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"-. . I (Or ' !! MlaUrltAl teilaty Consolidated with the ColumbusTimes April 1, 1904; with the Platte County Argus January 1, 1906. THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NUMBER 13. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1908. WHOLE NUMBER 1.9J1. ft i. ' If... - r jjfc t frr i ADOLPH GERBER Has listed his 80 acres south of the County farm for sale. If you want GOOD LAND in a GOOD LOCA TION, this will suit Hi I to t 'to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to Becher, Hockenberger & Chambers. COLUMBUS MAKKET8. Oats -40 Wheat 78 Rye 60 Corn 59 Barley 40 Hogs, top $5 45 to $5 55 ! 91 MANY TEARS AGO. Files of The Journal, July 1, 1674. It is claimed that they have found in the Beaver valley a genuine article of peat. A. V. Sutton, t peat bed No. 1, Boone county, Nebraska, baa got a quan tity which he is distributing for trial. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Manington called at the Journal office Tuesday morning of last week, and stated in conversation that they are friends and neighbors of Mr. Geo. Lehman, and have, one 15, and the other 30 acres of wheat, which looks nicely, stand evenly on the ground, all in head, and they believe it is a little better than friend Lehman's. From a well informed citizen of Butler county we learn that some of the official of the Atchison & Nebraska R. R com pany have gone east to see if negotiations cannot be entered into with eastern cap italists to extend the A. & X. road to Columbus. We hope that they may be successful in their efforts, for the con nection is a very desirable one, not only for Columbus, but also for the oompany which proposes it. Such a road would, at Lincoln, give us three competing lines east, which with our present facilities for shipping, would give us a good deal more elbow room. Last Wednesday the western bound express on the Union Pacific brought the Georgia exoursionists, for whose visit to our city we are indebted to S. A. Echols. Omaha had given them a warm reception, and their journey hither had been a very pleasant one. After supper, theColumbus band serenaded the party, discoursing their best music, to which Mr. O. G. Jordan responded in a nsat speech. A visit to the Pawnee reserva tion, twenty-two miles west of the city, was made Thursday. To Georgians, as to all those who have never seen Indians in their lodges, these were a great curi osity. The party generally were well pleased with the country, and we may expect quite an accession to our popula tion asja result. AiTtrttced Latteri. Following is a list of unclaimed mail matter remaining in the post office at Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end ing July 1. 1908: ' Letters Mrs Homer A Berry, D L Clodfelder, E C Fitzsimmons. W H Fitzsimmons, J J Fitzsimmons. Fred Garber, Henry Groeninger, Mrs Emma Kennedy, C Krotsenberger, H P Reilly, B T Miles, J C Vaughn. Cards Miss Ethel Davidson, Frank Hastings, Miss Helen Kuper. Parties calling for any of the above will please say advertised. Oabii Keamkb, P. M. ACREAGE PROPERTY Two and one-hall acres located 12 blocks from jour postoffice. A beau tiful site for an outside home. ELLIOTT.SPEIGE AND 60. On June 12th, the Indian School base ball team journeyed overland to the city of Golumbus, and crossed bats with an aggregation of men representing the City of Columbus in the baseball world. The game started out very nicely and to all appearances looked as though the un pire was inclined to give both sides a square deal and did fairly well up to the last half of the ninth inning when, ac cording to the idea of the major part of the gentlemen of Columbus who witness ed the game, he rendered three of the rankest decisions ever rendered on a baseball diamond. The result of the game was a score of 4 to 3 in favor of Columbus, this being the flrst time the Indians were beaten this season. We did not like it very well but took it and looked good natured no matter how we felt. Arrangements were made before leaving the city for a return game to be played on i he Indian athletic grounds on June 25th. Accordingly Columbus came over and were taken down the line to the tune of 4 to 2 in favor of the Indians. We learn that at the Colum bus game, well any way one of the Co lumbus papers said that the Indian catcher got a bug in his ear and walked down to the pitchei to have him take it out, and thereby let a man walk in from third base