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Do you want to give your sons a start in
life?
Do you want a home for yourself or,
have you some money for which you
are seeking a place of investment?
Have you thought of going south to look
over the opportunities offered there?
Look over every southern proposition thoroughly and
then let me tell you about the one I have. The state of
Texas, and the whole south, absolutely offers nothing bet
ter, and I can convince you of this fact.
Write, or call upon me at Becher, Hockenberger &
Chamber's office in Columbus for descriptive printed
matter.
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Next Trip January 19.
ITEMS OF t
INTEREST
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From the Journal.
Word has been received here apprising
. -.Natives and friends of the family that
Mia Celia, daughter of Michael Bogner
and wife, formerly of this place bat now
of Woodbnrn, Oregon, bnt recently re
, turned home from a hospital, having
bubmitted to an operation for appendici
tis. The young lady has many friends
in this part of Nebraska who express the
hope that she may experience a speedy
recovery.
CBESTON.
From the Statesman.
Word was received here last week
from Mesa, Ariz. , that Mrs. Henry Al
lison, formerly of this vicinity, was dead.
Cavae of death, paralysis.
f t , Ernest Gigax returned Tuesday from
x . " a visit with relatives near Columbus.
Drrring over from Humphrey . he had
both his ears badly frozen.
While driving on his cream route the
flrp of the week, Fred Sander's fur over
coat caught fire from his tobacco pipe
while be was smoking. Going against
the wind, sparks from his pipe blew over
his shoulder and set fire on the back of
bis coat, and he did not notice it until
things began to get a little hot; then he
was not long in taking off his coat.
AIiBION.
Fro the Xew.
Ernest Mills returned to Columbus
Monday after a few days visit home
He is attending the Columbus Commer
cial College.
MiBs Laura Miller concluded her visit
with her mother and friends Tuesday
and left for Alliance where she is em
ployed in a printing office.
County Supt. Hoffman reports a fall
ing off of 200 in the number of school
children in Boone County in the last two
yeare. -The 1907 census showed a de
crease of 150 and the 1908 of 50.
Mail Clerk Anderson, who has been
on the Columbus-Albion branch for
some time, was recently promoted to a
main line position. Mr. Anderson has
many friends here who will be pleased
to hear of his good fortune.
GENOA.
From the Times.
S. D. Many has resigned his position
as manager of the Genoa elevator of the
Western Grain Company. H. Holm, of
Columbus, formerly m the employ of the
company, succeeds Mr. Many. He will
occupy the Many residence as soon as it
is vacated.
Forty years ago an ordinary buffalo
hide sold in Nance county for one dol
lar. That was in the days when buffalo
were slaughtered for their bides and the
meat left on the plains to rot. If the
early settlers around Genoa could have
looked into the future and known that
a "od buffalo robe would be worth in
New York today $1000, they would have
laid away five or six hundred hides as an
investment. According to the World,
two buffalo hides recently brought in
New York $1,000 each.
Fourteen years ago, Gottlieb Theel
left Platte county and went west. That
was the last his brother Paul H. Theel
of this place, heard of him until two
FRISCHHOLZ BROS.
w
siioes
clothing
' Furnishing' Goods
RELIABLE GOODS AT
RIGHT PRICES.
FRISCHHOLZ BROS.
405 11th Street, Columbus.
CHAS. L. DICKEY
ABOUT OUR NEIGH
BORS AND FRIENDS
CLIPPED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
weeks ago, when he received a letter
from him dated at Humphrey, and last
Thursday Gottlieb arrived in Genoa, and
ib now visiting at his 'brother's home.
When Gottlieb left Platte county he
went to Seattle, and later settled at Bel
lingham in the northwest part of Wash
ington, where he has since resided and
owns a farm. He has decided to sell his
Waabington property and return to Ne
braska to make his home.
PLATTE CENTER
From the Signal.
Miss Agnes C. Carrig on Monday Inst
assumed her duties as a teacher at the
Home for the Friendless at Lincoln.
Misses Rose Walker and Agnes Di
neen came up from Columbus Wednes
day evening to visit a few days with
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. Y.
Macken and family.
E. C. Fitzgeiald, the former Platte
county man whom we mentioned a few
weeks ago as being convicted at Chey
enne for obtaining money under false
pretenses, was sentenced to two and a
half years in the Wyoming penitentiary.
We saw a married man one morning
this week engaged in sewing buttons on
his coat "It beats thunder," he remark
ed, "that just as soon as my wife goes
away for a day or two the buttons be
gin to drop off my clothes." His wife
hadn't been gone a day yet, either.
