Syflp-TSF5" .'tr-S-t !3ge.- r-s-- "prPffT rf?gmz-!? J, -.."-"-"J&StP . - . .. n . j! 1 H 'or ti -II h 1 TERRACE If joa wmat ajthia ia Hulst & They Will Save You Money. J list received, largest line of Straw Mattings ever brought t Columbus. Call and sje them. Our Ferndale Canned Goods, and Chase & Sanborn Coffees are kadcri. Everybody likes them. They make friends where ever they go. In fact, every article we handle is the best. Have vcu een our fountain for keeping vegetables in good shape? m MfMT wl M X Jewel Gasoline Stoves. JJ Quick Meal Gasoline Stoves. 55 Quick Meal Steel Ranges. X Herrick Befirigerators. JJ Monarch Canned Fruits and ?? Vegetables. X Blanke's Coffees. ?? X Pillsbury's best XXXX Flour, g xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Our long suit Is In handling Midi brands of goods as the above, which always give perfect satisfaction and for which we are sole agents. GRAYS'. m IF I COULD PROVE To your entire satisfaction that it is to your .- advantage to do your surfflj aid SUlft trading in Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods and snoes witn us, wouiu. 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 ? Frischholz Bros. 3ccre3css: THEY'RE THEY'RE here now, so you will not have to wait. Bright, new and handsome, each one perfectly finished and the prettiest line ever shown in Columbus. No useless trap pings on these buggies the price is put into material, workman ship and finish. Each one is ready to hitch your horse to, and the price won't make a heavy load to carry. They're here, but they're going. Can't I send one your way? Inquiry and inspec tion desired. ::::::: tumiA ncni inn IIUI nnnin Memby Lwbkem, Eat 13th Street, CLOTH. tfa Carp lie Adams Fop., rso you nut aj . WOULD ? HERE ! STYLES nun: COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. muuaBBmHBBBBBmummUBBUmSBBBBBBmmU Columbus onnuL WKDUBDAX. JULY Dr. Paul, Blamke's Coffee atCtrajs'. Street tf Try Hmhaa'a aoda water aad be convinced. C J. Gariow m ia Silver Creak Mr. B. E. Jbaea haa barn, quits sick tktpMtwMk. Hosfaea's aoda water is the coldest, purest sad hast. Passs Partoat biadcne; and bow pic tures at von Bergea'a. Groand ojetar shell for chirhsns at Duffy's feed store, tf Dr. Hans Patara , physician and surgeon, omem Oliva attest tf Public library opsa Taesdaye and Saturdaya, hoora 2 to 5:30 and 7 to 9 p.m. Dm Martyn, Evaaa A Geer,oaVss tkraadoora north of FriedhoTe atora. tf Do not fail to aaa oar 8-foot galvaa isad steel mill for t&OSk A.DaaaaU Son. tf Joe Clammsnta, sheriff of Madiaoa county, waa in tha city Saaday on Miaa Oraea Hoffmaa will taach tha Hanay school, mtsq aulas aaat of towm the coming year. A colored woman from Omaha waa in the city Friday anliciting funds for a chmrch in that city. We aeil the siagie-row and two-row Badger cultivator, the beat in the market. Louis Schreiber. tf Dr. McKeen'a method of Biasing aluminum plates plaeaa thaai on an equality with gold. Tha machinery for the new laundry at St. Mary's hospital has been put in place and is being; used. The Union Pacific have pat in a brick walk on north Eleventh street in front of J. S. Berney'a place of business. Wax. Schilz makes boota and shoes in the beat styles, and osea only the very beat stock that can be procured in the market, tf Last Thursday night the mill dam at Platte Center gave way, which will be the cause of a large expenae to the proprietors. Win. Poeach haa added a baker's oven to his confectionery atora. This will make- the fifth bakery in the city. Pretty near aa many aa there are news papers. George Schram came in from Okla homa and other southern points Friday. He returna with bad reporte from that country and aaya it ia not to be com pared with Nebraska. Buffalo Bill's Wild Weat show will appear in Omaha Thursday of next week, July 31, and in Lincoln the day follow ing. Some of our citizena are planning to aee the performances. Charles Welch haa been engaged to teach the Drinnin school ia district 44 at $45 per month. Thia school ia one of the largest and best in the county with an attendance of about 50. Two well improved farms for sale. One in Sherman township, one in Mon roe township. Theee are both bargains considering location aad improvemeata. Becher, Hockenberger A Chambers. George Mentzer thrashed a thirty acre field of winter