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CflkmJras jrntn&L M sir- PAYS FOi: TIIE JOURNAL OX YEAR THREE CTS. A WEEK LARGEST PATER PUBLISHED IS TLATTE COUNTY 1: L- -. i VOLUME XXXY. NUMBER 47. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1905. WHOLE NUMBER 1,770, m ft' f S -r A. y i) "W.HKN Y-jI" NEED MNT. hav? your ib-Oi. ur drnf'e lushed at the First National Hank. If ou wili a li!i 'bane.I. bnnj: it to onr itini; anil . wiii -hatiP it for yo;:. We pass no uun-y over our onn ter bat what is practiraH new. Hkh that is hncLt. fi . and i-ieac. Bans. nut- that .-re imp : :ii irunlrd are r.on- to j;. i for c;.t- ru.-tnir-. The First, National Bank Dtatfc oi M:s Lockhart Mr- i-r-rv Lo-knsn die.: nr her horn. on Niutn street this morning about - o'clock, after n short illness trom pneumonia. About two wesks aa Mrs Locknnrt vras taken :li from a cold, which became worse and finally developed into the disease which proTi-ii lata!. She has teen m go id , health daring the winter and her ( death comes a? a shock to her many frionds Sh sra ' years old. seryn-js will be ht!d at dnre Snnday nfternoon The funeral the late rei at 3 o'clock The interment will be in the Monon gaisela eMuetrry. Mrs. Lockhart belongs to one of the olilest families known in Mononjrn heh Her parents. Ebenezer and Manab K. Smith came to this city soon after irom Armstrong county their marriage and lived here the re mainder of their lives- To them were born three chuiren . Mary, the subject oi this sketrh . and Alexander Vinson. of Mjiin street. On September ., lsGi. Hiss Marv wasmame ii in Jnmps "W. Lockhart. whi live-vr-ers after the marriage only six To them were born three children. One of Th mrt in infancv. Miss Anna L-ockhan died at the home on Xinta rtreet lecember -.. l'.Ki:.. William E. survives at home With the exception of a few year-j spent m Nebraska with her childri. Mrs Lockhart had known no eincr nome than Mcnonga hela Born and raii-ed anion:; Monon gihela. people ?he war, well known, loved and respected. - irmrtlv life, "enil m it dailv ministry came to a sudden close in the ' damage Irom a freeze is reduced to a dth of the beloved Christian woman. ' minimum by the warnings we now re who wa a devoted mother, a loval , ceive. Our winters are growing friend and a kind nnd helptcl neigh bor la ner ion:: life, spent mostly in this locality, she has won countless friend- who learn of her demise with irro- and extend hrartfelt symratbv to the bereavetl sonWiiham and atiiict- ed tister. Mis Lizzie Lockhart. j Mononrehela. Pa.. Republican. Feb. 11 Still Under Quarantine. Creston, Nebr. Febr., 1. (Special to Journal The diptheria quarantne was raised yesterday from the homes of Stark Incam and Mrs Anson. The -homes of Mrs. I?ay Jackson and Frank Bellknap are still under quarantine, rhonrh the sufierers all seem to be on the road to recovery. Urestou has had no trains for three day.-. The snow and cold weather hae sto;ied evervthinc m this part cf the countrv except the increase cf population. A baby boy is reported at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jean Eecleston and a cirl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, cf Leich. Both families resided formerly at Creston. The arrival of a boy at the hom? of Mr. and Mrs Pleat Ingram is also announced. ! Dr. More from .North Carolina has j decided to locate here. Ko Coal xam:ne a: Our Y arcs Weaver .5: Isewman can sell you the following coal today. Prtre at yards: Rock Spnncs lump and nut Kemmerer nut Kemmerer sack Maitland lump Iklaitland nu; Trenton lump Blend Sheridan. Wyo., lump Sherican ez;: . . . Weir Zhy or Cherokee nut Your nr'c- will t sitwrkfi ceived a.i : ..-f ..- .e::Yertii udepaon&s. Weaver & Newman. 00 5.00 - jo '' ' W 5 .V) f. 00 j. 00 5 o0 :l!v re Boih ldlw Care of the Teeth What is noticed more quickly and admired more than the teeth if they are well cared for and what so creatly lessens one's personal charm if they are neglected? There was a time when carelessness in this particular was overlooked: now it is never excusable, for every well informed person appreciates the fact that weli-kept teeth are not a luxury, but a positive necessity. We use only the latest painless methods and guarantee satisfaction. Dr. J. E. Paul, Dentist. Over KiCTrehiicr "s car. 12:h sd OHve Sis. S-E. comer of Park. Both Phones. Contract Closed. At toe city council meeting Friday, the contract which was drawn by the city ottorner