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loc Handsomely Decorated Semi
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A handsome blue Semi Porcelain dinner pattern, a single piece
or a 100-piece et at a big reduction.
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Saacirs, sal price .. .
$IM per Uoz. S-inrh Di&ner
$1.40
1.10
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f late, sale price
$L35 jt doz. 7-inch Breakfast
I'latt-s sales price
1.00
25 Pounds of Sugar for $1.00.
With every 83.00 purchase in any department, except in the
rrocerv department, the purchaser will get 2o pounds best granulated
sugar tor $1.00.
Groceries, except where mentioned, the Pri
ces are Good Every Day:
2."c Iwttle Snyder's Home Made Ketchup. 20c
30c Snyder's Oyster Cocktail Sauce. 20c
i"c Baking Powder. 20e
12lic Golden Wax Beans, very fine, per can 9c
20c cake impound Walter Baker's Chocolate 1 15c
40c 1-pound W. H. Baker's Chocolate 25c
2Tc :i lt pkg Soda Crackers 20c
25c 3 bbl American Ginger Snaps 20c
1 j .J I ftrf i AT jJ& LJCa H. - EYw
40c 12 oz. Royal Baking Powder 35c
TiOc Package Search Light Matches 45c
40c Cream Cans at 35c.
2TCompare these prices with the credit stores and see for yourself
that the credit stores are from 20 to 25 per cent higher on the same goods,
which means a loss of 35.00 on every 225.00 you purchase on credit.
Bring ns your butter and eggs; we pay the highest price.
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Dry Goods Department.
Shirt Waist Suitings in all the latest styles and weaves,
regular 20e to 40c suitings go at 15c to 30c
Silk and Nub Novelties for waists and suits, 50c value, at 45c
White waistings in Piques, Oxfords, Etamines and Brocades,
large assortment in Champagne colors, 35c to 60c values. 25c to 50
Fine assortment of colors in Danish Cloth this is half wool and
extra good quality, a 20c value, our price. 15c
Me Mohairs in black, white and cream per yard 47c
Black superfine Voile, sold everywhere for 31.25, our price $1.00
-tf-inch Voile Crepe $1.50 quality at per yard $1.25
42-inch black and colored Voile, 90c quality, at per yard 75c
.'ttUinch colored Mohairs, extra value per yard 60c
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Straw Mattings.
Large assortment, very neat patterns,
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Earnings
Constitute Riches.
Don't
A good old Quaker once said
thee reads that makes thee smart;
thee fat; nor what thee earns that
SATES."
Have you ever investigated thoroughly
what a saving we can make FOR YOU in
this Immense Establishment, buying the
quantities of goods we do for Shot Cash and
selling them for Spot Cash, turning them
over quickly on a small margin ? Every
thing bright, clean, sweet and up-to-date; no
stale goods here in any department.
On FRIDAY and SATURDAY
WE WILL
CLAUS SOAP
10
BARS SAXTA
customer i for...
FANCY, LARGE AND MEATY
kind put up in o lb. boxes,
25 lbs
SUNSHINE CANDIES Something new; put up only in attract
ive, air tight bottles with nickel screw cap; all flavors. We are
sole agents for the Sunshine Candies, M A M IK 2Ka
Three sizes, price -" " wtafl
OUR GENULNE CRAWFORD CHEESE Did you try it? We
do not hesitate in savins that this is not only the BEST Cheese
sold in Columbus, but NO BETTER can be obtained M fip
anywhere. Price per lb mC3ty
White Borax Naptha Soap SstSS
most activ .rate, anl so that taej are always ready to do the work required of them.
Naptha bein a reat solvent of creaae and dirt, looses up the latter aad caaasas it into
a form so that it will mix with Borax and Soap, and it ia thea easily restored withost in
jury to goods. Borax not only helps to remove the dirt, bat it acta ia sack a manner aa
to brighten the fibre, leaving- the texture pare, bright, soft and flexible. Both Borax aad
Naptha being products of nature, are beat suited to act oa wool aad cotton. Their actioa
is mild, but thorough, and they cleanse without weakeaiac which ia not the ease where
strong soap or alkali is used. You will find that it will excel the 5 Tsai0 QRt
clear Jiaptha soap, (ret a few bars with your next order. Price. V UCaAO, a
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A few of the prices:
$L20 per doz. 64ncn Ta Plate
ale price
Sic per doz. 5-iaca Pie Plates
ale price
70c per doz. dancer Dishes
sale price
90c
70c
45c
extra good values
14c, 20c, 30c and 35c
Eleventh Street.
to his boy: "Xathan, it is not what
it is not what thee eats that makes
makes thee rich. ' It i what thee
SELL
(10 bars onlv to a
35c
ITALIAN PRUNES (the &t
price per box or
$1.75
Porcelain Cream Pitcher....
