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." et yitrjan.i" y ) 'r w M G O Q A Word to the Wise. When you ivant Dishes J or Lamps come and see - JO hi Dry Goods. The great advantage gained by trading here, is we save you the trouble of going around town as we have what vou want. xti w et O Hulst & Adams' STORE. Hfr SEEDS THAT GROW We have devoted a great deal of time in making a careful selection of our Garden and Field Seeds for this season's trade, and guarantee strict ly first-class stock, both a to quality and germi nating properties, but wo do not guarantee a crop. We will duplicate prices of any reputable seed houe so brinf in vour catalogues. WE HAVE ON HAND Red Glover. rtlslkc Glover, White Glover, Alfalfa, Tlmottiu. Red Top, Orchard Crass, English Rue Grass, Meadow Fosgiio, Hard Fosoue. Tall Foscue, English Blue Grass, KentiiGky Blue Grass, Rape, Bromls Inermls, Gane and Millet Mnn varitiea anil a larger t.t'ck of GARDEN SEEDS IN BULK... Planet, Jr. Hand Drills and Cultivators at GRAY'S i.rAt 9ccc?ccce Trxcsccc9c5cc3ccc!vrcrcccccco IF I To your entire satisfaction that it is to your advantage to do your fall and winter trading in Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods and u Shoes with us, would you not say: U YES, WE Well, that is just what we can do, and all that is necessary for you is to look over our stock and get our prices. WILL YOU DO IT ? Msckkolz Bros. JfCCC3CCCC3CCC3CCC3CCC3CCC3 kamari HEADQUARTERS FOR, Columbia, Victor and Ideal buggies; Mitchell and Old Hickory wagons; Rock Island plows and cultivators; Rock Island cornplanters; Cadet cornplanters; Little Engine, the new lister, where the operator can see the corn drop while planting; Jones' Lever binders; Jones' Chain mowers; Jones' Self-dump hay rakes; Jones' Hand-dump hay rakes; Walter A. Wood's mowers; Woodmanse and Aermotor windmills; Jack-of-all-Trades gasoline engines; and all other machinery needed on the farm. Call and see for Yourself. We wish voar trade. HENRY CMJRMSf mmmmm Keep in Mind That Hclst a- Adams' trade is increasing just the same as ever. Come and see us on Saturdays and see the crowds. Fancy and Staple Groceries. Where the crowd goes the price must be right and the goods what the people want. y WOULD? ;::: LUBKER SHEET, i? iaBtYl it?pB NNE Columbus Journal. WEDNESDAY. FEBBUABY tt, UK. Dr. Paul, dentist Mielenz for beet photos. Blaake's Coffee at Gray's. Dr. Neumann, dentist, Thirteenth street, tf - House to rent. Inquire of John Eusden, Eleventh Street Another thaw Saturday, and the snow is surely disappearing;. Scores and scores of people were in town Saturday doing business. Dr. Hans Petersen, physician and surgeon, office Olive street, tf Dr. C. H. Gietzen, dentist, in Bar ber block. Thirteenth street, lm For fine watch repairing, call on Carl Froemel, 11th St, Columbus, Neb. Sarah Mastin of Clarks has been granted a widow's pension of $8 a month. Drs. Martyn, Evans & Geer, office three doors north of Friedhofs store, tf Chicago Inter Opean and Columbto Jocbnal, one year, in advance $1.75. tf Do not fail to see our 8-foot galvan ized steel null for $32.00. A. DusseU k Son. tf Thomas Branigan got in from the west Sunday night with a carload of work horses. The boys of the senior class enter tained the girls of the class Friday even ing to a box party. Dr. McKean's method of making aluminum plates places them on an equality with gold. Mrs. C. A. Borowiak underwent a painful operation on her face last Friday. She is now much better. Miss Hattie Selzer is now in Chicago in the interest of J. C. Fillman's whole sale and retail millinery business. Matt Allison took his black team, harness and wagon to the Brugger sale Friday, and disposed of them for $231. Even a newspaper can always find better business than laying up for itself foundations for libel suits against itself. For sale or rent, eighty acres of good hay land; two crops a year on part of it Four miles east of Columbus. B. Mc Teggart. 