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ffimabm ounral. Consolidated with the Columbus Times April 1, 1904; with the Platte County Argus January 1, 1906. VOLUME XXXVII. NUMBER 5. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. MAY 2. 1906. WHOLE NUMBER 1,802. m k H J i -sj l- . Do Not Hesitate To bring us small repair jobs because you may think that we would not care to be bothered with them. Why we've none hund reds of five cent jobs and glad to get them to do, too. Glad to have the oppor tunity to be useful to our customers. We fix a broken brooch as willingly as restoring the wrecked internal economy of an expensive watch. We are here to serve the public, and we ask the public to bother us all they like. Ed. J. Niewohner Jeweler and Optician Series P The Oolnniliu.-i Laud. Loan & Build in:; 14-,-io jii'iDii h3 upqudti aad will rtv:nivo cubs :r prions to series P, pay ments to 1)hhui Mav 1st Tiiis nsvici'itiou bgan business in .May 1SSC an i has opaurnl 15 series and inttared S s-ris la th '. 20 yearn of its L'xiKteucrt it has received over fiVX) 000. 00 aul disbursed the ame by loan to its umabirs and maturing of Ktoolc. I nil miatiloii scores of people to own th-ir own houes and has en-onrA?-l 'iviug amiutj 'lnndrads of others !" is utv to sava for a home of vour own or to mako a suiall week ly or munfblv deposit which in a few years amounts to a goodly sum. For particulars inquire of the eesretary. 11. HOOKGXBERGER. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT. John Onllian. defendant, will take notice that, on the 17th day of April, 1900. Mary Ann Galligan, plaintiff here in, filed her petition in the district court of Platte county, Nebraska, against said defendant, the object and prayer of which are to obtain a decree of divorce from said defendant and custody of child, on the ground that the defend ant has willfully abandoned the plaintiff without just cause for more than two years last past. Defendant, John Gal ligan, is required to answer said petition on or before the 4th day of June, 1906. Dated this 18th day of April, 1906. Mary Ann Gaw.igan, 4t Plaintiff. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION. The ltfntlant, Frederic A. Fromholz, will tak notice thit on the "th day of March, WW, the plaintiff filed their itition in the District Court of Platte County, against him, the object and iRijert are to foreclose a mortgage execut ed by F. W. Fromholz npon SW i of the NEU and NW'4 of the SEU of Sec. Hi, Twp. 20, Itange 1 ettof the fit h Principal Meridian, to Rscure the payment of nve promissory notes dated Oct. 21th, 1S1H. payable in 3, 4. 5, 6, and seven years, with interest at the rate of 2 per cent from date until iKiid. That there is now due and unpaid nton eaid notes and mortgages the snm of $1320, for which snm the plaintiffs pray for a decree for foreclosure of said premises. Yon are re quired to answer thi petition before the 24th day of May, WM. U. II. MoQabxt. AOATHA RlESEN, Plaintiffs. Tfotice. In the District Court of Platte County, Nebras ka. In the Matter of the Estate of Leonard McCone Deeat?d. This case came on for hearing upon the peti tion of William Webster, administrator of the estate of Leonard McCone, deceased, praying for license to sell Lots Thirteen, (13) Fourteen, (11) and Fifteen, (IS) in Block B. in the Village of Monroe, Platte c nnty. state of Nebraska, for the, payment of debts and allowances against said estate and the cos's of administration, there not being t.utticient tersonal property to pay said debts and exienses. It is therefore ordered that 11 persons interested in said estate appear before the judge of said District Court at the Court House, in Columbus, Platte County, Ne braska, on th 12th day of Mpy, 1900. at 1 o'clock p. m.. to chow cause why a license should not be granted to said administrator to sell the above described real estate of said deceased to pay said debts and expenses; and it is further ordered that notice of this order to show cause be given by causing a copy of this order to be published in the Columbus Journal, a Bewspaper published and in general circulation in said county for four Miccessive weeks prior to the day of hearing. CONBAD HOLLXXBXCE. March 26. 1. 5i4 Jndge. Dr. E.tl.