The annua! meeting of the Farmers'
Independent Telephone company was
held in the Began schoolhouse last week
Monday afternoon. The following
officers were elected: Ernest Arndt, pre
sident; Fred Meyer, vice president; R. C.
Regan, secretary; Robert Erause, trea
surer. This Independent company has
received a proposition from the Bell
company for connecting the two lines
aud it seems to meet much favor.
F0I.MJBTOX.
From the News-Journal.
Monday January 4th, at the Episcopal
parsonage, by Rev. Hamilton, Arthur
Garfield Cain of Ft. Pierre, N. D., and
Miss Elberta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Dunning. The newly wedded
couple will visit different points for a
time and be at home at Ft. Pierre after
April 1st The News-Journal extends
hearty congratulations.
Sheriff Her tells about having to serve
papers on a woman whose house was in
Nance county, but the barn and other
buildings on the place were in Merrick
county. If she had decided to settle
herself in her rocking chair on the
county line, she could have had the
sheriffs of both counties guessing. But
fortunately she didn't. The Sheriff
found her in the barn-yard, and she was
flattered to receive an official document.
Central City Republican.
One day last week Elder Forbes was
bragging about the excellent strength
of some horseradish he had just received.
Ad Doutbit was standing by and picking
up a quart bottle of the. stuff, looked it
over carefully, and said he could eat the
whole quart without stopping. Elder
said he would bet him a dollar he
couldn't do it. Ad took the bet and in
five minutes the bottle was empty.
Elder refuses, positively, to brag on the
strength of the horseradish any more
CENTRAL CITY.
From the Nonpareil.
Ben F. Beetem and Mrs. Lucy Everett
were married at Columbus on Wednes
day of Itmt week, County Judge Batter
man performing the ceremony in the
presence of Miss Catherine Gain, of
O'Neil, and Miss Kathleen Ryan, of that
city. Mr. and Mrs. Beetem returned to
Central City that evening. Both young
people are well known here and have
many friends to wish them happiness
and proeperty.
Sheriff Milt Her now feels that be is
equipped to trail and capture crafty
malefactors who commit burglaries or
other crimes and leave without furnish
ing him with their address. He has
purchased a pair of blood hounds of
Sheriff Dunkle of Grand Island, and is
now busy getting acquainted with the
sensitive-smelling canines. The pair
cost him $50. Sheriff Dunkle bought
eight of the dogs from the state peniten
tiary pack, and not needing so many, de
cided to dispose of some of them to near
by officers. The dogs are claimed to be
thoroughbreds and they are homely
enough to bear out the claim. One of
the animals is somewhat crippled as the
result of a fight which he had with one
of his mates at Grand Island, but he
will soon be in trim to follow a trail.
As he was leaving the Central Cafe,
after having finished his dinner on New
Year's day, F. W. A. Paul was attacked
by Mrs. Priegal, wife of the proprietor
of the place, and struck several times
about the face with the butt end of a
small whip. In the fracas Mr. Paul drew
a revolver but this was taken from him
byGrautlJjo who was assisting Mrs.
Priegel. Mrs. Priegel was incensed be
cause of some remarks she claimed had
been made about her and which she at
tributed to Mr. Paul. Monday Mrs.
Priegal and Dye were taken before Jus
tice White on a charge of being disorder
ly and the former was fined 95 00 and
costs and the latter $1.00 and costs.
Paul was also charged with the same
offense but after a hearing was discharg
ed, there being no evidence to show that
he had acted otherwise than in self de
fense. MONROE.
From the Republican.
The king of stock buyers, Denny
Roberts, made a big haul on the north
part of the route Monday thirty-eight
loads which included over 200 head. And
they were from five different farms.
Mrs. H. L. Smith gave a party last
Saturday evening in honor of her daugh
ter. Miss Susie, who will return to Peru
to resume her studies at the normal.
About twenty-five were present. A
dainty lunch was served at 11:30 and all
departed for their homes after spending
a very pleasant evening.
Chas. Newton, formerly of Monroe,
but now of Axtell, Neb., and Miss Mary
Fitzgerald of Columbus, were married
at that place Wednesday of this week.
Chas. was a former Monroe boy, but
moved to Axtell, where he is in partner
ship with D. F. 81ayton in the meat
market business, Mr. and Mrs. Newton
went to Axtell, where they will make
their future home.
Howard Melvin. youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Beckwitb, died Decem
ber 30, at Lincoln, Neb., from a severe
attack of pneumonia. The little fellow
was born July 6, 1906, and was two years,
five months and twenty-four days old at
the time of his death. He was brought
to Oconee for burial and the funeral was
held from the Presbyterian church at
that place on Saturday, January 2,
being conducted by Bev. David T. Mil
ler, jr., of the Presbyterian church, and
interment was in the Friends cemetery
west of Monroe.