1 Dr. Dassler, the eye, ear, nose and throat specialist Spectacles properly fitted. Berger block. See his adver tisement elsewhere. O. Oleson, whohas been operator several months at the B. & M has been given a position in the Omaha office, leaving here Monday. F. Eavich died at Fremont Feb. 13, 1 aged 78 years. Theemains were sent to Omaha, and were interred in the Jewish cemetery. Fremont Herald. Bev. Herman Bross, superintendent home missions of Nebraska for the Con gregationaliats, preached at the Congre gational church here Sunday. We are glad to note that our friend, J. A. Baird of the Cedar Bapids Out look, has returned from his visit to Idaho, much improved in health. The subjects announced at the Con gregational church for next Sunday's services, by Bev. Munro, are: Morning, the first of a series of six on the Coming of Christ; evening, Amusements. We call attention to William Kersen brock's advertisement in this week's JovBKAik The young man has among the best if not the very best equipment for the business, in this section of the state. The Angora goat is attracting atten tion in Nebraska, as elsewhere, and it would not be surprising if a few years would show a considerable number of them enjoying Nebraska sunshine and grass. Fred. G. Dierks, five miles northeast of Platte Center, advertises a sale of stock, farm implements, etc, tomorrow Feb. 20. He expects to move to Wash ington with his family about the first of March. At Matt. Allison's sale Wednesday, what was sold brought fair prices, but, owing to the sale at Winslow's the same day, Mr. Allison concluded to postpone till later in the season, what he has to dispose of. Matt Allison feels pretty good since he has had his sale and paid off his mort gage indebtedness. Like Benjamin Franklin, he realizes that a man in debt is a man in slavery, and it is a good thing to be free. Has Platte county a single public school in which the English language is not taught to the children? It would seem so, when boys of eighteen, just out of school, are not able to talk, except in a foreign tongue. The Cedar Bapids Outlook speaks of the maltreatment of some of their citi zens who went to California this year, by real estate agents who disposed of land to them at enlarged prices and under false pretences as to value. Niels Olson and sons John and Oli ver of Creston township were in the city Monday, and honored The Jovksax. office with a call. The elder Olson was with S. J. Wheeler on his recent trip to Missouri, when Sam bought land down there. At the Brugger sale Friday a man from Leigh had a stand from which he sold two sacks of peanuts for a nickle, apples a cent apiece, oranges three for a nickel, and there were so many people present that he must have made a good day's wage. John T. Morris of Creston has just moved his family to Fremont they hav ing taken possession of the Kelly place northwest of town. Mr. Morris is one of the solid business men of his town and Fremont makes a distinct gain in secur ing him as a resident Tribune. Recently a couple of canvassers sold here nearly 100 pint bottles of so-called smallpox disinfectant at 50 cents a bottle. The stuff was submitted to a chemist and was found to contain about two cents worth of fonaaldehyde, the re mainder being water and a little pink coloring. Randolph Times. John Dawson of Oconee was at St. Edward Thursday, and tells us that the public school was closed because of the smallpox scare; wherever three -men were found together, they were asked to disperse; A. D. White and two daughters fare afflicted with the contagion; four children of 6. L Clark of Woodville are also afflicted, as likewise a man at Boose, whose name was act learned, Mrs. J. C. Byrnes is still dangerous ly sick. Anton Nelson is suffering from a sprained ankle. Blank farm leasee for sale at Thk Joubxaii office, tf Dr. L. C. Voss, Homeopathic physi cian. Columbus. Neb. Hook and Ladder Mask Ball, Feb. 22. Mrs. Thomas Farrell is improving after several days' serious illness. The U. P. pay car was here Sunday distributing gladness among employes. Small, choice farm for sale," under irrigation, joining town. H. E. Babcock. Don't forget the Hookies' mask ball at the opera house next Saturday night Lyman Lyons of Madison, was here the first of the week looking for horses. There are fourteen applicants for the position of mail carrier on the rural delivery routes. Ed. Wescott moves his