wpy $ vr I iv fe-ar- 1 " i Ir .it--- ii. .'tSBC I It J- lit Jt f r' . 3 V iT," v. .- ,.-! 11 , .- ' i. erT'y 7 iU ' -- rMXf' -H .-, s - Consolidated with the Columbus Times April 1, 1904' with the Platte County Areas January 1, 1906. "" - Jl . c 4 ' A' ?7JME XXXVII. NUMBER 37. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1906. WHOLE NUMBER 1331. vs-l v k - V nA-f , ,, . -bvV-c. ft - , 7-s j i ? LI . "- f rf W sadsssnf V vssVe w imttmiTOimrnai. v m w & I y . ft M - nf&'i I J ; : mil fealSKSSi in-l iP A GOOD FOUNDATION in busincsi requires jome cash and the prudent expenditure of the time and talent. ' ,YOU ADD MORE MONEY to what you have, through good li.iukiiig connections. Accommoda tions arc required and we grant them. Advice is necessary and we give it. For ;et titi" mi in the world our bank is a big help. We'd like your ac count Give it to us. The First National Bank utJiuiiiiiuiiiiiiiiitMniuniiiuiiiiiiiMM Wann xS lann Hears cp - Q niiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiviiuiiiiiiiiiii FiltB of The Journal Feb. 24, 1874. Tuesday noon a severe enow storm is prevailini; lien-. Id not very cold but the Miiw is falling rapidly, some four or live incites having fallen since enrlj this inorniiiR. A friend at our side thinks it is the clearing up shower of all rt'tel!ii; weather. We are indebted to a very small boy for tbir) item A oung lad of Mr. J. J. It limp's, H'bo lives near Monroe, was riding his pony the other morning tak ing care of some cattle, and when mak ing some quick movements the pony ."lipped ou the ire and fell on the boy's le-r, breaking it. It is rejorted that the Pawnee In dians who left their reservation in tbis county last f.tll, to select a new home in the Indian Territory have failed to initko u choice, and arc now on their return home lii'N'n with Buffalo meat and hides. If ilmir movement south iMisaniBdio obtain u grand Buffalo bunt, then Mr Io plaed a sharp game on the pule faces. 1 he Pioneer Hook and Ladder Com pany beld their second annual hall at the engine bouse ball on Monday eve ning last. The excellent music dis coursed on the occasion was furnished by the Columbus Cotillion band. Seventy-two persons in attendance partook of a sumptuous supper prepared for tiie occasion at the Clothier House. Everything parsed off pleasantly and even one present bad a real good time. We v. ere 6hown one day last week a three spring patent wheel express wagon made by Charles Scbroeder of this city for Mr. John Smith. It is certainly an excellent job of work, combining neat ness, strength and convenience. This wagon should be examined by oucciti 7ens and if in need of such an article they will find it to their interest to leave their orders with Mr. Schroder in stead of sending them abroad. Every thing connected with this wagon was made in Columbus, excepting the patent wheels and even the nice touches of tinted paint were brushed up by Collins & Martin of this city. Our young friend, Has Freston. while hunting ducks last Friday at Barnum'e, across the Loup river, saw a large wild cat crouching in the path just in front of him. He drew up his gun and dis charged a load of duck shot into the cat's head. As so in as the gun was discharged the cat sprang up and leap ed across the creek at one bound. The young hunter followed his game and found it ip some erase. He discharged another load of shot at it, which ended the existence of this wild feline. The animal's skin was measured in the Journal'oGice and found it to be three feet and six inches in length. Rap, while on the same hunt between the Loup and Platte rivers, saw a group of five wolves. Smoke the Lumo 5 cent cigar. Dr. W. H. Slater, veterinarian, phone 95. You wans to read Journal ads to find bargains. Dr. O. A. Allenburger, office in new State Bank baUdiag. Write Vincent k Landon Bel Estate Agents, Washington, Kan., for their re vised list of Kansas, Neb., and western lands. Get our list before you buy. Win. McCoril and Jas Haire,of Albion, were in Columbus yesterday and in the evenirg left with a number of home seekers for western Nebraska to look over the land situation.' Caal We have the following Coals now on hand: Kock Spring Lump and Nat and Slack, Colorado Lump and Nat, Kear ney Lump, Trenton Lamp, Weir Nat, -8emi Anthracite Furnace Goal. Hard Goal both sizes, Beet Fensylvaaia. , NawMAH Si W. Httriok for faraitve. Dr. Naumann, Dentist 13 Su Herriok for bmbf ito-oartB. Dr. Mark T. MoMahoa. dcatirt Uaaiia'i awrket for fresh meats. Girl wanted for general housework. Mrs. . H. Chambers Wedding rings and high class jewelry at Carl Frdmel's, Eleventh street. Dr. D. T. Martyn, jr., office new Oolaatbmi 8tate Bank building. E. H. Chambers and C. E. Adams, left for Denver Tuesday on a business trip. Dr. Vallier. Osteopath. Barber block. Dan! Mahaffey and sister Miss Edith of Waco, this state, are visiting rela tives in the city this week. Teadar cats and prompt delivery at Oaatin'a market. C. L. Gerrard returned from Chicago last Friday where he had been in the interest of the firm of Naylor& Gerrard. Plenty of dressed turkeys, chickens, ducks ard geese for Christmas dinner. S. E. Martin & Co. Rev. Dr. Westcott, of Grace chnrcb, returned from Norfolk Monday where he bas been assisting in conducting a ten days mission. We have a good beating 6tove and furnace lump coal at $5 50 per ton, and all other good coals. L. W. Weaver & Son. R. S. Palmer the tailor, cleans, dyes and repairs Ladle's and Gents' clothing. Hats cleaned and reblocked. Buttons made to order. Agent Germauia Dye Works. Nebraska phone l'.H il. G. Person has torn down his black smith and wagon shop, which was lo cated just east of the Commercial Na tional bank, and is rebuilding it on ilie lots he recently purchased in the next block, east of the Schultz saloon. Two Christmas sermons in the Bap tist church next Sunday, December 23. Sermon at 1 1 :00 on "The Birth of Christ in Tbis Generation," and the one at 7:30 on "The Jesus." The evening ser mon especially adapted to children. All are welcome. Corner "N"and lGth. HARD AKD SOFT COAL ORDERS FILLED PROMPT LY. P. D. SMITH LUMJSEK. CO. From January 1. 1907 the rental of i all postoffice boxes will be uniform. An order just issued by the postoilice de partment classifies these according to the receipts of the office, instead of the old haphazard way. Under the new ruling there will be an increase in the rents at the Columbus office, as it comes under the higher class. Miss Marie C Brehm will deliver an address on temperance in the Presby terian church, Friday, January 4, 1!H7, at 8 p. m. Miss Brehm is president of the Illinois Woman's Christian Tera perance'Union. She is also working under the temperance committee of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church. Madison is getting as bad a reputa tion as a hold-up-town as Omaha. There have been three highway roblieries there in about a month's period, the last two taking place within the last week. Gus tav Dittburner. uncle of Albert Ditt burner. was held up and robbed of $11 last Saturday night and August Leu. a farmer was relieved of 15c last night by robbers who overlooked SCO in Leu's boot. Newman Grove Reporter. Ed. Tschudy and Frank Taylor were creating a disturbance in an Eleventh street saloon Saturday night and Po liceman Burke attempted to quiet them. It became necessary for him to take them to jail and while on their way Tschudy made his escape. Officers Burke and Nelson then captured Tschu dy and Monday morning filed a com plaint against him for resisting an offi- oer. Judge u onen eentenceu mm to thirty days in the county jail. W. B. Webb filed a complaint in po lice court Monday charging Harry Kauff man and W. E. Bitzel with as sault and battery. These two men have been employed on the bridge gang un der Webb and as a result of some trou ble a fight occured in which Kauffman was the aggressor, Webb getting the worst of it in the mixup. Another chapter of the affair was the filing of a complaint by Kauffman asking that Webb be placed under bonds to keep the peace. Myron L. Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. C C. Gray, returned last Saturday from the Morgan Park academy, where be nas been attending school. The senior class at the academy, of which Myron is not a member, felt aggreiyed at one of the professors for refusing them some privileges the class had asked for, and they Tough housed" the professor's room.. Myron, with twenty-two others, refused to tattle on his school-mates, and the whole class was sent home. The superintendent and principal.' of theacadamy have assured Mr. Gray that Myron can go back to school after January 1 without a single demerit! atade by reason of this occurence and that Myron's application to study,, and hia general deportment is of the very terest in our display has been un usual, because we have an unusual display. Our before-Xmas busi ness has been even larger than we looked for, so we are hoping for lively times during the final scram- ble. We expect it tor two reasons: First Because as an ideal present Jewelry stands supreme, especially at Christmas time, which is set apart the world over for au texchange of affections. - Second The store is fixed better than most to please all sorts of people. ? ", Come expecting to find ample seieetieis Cone expecting to get generous valves The watch selection, will be found very attractive SI to 8100.00 For men women and children the rjng display will A app'al to hundred of shoppers 81 to 300.00 Our silverware stock will delight you .. 1 to $100 00 Ami so will our Cut Glass 50c to S40.00 Then there is an almost endless variety ..of small articles..' .f Brooches $1 to 100.00 Chains '. 50c to 35.00 Leather goods .. . T: 50c to 10.00 Clocks . .". :.;1 to 500.00 Imported China .". .' 50c up Pickard hand painted china $2 50 to 37.50 Kodaks SI to 20.00 In fact variety makes selections - ..easy here.. We wish you all a merry ..Ed. J. NIEWOHNER.. JEWELER AND COLUMBUS, School Notes. The holiday vacation begins Friday of this week for two weeks. School will commence again Monday; January 7. The sixth grade, Miss Rickley's room, will give a Christmas cantata in the gymnasium Friday evening of this week. A small admission will be charg ed, i All the teachers, except those whose' homes are in the city, will spend the holidays with friends out of town. Miss Bednar goes to Sprague for the holidays, Mr. Huntertnan will spend Christmas at Dell Rapids, S. D. and Miss Aston will go to Sloan, Iowa. A good many of the rooms will have Christmas exercises Friday afternoon, something for every building. As a suggestion, parents ought to attend these for the encouragement of the children and also to bring themselves in touch with the schools. .The science department 'is installing a wind velocity machine on the roof of the school building, it being put in with electrical connections so it can be read in the lower hall. This instrument 1- MENS HIGH Better Than Ever Men's 16 inch, Blac Elks kin, double Viscol- ized welt soles $6.00 Men's 16 inch Dark Tan Elkskin dpuble Vis- colized welt soles.- ; $6.00 - Men's 16 inch,. Black calf skin, double Vis- colized welt soles. . . -s ... ., $5.50 Men's 16 inch, Tan calf skin double, Viscol- ized welt soles. $5.50 Men's 12 inch Black ealf 1-2 double welt soles $5.50 These are a few styles only of Complete line of high cut waterproof shoes for hunters or anyone where a high boot is, required. COLUMBUS, WORD! A Have been living in an at mosphere of Christmas tor some weeks. The in Christmas u.. And a happy New Year. 2 OPTICIAN fe NEBRASKA, tfj is to measure the velocity of the wind, and practically completes a full equip ment for weather observation. The debate last Friday evening be tween Columbus and Central City was attended by a fair audience. The Col umbus debaters acquitted themselves with credit, using less time in anecdotes and handling their answers to better advantage than Central City. There were no judges used, but the opinion of those present was that Columbus had the beet of it. The following news item taken from the "Press," published at Riverside, Cal., gives account of the death of Mrs. Lavina Pickett at that place, December 9, 190G. Mrs. Pickett was a resident of Columbus about fifteen years ago and will be remembered by a number of friends here: Died, at Riverside, Cal., December 9, 190G, after an illness of thirteen months, Lavina Campbell Pickett, widow of the late Daniel D. Pickett, in the 76th year of her age. Funeral services