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- t --v- , x - . , -- . "- f- , -- --' -- . - w rRoy. Absolutely Vtire Renders the food more wholesome and su perior in lightness and flavor. The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. ITEMS OF INTEREST IIOWELLS From the Journal. Ernst ltosburg and wife are looking forwurd with much pleasure to a trip they will make the earning summer, be ing no less than a viBit to the land of their birth Germany, which they left nearly a third of a century ago when they came to America aud Colfax coun ty. Last Friday Mrs. Ed. Sbuster was seized with an attack of appendicitis be in? the third of a series of attacks. Dr. Meyers, who wascalled, advised an opera tion, and Dr. Condon was summoned from Omaha and on Saturday morning with the assistance of Drs. Allen of Clarkson and Meyrs of this place, per formed the operation. The patient stood the ordeal well, has since been gaining steadily in strength, and her re storation to good health is only the mat ter of a little time. A trained nurse is here from Omaha helping to care for her. cestkai. crrr. From the Nonpareil. J. E. House, a Topeka newspaper man wants tome smart man to work up a cross between the white ant and the Plymouth Kock hen. The white ant hts a record of 30,000 eggs daily. John Aita, o fireman on a Union Pa cific freight, was blown from his engine at Silver Creek Tuesday morning and re ceived a badly bruised shoulder. He came on to Central City and had the in jury treated by Dr. Benton and'then re turned to his heme in Council Bluffs. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Hord and their neiee, Miss Geraldine Hord, left Friday for Los Angeles California. Mr. Hord has recovered sufliciently to be able to stand the journey and it was tbonght the climate there might provebeneficial. Their son-in-law. Will Richardson, who resides at Los Angeles, was here on a business trip and induced them to return with them at this time, somewhat earlier than they had planed to go. SILVER CHEEK. From the Sand Monda of this week M. E Jeruzal traded a quarter section of land north of Duncan to A. S. Menter of Council Bluffs for a stock of millinery goods The land and goods were both valued at the same price, $3721.15. Owing to his illness Mr. Watt of North Bend concluded to part with the farm he recently bought of Frank Bump and E. P. Hill sold it to O. H. Sheldon of CMuuibn3 for the neat sum of -$11,400 This figures out about $CG 00 per acre. We understand that Mr. Sheldon bought it as an investment. D. F. Davis received a letter Wednes day from Senator Burkett i informing him that the claim of Mrs. Hannah O'Conner for a pension had been allow ed at the rate of S8 per month from April 7. 1900. and $12 per month from April 19, 190S. Also that the accrued pension due Mr. O'Conner at the time of his death had been ordered paid. SCHOYLKK. From the Snn. A little more talk regarding the pros pective' new bridge across the Platte river has been indulged in by some of our leading citizens of late. This bridge will be built next summer or some other time, no doubt. The proppecte are good for a prosper ous year for Schuyler and vicinity bo FRISCHHOLZ BROS. shoes clothing Gents' Furnishing Goods RELIABLE GOODS AT RIGHT PRICES. FRISCHHOLZ BROS. 405 11th Street, K V BaKing Powder JcMeE3 ABOUT OUR NEIGH BORS AND FRIENDS CLIPPED FROM OUR EXCHANGES far as building and repairing are con concerned. With the opening of spring our carpenters will find all the work they can do and the lumber dealers will enjoy their share of the trade. A very pleasant wedding occurred at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Payzant, southwest of town, Wednesday of this week at high noon, the contracting par ties being their daughter. Miss Ethel and Hassen Dolf. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Sweeney, pastor of the Presbyterian church, in the presence of a select company of immediate re latives and intimate friends. After con gratulations the entire company partook of a sumptuous dinner prepared by the bride's mother. SHKLIIY. From the Snn. Mrs. Truie Veatch who has been em ployed in this office for the past ten months, left last Friday evening to take charge of a paper at Campbell, Neb. W. Meisner an architect from Omaha was here Wednesday evening consulting with the officers of the First National Bank in regard to plans and specifica tions for the new bank building. A very pretty wedding occurred Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the M. E. parsonage in Osceola, when Rev. Brooks performed the ceremony which joined Edward Roseuberry and Miss Eva Blevins in the bonds of wedlock. The marriage of Mr. Hubert Berntand Miss Oacilia Glatter occurred here Wed nesday at the Sacred Heart Church Father Lutz performing the ceremony which joined these youDg people in the bonds of holy wedlock. The young couple are well and favorably known in the community in which they reside, having been residents in the north part of the county for a number of years, and have many warm friends who wish them an abundance of happiness and prosperity. MONROE. From the Republican. Born, on Friday, February 5, a son