family the 29th from Silver Creek to the Schneider farm east of town. Bert Strother of the Monroe Repub lican was in the city Monday and gave us a pleasant call. Attorney James Nichols of Madison wss a guest at the hotel Meridian Mon day, on his way east. Big time at the Hookies mask ball Saturday night What are yon going to wear? is now the all important query. Two new dwelling houses for sale on the installment plan, a bargain for some one. Becher, Hockenber & Chambers. The residence of J. H. Galley was quarantined Friday morning for small pox, Bert having developed a very light case. Wm. Schilz makes boots and shoes in the best styles, and uses only the very beet stock that can be procured in the market tf There seems to be a good many cases of neuralgia in town caused, no doubt, by the sudden changes in weather which causes great numbers to take cold. Miss Bertha Zinnecker will be mar ried Thursday the 27th, at the home of her parents to Mr. Timms, of near Osce ola, where they will go to make their home. Miss Ruby Rickly is confined to the house with mumps. The disease was contracted from her school pupils, near Monroe, where they have been having an epidemic. Envelopes with your return card printed on them, for SO cents a single hundred; for larger quantities, and dif ferent grades, call at The JoubnaIi office for prices. The Winslow residence which has been occupied by C. H. Buschman for lodging rooms, and which has been quar antined two weeks for smallpox, was released from quarantine today. Gus. Schroeder, with several parties from Omaha, left yesterday for St Ed ward where the gun club of that place will hold a shoot of three days. We ex pect our Gus. to make some good scores. Mrs. J. C. Fillman and Mrs. Frank Borer, who are enjoying the beauties of California, sent a package of orange blossoms from Los Angeles, to a friend, that came as a beautiful bit of spring time to this climate. The Baptist church of this city has extended a call to Rev. T. L. Smith of Chicago, who has occupied the pulpit two Sundays recently. The gentleman is now in Albion, and it is not known whether he will accept or not The funeral services of Mrs. Coulter, mother of Mrs. W. A. McAllister, was held in the Presbyterian church Thurs day afternoon, Rev. Weyer officiating. The pallbearers were Messrs. North, Post Dickinson, Elliott, YanAlstine and Sheldon. George Duffy, who is now in Grand Island, has accepted a position with a paper in Salida, Colorado, where he will go this week. Mrs. Duffy will visit rela tives here a few weeks before going west J. 8. Hatfield, formerly of Columbus, also lives in Salida. We would like to make a suggestion to the managers of the new opera house as to the clearing of the house at the close of an entertainment. None of the exits should be locked, but all open; if this rule be followed, in case of fire the room can be quickly vacated. The Inter 8tate Grand Concert com pany gave their concert in the North opera house last Friday evening to a crowded house. The program was var ied to suit the taste of the public piano, violin, cello, instrumental, with soprano and bass soloists adding much to the entertainment. Miss Ella Rasmussen gave a valen tine party to the senior class Saturday evening at her home. The evening was spent in playing different games, Miss Ada Barter and Albert Becker winning first prizes for one of the games, which were handsome boquets of carnations. Late in the evening supper was served. Wednesday night of last week at Bagel's bowling alley quite an interest was manifested in a match game between Columbus and Schuyler teams. Three games were bowled, Schuyler winning all. Total scores Schuyler 2259; Colum bus 2010. A return game will probably take place at Schuyler one night next week. At the first regular meeting of the Platte County Medical Society resulted in the election of Dr. H. J. Arnold of this city as president; Dr. J. C. McKin ley of Humphrey vice president; Dr. B. C. Tiesing and Dr. H. A. Hansen as sec retary and treasurer, respectively. Drs. Metz of Humphrey and Grabel of Cres ton were selected as a program committee and Dr. McKinley was designated a del egate to the next meeting of the