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f-s,Ss-",VKr-'- - - Tk- v -- KS. I Dr. Mi , - ir'- Qr'rM tf lEastol(3ft Are not throwing out any baits for Saturday, but you will find us selling you Gro ceries and Hardware every day in the week just as cheap as the so called cash stores, and we are willing to grant all worthy customers a limit ed credit. We can not do business without ' a profit, neither can they. It costs money to do business, and do not be deceived by alluring baits which are offered on Saturdays :: :: :: :: C. S. EASTOH CO. Week's End JAN. 8 AND 9. Ov.ter Shells fur poultry not mussel shells from the Mis sissippi river, winch coutain uo more lime than so much gravel, hut the genuine Oyster Shells from the Atlantic VAp Ocean; full of lime, per sack of 100 pounds W 1 1 cases Gilt Edge brand of Peas, String Beans, Lima1 Beans worth 15 to 18c per can, strictly fancy stock, all to go on IL, Friday and Saturday at per can -. W 100 lbs. Inst Granulated Sugar 20 lbs. lest Granulated Sugar 10 lbs. licst Granulated Sugar 5 lbs. best Granulated Sugar Jib. best Granulated Sugar f lb. box DominoSugar. 4X Cofloe per p'kg Madja Coffee put up only in 1 lb. Gram-O large package. lostiun Cereal large package White Russian, Santa Claus or Diamond C Soap, 8 bars for... rem Soap, 10 bars tor .Sa polio, baud or scouring, per cake Pyramid Washing Powder, 41b. "p'kg. Gold Dust Washing Powder, 41b. pk'g Tea Sittings, 1 lb. p'kg Sun Dried Japan Tea, verv choice, ier lb. Suit Dried Japan Tea, best grade, I lb. package Force, Malta Vitae, Grac Nuts, Pettijohns Breakfast Food, Wheatosc, Shredded Wheat Biscuit, Pillsbury's Wheat Food Hawlton's Braekfast Food, tier p'kg. New England Self Rising Buckwheat per p'kg tiakcr Oats, Kawlston Oats, Mother's Oats, per p'kg Macaroni, best domestic Macaroni, lest imported Matches, Wabash or Search Light Toothpicks, per p'kg Dairy. Salt, per sack Barrel Salt, per barrel Pillsbury's best XXXX Flour makes better bread and more of it, per sack Zest, 3 lb. p'kg with fancy cup and saucer per p'kg. K. M. & Co's. 1 lb. tin Pure Food Jams, any kind, per can..... Soda, any kind per p'kg Tomatoes, standard per can . Tomatoes, extra standard per can Tomatoes, Monarch, packed solid, full weight, quality unequal- , Peas, Triumph, early June per can Peas, Monarch, giant, extra quality .Cocoanut, Scheep's lb. p'kg per p'kg. Baker s Chocolate per cake Baker's Cocoa, per lb. can Lye, Lewis can 8c, Rex can Best Gloss Starch, Best Corn Starch 1 lb p'kg Monarch.Mince Meat, tastes like mother's, p'kg Gelatine, Knoxc's, Plymonth Rock and Monarch p'kg. Condensed Milk or Cream, Monarch can Vinegar, best Apple Cider gallon Cider, Michigan Red Jacket, pure, rich and fruity gallon Uneeda Biscuit or Zu Zu Snaps per p'kg. Kennedy's F. A. K. Soda Crackers 3 lb. p'kg ". .. Barrel Beauty Snaps Kennedy's F. A. K. Soda Crackers, by the box per lb Baking Powder, Monarch, pure cream tartar per lb Sauerkraut, Van Camps, 6 lb. can... Pumpkin, Van Camp's, 3 lb. can .... Pickles, Monarch, sweet, per qt. Chow Chow, Monarch, the finest possible quality per qt Olives, bulk, large, mealy, per qt. , '. Fancy Comb Honey per lb viioict x ruii29 tier iiias, Fancv Dried Peaches, per lb GRAYS'. WE OFFER FOR FALL WINTER SEASON A VEBY COMPLETE LINE OF Men's and Boys' Clothing Made in the best style, finest fit, at prices not any higher than what others' sell you inferior goods for. We carry the largest line of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS at ' a very low price. Our shoes all made up for us especially by the foremost manufacturers of. the country. A large stock to select from for man, woman and child. You will not run the risk of getting shoddy or shelf-worn goods if you buy of us. M Ropaiiinf Nftatlg aM PrMiptii Mut. Mschholz Bros. .411 Sale