of Friedhofs store, tf For fine watch repairing call on Carl Froemel. 11th Sl, Columbus, Neb. The prettiest woman on earth is the one least conscious of her charms." J. D. Stires has moved his office to Olive street up stairs in the bank block. Canon Marsh of Central City and Rer. Weed of this city exchanged pulpits Sunday. Grand Chancellor Bexten is to visit Occidental lodge K. of P. this Wednes day eveninjr. The old maids and old bachelors of Bellwood are to give an entertainment Thanksgiving evening. George Feazer, a businees man of Humphrey, was in the city over Sunday visiting with his sick father. In music the soul must nearly attain the great end for which it struggles supernal beauty. E. A. Poe. Wm. Roth purchased the Marmoy- Simmons place, the former proprietors securing a place from Mr. Babcock. Act in. the living pnaat, Heart within, God o'esnead. So works this music on the earth. God so admits it, wode it forth. To add another worth to worth. jlrs. E. B- Srowaing. Do net fail to see our 8-foot galvan ized steel mill for 325.00. A- Dusaell & Son. tf George Duffy of the Platte County Democrat at Humphrey, was in the city Saturday. Four rooms for rent. Inquire of Mrs. Wise, three blocks west of Fried hofs store. tf H. P. Coolidge has sixty nice Ply mouth Rock cockerels for sale. Come early and get the best. 4 The Ancient Order of Hibernians will have their annual ball Thanksgiving night at the opera house. Rev. Miessler, who had been visit ing his brothers here, returned Thursday to his home at Staplehurst. Gettelman's Pure Malt Beer, the finest Milwankee produces, at Wm. Bncher's Beer Garden. 2-laug D. L. Bruen was in the city Friday on business. His two oldest daughters are arHicted with the meaeels. Found, a number of finger rings. Owner will prove property and pay for this notice. Call at Joukxal office. The public library is lately in receipt of twenty-five new books, among them eight by Elizabeth Stuart Phelpe. A new street-crossing has been laid on Tenth street between Leavy's and Fairchild's corners a needed improve ment. Will. Schroeder is done with his corn hnsking, has leased hid farm, and will move to the city about the first of next April. The Epworth League of the M. E. church will give an apple social at the residence of Prof. Britell, Wednesday evening. Snbjects of discourse at the Metho dist church next Sunday. Morning, "True Prayer;" evening, 'Apostolic Suc cession.' Wm. Schilz makes boots and shoes in the best styles, and uses only the very best stock that can be procured in the market, tf The German Reformed church had a social Thursday evening at the Lin dell hotel, with a very large crowd in attendance. Fob Rest. Furnished house, seven rooms. The party renting would board with renters, if desired. Apply at Becher, Jaeggi .fc Co. 3 -FARMERS, ATTENTION. Tou can get an 8-foot Freeport Galvanized steel windmill from A. Dussell & Son for only $25.00. tf Frank Eimers has rented the L. Jaeggi residence on Eleventh street, and will move his family down from Humph rey some time soon. Baptist church. J. D. Pulis, pastor. Services Nov. 24, 11 a. m., 730 p. m. Mormmr, "The Iron Gate;" evening, "The Beloved Man." The contract price of the hook and ladder truck was 5900, and $600 have been paid on it by the city council. The freight bill was $61.S5. To the musical, mnsic is the only calm, the only rest; the one idea of Heaven, which is the essence of things longed for. Eliza Shepard. The Methodists at Fremont recently put $6,600 into improvements on and in their church building and opened it for its first service entirely free from debL The most stubborn cases of Bron chitis succumb to BALLARD'S HORE HOUND SYRUP. Price 25 and 50 cents. Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock fc Co. W. D. Askine, who has been for some time living at the Tannahill place east of the city, moved to Lincoln Mon day, 3Irs. Tannahill removing to the place. The B. & M. passenger train leaves Columbus at 7;30 a. m. instead of 6 o'clock as has been the custom the past year. The change was effective Monday of last week. Mrs. George Scheidel, who had been at the Sisters' hospital in this city for several weeks under medical treatment, went to her home in Platte Center last Friday evening. Thomas Hill, a farmer near Monroe, lest a valuable horse and buggy from in front of a store in Monroe Saturday evening. Two strangers