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The Difference.
'I've leen reading vour ads. about PILLS
BURYS BEST FLOUR for a number of
weeks." remarked a customer in our store the
other day, "and for the life of me I don't see
how you can find so much to say about it"
Well, the trouble is, we can
not say enough about it If
the people who read these ads
knew how good this flour is,
how much better than other
flours, we would sell a sack to
every fiunily in this town!
You will talk about it alter
you try it!
$1.46
Columbus f 0urtial.
WUaWDAY. AWL .
.4 advertisement in the local
columns are charged at the rate of .5
cents a line each issue. Heavy face type
double price.
Dr. PaaL dentist.
lie for eggs at the Fair store.
Alvin E. Pool, violinist. 'Phone 65.
Dr. Vallier, Osteopath, Barber block.
The Joaraal waat your "waat"
ads.
W. A. Way was an Omaha visitor
Saturday.
Dr. Gietzen, dentist, over Pollock's
drugstore.
Calling cards printed in the latest
style at thie cemce.
Elm trees 7 to 10 feet high for sale
by Albert Steager. 2
Attoraey Bead of Madison was in
Columbus Monday.
Miss Sadie Lyons has been seriously
ill the past few weeka.
The children oF"jr"crFre'ydig are
afflicted with the measles.
Mr. Galley will be in the country this
week with the local assessor.
Ira Gates' boaae east of Colnmbas
has been invaded by the measles
Bead Journal ads. They are new.
They contain money saving offers.
Dr. Chas. H. Plata, homeopathic phy
sician and surgeon, postoffice building.
Let us figure on all your job printing.
We are especially equipped for it. Journ
al.
J. B. Gietzen is able to be around
the house after several days of serious
illness.
Miss Nell Harris, who was ill several
weeks, returned to her work at Fillnian's
Monday.
Drs. Martyn, Evans, Geer A Han
sen, office three doors north of Fried
hofs store, tf
Captain Kilian'a family, who are now
living in Blair, will more to St. Louis in
the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hardy are happy
over the arrival Sunday of a ten pound
daughter at their home.
Mrs. Henry Asche, living about
twenty miles north of Columbus, is seri
ously ill with pneumonia.
The Neighborhood card club will be
entertained this evening by Mrs. Elliott
and Mrs, Snyder at the Elliott home.
A nnatber of young men of Colum
bus will give a return leap year ball
Thursday evening in Maennerchor
Win. Schilz makes boots and shoes
in the best styles, and uses only the very
best stock that can be procured in the
market, tf
Swift's Pride Soap is the safest and
purest soap you can use in your laundry.
It protects the clothes, yet cleans them
thoroughly.
The residence of Louis Zinnecker
was quarantined Thursday afternoon, the
youg son, Henry, being afflicted with
scarlet fever.
Chief of Police August Schack
and his helpers, Jim Kelson and Ex
tel Nelson, took charge of their new
positions Thursday.
Mr. Edward Steibly and Miss Anna
Haesman will be married at St. Bernard
Catholic church April 26. License was
granted them last Saturday.
Ed Elaton has two children afflict
ed with scarlet fever, and the home
has been quarantined. Mr. Elston lives
in the south part of Colnmbas.
-Buy the Beat The Tryeer Piane
leads them all in construction, finish,
durability and price. Sold on monthly
payments. Auditorium Music Co.
Splendid open air concert in front
of. Pollock's at 330 next Saturday, given
by the Alabama Minstrels, who play in
North opera house Saturday evening.
The chief of police took in seven
hoboes Thursday on a charge of drunk
enness and vagrancy. They were held
over night and invited to leave the city
next day.
O.O.Breese is expected home from
California this week, where he has
been for several monthsjpast He was
expected to leave Calif ornia aboat last
Satarday.
A sister of J. D. Stires, residing in
Omaha, was thrown from a street car and
suffered a broken hip. On Mr. Stires'
return from Omaha last week she was
improving.
