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":- . .... T GROCERIES THAT SPEAK for themselves, as ours do, need little praising. We might well be pardoned lor being enthusiastic about them. But all we say is Once you do that we will not have to coax you tor a second. Our gro ceries will speak tor themselves on your table. You'll be sorry you hadn't started trading here before. HENRY I3tti St. Columbus ITEMS OF INTEREST CKKSTON. From tlm Statesman. Dr. Marshall Graham arrived Tuesday evening for a visit with home folks. Miss Hessie Anson is now employed as apprentice typo in the Statesman office. Mrs. H. O. Studley went to Columbus the latter part of last week for a visit with relatives. Mrs. E. T. Graham and daughter Melle left on Wednesday for a visit with rela tives in Wisconsin. Gay Jackson came up from Columbus, where he has been serving us substitute letter carrier, on Tuesday, for a home visit. Uoad overseer Uollmann reports many briilges washed out and damaged by the recent heavy rains, and he is kept busy now days making repairs. I.KK1II. From th World. Mrs. Jack Price and children, of Co lumbus, visited friends hare from Fri day uniil Monday. Norfolk has a resident who has passed th century mark in life. He is com monly known as ''Uncle Billy" Pringle ami is 1 02 years old. A case of small pox is reported to us at the Gerd Huseumn home over in Plmte county where their daughter Anuie is the patient. The little six year-old son of August Kloppel had the sad misfortune Monday to have the third linger of his right hand so badly cut that theattending physician had to amputate the member. A terrific hail storm visited the south eastern corner of Stanton county on Thursday evening of last week. Acres of corn and winter wheat that was just comuiiug to a head were completely an nihilated. Wm. Alberts lost 1G0 head of shoals which were either drowned or overcome by exposure. On Wednesday afternoon between the hours of four and five o'clock Fred Ra beler, jr , of Leigh and Miss Florence Bower, of Schuyler, set sail upon the sets of matrimony. The ceremony was read by Rev. A. F. Lutz of the German Lutheran church of this city, in the parlor.- of the Millard hotel in Omaha, in the presenceof only a few invited friends. The contracting parties were attended by Dr. Chas. D. Eby, of this city, as best man and Miss Bower, of Schuyler, a sister of the bride, as bridesmaid. FRISCHHOLZ BROS. SHOES CLOTHING Gents' Furnishing Goods RELIABLE GOODS AT RIGHT PRICES. FRISCHHOLZ BROS. 405 11th Street, RAGATZ & GO. ABOUT OUR NEIGH BORS AND FRIENDS CLIPPED FROM OUR EXCHANGES LINDSAY. From the Post. Mrs. Iteid and mother, Mrs. Rivet, re turned Monday evening from Columbus.4 M. J. Ramaekers, N. M. Nelson and L. G. Winkler were Columbus business visitors Wednesday. Sam Worth took his little daughter Margurete to Omaha last Friday and on Saturday she was operated on for ap pendicitis. At this writing she is doing nicely. Invitations are out announcing the wedding of Miss Elizabeth fingleqert to Mr. John C. Cook. .To take place June 19th at 9 o'clook at the St. Bernard Catholio church. QBNOA. From the Times. Mrs. Barkley Jones of Columbus spent Sunday and Monday the guest of Genoa relatives. Miss Faye Ptigsley entertained the old time friends of Mrs. Lloyd Swain of Columbus, Mrs. Gertrude Parker of Platte Center and Miss Maude Winter botham at a luncben last Thursday afternoon. Audrew Engberg died at his home in South Genoa Thursday evening. May 28, 1908, at 7:30, from the effects of an over dose of morphine. For the past year deceased had been subject to violent at tacks of headache. The day previous to his death he purchased some morphine tablets and during the afternoon and evening. ignorant of the dangerous character of morphine took a dozen or more of the tablets. Abont nine o'clock he fell asleep, and when uib wife went to call him the following morning she found him unconscious, and failing to arouse him summoned a physician, who responded promptly. He found Mr. Eogberg breathing about three limes a minute, and at once proceeded to em ploy all the means known to medical science to save the unconscious man. but bis efforts were in vain, and Mr. Engberg passed away at the hour above stated. Friday afternoon Coroner Ben jamin Person summoned a jury and an iuquest was held, and a verdict returned in accordance with the facts previously stated. