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5oo yards of beautiful &
Lawn at "
5oo yards of 50c Jap QQ
Silk in all colors at OOl
200 yards of Loom Ends A
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100 yards of ACAblue 1 Kp
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500 yards beautiful Ba- Qp
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500 yards printed Organ Rp
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COLUMBUS
S'more News.
Dr. J. W. Terry, the Eye Specialist is
this week moving to Omaha, his former
home and where he will be permantly
located in the near future'. For the past
year Dr. Terry has in joyed an excellent
trade and his many! friends will regret
in learning of his departure. The Jour
nal wishes him much success in his new
location,
R B. Wilson of Omaha was at Colum
bus on the sabbath, a guest of .Judge
and Mrs. T. H. Saunders. Mr. Wilson
and family used to live here in the early
80's. He is now the editor of the Frater
nal Jonrnal in the interest of the I. O.
O. F.'s and gets out the best fraternal
paper of the order in Nebraska or any
other state.
Judge Saunders is pleased to learn
that his friend Colonel Arthur Mao
Arthur of Troy N. Y. was elected Grand
GeneraliBsomo of the Grand Commandey
K's Tat their triennial meeting at Sara
toga Springs last week. Colonel Mac
Arthur is the editor of one of thenewis
est newBpaperof the United States the
Troy Budget. The next Triennial Con
clave will beheld at Chicago HI. in 1910.
2We omitted to mention the fact, last
week, that George Michener formerly of
the state of Hackberry, and who is the
son of Ex State Senator Michener of
Osceola and brother to all the Osceola
Micheners,hadthe misfortune to have
his ankle sprained and is now on crutch
es. Mr. Michener is one of the best
-draymen of Columbus, and it is un
fortunate for him as well as his custom
ers, that he is laid off from his work.
Mr. Mintrup living in the Shell Creek
neighborhood figured in a runway last
Friday morning. The team which was
standing near Henry Bagatz store be
came frightened and ran down thir
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Summer Millinery regardless of
cost Bargains in Muslin Under
wear. The Crosby Corset gives
comfort and perfect shape to
stout people.
,
Quarters Here Do the
teenth street. Near the B. & M. depo
they run over an- electric light poleLt
Although the pole was broken off it had
the effect of stopping the horses and
they were caught and -returned to their
owners.
F. T. Walker, who has been Buffering
considerably of .late from an injured
limb under went an operation Monday
afternoon. When but a boy Mr. Walker
substained the injury, and as the years
rolled by it became more painful. Dr.
C. D. Evans assisted by Dr. W. S- Evans
preformed the operation. Although Mr.
Walker is not confined to his room it
will be some time before he will be able
to attend to his duties at his real estate
office.
Tuesday night a member of a gang of
Italians working near Chapman was
murdered by some of his companions,
and Wednesday Sheriff Oarrig arrested
a suspect and locked him up in the
county jail. Sheriff Carrig was at Chap
man Tuesday after Herbert Stapleman.
charged with perjury, and was there
when it became known that one of the
Italian's had been murdered. Suspicion
pointed to the man under art est, and an
attempt was made to have the Merrick
county officials take charge of him at
Central City, but as they could not be
found. Sheriff Oarrig waited until his
man, who was enroute to Omaha reach
ed here and then placed him under
arrest
Frsntisr Day Ctltteatisa
On July 25 26 27 the great western
celebration of Frontier Day will be held
atOheyenne, Wyoming.
Trained cow-ponies, games branding,
steer roping, wild horse races, relay races
Indian' races and war dances, wild horse
races, cowgirl races, bucking and pitch
ing contest for the world's champion
ship, and many other contests and oer.
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1 1 SURE
Money Saving Prices
50 Symerna Rugs at
25 dozen 24 inch $1.00
bleach cotton Damask
Napkins
One lot of .Glassware con
sisting of Vases, Nap
pies, berry dishes, Sal
ad, etc. Worth up to
25c, clean sweep price
All Silk ribbons. No. 7, 9,
and 12, at
All Silk Ribbons, No. 16,
22 and 40 at
emonies.ean be seen at this festival.
- Very low rates in efiect via Union Pac
ini. For full information inquire of W. H.
Benham. Agent. 13-4
Ai4 Here Ttt
About six o'clock Tuesday 'evening
four dirty, greasy, lousy Dagos, leading
three large, intelligent looking .bears,
struck' town. They gave 'a short ex
hibition, the crowd contributed four or
five dollars, and the combined smells
disappeared np the railroad track.
