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Consolidated with the Columbus
April 1, 1904; with the Platte County Argus January 1, 1906.
S LUm XXXVI. NUMBER 49.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. MABCH 7, 1906
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Mistakes. They are oftentimes expen
sive. You make no mistake by trans
acting your hanking business with us.
Every one who does bns-iss with the
Columbus State Bank is pleased with
the courtesy extended. Besides they
have the feeling that they are doing
business with a bank that is safe and
conservative.
Being the oldest bank in Nebraska
doing business under a State Charier, it
is as 6olid as abundai "lacking and in
telligent management can make it.
The Old Reliable
Gwlumbu State Bank
Woodville
Dr. G. Britell came oat from St.
Edward Wednesday and vacinnated
25 head of calves for Roy Clark.
Mr. Alf. Potter invited a few friends
to tea in honor of her husbands' birth
day. G. W. Price and son Byron who
have been sick for the past week are
i both able to sit up.
Mrs. ixmis Fclmer gave a surprise
party to her husband Monday evening.
Cnas. Barkley and bride arrived
Thursday from Nakomis, 111. Thev
will visit a few days in Woodville
tad then go to their home in Genoa.
T. T. Lingle who has worked for
G. I. Clark for the pat two years has
bought an interest in a wagon shop at
Oraijc and moved his family there
Friday.
Paul, the little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joha Finch was quite seriously
burned Monday morning While his
Bother was busy he went to the store
aad turned a pot of boiling coffee
over himself.
Clyde Ellis was a business visitor to
Columbus last week. , J
For wedding stationery, vis
iting cards and fine stationery
call on the Columbus Printing
& Specialty House tf
Auctioneer.
Bruce Webb is the beBt auctoneer
in Platte county. Make dates at this
office. tf
Auctioneer.
E.M. Morehead, auctioneer, will be
located at Newman Grove. Dates can
be made at this office at any time. Tel
ephone either bank at Newman Grove
Farm for Sale.
My entire tract of land of 500 acres
in Shell Creek valley is for sale at a very
reasonable price and on easy terms.
Call soon if you want to get in on the
ground floor, tf Jos. Henggeleb.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Dejrartmentof the Interior.
Land Office at Lincoln, Nebraska.
January 29, 1906.
Notice is hereby t? ven that t lie following named
settler lias filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk of District
Court, at Columbus. Nebraska, on March 19. 1908.
viz: Abraham W. Laltue, lid. No. 17037. for the
swH Sec. 34. Township 17 N, Bange 3 W fith P.M.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
aid land. iz: Frank Huggi, of Genoa, Nebraska-,
Milford lleckwith. of Silver Creek, Nebras
ka; Michael Kusz, vf Genoa, Nebraska; Martin
fcargua, of Puncan, Nebraska.
W. A. GBEEN, Register.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
iJepartment of the Interior.
Land Office at Lincoln, Nebraska,
January 29, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler lias filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in Mipport of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of District Court, at Columbus, Nebraska,
on March 19. 190d, vis: Frank Buggi, Hd. No.
17684. for the seH. Sec. 2S. Twp: 17 N, Bange S w,
6th P. M.
He names th following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
'said land, viz: Abraham LaBne. of Genoa, Ne
braska: Frank Toraon, Genoa. Nebraska; Mat-,
thew Morris, of Genoa, Nebraska; Hector Knrth,
of Genoa, Nebraska.
W. A. GBEEN. Begister.
Dr.E.rl.Naumann
DENTIST
Has one of the best dental offices
in the state.
Fully equipped to do all den
tal work in First-Class manner.
Always reasonable in charges.
All work guaranteed.
Over 14 years practice in Co
lumbus. wit Li n niHMMHt
XMhStracC
nwia
. IT. Chambers went to Omaha Mon
day ou 'business.
Dr. Mmtyn went to St. Edward on
business Tuesday.
Qua Viergntz went to Omaha on
busib-s the first of the week
Mrs. O. T. Roen has been confined to
her home for several days on account of
illness.
Miss Esther Rossiter came up from
Omaha Saturday and remained home
over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Howard went to
Lincoln Tuesday morning to spend the
day with their son Fin.
Mrs. H B. Bobinsan gave a lunch in
honor of Mesdames G. W. Uulst and
Garrett Hultt at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. G. W. Hulst of Omaha and Mrs.
Garrett Hulst, of Phoenix, Arizona are
guests at thiFhome of Dr. and Mrs.