seen about town are suspected. A Merrick county farmer claims to have raised a variety of corn that yields 70 bushels to the acre, is quick to mature and stands the dry weather all right, says the Clarks Enterprise. Rev. Rogers left Monday for Minne sota, where he will help his father m conducting revival services. There will be no preaching services in the Congre gational church next Sunday. The Columbus foot ball team went over to David City Saturday and played a return game with the players of that place and were defeated by the score of 36 to 0. Try them again, boys. George Shonp of Sioux City is an other victim to the game of foot ball as played these times. His knee was sprained, inflammation set in, and death was due to nervous prostration. Con. Keating and George Swartaley. who were hurt some days ago, by the fall of an elevator, are both getting along finely, Mr. Keating being able to go around the house on crutches. Dizziness, loss of appetite, flatulen cy and nausea are all connected with dyspepsia or indigestion. HERBLNE will give prompt relief. Price 50 cents. Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock k Co. F. Hoover, the man who was run over by the fast mail train on the Union Pacific Tuesday of last week, died Fri day. That he was almost totally deaf was probably the cause of his death. Mr. Haight of the B. Jc M. force, who went to Manila with Company K, and staid over as an operator after the com pany's return, is now back and has resumed his old position with the B. & M. Political street -corner discussions will now be the order of the day until the campaign closes next year, if the precedent of 1896 is to be followed, and they have already begun in Columbus. Martin Mogan was taken suddenly ill Tuesday morning and it was thought at first, that his ailment was serious. After several days confinement to the house he is now improved. Lindsay Fast. Here is one of the class mottoes of a school at Wahoo: "Nihil magni sine divino impetu confectum est.7 Easy Latin for those of the Columbus pupils who are delving just now in the intrica cies of Caesar. The Scandinavian Quartet concert at the Congregational church was highly appreciated by a good audience Thurs day evening. Every number was ex cellent and the encores nearly doubled the program. It is said that the close of this year will see 3,500 independent telephone ex changes in operation, having over 750,000 instruments, and it is predicted they will multiply until the demand for lower rates is fully met. The Heintz mansion is nearing completion, and will be a fine residence. The carpenters, the plasterers and the painters are now putting on the finish ing touches, while the graders are getting the front yards in shape. C. C. White, Omaha, treasurer of the Grain Growers' Mutual Hail Association, was in the city Friday, in the interest of the association. We print in another place a statement from the State Audi tor regarding this company. George Henggler and son saw a few meteors Wednesday morning last before 5 o'clock. At Birmingham, Ala., a fine display of ten meteors was seen Monday night. The entire zenith was overcast, elsewhere the sky was clear. Mrs. Pheney received Thursday a fine new piano, which now occupies a prominent place in her restaurant, and which her daughter manipulates with much ability and skill. There is noth ing can take the place of mnsic. Nature can only feed the dame of life with the food eaten which in digest ed. HERBLNE will reinvigorate a weak stomach, and so improve digestion as to insure the natural bloom of health. Price 50 cents. Dr. A. Heintz and Pol lock & Co. There is talk of the regents of the Nebraska State university securing Superintendent Andrews of the Chicago public schools as chancellor for our university, whose functions are now filled by Prof. Bessey, who will not accept the chancellorship. Word has been received here from Charles Swain who recently moved from here to Fitzgerald, Georgia, where he had already acquired title to some farm ing land and town lots. He likes the country very well, so far, and expects to go to work shortly in a foundry. Bring us your sam ples of Omaha dry goods. Gmpart aid wt will savt yw aMty. E. D. Fitzpatrick. It is said to be a common thing now-a-days with the largest cities of the country to check their cemeteries with fine wire laid so close that a spade can not be stuck into