Don't send away for your engraved
wedding announcements or invitations.
Leave your order at The Journal office
and we will guarantee satisfaction. Call
and see samples.
Expert Engineer MeEathron and
Messrs. J. D. Stires. H. E. Babcock and
H. A. Babcock went over to Merrick
county yesterday to view the ditch of the
New York Irrigation Co.
Invitations are ont for the golden
wedding of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Phillips,
parents of Walter Phillips. The festiv
ities will take place May 3, at the home
of their daughter in Blair.
If yon are not a regular customer at
the "Live and Let Live" meat market,
give it a trial and yon will be satisfied
that the quality of meat sold there ia the
best and the prices lowest
Miaa Eilaabeth Sheldon was the
gaest of honor at a woman's dab re
caption at Genoa Wedasarlay last.
Miaa Sheldon is secretary of the state
federation of Woaaan's Class.
The rooming house of Miss Frances
Labia jest west of the Presbyterian
chureh was quarantined yesterday for
scarlet fever, Louis Biaeaart one of the
roomers beiag ill with that dataase.
Teachers of the second ward school
have issued invitations to a "gathering
at Friend Helen Jerome, sixth day even
ing at early eaadle light" All the
teacfaersof the city have been invited.
Civil service examination was held
by Carl Kramer Saanrday morning for
raral mail ear list appointments. Miners,
Frank B. KeOoy and WHbam T. Craig of
Monraaand Silas P.amnkinof Lindsay
toakthe
Thars-
with Con-
a day
smyaari while than talked
gnun McCarthy who wee oa his way
to Wishisgtis Mr. MeCacthy wfll ha
Twftmw may 17,-arxttiac neemmry
or two aa awvaaaa) af tsmt emm
Dr. Siiwinn, dentist.
Fine balk coffee 12e lb- at the
Fair store.
' Investigate Osteopathy; its curea
The Fair store pays 14c for
The big auction sale of F. H. Lamb A
Co. is still on.
Bring your eggs to the Fair store
Eleventh street.
Dr. L. C. Vosa, Homeopathic pfcyst
eian. Columbus. Neb.
Buttermilk Castile soap, 4 large bars
for 10c at the Fair store.
The very latest in visiting cards. It
is just as cheap to be in style. Joarnal
Read Journal "waat" ads Baxter
the heading "Classified Advertiaiag."
Mrs. G. T. Everett is very ill with
pleurisy which followed a
bad
measles.
Do not fail to see our 8-foot galvan-.
iied steel mill for $32.00. A. DossellA
Son. tf
Dr. McKeana method of making
aluminum plates places them on an
equality with gold.
The Bebecckah lodge last Wednes
day evenng initiated seven new mem
bers into the lodge mysteries.
Lands in Boone, Sherman, Buffalo
and Custer counties for sale or exchange.
Becher, Hockenberger k Chambers.
Beeidences and vacant Iota in all
parte of the city for sale on easy terms.
Becher, Hockenberger k Chambers.
We print programs and invitations
of all kinds. You can get expert advice
and the very best work from the Journal.
N. S Newman was quarantined Mon
day morning for scarlet fever, his
young daughter having been taken ill
with the disease.
Barred Plymouth Bocks exclusively,
"Orchard strain," bred for size and lay
ing qualities. Farm ranged. Eggs 15
for 80c; 30 for $1.50. Hetty K. Truman,
R. F. D. 1, Genoa, Nebr. 8
Friends of Miss Gertrude Whit
moyer will be pleased to hear that she
has been re-elected to the position of art
and music teacher in the Park City,
Utah, public schools with an increase of
salary.
A. Height, who owns the Lee res
idence un thirteenth street soon to be
occupied by Mr. Perkins, of the Tel
egram, has treated the same to a new
coat of paint and nnt down a new
cement sidewalk.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dawson of Kan
sas City arrived here Saturday on a
visit to relatives. Mr. Dawson returned
home Monday and his wife will re
main one week, to visit her sister,
Mrs. George Scott.
Fred Witchy, working on the farm
of Wm Kuntzelman northwest of Co
lumbus was taken sick Isst Saturday
and today his malady was pronounced
smallpox by the physicians. The house
was quarantined this afternoon.
Harry Dougherty, a former Colum
bus boy, visited friends here a few days,
returning to his home in Omaha Sunday.