FRIDAY AND SATURDAY $5.00 1.00 50c 25c 5c 45c lie 15c 21c 23c 25c 25c 8c 20c 23c 15c 35c 23c red p'kgs.... 121c 12ic 10c 9c 121c 4c 4c 4c 1.30 1.25 25c 10c 5c 10c 121c 15c 9c 121c 15c 15c 20c 6c 5c 8c 121c 121c 25c 25c 4c 22c 52c 6c 40c 8c 8c 25c 25c 35c 10c 5c 10c per p'kg ... V" v .Vc WXDHXtDAT, JAMUABT C UN. tWAU advertftementfim the local columns are charged' at the rate of 5 cents a line each issue. Heavy face type double price. Dr. Paul, dentist. Dr. Yalliar, Osteopath, Barbar block. -Jedge Sullivan was ia day. -a E. Bakar waa ia Schuyler Moaday oa hnaiasat. . Dr.Gtstsea, dentist, arte FoUoakw drugstore. Bora, Sanday, Jan. 8, toMra. Joseph Barney, a aoa. Lao Borowmk waa traaeectiag huni aess ia Daaoaa Moaday. Jay 8auth returned Tuesday from a law daya' visit in Omaha. For art photography aall oa Mm. McAllister, Mislsni' old stand. H. D. Bsserott left Monday for the on hia ragalar ooaunardal trip. Gaorga E. Willard of St. Edward in the city Moaday and Taaaday. Lectare coarse entertainment at North opera house, Saturday eveaiag. Dr. Chan. Bu Plats, baeneopathiephy awtaa aad surgeon, postomos buildiag. Alvin E. Pool, violinist. Papila accepted. Ooaoetta and rentals. Tete phoaeNb.fl6. tf Dra. Martya, Evaae,Geer k Haa aen,osaos three doom north of Fried hoTa store, tf T.Christenasn, who works in Baker's tailor shop, stepped on a nail Saturday injaring hia left foot badly. L Sibberuaan, now of Omaha, waa in town Tuesday and Wedaeeday, goiag ap to Madison Taeaday ereaiag. Beeidenoes and vacant lota in all parts of the city for sale on easy terms. Becher, Hockenbergar k Chambers. Dr. O. H. Plate ia in Platte Center this week taking the practice of Dr. Benthack, who ia away on a vacation. Mies Ella Basmusaen ia employed in the dry goods department of Hoist k Adams store, begiaaing work Friday. Kev. Jones, who ia studying in a college in Minnesota, is visiting his friends in the Postville neighborhood. Joe Mahafley is in the city, having coneladed hia stay ia the newspaper bastaess in Belgrade the-first of the year. Wm. Schflx makes boota and shoes in the best styles, and mass only the very best stock that can be procured in the market tf The book, "Quiney Adams Sawyer," k now on sale at the stores of von Ber gen, Pollock's aad Heist's pharmacy at 65 cento each. Chris Abto left Monday for Califor nia where he expects to locate aad will move his family as soon as he finds employment. C. H. Daniels, who has been visiting his family in Omaha, returned Saturday to thiaoity and has coneladed to remain with Mr. Priebe. Charles Skarupa and Frank Valaeek have contracted with Leo Borowiak for the purchase of his saloon and will take poasssaion April 11th. W. T. Biekly ia happy over the arrival of a grandson, Mrs. Will Biekly of Omaha having given birth to a boy Taeaday, December 29. The Orpheus eociety gave a dance Friday evening; in their hall, when a large crowd of pleasure osskera enjoyed dancing until a late hour. " -J. E. Nichols, hying three and a halt miles east of Columbus, offers bis well improved farm for sale. Shade and fruit trees. Inquire at the reajdeaoe. -Bay the lest The Trybar Pisae leada them all in construction, finish, durability and price. Sold on monthly payments. Auditorium Music Co. The only marriage hcenee issued by County Judge Battermaa during the week was to John P. Cooper of Manaco, Pa, and L. Olive Dodds of Columbus. M. O. Perkins, the new member of the Telegram force arrived ia the city Thursday to begin hia work here. Mr. Perkins family will not arrive for sev eral weeks. The Maennerchor society held a dance in their hall .Thursday night Only members of. the aoaetyjsnd their families were present. Aa enjoyable time ia reported. The county supervisors are in asa- mon, beginning this Taaaday in cheek ing up the different oaVes