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon under the auspices of the Modern Woodmen, in which order the deceased carried an iasurance policy to the amount of $2,000. A widow and three children are left to monrn the loss of husband and father. Columbus. HtTlCPHKXT. From the Denorat Mrs. Keoghjmd daughter Anna, wen Columbus visitors a couple of days this week. Mrs. Catherine Walker went down to Columbus Wednesday to visit her bod, F. T. and family a week or so. Mr. and Mrs. Wra. Sotamitt arrived home Tuesday evening from their honey moon trip to different parts of Colorado. They reoort having had a very enjoyable trip. Conrad Fuchs returned Tuesday eve ningfrom Okarchie, Okla.. where he spent a week or so visiting Mr. and Mia. Louie Yelk and other friends and rela tives. He reports everything looking fine down in that part of the 'country, and says that they have had more rain there than we have had. Rev. G. A. Munro of Columbus, form erly a resident of Humphrey, was in town Tuesday evening on his way to Leigh to visit relatives. Rev. Munro expects to leave Columbu9 in a short time for bis new home at Grand Junc tion, Colorado, where he has been called to the pastorate of the Congregational church of that city. Mr. Munro has many friends in Platte county who wish him and his family success and happiness in their new home. This community was visited by as severe a hail storm about 5:30 last Thurs day afternoon as was ever seen here, and considerable damage to the crops is re ported. In many places it is said the fall wheat is entirely destroyed and the fields are being plowed up and planted to corn. At Tarnov. about all the win dow lights in town were broken out. Here the storm was not accompanied by much wind, consequently there were few if acynvindow lights broken. Out at St. Mary's church on Thursday June 25, 1883, there was celebrated a double wedding of four people who have since had considerable to do with the development of this community. Those four people were Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Fuchs and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Breckhaus. That was 25 years ago not very long, but then there has been a great change in that time, and these two couples have done their share to ward makiug this change. So on Thurs day, June 25th. this year, the silver wed ding of these people will be celebrated at the Fuchs home, and arrangements are being made for a big time. PLATTE CENTKB From the Signal. Misses Katheryn and Anna O' Fallon and Lulu Burrows were guests of Colum bus friends Faiday. Mrs. Alice Sullivan and three children came up from Columbus last Friday for a few days' visit with the Dennis Sullivan family, returning to their home Monday. The many friends of Miss Victoria Wemhoff, whose illness we mentioned last week, and who underwent an opera tion for appendicitis, will be pleased to learn that she is improving rapidly. Several of the boys have had plenty of sport since the high water came catch ing carp that came out of the creek into the ditch a couple of miles south of town. They claim to have found them out on the prairie eating grass, and as there are no trees for them to climb it was an easy matter to run them down, pot a handful of salt on their tails, and you had them. The raise of water in Shell creek the latter part of last week caused slight damage to the mill dam at this place. It washed around the dam at both ends, carrying away a quanity of dirt, but do ing no serious damage. They expected to have the damage all repaired today, and unless the rains of yesterday morn ing gave the creek another raise they will be ready to start up the mill next week. At the regular meeting of the village board Monday evening S. B. Allen was chosen as clerk of the board, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of T. H Gleason. The question of repairing the damage to the bridge over Elm creek, caused by the overflow last Thursday night was discussed and was determined to have necessary repairs made, under the supervision of the street commission er. The board met again Tuesday eve ning, and among the more important business transacted was instructions to Chairman Maboney to negotiate for and purchase twenty tons of four-inch water mains to be used in extending the sys tem. This amount of material will lay about eight blocks and it is understood the work will be commenced shortly. AliBION. From the News. Mrs. Hannah Smith died at the home of her niece, Mrs. E. E. Browder, last Wednesday. She has made her home with her nieces, Mrs. Browder and Mrs. Ed. Mansfield, for some time. The funeral was held from the residence of E. E. Browder Thursday, conducted by Rev. Townsend, and the remains were laid to rest in Rose Hill cemetry. Chas. Voohees arrived home Monday afternoon from his trip to Virksburg. He brought back a couple canes which he and Mr. McCntonen cut not twenty feet from the place where they bunked during the memorable seige. He said that all through