Harry's father was an employe of the B.
k M. and left Columbus about ten years
ago. He is now manager of the Klondike
hotel in Omaha.
Miss Louise Key, at one time a
dressmaker in Columbus, who later took
a course as trained nurse in the Clarkaon
hospital, died at her home in Clarks,
April 10th. Miss Key was a sister of
Mrs. George Spear of Norfolk, also for
merly of Columbus.
County Treasurer Becher says that
the collection of delinquent taxes by the
sheriff will be commenced very soon.
He attributes the large delinquency to
an ignorance of the new law. Remember
that the new law makes personal taxes
due December 1st instead of May 1st as
formerly.
Take your poultry and eggi to
Swift k Co., Columbus just across from
the Bee Hive livery barn. We will pay
you the same in cash as you can get in
trade. This week prices: Eggs, per
doz. 13c; Poultry, hens 7Jc per pound,
young roosters 6)c to 8c per pound.
Swift A Co.
Frank Morise and Wm. Dietrichs,
who have been in partnership in a paint
shop, dissolved their business connection
last Wednesday, Mr. Morise continuing
the business. Mr. Dietrichs has not yet
determined on his plans for the future,
but for the present will take orders for
work at his home.
Messrs Hoy, Philadelphia; Kloman,
representing the Kelley Electrical
company of New York; and Kenyon of
Omaha, were all here last week looking
over the waters of the Platte and Loup
rivers with H. E. Babcock, and esti
mating the power possible to be devel
oped from the flow.
Mrs. C. S. Raney returned home
Saturday from Galesbng, I1L where
she was called three weeka ago by the
seioas illnons of her mother. Louis
Raney, who accompanied her, returned
home a week earlier. Mrs. Baauy left
her mother somewhat better but with
little hope for recovery.
Messrs. J. D. Stires, C. J. Garlow aad
Dr. C. D. Evans attended the grand com
mandery at Omaha last week. The many
friends of Dr. Evans will be glad to learn
that he was honored by election to the
office of deputy grand commander. This
is a much sought after honor, and Dr.
Evans is being congratulated over his
preferment
Harry Lawrence visited his grand
mother Mrs. Warner the first of last
week. He has been away from Colum
bus since last May, working in the paint
ing department of the RAM. car shops
at Alliance, and left there to take a posi
tion in a paint shop at Omaha, Ola Oie
son formerly of Columbus, securing the
place for him.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mcaaon of Ban
Francisco visited the family of C.CL Gray
last week on their way to Chicago where
they will visit relatives. Mrs. Mi
a sister of Mrs. Gray and will be
bend here aa Miss Arabella Okey, atone
time a pupil ia Columbus. Mr. and Mm.
Muaaon were married last year. They
left Wednesday on their way
That tha traveling public
data the Columbua hotels is
by the following figures
the register of tha three
largest nasiasss: March-'
1319; Meridian, 1171; Clothe. 1008.
For the first tfteau days in AuriL
57-; Meridian. 574:
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Eha awtel amen any tsutheae
eu living
with Us
foe
Center, was ia
Oolmtabaa mat
loaning after hie
Mm, D. F. Davis of Silver CreeeweU
known in Columbua, seamed throagh the
dty one day last week on her way to
Schuyler. Mm. Davie ia ill aad goat to
visit relatives ia the hope of recovering
her health.
-Belativaa here received word Satar
day of tim death of Georga Mercer, sou
of Dr. Mercer of Omaha aad a nephew of
Dr. Martin of thia dty. Mr. Mercer had
been ill about two yearn, but bis death
came unexpectedly at the last He
thirty-three years old and at om
served ia the Omaha dty council. Dr.
and Mm. Martia aad Garrett Hulat went
to Omaha to attend the funeral which
waa held Tuesday morning.
Sunday morning in tha Catholic
church the marriage bans of Miss Kate
Yogel and Mr. Anthony Moaehenrosa
were published for the first time. Miaa
Vogel ia the talented daughter of M.
Yogel. Mr. Moschenross ia a Columbus
young man, but until three montha ago
has been a resident of California. We
understand that the wedding will take
place May 3d, and tht the young people
have not yet decided where they wil
-Kit
M. Bragger received n tele-
f'gramfi
National City, Calif, mat
inoundng the serious ill-
neat of her aged mother, Mrs. Steager.