state association. February and August is the time set for the semi-annual meeting of the society. At a meeting of the city school board Monday evening. Miss Alvina Luers was elected to teach the 3rd and 4th grade work in the Third ward school in place of Miss Pearl Mosgrove who has resigned. Miss Fannie Geer has been teaching for several days past as substitute teacher. Miss Mosgrove re signs and we understand will be married about the 26th to a gentleman in Val paraiso, Miss Luers is now engaged in teaching a school near Leigh. She is a graduate of the Columbus schools, and is a girl of unusual ability as a teacher. Twelve refrigerator carloads of sseat destined for Siberia passed through Seward last week oa the Burlington from Kansas City. This consignment goes via Billings and Taeoeaa. The freight rate on the meat from Kansas City to its des tination exceeds $7,000. One hundred barrels of the meat was packed in each car. Seward Blade. It seems that after February 1st it is required that all petitions for rural free delivery be prepared on a uniform blank furnished by the department o that those interested in routes will prob ably have their work to do over. George Drinnia has received the necessary blanks and will call again on the former signers. Success to the route. Albert Tessendorf of Platte Center and Miss Lydia Henning of this city were married Tuesday afternoon of last week at the German Lutheran church, Rev. H. Miessler officiating. The wed ding supper in the evening at the resi dence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Henning, was enjoyed by invited guests. The Platte Center Signal says: "This makes the third Tes sendorf brother who married a Henning sister." The Globe-Journal of Dubuque, Iowa, tells of the marriage there Wednes day evening last of P. H. O'Callahan, who had lived near Platte Center, this county, to Miss Mina Kruse. They were lovers twenty-five years ago, but Mr. O'Callahan came to Nebraska, was mar ried and settled here. About a year ago his wife died. Last fall he sold his farm, drifted back to his former home, and the marriage with the love of his early years resulted. The preliminary contest to the North Nebraska declamatory contest will be held March 7th, the one selected to rep resent our schools to enter the contest in Norfolk later in the spring. The classes selected the following students from their grades: Lida Turner and Ed. Coolidge, seniors; Albert Brugger and Ralph Wiggins, juniors; Elease Brugger, Bertha Chapin, Pauline Elias and Ned Post, sophomore; Dan Echols, Lottie Becher, Vesta Slater and Alice Lyons, freshman class. This is the way the Schuyler Quill puts it: On Wednesday evening five of our expert bowlers went to Columbus and showed the Columbus bowlers a hot time. Those who went were George W. Wertz, W. L Allen, Rudolph Becker, William Pruyn and August Goden schwsger. The Schuyler boys beat the Columbusites in every game, the score for the three games being as follows: First game Schuyler 737, Columbus 613; second game Schuyler 758, Colum bus 702; third game-Schuyler 774, Columbus 695. The local lodge A. O. U. W. Thurs day evening enjoyed a visit from Jacob Jaskalek of South Omaha, Grand Master Workman. The order has certainly had a remarkable record since its organiza tion, October 27, 1868, by John Gordon Upchurch at Meadville, Penn.,with four teen of a membership, numbering on January 1, this year, 423,000. There is one thing about the order in this state that commends it to Nebraska people, which is that this state was set aside as a 'separate beneficiary jurisdiction in June, 1886. At that time there were here 2,060 members; now, 31,000. The lodge here has about 120 members; the Grand Master thinks it ought to have 400. He went from here Friday to North Bend, where he expected to help initiate a class of 65 to add to the 200 members of the lodge there. From the Redlands (Cal.) Daily Facts we learn that at an early hour on February 11, Mrs. Emily P. Gates, widow of the late William J. Gates, died, at her home there, at the age of 83 years. Funeral service at the family residence 10 o'clock, February 12, Rev. Dr. J. H. Williams officiating. Interment at Hill side