Marty n.
Mrs. H, B. Bobineon and Mrs. E. H.
r&frauibers were in Humphrey from
Thursday until Saturday visiting Mrs.
Ewing.
Mrs. W. D. Benson left last Satur
day for Sheldon Mo., where she was
called by the serious illness of her
mother.
Miss Leona Harbert of Oreston has
accepted a position on the day ex
change of the Independent Telephone
Company.
J. J. Sullivan and W. N. Hensley,
brought suit today in O'Brien's court to
recover $150 alleged to be due for pro
fessional services for Mrs. McGahey.
Mrs.'M D. Earr, her daughter
Mrs. Julian Olscn and the little grand
son, Myron Julian will be in Colum
bus in about ten days to spend the
summer.
Monthly local registers report of
February 1906. 15 births and 16
deaths occuring in the city of Colum
bus and vloinity. John Schmocker,
Local Begister.
George WUlard, jr., left last night
for his homestead near Pierre, S. D.
He took the necessary household
weapons to endure a protracted siege.
He went with a party of boys from
St. Edward.
Mrs. Milton Speice and son Charlie ar
rived here Sunday from Chicago, where
Charlie underwent an operation on his
arm. Mr. Speice will arrive here in
a few days to visit his father, after which
they will return to their home in King
fisher. V
Miss Anna Eumpf who nas been a
clerk in the Fitzpatrick store for a
long time, has aoonpted a position as
book-keener in the meat market of
M. O. Casein, the position held by
Miss Cassin until the announcement
of her marriage three weeks ago.
A. D. Buck who has lived near St.
Edward for abonttweat-five years and
was one of the most respected citi
zens of that locality died very sudden
ly last Saturday of pneumonia at his
home in the west end of this county.
Mr. Buck came to this county from
Canada. He leaves a wife and nine
children, six boys and three srirls.
Three of the boys are married, the
rest; of the children living at home.
Martin Buck, tne oldest son is prac
ticing law in California and the
other married sons live in this coun
ty near their fathers home. The
funeralfwas held in St. Edward last
Monday. Mr. Buck was a great jok
er, always seeing the bright side of
things. Few men would be missed
by their neighbors as will Mr. Buck.
'several Albion people were in Co
lumbus this week. Among them were
Jack Parker who came down on busi
ness relating to the Phillipps block
on which he did the brick work .and
Bert Mansfield who stopped off on
his way from Omaha to visit his
sister-in-law Miss Mabel Rankin, a
student in the Commercial College.
Accord ing to Mr. Parker's statement
of the case Albion is the scene of un
usual excitement as a result of the
strenuous performance of a grand jury
there. He says that every citizen
who has aver been suspected of look
ing on the wine when it is red is be
ing called upon to tell where he got
it. The investigation is said to be
drawing in people from all parts of
the county and to be creating deep
wrinkles of care in the faces of all the
druggists whether their politics hap
pen to be democratic or prohbition.
J. W. Apgar was in Columbus Mon
day between trains having been sum
moned to the bedside of his brother-in-law.
Thomas O'Connor who was
reported to be dying. Mr Apear
came to this country in '71 and for
several years lived in the only house
between Genoa and St. Edward
While he does not class himself as
one of the very old settleis in Platte
county he spoke with favor of the
proposed old settlers' meeting in cele
bration of the fiftieth anniversary of
the founding of Columbus which has
been mentioned in the Journal.
Speaking of the new things at Wood
ville, Mr. Apgar said that the long-talked-of
-side-track for Woodville will
soon be built and that with it will
come one grain elevator built by the
Omaha Kelevator Company and pos
sibly another by a private party. And
possibly a email store will be among
the improvements. The ground for
the improvements was surveyed and
staked out last Friday.
We Invite
You...
to call and look over
our new stock of war!
paper. It is the larg
est and best we have
ever carried and in
cludes Ingrains,Crepes
Moires, Varnished
Tiles, Leatherolls, Tap
estries, novelties, etc,
Prices right.
Gha$. fi. Dack
...Druggist...
W. L. Smith of Monroe was in the
city this week. U
Mr. and Mrs. J. Novels and son
6psnt two days in Omaha this week.
A telephone message comes to the
Journal as we go to press that Thos.
O'Connor of Silver Greek is dving.
Mrs. J. H. Randall and Mrs. Burt
Westbrook went to Silver Creek Tues
day to be at the deathbed of their
father. Thos. O'Connor.