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 Columbus. gsf Dr. L I. Rami, Commits Suicide! "Mrs. Jappa Skoog has committed suicide" was the news that spread through our city daring the noon hour today. A is well known Mrs. Skoog has been in poor health for many months, and was operated on at the hospital at Columbus a few months ago. She has been suffering from melancholia in an aggravated form. The nurse who has been with her since she came to Genoa, went to Omaha with Mrs Nels Skoog. When Mr. Skoog went to dinner tiday he found the doors locked, and imme diately called M. S. Starmer to his assistance and forced an entrance to the house where they found Mrs. Skoog in an unconscious condition. She lived only ten minutes after she was found. The deed was committed with carbolic acid A cup was round on the table which emelled strongly f the acid. Mrs Starmer, a close neighbor remembers of seeing Mrs. Skoog throw a bottle out of doors and afterward saw her pick it up aad take it to an out house in the vault of whioh it was found. There is no question but what the deed was caused by the condition of the mind which was effected by a disease of the nerves. Thn deceit d leave a husband and one uaughter about (-even years old Genoa Leader The United Commercial Travellers organized a local organization last Saturday night twenty of the resi dent travelling-men of Columbus be ing duly initiated into those mysteries which only tne active brains of tra velling men know how to invent. Delegations from Fremont and Grand Island conducted the work, and local members say that Odd Fellows Hall never before saw such a warm time. Speeches vere made by O. J. Miles of Hastings, who is a prospective re publican candidate for governor, by M. L. Dolan of Grand Island and others. At the close of the initiatory exercises an elaborate banquet was spread at the Wiseutine cafe The occasion will long be remembered by the local travelling men of Columbus. Dr. H A. Hansen of Los Angeies arrived in this city yesterday. Upon his arrival he bought the interest of J. B. Carter in the McOhntock & Oauer drug store. Having bought the McClintock interest formerly, he now owns the entire store. Mr. Car- ter will retain the management of the store for a while at least. Dr. Han sen says that the earth-quake shock on the morning following the San Francisco disaster jarred a vase from the piano in his house and broke it. He will remain here only a few days. It is seldom that a man rejoices over the loss oj an eye, but that is the case with O. H. Buschman of this city. Two weeks ago local physicians perrermed a very delicate operation and removed the eye whioh for months has made Mr. Buschman almost crazy with pain. And so quiet was he about it that the news escaped the local newspapers. Mr. Buschman is happy over the result and is loud in praise of his physicians. Patrick Murphy, one of the oldest settlers of Platte county died at his home near Platte Center last Wednes day night. He fell dead from heart failure while walking in his yard. Mr. Marpby was a most public spirit ed man, having donated the ground on which stand the parochial build ings at Platte Center. He was buried in the Shell Creek cemetery. E. H Chambers returned last Thursday from the Indian Territory where he owns land on whioh he is settling an oil welL The well will be completed in about ten days when Mr. Chambers expects to be on the ground. He says that the land in that country is advancing in price. Miss Maria Wiluelnrina Heibel, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Siebert Heibel, re siding seven miles northeast of Colum bus, died yesterday after seven years of illness. The funeral will be held Thurs day at 1:30 from the Shell Creek church, Rev. Grauenhorst officiating. The de ceased was born in January, 1886. Mrs. S. E. Gushing of Wenatchee. Wash , is the guest of Mrs. L. North for two weeks. She was accompanied by the two children of her daughter Mrs. Robert Clapp of Fairbury. Mrs. Clapp arrived Saturday for a two weeks visit. She is the guest of Mrs. IS. H. Chambers. Mrs. O. G. Hickok is seriously ill. She has been an invalid for several years and an attack of grip caused her condition to become serious. A trained nurse has been in attendance since last Friday. Miss Minnie Cramer returned Tues day to Clarinda, la., after a visit of one moat with her sister, Mrs. C. H. Dack. The Storz Brewing Company has filed a smit in district court against Frank Kelly oa a bill of f 1000 . FOB SALE: A sixteen inch riding plow at less than half-price. Fred Halm, Columbus Keb Special prices on all milli ery Friday and Saturday at Kiss Kelso's. Special Sale of . . m i BOTH PHONES A new line of glassware atj Busch man's. Bev. Henry Zinnecker of Bellwood was in Columbus Tuesday. Miss Buby Young who is teaching near Genoa, visited at home Sunday. Dr Condon of