Platte Center Signal
City LabtrOftet.
Appreciations from parties who want
to hire help, also from parties who want
to hire out, will be recorded and kept on
file, for the small fee of 25cU
We also solicit orders' for wagon loads
of corn, oats, hay, straw, wood and
cobbs.
Booms one door south of Ernst and
Brooks Feed Store, 10th and Olive treet
Columbus, Nebr. Adress.
John Schmoker.
Dr. W. H. Slater, veterinarian, phone
96.
Henry Lachnit of Lindsay spent
several days of last week visiting friends
in this Gity.
W; A. Schroeder returned Tuesday
afternoon from bis trip to Switzerland.
He reports a very pleasent trip.
Grandpa E.A. Mills of our city is
spending a few days with his son R. A.
Mills, and other friends at Osceola.
Esmt It. L
During the storm last week lightning
struck a telephone pole on the monast
ery road, demolishing it and burning
off the wires.
Farmers are busy harvesting between
showers. The rajns are making corn
every day.
intiia
Ed Newman spent - Sunday jwith his
son Ed.
W. M. Mason has been on the sick
list the last week. v
John Brunken lost a valuable horse
last Friday.
MolO. C. Breese visited friends on
the route lasr Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Maxant left Monday
for their home in Chicago.
Miss Baby Miller spent Sunday with
Mr, and Mrs. a J. Bissau. -
Mr. sad Mrs. Wm. Behlem .returned
Tuesday from their visit at Benton
Harbor, Mich. '
Mrs. Geo. Brochers returned last
Saturday from the sanitarium at Lin
cola. The Shell Creek Buttermilks will cross
bats with the Oooaes ball team next
Sunday.
Mr. aadMss. Henry AlbersofColHsa
bas were visitors at J. W. Albers, jr.,
ttaaday.
Regular
98c
69c
lOe
One lot sample Lace Cur
tains, clean sweep price
100 yards of Union Da
mask, clean sweep price
15 ladies'
up to $15
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BOB HAMPTON
PLACER
By JUmilPAMMSif AUTHOR 0f
,HimCILLm,K
fo0mofr attar Aejnetuixfico.
Mrs. Wm. Eiseman, who has been at
the hospital, has recovered sufficiently
to return home this week.
Miss Mary Newman went to Madisoh
Wednesday to visit relatives returning,
Saturday, accompanied by her cousin,
Miss Pearl Slade.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bias and family
and Mr. and Mrs. John Backedhus were
guests at the home of Ercd Krumland
Sunday.
John Brunken and Henry Backenhns
two prominent Shell Creed township
farmer, were in Dodge connty over
Sunday visiting relatives.
The young friends and neighbors of
Arnold Schmitt agreeably surprised him
last Saturday evening in honor of his
twenieth birthday. An enjoyable eve
ning was spent by all.
Sonte Ho. 4-
Letters received from J. J. Donoghue
say that they arrivee in Ireland July &
Miss Harriet' Lawrence of Monroe is
visiting her sister, Mrs. II. D. Sissle.
louts ffo. 5.
Ohas. Podraza had two of his best
horses killed by lightning last Saturday
night.
Wm. Fife, who lives near the Ball
school house, lost nine head of cattle by.
lightning last Saturday night.
H L. Olcott took out a new binder
last Friday.
Miss Emma Bonner, who was visiting
at the home of M. F. Davis at Silver
Creek, returned home Sunday.
The first cumenmbers of the season
were raised by Mrs. C. M. Halm.
iMte So. 6.
Jacob Bosno bought a new binder
last Saturday?
Frank Laseek is building a new corn
crib.
Albert Haspel marketed his hogs last
Thursday.
Catherine. Hegenberger and Mabel
Rathke f rom McOook, Neb., are visiting
Samuel Boyer and family.
Work of Half Dollars
Pleasing Prices
200 yards Irish table Linen
50 and 60c quality at.
209 yds colored Damask, aq
worth 40c, a clean sweep at Ov
One large lot of odd Lace
consisting of 1 to 1 1-2 '
pairs of a kind at just
Half Price
Suits worth fcA f
clean up at p4iOU
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nating strength of tne man. Neitner
was composed of that poor fiber which
bends.
"Very well, my young lady," he said,
easily, stretching himself out more
comfortably in the rock shadow. "Then
I will remain here with you; it makes
small odds."
Excepting for one hasty, puzzled
glance, she did not deign to look again
toward him, and the man rested mo
tionless upon his back, staring up at
the sky. Finally, curiosity overmas
tered the actor in him, and he turned
partially upon one side, so as to bring
her profile within his range of vision.