in their year ly accounts. The new board will organ ize next Thesday." Miss Florence Oxnam of Chicago, a niece of Mr. Oxnam, the mail clerk from Columbus to Norfolk, was one of the victims of the Iroquoie theatre fire in Chicago last week. Walter Schroeder returned from Wyoming last Taeaday where he has been eagaged ia railroad work. Ha baa not yet decided whether ha will remain here or return to the wast. David Thomas of Postville waa a Columbus visitor last Wednesday. Hia sou T. D. Thomas took a ear load, sixty head, of fat hogs down to Omaha Wed nesday for the market' there. Relatives of Gas Metz, formerly a Colambua boy, now living in St. Louis, have received news of the arrival Dec. 961 of a ao at hk home. Mr. Metz is a brotbrotMta.H.Hookeaberger. John Gibbon of Monroe waa ia town Wedaeeday on hia return home from a visit to Wisconsin. Ha saya they are having sold weather aad lota of anow there, unlike our fine, warm weather of Ialliaa party Saturday evening to about twelve couples. The priaeiaal-game of the evening was high five with the joker, at which Florence Kramer and Homer Martya won favom. Fred Ellis of Polk eounty won the etove given away by Easton Go. for the bast fifty earn of corn grown thia L. Hahn, Frank Jaaicek and Fred ware the judges. Mr. Ellis of the yellow variety. a truly "five aad 1st hve mats at treat S to 5 eante am ggfluamau AbbbbbbbbSuub KbbbbbbM SHnaBsasn BBsnflnBBmV aa anaBuuBmav uaaranwaawajs't waaaumna smamsawaans, BavawjDun You will be eaamnead of the eaeellsat .' i. : JT"-TVS - Investigate Osteopathy; it caret an -Judge Bssder made a &p 'to'fcai- McAllister, sVaunrente a hfieksaVeid stand. a DrIp.Toaa, nnsaanajsthin l '" , J, A. J. Waatrope of Belgrade Colambua visitor Monday. M. Savage waa in Lindsay Wednes day kmlnag after his farm iatacaata. D. Sehaff returned Pueblo where ha spent several daya. Do not tail to see our 8-teotgal im4 steel mill for SSLOOl A.DueseUA Sen. tf They tell us they have the bast goods at the Thurston Annex. Any doubts? Ask Kelly. tf Miss Laura Miner want to Council Blufla today, where aha has a position in a restaurant. Dr. MeKean'a method of maniac aluminum plates places them on an equality with gold. Sewing at home or by the 4ay. Lydia Gertsch with E. von Bergen, Eleventh and Henry streets. For rent, two rooma suitable for canoe or light house-keeping. Mrs. C Cashing, Eleventh street tf Lands in Boone, Shermaa, Buffalo and Caster counties for sale or exchange. Becher, Hockenberger k Chambers. The fire department waa nailed out this Tuesday afternoon on account of a a email fire at the barn of A. J. Smith. Bert Stillman ia quarantiaed in hia rooma with a ease of scarlet fever. The quarantine waa put on Monday morning. Maud Hinman and Maggie Willard paused through the city Monday on their way back to the university at Lincoln from St Edward. The ladies of the Methodist church will give their annual supper Wednes day evening of next week in the Murray building on Thirteenth atreet Mr. and Mrs. McKillip and Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cowdery of Humphrey attend ed the party given last Tuesday night by the Chambers', Grays' and Sullivan's. One of the resolves that you should make with the beginning of the new year, ia to take care of your teeth. You will never regret it Dr. fianmann, over Snow's. 2 Ed. Loseke, son of Gerhard Loseke northeast of Columbus, left Monday morning for Lincoln where be will take the winter course at the State university agricultural school. O. C. Breese, Chris Abts, Jossph Langiey. Jacob Brock, ar, aad Mr. Anderson all left Monday night for McCloud, California, where they expect to find employment The city library board has sent one hundred volumes away to be re-bound. Owing to the demand for certain books a number of duplicates have been order ed, mostly of the juvenile class. Red Seal flour is as good a flour and as puree flour as wss ever ground in a milL It makes light bread aad for fluffy pies and cakes it cannot be beat All grocers sell it and nundreda of people uss no other brand. 