Humphrey was the guest of Dr Paul one day last week. Will Hall of Norfolk passed the first cf the week with his many friends in Columbus. The friends of Mrs. C. H. Plata will be pleased to learn that she has re covered sufficiently to be oat again. Miss Flora Snyder of Pera. Illinois, sister of Mr. William onyder of this city is expected here 'this week on a visit. Mrs. P. L. Laudeman of St. Ed ward, visited the Zinnecker family Tuesday on her way home from Bell- wood. Mesdames Soott.Herrick, ,8tires and Brooks attended the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star held in Omaha this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fromel of Bumphrey. visited their son Carl Fronif J nod family from Sunday to Wednesday. There will be a general meeting of the Woman's Club with Mrs. W. S. fcvans next Saturday afternoon. Full attendance is desired. Attorney M. E. Bittner of Osceola was in Columbus a few days this week. Mr. Bittner was a resident of our city many years ago, baying been employed with Charles Schroeder. Mrs. F. W. Farrand has received word of the sudden death of Mrs. Bo bert Rhone at her home in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Bhoae who is a nephew of Mrs. Farrand has visited here many times and his friends will be pained to hear of his sad loss. Charles Gerrard of Lindsay was in town Tuesday on his way to Lonp county. F. H. Gerrard and family of Monroe, among the first settlers of our county, were in town the same day on their way to Lonp county. where they expect to make their fu ture home. Between April 26 and May 1. ac cording to O. O. Gray's government rain guage. 4 04 inches of rain fell in Columbus. As a result the small streams in this vloinity are all fall, and some damage has resulted to rail roads and wagon bridges, wash-outs which delayed the trains a few hours yesterday, are reported from Monroe and Gardiner, and W. D. Benson, observer for the United States Gelo- ogical survey, reports a rise of two feet in the Platte and four feet in the Loup. At a meeting of the congregation of the Presbyterian church, it was decid ed to invite Bey. J. 8. Boot of Bo chester, N. Y., to become their pas tor. Bev. Boot has been in Nebraska several montns, preaching in Norfolk and Hastings, and has decided to come to our state to make his home. His family consists of a wife and one daughter who are now in Bochester. Bev Boot preached two Sundays in the church in our city and his congre gation was so pleased with him they decided to ask him to become their pastor. A large number of the Swiss re sidents of the city enjoyed a social evening at the Manaerchoir hall Sa turday. A few of the young people, under the direction of Fred Flicking er entertained the audience with a home talent play, "How Christian Won His Wife." in which all were costumed in the handsome costumes of their native land many of whioh had been brought to this country by friends. The entire performance was given in the Swiss language. Those taking part in the comedy were. Misses Freda Loedi, Anna Gass, Olga. Egger, Fannie Gieger, Minnie Glur, and Ohristi Gass, Fred Staub, Jack Boessier. Arthur Miller and Fred Fueckiger. During the evening the choir of about twenty voioes, under the direction of Bey. Nemmarker ren dered several selections. Refresh meats were served aad th young folks enjoyed dancing until a fete hoar. iflStataaSfe Saturday and Monday RRICK UNDERTAKING The Great Fight. At the big tabernacle on Sunday afternoon at three o'clock Mr. Lyon will speak to men only. Boys under fourteen will not be admitted. This address has been delivered to thou sands of men all over America. The Indianapolis Sentinel said that it pro duced a most profound impression upon the men of that city. Mr. Pat terson and a male chorus will sing. George Hagel has been confined to his rooms part of the week on account of illness. -4- Indisputable facts when you buy Wall Paper from a Catalogue House: 1. You must pay freight. 2. You must trim the paper yourself. 3. You must choose from a few small samples. 