cemetery. Mrs. Gates was born at Dover, Ohio, January 28, 1819. In the year 1812, she was married to Mr. Gates, and seven children survive them. Mr. and Mrs. Gates moved to Redlands in 1886. "Deceased was an earnest and conscientious member of the Congrega tional church, and always exercised her influence on the side of the high plane of morality and strict integrity." Mrs. C. G. Hickok of this city, daughter of Mrs. Gates, will have the sympathy of all her friends in her bereavement We are indebted to the Bucks County (Penn.) Gazette for a superb calendar for 1902, the work of that office, both as to scenes around Bristol, and as to printing. Remembrance of Jesse O. Thomas carry us back to the time when we roomed together near Franklin col lege and later at Antioch college, and later still when the same venturesome pair of young mortals contracted with Richard Hatton for a newspaper plant at the old native town. Nearly a half cen tury ago, what pictures hang upon memory's walls, scenes of the times that tried boys' souls, and faces, many of which long ago disappeared from "the light of day," to be all the more valued as precious memories! Our young-old friend may happily remember gentle Shakespeare's lines: "Lots all. tract a few. Do wrong to aoae; be able for thine eseair Bather ia power, than nan; and keep thj friend Under thj own life's key; be cheek'd for aileace. Bat sever taxed for speech." J. E. Ross exhibited in this office the first of the week an old fashion powder horn that had carved upon it the follow ing inscription: "Jesse Ross powder horne, February 10, 1777." One hundred and twenty-five years old and handed down in his family for many genera tions It is reported that three of George L Clark's children of Woodville have got the smallpox. They recently returned from a visit to Omaha and it is thought that they contracted the disease in that city. The Big Cut school is closed for a time Horace Eaton re turned from his trip down through Okla homa and Texas on Monday. He re ports that he visited the site of the new Fitzgerald colony in Texas and says the town lots that have been laid off for the members are so small that in order to build a store or a residence a person will be compelled to purchase the adjoining lot which of course is retained by the company for just this purpose. Genoa Leader. Ton can buy blank farm leases at The JouasuXi offce, good form, two for 5 easts; five for 10 cents. i ! 9 Henry Claybarn of Oconee was in town Saturday. Paul Krauee of Albion spent Sunday in the city with relatives. Miss Pearl Nichols went to Silver Creek Tuesday to visit relatives. Mrs. W. a Jay aad Miss May Dodde went Thursday to St Joseph on a busi ness trip. Frank Eisners is now visiting in Cali: fornia where his family have been for several moatba. Rev. Houptaaaa, chaplain of the Kear ney Industrial school, aad Bev. Parker were in town Monday on their way to Liaeoln. Mrs. Charles Jena and children went to Norfolk Sunday to make their hoaae. Mr. Jeas is employed in the Jenkins store there. Mr. aad Mrs. a H. Davis started Sat urday for a trip to southern states. Mrs. Davis will remain several months in Florida, bat Mr. Davis will return in a few weeks. Mr. aad Mrs. Harry Coolidge or Lead, & D arrived ia the .pity Wednesday last from St Louis, where they had been for treatment of Harry's eyes. They left for home Sunday. The BeHwati Tremhlt. From the Bellwood Gazette of Friday last we condense: A. H. and R. C. were arraigned in county court Wednesday. A. H. Gould, the cashier waived his preliminary ex amination and was held to the district court R. C. Gould, assistant cashier, entered a plea of not guilty, and his hearing was set for yesterday. Both were remanded to the county jail in default of bail. George Gould, who was arrested Monday evening pleaded not guilty and gave his bond to appear for bearing on February 24. He wae soon rearrested on complaint made by others and succeeded in giving bond for his appearance. A. H. Gould, the cashier, it is said, will probably plead guilty in district court next week and ask the leniency of the court Dick Gould was given a partial hear ing yesterday in the county court. The hearing will