will be held at her late residence, 471.Chicago Avenue, on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Inter ment at OHvewood Cemetery. GUT SHOES Nebraska Twt Sarioii Accidamti. Distressingly sad was tft death of J. Blackerter Monday forenoon. The large gasoline engine had just been started at the H. . Fonda & Bros, ele vator and Mr. Blackerter, who bas been working there this winter, noticed that the main drive belt was slinping. He took a piece of .soap and, contrary to the rules in any machine shop, but as sured by the fact that he had done it before, walked to the front of the en gine and held the soap on the pulley, being so situated himself that the wheel was turning toward him. His hand was drawn under the belt and he was vio lently pulled into the machinery, re ceiving injuries that resulted fatally in less than an hour. His right arm ws broken in several.- places but the' fatal injury was a crushing blow over the right eye. Wm. Fonda, who manages the St. Edward branch of the business, had entered the engine room just before the accident happened. The engine was stopped and Mr. Blackater was carried to the office where physicians were summoned. The unfortunate man was not conscious after the accident and by advice of the physicians, Mr. Blaokater was taken to her home before th end came. While this accident is one of the most regrettable to happen in this neighboahood for many years, it is perhaps chargeable to no particu lar person or persons. It is simply the result of over confidence that comes to people long associated with machinery. Almost simultaneous with the above accideut, occured another on the farm of George Koop, east of St. Edward. Within a minute after the accident at the Fonda elevator had been phoned to the physicians, word ame that Wm. Koop had been injured. In stepping 'across a tumbling rod, his trousers were caught and he was thrown vio lently to the gronnd and whipped around the rod' several times. He was saved, however, by bis clothes tearing from him. His attending physician re ports that he will recover his injuries, which are of a serious nature, two ribs being fractured over the heart, besides internal injuries of a more or lees dan gerous condition. St. Edward Advance. Grace Church. Sunday services December 23, third Sunday in Advent services will be as follows: Holy commnuion 8 a. m. Morning prayer, Litany and Beriuon, 11 a. m., preacher Rev. Dr. Westcott, sub ject: "Christmas." Evening prayer and sermon,7:S0, preacher Ernest F. Ox ley, assistant minister. Sunday School and Bible Class, lo a. m. Strangers especially welcome to these services. Christmas services at Grace church conducted by Dr. Westcott and bis as sistant Ernest F.Oxley, as follows: 7 a. m. First celebration of the Holy Euch erist. 8 a. m. Second celebration of the Uoly Eucherist. 10 a. m. Choral celebration of the Holy Communion with procession, "O come all ye Faith ful." Anthem, "Calm on the Listening ear of Night." The Christmas services will be repeat ed on the Sunday following. A musP cal service will be rendered bv the choir at the evening service. The Sun day school will hold their annual Chris tmas tree on Holy Innocents Day, Fri day, Dec. 28th. Airrnuit J. Westcott, Ph. D., Rector. Ekxest F. Oxlet, Assistant. Farms for Sale. Improved farms for sale, Platte and Boone counties. First National Dank Office of Platte County Ind. Telephone Company In compHnnce with the compiled sta tutes of Nebraska for 1905, HDd especi ally section 136 of chapter 1G, thereof entitled "corporations," we, the under signed officers and a majority of the board of directors, h ere by give public notice that all the existing debts of said Telephone company, exclusive of cash on hand and cash accounts payable to said Company is as follows. Promissory notes outstanding $3805 IS Accounts..... 