5 Miss Emma Bean has been elected by the Creston echool board to teach aa extra room added in that village. Miss Bean has been attending a bnsinsss col lege in Omaha thia winter, but will ac cept thia new position. A genuine old fashioned husking bee is one of the prominent features of the third act of "Quincy Adams Sawyer,'' the latest and best of rural dramas which is booked to appear here at North opera house next Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Erskine enter tained the members of the Methodist church choir at their home Friday even ing. About twenty persona were present andTthe evening was pleasantly passed in playing progressive flinch. Mm. E. J. Young offers her 40-acre farm for sale, 1 J miles north of town. Excellent soil, 600 fruit trees, over 80 black walnut over 80 shade trees, small fruits, strawberries, etc; fish pond, good buildings. Inquire at premises. W. H. Swartaley, John Fullmer aad E. P. Sogers attended the poultry show in Fremont last week, aad were very much pleased with the exhibition. Mr. Sogers had some R. L Beds on exhibition and received first prize for the pen. Our Blend coal ia a winaer. It burns good in cook stoves aa well aa beaters. It saves large coal bills, aa it costs but $5.50 a ton at yards. Try our Blend coaL Sit WxAvm k Nbwman. Frank Kersenbrock, who for the past three yearn has been clerking in a Dead wood, South Dakota, drugstore, is home for a visit Frank expects to leave aeon to take a course in pharmacy at some school but has not yet decided where he will go. Several farmers and stock raisers of this county are making arrangemento to attend the course of lectures to be given at the state farm at Lincoln, the Utter part of Jaauary. There will be several lecturers of national and world reputa tion present Ekworth Way, formerly ateaog rapher for CL J. Garlow, waa aColambus visitor last Tuesday. Mr. Way ia now employed aa paymaster for the Union Parifio minersat Camberiand, Wyoming. Ha has been there the past six months and is wsll pleased with his work. -J. E. Hagg and Dr. W. M. Condon of Humphrey have purchased the Bell Telephone exchange at' Madison, and will form a stock company of Medium people and extend the lines oat into the country. These two eaterpriaing busi ness man took possisaion January Ju The Platte Cantor Signal says that Denny Roberta ia now raaaing the stock business on his own account ft J.Oarrig having turned it over to him the latter of last week. Ha loads of hogs, on of which he drew the top price paid in South "The aeauaJatsBBss of Morgan of Bnokhannon, Watt Virginia, who visited the family of a J. Garlow several mouths, will be pained to lean of her aorrowupon nrairhtag horns last She left Colambua Saturday for V . !-. r: - fWVWV :? (cm4 J.WS :J-.VtJ"'arssP aa HilLOhio, ANUiqiaw m ... ". F Vr.-vsv K.-i Hew York, to join Mr, Distriaha who sailed hare several weeke. ago by of his father. Mr. Dietriehs wfll in Colambua and .enter into that of The Liaoala panam reaort that at a meeting of- the past eaaaeal lore of. the Kaighta of Fjthiaa held in LiacoU Tharaday, Carl Kramer of thia eity,waa elected prendeatof the aaaoeislion for the oomiaa: year. Mr. Kramer waa aot present and has not aa yet had osteal notice of the election. -J. Duvol waa arrested here Monday I morning for steeling a revolver, belt and cartridges from a man in Schuyler. He waa taken bank shortly after, hia arrest by. a policeman of that place. Davol will be remembered by Colambua people aa the man who worked on B.MoTag gart'a dray thia summer. The