the soil anywhere without striking a wire so charged with electricity as to notify the authorities at once. Arthur Bryant of Tekamah. seven teen years old, got on a car and attempt ed to get off after it had moved a block from the depot; his body was cut to pieces, the head being severed from the body. The father of the young man is a well-to-do merchant and his mother a cousin of Mrs. Grover Cleveland. John Brock tells us of seeing Mon day a patch of dandelions in Uplicher's pasture west of R. Y. Lisco's, as brightly blooming as though it was May, instead of November 20. He says that he has lived in southern states much warmer than here, but he never before saw wild flowers in bloom this time of year. The honey crop is a complete failure in Nebraska this year. So far as known there is not a pound of honey to be found in the caps of all the hives in the Cedar valley. The reason generally accepted is that the extreme hot weather during the honey making season des troyed all the honey in the flowers. Outlook. Next Sunday morning at the Pres byterian church. Rev. Hayes' subject will be, "True Living." In the evening, "The Episcopal Church viewed in the Light of History and the Teachings of the New Testament," otherwise, a reply to the arguments of the various discourses at the recent convocation of Episcopals in this city. All cordially invited. The Bryan club of Alexis still holds out a challenge to meet in debate any person at Brown's school house or any other in Alexis township, says the Bell wood Gazette. How would it do for them to challenge the Reese club of this city, and have two or three speakers on each side, continuing the discussions back and forth during the winter, chang ing debaters? A professor investigating the fears of children has found that 1,701 children were afraid of 6546 things. The leading fears were lightning and thunder, rep tiles, strangers, the dark, death, domestic animals, water, ghosts, insects, rats and mice and high words. A century or two ago fear of the devil would have led all the rest. People are really learning that "perfect love casteth out fear." Maude Jewell, the eleven-year-old daughter of Private Secretary Fred Jewell, was hurt yesterday by a large girl at the Capitol school where both children attend school. Miss Jewell was approached from behind and her shoul ders were drawn back until the shoulder blades touched. The child complained that she suffered great pain and a physi cian had to be called. Lincoln Journal. This section of Nebraska ia not only productive of large corn, fine horses and fat babies but it also produces some of the biggest hogs that the state boasts of. Tuesday George Boetel bought two lots that were somewhat larger than the ordinary. Lee Draper marketed one lot of seven that tipped the scale at 521 J pounds each and G. Marty brought in 20 head that weighed 8,000 pounds even. Leigh World. At Grand Island, last Wednesday evening, Fred. Brown and Miss Minnip Tannahill were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony. Mr. Brown was formerly a resident here, and had a position with the B. & M. Miss Tannahill is a daugh ter of John Tannahill, and a young lady universally respected. Their many Columbus acquaintances will wish them abundant happiness. We learn that 1 their home will be at Alliance, Nebraska. HamtKS, Tak letic ! The public are strictly forbidden to hunt upon the pasture in which is loca ted the Irrigation Pond. Any persons trespassing will be prosecuted to the full limit of the law. 15-nov-v W. T. Ehsst. Olive, the little 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Likes, died Mon day night, about 7:30, of abscess of the lungs and liver, caused by swallowing a kernel of corn several months ago.which lodged in the bronchial tubes. The be reaved parents accompanied the body to Aurora Tuesday morning, where it was buried beside another child. Mr. Likes is bookkeeper in James Bell's grain office, and has been a resident of this city only for a short time. David City Press. The "good roads movement" has come to atay, and is spreading far and wide over the United States. Of course, like all reforms, it will Like time to cover the entire country, but here and there, the great advantages of highways constructed on scientific principles, and kept faithfully in order, will be so strongly shown that the good end in view may be closer at hand