Illinois they were near ly rained out and he did not see any corn to amount to anything until after crossing the Missouri into Nebraska. For the past ten or twelve days the weather has been rainy and cloudy with the temperature low for this season of the year. The winter wheat and oats are looking fine, many fields of wheat being headed out. The weeds have also been making the most of the wet weather while tba corn has not done so well. Some report that their cherries which escaped the freeze are dropping off the trees. They are soft and have o pits ip tham. H-WB Sectional Book Case Fresh stock just received BET US 219-21-23 West Eleventh St. WANTED 1 The right party can Hecore an excellent position, 4lary orcommiwioii for Colombo? and vi cinity. State age, former occn pation and giT reference. Addn LOCK BOX ''.38. Lincoln, Neb. MONROE. From the Republican. Miss Ida Nelson, who has been attend ing school at York, returned home last Saturday. Mrs. F. J. Russell and two ohildren of Arcadia, Neb., are visiting relatives in and around Monroe. Mrs. W. E. Cole and two boys arrived from Garden City. Ka, last Friday and will visit with relatives for several weeks. The Misses Lottie High and Re Ho stettler left Tuesday, the former going to Lincoln and the latter to her home in Chester. The Misses Stella and Effie Tennyson of Tennyson, Ind., arrived last Saturday evening and will make Monroe their home for the present. They are neices of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Smyer and are staying with them for for the present. Dr. W. W. Frank left Wednesday eve ning for Torrington Wyo., where he will look after his homestead. He expects to remain until about the first of August and Mrs. Frank will join him after a short visit at her old home in Olarinda, la. Vesta Circle met at the home of Mrs. John Potter Wednesday, it being her birthday, and gave her a nice surprise. All brought well filled baskets, and the day was pleasantly spent until 3 o'clock, when, on account of the gathering storm all departed for their homes, wishing Mrs. Potter many more such birthdays. The graduating exercises of the Mon roe publio schools were held at Monroe hall last Friday evening There was but one graduate, Miss Nellie Gleason, who is the first graduate under the ten grade system of this school. An appro priate program bad been arranged for the evening, and the presentation of the diploma was by President Talbilzerof the school board. Prof. J. R. Alcock, who leaves the school this year gave the scholars and patrons a short farewell address. HOWKLI.S From the Journal. Frank Tillman, jr., went to South Omaha Wednesday evening with a ship ment of fat cattle. They were an extra hne bunch of two-year-olds, averaging 1260 pounds, and topped the market, selling for $7.00 per hundred The overflowing of Maple creek last Friday left a great many fish in 'pools of water along that stream when the Hood receded, and the boys of the town cap tured quite a few of them, mostly bull heads and shiners, also a few German carp. We are informed that George Kirk land, for many years a resident of this community, died at the home of bis brother Frank at York. His health has been failing for soma time and on Fri day morning of last week he breathed bis last. The remains were taken to Elgin last Saturday evening and on Sun day were laid to rest in the cemetery at that place by the side of bis mother. He has a few relatives here and many friends, and the news of his passing is received with feelings of regret by ail. SILVKB CREEK. From the Sand. . Miss Helen Williams of Platte county spent Thursday with hr sister. Mrs. G. W. Keifer. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Snyder of Columbus were visiting in the neighborhood the first of the week. Mrs. J. C. Echols of Columbus was here the first of the the week visiting her brother. H. H. Hudson. Fred Tallon, who lost three fingers of his right hand some months ago, went lo Columbus Monday to have another operation performed on them as they give him a great deal of pain. Although it was the first state shoot he ever attended, L. A. Gates of Silver Creek came near winning the state championship at the Lincoln shoot last Thursday. He broke 184 blue rooks out of 125 shot at Maxwell, the winner, making a clear score. These are the highest scores ever made in the state shoot for the prize medal. Gates at tend ed the shoot but one day and out of a total i55 targets shot at he scored 249, whJch'ia sort going soma. BBIAWOOD. Frota the Gaaetta. Mrs. Hentling. Mrs. R. Judevine and Mrs. Jud Carpenter were county seat callers yesterday. We have noticed in church socials that there is always a woman or old maid, who goes