to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith. Mis. Morgan, sister of Mis. A.C. Loucks, returned to her home in Lewis, la., after an extended visit at Monroe. The Katz-Craig Construction company have a man here looking after the leaks in the water mains, and it is quite pro bable that within a few days all the leaks will be repaired. O. M. Edgerton and family expect to move on to a farm north of Council Bluffs, la., and will leave sometime next week. Mr. Edgerton and family have made Monroe their home for some time and have a large circle of friends who regret to see them leave. F. A. Read went to Co.lurabus Monday evening, intending to have some dental work done and return Tuesday morning. But when Tuesday came he concluded to remain in Columbus, as there were no trains running and even telephone com munication with Monroe was out of the question. Last Thursday evening Pawnee Court No. 34, Tribe of Ben Hur, enjoyed a very pleasant evening at their hall, the oc casion being the installation of officers for the coming year. State Managet C. F. Way was present and at the conclu sion of the, ceremony gave a short ad dress. There was one change in the offi cers elected, Mrs. Chas. Kelley being in stalled judge in place of Mrs. D. W. Ziegler. Columbus. PLATTE CKSTKB , From the Signal. Mrs P. H. Roberts was a gueet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Lnchsinger at Columbus from Friday until Sunday. Misses Agnes Dineen and Rose Walk er came up from Columbus Monday eve ning for a brief visit at the home of their ancle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Macken. Boy and Claymon Sheridan, who are patients in St. Mary's hospital at Colum bus, and whose illness we reported last week are convalescing, much to the satisfaction of their many friends. . An interesting visitor greeted a few select Platte Center friends last Friday We have reference to Mr. P. J. Nichols, formerly general superintendent of the Union Pacific railroad, and now a resi dent of Denver, Colo. Mr. Nichols was entertained while in our town by Mrs. K. A. Kehoe and Miss Theresa Coffee. Mr. Patrick Casey, father of Mrs. Dan Maber, of Carrol, Neb., died last Friday at the home of bis daughter in Carrol, where he has made Lis home for the past four years. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. His age was about 60 years. Mr. and Mrs. J. E Mahcr, John M. Maber and Robert Wileon went to Carrol on Saturday's train to attend the funeral. After a short illness Mrs. Joseph Lie big died from the effects of pneumonia at her home in Platte Center last Mon day afternoon, February 8th. 1909 at 4:30 o'clock. The deceased was born in MemmelshofTer, Alsace Lorraine, Ger many, on November llth, 1849, her maiden name being Mary Wagner. To getherwith her two sieters, now Mrs. George Hengler and Mia Nick Adamy, she came to the United States in April, 1867, settling near Springfield, Wiscon sin, where she lived until 1872, when on January 23d of that year she was joined in wedlock to Joseph Liebig, her surviv ing husband. Two weeks after their marriage the couple moved to Platte county, Nebraska, where they settled on their farm south of Platte Center. Be sides the husband and two sisters, three sons and five daughters survive to mourn her loss. The daughters are all married. Mrs. Henry Ripp and Mrs. H. M. Ripp living in Buffalo county, Neb., and Mrs. Joseph Dishner, Mrs. J. J. Schumacher and Mrs. Joseph Kupprecht living in Platte county. The sons, Adolph, John and Joseph, also liviug in Platte county. GENOA. From the Time. G. A. Mollin this week sold to Al Lowe the farm in the Beaver valley be longing to Mrs. Flora A. Anthony, of Peoria, 111 , known as the Jackson place. The price paid was $27,183. Lightning and thunder accompanied the blizzard as it swept down from the northwest early Monday evening. This was something unusual. Perhaps some of the high brows of the state university can give a scientific explanation. ".X Charles Kabl. of Presho, South Da kota, has been in town this week visit ing relatives. Thursday he went to Cedar Rapids to see a brother and sister who reside near that place. Five years ago Kabl went to Lyman count', South Dakota, and filed on a homestead, which he could sell today for $25 an acre. When he filed on bis land there was only one building on the town site of Presho. Now the town has a population of 1,000 and is growing rapidly. Lew Johnson, another Genoa boy, is the leading farm implement dealer of the town. He owns three quarter sections, and Mr. Kabl says Lew coulcfsell his land any day for $12,000. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Matson left Mon day for their new home in Atkinson, this state, where Mr. Matson will take charge of the clothing department of the lead ing mercantile establishment of the town, and Mrs. Matson will act as book keeper for the firm. During Mr. Mat son's connection with the firm of E. M. Spear Co., he gained and retained the friendship and good will of theold custo mers and succeeded in securing new pat rons for the department over which he presided. In leaving Genoa for their new home, Mr. and Mrs. Matson carry with them the best wishis of their Gen oa friends. Both were raised in Genoa Mrs. Matson was the first white girl born in Nance county after its organization. ST. EDWARD From the Advance. Mr. and Mrs. Gar Cain left Monday for their home near Fort Pierre, S. D , where they will bold down their home stead Mrs. Cain accompanied them as far as Columbus. Adolph Voigt, fell from a load of hay Monday forenoon about 9 o'clock and received dangerous injuries. At this writing Mr. Voigt has only partially re gained conciousness. His physicians be lieve that be will recover. Ralph Yoorhees was born in New York State, April 2G, 1S25, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roy Clark, Feb 5 1909. He moved to Wisconsin with his parents at the age of twenty. From there he went to Montecello, Minn., where he was married to Miss Frances L. Russell, Oct. 5, 1857. He moved bis family to Madison, Nebr., in July, 1870 and the next spring be homeeteaded in Boone count v in what" is now known as the Yoorhees Valley, thus being one of the first settlers in the county. His wife died March 23, 1834. He leaves four children, Mrs. W. C. McFaydenanc Mrs. Roy Clara: of this place. Miss Carrie Voorheee and Ralph Enssel Yoorhees of Sweetwater, Neb , four grandsons, three granddaughters and one great-grand daughter to murn his loss Two sieters and two brothers still survive him. PILES! PILES! PILES! Williams' Indian Pile Ointment will cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at once, acta as a poul tice, gives instant relief. William-' Indian Pile Ointment is prepared for Piles and itching of the private part. Sold by druggista mail 50c and IL00. Williams' MTg. CeH Props Cleveland, O FIELD SEEDS Alfalfa Timothy Cane Alsyke Millet ' Red Clover White Clover Blue Grass Rape And all others Now on sale at (2ovuiwWfe FUR COATS There is nothing better lor 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 WANTEDf The right party can cecore nn excellent position, salary or commie-ion lor uiiamuu aim vi cinity. State age, former occupation and give reference. Address LOCK BOX '.38, Lincoln, Neb. Appie superstitions. In Scotland one of the Halloween customs used to be "eating an apple at the glass." That was to stand before a looking-glass and eat an apple with one hand and with the other comb the hair, when the face of one's future hus band would be seen in the glass look ing over the left shoulder. In the south of England an apple charm was for each person present to fasten an apple on to a string, after which the strings were huug and twirled before the fire. The owner of the apple which first falls off is declared about to be married. As each one's apple falls off, so does the order of matrimony pro ceed. Single bliss is the lot of the owner of the last apple left on the string. Horticulture at the Capital. Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture referred at a recent din ner in Washington to the amateur florists who sprang up in the suburbs at this season by thousands. , "More florists, perhaps, than flowers spring up," he said. "In a seed shop the other day I heard one of these amateurs complain about the last batch of seed he had bought After he had ended his com plaint he began to ask floral questions. " 'Oh, by the way, he said, 'what is a hardy rose?' " 'It's one growled the dealer, 'that doesn't mind your pulling it up by the roots every day to see if it has be un. to grow yeL' " Present Duty. He who Is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgot ten its cause. Henry Ward Beecher Worry and the Liver. Worry is a demon. Look to your liver. If it is out of action it can scare up more ghosts than a novelist could paint in the same time. Lord Bacon's Wise Advice. Seek not proud riches, but such aa thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully and leave con tentedly. Lord Bacon. COLUMBUS T 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 season. S.E MARTY fe CO. Telephone No. 1. - OolnmbuR. Nr. BRUCE WEBB AUCTIONEER Create. HeV. Dates can be made at the Journal Office I H - . AIiBION. ", -, ' From the News. . One by one the first settlers of -Boone county are passing away.'' On Satur day morning last, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Boy Clark,' Baipb Yoor hees breathed his last. The deceased was about 81 years old, and bad resided in Boone Oounty about 38 years. There is some talk of a poultry plant being located near town the coming summer. The establishment will be built to handle 5,000 chickens, and ship ments will be made in carload lots, en abling the buyer to pay better prices. The 'alfalfa mill has been doing a rushing business lately, running each night until 9 o'clock in order to keep np with the hay being brought in. Mana ger Swygard says that they ship most of the meal to eastern and southern points. Qui'e a bitis sold here, it be ing as cheap as bran and possessing a better feeding value. The supply of hay here at home will keep the mill running all winter and possibly longer. From the Argns D. C Sabin writes from Parma, Idaho that they got from sixty acres of alfalfa 100 tons of hay besides $1331 worth of seed. That sounds like pretty good businees. W. A. lioaford went to