wheat last Tuesday which yielded 27H buahela to the acre. That ia a good deal better than a total failure, aa many have been predicting. Dr. C. L White returned last Wed nesday from Deniaou, Texas, where he was called eeveral weeks ago by the serious illneas of his mother, who died on the 10th at the advanced age of 70 years. Frank Chapin, a former Columbus boy, whose mother died a few weeks ago in Marquette, waa in the city Thursday. Mr. Chapin waa a soldier in the Phil ippines and for the past two yeara haa been in Seattle. Friend McCray of thia city, who recently procured a IucratiTe derieal position with the TJ. S. government, ia now at San Frandaoo and expecta to sail soon for the Philippine islands, where he haa bean assigned for duty. Owing to heavy nine the Union Pacific tracks from Oconee to Genoa are said to be in very bad condition, the road bed being made soft by tha great soak ing it has received. The trains have been late nearly every day oa account of thia. Robert O'Brien of Cheyenne, Wyo, waa in the city from Saturday until Tuesday on his way to Chicago where ha went as a delegate to the coavaataon of postal darks from bis district Mr. O'Brien will stop oa hia return heme to visit relatives. Prof. LE BritaU returned Saturday from Das Moines, Iowa, whsrs he has been taking several weeks' special study in Drake TJuvatsitT. Prof. BritaU aaya that there are thousands of paople home less in Daa Morass oa aeeouut of the flooded districta. John Bsr-Mh, living north of Tar nov, had hia bam atraek by Kgataiag the 13th aad the building with all ita coataata, uuuaistisg of a span of horaaa, a epan of mulsa, 100 bushels of eon, himfsn, eta, wars burned. Loss about SL000, insurance $700. Wails the grata oa the bottom land baa largely gone back oa aeeouut of tha heavy raiaa and aoft eoaditioa of tha groand, crosac an liaiHsiiaatiainats, on tha kflai are lookiag aiiraonliaanTy good. WnOeaoaMof the oata are down we hardly think bat what 75 par cant can be harvested. -Ia a recent letter frost S. E. Marty, who has bssa I'sstiai his old that with the utoeprina of two aaya it has rained etat j twenty-four houra siaes he arrived there sad that crop acosaaeta are in a maea aaore critieal eoaditioa then iu Nebraska. Thia k Mr. Marty'a trst trip hoses ia 18 yearn. The city coaaaflsMt Friday Tha ordJaaace graatiag right ef way aad pacmhuvm to Cottiagaam Everett tha right tohufldaad anjatiia atalephnaa in ha aji ia this city was nasi far tha It was BMfau aad earned that tha aom- RrLFuuks iu days this weak. For the coldest aad bast soda water gotoHoebeuu, Blake Maher of Platte Cuater ia town Monday. Hoehec aervus Baldus ra ice with soda water. Mrs. Wm. Lyoas ill for several days. Mrs. August Schaack haa been very aide the past weak. Dr. L. C Voas, Homeopathir phyav liiiT"'"''" 'lg Duffy has groand oyster shell for chickens at hia feed store, tf Carl Hoehsn moved hia drug store iato the Leavy building Monday. Piliebary'a Bet XXXX Flour, the best in the world, at Grays'. tf Small, choice farm for sale, under irrigation, joining town. H. E. Babcock. For fine watch repairing, call on Carl Frosmel, 11th StL, Columbus, Xeb. Lewie 4 Wiggins had a load of fine hogs on the South Omaha market Tuesday. Fred. Stenger and Jim Frazier start ed Sunday for Holt county. They go on a cattle deaL Baral mail routes 1, 2 and 3, begin running July 1st. Buy your mail boxes ofaSuEaaton. George Loahbangh haa moved into the residence of Mrs. Wm. Hagel during the letter's absence in the east. T. W. Adams and Garrett Hulst started Sunday for St. Louis where they will purchase a stock of hardware. Easton's line of gasoline stoves aad coal oil stoves are the most complete of any in the city, and prices are right. Joe Tiffany is taking a two weeks' vacation from hia work in the postoSce and Miss Florence Kramer is taking hia place. Adolph Sauer has been confined to his bed for several weeks, and at this writing he ia considered in a critical condition. Prof. W. M. Kern is in Alliance this and last week teaching in the county institute. From there he goes to Chad ron to attend a two weeks' session. The boys at McPherson's lake are having a great time. The regular camp ers are two Anderson boys, three Dick inson, Donald McAllister, Myron Gray, one Stevens boy and Lynn Pntman. J. P. Abta of