than we think. The movement means very many dollars saved to the people of this country. Holmes Thompson of Cadiz, Ohio, cousin of Mr3. M. K. Turner, visited in the city over Sunday. lie is making a business trip through Nebraska. He gives some interesting details of the oil boom in that section of the Buckeye state, and says the development near Cadiz was due wholly to the persistency of Martin S. Kennedy, a resident of this vicinity in the spring and summer of '71. Martin, when asked recently how it felt to be an oil magnate, replied: "Oh. I speak to my poor friends, just as I alwavs did." The following is a special to the Omaha Bee, from Kearney, under date of November 16. Both the young men referred to are sons of Rev. Dr. Pulis of this city: "Frank Pulis has just receiv ed word of his appointment as staff orderly of the Fortieth United States volunteers, through the recommendation of Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn. Frank left last night to join the regi ment, which is in camp at the Presidio, San Francisco. Charles Pulis. a brother of the young man, is first lieutenant of Compeny A of the same regimenL" The Woman's club gave Miss Mollie Pugsley a very pleasant surprise on Sat urday afternoon last. They swooped down upon her laden with baskets filled with the good things of life, along the line of palate tickling viands and took possession of her house proceeding to run things to suit themselves. That Miss Mollie was pleased as well as sur prised, and that they had a "lovely" time goes withont saying. If yon want your mouth to water just ask one of the ladies what "they had to eat." They left as a token of their esteem a nice present. Genoa Leader. Horse dealers are about as shrewd business men as you generally see. The man who is good at handling a driving team generally has a pair of roadsters that he can sell you at a bargain and still make some money for himself, and he knows where he can get another likely team to work up to a good market. The man who knows a good work horse when he sees it, keeps a team for draft, light or heavy, a good new wagon and harness, so that the combination strikes the eye favorably and secures a ready customer. And these things are good business, and suggestive in other lines. On invitation of the Rebekahs of Schuyler, the following friends went down Thursday to spend the evening: Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dussell, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Reed, Mrs. J. B. Tschudy, Mrs. J. C. Tiffany, Mrs. George McKelvey, Miss Brodfuehrer, Mrs. R. Jenkinson, Mrs. Wm. Lour, Mrs. Charles Hudson, Mrs. George Fairchild. We see by the Quill that the occasion was the initiation of Mathilda Palik and Hallie Nye. At the close of the lodge work, a tempting lunch was served and afterwards a social time was enjoyed until after midnight. If ever the opera house was too small to accommodate our theatre patrons it will be Friday night, November 24, when Walter J. McDonald's famous farce comedy "Gilhooley's Reception," holds forth. This successful farce-comedy which has created more gennine hearty laughs than any other comedy of like character and which has proved a phe nomenal success in all cities in which it has been played. Everywhere it has been presented the "Standing Room Only" sign hia been required, and as it possesses such strong drawing qualities, it is safe to guarantee that "Gilhooley's Reception" is one of those jolly enter tainments that everybody wants to see and should see. Editorial writers are beginning to descant upon the "aristocracy of corn," and "corn as the coming commercial king." Marsden's discovery of the use of the pith of cornstalks for protecting ships below the water line, promises to make the raising of corn a wonderfully valuable industry. Marsden's factory at Owensboro, Kentucky, already handles 12.000 tons of cornstalks a year, for which he pays $375 a ton. He purposes bnild ing other plants, one at Peoria, Illinois, another at Lynden, Indiana, and one somewhere on the Atlantic seaboard, to prepare his cellulose for export. Of course, it is only a question of time when the great corn-growing state of Nebraska will be reached with these factories, and then all corn-raising ground will be at a big premium. At Washington. D. C, only one Leonid meteor was seen during the ob servation between 1 and 1:30 Thursday