This cold snap makes the seed growers
feel good that is, provided it lasts long
enough. The reason for this is that
when there is a mild winter cucumber
growers are more or less annoyed by a
small louse, which in many cases de
stroys the plant. There seems to be no
remedy for the pest except two or three
weeks of severe winter weather, and this
we have not had for the last year or two.
Following a cold winter raising cucum
bers for seed is quite profitable, but
there are a number who declare they
will not attempt raising them unless the
winter has been severe.
SIXiVEB CREEK.
From the Sand
Levi Eby of Columbus brought his
smiling countenance to this village for
a couple of days the first of the week.
Mrs G. W. Kiefer went to Columbus
Saturday and returned with a nephew,
Robert Parry, who will attend school
here.
It is reported that most of the farm
ers at the eastern portion of the propos
ed Silver Creek drainage ditch will op
pose the move.
Thursday evening, it being the 27th
anniversary of their marriage, Mr. .nd
Mrs. D. F. Davis entertained a few
friends at their home on Third street
The guests all seemed to enjoy them
selves and we know that the host and
hostess did. An enjoyable surprise to
the latter was the presentation by Rev
Mr. Fellon on behalf of the guests, to
Mr. and Mrs. Davis of a dinner set of
handsome china-ware, which causes us
to remark that the meeting up with
such an oasts in the-desert of everyday
life is exceedingly pleasant and will be
pleasantly remembered as long as we
live.
Always Cornea High.
One trouble with experience is that
we seldom get it at marked-down
prices.
Almost Hopeless.
It is pretty hard for any man to be
a hero to his sweetheart's brother.
Work.
The work that a man likes to do Is
tto often done by somebody else.
FUR COATS
There is nothing
better tor a man
in cold weather
than a nice fur
coat. My line of
fur and fur lined
coats is better
and larger than
ever. It will pay
you to come and
look at them
F. H. RUSCHE
Eleventh Street
WANTED
1
The right party can
secure an excellent position, salary
or commission for Colombo and vi
cinity. State age, former occupation
and'givp reference. Addraee LOCK
BOX 438, Lincoln, Neb.
REPTILES ALL OF SHORT SIGHT.
Experiments Prove Their Range of
Vision to Be Limited.
The corps of naturalists attached to
the Zoological park at Washington has
recently concluded some interesting
experiments to test the vision of cer
tain animals.
It appears that the sight of reptiles
is generally very good, being probably
their most acute sense, but not so
acute as popularly supposed, possess
ing a limited range, indeed, as com
pared with most animals.
Crocodiles cannot distinguish a man
at a distance exceeding ten times their
length. Fish see for only short dis
tances. The vision of most serpents
is poor, the boa constrictor, for exam
ple, being able to see no further than
one-third of its own length. Some
snakes see no further than one-eighth
of their length. Frogs are better an
dowed with sight, for they can
distinguish objects clearly at a dis
tance of 20 times their own length.
The hearing of nearly all reptiles is
even worse than their vision. Most
of them are quite deaf, especially the
boa constrictor. The phrase "deaf as
an adder" represents the careful ob
servation of our forefathers. Harper's
Weekly.
TRULY THE WHITE MAN'S GRAVE.
Sierra Leone Looks Attractive in Spite
of Jts Bad Name.
Sierra Leone known to fame as
"The White Man's Grave" viewed
from the deck of an incoming steamer
presents an appearance distinctly at
tractive. As to climate, the soubriquet "White
Man's Grave" Is sufficiently instruc
tive. Suffice it to say that the first
daily regimental orders ran thus: "Fu
neral parade at 6:30 a. m. to-morrow,"
and it was seldom indeed that the pa
rade was dismissed for lack of a vic
tim to the pestiferous climatic condi
tions. Indeed, so arduous became tlie
duties of sepulchre that whereas it
was customary in the beginning for
the entire regiment and band to at
tend, only the company of the de
ceased and the firing party did so
later on.
Sierra Leone is infested with snakes,
large and small. The former are of
the constrictor species; the latter are
all extremely venomous. The most
deadly of all, perhaps, is the yellow
jack, a beautiful yellow and black
reptile whose bite is reputed to prove
fatal within a space of 20 minutes.
To Shut Out Noise.
To shut out the various small noises
which so annoy and distract one en
gaged in study or other work demand
ing concentration, try the Fourth of
July "stunt" of stuffing the ears with
cotton. This is far more effective
than stopping the clocks and exiling
the family.
Texts from Br'er Williams.