be continued today, after which his brother George will be put upon the stand. A gentleman writes from Kansas City, Mo, saying that he holds notes and mortgages, varying from $500 to $1,500 on the following named persons: Homer Earl, John N. Delehamet Matt Supan chik, Anton Moell, John P. Ferine, E. Eberly, Dan P. Burch, W. H. Rogers, James McKillips and S. W. Allen. In the letter he wants to know from his Bellwood friend what has become of all the money that wss sunk in the Gould bank. He thinks it must be buried for future use, or possibly gone to bucket shops; that if he drew others in as he did the writer of the Kansas letter, he probably has secured $100,000. He also wants to know if there is any move on the part of the victims to confiscate the Gould home, his stock farm, eta, or if there is an attorney on the -ground watching the disposition of what was left The writer of the Kansas letter, we learn, for many years past has at different times visited with the Gould brothers and was one of their most inti mate friends. How they could "let down" such a friend and in such a manner is beyond our comprehension. M. Holland has been appointed re ceiver of the bank. One of the proprietors of the Michigan City(Ind.) Dispatch wrote to the Ga zette last evening that perhaps it will be of interest to the victims of the Platte Valley Bank to know that one of the Michigan City victims has received a let ter from A. H. Gould, telling him that he need not investigate mortgages, as they are all forgeries while another resident who had $11,000 in Gould's hands re called all of it less than a month before the bank failed. He, certainly, may con gratulate himself on his good luck. J. B. Hookstra had $800 on deposit in the Platte Valley State bank when it went under, Elias Eberly $1175 and G. D. Meyer $160. Mr. Hookstra also holds several notes that he purchased from the bank, some of which, he thinks, are forgeries. For the benefit of numerous Jocb jcaii readers, especially among the farm ers of Platte county, interested in the subject we reprint from the St. Edward Advance the following paragraph: "The Commercial club has reason to be con gratulated upon the manner in which it is handling the telephone question. The reduction of fifty cents per month on the business and residence phones has been demanded and will be received, if not through the Nebraska telephone company, then through the Albion com pany who have expressed a desire to put in a system here and connect this town with five or six of the neighboring towns that are already on its system. The Albion people have offered to make the rate cheaper between here and Albion and, whether as a result of this offer or not we are not prepared to say, the Ne braska people have reduced the toll between the two towns from twenty-five to fifteen cents. The majority of the subscribers prefer to retain the phones now in use, but feel that the rate is too high, and for this reason and no other, the overtures from the Albion company have been very heartily welcomed. A very large number of the present sub scribers to the Nebraska company have given the company notice to take the phones out and every one of them will be as good as bis word if the matter should come to a test" DR. G-. T. MEEKS rad uate under founder Dr. A. T. Still, and American School of Osteopa thy, Kirksville, Mo. Take this opportu nity to learn Nature's wsy of curing disease other than artificial treatments (a science). Learn about Osteopathy and its principles from the Osteopath, not at secondiiand. Make this one thing to do today, not tomorrow. Chronic diseases a specialty. Litera ture free. Consultation free. Office one door west of Methodist church. WANTKD-8EVBALFER80!tS OF CHAR aetoraed coed reputation in each atato(oae ia this cwaaty rasairad) to reateeeat aad advectiaa old etaMwhed wealthy bariaeae aoaae of eatid 8alaiT SMitt weekly with exyw w adriitioaal. all pajabto ia caaa aca Wadaaaiay direct from bm& oUtr. Bow aad KadeaaaaUaddraaMdataaiMdaaTaloaa. Baa sssr.aaCterteaawdlaaSfcCatiisfn. UsSBat HENRY RAGATZ I New Store, Opened for business, s WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I OUR STOCK I Staple and Fancy