concert given ia Orpheus opera last Wedaeeday eveniag for the beaefit of the Presbyterian church waa wall attended aad the concert waa ex cellent from first to last Mr. Eugene Arnold, who has suag on several occa- aiona daring hia abort visit to tbe city, plosssd his audience much with hie numbers and wss repeatedly encored. The Norfolk Press notes that Judge J. B. 3arnes will take hia seat as justice of the supreme court on January 7th, and on that date Chief Justice Sullivan will retire. J.udge Barnes still has con siderable work to finish up aa a member of the supreme court commission. Judge Sullivan will resume the practice of law at Columbus, and will make more money than hia salary on the bench amount ed to. ' The office of the new Telegraph and Cable company was opened Saturday afternoon in the east room of the First National bank, where wires were con nected with -the eastern offices. Miss Ethel Hurd of Omaha ia installed aa tel egrapher and manager. The company- hope to move into their permanent office one door east of the present location, which will atoo be in tbe National bank building, aometime thia or next week. W. N. Henaley went to St Louis last week to look after the manufacturing of his car coupler. Upon arriving there, he found that the foundry to which the work waa assigned had been burned down, and with it tbe-modem for the coupler. Tbe foundry will be rebuilt at once, bnt it will necessarily be quite a while before any work can be accom plished, and Mr. Henaley'e atay will be extended there longer than he had planned. Among those who were in the big Chicago theatre fire-were Miss Irine Cummings, a niece of Frank Borer, who waa found among the dead. Miss Cum- -miaga waa about eighteen yearn old. Miss Carrie Sheldon, niece of 0. H. Shel don, waa alao in the fire but eecaped in some miraculous way. The relatives of Henry Getta, who ia employed at the Marshall Field store, are quite concern ed about him, having not heard from him since the fire. The eminent scholar, author and critic, William Norman Guthrie, will lec ture next Saturday evening at North opera house, the lecture being the third of the High echool lecture course. His subject will probably be "The Service of Suffering. Upon the publication of hia "Modern Poet-Prophets," tbe Boston Transcript hi a full page review pro nouaeed it "The most remarkable con tribution to subjective thought of the last half century.' Hon. B. D. Slaughter formerly of Fallerton, now in the Philippines, where he holds a government position, writes an interesting letter for the Sanday Illustrated Bee. He saya that climate ia no place for an American man mach less for an American woman. People seesa to be intent on making enough money there to retire from business, and then return to the states. Mr. Slaughter, among other Uinga, saya "M.L. Stewart, who all of the young awn of Lincoln will remember, is assistant purchasing agent of the insular government About one year ago Mies Alice Cowdery, daugh ter of Ben Cowdery, who waa state bank examiner for many years, came oat here, and was married to Mr. Stewart They are nicely located, bnt mast take a vaca tion, as tiwolimate has tsken the vitality out of both. They leave for China and Japan the first of tbe month for a three montba absence.'' The St Edward Advance gave the following notice of the death of Mrs. H. G. Cross, for several yearn a resident of this city: "Mrs, H. G. Cross died Wed nesday morning at Petersburg of appo plexy. Newa of her sudden illness reached 8t Edward Tuesday evening and her son, H. Gordon Cross, and daughter, Mrs. W. 8. Taylor left at onoe for the bedside of their afflicted mother. Mrs. Cross waa for a number of yearn a resident of St Edward and the Advance joina her aaaay friends here ia extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives. Funeral services were held Thursday at the homo of Mr. aad Mrs. H. Gordon Cross, the Bar. G P. Wimbarly cfiksat ing. Burial waa held at Evergreen Last Friday, Judge Bseder appelat ed W. L 8peiee hk court reporter. Tbe first appelated to. that im- by Judge Marshall of Fremoat who died a few weeks after ha (Sneiee) began hia work. When Judge GrinUaoa waa elected he selected Mr. Soeieefer hia reporter, which ia all haa aa over ova yearn axpensnee. Ueder haa a esaa before tbe court on the 7th, which will be tho eloaiag up of hia private eases. Judge Sullivan will take up the unfia- et Mr. Reader and in all will assume the partaarahip with Mr.Hsbartt HowiUoosuny the First National beak by Bseder k Hobart Sallrvan has had several pomtions tou osrei ham, hut haa net yet aeesstsdany, and wiM ntutmaly flesnaia aTColaaahua Uu iMmm tM mSmm af law .fja&aiiJia? t A w' Mr. and MrnvHenrv Aaaaantattaiaad the membersef thaCwlhaliaFnisktBand f, their lady friauda Friday evening. The . fc time waa iluuatly passsd in playiag -a L. Bakereugna hsjrk tve, .in whisk Miss Sua Kereea- Monday stmtsoea, break anal John Marnhywere the whv aersofprisee. - - from -Mm. William Distriaha and two eeildrea arrived here Friday eight from by Mr. and Mm. ft C. Grey, Mr. aad H IJ. J.sWnvsn aadsT. snd,Mra,aVH. CwsBJOsrs; Tan hall -was beautifully adorned in holiday deeoratioaa and the a playiag games and nutting up iee the first brought ia of thai aaasan. They are the pond near the Loan bridge, aad ha haa fifty smu at work out tiag and aamhng!' The iee bouses of Hegel aad Abto are now balnf sappGed, aad Mr. Bakar eaye the ice m-twehW inches thick aad of tho finest qeality:' Ella Herriag died at tho homo. erman Plagge, twelve of Oommbue Friday. Jaauary 1st at 1O-J0 p. as. Mm. Herriag was 34 years, 7 daya ok) and had been a sufferer with consumption for a number of years. The funeral services were hold Moaday morniag in tho Shell Creek Lu- ohurebt Bev. Graneuhorat pffi? Iatermeatwaa made in the Shall John Klaus haa brought suit in the district court for dsmagas ia the sum of 12,000 for slleged breech of promise. Ha saya Brqnialawa Kaapik promised to marry him and that tho day waa est for November 25, 1908; that dspsndiug aad relyiagupou said promise ho expanded the sum of- fi6&S0 in makiag prepara tions. He shsrgss a eoaapiracy sgaiast him by Bronislswa aad her father George Knapik and her uncle Andrew Propoteki. August Wagner ia Klaus' attorney.' ' Mies Nellie Bruaer of Liacola haa aeeepted the position of, teacher of short hand and type-writiag in the Baeiaess college and arrived here Saturday to begin work on Monday. Miss Bruaer waa formerly n publio echool teacher but later took special iaatruction' in the above named branches and ateo'in pen manship. She will take the place of Prof. Huff who resigned a few weekelago to accept a position aa traveling sales man for tbe Bomiagton typewriter company. Among the teachers from Columbus who attended the etato association of teachers in Lincoln last week were Prof. Kern, Prof. Britoll, Mm. Sarah Brindley, Miae Cogil, Miss Litohtonberg, Miss Shaehan and Miss Marion Smith. Tbe art exhibit by tbe papila from all over the state waa one of tbe attractive features during the association meet and the work -from tbeColumbus schools wss among the best there. Colambua ia for tunate in having for instructor of art so competent a teacher aa Miss Smith. The city council soet Monday even ing and transacted their regular monthly business. A warrant for one hundred dollars waa ordered drawn, to be given to the fire department for the expenses of the delegates who will go to Fremont On motion of Councilman Sheldon the council decided to borrow money and pay the judgment wbioh now stands against the city, and which ia held by