morning. A few were seen at the Green wich observatory, England. In Russia the Leonid displays caused panic in many places, some people believing the world coming to an end: churches were opened all night long and hundreds spent the night in the open air, fearing earthquakes. There are rumors that Russian parents murdered their children to save them from an expected worse fate. There was a brilliant display be tween 2 and 5 o'clock Thursday at Ber lin. Columbus watchers have not, up to date, Saturday, been rewarded. Bik hoof s balloon ascent made in absolutely clear sky at the village of Plessic, France, reached a height of 1,000 meters. One hundred Leonids, twenty of which were of the first magnitude, were ob served from the balloon on the 16th. The The first of the season's Columbus City Band concerts given last Friday evening at the opera house, was a grand success in every important particular, and the large audience were delighted with the evening's entertainment. The vocal solos by Miss Bird Dodds and Mrs. E. H. Chambers, and the violin solos by Prof. Garlichs and his papiL Willie Boettcher, added so much to the evening's enjoyment that a mental vote of thanks was unanimously given both to the band and its assistants. The response of the public in a money way was as hearty as that of the au dience to the charming strains of melody that submerged them at the concert. The gross receipts of this first enter prise of the Band for the winter, were $116.50, the net proceeds, $92.90. This was a splendid recognition of the talent of this organization, as shown especially to the public in the open-air concerts of the past summer, which were so highly appreciated by everybody, and there can be no doubt but the members of the band are duly grateful to all their good friends for the favors shown them. Much credit for the work of the band as an interpreter of musical language to the multitude must be due to the untir ing labors of the director, E. C. Hocken berger. But no amount of directing would avail, unless the individual musi cians respond promptly and efficiently to directions, and where this is done intui tively the result is most pleasing, as it va3 Friday evening. The Columbus LCity Band have certainly done most ex cellent work, and the appreciation of that fact by the public has been emphatic and practical. The following is the instrumentation of the band: E. C. Hockenberger, director. Herman Kersenbrock. Eb clarionet. Frank Schilz, Bb clarionet, Herb. Clark. Fred. Gregorius, Frank E. Eimers, solo Bb cornets. Will Kersenbrock, Joseph Fisher, 1st Bb cornets. Adolph Gores, Erail von Bergen, 2d Bb cornets. John Stauffer, solo alto. John Stovicek, 1st alto. John Pittman, 2d alto. Harry Clark, 3d alto. John Stovicek, jr., 1st tenor. Henry Gass, 2d tenor. Martin Schilz, baritone. C. A. Clymer, Bb bass. J. A. Turner, Eb bass. Frank Baker, tenor drum. Robert McCray, bass drum. School Hates- Charles Postle of Boone. Boone coun ty, enters the High school and desires to find a place where he can work for his board. Mr. Britell has added to the looks of the assembly room, by hanging up pic tures, that formerly adorned the walls of the old High school.. A clock to beat seconds has been arranged for the Tenth grade physics class by Mr. Britell, to be used in the study of the "Law of Pendulums." Miss Sturgeon, an instructor in the High school of Fullerton, visited our schools Monday. She expressed herself as highly pleased with the work of the schools. The Junior grade finished the subject of Algebra last week, and took a final examination on Friday. They now take up geometry, which is a few months in advance of the work accomplished by the Junior grades in the past years. The Tenth grade rendered a pleasing and entertaining program last Friday. Otto Schreiber read a very good essay upon the subject of a newspaper in the High school of Columbus, which brought out some good points in favor of such a project. J. A. McClanahan. representing the Gnstava Quartet, was here Monday, and closed a contract with the lecture course managers, to place upon their program this famous quartet. They are accom panied by Miss Anna Eisner, the imper sonator and reader, who drilled the class of 99 so efficiently. The foot ball team of the Columbus High school drove over to David City last Saturday and met the team of that city, resulting in an overwhelming vic tory