bringing in the winning score. It is true the Indian catcher did walk down toward the pitcher, but not uutil after be had asked the umpire to call time, and then Mr. Man did walk in, and the umpire called it O. K. If that is square ball playing, then we will admit that we do not ''know anything about the game However, at the game on June 25, we had the bug taken out of the catcher's ear and the ear filled with batton so as there might not another bug get in the ear, but after we found Mr. All. Crolf, of Silver Creek, was going to umpire the game we had the batton taken out, for we knew he would be square and if there was going to be a good square man in the box we knew there would be no bugs Hying. The game was witnessed by 700 enthusiastic people. Indian School News. Another wedding was added to the already large list of June weddings Wed nesday, when at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kauffman, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Miss Ida, to Harry Lohr. The hour of the wedding was four o'clock. The home was beautifully decorated in smilax, roses and carnations. At the appointed hour the bride and groom descended the stairs to the strains of wedding march played by the groom's sister, Mrs. E. M. Taylor, and found places under an arch of smilax and roses, which formed the marriage altar. The bride was gowned in white organdie and carried white roses. They were attended by Mips Gusta Kauffman. sister of the bride, and Will Dawson. Rev. Meissler, pastor of the German Lutberean church, perform ed the ceremony, which was witnesed by relatives and a few intimate friends. The only out of town guest was Miss Minnie Biaer of Weeping Water. After the wedding a six course dinner . was ser ved, after which the happy couple de parted for Portland, Oregon, where they will visit for three weeks. The bride is well known, having taught in the public schools of this city for the past three years, and by her kind and gentle man ner has won many friends. The groom is also well known and has lived here the greater part or nis lire with the ex ception of the past few months, which has been spent in Grand Island, where he is employed by the railroad. The bride and groom have many friends, who will join the Journal in extending to them the heartiest congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Lohr will reside in Grand Island. P. J. Barron, formerly of this city, we see by the daily papers, recently distin guished himself by rendering a violin solo in a theater at Scotts Bluffs, and averted a fire panic. We have always thought from the first time we ever heard Pete scratch that old fiddle, that it would either get him in trouble or bring him fame, and we are tickled at the outcome. Pete is also entitled to lead the orchestra in a play house where they have something better than kerosene lamps for footlights. He says the solo he played to quiet the exoited audience, was the Austrian National hymn, but we rather imagine it was a tune (original) that he "pilfered" from the "soothing" bow of Scotty Brainard in the "chapel" of the old Journal office, where the bunch used to assemble, after the weekly forms were washed and the mail carted to the postotBoe, to take a new lease on li'e with the aid of a rather large hunk of cheese, five pound of crackers and the office sprinkler. Anyway, Pete is a hero. Will the medal man kindly hand him something worth the inspiration? The commencement exercises of the Jennie Edmundson Memorial hospital, a training school for nurses, took place Tuesday evening, June 16th, at the First Presbyterian church parlors in Council Bluffs, Iowa, under the auspecies of the Woman's Christian Association. Di plomas of graduation were presented to six persons, Mrs. Mary Healer Hunger ford of Columbus, being one of the graduates. Mrs. Hungerford formerly lived in this city, but for the past three years has been receiving instructions in this hospital and her many friends will chose work. Wall Paper Now that spring is on the way, would it not be a good idea to think about repapering the rooms? Our line of wall paper has never been surpassed, either in qual ity, pattern or price, and all who have had work done by us have been well satisfied. Kavaniugh t Betterton Try the Victoria cigar. Drs. Paul and Matzen, Dentists. Dr. Lueechen Occulist and aurist. Dr. Vallier, Osteopath, Barber block. Dr.W. 95. H. Slater, veterinarian, phone People who get results advertise in the