Groceries, Crockery, Glassware. Woodenware, Etc. a9It has beea esaeeiallr Heeds of oar Brosaecme easterners. The goods are all 3 aew Bad fresh. They hae beea boaght hy as ia aaaati I ties, at favorable orices, which fact we aaraose shall he S of heaef t to oar castoaiers. s A very cordial iaTitatioa s Colaaihas aad vicinity to call HENRY RAGATZ & CO. IrnmiHHWIIiniHIrllltHllllUlHHNM I Specials in I Ladies' Coats. I A lot of New Samples at Bar gain Prices. OUR SEWING MACHINE SENSATION. a- A fine, drop head Oak Machine, with all the lat- aa e- est improvements, warranted for 10 yean. In- aw s ' troductory price, only $15.00. "2 F. H.LAMB & CO. 3 fliir Pnol Woirnn Nu ti skm wm flMVffcts if Mm Ulll uUdl Iff dgUII colt wiiter lays M cue nee a fear. kfelffg Iff y ' PHEf ja Bl-- aa School officers will find ia the above list the hest aad strongest heating coal ia the world. C. A. SPEICE. District Court. In the case of Thomas Leffler, charged with grand larceny, while acting as agent for Carl Schubert last spring in the sale of a horse, buggy, harness and sewing machine, the jury after being out only an hour brought in a verdict of not guilty. The criminal prosecution of Casper D. McPatry, charged with making fraudu lent representations to the effect that he had 8000 in a Columbus bank and held a mortgage for a larger amount on prop erty here, succeeding thereby in securing possession of a valuable horse without even giving his note to George IHand. from whom he purchased it. In justice court last week Ittand got judgment against McPatry for 870. the nmonnt claimed by Ifland as still due on the purchase. McPatry's defense vras that he did not make the representations alleged and that this balance of 870 was paid by him to Itiand's deceased father. Verdict of the jury not guilty. In the case of Platte county vs. the bondsmen of former County Treasurer Lynch, leave was granted to amend the petition by changing the amount from $1,600 to 816,00. The' information against Vincent C. Connelly was quashed on a technicality, goes over to the next term of court. He is charged with making a murderous as sault with a razor upon Andrew Christ ensen at Lindsay on New Year's eve. lichland and Vicinity. We do wish it would clear up. " Geo. Blast is visiting a sister at Wray, Colorado. Rev. M. Anderson was ill and unable to occupy the pulpit Sunday. Miss Laura Blust of Schuyler is visit ing her friend, Mrs. Bart Stevenson. Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. Wertz are happy over the little valentine a baby boy which has come to claim both board and lodging. A neat surprise party was given Mr. and Mrs. George Mentzer recently, and presented with tokens of friendship from their church friends. There will be an exhibition at the school house in Dkt. 23,' thk Tuesday evening. This closes Mr. Mentzer's sixth year here, and the best wishes of his aekolars go with him to his new hone in ii CONSISTS OF selected with a ?iew to the is extended to the aeoale of aad see as ia oar aew store. J We are deliveries Hard Coal either Scraatoa or Lehigh for $10.50 aer tea. Hani Coal per ton at shed 810.00 Ouita " " " 9.00 R. S. Lump " ' " 7.2" R. S. Nut " " . " 7.00 HannaLump" " " - 6.25 C.C.Lump " " " 7.p Jackson Hill " " " 7.00 Trenton " " " 5.75 Platte county. The Sunday school scholars and els mates of the Richland M. E. church met at the home of their superintendent Mrs. Bnrt Stevenson Saturday and treated to ice cream, cake, popcorn and a genu ine concert from the graphophone pre sided over by Misses Evalyn and Plessie Drinnin. HIGH-BRED CHICKENS. fTHOSE de siring eggs for set ting of the Barred or Baff Plym outh Rocks, Silver-laced White Wyaadettes, Partridge aad Baff Cochin, aad Cornish Indian Games, shoald book their orders at once. Address. WM. KERSEN BROCK, Coluiiibus. Nehr. Sale or Exchange. I HATE oae large, black Belgiaa Stallioa, oae large Cleveland Bay Stallion aad oae large Clydesdale Stallioa, for sale oa reasonable terms; or will exchange for lire stock. Call aad see before yoa aar chase. GEO. V. WINSLOW. SaV 'aamMBvaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBsi raaaaaaaaawaaaaalaaaaaaaaaaBt BT wBaaEaMaaaawSam SaaaaaaaaaBBHaff ( .