ana signed by ur.Keintz of the electric light plant was ac cepted by the council. The new contract is for five years and provides for 40 all-night incan descent lights and lit midnight arc iicnts, all to be famished for 12.030 per year. The arcs are to ba swung from the middle of the street inter section? in the business section and the incandescents to be at corners in the residence portion of the city on poles from eicht tD ten feet high, de pending on me surroundings, trees.etc. Fp'-akmc of the settlement of the long vexed question, Mr Galley, pres idmr cf the conncil. iaia that the member of the council regretted that the cs I'ianr coald not be installed, a it wa would be a valuable business interest for the city and would furn ish a great convenience in the way of ca lor fuel. But the promoters could not arrarce for a service which would r at once satisfactory m the city and profitable to the proprietors. Citizens of Columbus -will be clad ihat :be question wa undertaken msibly and deliberately by the conn- k ! and brcucht to a satisfactory -e:t!"int-M Gas for street lights has not ufnerallv been satisfactory in cities wnere it has been tried. The contract with Dr. Heintz con tains n proviso to the eilect that the pncP w:n be reduced in case power facjhjie- are secured for Columbus before expiration uf the contract, whereby the cost of production may be lessened, A Hard Winter. From all inrts of the U.S. come reports of severe winter weather and Platte county people may feel tnaak ful that we h:ive not been treated as bad a most of the places around us. airs. C. . Spiecher of McComb, Miss., a sister of Mrs. F. X. Steven son and remembered here by many cf our readers sends a clipping from a New Orleans paper civinc the condi- tion of affairs in interesting and the touth. which is part of which we quote as lollows -"Storm has followed on top of storm with a combination of all the disacreeable incidents of win ter, ice, sleet and snow following each other in rapid succession, supplement ed by thaws and heavy rainfalls. The cold wave extends almost to tne Gulf ' and i; is in the south that the greatest trouble has been caused, not so much i because of the severity of the weather as because of a combination of un toward circumstance. At Jackson, 1 Miss , a heavy fall of sleet there had caked the houses with several inches of ice, strained roofs and filled up the drains, so that when a rain storm came the roofs of stores and residences leaked like sieves. In Louisiana the more severe, probably dne to our reck less instruction of forests and the other changes we have been making. Columbus Has Candidate for Work man Honors. Marc G. Perkins of Columbus has announced his candidacy for the office of Grand lieceiver of the Nebraska A. O. U W., at the election to be held in South Omaha next May. Sir. Perkins' long service with the Ameri can Press Association in Omaha has civen him a wide acquaintance with the press of the state and his candid acy will no doubt be favorably re ceived. At a meeting of the Columbus lodge last evening Mr. Perkins was endorsed tor the office and a committee com- i posed of G. W. Phillips. Louis Held t ana Richard Ramey was appointed I to further the interests of the Colum- bus candicate. If Mr. Perkins is elected the duties of the office will not take him away from Columbus, the office of Grand Receiver being simply that of state treasurer of the order. He estimates that it would require only a few days of his time each mouth, the position nemg one of trust more than of ex ecutive responsibility. To a Journal reporter Mr. Perkins said that ne had been induced by his Columbus friends to become a candi date for the office. He thinks there will be no lack of candidates, but as 1 vet the only one to declare himself I besides Mr" Perkins is the present incumbent, who is fillinc by appoint i ment the unexpired term of Grand Receiver Morgan, lately deceased I The Dosition would be one of high I ..no .. irnniH Krinf hfinnre Tn ! Perkins and to Columbus. The Boston Store will Move I L. Cohen, proprietor cf the Boston ! Store on Eleventh street i packing up , his entire nock. prearatory to mov ing to Herman, Nebraska. Mr. Cohen is moving to a place that in his judgment offers better oppor tunities for the dry goods business. When asked if he intended to have a closing out sale, Mr. Cohen mid, "So, I do not wan't to do anything to interfere with the other business ! men. I will