Robert Wagner. The judgment waa aecured by Wagner in district court for the sum of $400. Mr. Wagner eued tbe city on account of being injured from n defective- sidewalk. Monthly reports from the different "city offices were re ceived and placed on file. The echool board held a meeting Monday afternoon to pass their monthly billa and transact other busiassB. Tbe committee on truancy reported progress. The case of May Benson, a young girl about nine yearn old, was taken be fore the county aupervisors Monday af ternoon by the school committee, and that body has referred the matter to a committee who will report whether or not they think it advisable to send the girl to eome home where she will receive proper school advantages. At a recent meeting of the board Miss Emily Borer waa elected substitute teacher. The graduating clsss will be allowed to have a elass play but will be required to pre pare tbe regular commencement oration. No play is said to have ever had such a flattering first night reception sa that accorded "Quiney Adams Sawyer," the latest of pastoral dramas, when it started its recent New York run at the Academy of Music. The curtain had to be raised for tbe twelfth time on the third act to respond to the enthusiastic , encores. Tbe play ia eleaa, wholesome aad amua ing, aad waa decided by tbe New York public aa the-best New England play ever presented in this home of rural productiona. It haa the sweetest love story ever told, its comedy ie genuine, and the scenes in the little village of Mason's Corner are true to life. At North opera house Friday evening, Jan uary 8. Tbe recorde in the county clerk's office show that the number of farm mortgages filed during December were 23, and amount, tol8a80; released 20, amount, $28,169.00; city mortgages filed 14. amount, $10,438185; released 13, smount, $11,208.00; chattel mortgages filed 57, amount, $35537.00; released 46, amount, $16,786154. The total record for the year 1903 shows farm mortgages filed 357, amount, $783,174.45; released 369, amount, $451,199.75; city mortgages filed 197, amount, $130,019.78; released 154, amount, $109,75&24; chattel mort gages filed 682, amount, $346,797.92; released 382, amount. $189,454.46. Sher iff's deeds were given to 13 city lots val ued at $4,939.15 and 1 farm, valuation $1,20000. Lawreace McTaggart writes home from Honolulu, the letter being dated December 19. Heeaya that Honolulu is a fine city with beautiful residences and lawns, street ears, eta, and ia more like theatatas than aay place they have yet bean. He further saya it ia pretty hot hare, and we can't sleep in town without asaosqaitoaet,sstBosaosqaitoeawoald eat ua ap alive, but we have aot been bothered with them ao far on board ship. It made mo feel oa the 'bum when I saw the flowers and the towns so green, it putmeinuundof home. Cocoaautand big; bamboo trees, eaetue, banana and oranges all grow along the aides of the walka. Our orders are now to proceed to Manila. Wo came here with the ei expeetiag trouble but I ther don't need aa, aad I am glad of it. We quite a trip oomiag daya and rough Lawrence seat a copy of tho Honolulu Advertiser, which ooataiaed t of the fleet with " -fiJC JlmmlS, -",,8 i!T-;0?-r.-sr Aiwn as - '. U at Groceries GLASSWARE, Kr S qwhty of goods wo beadle tamsooWocviaceyoataatitWtoyourmtererttojoiathe of the money eavers who patronize thia store. In event to our acknowledged leadership we will, dariag 1M4, strive to greater values than wa have market affords ia bow pat up in eaae. i . vegetables, the beat of every thiag; , If S no to when you choose from a ous Richelieu braada of canned goode in every particular. - . iticheUeu Churned Groods are the Best Richelieu Maple Syrup is the Best . Richelieu Roasted Coffee is the Best Try Richeliea Gowsls ana! ho CowTiracew. WOur