Talkin' 'bout tribulations," said
Brother Williams, "w'en he comes ter
my house I makes him welcome in dis
way: I sez ter 'im, I does: 'Here you
is, an' dar you is; take all de house
ter yo'se'f. An' den I takes ter de
woods!" Atlanta Constitution.
A Fortune.
There is a fortune in it for the man
or woman who can invent a woman's
hat that can be worn so that every
time she tries it on she won't have
to say: "Of course it doesn't look
well just now. My hair isn't dressed
the way it should be for this hat."
PILES! PILES! PILES!
Williams' Indian Pile Ointment will care
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Files. It absorbs
the tumors, allays itching at once, acts as a poul
tice, gives instant relief . Williams' Indian Pile
Ointment is prepared for Piles and itching of the
private parts. Sold by druggists, mail 50c and
1.00. Williams' MTg. Co.. Props., Cleveland. O.
COLUMBUS
MEAT MARKET
We invite all who desire choice
steak, and the very best cuts of
all other meats to call at our
market on Eleventh street. We
also handle poultry and fish and
oysters in Beaton.
S. E. MARTY & CO.
Telephone No. 1. - Columbus. Neb.
AUCTIONEER
Dates can be made at the
Joarnal OffiW
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GERMS IN HER SYSTEM.
Every Woman Should Read This.
The number of diseases peculiar to
woman is such that we believe this space
would hardly contain a mere mention of
their names, and it is a fact that most of
these diseases are of a catarrhal nature.
A woman cannot be well if there is a
trace of the catarrhal germs in her sys
tem. Some women think there is no help for
them. We positively declare this to be a
mistaken idea. We are so sure of this
that we offer to supply medicine abso
lutely free of all cost in every instance
where it fails to give entire satisfaction
or does not substantiate our claims
With this understanding, no woman
should hesitate to believe our honesty
of purpose, or hesitate to put our claims
to a test.
There is only one way to cure Catarrh.
That way is through the blood. You
may use all the snuffs, douches or like
remedies for years without getting more
than temporary relief at best. Catarrh
is caused by a germ. That germ is
carried by the blood to the innermost
part of the system until the mucous
membrane is broken, irritation and in
flammation produced, and a flow of mu
cous results, and yon can probably rea
lize how silly it is to attempt to cure
such an ailment unless you take a medi
cine that follows the same course as the
germ or parasite.
Rexal Mucu-Tone is scientifically pre
pared from the prescription of an emin
ent physician who for thirty years made
his specialty Catarrh, and with this me
dicine he averaged 98 per cent of cures
where it was employed. No other rem
edy is so properly designed for the ail
ments of woman. It will purify and en
rich the blood, stop mucous discharge,
destroy all germ matter, remove all im
purities from the system, soothe, heal
and strengthen the mucous tissues, and
bring about a good feeling of health and
strength.
We want you to try Rexal 1 Mucu-Tone
on our guarantee. If you are not bene
fitted, or for any reason not satisfied,
simply tell us and we will hand back
your money. Rexall Mucu-Tone conies
in two sizes, 5uo and $1.00. Pollock &
Co. the druggists on the corner.
The Magnificent West.
The Pacific Northwest makes a won
derful appeal to every visitor, und as lie
tarries the appeal brings conviction. It
is a marvelous country. It is a land of
living waters, of golden soil, of mineral
wealth beyond comprehension; of for
ests which will bless mankind when
other lands are desolate; a land of moun
tain, plain and valley; a land where
continent and ocean embrace each other
and of a people great in intellect, energy,
endurance and kindliness. Its people!
They were chosen by the most rigid pro
cesses of natural selection from all the
conquering races that have made Amer
ica great. There, in that golden north
west, in a climate which without the
harshness of the north or the enervat
ing softness-of the south encourages
human effort and assists in accomplish
ment, these people are building an em
pire. They have harnessed the streams
for power; they have poured them over
the plains which they have converted in
to fruitful fields and gardens; they are
wresting from the earth its mineral
wealth; they are converting its forests
into forms of utility and he.inty and at
the same time preserving them from de
struction; they are building schools and'
colleges and are living like princes of
the earth The Bible vision of every
man dwelling under his own vine and
fig tree is realized there, where every
man may have a snow-capped mountain
peak in his back yard and where his
every bodily need and intellectual want
may be gratified. The natural wealth
of that country is great and great are
itB achievements it. every line of human
effort; but greater and better than all
are its people themselves a chosen race
growing not only in numbers but in all
the accomplishments and graces which
make a people mutually useful and
happy. American Lumberman.
Veils Please the Grocer.
