1,1 ' I i 1 ii t 'Jr :: Calumet Baking Powder A wanolerful powder of rare writ ana) unrivaled atrength. Dr. J. W. Terry OF OMAHA EYE SPECIALIST EXPERT OPTICIAN Best Equipped Optical Ofliices In The West in the front rooms over Pollock & Co.'s Drug Store. Will be in Columbus offices Sunday, Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week. Spectacles and eye glasses scientifically fitted and repaired. Eye Glasees adjusted to any nose. CONSULTATION FKEE m Nothing hut the h'mst CHAS. A. WELCH, Columbus, Xi-lm-k:t D( C. V. GAMPBELL Dentist Office with Dr. Lueschen Arnold's Old Stand Teeth Painlessly Extracted Crown and Bridge Work Gold, Silver and Cement Filling Examination and Estimates Free of Charge j fl. RAGATZ & CO J Staple . Fancy Groceries CROCKERY LAMPS GLASSWARE It has been our experience in the past that J people appreciate a good article at a fair price. We carry a large stock of the best grades of I Flour, Tea, Coffee And Canned Goods. I j We handle the following articles in large quantities for Stockmen and ROCK SALT. OIL MEAL. POULTRY FOOD. GROUND BONE. : Highest Prices Paid for Butter, Eggs ii We ask a Share Henry Raffatz & Co., Mraski PImm 29. Iiiipi idiit Phues 29 and 229. Minimi i""'" inniiiiiitiiiimiiiiiiiif Spring Wagons Let us hitilrf you one. We put nothing hut the very best iu:itfri:ij:iiil workmanship in them. The price is right. FARMERS, Bring in your tool and implements to he sharpened and repaired now. It will save you time when the spring work opens up. We keep only the Latest and BEST in Buggies & Carriages All Kinds of ..Farm Implements.. XPOur Horseshoes 6tick and don't lame your hoise trv 'em LOUIS sCHREIBER. A Bargain in Land... 160 -Acre Farm Two miles northeast of Oconee; Present price $50 per acre, part cash, balance on time. 160 -Acre Farm About 1 1-2 miles south of Oconee; .part cash, balance on time, $30 per acre. Apply to L. N. HITCHCOCK, Oconee, Nebr., or to LEONARD EVERETT, Council Bluffs, Iowa "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" THE VICTOR Talking Machine won First Prize at Pan American. Si. Louis and Portland Expo sitioiia Sold by Carl Froemel The 11th St. Jeweler. Columbus, Nebr. t Poultrymen.... BARREL SALT. STOCK FOOD. J OYSTER SHELLS. CRYSTAL GRIT. of Your Patronage ii Dr. Paul, dentist. Journal ads bring remits. New Box Paper at Snow's Dr. Mark T. MoMahoa. dentist Dr. Vallier, Osteopath, Barber block. Prof. Sike, teacher music Barber bldg. See Galleys bargain offers on fourth page. Get your shoes shined at Park Bar ber shop. tf Guaranteed watch repairing by 11th St. Jeweler. tf The Journal wants all the news. Phone or write it in. Dr. D. T. Martyn was in St. Ed ward last Thursday. If your eyes, ears, nose or throat give you trouble see Dr. Luescheu. Dr. D. T. Martyn, jr., office new Col am bus State Bank building. Boys, bay yonr cigars and candy at Smith's, opposite U. P. deot. tf FOR SALE : A second hand piano, almost new. Inquire Journal office. Dr. C. V. Campbell, Dentist with Dr. Luescben, Arnold's old stand. Olive st. Children's stationery at Bnsohman's Something new. None like it in town. 2t Miss Eilene Kavanaugh is reported better. Sue had an attack of appen dicitis. Get the habit of buying your candy at Poesch's. Bargain prices every Saturday. 2t Mrs. P. E McKillip and son Jene left for their home in Humphrey Wednesday night. Our Blind coal is still the best $5.50 stove coal on the market. Telephone 74. Weaver & Son. Miss Katberine Holland of Omaha was the truest of Mrs. G. B. Speice three days last week. The Equitable Building Loan & Savings Association running stock earns 10 per cent dividends. 2t H. I. Murdock returned from Kansas hut week where he had been during the month of Decern bet. $6.00 per ton. Our Carney Lump for heat can't help hut please you. Tele phone 74. Weaver fc Son. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. North left last Wednesday for Fairbury to be the guests of Mrs. Robert Clapp. Mrs. E. H. Chambers, save a six o'clock dinner last Wednesday night in honor of Mrs. P. E. McKillip. If you want a Hour with all the nu tritious part of the wheat buy GOLD DUST made by Columbus roller mills. Henry Camg spent several days in Lincoln last week looking after his large harness and implement invest ment. PRIVATE SALE: -I will sell at pri vate sale at once some of my best furni ture, including ugooil roller top desk. Ilev. Wm. Cash. Mrs. Edgar Howard entertained last Wednesday in honor of Mrs. P. E. McKillip. The ladies took their work and light refreshments were served. Jeppe Sorrensen, John Sorrensen and Peter and Ramus Johnson from the Looking Glass neighborhood drove to Columbus Saturday, a distance of 30 miles to tranasct business. 1 Newman & Welch watched tbe ground hog last Friday and ordered enough coal to last everbyody in Co lumbus over the next six weeks' of winter. Tbeir coal is clean and their prices right. Tbe difticulry of getting materials ordered has been causing considerable delav in the new Phillips building. Mr. Phillip's last difficulty nas been a delay of two weeks in tbe boiler for the heating plant. Otto Schmidt of Richlan d was in the city Friday and added bis name to the good list of Journal subscribers at Richland. Mr. Schmidt expresed himself as especially pleased with the excellent news service from Richland in the Journal. WANTED: Information as to the address of James Burns, or heirs if dead. His address was Platte county about 1872, and he served in the' Uni ted States Marine Corps in the civil war. Small recovery can probably be made. Address Harvey Spalding & Sons, Washngton. D. C. 2t. Rev. Monroe calls tbe attention of the Journal to an error made in re porting the business meeting of the Congregational ohurch He says that the $100 contributed by the ladies of the church was contributed toward the general expenses of the church and not to the "church debt. The church he says has no debt. W.D. Wilson of Oconee writes the Journal concerning some iusbstantial improvements made recently at that point. A lumber yard has been put in, the depot has been moved to tbe south side of the tracks and substan tal improvements made to tbe build ing and grounds. Mr Wilson looks forward to the addition of a store to the other businses establishments of tbe littles burg. The Journal is in receipt of a letter from Mrs. G. B. Miller of Peru, Ind., which will be of interest to many Journal reaaers. The letter is dated January 30, and reads in part as fol lows: "We are enjoying real good health except my father, who is very poorly and longs for good old Nebras ka. He will never be contented else where. Our winter here so far has been remarkably fine. Dandelions and pansies are in bloom in the yards and one of our neighbors caught a live and active grasshopper in his back yard yesterday. We have not bad any severe cold this winter so far. One man four miles west of town has plowed 40 acres ready for corn and says it turned as easy as in May or Jane. Valentines at Snow's G. R. Freib, painting and paper hanging. dwtf Hilliard Wilson spent Sunday David City. Henry Sturgeon spent Sunday in Butler county. ' Edgar Howard came up from Fremont Saturday noon to be home over Sunday. Fin Howard came up from Lincoln Saturday night to be home over Sun day. Mrs. G. B. Speice was. taken sick very suddenly Sunday afternoon, but is some better. A good stcok of glass ware and queensware at low prices at Seth Braun'8. You can take stock in The Equitable Building Loan fc Savings association any time. 2t Miss Florence Kramer entertained the Idlers at her home on Olive St. Satur day afternoon. FOR SALE: Fresh brome grass seed. Wm. Hoefelman.. Grand Prairie. R. 1. PlatteCenter. Nehr. 4 tp Mrs. Howard Clarke entertained the Art Department of the Woman's Club on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and .Mrs. Cook of University Place are visiting their daughter, Mrs. L. R. DeWolf this week. We do not sell any cheap sooty coal. Any coal you buy from us will be clean. Telephone 74 Weaver & Son. Rugs made of old catpetsjby Columbus Rug Factory. 