Journal. Frank Walker left for Kansas City last Friday on a business trip. Big 20 per cent discount sale at Galley's until July 4. Francis Walker is receiving a visit from Francis Dineen of Omaha. Mrs. Henry Gase, who has been quite ill for the past week, is improving. Mr. and Mrs. August Boettoher and two children spent Sunday in Clarke. Obas. L. Diokey has a few choice sec tions of Western Nebraska land for sale. Miss MarlhaKummer of Duncan, was the guest of Miss Matilda' Schnieder over Sunday. i A nice line of wedding rings J net .re ceived at Carl Froemel'a, Eleventh street jeweler. E. H. Chambers left last Tuesday for Idaho, where he went to inspect some irrigated lands. Mrs. Wm. Dietrichs and children left Sunday for an extended visit with rela tives in New York. Mrs. Hardy of Norfolk, who has been seriously ill at St. Mary's hospital for some time, is slowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kauffman and son. George of Lincoln, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Damron, Sunday. Miss Rose Gass left Saturday evening for Denver, where she intends to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. August Merz. s Oscar Hagel returned Sunday from Chicago. He will remain at home until after the Fourth, then go to Grand Island. Mrs. David Taylor of North Bend, is receiving treatment at St. Mary's hospi tal, where she will soon undergo an operation. Mr. and Mrs. J. Jensen and little son Georgieof Omaha, were the guests of the Schneider, Kummer and Brunken families Thursday. Miss Elizabeth Ladenburger departed Wednesday evening for Denver, and other western points. She will be ab sent for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Echols departed Friday morning for Albert Lea, Minne sota, where they will visit for a week with a sister of Mrs. Echols. Miss Rose Rabe, who has been the guest of Mr. aud Mrs. B. F. Colton for the past few days, left Thursday after noon for her home in MankatoMinn. R. 8, Palmer the tailor, clean, dyes and repairs Ladies' and Gents' clothing. Hats cleaned and reblocked. Buttons made to order. Agent Germania Dye Works. Nebraska Phone. George Goodman of Denver, nephew of "Buffalo Bill" Cody, and for several years connected with the Wild West show, was in the city Thursday, and had a few hours pleasant visit with G. W. Turner. Mrs. E. H. Funk, formerly of this city, but who is now living at Cheyenne, was the guest of Golumbus relatives laat week. She was accompanied home by her daughter, Mrs. W. L Davis and two children. Extra coaches have been added to the Spalding passenger for two days to ac commodate the pupils from the Genoa Indian school, who were returning to their homes on the reservations to spend the vacation. ' s wm. Doeucner ana lamiiy moved in to their aew residence in the east part of this aij Friday. A. Drake and family are moving into the residence formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Boettoher, Mr. Drake having purchased the. property some tine ago. Dr. Naumann, Dentist 13 St. Person sells fly new at cost. G. R. Prieb, painting and paper hanging. Willie Held is suffering from a mild attack of small pox. Dr. C. A. Allenburger, office in new State Bank building. Drs. Carstenson & Hyland, Veterinar ians. Both phones 212. Dr. D. T. Martyn. jr., office new Colum bus State Bank building. Mrs. Ed Branigan is seriously ill at her home on Washington street. McCall patterna'10 and 15 cents at the Fitzpatrick Dry Goods Store. Attend oar big 20 per cent redaction sale. J. H. Galley. Balloon ascension and parachute drop at the big celebration in Columbus on July 4th. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huerzeler, Monday, a daughter. Mother and child are doing nicely. Tbe only real big celebration in this part of the country will be held in Co lumbus on July 4tb. Watches, clocks and jewelry carefully cleaned and repaired at Carl Froemel'e, Eleventh street jeweler. Mr. and Mrs. John Becher are this week receiving a visit from V. and Mrs. O. R. Richards of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nelson are the proud parents of a baby boy, that arrived at their home Monday evening. Frank Lachnit returned home Sunday, after a ten days' visit with relatives and friends at Humphrey and vicinity. Miss. Laura Bartella returned Tuesday from West Point, where she has been j visiting relatives and friends for the past three weeks. But one marriage licenses was issued by County Judge Ratterman the last