simply take mj entire stock." Mr. Cohen has had a good reputa tion in Columbus, and his manner of leavinr strengthens that reputation. Mr. Cohen's friends will wish" him abundant success in his new location With the departure of Sir. Cohen, Columbus has five less dry goods stores than it had six months ago. Rev. Carson of Kearney will deliver an address in the Baptist church to morrow evening on a subject oonaect. ed with the missionary serrice. Bev. Carson has been a nuasionarj in India and will again engage in that work in the near future. He has been here be fore and his address was Ttry plf siag to his audience. The public is in vited to hear him Thursday evening. II fill 10 ID CONDITIONS WOULD ON WHICH CZAR MAKE PEACE. CONCESSIONS TO THE VICTORS Port Arthur to Be Ceded and Manchuria ss Far Harbin to Be Returned to Japan North as to China. Principal Difficulty is Indemnity. London. Feb. peace between 22. The Tumors that Russia and Japan is near are accepted by the press of Lon don aa having strong inherent proba bility. It is pointed out as perhaps significant that Count Benckendorff, the Russian ambassador, has had sev eral audiences recently with King Ed ward and that the king on Sunday re ceived in audience Mr. Spring-Rice, councilor of the British embassy at St. Petersburg, who has just returned from Washington, where he "was re ceived by Secretary Hay and Presi dent Roosevelt- According to conti nental reports the emperor of Austria . t,a used his en-orts to persuade Em- peror Nicholas to seek peace. Outline of Peace Terms. A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram i company from St. Petersburg con firming advices to the effect that peace was under consideration, adds: "The question of peace has not only been formally discussed, but the con- citions on wnicn Jtussia is prepareu to make peace have practically been agreed upon. These are as follows: Korea to be placed under Japanese suzerainty. Port Arthur and the Liao Tung peninsula to be ceded to Japan; Vladivostok to be declared a neutral port, with an open door; the Chinese eastern railroad to be placed under neutral international administration; Manchuria as far north as Harbin to be restored as an integral part of the Chinese empire. The difficulty lies in settling the question of indemnity, upon which it is known that Japan insists, but it is thought that this difficulty is not insuperable. It is quite possible that Russia will risk another battle before a decision is reached." BAKU IS PANIC STRICKEN Fighting Has Occurred in Many Parts of the Town. St. Petersburg. Feb. 22. Telegrams from Baku report that the disturb ances there are increasing, that fight ing has occurred m many parts of the town; that shops have been pillaged and houses burned, and that the in habitants are panic stricken. .Serious disturbances are also reported at' Ealakhany, eight miles north of Baku, and troops have been summoned thither. The railroad strike situation is re ported to be growing worse m th southwest and private advices are said to show the existence of a reign o: terror in Tiflis and the Caucasus generally. Many murders by Tartars and Armenians are reported. Communi cation has been almost cut off. even the telegraphers striking, the few who are still at their keys being kept there with pistols at their head. The railroad employes at" Dorpat struck. The situation in Poland, along the Austrian border, is also causing great uneasiness. Great precautions are being ob served in the arrangements for the obsequies of Grand Duke Sergius at Moscow tomorrow, and in connection with the service in the chapel of the Alexander palace at Tsarskoe Selo at the same hour. The attendance at Moscow will be limited and the body of the grand duke will be interred in one of the several chapels of the monastery, where it now lies. Persistent reports declare that Em peror Nicholas not only has decided to convoke a representative body, but that he is also bent on making peace. He is reported to have taken this de cision chiefly on the advice of Em peror William. The conditions of peace which Russia can accept are freely discussed here. The only ob Etacle to peace is said to be the ques tion of indemnity, wnich Russia will refuse to pay. While peace reports are circulating in official and other quarters in St, Petersburg, the information reaches the Associated Press that General Kouropatkin is industriously prepar ing to try final conclusions with