W. H. Swartsley and Fred Barg
maun spent several days in Frontier
county last week preparing their
farms there for their tenants.
Clerk Gruenther issued oitizens'
papers to 161 persons last week and
there are still a few on file to be
issued soon. The full list will be
given next week in the Journal.
O. A. Gibson, the St. Edward
druggist stopped off in Columbus
yesterday to call on friends and rela
tives, on his return from Omaha and
Des Moines where he had been buying
goods.
B. E. Jones returned to his Denver
home the first of the week after sell-
ins every foot of his 1080 acre of
Platte county land at more than 50
per acre. He expects to return to this
state when the weather gets warmer
tc invest in some cheaper western
Jands.
Bev. DeWolf annonnoes for next
Sunday evening the first of a aeries of
studies in the Passion week of Christ.
The first subject to be presented wiU
be "The Regal Christ, " based upon
the Master's Triumphal Entry into
Jersnalem. The regular morning ser
vices will be held.
Simon Burrows moved to St. Ed
ward Tuesday to live on the old Tl
man farm which he reoently bought,
one of the best improved and most
desirable places in that section. Mr.
Burrows has lived thirty-six years in
Platte countv, the" last year having
been spent in Columbus. Thirty-five
years were spent on a farm between
Platte Center and Lindsay.
A young man from the country on
the pretext of looking at a trav of
rings in the Niewohner store last
Thursday, slipped one of them in his
pocket. Both Mr. Niewohner and
Officer Nelson saw the trick and as a
result the young man slept in the
city jail. The boy is said to be of
good family and Mr. Niewohner re
fused to divulge his name or swear
out a warrant.
Arnold Oehlrich last week was
awarded $6000 and costs in his suit
aganist the Connecticut Securities
company for damages resulting to Mr.
aad Mrs. Oehlrich and their daughter
Olga in an accident in the Yellow
stone Park, resulting from the care
lessness of the driver of the stage in
which they were riding. The stage
was tipped over, Olga's leg was
broken and her parents were badly
shaken up.
The supervisors are in session this
week with all members present. The
poor farm committee. Supervisors
Newman, Priest and Olother checked
over the poor farm Tuesday aad have
their .report ready. Supervisor Schure
was also here Tuesday on committee
work. The most important work of
the board at this session will be the
awarding of the contracts for county
bridges. Up to noon today no bids for
this work had been filed although
tomorrow is the day st for awarding
the contracts. A good many road pe
titions are to be disposed of also.
Base bail enthusiasts and others will
meet at the Journal office tonight to
consider the proposition of organizing
a Columbus base ball association.
With Jack Corbett and Joe Welch ;to
take the lead, it is beleived that Co
lumbus can have the strongest team
in the state outside the league. Jim
mie Corbett favors plaoing the team
on a salary basis, paying every man
who plays. With this plan he thinks
it will be possible to get something
besides Sunday games and enlist the
support of the business men who
wonld be glad to give financial aid to
a plan that would bring people to
town when their places of business
are open. AU business men are in
Yitad to attamd the meeting tonight.
Hans Albert.
The Methodist church was crowded
last night to hear the famous violin
ist, Hans Albert and Charles Hawley
Kelfer, pianist. Seldom is a Colum
bus audience permitted to enjoy such
a ntusical treat, and that their appre
ciation was complete was attested by
the stillness which prevailed in the
room making audible the softest
notes,
Hans Albert's tines were pure and
sweet and 'sympathetic and he was
generously encored. Mr. Keifer
proved himself to be a clever artist
at the piano, his interpretation of
Mendelssohn's Capricciosso and
Padereweki's Polonaise being espe
cially fine.
High Scores.
W. A. Way chalked a new mark on
the board at Hagel's alley last Saturday,
making a score of 267.
Wm. Dodd's won the first Farmer's
prize with a score of 213.
The high scores of the week were:
W. A. Way, 231, 267, 201, 214 201; Geo.
Davis, 231; Wm. Plngemann, 211, 203;
V. Moscbenross, 211; Frank Rudat, 203,
202; R. Eirchner, 203, 207; Wm. Dodds,
21&
"Hooligan's Troubles."