Columbus, who waa visiting the Abta family here a few days, returned to his home yesterday. Mr. Abta came to Nebraska in 1S78 and located in Stanton county. Madison Chronicle. Mr. and Mrs. George Gould, who have been making their home here at the Thurston hotel for several months, left Friday for Omaha to visit a few weeks before going to Mexico where they ex pect to make their future home. The High School orchestra will give a picnic at Stevens' lake next Thursday all day, in honor of Miss Bertha Stauffer who leaves next month to join a concert company. Besides the orchestra a num ber of friends of Miss Stauffer will be invited. Friday morning a car of gravel was stopped south of the Union Pacific depot; seventeen workmen mounted it and in leas than fifteen minutes most of the gravel was on the ground and leveled off to fill the low places in the walk around the depot. The State Saenger Bundesfest hold their seventh biennial meeting in West Point August Sth to 10th. The Twenty second U. S. Infantry band of Fort Crook with many other attractions have been advertised to participate in the programs. The annual statement of the Colum bus Land, Loan and Building Associa tion may be found in another column of today's Jocbxai an organization that has been the means of adding very many buildings to the city's growth since its inception. Miaa Bertha Schupbach has been engaged to teach the Galley school east of town the coming year. Miss Lizzie Farley will teach the Boss school out near Duncan, and Miss Lida Turner haa been engaged to teach in the Braun dis trict. No. 37. The Humphrey Democrat saya that town will soon loose six of their beat families P. H. Bender, T. K. Ottis, Mrs. Maclaren, John Maher, W. H. Schulta and their families all go to different places and Mr. and Mrs. Bey Martyn will move to Columbus. Miss Alfreds Post entertained sev eral friends Saturday afternoon in honor of friends visiting in the city. It was called a "cat" party and the invitations were decorated with pictures of that domestic animal, the drawing being the hand work of Miss Rosa Stauffer. Union services were held in the M E. church Sunday evening, the Presby terian, Baptist, United Brethren, Con gregational and Methodiat churches uniting ia holding the first of a aeries of monthly temperance eervicee. Bar. Becker delivered an excellent sermon on the subject. Dr. Neumann finiahed cutting hia 20 acre field of rye east of town last Thursday. About 15 acres were cut with the old faabioned cradle, something that ia hardly known in thia country. A gnat many farmers throughout the val ley have aeved acres of grain thia year by the ass of the cradle. Tha Fnllerton News-Journal a vary creditable illustrated editioa last weak, the many halftone Qlastratioaa oa esleadered paper being helpful ia mak ing tha publication attractive aad iatar- asting. The portrait of Joe L. MihaaTsy, formerly of this city, appears with tha Sewu-Journal force. Bev. J. T. Foster, pastor of the South Omaha Episcopal church, preached ia tha Fassri ipsl church here Sunday mora iag aad evening. Monday evening a maariagwas eaUed for the members of tha chureh at which it waa about dsddad toiavite Bar. Foster to accept the rector ship of tha Columbus charge. Tha Union Pacific aad Elkhom rail road have acquired titw to abeut all tha lead aaaded for their new union passsa- garaunoaiarreaaoat. Tneyaavepaai eat $2L500 for tha piupmty aacaxasL Work oa tha structure win probably thadaot IB haa huiaw east at Man. M. J. The children are autiaipatuig gnat pleasure ss than is a sarry-go-rouad in town, aad assay of thsat an Tiwkisg arouad far nickels before tha teat is even as. -Theadiairenof base hall wfll have plsuty of sport tha aaat hm days, ss tha tsaat from HaiTaiasTil anteplsyhsn Thursday sad aad Norfolk will ba TJi plated their work oa tha oimth machinery today (Tuesday.) Tfe bridge which is of steal waa parch am 3 ia Pittsburg and work men have beau about oa year putting it ia place. Tha Episcopal Sunday school aad chureh will ban their aaaual outing at MePhenon'a lake Wednesday, July 30th. Will take 630 a. uu traia for Bsatoa where conveyaacas will be ia waiting to take them to the grounds. Fare, round trip 31c, children half price. Clyde aad Walter Scott aad Otto Staab leave today (Tuesday) for Chey enne, Wyoming, where they