4. You cannot return unused paper and receive credit You can save time, money and trouble and make your selection from over 200 different patterns carried in stock, which you can see with your own eyes. Chas. H. Dack ...Druggist... Humphrey. From the Democrat Miss Maynie Morgan left Monday evening for St. Joe, Mo., to attend the marriage of Miss Eittie Duffy, a former, resident of Humphrey, which will oc cur on the first of May. Miss Morgan expects to be gone about thirty days. The new town board met on Friday evening and appointed the following officers; Treasurer, Mat Classen; clerk F. A. Fisse; street commissioner, Frank Huthmacher; marshal, Joseph Muff; water commissioner and engineer, G. Graham. Chairman O'Shea appointed the following standing committees: Auditors, Krebs and Lewis; water works, Lewis and Duesman; purchasing, Leach and Krebs; streets and alleys, Duesman and Leach. Cornlea is to have a weekly paper, and the first fssue will make its appear ance next week. John Koza the popu lar young druggist of Cornlea will be editor, and the paper will be called the Cornlea Independent. The business of Cornlea has grown to such large pro portions that the citizens feel that they should have a paper of their own, and while it would be impossible for them to support a paper sufficiently for any one to buy a plant ami eetnblish a re gular office there, they have done the next best thing the paper will be printed in The Democrat office at this place each week and sent to Cornlea to be mailed. To start with the paper will be a six column eight page paper. Con Heesacker, rural mail carrier on Route No. 3 out of Humphrey, is nurs ing a bsdly cut and bruised head since Monday as a result of his wagon being tipped over a few miles south of Corn lea. Mr. Heesacker was driving one horse and he had the fills attached to the wagon in such a way as to enable the horse to walk on one side of the road and the wagon would follow the wagon tracks. The horse was used to driving on the opposite side from which he was traveling and in trying to get to the other side of the road, on account of the deep ruts in the road, the wagon was tipped over. It appeaas that Mr. Heeeacker's head went through the glass in the side of the wagon and was badly cut and scratched although the horse stopped as soon as the wagon went -over. Mr. Heesacker unhitched his horse and started back to Cornlea, but he was bleeding so profusely that he became two weak to go further, so be hailed a farmer near by who took him in his wagon to Cornlea where the wounds were dressed. la Appeal. To My Dear People: I have noticed with keen disappoint ment that Gongregationlists are not present in great numbers at our meet ings. While I do not mean to judge anyone, I beg you to allow no ordinary excuse to interfere with your attending these nightly meetings and contribut ing by your presence and your sympa thy and your prayers to their success. This is the opportunity of Christian people of Columbus. God has sent to us accredited servants, whose labors he has abundantly blessed in other places, and they will be blessed here. I covet for you the spiritual growth that comes to one who labors in the vineyard and makes sacrifices. Do you wish your boys and girls to come into the king dom? Ihen attend these meetings and lead them to the place where God's spirit is in special manner at work. Are your children already saved? Then for the sake of your neighbors and friends, for the sake of those who have gone in the way of sin, for the sake of the young men and women who are at the parting of the ways and stand undecid ed, will you not forego sotnetuiug of ease, or comfort, or profit and "come up to the help of the Lord?" We need your presence; we need your construc tion of spiritual power and influence. G. A. Monro. stifthlasjd and Vicinity. Early planted gardens show up. Misses Anna and Bertha Lueeohen spent Sunday on Shell Creek, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Eluck. Mrs. M. E. Ekleberry, who is visit ing relatives here, is on the sick list. M. MoBride and John Elug drove cattle to pasture near Oreston Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stevenson from the rural district attended divine ser vice here Sunday. J. Wilke and Louis shipped fat cattle to the South Omaha market Sunday night. Henry 8ohroeder and family spent Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Disohner of Platte county. Burt Stevenson transacted business at Columbus Monday. George Engel of Silver Creek paid a reoens visit to his kin here. Assessor 8mith visited these parts several days last week. Uncle Sam's poorest paid men are the rural mall earners. The weather has been such as to make the roads in places, practically impassable. They were oompeUed to drive two horses with wheels in mud up to the hub. Some must keep three horses in order to give proper rest to the ani mals and the carrier must either feed them at his own expense, depend on the patrons to furnish it or beg it As oompared with other class of work ers are said to have the worst of