"Hooligan's Troubles" which Mana
ger Arthur Aylesworth brings to the
North Optra house on Friday March 9
is Baid to make no pretensions to be
other than a musical farce of the most
farcial nature. It has one advantage
over other comedies in that it is mirth
compelling from beginning to end and
more diverting than many owing to the
almost endless complications in which
"Hooligan finds himself. The story is
based upon the illustrated pictures made
familiar by the Sunday newspapers in
their comic supplements. In a skit of
this kind comedians and pretty girls
who know how to sing and dance, are
necessary adjuncts. Specialties both
qnaint'and novel, ballads and popular
songs, dances of a refined nature and
other features are promised.
Farm for Sale.
200 acres, 140 improved, balance
pasture. First clau buildings. Three
miles north west of Columbus.
Boyd Dawson 8tp
Wedding Presents.
I nave ordered some new things in
queensware especially aporopriate lor
wedding gifts, at medium prices.
V8BTH BRADN.
Heal Etsate Loans.
We are prepared to make loans on
all kinds of real estate at the lowest
rates on easy terms. Becher, Hocken
berger & Chambers.
Announcement.
Mrs. E. M. Sumption is putting in a
full line of art goode and infants ware
in Miss Keieo's millinery store. The
public is invited to call and inspect
my line. MBS. E. M. SUMPTION.
H. Kersenbrock has finally olosed
ont his entire interest in the Colum
bus Brewing Company. The purchas
er is Wm. J. Walter of Dixon, 111.
who has been the travelling repre
sentative of a large wholesale liquor
company in the east and comes with
plenty of experience and money to
advance the welfare of the local com
pany. He will do the outside work
leaving Mr. Bambour free to devote
all his energies to the inside. Mr.
Walters family will occupy the Bam
bour residence, the lattei having pur
chased the Kersenbrock residence near
the brewery. Mr. Kersenbrock started
the brewery here thirty years ago.
Wm. Webster has sworn out a com
plaint against Nelson, Porter. Sweet
and Jones, the bank robber suspects,
for stealing the team of Lyman Smith
on the night of the burglary. This
action is to head off the habeas corpus
proceedings by which Jones has en
deavored to get free.
A GOOD STORY
bears well repeating as will your suc
cessful real estate investment. We
have walked the path to success in real
ty matters with the firm tread of exper
ienceand this experience and knowl
edge of values is at your command. We
can show you some of the finest im
proved property lying out of doors and
quote you a price so low with easy
terms of payment that even those who
run can count its sure increase in value.
Not one piece, but hundreds, and all
well located that for you to see will cre
ate a hond of sympathy between the
price and your savings.
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Pretty Things in
The new Spring Styles are arriving. The
finish is in Antique Brass, Roman Gold,
Polished Gold and French Gray Silver.
They're of this Jewelery Store Quality
and the prices range from $1175 to $5.00.
Come in and let us show them to you.
ED. J. NIEWOHNER, The Jeweler.
Educational.
Supt. Sherman returned last Satur
day from Louisville where he spent a
week at the National Educational Asso
ciation, Mr. Sherman made a report of
his trip to the board of education last
Monday night which would indicate
that the week was crowded full of good
things for good school men.
Aside from coming in contact with
some fifteen hundred of the world's lead
ing public school men, Supt. Sherman
spent one day visiting the Louisville
schools and another in the St. Louis
schools, giving special attention to the
manual training departments. In St.
Louis he found manual training taught
in the grades on a plan similar to that
in our own schools and he suys that the
quality of the work done here compares
very favorably with what he saw in the
larger schools.
The football boys came ont of last sea
son's games deep in the hole and they
are going to make a strenuous effort to
pull out next Friday night. Principal
Britell has promised to give a stereop
ticon lecture on his trip to California
for which the boys are selling tickets.
There wiil be other things of interest
in the lecture course later on. Supt.
Sherman has promised a lecture on the
Mammoth cave, having secured some
excellent slides for that purpose. And
Miss Graham has been urged to give an
other illustrated lecture on the Gallic
wars, which she 60 ably and interestingly
discussed about a month ago.
The two literary societies are still
gaining some valuable taaining in par
liamentary law in their mock cougUos
in which one society is the senate and
the other the house.
Miss Cegil has been ill two days this
week, Miss Geer substituting for her.
Oratorical ContestProgram,
High School gymnasium, Friday
evening. March 16, 1906.
High School Orcnestra "Be. hind
the Hounds' Jacobs.
Recitation, "The Rebellion ot Wil
liam Henry" . .Herminie Templeton,
Gertrude Elias.