393 57 Bonded indebtedness less cash in sinking fund 5100 00 C. J. G-akiiOW, President. The Platte Center Signal says: "Mrs. Alice Sullivan, the widow of Dennis Sullivan, who was killed in a runaway some five weeks ago, bas start ed a suit in the district court to recover damages in the sum of $5000, against August J. Radzuweit, Louis Stone and their sureties, the Metropolitan Mutual Bonding Company. Mr. Stone is run ning the saloon for Radzuweit, and both are made parties to the suit. None of the other saloon keepers in Columbus or Platte Center were included in the suit." Lincoln papers of last Friday con tamed the following concerning a form er Platte county citizen and who lived in Platte Center: "N. J. Gentleman will make a formal application to Governor Mickey for a pardon from the penitentiary. Gentle man shot and killed Soren Oleson in Platte Center six years ago the fifth of this month. He was convicted of mur der in the second degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for nineteen years. The matter will come before the gover nor Deo. 34." fftttttttttav I CORRESPONDENCE ; Mte3. Santa Clans goes to town every day now. Wm. M. Mason is confined to the house with the grippe. Mrs. Henry Reider is recovering from a very severe seige of pneumonia. The quarantine was raised from the home of Fred Mindrup en last Friday. The Shell Creek Baptist church have just completed a very neat and much needed coal house. L Delivering grain, shelling corn and fixing things up .for the winter is the order of the day out on the farm these days. H. P. Mobrman and -son, Herman, were delivering some of the products of their farm in Co!umbus on Monday of this week. Mrs. D. D. Pickett, of Riverside, Cal., well known to many people in and near Columbus, died on December 9tb, after an illness of thirteen months. Mrs. Pickett was in her seventy-sixth year. Mia. A. C. Pickett, her son's wife, is a sister of H. B. Reed, mail carrier on this route. Moiim. Monroe merchants are enjoying an extra good holiday trade this year. A. E. Priest 'is 'attending a meeting of the baard of supervisors in Columbus tbis week. " Lin Riley, the new blacksmith, ex pects to move his family into town be tween now and March 1.' R. J. Coulter is making arrangements to close out his stock of goods by March 1st and move onto the farm he purchas. ed, near Corning, la. . The Woodmen are planning for an enjoyable time on January 1, when they will hold a public installation and serve supper to whicbthe members and their families are invited. In County Caurt. August Wagner sues Peter Kozlowski and Leo. M. Borowiak for $75. due for attorney's fees. P. J. Hart secured a judgment against IMcbard Adamy and Loui.se Adamy for $87.35 and accrued interest. The State of Nebraska vs. Lawrence Weber and Frank Willis, in which A. J. Beckwith was plaintiff, was dismissed and the defendants being discharged, there being no cause for action. The case was about some cattle being taken up for trespass and the owners got pos session of them without permission. Friday, January 4, P. L. Benthack will sell at public auction at his farm, 4 miles southwest of Platte Center, 31 head of short horn cattle, 3 horses and farm machinery. This is an excellent opportunity to secure some thorough bred stock. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. and free lunch at noon. Remember the date. January 4. During the last two weeks M. H. Isb, district manager of the' American De Forest Wireless Telegraph Co., has been in the city in the interest of the company, as on account of its favorable geographical location, Colum bus can secure a subsidiary tower, one of the first ten to be located in the state, around which adjoining towns will be circuted later on, this being a central relaying tower. The Commercial club has taken the matter np and at their re quest Mr. Ish addressed a special meet ing Tuesday evening, called for the pur pose of considering the proposition. Quite a number of the representative business men and capitalists were pre sent aLd much interest was shown in the remarks on the subject. After an explanation of the objects of the com pany and what the establishment of a station would mean to Columbus, those present were invited to ask whatever questions they desired. The informal talk brought out that rates on messages for 550 miles would be one cent per word, and a slight increase for greater distances. The origin, growth and present developement of wireless was fully explained, together