"These veils the women folks arc
wearing, all nailed down tight under
their chins, are a great boon for us
all right, all right," said an East End
grocer. "Women, you know, are the
greatest people on earth to come in
and sample things. They'll take a
taste of this and a taste of that while
you're wrapping up something for
them, and the first thing you know
they've eaten up about a nickel's
worth of stuff.
"We can't say anything to a woman,
particularly those that are good cus
tomers. Now we don't have to. I
haven't seen a woman taste anything
in the store for a month or so. Those
veils are put on so tight that the only
way they can sample anything would
ba to take it through a straw."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Japanese Footfall.
One of the odd things which strikes
one in Japan is the footfall, so differ
ent -from the sound made by shoe
leather, filling the ears In say a
crowded station In Tokyo with its
European looking trains, platforms,
ticket offices, bookstalls and other
familiar objects!
The musical clicking noise of the
wooden sandals or clogs, which are
worn out of doors by all classes of
Japanese and which are raised above
the ground at varying heights, accord
ing to the state of the roads, is one of
the most characteristic bits of detail
of the country, and any picture after
ward recalled to the mind has this
clinkety clink, clinkety clink, as a
running accompaniment
Impossible.
T don't care about a church wed
ding, Myrtle. Do you? Wouldn't you
rather be married right here at your
own home?"
"Yes, but I am afraid we can't do
that, Algy. I'm quite, sure it's forbid
den in the lease.
-"Vr-T'T nyi
Uadc itC
AUCTION
Branigan's next Horse Sale will be held' at
his sales barn in Columbus, Neb.,
Monday, Jan. 18.' OS
Commencing at 1 o'clock
200 HORSES ami MULES
This offering will consist of good sale
able horses for the eastern market, good
southern horses, several spans of good mules
and several- spans of good, young farm
mares.
I have cleaned up all the former stock,
and will have a number ol fresh loads' con
signed by Hoops & Blain, John Torpy, Clyde
Scott, Bob High, and I' will have two loads
myself, besides a number of horses led from
the country.
TERMS
Nine months at eight per cent interest,
I bankable paper.
All commission horses should be in the
barn by eleven o'clock in order to get them
listed.
THOS
G. W. PHILLIPS, Clerk
W. I. BLAIN, Auctioneer
To Stop Bleeding at the Nose.
A man iu traveling from Xew Eng
land to his home in New Jersey had a
violent nosebleed on the train. Every
aid was rendered, and the usual reme
dies, such as ice on the neck, a key
thrust down the back and all sorts of
things, were ineffectually tried. So
profuse was the hemorrhage that
when New York was reached he was
too weak to go to a physician unat
tended. The application of tincture of
eucalyptus promptly stopped the bleed
ing. This is an exceedingly valuable
remedy, and should be indelibly
stamped upon our memories. A small
vial should be placed in every family
medicine chest.
Unsatisfactory Education.
We ought to train our boys to be
more methodical and more thorough
going in everything they have to do.
Constantly we hear complaint from
business men that boys from the
grammar schools, and even from the
higher schools, are very hazy about
arithmetic. Now, if there is any sub
ject requiring precision It is that
which deals with figures. It boots lit
tle that a boy has gone through a
high school course if he cannot make
out the extensions of an ordinary bilP
of lading. Yet the latter difficulty pre
sents itself .to business men continu
ally. Philadelphia Inquirer.
EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
should be photographed at regular intervals. The photographs are a
pictorial history of their progress and growth.
HAVE YOUR FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHED
here and yon will secur the b.t portrait- it i poiMble to produce. Do it now while
Ihpy arc nil with you. The deirest poeension in Home household if a picture takpu of
sonie loved one who ha- gone away or beyond.
Successor to Wm. Helwig. DeHART STUDIO.
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BRANIGAN
Pay High Rent for Saloons.
Of all the high rents paid In New
York city the highest are paid by
saloons, which are taxed about double,
what could be got from any other busi
ness for the same premises.
One Way to Attain Prominence.
"Another way to get your name in
the papers," says the Philosopher of
Folly, "is to ssnd a telegram of con
dolence whenever tome famous man
dies."
Rather. t
Seven-year-old Elsie ran up to her
mother saying: "Mamma. Gertrude
ust said. I ain't, neither.' That's pret
ty poor geography, isn't it?" Puck.
Still Seeks the Light.
It Is well to fly towards the light,
even where there may be some flut
tering and bruising of wings against
the window pane:;. Mrs. Browning.
Philosophic View of Death.
A1! that nature has prescribed for ns
must be good; and as death is natural
for us, it is absurd to fear it. Steele.
Cabby and His Fare.
Cabby is the same the world over.
When you come to pay, you are soon
convinced. Travel Magazine.
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