Field Marshal Oyama. and that a decisive battle may be expected within a fort night. Agent at Hickman Suicides. Lincoln. Feb. 22. Homer Seybolc, Missouri Pacific aeest at Hickman, near here, committed suicide by shoot ing himself. His act followed an examination of his bocks by the auditor of the road. who. it is alleged, discovered a shortage in the agent's accounts. He that he would left letters intimating take his life. Seybold was thirty-two years old and leaves a wife and child. Hoch Repudiates Confession. Chicago, Feb. 22. Johann Hoch re pudiated his alleged confession read by Police Inspector Shippy before a coroner's jury. "I never told Inspector Shippy I had married eleven women," said Hoch. "I signed a statement to tie c3ect that I had not committed murder and that I was an innocent man." Bribery Fund Shipped to Butler. St. Louis, Feb. 22. Chief of Detec tives Desmond and former Sheriff Dickmann, who broughi Charles Krata back from Mexico, departed for But ler, Mo., where they wiU testify for the state in the trial of Kratz- Chief Desmond stated that the $60,000, al leged bribery fund, had been shipped to Butler by express, as this means of transferring the money was deemed safer than having it taken by any person. An order issued by the Bates county court, asking for tne produc tion of the money at the trial was served upon the Mississippi Valley Trust company, and the soney was expressed under heary gsard. I MISS HELEN GRANTLY. Presenting "Her Lord and Master." r It's a Little Early To ralk about Wall Paper, but our New Spring Stock is now in and the patterns are so new and fine we can't help telling you about them. All grades and prices. Come and look them over. Chas. Ii. Dack, Druggist. Christian Gism. Christian Gisin, one of the ,arliest settlers in Columbus and one of the most widely and most favorably known characters in Columbus' early history, died at his home in the south J east part-of the city, at seven o'clock "last night. His death was caused by lisned in the Journal, dropsy, from which he has suffered Tnere will be only a one dav's for a long time. session which will necessitate lome Mr. Gisin. who was sixty-four years chances in the program. But it if old, was born in Altingan, County of ' thought the program will not be ma Bafel Switzerland. He came with terialiy altered. Henry Gass to Rochalle, 111. in the ' Farmers should plan to come early spring of 'G-. and they came together ! in the morning with their families so to Columbus, reachim: here February 2. 1ST0 where tney eneaced in the furniture business together. Mr. Gisin. who was a cooper by trade.soon after his arrival here with- drew from the partnership witn Mr. Gisin and entered the employ of the Columbus brewer;.- cempanv where ne has worked continuously since. Mr. Gisin is Eaid to have made tie first coffin ever made in Columbus. The funeral will be held at ' o'clock tn- morrow at the German Reform Church and interment will Le made in the Co lumbus cemeterv Speaks a Good Word. A. R. Miller, who ha? been here in the interests of the gas plant left this morning for Chicago. Mr. Miller is an expert in his subject and it is to be regretted that he could not iuterest sufficient local capital to establish a fuel and lighting plant independent of the street lighting contract. Mr. Miller expresses himself a highly pleased with the courteous treatment he has received at the hands of the city conncil. And he says that th:re would be so htrle profit in a street lightinc contract at prices made the council, that the fact that the gas people did not secure it arznes little if any against the nracticability of establishing the plant. Considerable inonev has been spent for supplies which are here en the grounds. It ha- been sageested that Mr. MiUer might yet interest foreign capital in the establishment of a plant in uiui mc supplies uiJKui ue ustu At anv rate Mr. Miller ha? gained the confidence of Columbus business men. who wonld lise to see him. at least, make good the losses incurred here which amounts to several hun dred dollars. Fire Boys Parade The Columbus Hook and Ladder ' Company led by the Columbn? band , .ml n mnilr rnlnivi! hnnrh nf mastcrc brought every man. w oman and child in Columbus to the streets today to see their parade. And eTery body, wno tame out ana saw. resoivea on the spot to attend the boys' Mask Ball tonight. The Hookies never do things by halves and their parade was no exception to the