Vocal Solo "May Time" ..Dudley
Buck Gwendolyn Uarlow.
Recitation, "The Sioux Chiefs Daugh
ter," Marguerite Mace.
Piano Duet "The Mill in the Black
Forest," Ethel Farrand and Loaise
Echols.
Recitation. "To the Lions,". .Eldrige
and Brooks. NRose Rasmussen.
Violin Solo, Selected, Hedwig Jaeggi.
Recitation, "A Girl" . .Will Carlton.
Marie Zinnecker.
Vocal Solo. Selected,
Miss Bertha Henderson.
High School Orchestra. "Among
the Flowers," Jacobs.
BURLINGTON
BULLETIN...
Additional train to the Northwest :
Commencing February, lltb, two
daily train to Montana, Washington,
Paget Sound Portland, via Billings,
Mont., Short Line.
Special Homeseeker Rates : Great
ly reduced round trip rates to the
North Platte Vallev and the Big Horn
Basin, February 20th, March 6th and
20th. Less than one fare for the
round trip. Low one way and round
trip rates to points in the South and
Southwest February 20th, March 6th
and 20th.
Colonist Rates : Specially low one
way colonist rates to points in Colora
do, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Idaho,
Oregon Washington and California,
February 15th to April 7th, inclusive.
Homeseekers Excursions Rates:
To points in Montana, Idaho, Oregon.
Washington and British Columbia.
Feoruary 20th and March fith and
20th.
Homeseekers' Excursion Rates: To
points in Montana, Idaho, Oregon.
Washington and British Columbia,
February 20th and March fith and 20th.
Send for Free Folders, descriptive
of irrigated lands in the North Platte
Valley, the Bis Horn Basin the Bil
lings District aad Eastern Colorado.
Specify which yon ant.
To the Sunny South : Winter tourist
rates daily until tori! 30th. Return
limit June 1st, 1906.
Write me just what trip you have in
mind and let me advise yon the least
cost aad the best way to make it.
L F. RECTOR,
Agent. C. B & Q Rv
L. W. WAKELSY.
G. P. A. Omaha.
Belt Buckles
PLATTE COUNTY HISTORY
Thrilling Experiences of Platte
County Pioneers as tela Twenty
Tears Ac .Thy I M. Taylor. Ro
priated far Jearmml Readers from
the Only Copy ef the Story Extant
(From week to week the Journal
wiil publish from a book written by
I. N. Taylor, deceased which was
publiBed in 1876.
Mr. Taylor was one of the brightest
men who ever resided in this part of
the state, and his interesting descrip
tions of the pleasures and sorrows of
onr own county while in its pioneer
state, are full of witticism and pathos,
and all of our readers will read it with
pleasure. It will be interesting to
know something of the author, who
died in Arizona in June 1899.. Mr. Tay
lor was associated with L. Gerrard in
the early days, in Columbus, and was
the founder of the church the then
Congregational. He waa born in Ross
county, Ohio, in 1817, and was of old
V irginia blood, being related to Gov
enor Wise, and Zachary Taylor. He
graduated from Athens college and
was ordained to preach by the Pres
byterians when quite young. He first,
went into the Home mission work and
was a co-laborer with Henry Ward
Beecher. He was also associated in
timately with General Lew Wallace,
John A. Logan, and others. These
articles will take the place for the
time, of ine columns from the files of
the Journal )
In obedience to a joint resolution of
Oougress and the proclamations ot the
president of the United Staets and
governor of- Nebraska and in o m
plianuo with the request of the execu
tive committee of the Platte County
Centennial Jubilee, the following
sketch is respectfully presented :
The county of Platte county in the
state of of Nebraska, as originally de
fined by an act of the Territorial Le
gislature iu 1855, was composed of the
24 miles square, of 576 square
miles included in townships, 17, 18
19 and 20, north of range 1. 2, 3 and 4,
east ut the 6th principal meridian.
In 1818 it was made to include in ad
dition, all of Monroe county on the
west which was not comprised with,
in the Pawnee Indian Reservation.
In 1SKS the county of Colfax was
created by an act of the stMe legisla
ture taking from Platte all of the east
three ranges.
Af tar several changes made at differ
ent times, the southern boundery has
been fixed, and it now remains at the
couth side of the south channel of the
Platte river, from the 6th principal
meridian eastward, and at the south
side of the north channel of the river,
westward from said line.