211, Uth street, Columbus, Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. Mennem returned Friday evening and will visit ten days with Mrs. Mennein's mother Mrs. J. E. North. J. H. Gallev always cuts prices when he agrees to cut them. See his special discount bargains on page four of Journal. We have the only genuine Maitland (Round formation) coal. Look at sam ples in our windows. Telephone 74. Weaver & Son. WANTED- Good woman for general housework on the farm. One to cook for Good wages. -J. W. S. Leigh, Neb., R. F. D. No. 1. 3t , FOR SALE: -One of tbe best farms in Howard county, fifty dollars an acre. For particulars write, H. J. Dixon Springview. Neb. If you hare a lot the Equitable Build ing Loan & Savings Association will furnish yon money on a moment's no tice to build a liotie. 2t Mrs. A. M. Gray and Mrs. C. C. Gray entertained last Saturday afternoon at the home of the former in honor of Miss Edith Wetton of Chicago. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ol seen of Omaha Sunday afternoon, Feb ruary 4tli. Mrs. Olseen is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Myron D. Karr. Mr. and Mr.". Howuid entertained Dr. and Mrs. Ha sen, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dack. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dack, at six o'clock dinner Saturday eveniug. Tom Adams left for Michigan, Friday morning being called by a message an nouncing the serious illness of his sister Miss Adelia who is not expected to live. FOR SALE 40 acres of good farm land two and one-half miles northeas of Columbus. $60 per acre if taken Boon. Inquire of E. H. Nautnann, Columbus, Xeb. 36-tf Leave vour laundry at tbe Hark barber shop. Basket leaves Tuesday evening, returns Saturday morning. Agent for Nonpareil Laundry, Omaha Neb. WANTED. Bright, honest young man from Columbus. Neb., to prepare for paying position in Government Mail Service, fox one. Cedar Rap ids, la. 8t Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Murdock gave a six o'clock dinner on Friday evening to Dr. and Mrs. Martyn, Dr. and Mrs. Homer Hansen and Mr. and Mrs. Tho mas Dack. Mr. and Mrs. D. Karr left for Omaha Sunday to get acquainted with their new grandson. Mr. Karr returned Sun day evening. Mrs. Karr will remain indefinitely. Mr. and Mrs. .1. G. Reeder entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Thursday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Hobart, Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gray and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Robinson. R. S. Palmer, the tailor, cleans, dyes and repairs ladies, and gen'ts clothing. Hats cleaned and reblocked. Agent for Germania steam dye works, Olive St. Between 12th and 13th St. Manager Saley of the North an nounces the Lyric Road Show for one night, Wednesday. February 14th. This attraction comes direct from Lincoln and will furnish the patrons an evening's enjovment. The following report from the State bureau of statistics shows some inter esting facts concerning our state's growth : The Ites figures compiled by tbe State Bureau of Statistics show the total combined products of farm and factory in Nebraska during 1905 to have been worth toll, 431, 476. 42 as compared with 9501,582,190.63 for 1904 which indcates a ten miillion dollar increase each year. The largest indi vidual item in this compilation is manufactured oroducts at Si "7, 155,953. Live stock is valued at $122,112,084; corn, $97,485,297; winter wheat, $25, 641,223; spring wheat. $3,299.406 ; oats,' $19,638,219; barley, $2,192,742; rye, $1,484,707. The dairy products totaled in value $11,259 984 and poultry pro ducts $10,215,512. The poultry figures are flattering to those engaged in that industry. They do not, of course, in clude values of blooded and fancy poultry. Other items making up the tabulation are alfalfa, sugar beets, hay, potatoes and "other soil crops." Dr K. H. Naamaa.Deatiat, 18th St See the Valentine display at Snow's Dr. O. A..Allenbmrger, office in new State Bank bailding. Try a Journal "want ad" if you have anything to buy or sell. Weaver & Sons keep tbe largest and best assortment of coal. A brand new lio3 of valentines at Baschraan's at lowest price. 