join a party who will undertake to drive a bead of 000 horaaa to Daadwood. The boys will find that a vary rocky road to travel and expect to be gone until about Tha monastery and Catholin church have been undergoing considerable im provements recently. Tha monastery haa been painted inside and out, the church haa received a neweteel roof and the chapel and church both have fresh coats of paint, adding much to tha appearance of the bnildinga. The county superviaon met in regu lar session last Monday and Tuesday. The county poor farm waa ranted to Joseph Schecber, who has been living on the Wm. Schroeder farm for aome time. Mr. Schecber will take poamaaion March 1. Aside from thia then waa nothing done but the allowing of bills. The rains and cool weather have made hot weather goods alow sale, but the time is passing and we must get ready for falL We an making very interesting prices on all summer wear. Special aalea every week: Watch our window and come in and ass the bar trains from day to day. F.BLLambACo. Immediately following the Swift Co. Cblnmbae game of ball Sunday after noon last, the Kaufmann-Haney Bros, teams occupied the grounds in a very spirited contest resulting in a victory for tha Kaufmann'a by the soon of 7 to 3. Batteries. Stovicek and Beecroft for the Kaufmann'a; Dolan and Chatflefd for Haney Bros. Poultry raieera will take notice that Eaaton sells a fall line of poultry fencing 1 inch, IK inch and 2 inch mesh, doae enough to turn the' smallest chick. I also have a fence that will atand up without a top and bottom rail that I sell for a slight advance over the common poultry fence. Try me for prices. I will save you money. The Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church give a concert this (Tuesday) evening in their church with an excellent program prepared for the occasion. Those mentioned on the program. are: rroc v. nam cunning ham, Miss Bertha Stauffer, Mies Eulalia Biddy and Bev. Becker of thia city, and Misses "Brett, Stillman and Ward of Genoa. Superintendent Beghtol of the Kear ney industrial school in pursuance of hia previously announced policy of re trenchment haa decided to dispense with the services of chaplain. Bev.W.Haupt mann will therefore leave the school, his resignation taking effect August L He was, pnvioua to hia appointment to Kearney, pastor of the Genoa Congrega tional church. Mis. Pyle of Wayne waa in the city Monday of last week to meet the com mittees of the Columbus Woman's dub of this city who have the arrangements of the Federation in charge. Mm. Pyle ia president of the program committee, and ia one of the leading workers of the Woman's clubs in the state. The meet ing was held at the home or jus. Lu Gerrard. Dr. J. H. Lowery waa called out to Gerd Loseke'a last Sunday to attend the twelve year old son of Mr. Loseke who had Buffered a broken arm. The boys bad put up a swing in the barn and when the boy was taking a ride, the rope broke and let him fall, breaking both bonee in the forearm. The last reports were that the boy waa improving rapid ly. Leigh World. The ball game between Columbus and the Swift Packing Co.'a team waa well attended, the weather being cool and delightful. The aeon looked good to the home team and crowd, being 11 to 6 in favor of Columbus. Batteries, Lohr and Judevine; McHale and Carr; umpire, Kreymborg. Scon by innings: Omaha 1 0001013 06 Columbus.. 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 2 11 Harry Webb want down to Colum bus Monday evening to accompany hia brother,- Eugene, home on the morning train Tuesday, bat unfortunately Eageas was taken seriously ill at tha depot just befbn'the train atarted and it was neces sary to have him again placed under treatment at tha hospital whan he remained until yesterday afternoon when be returned heme. St. Edward Advance. Among the delegates who want to Columbus to attend the democratic aad populist rrnigrwasiiiBal eoaveatioaa wen John C Sprecher, O. Nelson, F. A.Sacha, J.P.Maple, D.N. MeCord, J.A.Grimi son and Alex Schlegel, populists, and George H. Thomas, F. J. Henry, F. W. Saonka, James Hughes and Frank Cuba, democrats. Frank Sucha took hia wifs aad family aloag to keep him straight. -SchuyisrSua. Dr. Berthold Tiasiag, who ha vMting his old home at New Ha Coau, tha peat in weeks returned early Sunday morning, nmreaaied