Mrs. 'Bragger left Tuesday evening
for her mother's bedside, aad waa
joined nt North Platte by her brother
Albert Steager. Before leaving Co
lumbus she received a second telegram
saying that her brother-in-law, Mr.
DeFord.withwhom her ofher it liv
ing in California, waa not' yet out of
danger. Mrs. Bragger had not heard
of Mr DaFord's illaeat.
Tuesday night at 11 o'clock the bur
glar alarm of the First National bank
started up in the old familiar way. A
crowd of about fifty collected to watch
the bandits carry out the swag, but when
the gong had been ringing forabout forty
minutes Mr. Anderson, president of the
bank, and Earl Galley who sleeps in the
building appeared and determined that
the outer door of the vault had been left
open. The time alarm ia set to ring if
the doors are opened at any time after
eleven o'clock, so when thathour arrived
and the door waa open the alarm did the
rest.
Emma, wife of L. A. Greenawalt
died Tuesday night after a ten weeka
previous illness, from quick consump
tion. Mrs. Green wait was born Novem
ber 22,1865 in Maacatine, Iowa. She
waa married to Mr. Greeawalt Septem
ber 19, 1886 and to them have been
born two children, Myrtle and Cora,
both of whom are living. The family
came to Columbua from Kearney two
years ago. Relatives who will be here
to the funeral are: Mm. and Mrs. Colton
of Lincoln, Theron Colton of Aurora,
and Frank Colton of Kearney. The
funeral will be held Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock
A young man from 25 to 30 years of
age, b name Richard O'Neill, died on
the Overland train of the Union Pacific
yesterday evening shortly before the
train reached Columbua. His death waa
sudden and was apparently due to heart
disease. He had about $20 in his
pockets and a foreign postoffice order
for over $400 in English money. He
was on the way from San Francisco to
New York City. The remaiha are in
charge of Undertaker Gaat and will be
held here for several days while efforts
are made to locate some relatives or
friends of the dead man. He had a
letter recommending hhn as a good and
reliable employee, signed with a woman's
name aad not referring to the nature of
his occupation.
Editor Howard and Carl Kramer
of Columbua, were ia town Wednes
day, returning home from Newman
Grove where they had been to assist ia
the organiaation of a new K. of P.
lodge. For some reason the lodge waa
not organised, so the gentlemen had
their trip for nothing, that is. as far
aa the organiaation of the lodge waa
concerned. A trip through thia part
of the country ia always worth
something. J. M. Curtis, Justice of
the peace, police Judge, stenographer,
cat spieler aad tha Columbua repre
sentative of the Democrat, was ia town
Monday evening on his way to New
man Grove to assist in instituting a K.
of P. lodge at that place. Upon reach
ing here, however, he learned that the
lodge would not be organized for some
reason or other, and returned home. . .
. . Jadge Battermaa came ap from Co
lumbus Wedaesday evening1 and went
over to Coralea to visit Mr. aad Mrs.
George Bender. . . .He came up to at
tend a meeting of the Foresters, but
the train arrived too late. ... .Agent
Brown aad family received a visit
Mr. Browa'a aunt, Mrs. M. K.
of Columbus. Humphrey
Democrat. -
M. H. White, his wife and daughter
Miss Effie arrived here Wednesday from
Spokane, Washington, and expect to
make Columbua their future home. The
White family moved from Columbus
fifteen yearn ago to Tacoma where they
resided until one year ago, when they
moved to Spokane. Since Leaving here
Mr. White has been engaged ia his old
trade, that of hsrassa making. He
retarna to Colambue for the parpoas of
improving his farm, which lies directly
nonh of town. He owns four hundred
acres in the section north of Columbua,
waich hat for several yeara been rented
by H. J. Aleaaader, aaoTwfll now either
re-build the residence on tha place and
there, or will live ia town aad
the work. Hdtou White may
possibly return to Colnmbue within a
few moatha to make hm home with hie
parents. Mr. WhiUtelleaeofmaayold
time Cdambo people in tha watt whom
our readers are always aaxioue to hear
about George Wandall ia ia Taeoma, n
solidtor for a commission house; Dr.
Schag is a leading phyaicma ia tha same
town and one of the health oaacera of
that dty. mr.Sharpabrother-ia-lawof
George Wandall and Eben Pieree known
to many Golumbua people are both in
Dr. Tharatoa, dentist, Bert
fbtmstly at tha Thurston
hotel hern, Szganthrtsr Bron, Dolea (ef
theCwsanASarithdrugstoreinCelam-
hue).