The geographical features, geologi
cal composition and topographical re
lations of the county all donate, what
experience is all ready proving, an
eminently good agricultural and pas
toral country with superior advantages
of internal commerce.
One sixth of the entire surface
across the southern portion consists of
the magnificent bottoms of the two
principal interior rivers of the state,
the Platte and Loup. Next to this
belt is one of similar width, composed
of low, undulating table lands and
the winding valley of Shell Creek,
which, taken together, and in front of
the more elevated and rolling plain be
yond, present a picture of simple
beanty, as nearly perfect in its order,
as nature ever offers to human eyes.
The north two-thirds of the area in
cludes, with its outward slopes, the
out spread water-shed between the
channels of Shell and Union creeks,
or looking further off, between the
greater currents of the Loup and Elk
horn rivers.
This variegated surface, is, geologi
cally, the same throughout, consisting
nearly everywhere of that rare com
bination of clay, sand, phospnate of
lime, ashen salts and vegetable mold,
which is properly called loam, and
which science preset ibes for the pro
duction of the best quality of cereals
and fruits.
Topographically, the county enjoys
an enviable position, being on the
great highway of the state and of
the nation the Union Pacific railroad
and central in Central Nebraska,
justifying the prediction here record
ed, and laid up, again t all the future
even unto the Centenial of 1976, that
it will become and remain the gra
vital center of Nebraska's population,
locomotion, business and wealth.
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vestment it's hard . i
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without charge.
We know the
"ins" and "outs"
of most opportuni
ties, and can ad
vise you safely.
Besides Our Bank
helps make what
you have and ex
perience tells. Our
advice is sound.
The First National Bank
where the capital of the state, ought,
of right, to be.
Previous to the year 1856 jus
twenty years ago, all this fair prairie
world had been in the undisputed
possesson of wild beasts and savage
tribes. Some white man's feet may
indeed have marked the margin of he
streams in the capacity of hunter and
trapper and certain it is that honorable
foot prints had been made by govern
ment surveyors and topographical en
gineer" far beyond. But not until the
spring morning of 1856 did the pio
neers of ourwentward civilization scent
afar from the odors of these northern
plains, rising at the touch of the
morning sun of that new day of pro
gress, wcose first hour is not yet pass,
and whose red rays are jnst beginning
to chase the snadows of the desert
through the gates of a golden paradise
beyond, whose treasures have slept
there throughout the night of ages,
beside the mountain streams, beneath
the dark pines, within their beds of
sand and rook.
The sixth principal meridian a line
passing across the stata from south to
north, .and cutting the valleys of the
Platte and Loup, within their junc
tion, had been located, and She
Fourth Standard Parallel whioh lies
near the Platto for go long a distance
west of the Elkhorn had been extend
ed, so that the character of this loca
lity hat been noised abroad. The
touading of a citv within this junc
tion, where tne through travel would
naturally cross tne Loup nn its way
to the mountains and tbe coast, was
a sensible thought occurring to those
ooly. however, who are given to
such reflection. But whoever would
afterwards enjoy the honors and re
wards of suuh an enrprise must first
take its risks and endure its hard
ships. Manifestly, I come now to a point
in my story where names, dates and
special events must be recited. I beg
therefore to request in advance that
if, despite my intention to tell n
truthful story, there shall be any
mis-statements, they may be par
doned. Furthermore, if the lines of
grave history should be here and there
snaded with a tinge of innocent hu
mor at any one's expense, as part of
the social joys of the day, I beg the
subjects of it to be duly good natured.
And finally, as we must evidently
soon come to a point in the narrative
where the population and the affairs
of the county will be found so numer
ous and out-spreading that all history
of individual persons will be out of
the question in this brief document,
let us all, unenviously, concede this
distinction to the old settlers who
drove down their stakes previous to
I860.
COLUMBUS MARKETS.
Wheat 63
Corn 29
Oats p bushel 23
Rye $ bushel 48
Barley, 24
Potatoes bu 30
Butter lb 15 to 18
Eggs dozen 11
Hens....; 7
Roosters 4
Hogs 5.70
I HAVE MOVED
My merchant tailoring
establishment from the
Lee building, on 12th St.
to the Reineke building
on 13th St., where I am
better prepared than ever
to make fine clothes for
men. A full stock of
latest weaves in woolens
trouserings, suitings,
etc Come in and see.
C.A.UNSTRUM
to decide." Drop $y $S
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