it. The janitors and scrub-women are better paid than the man who huBtles out every working day in the vear, rain or shine, sets.the farmer to read ing his paper by ' a blazing fire, bring him checks and receipts, car ries back his correspondence, wears out his horses vehicles and his own body for a paltry sum. Our roads should be improved and the carriers salary made more than 12 30 a trip. Burt Stevenson had an experience with alfala bloat recently. One of his best cows got too much of the rich food and she was immediately treated so as to produce belching and vomiting and today she fills her usual three gallon pail of rioh milk. COLUMBUS MARKETS. Wheat 66 Corn 36 Oats f bushel 26 Bye ff bushel 48 Dii jr ii Potatoes Wbu 30 Butter t. 13 to Eggs dosen. 12 Hens....; 7 Boosters 3 Hogs 5.85 18 Property on all Hands Whose present prices are bound to increase, puts a man with a small capital on the ground floor of prosperity. We've many desirable lots, plots and acreage pieces, both improved and unimproved, on our books, and ouf knowledge of their values is yours for the asking. kckwf i IwCktifcwf gtr 9a WMbsssVwIw JuUf-t V BBSWl Vs' Jk I Sj 1 ?r I" ltthBL, Columbus, Nsbr mjtte cum simy Cssmty T ay I, X. TmyUr.-: tswOslyCsvy (Front week to weak the Journal wiU publish from a took mill by L N. Taylor, deosased whioh was publised in 1878. The IitsUectisi ui Mtttl lwittti tisu af the Canty. Under this head manifestly eosses aU the means and axpUaaoas af asm taL social and moral oulture. First in fact and first la importanee are oar schools seoutai Oa the subject we have record. The first item Is the of a pubsie schools ateetii Maroh 5th 1880 ia the Asssricaahotsl. at which J. Rickly, M. Weaver aad G W. Steyeas were elected a school board. Oa the 10th these three drew lots for the short, middle aad loag termofoffloe aad took the oath of offloe. the jam! of whioh is ia these words: "Sworn to aad sabooriban ia the presence of each other, " showiag how scrupulously coascieatioas mea were in these para primitive days; whea they could swear to ao greater they swore to themselves. The first eaumeratioa was aside) ia October 1800. Showing 46 males and 20 females of which whole number, 35 were east of the Meridian aad 31 west of it. On the 10th of December I860. the town board made a ptessat of the old Uompaaya House to ska District for a school hoase. It w log hoase with gra roof of whioh we have spokea aad whioh stood oa the Breamer Brewery block. Its edaca ional honors were brief, for oa the 23rd of Maroh following it was sold to Charles A. Speieo for 9J0.5S aad at a later date converted to stove wood. The firrt school order ever drawn was to G. W. Stevens for 967.45 for teaching at $1 per day. The school records of those dava bring out few names to the surface. The reason is plain. For reasons best known to themselves, Becker, Stillstan, Outer, Browner, Betake and Others were those days a set of incorrigible bache lors, though in later times they re pented and are now bringing forth works meet for repentanos. Stevens was the teacher and the Bickleys, Weavers, Wolfels and Ernsts were the pupils. From out of town there were also some active learners, among them the Barnums from over the river and the Hayes "from the oreek over." It is well remembered that George was an enthusiast though not a fanatic on school matters, in those days, and it is well known that be still holds bis own in that regard, unchange ably the same when he lived on parched corn and walked three miles to school, then, and when he eats strawberries and cream and rides in a buggy now. It is a proper tribute to record in this connection, that it is to the seal and the gifts of G. W. Stevens in the early day, we are chiefly indebted for preparing the way and laying the foundation of our present High School property of which we are all proud. From the public records I take barely enough to show, in a general way, the progress of the common sobools of our county. In 1861, school youth 151; school fund $157.51; in 1863, school youth 159; school fund, $469.47; in 1864, school youth 167; school $385.36; in 1865, school youth 198: school fuud $821.80; in 1868, school youth, 207; school fund, $737 37: in 1667, school youth, 267; school fund. tl,45&91. Here the railroad day begins, and the figures go up quite regularly and by large additions, until we have in nine years this result; in 1876, school youth, 1,667; school fund, 918.742J2. And we now have the proud record of 48 organ ized school districts, 32 good school houses, which, with their sites