around with her hat on, boss ing the other women. Mn. Ed Hofrichter returned to her home in Ohiowa the fore pan of this week. Her sister. Miss Anna Smith, ac companied her home. Fred Henggeler returned Tuesday morning from a visit at his farm in Buf falo county. They had sufficient rain in that county, bat he thinks not near as much as in Butler. He reports crops looking good in that neck of woods and all along his route there and back. Ed Paul and Miss Laura Varin were married last evening at 7:30 o'clock in the county judge's office, Judge Roper performing the ceremony. They left via the B. 4 M. last evening for Jiilesbnrg. Colorado, where Ed has a position as pitcher with the Julesburg ball team. Monday night about dark rain com menced falling in torrents and kept on falling until about midnight, or later, when the wind blew a perfect gale. Se veral sought refuge in cellars and next morning roads toand from Bell wood were strewn with small limbs of trees, but no damage to any extent is reported. Mrs. Mike Demuth, jr . died at her family residence in Bone Creek at an early hour on Tuesday morning of this week. About thirteen days previous t her death she gave birth to a baby girl, which lived only a short time. Since that time Mrs. Demuth was unable to leave her bed chamber. Funeral was held at Luxenburg church Thursday morning, conducted by Father Hoffman. CENTRAL CITY. From the Nonpareil. T. B. Hord returned the latter part of last week from Baden Springs. Iudiana, where he has been takiug treatment for two or three weeks. Earl Lamb returned Tuesday evening from Kentucky. He and Joe Baird went down there a few weeks ago to join a ball team that was touring the territory touched by the Mississippi, and in addi tion to playing ball the boys were mem bers of a band that was a part of the or ganization. Earl oomes back to pitch for the local team during the coming season. Mrs. David Thomas who will be re membered by all the old settlers here, died at her home in Pomona, Calf., Sun day. May 24th, heart trouble causing ber death. Mrs. Thomas was a sister of Pe ter DeMoss, who resides west of town. She came to Lone Tree in 1871 and lived here until 1890, when with her husband she moved to Grand Island. Two years ater they moved to Pomona and have since made that their home. Mr. Thom as died about three years ago. Mrs. Thomas would have been seventy-one years old on July 4th. ST. EDWAKD. From the Advance. Mrs. Julius Rasmussen and daughters' Misses Ella and Ruby Rasmussen, of Columbus, are spending the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nela Hasselhaleb. One of the most beautiful weddings ever witnessed iu St. Edward was that of Miss Alma Hasselbnlrh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Hasselbalcb. to Mr. William S. Kennedy, which occurred Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the residence of the bride9 parents. Rev. W. H.Parker of the Presbyterian church performing the ceremony in the presence of a large company of relatives and friends. The divorce petitioned for by W. C. Sutton before the district court, was granted yesterday by Judge Hanna. Mrs. Sutton was allowed $1,200. $500 to be paid within ten days, $500 to be paid within six months, and $200 to be paid within twelve months. lire. Sut ton is ordered to vacate the house with in ten days and is allowed to take only her personal property, A letter written by Mrs Sutton to Rev. C. P. W. Wim berly, formerly pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church here, and which bad fallen into ber husband's hands, was made the basis of the suit. Artificial Pearls. The latest methods of making arti ficial pearls have turned out to be sr successful that those who deal in gen uine ones confess they have some dif Acuity at times to decide upon th false from the real. This fact hat increased the sale of artificial pearls in France, and injured in consequence the sale of real pearls, and made il extremely difficult now for anyone having even the costliest pearls, i! they desire to sell, to get anywhere near what they were sure of getting some few months ago. It remains to be seen how these manufacture pearls will stand time and wear, ana whether or not they will lose theli sheen and color. A real pearl is kepi in its beauty by being in contact witt the warmth of the wearer's body. Thai is one of the reasons why pearls arc worn so constantly ,by their owners and it was the excuse at first for wear ing them in the daytime. Vogue. Ready Answer. The man who is always asking fool ish questions met a small boy coming down the road with a huge pickle wrapped up in brown paper. "What is that you have, my little man?" "Pickle. Didn't think