for David City, the score being 36 to 0. On next Saturday they will meet the Fremont Normal team at Fremont. The victory of the David City team was dne to the fact that they strengthened their team with five new members two Universitv men and three overgrown men of their own town all above the average weight. A suicide was committed on Tuesday night by Joseph Tolar. a Bohemian farm hand about 35 vears of age, on the farm of Martin Sloup. a few miles northwest of Schuyler. Tolar husked corn all day Tuesday, ate his supper as usual, did his chores and went to bed. He appeared rather absent-minded and morose and declined to talk, but nothing was thought of his conducL Mr. Sloup called him in the morning and when no response was received investigation re vealed the fact that he was not in his room, but that he had gone ont without his shoes. A search around the premises was made to no avail and Mr. Sloup went to husking corn. A little later his little girl entered the double corn crib and ran against the man's body hanging to a rope fastened to the rafters above. The family was notified and Mr. Sloup came after Sheriff McLeod, who went out and brought the body in to the county farm cemetery for interment. It was such a clear case of suicide that an inquest was not considered necessary. No reason was given by the unfortunate man for thin rash act, but as he was a very heavy drinker his suicide is attributed to an excessive- use of alcohoL He has been known by parties here for about fourteen years, but his home has generally been in Saunders county since he came to this country. Schuyler QuilL Charles Brnnken, a boy of about fifteen, son of John Brunken, was acci dentally shot in the foot Monday after noon, the ball passing through the foot near the great toe. The gun was a 22 calibre rifle usually kept loaded and hung up in the barn. We learned no further particulars excepting that the lad was brought to this city Monday by his brother Gustav, that the wound was dressed by Dr. Tiessing, and the two returned home Tuesday morning. Bring your orders for job-work to this office. Satisfaction guaranteed, and 1 work promptly done, aa agreed upoau letsnal ? Rev. Dr. Pulis returned Friday from Kearney. Bert Strother of Monroe was in the city Monday. John Moffitt of Platte Center was in the city last week. G. W. Clark is down from Humphrey and attending court. EL A. Gerrard and wife of Monroe were in the city Saturday. Mrs. W. L. Thomas of Lincoln is the guest of Mrs. Frazell. Rev. DeGeller went to Omaha Satur day, returning Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Benhani spent Sunday in Cedar Rapids. Mr. Elliott of Lincoln visited the fam ily of Adolf Jaeggi over Sunday. Albert von Bergen of Humphrey spent Sunday in the city with relatives. Q. E. Hamlin of Rising City visited over Sunday with friends in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Rami Miller of Polk county were in the city Saturday. L. A. Ewing of the Humphrey Demo crat spent the Sabbath in this city. E. H. Jenkins was down from Madison over Sunday visiting with his family. Mrs. Hardy of Leigh has been visiting her sons, C. C. and E. E. here the past week. Miss Alice Cowdery of Lincoln is vis iting in the city, the guest of Mrs. E. H. Chambers. Rev. and Mrs. Hinman of Genoa are in the city for a few days visit with Rev. Rogers' family. Miss Laura Vasey of Albion has been visiting with Mrs. W. H. Benham for several days past. Miss Jennie Wiseman returned Satur day from a few weeks' visit with Mrs. George Willard in St. Edward. William Lisco, who has for some months been here with his son R. Y., has gone to Cheyenne, to sojourn with his son Fred. Mrs. C. H. Ketcham left here Monday for Sheridan, Wyo., to meet her hus band, after a visit of several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany. Charles Lawrence of Sioux Falls. S. D., is visiting old friends in this vicini ty. He is a son of George Lawrence, one of the early settlers of Colfax county. Mrs. Lee Beaty and son Guy of Mon roe township came down Saturday to make a short visit with S. P. Curtis' family. Mr. Beaty drove down, and all returned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Welch from Co lumbus are making a few days visit with their daughter, Mrs. W. S. Fox, also their nephew, F. K. Fulton, assistant postmaster. Norfolk Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lisco