and fur niture, are valued at about $37,000. And we have 50 teachers, whose aggre gate salaries for a year is over 67,000. Of the Snnday Schools of the county we have the following account: The first school of whioh we have any record is that organized ia Columbus in the spring of 1865, with I. N. Taylor superintendent; G. W. Stevens eecre tary and librarian; and H. J. Hudson, C. A. Speice, M. Weaver and Johannab Bauer, directors. Like the day school it wss conducted in the new Town Hall, since bought by the church of Latter Day Saints; and moved to its present site. Many came to this school from the surrounding coun try. With great liberality the people contributed as much as $80 to purchase a library. The school became too large for the room, and this fact wss at the bottom of the building of the Congre gational Aurcb, at a time there wss neither protestant preacher nor church organization in the county. As the progress of the Sunday School cause io the eounty is of comparativaly recent dnte, I give only the following sonopais of its present condition: The churches in the county ia the order of their organisation and in their leading facts are as follows: 1. The Catholic church of Columbus, St. Johns, organised in I860; okareh property $4,000; has a aMderaU aad smiautes 1ST hail HASIIFYII6 FACTS Is poor business But it is true nevertheless that the man with a Bank Account stands higher in the commercial world than the man without. The reason is that the posses rsSSSMBHBi rc4v csssy s nassssssk - I sion of an account shows the owner to be progressive and thorough. TM First btiftul Bnk will open an ac count with you whether your means be large or small. Come in talk it over. and Tfc. First National Bank partly finished building and a parson age, and a membership of 125 families, with Father Ryan, pastor. 2. The Congregational, organised September 1866, the society for the management of business having been organized September 2. 1865. The ori ginal members were six in number. The present membership is 20. The church owns its property a plain structure, 24x 3$ feet, and is now supplied by Bev. Thomas Bayne. The average attendance of their Sunday School is 65; the num ber of their teachers 9, and the value of their library $100; church property worth $1,000. 3. Tee Protestant Episcopal church organized, 1863; original member ship, 7; present membership, 21; church property, $2,000; average attendance of Sunday School, 40; numbers of teachers. 7; value of library, $125. 4. The Methodist Episcopal church, first clsss formed in 1967; original mem bership, 6; present membership in the county, 60; average attendance of Sun day Schools 100; value of church prop erty, $500; pastor B. S. Taylor. 5. The Presbyterian church, organ ised January 30, 1870; original member ship, 5; present members, 21; church property, a lot worth $400; average at tendance of Sunday School, 25; number of teachers, 5; pastor. Rev. J. A. Hood. 6. Shell Creek Catholic church, established in 1872, has 150 families and a church property worth $1,200. 7. Congregational church of Monroe, organized in 1868, with nine members: pastor, Rev. C. C. Starbuck. 8. German Reform church, Colum bus, organized December 25, 1875, with 22 members; present membership, 45; value of church property, 83,000; pastor Rev. A. Schneck. 9. Shell Creek Lutheran church, or ganized September 1873, with 50 fami lies; present number, 60 families; pastor Bev. E. A. Freeee. 10. . Stearns Prairie Catholic church. organized 1875: has 25 families; church property, $1,000. 11. Church of Latter Day Saints, organized July 30, 1865; with 9 mem bers; present numbr r, 57; church prop perty, $600; H. J. Hudson, first and only pastor. 12. Tracey Valley Presbyterian church, organized in 1875, with 8 mem bers; Sunday School attendance, 30; value of church property, $900; pastor, Bev. M. Wilson. Ossein solicits your meat trade. Pat Murray is seriously ill. Oasiia's market for fresh meats. Dr. W. H. Slater, veterinarian, phone 95. Teader oats asxLprompt delivery at Cassia's auurket. Mrs. S. J. Barron of Omaha was the gaest of Columbus friends for a few days. The parents of Mrs. J. W. Rendell arrived from Iowa today for a few weeks visit. Doi't buy your water set till yo see the new line at Basek- mm's. Special prices om all milli Hery Friday and Saturday at Miss Kelso's. I My merchant tailoring establishment from the Lee building, on 12th St. to the Reineke building on 13th St, where I am betterprepared 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. LIN STRUM HAVE MOVED