stock of FANCY CHINA DISHES is somewhat depleted owiag to the.demaad for the Holidays, bnt we have eome good things left to be sold at real bargains while they last, price is reduced. Trusting to be favored with your patroaage, we are ... " Henry Ragati & Co. VWyaUUUafVVfVVVVUvUvaUU aasafik Yaw SBST" Or aWvi J4. I iluivSBPraaK IkX-sT kZatJ0CCX V" v r . tfvv .hat. Many girls holding good paying positions as milliners got their start from The Designer's millinery pages a lesson by an expert in each number. me Dressmaking . Instructions cutting fitting sewing trim minghave had remarkable suc cess the December lesson is on seam finishing all fashionable sorts every step of these instruc tions is illustrated by carefully made drawings. Shouldn't yon like to send a years' subscrip tion for The Designer tosome KflJt JT yon snow r &ne wonia trnmrn u m acugmtjmt little Christmas gift SO cents a year 10 cents r a cofy at our pattern department. Z J GflkkEY. flams. hhhhhkhhkhhhkkkhnhhhhnnnhkhhkhhkhkhhhhkhkhhkhkhhhkmk CLEARANCE We have made sweeping redac tions on all of our lines : : : : It's necessary to reduce stock. as is II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 am 1HDXSTS PHARMACY, Has just received a new stock of i Fine Wall Paper We invite the pub lic to look the line over before buying. 1 Raprs' Staiaflaer Fiaisfc. Sold ia all shade, ia aneqcaled by any painta or other Kiain-o. A registered pharmacist will compound all prescriptions. Call oa ns. LOUIS SCHREIBEK, Jr., Manager. Illllllllllllllllllllllll The many friends of the Lockhart family, who formerly lived one mile northeast of Columbus, will be pained to hear of the death ef Miss Anna. The family will have sincere sympathy of their western friends. We copy the fol lowing; from the Monoagahela (Pa.) Re publican: "On the morning of the 29th Anna Kerr Lockhart, daughter of the late James W. and Mary E. Lockhart, after several daya suffering with pneu monia, passed peacefully to her rest. Aaaa waa bora and lived all her life in MottOBffahela, except a few years that tbe family lived in Nebraska. Anna had a gentle nature, was a most self-eacrinc-iaa; and devoted daughter. All through her sickness her most anxious thought waa for her soother. Mrs. Lockhart has the stacers sympathy of the community. Aaaa'e trust in a loving-Savior waa most touching. Bar's is a blessed immortali ty. She ia aot dead, 'tis but a glad upliftiae; to a wider life of peace and rest at noma. The f oneral services will take place at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. in the Moaoogahela n -hi.- - .J' . i jtn mfsmBmJh Skasm .anaaainaBa tm UUM.';t jV: .. 3' -H-J S95snM'B5SFt and tnelaw priceaat watehwe furnished in the past The You gat the beat fraihttho you waat a good meal yon will stock like ours. Wo handle tho and guarantee them to bo i i :. Winter Hat .- . . lr- '11 be sur " prised to 3 v. f see now easy it is r ctvliih l m . t SALE. Baa as Jfejtave too many Hats, Caps, Silk and Wool Fascinators, Shawls, Cor sets, Handkerchiefs, Under wear, Hosiery, Gloves, Rib bons, and Velvets, etc.. etc We prefer to sacrifice them bow aad give you the benefit rather than wait usual till tbe end of the i J. C. FILLMAN. Farm sales erafjaeted on mealem principle -ErT'Sale bills arranged to seller's advantage. Phone or write me for dates and terms at Columbus, Nebr. DR. J. E. PAUL, DENTIST. Niewohner block, eoraar ISth aad streets. Colaabaa. Nebr. on Gaa IS- teres) far paia lese extractiaa f teeth. Resilience Telephone L CI. Ofice Telephone A 4. .XKXH-4-W-W-K-H-J-K-. I DR. R. A. VALUER, Osteopathic Fkysieiaa, Columbus, Nebr. y i Nebraska 'Phono A 111. TPhoaeNo.7X t He will all fcecarea t niiiiininiiiiiimini A. A. MILLIKAN. Auctioneer. fjonrjEr t. u -a, Ji&Zl V-3 .'J f5 i " : A .i . . Jl 5-a -1 .1 : " -:-(