with the busi ness methods and manner of locating towers. In this connection Mr. Ish stated that a wireless telephone system would accompany the introduction of the wireless telegraph in tbis city the same saving in rates being made as in telegraph. The automatic receiving device-was also fully explained, showing that it is impossible for an error to oc cur, except in-tbe original copy of the message, and the system is not subject to disarrangement by storms and in clement weather. The company pur chases property and becomes taxpayers in every community which they enter, and in consequence of this do not re quire a franchise and are free from em barassment from large corporations who have previously entered the field with similar public utilities. The future of wireless is unlimited, as it takes the places of telephone, telegraph and cable. As a result of the meeting Mr. Ish opened subscription books tbis morning and will give Columbus citizens an opnortunity to show their desire for the tower by subscription for stock of the parent company. MfAKEf A MISTAKE In placing yonr funds in this oauk which is managed by bm of experience, whose bnsweai is to dairy carry oat your wishes. The oCcen of this bank will be pleased to ad vise, without charge, persons desiring services along this line. Golumim Stat Bam Iaqalre of Barriak. Dr. Campbell, Dentist. Dro. Paul and Matzea, Dentists. 'Holiday goods at Coadea Walker's. Cassia solicits yonr i Christmas toys SEE the display in our west wiadow. Poeaeh's factory and bakery. Kodaks and manlies at tt a Mrs. F. K: Strother retaraed Wednes day from her trip to Lead City, a D. where she has been the gaest of Mr. and Mrs.C.L.StiUmaa. Miss Marie C.Brelua, of Chicago, spoke to a crowded boose hi the First Methodist Episcopal church Snnday night. She is aa attractive speaker in the interest cf teaiperaaoa. WkateesM Revilie, Washington. Miss Bream will speak in the Presbyterian Friday even ing, Jan. 4, 1907. The Ministerial Association of Colasi bus met last Monday with Mr. Ulsaer ia Mr. Brugger'g library. The paper of the day was read by Rev. Hayes oa "John Knox, the Refomer and Revola tionist."" An extra BMetiBg of the As sociation bas been called for aaxt Moo day to arrange for the meetiags ia the week of prayer which begins January 7. Greatest Sato or High ' l'innos ever Kbswb in the History of Ceiamfeas It has been almost impossible to se cure enongb dray wagons to deliver pianos. Since the opening of Beaaett Com pany's store, they have sold mere pianos in Columbus thaa ever was sold previous in the same time. Nooaeeaa help to see the reason of that as the many dines- of high grade staadatd pianos could never be daplicated aay place in America. - They Wadh? the world's best makes including the Chiek ering & Sons, Ivers A Pond, Starr, Everett, Kohler A Campbell, RfehZ mond, Harvard, Meadebsohn and many other makes favorably kaowa to ma-" side artists and critics the world over. And this company sells is backed up by the strongest possible gaarautse. The people of Columbus may well be proud of such an establishment. A child can buy a piaao as safe as a critic and reliable pianos are sold from S125. up. The Bennett Company sow operates 10 big stores aad bay piaaoe in such large quantities with ample capital to discount all their bills. They can sell to the customers for leas than the small dealers eaa buy them far at the factory. A visit of inspection to their store is not only interesting but also proasaMe and in all cases they .give courteous treatment and aay iaformatioa that may be asked. They also take orders for sbeet music and hereafter it will be kept in stock. All sheet music ia sold at one-half publishers price with the usual discount to teachers aad pro fessionals. Their storo ia lowteil the German Natioaal Baak Building, and visitors are always welcome. The Bksxktt Goxfasv German Natioaal Baak BIdg. Becher. i Hockenberger k, Chambers w w S w w w w w V V w w III w w w m ii w w .REAL ESTATE AH UAK. s Whenever desiring iavestmeat S in real estate, either farm lande $ unuwn ion, it wm be to yonr interest to consult our hats. 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