It was pump kin, did you?" "H'm! Where are you going?" "Fishing." "Fishing with a pickle?" "Sure. I am going to catch pick erel. Anything else you want tc know, mister?" The Kind. "This discussion about corporal pun ishment has created tiuite a breeze.' "Exactly; but is it what a salloi would call a spankia? braaza?" EC. McCord COLUMBUS, NEB. i F. H. Grelner STftPbt. AND FANCY GROCERIES. The best of every thing in my line con stantly on hand. My stock is fresh and clean and your wants will be supplied at short notice. We have an especially well selected line of garden and flower seeds. F H ftPftinftr I ELEVENTH ST. I COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA I No more trouble with your Eye Glasses wear The Sliur-On, the Most Satisfactory Mounting ever rnade. Eyes ex amined free, at Glothir Hottl, Sat., Jut. 13th Roth Bros. CARFEHTERS ill Contractors Satisfaction (wuaraiited Ind. Phone 2C24 or X2l Columbus. Nebraska Smokeless Powder Mac nines. One of the most successful enter prises in Hrunswick. Germany, is the mnaufacture of machines for the pro duction of smokeless powder. The firm has recently received important orders, not only from European hut more distant countries, for the equip ment of factories for the manufacture of smokeless powder, gun wool, -dynamite, celluloid, etc. In these plans the gun wool or collodian wool is manipulated with a mixture of cotton and suphurlc acid and changed into gun wool, which is the basis for the celluloid and the artificial silk em ployed in the manufacture of smoke less powder. The firm claims that this process was first made use ol by their nitrate centrifugal, which has been so Improved that the conversion of the ingredients into smokeless powder takes only half an hour to an hour. Not the Right Name. She was extremely bashful when she entered the florist's shop. "I I'd. like to get sonic flowers for a ronne man's birthday party," she said, blushing a cherry red. "Yes. miss," replted the polite flor ist, with a low bow. "How would sweet Williams do?" She was all confusion. "I'm afraid they wouldn't answer," she faltered. "You see, he is not a William; he he is a sweet Charlie." Modernized Version. Pythias had returned, just In time to save the life of Damon. "Gee!" exclaimed Dionysius. "Boys, when that story is worked into a play it will make a great hit." "Most noble tyrant," said Pythias, venturing to correct him, "it's merely a sacrifice hit." Many of the scorers, however, hav ing only a superficial knowledge oi the game, marked it down as a double play. Why She Smiled. "Nnonsense! who told you Miss Pe ihis had a good disposition?" "Why, she's always smililng. Doesn't that show a good disposition.?" "Not necessarily. It may simply allow good teeth and dimples." bv I 'Sy E. H. FL1TTOX K Mauager W Globe Optical ll Gempanu W I omaiia smfy aK Cemeii. Blocks and Artifi cial Stone. Estimates Fur nUhed on Foundations V Gt.Ml.NT WORK AND CON CRETE CONSTRUCTION All Kinds of Fin Implements Clover Leaf and ' Success Manure Spreaders Recognized as the leading Spreaders on the market today Jf ore corn on the same acreage by4 using the Deere planter. It is always ready for either hilling or drilling bring in your tools and implements to be sharpened and repaired now. It will save you time when spring opens up. We keep only the latest and best in buggies and carriages Our horseshoes stick and don't lame your horse try them Louis Schreiber I . BRUCE WEBB AUCTIONEER Cieatea, Nek. Dates nut he made at the Journal Office COLUMBUS MEAT MARKET We invite all who desire choice steak, and the very beat cuts of all other meats to call at our market on Eleventh street. We also handle poultry and fish and oysters in season, t S. E. MARTY & CO. Telephone No. 1. - Columbus, Neb. jWf IMIOII PICIFIC (Ny THE TIILE v j Ci. flimsy WEST BOUND. EAST BOCND. Vo.ll .... 2.41 am No. 4 (S:!ni Xo 13 11:10 a in No. V 4:1 a in No. 1 llsMnm No l4at2Arl 1:00 pm N'o. 9 ll:ISam i o. rt l:3u in Vt. I 321 pin I No. lti 'JAipm No. 1.1 llutijiin Xo.lt) 3:12 pm No. 3 ftftipin I No 8 thlQpin Nil. 5 7:IKpm ' No 2 liifpni No.r.'.i 7 .IX) am Ni.. 60 pliant No. ill .VUO in t No. iH .1:00 a in BKANcnis. NOUt'OLK. SP4LDINO A ALBION. No. 77 nixil it l:ir. a in No. 7'.) mxtl.-il RfQ a m No. 211 pa ..il 7 . p in No. 31 pan . il 1:' p in Vo. l pas ..al2:rpm No :ti pa ..al2 30ptn No.irfmxil. al'i.-i'Opm No. 71) iuxil..a7:00a in Daily exivpt Sunday. :orz: Von. 1, 2. 7 nml H r extra fare trains. No. 4, r, i: nml 14 are Im-al iKinaeiiKer, No. !M anil M arn local fri-iclits. Nos. 9 ami lit are mail trains only. No 11 liii in Oinaliu 4:15 p. m. No. IS (hit in Oinalin TiiU p. in. 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