Dr.
and Dave Dawty
PERMNflL
MENTION
Judge Battermaa waa a Norfolk visitor
Thursday.
Haas Elliott went to Platte Center
Monday on basin ten.
Mm M. K. Tamer viisted in
Nerfolk last week.
S. S. McAUieeer of Humphrey waa
a Golumbua visitor Monday.
Mr. Sam Connelly of Lindsay trans
acted business in Columbus yesterday.
Miaa Winnie Higgine of Schuyler waa
tha guest of Columbua friends last week.
Myron Gray went to Omaha yester
day to have specialists examine his eyes.
Mr. and Mrs. John Keeler from near
Moaroe were Columbua visitors last
Carl Kramer went to Lincoln Tuesday
to attead the meeting of trustees of the
grand lodge of K. P.
A. B. Tomsoa returned from
Osceola Friday and will remain in Co
lumbua for the present.
Rev. Yost of St Paul formerly of Co
lumbua ia attending the conference and
is the guest of J. C Echols.
Erskine of St. Paul was the
of Mrs. J. E. firskiae of this
city, retaraiag home Friday.
R. F. Williams of St Edward, poet
master of his home town,' visited relatives
in Columbus Thursday and Friday.
Jadge Post made a trip to Scney-
tor, Fremont. Omaha, and Charles
City, Iowa last week on legal business.
Miss Emma Wake, who has been
visiting her parents, went to Seward
today to visit her brother, Thomas
Wake.
Miss Baby Brown of Lincoln came
home Thursday to visit a few days
with her parents. Judge and Mm.
Hentley.
John Deegan and daughter Miss
Lillie leave thia evening for Red Lodge,
Montana where they will visit about
one month.
Dwight Dickinson writes home from
Ft Collins. Colo, where he ia visiting
Alfred Anderson, that be expects to re
turn home this week.
Mrs. Kate Bardwell and her two
young sons expect to leave within a
few days for St. Lonis where Mr.
Bardwell is in business.
O. B. Tomlin, well known in Colnm
bas, who is the general collection
asent for the J. L Case company, was
a Columbus visitor Monday.
A. E. Matson left Monday for Hum
bolt where he will take charge of a
hardware store recently purchased by
his brother F. A. Matson of Madison.
Mrs. Chas. Stillman and child arrived
Monday from Lead, S. Da., on a visit to
relatives. Mr. Stillman will also visit
Columbus before his wife returns home.
Mrs. G. A. Gibson of St Edward,
Mr. J. S. Adams and Mrs. M J.
Panfield of Genoa were Columbus
visitors Friday and Saturday of last
week.
C. M. Gruenther, clerk of the district
court, went to Wheatland, Wyo. and
Denver, CoL last Tuesday on business
connected with his mining interests.
He will be gone two weeks.
Carsten Peterson, one of the thrifty
farmers four miles west of Platte Center,
waa in town today on his return home
from South Omaha where he marketed
one car each of cattle and hogs.
Arthar Gross, now a leading attor
aey of Omaha, was in Columbus on
business Monday. Mr. Gross waa at
one time a Columbus young man,
his father being in the grocery busi
ness here in the early days.
T. K. Ottia and daughters, Miss
Mary aad Mrs. Condon, and Nora Con
don, nil of Humphrey, were in town
yesterday between trains on their way
to Memphis, Tenn., where they will
visit two daughters of Mr. Ottia.
They will remain two weeks.
Miss Sarah Perkinson or Platte Cen
ter was the guest Monday of Mrs.
Jerry Carrig on her way south. She
left Tuesday for Dickins, Texas, ac
companied from Milford by her broth
er, Jos. Perkinson, and the two go
across country to their homesteads in
Oklahoma.
Edaeatioual
Superintendent Leavy sent ont the
quartrely questions to the Platte
county teachers last Tnesday.
Dr. Taylor, an oculist from Yankton,
So. Dakota, delivered an interesting
lecture before the high school Monday
an "The Use and Abuse of the Eye."
Miss Lnth, n primary teacher in the
second ward, reports twenty pupils
absent this week out of an enrollment
of fifty, owing to fear of scarlet fever.
Superintendent Leavy visited the
schools at Creston this week. He an
ticipates a large attendance of teachers
at the meeting to be held there next
Saturday.