by am young friend, George Ma an, who will ot this artiauofthe wast. Upon arrival of the treat here they were met at the depot by tha (Sty Baud (of which tha doctor is a fmthfal member) who ren dered oaeef thser fisalmst naalatnia which sB riaaira ita tha bead hall a ialrinaal raraptiisj waa bald, with F. Brodfaahrer sum Werner Sefaup- burs Sunday. now nans on owe ansa aaw Lsuprivar iasjs airhasgai far a shirt thaaw Tha Thuratsa hotel to doctor isaarm harm had mm HnU. Baaav The latter visitvBaagmrfteataathetheaufewust- ri Tha aaw a W. Galley, at, racaatly a latter from hia daughter, Mrs. John P. Battam of Steteville, N- Y, ia which ahe telle of fhaii kisglQO asanas of but- eowe. Batter hemgs 23 to 35e per pound to tha farmer ia that locality. Mrs. Button's soa, Geerga, who lived hen with his ataailfalhai two yean age, ia plaat at Tha strike oa tha Union Facile still eoatuaaa aad bath tha striken and rail road omdals chum they an ia tha lead. Tha araiaista an of thia opinion that tha comsaay aaa act eoatsaae much longer without their services aad the company dedan their aaginae an cot now ia need of repair, that their machin ist work is being doae satisfactorily. Tha aiaraiaiet at work ia the round hoass hen is beiag guarded by several John Corails waa brought before Judge Hudson's court Friday on com plaint of Elmer Pamberton charging him with violeatly shaking hia seven year old eon Boy, on Thursday morning. While Coraila waa passing theBorowiak saloon Boy Pambartoa, whose parents live above tha aaloou, threw water on Mr. Coraila aad in hia anger puniehed the boy with more force than the act seemed to justify. Judge Hudson fined him $5 aad Boy Swygard left Monday for Co lumbus to make a week's visit with young friends Master Harold Kramer of Columbus is visiting in the city this week, the guest of Dorsey Baird Mayor R S. Dickinson of Columbus waa in the city last Saturday on bosiaeas Miaa Ruby Henstoy of Columbus visited Mrs. Swygard'a family hen part of this week and but. An informal party was given in her honor on Friday evening. Cedar Rapids Outlook. Stark county, Illinois, celebrate the 14th of August as old settlers' day. Each year this county makes great prep arationa for their annual re-union, so much so that excursion ratea are secured on many lines of railroad. Hundreds of people living in southern Nebraska attend these gatherings and visit their relatives. Then are several families in the neighborhood of Monroe also J. H. Drinnin and Thomas Deck of Columbus, who came from Stark county, may visit their boyhood home during the celebra tion this year. Miaa Florence Elliott, a niece of H. S. Elliott, who made her home for many yean with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott, in thia dty, waa mar ried the 13th in Leadville, Colorado, to Mr. B. P. Jarvia. Miaa Elliott waa a graduate of the Columbus High schools and later a teacher in thia county. The peat four yean ahe has filled a like posi tion in the public schools of Leadville. The groom ia a post graduate of Colum bia University and ia at present engaged in business in Mexico, for which place the couple atarted immediately after the ceremony. In the write up of the fusion con vention held hen last week the Schuy ler Quill says: "Columbus did itself proud in entertaining ita guests for the occasion. They furnished a brass band for out door music and an orchestra for the halls. Both convention halls were tastily decorated and a reception com mittee met all the delegates at the trains and made them feel at borne. The two bodies passed resolutions of thanks to the citizens; George W. Thomas of Col fax introduced the resolution in the democratic convention and Senator Allen, at the suggestion of Sprecher, did the same in the populist convention.'' In the district court the following esses have been filed since our last issue: Rachel H. Haught sues the R M. Co. for $5450 damages. She claims to have received injuries on their road at Hast ings when stepping from their train; Joseph Novicki aues J. C. Pennington for $150 damages resulting from a ditch being dug by Pennington whereby the water was drained on Novicki's land, in juring crops to the extent of $150. Both parties live near Duncan. Joseph Korus and John Jaworski asks for a foreclos ure of mortgage against Joseph and