week, to Harry Lohr of Grand Island and Miss Ida Kauffman of this city. Isarah Lightner of Monroe, was in the city Thursday evening on his way to Lynch where he wasysammoned on ac count of the illness of his son Stephen. YOUR eyes may suit yon, butvperhaps your glasses do not. Let us make you a pair of our "made to order" spectacles, and your verdict will be, Niewohner, "well done." Miss Marguerite Becher, who is re ceiving instruction in the Memorial hospital at Omaba, arrived in the city Saturday, and is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Becher. The Orpheus society wishes to announce to their many friends that they will give a dance in their hall on the even ing of July 4, 1908. Mrs. H. B. Haynes of Parkville, Mo., arrived Tuesday for a short visit with her brother, Dr. L. C. Voss and family. Mrs. Haynes is enroute to Colorado for a short stay in the mountain state; The Union Pacific railroad company have the brick on the ground for a side walk across their tracks at Platte street.. Since this street was opened the com pany have been at work puttiug it in good condition for travel. The Gilt Edge card club gave a fish ing party in the Klaus grove south of the Platte river bridge Sunday. -A few members were unable to attend, but a jolly crowd responded to the invitations and a pleasant day was spent by those present. Miss Stella Kummer had the honor of landing the first fish. Geo. A. Scott, jr , who has been attend ing school at Kansas City, surprised his parents by returning home Sunday, a week earlier than they expeeted him, and will spend a portion of his vacation in Columbus.' He was accompanied by his cousin, Miss Marie Scott, who is taking a course as a trained nurse in St. Luke's hospital, Kansas City. Crystal Eleventh Special Attractions JULY 4, Afternoon and evening. For this -day we will have special films something BETTER than ever before shown in Columbus. We are giving a good, clean, up-to-dase entertainment, and solicit the patronage of the peo ple of Columbus. Electric Fans DAKOTA LANDS HkTORTU and South Dakotn lands, farms, ranohes and grass lands, located on the James river valley in Spink county, South Dakota and Dickey county, North Dakota. Prices ranging from $10.00 to $30.00 per acre. Excursion Tuesday, July 21st and special car from Columbus. Tues day, August 18th. Rouud trip $19.65 Railroad fare refunded to all who purchase land JESSE G.NEWNAN Office with Newman & Welch. Columbus, Neb. P. M. O'Neil passed through town Saturday with twenty Indian boys and girls from the Genoa Indian school en route to their home in Browning, Mon tana. The school year at the Genoa institution olosed last Saturday, and many of the 350 pupils "will return to their reservation homes, some of them to remain permanently. It appears to be the policy of the Indian department to encourage reservation schools, and employees of non-reservation schools will be prohibited in the future from go ing onto reservations to solicit pupils for the Genoa and other non-reservation schools. The prediction is nude that some of the non-reservation schools will be compelled to olose, as parents of Indian children favor the reservation schools in preference to the old system of sending pupils away from ijome for in struction. W. E. Huffer of Lost Greek township, was in the oity Tuesday, returning home from Colby, Kas.. where he owns a piece of land. There has been a number of conflicting reports concerning the crops in that locality and he decided . to go down and see juet'how crops were. What he aaw more than pleased him, as hisi renter has 170 acres of wheat almost ready to cnt, that will yield from twenty to twenty-five bushels to the acre. In view of this Mr. Huffer has made a good investment in western Kansas. In the days of long ago, the Indian walked ahead and his squaw followed him, dragging the tent pole. When they approached a settlement he did not take the pole from her; she continued to drag it till their destination was reached. Nowadays, when a woman carries a heavy burden, her husband is apt to step back and relieve her when they reach the place where the people will see them. This is Civilization. Atchison Globe. Miss Alice Monk, who has made her home with the family of Rev. Dr. West oott for the last three years. leaves Wed nesday for her home in Manchester, Eng land, sailing from New York July 9, in company with her uncle and aunt from Brooklyn. Two of Dr. Westeott's chil dren, Dorothy and