The following named were examined
for teachers' certificates at the office
of County Superintendent Leavy hut
Saturday: Mimes Marguerite Dineen,
May Hughes, Pearl Kent. Ann Call
ahan, Kittie Gentleman and Rose Call-
Mrs. S. A. Brindley has engaged her
for eleven weeks of institute
work, beginning the first Monday after
school closes in Columbua. In the order
named she will teach primary work as
follows: Frontier county, Aurora, eight
weeka summer normal at Alliance, and
PapOlion.
Wmsmma Clm.
The art department will hold a busi
ness meeting at the Whitmoyer resi
dence Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Shakespeare department met last
evening with the Miasm McMabon to
elect oaacera for the coming year. Rev.
Halsey waa re-elected instructor and
Mrs. Latham leader. The department
did not decide upon what play they will
etady next year. All the members of
the Shakespeare department will unite
in haviaga banquet at the home of Maw
Weaver May 5.
MN" of the Columbua Land.
Loan aad Building AssociationJe now
for the subscription of stock at the
of tha ascretary.
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Freshness is a quality which always
pleases, especially when it is atmo
ciated with an article of diet. We
are enabled to keep our groceries
fresh because they are constantly on
the move. We carry a special line
of staple and fancy groceries such as
are not usually found in smaller
stores. Our staple goods we buy in
quantities for cash and can therefore
assure you prices as low as reliable
goods can be sold for. We expect
this week a car load of
Minnesota "Cold Medal" Flour
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Your Patronage Solieite.
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I New Spring
and Summer
We wish to announce to the people of
Columbus and vicinity that our new line of
Spring and Summer Dress Geees has just
arrived and we are now showing one of the
largest, most complete and best selected lines
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in the city, in ali the latest novelties, consisting of Deinities, Persian
Lawn, Mull Reverie Stripes, Voile Corde, Fauna Batiste, Mercerized
Campanula, Cloth and Mercerized Ursula Lace Novelties. Also a
complete new line of French and Scotch Ginghams, Madris Cloths,
Chambreys and Percales in all the late patterns and colors.
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Laces
Embroideries
Insertions
Dress Braids
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Men's and Boys'
did assortment to sellect from,
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AGENT FOR STANDARD PATTERNS.
J. H. Galley,
505 Eleventh St., Columbus, Nebr.
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Tou are Respectfully Invited to look over
Our New Spring Goods.
OUR CLOTHING is made up in the best
of workmanship, latest styles, perfect
fit and lowest living prices We offer
you real bargains. : We keep everything
that's good in the GENTS' FURNISHING
GOODS line in great variety.
We call your attention
They are especially made for us of the best
material by the foremost manufacturers of the
country and we sell them no higher than
inferior shoes are sold for. :::::::
We Repair Shoes Neatly ait! Promptly
FRISCHHOLZ BROS.,
411 Eleventh St., Columbus, Nebr.
Sailroad Sews.
A breakman was standing on a cor
ner today, when a dog went by on
three legs ; the other one had heen
chewed up in a tight, 'That old boy,
the breakman said 'has a bent axe."
Ex.
Chas. Wocsey, formerly exp
in the Union Pacific depot and at the
union depot at Norfok, returned home
Tuesday and will be night freight
man in the Union Pacific depot.
Henry Murphy, who followed Harry
Lohr in that position, resigns to take
other work, possibly on the bridge
gang.
General Manager A. L. Mohler of the
Union Pacific, who last week assom
ed his duties in Omaha, has had' a
very interesting and pre-emiaently sac
ceesfal career. Starting nt the bottom
he has gradually and surely made his
way to the very top notch in the mil
road world aa general manager of the
greatest trans-Mimoari line. The rail
road boys in Columbua are expsctir
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ing just arrived. A splen-
We carry a complete line of Car
Lace Curtains, Window Shades
to our complete line of
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All persona are hereby notified to
clean up all alleys and grounds adjoin
ing their premises, and see that all rnb
bish or filth is removed or properly
covered up. Thia should be done every
spring, and all should be interested in
this movement, aa it is in the interest of
good health, and also in compliance with
the ordinances of the city. If thie is not
done within a reasonable time the work
will be done by the city, and the expense
for the work will be charged up to the
property aad collected as other taxes.
Arocsr BoETTCHxa, Mayor.
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