2t Miss Oonsidene of Platte Center was a Colambas visitor Saturday. Drs. Martyn, Evans & Evans. Con sultation in German and English. A fine line of new handpainted china at Bushman's Racket store. Try our Rex Lump Coal $7 at tbe yard. P. D. Smith Co. Both tel. No. 8. Judge Ratterman went to Cedar Rapids Monday to look after his farm there. WAN1ED: Good farm loans at 5 per cent. No commissions, W. L. May, Omaha, Neb. Harry Newman has bought the 80 acres east of the Babcock farm, two miles east of town. WAT UP is used by all who desire a fine quality of patent flour. Tbe Co lumbus roller mills makes it. Excellent seed potatoes for sale. Early Ohio variety at 75 cents. Don't wait until spring and pay $1 50. Tur ner & Jenkins. 1-2 Mrs. Ruby Brown of Norfolk, with her month old son, is visiting this week at tbe home of her parents, Judge and Mrs. W. N. Hensley. H. B. Fenimore has rented the Nic chols farm three miles east of Colum bus. Mr. Nichols it is understood will move with his family to Omaha. Everybody is satisfied with Shell Creek Valley Pride flour made by Peter Schmitt. the German miller. If yoa haven't tried it, now is the right time to begin. tf Mr. and Mrs A. B. Tomson drove to Oscola Monday night to see Mrs. Tomson's daughter, Miss Phoza Mc Allister in the leading role in a dramatic company with which she recently signed. Orders from tbe General Land office at Washington to the Nebraska regis ter at Grand Island, order an addi tional withdrawal of twenty sections of land and to be given to the B & M railroad oompany. Dr. D. G. Walker and M. J. Ram aeker of Lindsav were in this city Saturday on business. Dr. Walker called on Dr. Hansen while here. These two were boys together in Chi cago before their college days O. C. Hardy sold his residence prop erty this week to Nick Hoffner and will move with .his family in about one month to Seattle where he has two sisters. Mr. Hoffner will occupy the Hardy property in Columbus at that time. Henry Rieder last Thursday traded his residence propetrv on Thirteenth street for the forty acre fruit farm of Mrs. Young two miles north of town The consideration was $6500. Mrs. Tonus and Mr. Rieder both moved last week. Gns Sun's Minstrels delighted tbe lovers of Minstrel at the North last Friday night. This companv has visited Columbus four times and has become one of the favorites here. The songs and jokes were of an unusually high order. Mrs. H. H. Millard was taken to the city hospital in Omaha last Friday for an operation. A card was received by Rev. DeWolf vesterday morning from Rev. Millard stating that the operation was successully performed on Saturday. Congregational Church 1 Mr. Mun ro announoes that ne will preach next Sunduay morning on the subject "Tbe Conquering Spirit." At night con tinuing the series on Night Scenes of the Bible, his subject will be "Short Weight, or "The Feast of Belrhaz zar." S. N. Steinboek of Oklahoma broth er of Mrs. A. B. Tomson spent a few days in Columbus this week while on his way to St. Edward to look "after some real estate which he owns there. He says that the immigration to Okla homa is so rapid that it is impossible to ship lumber in fast enough to sup ply the demand. Manager Saley is trying to book West & Lakes big musical comedv "A Pair of Pinks", to put on just before lent. This company carries 45 people and is just leaving New Tork where it has bad a big run. The success of the first class attractions at the North this season seems to be attracting the attention of the managers of the best class of productions. A large numoer of intimate friends of Dr. and Mrs. Hansen went to the Union Pacific station last Saturday night to bid them farewell as they left for their future house in tbe west They will go to Salt Lake for a few days then to Searchlight, Nevada where the doctor is president of a bank and president of a new railroad and in about ten days will be in Los Angeles where they will spend the remainder of the winter. About tbe first of March Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dack, Mrs. Hansen's parents will follow, vMr. Dack having bought a large block of the stock 'of the new railroad oompany and alreadv owing a large hotel at Searchlight. Mr. Dack still owns considerable property in Platte county, although he recently sold a 280 acre' farm besides his beau tiful residence property which he sold to his son, C. H. Dack for $6500, a property worth probably $2000 more than that sum. AU his Watte county propetty is for sale. mm pacific TIHETULE wm WKST BODSO. MAIS USE. No. 1, OTeriand Limited. 