Her dark, glowing eyes were lowered
upon the white face of the dead man,
yet Hampton noted how clear, in spite
of sun-tan, were those tints of health
upon the rounded cheek, and how soft
and glossy shone her wealth of rum
pled hair. Even the tinge of color, so
distasteful in .the full glare of the sun,
appeared to have darkened under
the shadow, its shade framing the
downcast face Into a pensive fairness.
Then he observed how dry and
parched her lips were.
"Take a drink of this," he Insisted
heartily, holding out toward her as he
spoke his partially filled canteen.
She started at the unexpected sound
of his voice, yet uplifted the welcome
water to her mouth, while Hampton,
observing it all closely, could but re
mark the delicate shapeliness of her
hand.
"If that old fellow was her father,"
he reflected soberly, "I should like to
have seen her mother."
"Thank you," she said simply, hand
ing back the canteen, but without lift
ing her eyes again to his face. "I was
so thirsty." Her low tone, endeavor
ing to be polite enough, contained no
note of encouragement.
"Was Glllis your father?" the man
questioned, determined to make her
recognize his presence.
"I suppose so; I don't know."
"You don't know? Am I to under
stand you are actually uncertain
whether this man was your father or
not?"
"That is about what I said, wasn't
It? Not that it Is any of your busi
ness, so far as I know, Mr. Bob Hamp
ton, but I answered you all right. He
brought me up, and I called him 'dad
atun no haolr as T Mil romoTntlAr
but I.dont reckon as. he ever tolLm
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Clean Sweep
Merit Percales in grays blues gm'
and black and white, at ........... 2V
1000 yds of Swis and Ham
berg Embroideries, 2 to
5 in. wide worth up to
10c a yd. Clean sweep sale'
50 inehes wide plack Mo
hair worth 75c, at
400 yards special finish Lin
en Suitings and full shrunk,
regular 20c quality at
NEBRASKA
ne" was my father. So you can under
stand Just what you please."
"His name was Glllis, wasn't it?"
The girl nodded wearily.
"Post-trader at Fort Bethune?"
Again the rumpled head silently ac
quiesced. "What Is your name?"
"He always called me 'kid,'" she
admitted unwillingly, "but I reckon if
you have any further occasion for ad
dressing me, you'd better say 'Miss
Glllis.' "
"Heaven preserve me!" he ex
claimed good naturedly, "but you are
certainly laying it on thick, young
lady! However, I believe we might
become good friends if we ever have
sufficient luck to get out from this
hole alive. Darn if I don't sort of cot
ton to you, little girl you've got some
sand."
For a brief space her truthful, angry
eyes rested scornfully upon his face,
her lips parted as though trembling
with a sharp retort. Then she delib
erately turned her back upon him
without uttering a word.
For what may have been the first
and only occasion in Mr. Hampton's
audacious career, he realized his utter
helplessness. Jhis. mere slip of .a
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NOW
is the time to make your
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$50.
THERE AND BACK
One wap through Portland $12 50 extra. Tickets on sale
every kay Jund 8th to 15th and June 22 to July 'dtiu 1907
Tickets good in either Pullman; Palace or Tourist sleep
cars. By takings tourist sleeper; passengers can mater
ially reduce the cost of a California tour without sacrific
ing the slightest degree of comforr. Tourist sleeping
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We H. Benham.
reu-htatled -gIrI,"ThIs "Tlitle "nameless
waif of the frontier, condemned him
so completely, and without waste of
words, as to leave him weaponless.
Mr. Hampton was a thorough-going
sport, and no quality was quite so apt
to appeal to him as dead gameness.
He glanced surreptitiously aside at
her once more, but there was no sign
of relenting in the averted face. He
rested lower against the rock, his face
upturned toward the sky. and though.
It was no spirit of bravado that gave
rise to his reckless speech of aa hour
previous. It was simply a spontaneous
outpouring of his real nature, an un
premeditated expression of that su
preme carelessness with which he re
garded the future, the small value ha
set on life. He truly felt as utterly In
different toward fate as his words
signified. Deeply conscious of a life
long ago Irretrievably wrecked, every
thing behind a chaos, everything be
fore worthless, for years he had been
actually seeking death; a hundred!
times he had gladly marked its ap
parent approach, a smile of welcome,
upon his lips. Tet It had never quits
succeeded In reaching him, and noth
ing had been gained beyond a reputa
tion for cool reckless daring,, which
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