of Lodge pole, Neb., arrived in the city Monday, for a visit with R. Y. and family until Thursday, when Mrs. Lisco starts to Michigan for a visit among relatives. Mrs. E. C. Pace visited at Columbus on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week Mr. and Mrs. Frank Loomis took in the sights around Columbus on Wednesday of this week. Bellwood Gazette. J. C. Martin and family of Clarks passed through Monday, on their way to Cuba, where Mr. Martin has a govern ment position. They will stop on their way at Woodbine, Iowa, to visit Mrs. Marmoy, mother of Mrs. Martin. The family have the best wishes of their many friends here. Mrs. L. Tinkel of Kalispeil, Montana, arrived in the city Friday for a few weeks' visit with her brother H. P. Cool idge and other relatives. She had been on a visit with her mother, who is living with her son George at New Franklin, Mo. She found a letter awaiting her here from her husband telling her that since she left he had sold his mill. He was owner of a 300-barrel flouring mill. Gilhooley's Eeception Opera House, Friday, lor. 24. No more marked change in the theat rical business in recent years has been noted than the very decided upward trend of that branch of it known as the "Vaudeville." Some years ago the term "variety" was thought synonymous to that which was coarse and vulgar. To a certain extent this was true, but with the recruiting from the "legitimate" ranks of actors and actresses of standing in the operatic and dramatic fields the Vaudevilles took on a more healthy complexion. There is no reason why this should not be so. A Vaudeville performance is made up today to afford amusement for the greatest num ber. There is little or no attempt at plot. There is no strain on the mental faculties. You come there to be enter tained, and you are, without an effort on your part. You hear good singing and see beautiful costumes. Walter J. McDonald has introduced "Vaude ville" in his farce-comedy "Gilhoo ley's Reception." It has proved a suc cess. The people want it and he is reaping the benefit by pleasing bis pat rons. Reserved seats are now on sale at Pollock's drug store. Seal Iit&te Transfer. Becher, Jaeggi Co., real estate agents, report the following real estate transfers filed in the office of the county clerk for the week ending November 18, 1S99. James Najlor to Nellie E. Naylor. lot 10. blk 2, Smith's add. to Columbus, wd. $ 200 00 George Scheidel to Henry C. Scheidel. lot 7 blk 9. let add. to Platte Center. Nebraska, wd 3U0 00 Otto T. Barnard, receiver, to Peter Welin. n!i nwh. and seH nwH. 2-12-4 w. wd. ...... ........... . ..... . 2200 GO W. B. Belknap to Theodore Wolf, lot 10. blk 3. Creaton. wd 300 00 James Naylor to Lincoln J. Lee. eH rS lot 2, blk 95. Columbus, wd 1222 00 U. P. R. B. Co. to Katharine Smola. lot 12. blk 10. Doscan. wd 40 00 Sophia Clark to Mary A. NichoL sH Iota 7 and 9. blk US. Colombo, wd 420 00 ainnie Jernbera-to Frederick Jernberg. net ae'i aad lot 1, 19-13-3W, wd. . . 1000 00 Eutfat transfers, total $ 5722 00 lakarPtjTo.9G. A.m. To all who subscribed to the soldiers' monument, we would state that the foundation is laid and it is now neces sary that the subscriptions be paid up before Nov. 15, 99. when it is expected the monument will be finished. Please give this your attention. Subscriptions to be paid to J. H. Gaixbt, Or H. T. Spozsbx, Commander. Gjiartermaster. 25oct3. ASCIE &. RTAI Wish Your Custom. IT WILL PAY GroCwries. Dry Gmls. Cncky, And thousands of other articles of GENERAL MERCHAND ISE at our CORNER STORE on Eleventh street. Q ifWr hare pit ia 5 GOODS, ft ROr FRIES 5 an1r nm ftrir.4la 0 at prices as low as any ia the city. Q WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF Ladies', Children's and Men's Underwear, Hos iery and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes. Come and examine our stock and be convinced that we have lines which will please you. Cocntrv Produce takex rx Exchange for Goods. ISoct-tf I ENRY RAGATZ & CO., GROCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, ETC. The enormous business done by us keeps our goods moving so rapidly that nothing becomes stale. Everything is fresh. We pay spot cash for every bill of goods that comes into our store, that is why we are enabled to distance all competitors in quality and price. (D ) (f) l53iKi " lam o ft The same courteous treatment accorded