rule. The music to- mgnt is oi tne tmd that charms stones and makes water run ud hill. And eTery dollar that goes to the boys tonight will be used to build up the organization that more than once has SSL7!!L!Si-P h t0rBiF 1UWUIU UiUUClll. AlCJi' UiC uuv along. Card of Thanks. We wish to express our sincere thanks to all friends for their express-1 ions of sympathy and for their assis - tanoe at the death cf our dear daugh ter and sister. S. S. Bickly and Family. Martha the four year old daughter of Henry Cattau, who resides eight miles north of Columbus, died last Sunday of scarlet fever after an illness of oae week. The funeral was held last Monday and interment made in the Shell Creek cemeterr. March 11 for Fanners' Institute. Secretary Drinnin has received word from the Farmers' Institute author- t if lfifi ar T.i nonlr? nnriTifint Ma7fK 1 1 . m .m.v. rw..i irimii mtMji i tt i as the date for thp postpone i meeting of the Farmers' Institute at Colnmbns I the program of which has been pub- . as no: to miss any part of the excel lent program. The local committee has worked Iguz and hard for this meeting and tney are entitled to the hearty co- operation of fellow farmers. Don't forget the date, March 11. Cases at the Hospital. Dr. C. D. Evans reports a number of surgical cases at St Mary'e Hos- pital this week. Mrs. John Johnson of Oconee was brought down on the Norfolk train today for an operation. Carl Ruaesdorff who had his fet badly frozen last week, had the toes of one foot amputated this morning. Yesteraay, Mrs. Foodman of Genoa underwent a serious operation for strangulated femoral hernia. The operation was entirely successful. M.Mnehlisch of Shelby was brought to the hospital yesterday and will have to nndergo an operation later on Railroad Wreck at Chapman. News of a wrecn near Chapman yesteraay morning, reached Colum- bus this morning. Engineer Charlie Highsmith, puillng one of the trains, had a leg broken. No other injuries are reported. Oae freight train wa? palling on to a swing, taree cars still remaining on tbe niain track, when Hisbsmith's train another freight, crashed into the cars, piling them up in the ditch. ir nas jjoeu rmDosible to set anv further dent. details concerning- the acci- The casa of J. D. Sitres and others ai-ainst L. London has consumed the time of Judge Hollenbeck today. This is the case well known to Journal rentiers, involving the bankrupt Ftock of Lonuon Brothers wherein J. D. Stires. trustee in bankrupty an J others are trying to prove that L Lon don received goods shipped to him by his sons after they became bankrupt. I for the purpose of defrauding creditors. E. H. Schroeder is spending a week in Omaha. Mr. Schroeder ogt tangled j up with a World-Hearld reporter soon his ,,, in 0mafaa aad he , escaped only after he was jarred loose I Itom a half column interview on the t subject of the late attempted bank I robbery at Platte Center in which he I figured as the hero. , The father of A. Scholtz, aged Hixt-V T6. a natire of Austria, who came to this country about one year ' a&o, died TesterdaT in Folk county. Cancer caused his death. A. Scholtz is a member of the firm of Marty and Company. Bev. De Florae's Oatholio band of Central City were in Colnmbas to-day returning from Spalding where they had been furnishing the music for a big Catholic Fair at which fends were raised for a large new eaarch atSpald-iag. is n mi ki FEDERAL GAAND JURY TO IN VESTIGATE COMBINE. WITNESSES FROM MANY C1TIE3 l.'eariy Two Hundred Summoned to j Appear at Chicago Marcn 20 Unit j ed States Officials Bigin Exhaustive ! Search fcr Evidence. Chicago. Feb. 22. United States of ficials commenced one of the most ex haustive inquiries ever started under the Sherman anti-trust act by issuing subpoenas for 1S5 witnesses, calling for a federal grand jury, to sit March 20, and making full arrangemants for producing complete evidence regard ing the operations of the packers in Chicago and other packing centers la merited detail. One hundred and thirty witnesses are to be from the Chicago packing houses and offices, and fifty-five are heads of departments and agents in fifteen other large cit ies of the country. Nearly all th subpoenas directed to residents ot Chicago have oeen served. The eight deputies eaaged ia the service in vaded all the principal ouices of t-u big packing companies. The first subpoenas were served on branch house managers and office men in New York city aad Jersey City, commanding them to appear in Chicago March 20. In every outside city where wit nesses were subpoenaed, excepting New York, the deputies were dis patched from the office of the clerk of the court located there. The cities in which such witnesses were notified were as follows: Washington. Phila delphia. New York, Boston. Pittsburg. Omaha. Kansas City, St. Louis. Buf falo. Cincinnati. Sioux City. St, Paul. Fort Worth, Jersey City and Milwau kee. KANSAS AFTERJjTHER TRUSTS Resolution Introduced in Senate Pro viding for Investigation. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 22. The senti ment in favor of restricting all re pressive corporations in Kansas is growing. A resolution was introduced in the senate providing for an investi gation of the following alleged com bines. Beef, grain, implement, mill ing and lumber. The evidence gamed in the investigation will be presented to the governor and attorney general for action. The Standard Oil com pany will be closely watched in the meantime. The oil producers' asso ciation announces that the fight on the Standard will not be relaxed, co matter what may be the outcome of the legislation. H. E. West, presi dent of the association, announces mat Frank E. Monnet, formerly attor ney general of Ohio, has been retained to assist in gathering evidence. Dur ing his term as attorney general of Ohio Mr. Monnet brought suit against the Standard Oil company to revoke its charter for alleged violation of the anti-trust laws. He made a des perate, but unsuccessful, effort to drive the company out of the state ind gained much evidence that will be ot use in the Kansas fight. C. A. Walsh of Ottumwa. Ia.. a former secretary of the Democratic national committee, announces that Mr. Sheaxn. the lawyer who prose :uted the anthracite coal trust cases for William R. Hearst, has been re tained to assist in the Standard Oil investigation in Kansas. Hearst's plan is to bring proceedings against the Standard under the Sherman anti trust law. Matron Guilty of Manslaughter. Elizabeth, N. J., Feb. 22. Mrs. Mary A. Hart, matron of the Elizabetn day nursery was found guilty of man slaughter in causing the death of El sie May Ernest, four years old. Ac companying the verdict was a recom mendation of mercy. The jury was out two hours. Prosecutor English. for the state, claimed that Mrs. Hart had placed the child, which was a mute, in a bath of hot mustard water and held her there until she was so badly scalded that death ensued. The head of the house committee of the nursery testified that Mrs. Hart struck the child while in the bath. Platt-Elias Suit Dismissed. New York. Feb. 22. The suit of , John It. Piatt, the octogenarian mil lionaire, to compel Hannafi Elias a I negress, to return to hita, S5S5.O09 which he alleges he gave to her dur- ing a period extending over twenty- t five years, was dismissed by Justice O'Gorman in the supreme court In dismissing the suit Justice O'Gorman . said the case was absolutely without evidence to sustain Piatt's allegation that the money was obtained from him by means of tnreats of bodily barm and exposure of their relations. Siberian Railway Breaking Down. London. Feb. 22 According to the Daily Telegraph's St. Petersburg dis patches, the Siberian railway is giv ing way under the tremendous strain to which it has been recently sub jected. A general sagging of rails I and other serious defects are reveal- ing themselves and though the rail- way is only able to carry barely suffi- cient provisions for General Kouro patldn's army, this is becoming in creasingly difficult and the number of trains daily must soon t reduced. Omaha to Be Headquarters. Washington, Feb. 22. Plans are under way for the creation of a new division of the rural free delivery system, with Omaha as the headquar ters. The new division "R-ill include states immediately adjoining Ne braska and will be in charge of an inspector. Division headquarters for the west are now at Denver and St. Louis. Admiral Dewey Is Better. "Washington, Feb. 22. Admiral Dewey, who has been suffering from a cold for the past few days, is report ed to be much better, but is not able to leave his house. Maennerchor Anniversary. Saturday night at tneir hall the Maennerchor society celebrated the 2Sth anniversary of the founding of the society. The exeat was to have been Monday of last week, but was postponed to aturdav on account of the bad weather. Three hundred people were present