12:10 . tn No. 3, Colorado Expraw t:.V . m No. 5, California mad Oregon Kx 7:15 p. u. Wo. 7, Lus Antcelnt Limited 1:17 p. m. No. D, Fast Mail 4Mp.su. No. 11, Colo. Special WHS a. tn No. IS, North Platte Local- 110 a tx. No.W, Local Freight 7:00 a. m EAST BOUNI .: Ii No. No. No. No. No. o. i. Overland Limited .ri:." p. tn . ).!) a tn . 2:22 p. m. . U p. m. 12A p. m. . 5 a. tn. t. Atlantic uprvM. 6. Eastern Kxdtbm.. 8. Los Anxeles Limited 10. Faat Mail 12, Chicago Special .... 11 Mnrtk IM.tt.l.l No 1:4 p. u: no.w. floral freight 5:30 p. m. IfOBFOLK BBAHOH. Depart Mo.2V, Faaaetixer t 8A0p.ni w v h . ? u-wa a I'. No. 77, Mixed ... .... 701 a. tn. .ArriTe I2::4rp. m. .. . 70p. it. No. S3. Paaaeoxer So. 78. Mixed ALBIOK AND 8PALDISO BKAXCB. Depart No. 31, Paeaeaaer .- 2:25 p. m. No.7V. Mixed 7:00 a.m. Arrive No. 32, Paaeengar 12:55 p. m. No. 80, Mixed 8:00 p.m. Norfolk pascenjeer train ran daily. No train on Albion and Spalding branch tondars. All main line paaaenger trains dally. W. H. Bbkhaii. Agent. Mrs. E. H. Chambers is said to be ser iously ill. Mrs. Anna Lehman is on the sick list this week. Miss Oral Beard left Monday for a weeks visit to Bellwood. Mrs. Louis Phillipps entertained the card club Tuesday evening. Mrs. W. I. Speice went to Schuyler on Monday to be gone a week. J. H Galley's special sale started out with a large patronage last week. Mr. and Mrs. M. Brugger are moving into their beautiful new home this week. J. W. Kennedy, formerly of the firm of Snyder & Kennedy, was in the city Tuesday. Mrs. L. W. Snow suffered from a Beri ous attack of tonsilitis the first part of tbe week. See Miss L. Majaska demonstrate China-Lac at Dack's Friday and Satur day afternoons of this week. Friends of J. N. Kilian will he inter ested to learn that be bas bean trans ferred to Washington, D. C. Mrs. Peter Anderson of Fort Collins is expected to arrive here this week to visit at tbe home of A. Anderson. Judge and Mrs. J. G. Reeder and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Benham will entertain the Euchre clnb Thursday night. A little Chinese lady will demonstrate China-Lac in Dack's window, Friday and Saturday, February and 10. Sunday, February 11, in Baptist church, morning: "How to View the Universe:'' evening. "Ton narrow a mar Kin." Mrs. C. C Gray and Mrs. A. M. Gray have issued invitation to a five o'clock tea at the home ol the; former next Fri day. Mies Helen Shannon has returned from a three weeks' viMt with her lis ter 3lrs. Will Kenny of Colorado Springs, Colo. J. G. Becher celebrated his liirthday Monday evening by giving a six o'clock dinner parly. Covers were laid for six of his gentleman friends. Mrs. G. B. Speice and Miss Katherine Holland of Omaha expect to leave for Hot Springs. Ark., Thursday. They will remain until March 1st. Miss WinqniBt, who was Miss Kelso's head trimmer last y6ar, was Miss Kelso's guest yesterday. She was on her way to Overton where she will start a btore of herown. FOB SALE: 320 acres Nance couniy land, well improved. Would axchauge for 5 or t room residence. Easy terms. 840 an acre. -Georgn E. Bergen, Fuller ton, Neb. Up Miss Mary Howaad gave a seven o'clock dinner Monday in honor of her eighteenth, birth Jay. Those present were Myron Gray, Louise Bncher and Horatio Adams. Methodist Episcopal church, "Light for the Hour of Shadow." Evening, the second in the "Rich Man and Lazarus" series on "Compmpensation" or the Leveling of Human Lives Jon n Sewalek has sued Andrew Pa- procki in district court to recover $710 alleged to be due him on account of the sale of certain tots in Columbus in the execution of a judgment. Pure bred R. C. B. Leghorns, won third pen at Platte County Poultry show. Fine cockerels for sale at 81 each. Mrs Roy Clark, R. F. D. No. 3, St. Edward. Nebraska. Neb. Telephone Q 90. 