to alL We solicit your patronage and will strive to please you. d) (D sam JilljfclM NI. 26.. m Eleventh Street, - Columbus, Nebraska. ...THE PIONEER.. hasn't located all the desirable property we've some choice bits on our books for sale at prices that appeal to the people of common sense. The properties are located in fertile sections, well watered and drain ed, handy to market and shipping points and at our prices and terms are decided pick-ups. BECHER, JAEGGI & CO., TTairtMmtk St COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA John F. Cornell, AuiUUir. C. C. Pool, D-puty. AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACC0U5T3, Lincoln. Nebraska. ' Ldjcolx, Nebr., Nov. 13, 1S99. j To the Policy Holders of the Ga.ii-, Gbowebs Mctcai. Haxl Association To All Whom it May Concern: As the inquiries in regard to the Grain Gbowzbh Mctcai. Hah. Associatiox have become so numerous that it is in convenient for me to write each one a personal letter, I make the following! statement: i After having the books of the Associa tion examined I can say that they are in good financial condition and will be able to pay every dollar of losses, provided the members pay the assessment made by the Association. All the expenses and losses are fully covered by the assess ment made, and this assessment is below the limit named in their Constitution ; and By-laws, and is lower than any oth er Hail Company doing business in this state. All their expenses appear to be fully accounted for, and their expense and loss accounts to date are less in propor tion to the amount of business done than any other Company in the State doing a like business whose books I have ex amined. In regard to their being legally incor porated I wonld say that they would never have been permitted to do busi ness in the State had not such been the case. They are regularly incorporated under the Hail Insurance Law of 1S97. The Articles of Incorporation of the' Association and their Constitution and By-laws, together with a petition signed by one hundred and eight farmers from eleven counties of the State are on file in this office, and I find nothing pertain ing to the organization of this Associa tion inconsistent wir.h the law. John F. Cornell. lp State Auditor. For all fresh cuts or wounds, in either the human subject or in animals, as a dressing, BALLARD'S SNOW LIN IMENT is excellent; while for sores on working horses, especially if slow to heal, or suppurating, its healing quali ties are unequaled. Price 25 and 50 eta. Dr. A. Heintz and Pollock k Co. Omaha Prices. See the latest styles in Jackets, capes, collaretta and all winter goods. Follow the crowd to Fttzpaxbick's. YOU TO BUY a fall assortment of DY aad all otker lines which mtr itnr- aad sell them m ASCHE & RYAN. Twenty-flve years of experi ence in the business has taught u what to buy. We are constantly on the lookout for bargains. The best products of the country are to be found in our store. Among them the celebrated canned goods of Curtice Bros. We :ire sole agents for Chase & SanbonTs fine Teas and Coffees Second Hanber of the High School Lectore Coarse. The Gnstave Male Quartet has been secured for the fifth entertainment on the High school lecture course, and will be here, on Saturday evening, Dec. 2. This number has been secured to fill the date for November, given to Col. Copeland. who on account of other en gagements, had to have his date post poned until March. Rather than loose Col. Copeland. who is considered "king of the platform it was decided to change the date. The Quartet comes highly recom mended and it was only on account of an ouT night that we secured them. Ac companying them, w Miss Ehsner, a graduate of Chicago school of oratory, who will render several selections. All holders of season tickets are entitled to this lecture without extra charge. S;ison tickets for the remaining four, all high-class entertainments, may be secured for i jc of the secretary. MaBJORIZ WrLLIAJlS. CASTOR I A Far Infants and Children. Tta KM Yh Han Ahnp taH Bears the Signature of i&& HHHIiillHmilllllilrHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIrMHIIHilHHl I Window Glass!! Remember we have the largest stock of Window Glass in Platte county. Any size or shape fur nished promptly at LOWEST PRICES. STILLMAN, THE DRUGGIST. tmTSmar" amamawP??y " mammamL3aV- r "amamaw5sr 'S 9HpHL5v amamY warftk L--