Mary Savage. Judge Grinusou is ex pected here Friday to dispose of several The A. O. tt, Foresters and Catholic Knighta held their picnic at Speicher's grove east of the city Sunday last and a good time is reported by those attending. nie time was passwd in innocent amuse ments which created much merriment for the spectators. M. Vogel, Joe Schoe maksr, 3. Byan and Jack Dolan ran like race horaaa in the fat man's contest, Dolan easily out-distancing the bunch. The married ladies' race was most excit ing, the contestants being so evenly matched that after two trials the judges wars unable to make a derision and de clared it a draw, and the dog who made obnoziona by hia interference fined and ordered left at home next time under heavy penalty. The young mens race was won by Will Eersen brock; young ladies' by Miss Cassin and the chndrea'a race by Lena Byan. The Otto Floto shows, made up of marvelous acting animals, claim the credit of owning the smallest Shetland pony in the world. "Atom" is the name of this blliputiaa piece of horseflesh and aha ia as pretty and dainty as a picture. Atom is 2 years old, full grown and aeareely 18 inches high. She is aa per fect a model of a horse as could be found in a life'a travel and almost as intelli gent as a child. Many little girls through the country have dolls almost as big as Atom, while scores of boys have toy horses again aa large. Atom's dis position is perfectly lovely, and TJncIe Dan CosteUo, tha veteran trainer of horaaa, aaya ha sever aaw a boras with the amount of almost human intelligence which thia tiny pony posaeaaaa. Atom ia very mach hks good little boys and girla, too, ia that ahe hi passionately toad of eake aad candy. She will do alaeost aaytaiag for a piece of sugar and eaa ba made a frisad for life if she is oaly fad swestmeata. Atom ia not required to work mach with the Otto Floto Shews, hoiag ased mainly aa a curiosity, but ahe ia oa ezMbitioa every day wherever the areas shows. Will be ia Columbus seat Friday, July 25. ia about to lease his 1 sou Will and J. A. ass here from Sew- proprietors, should tha ueorae uaamac A FAMILY Its a tamuy matter wnen the problem ot bayiae grocenea am der consideration. The wife knows what brand o? gooaa haa tha flavor that suits the taste, aad she knows from czpenai much the best should cost. Your part of the nrntruaomiaj this respect is to let her choose her grocer she can do it than vou aad her mind will tell Crockery IS we something make a specialty of. Good quali ties and low prices are jammed together in each article. Lamps in so many differ ent patterns and designs that we s cannot enumerate. s They are the best all-around lamps we could buy on the 2 market. They are waiting for s a test why not give one a test z now? Prices correct. HENRY RAGATZ a CO. OPP. PARK. Gall aii Sit Oir New Don't wait until every thinr has been Bicked over. We carry a rail line of fall Paper, Paints. PleUtle, VaHvUfet. Brtiftlie, VVIndtw Shames. Sails Reds. Fleer Wax and every tiling pertaining to the needs of a good housekeeper. ECHOLS ft raiattrs aatf KOUHKINEl ISAUCYUUtl Lyon's French Periodical Drops Strictlr vegetable, oerfectlv harmless, sure to accoaraliah I RESULTS. Greatest known female remedy. Price, fLSO per bottle. Beware of ooaawrfiica mad Imitations. T&.geireiaelspvt ss oely la tor Clrc!r to WIIXIAMd Mili.COSni wb wiia lacimiia ! uu on For Sale by POLLOCK to CO. personal property of the hotel and 1 the building for three years. Mr. and Mrs. George Lehman are contemplating a trip to the Colorado mountains and later in the fall, will go to California to visit Mr. Lehman's sister and spend the winter in that state. Mr. Lehman ex pects to make Columbus his permanent home and will probably, on returning, engage in other business. Mr. Lehman has lived in this city 36 years, has been in the hotel business 31 years, 26 years of which he has been proprietor of hotels in Columbus. At all times his guests have received the best accommodations and Columbus haa long been known aa the best hotel town in this part of the state, largely through Mr. Lehman's efforts. The hotel building is so con structed that should there be a necessity for the enlarging of the building another story can be added and elevators put in, which may be necessary in a few years. The democratic and populist