45 5t A social dance was given at tbe Or phens Monday night under the direction of Misses Letitia Speice and Ethel Elliott. The Orpheus orchestra fnr nihed the music. About fifty people were present and they were all shown a good time. The annual state encampment Sons of Veterans will meet in Columbus. Feb ruary 14 and 15. Delegations from all parts of the state will be present. The local members of the Grand Army and Sons of Veterans have planned to enter tain the visitors. A copy of "Goldenrod,'' a new maga zine published at Grand Island, by W. F. Bailey, reached our desk today. It is a creditable publication rfnd is espec ially interesting to Columbus people because the drawings for the leading story, an Indian story, were done by Miss Martha Turner. And they were well done. Bishop Williams was in the city le tweeu trains Tuesday. While here he took occasion to express deep regret at losing from thi diocese Rev. Cash, whom be considers one of his strongest men. He says there are six vacancies in this diocese and tht it will probably be some time before the vacancy here will be filled. Rev. Cash will leave next week for Auburn, California, which is a better appointment than Columbus. ONLV A PHO TOGRAPH! Vet how much of a life-like expression it portrays. That's the kind of photo graphs we make, and that gives us our popularity. DON'TYOU "WANT SOME NEW ONES? They will please' you and beadmired by yonr friends if yon have them taken at the McAllister StiHi OltlVK ST., Columbus, Nebr. Over Phillipps Store C. J. GARLOW Attorney -at -Law Office over Old Slut.- I&ank Hl.lir. COLUMBUS. NEBR. T D. ST1KE8. TTOR1JBT AT LAW., OBVe. Olive 8c, foarth door aorta of lint National Bank. COLUMRU8. NEBRASKA. C. N. McELFRESH Attorney - at - Law Zinnecker B'ldg, Columbus, Neb. Wm. DIETRIGfIS House. Sign Painting and Garriage lain and ornamental ratasiR at all Kinds. Gltu er Geuntrn. nd. Tel. 2142. COLUMBUS. NEB R. W. HOBART Attorney - at - Law Rooms 10 and 11 New Columbus State Bank Building. fl. M. POST Attorney : at : Law Columbus, Nob. Ike French Coach STALLIONS Will not be hece always. Now is the time to sret vour choice. The owners are responsible people any bank can tell you our standing. You can have your own time to pay for your horse. At the International Fat Stock show in Chicago in December, 1905, out of 15 entries we won 13 prizes. Sedgely Stock Farm Hinsdale, Illinois. J. J. Shoemaker, Agent Winslow's Barn,Columbus,Neb. JIM'S PLACE I carry the best of everything in my line. The drinking pub lic is invuea to come in and i for themselves. MS. NEVELS. Proprietor 516 Twelfth Street Phone No. lib BURLINGTON BULLETIN... Special Homeseekers' Rates : Great ly reduced round triD rates to tbe North Platte Valley and the Big Horn Basin, January 16tb, February 6th and 20th. lees than one fare for tbe round trip. Low one way and round trip rates ro points in the south and southwest January u;tn. February fith and 20th. Colonist Rates : Specially low one way colonist rates to points in Colora do, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Idabo, Oregon. Washington and Califoraia February loth to April 17th, inclusive. Homegeekers Excursions Rates: To points in Montana. Idaho. Oregon. Washington and British Columbia! February th and 20th and March 6th and 20th. Send for Free Folders, descriptire of irrigated land in the North Platte Valley, the Bixr Horn Basin, the .Bil lings District and Eastern Colorado. Specify which you want. To the Sunny nonth : Winter tour ist rates daily until April 30to turn limit June 1st. 1906 Write me jnst what trip you nave in mind and tot mo i:. .. least cost and the best way to make it. L. F. RECTOR. Ageat C. B. & Q By. L. W. WAEELEY. G. P. A. Omaha. laaaaaaaaaaaaaBBSBa "' '"1L g.'