Winnifred, will ac company Miss Monk and go to their parents' relatives in England. They ex pect to be absent about a year. The entries in the live stock depart ments for the coming State Fair, Aug. 31 to Sept. 4. now give promise of an ex cess over those of prior years. Appli cations in the swine department far ex ceed the capacity of the 714 pens on the grounde. The horse barns are about filled and entries of cattle are pouring in daily. Secretary Mellor says that more horses were named for the State Fair Stake Races to begin Angnst 31st, than ever was entered at any previous race meet at Lincoln. This year the races will con sist of fifteen harness and eight running races, with total purses am6untingto more than $12,000. The closing or the class racea is on August 10th. Theater. Street. and Ventilator- On tie Base Ball Diamond. Sunday witnessed .the opening of the series of games to be played by the Fire men's league of this city, the opening game being between the Hookies and Hose Company No. 9. Both teams wore their new uniforms, whioh arrived during the week. So far this .season the Bookies have not won a geme, but in Sunday's game they got right down to business and outplayed the No S'd from start to finish, the score being 16 to C the, butteries were. Hookies: Walter Ueuer. Ohae. Hirsohbruner; Hose Com pany No. 2: George Bloedorn, Albert Staub, and Albert Kurt. The long postponed game between Co lumbus and Silver Creek was also played Sunday anil resulted in c victory for Jo- lumbus by a score of fi to 1. lAt Thursday the Columbus team was defeated by the Genoa Iudians at Genoa, the tcore being 4 to 2 in favor of the redskins. On July 4 Central City and Columbus will play the first of a series of three games, and on Sunday the same teams will play again. After the Ceutral City- Columbus game the Hookies and Hose Company No. 1 will play the second game of the season in the firemen's league. The standing of the teams in the Fire men's leagne is as follows: 3 f" ."5 TEAMS 5 2 P i Hookiof l i otOflfl Hone Compauy No. 1 0; 0 0 OuO Hone Compauy No. 2 lj o l tuu Last Monday Chas. E. Peterson of Genoa was in the city enroute for Lin coln with a white faced Hereford bull from O. E. Green's ranch. The animal will be taken to the state farm and fitted fcr exhibition at the state fair.' The Columbus. Light. Heat and Powert company have commenced to get ready for their new plant, which will be in operation this fall. Monday morning workmen began setting poles for the new wiree which. will be strung, and it is understood that the deal for the new power house site, whioh is east of the water works station, has been closed. All the machinery has beeu ordered and will be delivered here about August 1. The Sons of Veterans drum corpp, which has been dormant for five or six yearn, was reorganized last Saturday night, and A. O. Boone was elected presi dent and Bert J. Galley, secretary. The is the line up: O. E. Devlin, color bear er; Geo. Orubb. A. C. Boone, flfers; Chas. Wnrdeman, H. B. Reed. Bert J. Galley, J. B. Tscbudy. Henry Westbrook. snare drums; L A. Jenkins, bts9 drum. The boys have been putting in good time practicing and expect to make their first appearance on the Fourth. Rev. DeWolt wishes to announce that regular services will be held in the Methodist church July 5th as follows: Love feast 10 a.m.. and at 10:45 a. m. Dr. G. H. Main, District Supt., of Grand Island, will deliver the morning address. Epworth League at 7 p. m.. followed by evening services, which will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. The subject of the evening's discourse will be "A Nab King and his usual Position." This will be the first sermon of a series of sermons which Rev. DeWolf will conduct in the near fnture upon the life of Dayid. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. Some time ago the post office depart ment requested the names of all road overseers and county supervisors who have charge of the roads traveled by rural carriers. That they intend to look after this direct from 'Washington is shown by the department taking up a report on the condition of the Platte bridge with Supervisor Schwarz. They state that the bridge is reported in a dangerouw condition and unless it is looked after rnral route No. 5 will bedii -continued As this is the bridge in which Butler and Polk county are interested in as well as Platte. Mr. Schwarz is doing all he can to have these counties do their share and place the