and the celebration was a cala affair. Lunch was served and Prof. Sifce's orchestra furnished mnsic for the dance. The members of the society furnished entertainment with oncs and recitations. The festival lasted until a late hour and was enjoyed by the Maennerchor members as all their meetings are. The annual celebration of the society's birthday in Columbus is an event which is always one of great enjoyment to the members and their families. Singers Entertained Messrs Farrand and Echols treated the Methodist choir of which rhey are members, to a bob sled ride last Sat urday night, after choir practice And they gave further proof of their gen erous good will bv unloading thnm at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Ecnols where thev were treated to a good old fashioned oyster upper The Lutheran choir coiii;ting of eighteen member.- were also- treated to a bob sled ride Tin choir met at the home of the Misses Kanfmann where thev practiced as nsual till nine o'clock. Then Messrs. Korte and Pit man drove up with a large bob sled, built for eighteen people and kept the merry party "a-slejch?ng" till r. late hour. Another fcleigninc party cf young people drove to the country home of the popular mail carrier, H. ii. Reed, to surprise his daughter Mae District Court. District court convened Monday after noon at 2 oclock with Judge Holleu becK presiding, and Blake Maker re porting. The case of Smith against the First National bank of Colnmbas, chnrging ! o'clock, while Mrs. C. W. Derby and false imprisonment, was settled out ; soa iio7 and "vri'e were Kettinc break -of court. i tast at ,fae Derby hotel, the large -nage An information was filed in the I exploded, jarring the whole building, case of the State against John C. ' which aroused from peaceful slam Sprecner. This is the well known libel j ber 'e tat were sleeping and suit brought by George W. Wertz, of causing them to get up in a hurry to Schuyler for alleged criminal libel. ' seo what had happened The range The case of the Lincoln Drug Com pany against the Platte County Bank consumed the greatei part of the after noon. The case involves some nice questions of agency in the matter of the collection of an account. When the court adjourned at 1 o'clock it looked as if the case might never go to the jury but C. J. Garlow is attor ney for the plaintiff, Jcdce Sullivan and W. A. McAllister appearing for the defendant. Some interesting misdemeanor cases are docketed for this term of court. In district court Lizzie Marts filed a petition asking to be divorced from her husband. Peter J. Martz The rilaintiff alleges that he was marnea to the defendant in l--'.'" ; that a daughter, now seven years old. was born to them ; that the defendant de serted her in luM) and for four years since that, date has not only been absent but has failed to provide for her. She also allece? that he owns property worth $200" and a-ks that the court grant her a divorce and reasonable alimony and to crant her the custody of the child Judge Hollenbeck has been somewhat delayed to day in getting parties in court with their cases, bat in spite of this necessary delay he has disposed of considerable business. ZZZ- The case cf Walter against Rickert was continued. The case of Duffy against Wagner wa9 postponed on account of the death of the defendant's brother In the case ofBlacl: aeainst Rosirer. a motion for continuance wbs denied. Attorney F.M.Coofcinham withdrew i , . , , , Jrom the caee and trial went to the court. The court found that the de fendant had special property in the goods at issue and that he had ncht to the posss:ion of same The judgment calls for a return of the good? or the value thereof. In the case of th Lincoln Dru Company against tne Platte County Banc, the jury under the dirertion of the court found for th defendant am! judgment wa entered on the verdict. Louis Wagner Dead. Louis Wagner.aee; tfiirry one vears. died at St. Mary'- Hospital Monday morning of tuberculosis Mr. Wagner ha? snffere 1 six years from tuberculosis which attacked the bones or the knee and elbow. For ten years he worked in the west, return ing home last April. His family have done everything within human power to restore this worthy and highly respected voung man to health. He has had two operation at Sr ' Mary's hospital but the disease seemed t to have too strong a held to be more , than temporarilv checked. The Wagner family are anions the oldest settlers and