con gressional conventions of the Third dis trict met in this city last Tuesday after noon, the democrats holding their session in North opera house and the populists in Orpheus balL John S. Robinson of Madison, who has served two years in congress, was the final choice of both parties. The nomination was made at 5:30 in the North opera house, the popu lists adjourning to meet with the demo crats and make the vote unanimous for the democratic nominee. The populists nominated B. A.Tawneyof Pierce county and voted for him unanimously three times after which be withdrew in favor of Robinson. The democrats had been unanimous for Robinson and determined that the populists should accept their man, which had been the intention of leaders of both parties. Charles Wooster of Merrick county was chairman of the democratic convention and John C. Sprecher of Colfax acted as chairman for the populists. Both parties adopted res olutions endorsing the national platform of the two parties and approving the congressional record of Mr. Robinson. At both halls there were many vacant chairs. A- J. Langer, who has been connect ed with the First National bank of this city, for some time past, has acquired a majority of the stock of that institution, having bought among others, the entire holdings of Judge T. D. Bobisoo, and nearly all of that owned by President Bey Martyn. Mr. Martyn will retire from the presidency of the bank at the semi-annual meeting of the directors at an early date, but will remain a director, aa heretofore. Judge Bobison with draws from the vice-presidency and directory, at the same time, but will remain with the new administration for a short time in a working capacity. The First National bank has long been noted for ita conservatism, and ita development is largely due to the business sagacity of its retiring president. Mr. Martyn will take a much needed vacation in the altitudes of the Rockies after which he expects to devote hia attention to hia private interests at the county aeat and viciaity. Judge Bobison, who has been a fixture of this city since ita origin, has not definitely decided upon bis future busiassB course but will likely mmiin ia tha city of whieh ha ia one of the found- MATTER her to bar her proTisiaas t Ckiiiwan fcraaeaad at- 1a larga varieties at prices that raaanr helD but tempt your pocket book and the quality is ia every piece. Waaanri Wash tabs, bowls. bask ets, etc., in an almost wholesale variety. The prices oa these articles are low while the quali ties are high. 13tm Sracrr. s Uu if Will Papir. DIETRICHS, rapcr ttaafltrs. Trochefs Cofchkinc Safcybte Capolcs. ; A standard and infallible cure for RHEUMATISM aad GOUT. ; endorsed by the highest medical authorities of E wrapt asm - America. Dispensed only ia spherical capsules, which am- ? solve in liquids of the stomach without cauaiaf irrifswiia sr 't disagreeable symptoms. Price, $1 per bowie. Sakt by ' druggists. Be sure and get the genuine. car- itwii. eeUa4.Gia. iam or lbs ' iMamz The state papers have had much, to say recently of Miss M. Lou Ormaby of Central City who haa created a saaasrioa in musical cireles by her aiaging ia Paria. The musical critic of the Paria World ia an account of Miaa Ormaby aaid: Sha will certainly be some day a great aad well known artist, and I predict for bar a success attained only by a few." Ormaby will be remembered by cians of Columbus as she assisted ia a concert given here for the benefit of tha hospital about four yeara ago. 'This was shortly before her going to Europe aad j ast after hr studying in Boston. There are many Columbus people who have a personal acquaintance with Miaa Oi mat ly. When you wish good, neat, clean handsome work done ia tha line of printing, call at Tan Jocasan THE PARK JABBER - SHOP, -voa THS Best Service. Courteous Treatment. YTHIXG B0W. Thra cfcair-ao lam wait, aapberb batk room ia eooaaettoe. alao aa lia of Ciews. dteM ai rf by tha baat artwt ia hia Ua. Please GiTe On CHL L. G. ZIIIECKIB. DB. J. E. PAUL, DENTIST. Niewohaer block, ccraar Utk aad Oifv Mreota. Coloaiba, Setor. tarsal far seta- laTaU a isetli. RatiripBc TtopSoa L 81. Omem Talephoa A. 4. r n i 1 1 ll i it A VACATION WITHOUT A KODAK IS A VACATION WASTED. aw ssja . J $1.00 to $25. IBBBMBHHHBB Bufs aj. mmCufaftmmUss ' will purchase all tha Humphrey JJ