bridge in ood con dition. The discontinuing of this route would not only inconvenience Columbus merchants, but also the residents of Polk and Butler counties served by the route. Gerhard Wilhelm Haverkamp, aged 24 years, was drowned iu Shell Creek Tuesday afternoon at 1:30. He and Fred Ascbe were bathing in the creek near the latter' home, and Haverkamp came out, but as be was,muddy be said he would go in again and come out where it was sandy. He went in and crossed to the other side, but- when he was returning be called for help and be fore assistance could be given, went under and was drowned. His body was , soon recovered and medical aid summon ed, but he was dead when taken from the water The deceased was born in Oldenburg, Germany, October 22, 1883. He came to America in 1906 and moved to Kansas, where Be remained a year, coming to Platte county and being em ployed by Fred Ascbe, for whom he was working at the time of his death. He baa a brother Earl, who lives at Pender, and he arrived. Wednesday to look after the funeral arrangements. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 from the German Reformed church, and the services will be conducted by Rev. Ncuawker. KRESOll THE BEST DIP FOR LIVE STOCK One Gallon Makes 72 Gallons of U. S. Government Dip. Best Disinfectant far Stable) Um PRICE, $1.25 PER 6AL. POLLOCK & GO. The Druggist on the Comer Golumbus, Nebraska Lost A niokel plated watch Finder will please leave at Journal office and receive reward. 20 per cent discount on every thing in our store until July 4. J. H. tialley. Walter Scbroeder, formerly a Colum bus boy, but who is now located in Denver, i visiting at the home of his parent, Mr. and Mrs G. A. Scbroeder. Wm. Severn, who was sentenced to two and one-half years in the penitentiary, wan taken there last Friday to begin hi sentence, a new trial having been refused. Dr C Vo88 returned Tuesday from Kansas Oity, where he ha been for the last ten days attending the meeting of the National Homeopathic Bledical society. Dr. and Mrs. Wm. R Neumarker, who have been the guests of relatives in this oity for the past few days, departed for their home in Edgmont, South Dakotp, Friday.. They were aocompHuied homi by the latter mother, Mrs. Wm. Uensley. Frank Bernt, whose home is sixteen miles southwest of Columbus, was brought to St Mary's hospital Tuesday afternoon in a critical condition. He i suffering from dropsy and a stroke of paralysis and little hope is entertained for his recovery. Mrs. Joseph JClAve and children of Humphrey, Mrs. Peter J. Scbniitz and children of Lindsay and Mrs. Peter J. Korth and children of Corn lea, spent a few days this week in the oity visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lach nit, and other relatives. When a rnral route bandies more than 5,000 pieces of mail during each month for three months, the department does not require them to count the number of pieces handled. Until July 1 all the Columbus routes but No. 3 were count- ing their mail, but routes No. 1. 2 and , 4 have bandied over the required amount of mail for the last three months and will ' discontinue this after the first of July. Besides relieving the carriers of extn work, this inriicttes that the business of" the local post office ia steadily increas ing. People do not seem to be aware of the ruling made by the postoffice department regarding the sending of nouvenir post cards enclosed in tissue envelopes. When cards are maile-I in this manner tlie stamp should be placed on the outbid of the tissue envelopes, otherwise tbft department will treat it as though there was no postage on it, and hold it for postage due. If the card is one that can be sent without enclosing in the en velope, it will bn taken out and forward ed. Some people resort to cutting out the portion of the envelope over the stamp, but this is held by the depart ment to be the same as though this was not done. So if you want your cards to go without Iwinir held for postage, nut the stamp on th outside of the envelope. Underwear UNION SUITS We liavrf the agxncy for the famous Miinsing Underwear, the heet popiilMr priced Union Suit on the market Prices in men's from $1.50 to $4.50. Pric in boya' from 50c, 76c, $1 und $125. Underwear TWO-PIECE SUITS In two piece garments we have a splendid line ready for yoar in spection ' and ranging in price from 50c to $2 50 a garment. Buy early while the sizes are complete. 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