they will have the sympathy of a host of friends. The funeral will be held at the Catholic Church Wednesday mornins at ten o'clock and interment made in the Catholic cemetery. Another big treat is in store for the theatre goers. Manager Saley has se cured Miss Helen Grantly who will appear at the North opra house on Monday evening February 27th in a revival of her greatest success ' Her Lord and Master." Miss Grantly 's our friends and admirers will be more than pleased, this being her first appaarance here since the openinz of the North opera house four years ago. Secure your seats early as a very large 1 attendance is assured. TIME IS PRECIOUS- Now is the time; when you get old and dependent it will be too late. Your dollars will be taken care of here and at the same time be tarn-' ins something for you. Money works for yon night and dnv m our bank. The Old Reliable Columbus State Bank Honors for Columbus Man At the state camp of Sons of Vet eraus which was held in Fremont. closing Thursilay, Bert Galley of Co- Inmbus was elected commander. The j office carne- much hard work and re- i sponsibilitr with it as well as honors. J Tnough there are not a great nam , ber of members in the state, there are i a number or towns which have aigni ! tied their intention of forming organ I izations. all cf which will mean a sreat deal of work for Mr. Galley. All orders to the Sons in the state will be issued through Mr. Galley. The state commander has the appointment of four effictr. namely, adjutant.quarer master.division inspector and divisioa chaplain. Mr. Galley speak warmly of ths manner in which the visiters, were entertained while in Fremont. A Terrific Explosion. Last Snnday morning about eight was litterauy blown to pieces driving some of the pieces through a dcor and window about 10 and 12 feet from the stove, and also teaiing holism the ceiling above the stove. The exokw on was caused by the pipes freezing and when the water in the water froat of the large range got hot and. as there was no outlet for the steam, caused the explosion. It was a miracle to see the way the pieces of the stove were scattered around the room and no one wao hurt. Mr. Derbr informed us that it will take about J 1 30 to cover the damages, but that he was thankful that no one was killed. David Cirv Banner. The Platte Center Fire. E. O. Garrett of the American Book Company was in Columbus Friday on his return from Platte Center where he had been on business with the school board of that town. Describing the recent fire which totally destroyed the public scnool building in Platte Center, Mr. Garrett says tha; tne brick walls are left standing erect with the large brick chimney in the center. I built from the foundation un. The building cost SnOOO and was insured for 4. COO. Tne in suranc adjuster was in Platte Center yesterday and the district will recover the entire amount of insurance carried. Not a thing was ssived from the baildinc, the nne library and all books and supplies going up in names. The buildup was one of the best of its kind and size in th ttate, equipped with electric call bells and everything ,, ,m. i. i w j u and pupil. The sthool board has made arrangements to becin school next Mcndav. The high pchool will be conducted by Prof Lecrone in tne opera house buildmg.the intermediate j with Miss Hennessey as teacher will be in the Bloedom building, and the primarv teacher. Miss Hughes, will hold school in the .Methodist church. ! The board are making arrangements to start rebnildinc early in the spring and will put up a building as good or ! better than the on burned. Diphtheria at Creston. Creston, Feb. ! Special to the Journal. Tne nine year old son of Prof. Loomis is seriously ill with diptheria. Dr McBrienley of Humphrey nas been called in consul tation with Dr. Jones of Creston. Gratitude It womd be impossible for me tc see all who helped me in tne Journal piano contest. I take this way of ex pressing my thanks to you.one and all. Marv Wilson. i Would Advise Crown and Bridge work. It is the most beautiful, most sub stantial and most modem meth od of restoring broken teeth or roots .and supplying the places of missing ones. Would hearti ly recommend it in all cases where it is adapted to your mouth. Come in and talk the matter over. Consultation free. AH work guaranteed. Over 13 years of continuous successful prac tice in Columbus. 13th Street Phone 1W. Dr. H. E. 'I -4 - :J i i u ' fl i . vl !d' ' l K