St. Edward Sunday to attend the funeral of Ralph Yoorhees, who died Saturday. Mr. Yoorhoes was a brother of Capt. C. 0. Yoorhees, of Chicago, and these brothers settled in Yoorhees valley, of whom it got it's name. Ike Streeter dropped in on us while we were at press last week. He had re cently retnrned from Texas, where be said he met and talked with men from all over the United S'ates who were there looking for land. From what he heard and what he eaw he says Ne braska has them skinned a mile. No place like good old Nebraska. LIFE ISN'T WORTH LIVING. This Statement May Be Generally. Attributed to the Lack of Good Health. We want to talk to people who are nervons, who suffer frequent headaches, who don't enjoy their food, who arc irri table, quickly lose their temper, are 'so tired and worn out that they feel they must give up, and have become so des pondent that life doesn't seem worth living. We know exactly what is the matter with the people in this condition, and if they will follow our advice, we can tell them how to regain good health and that bonyancy of feeling which makes life all sunshine and happiness. Most of the above described conditions are chiefly caused by catarrhal inflam mation of the mucous membranes. This delicate web like lining of the body be comes inflamed and congested until weakness and mental depression fol lows. The only way that this can be overcome is through a treatment of the blood. We have the treatment, and we are so positive that it will produce the results we claim for it that we will sup ply it to anyone with the understanding that we will return to them every penny they paid us in every instance where the treatment is not in every way satisfac tory and beneficial to them. We waut jou to try Rexall Mucu-Tone which is a powerful nutritive tonic and body builder, aud a mucous membrane alterative that cleanses these membrane and restores their natural and heal thy functions. Rexall Mucn-Tone drives out all the catarrhal poison, restores the mucous cells to good health, tones up the whole system, allays inflammation, removes congestion, and stimulates the whole system to healthy activity. It is splendid for building up flesh and mus c!e tissue and removing all weakness? . Come to our store today and get a bot tle of Mucn-Tone, and after giving it a reasonable trial, if jouare not satisfied simply tell us so, and we will hand back your money without question. Surely nothing could be more fair than this. Two sizes, 5'Jc and Si. 00. Pollock & Co., the druggists on the corner. The Kitchen God. Th? kitchen god of China Is per---r,;s r.ot ri&litly so called. He has nlace over the cooking range, but he is the "recording angel" of the Chi nese house, and it is his duty to note the actions of each member of the family and report them to the gods at the end of every month. Once a year, too, he goes to heaven in per son and makes his annual report So once a year the family prostrate them selves before him, carry him in pro cession, and finally burn him, while crackers are fired. strews sand on Frozen Streets. Magdeburg, Germany, has bought from an Inventor a sand-strewing wag on built on the lines of a water wagon, to be used for strewing frozen streets with a coating of sand. The scheme is universally effective on asphalt streets, where horses have a hard time to maintain a footing in cold weather. Needed a Bonnet. When Harry's little sister came, the nurse brought him in from play to see her. He looked at her with a frown and then said: "She got awful sun burnt coming down from heaven; she Is so red." Delineator. See? "If you wants to see de bright side o' life," said Uncle Eben, "you's got to be willin' to put in a little patience an' hard work to help keep it polished up." Post-Prandial Indulgence. The man who regularly drinks cof fee, port or liquor after dinner is phy siologically worse off than the man who does not The Lancet. Well! Well! It seems to make some people posi tively angry if one insinuates that this world is not wholly a wilderness of woe. Nashville American. Cured by Quaker Specialist Some were Lame; Some were Blind; Some Deaf; Some Paralytic, Scarcely able to move; Others with Heart Disease; Can cers, etc. Often a few weeks of Neglect allows Diseases to Reach' a State where They Cannot be Cured. Brother Matthew heals not by Os teopathy, by bypootism, nor by Divine Healing, but by a system of natural science in combination with the most true and reliable remedies of the age. He is a man that cures the sick because he understands the nature, cause and the condition of circumstance which bring disease about. His discoveries are those made from personal experience and from long continued practice in his profession. An article published in the September number of the North Ameri can Medical Journal says: "Brother Matthew is a mau who is eminently sci entific in his profession, a man far be yond the average doctor, a man who is capable, qr otherwise lie could not be successful. Brother Matthew, as rf practicing physician, is successful and he is one of the greatest diagnosticians of chronic diseases of the age. Is it not reasonable to believe tbat if a man is successful in one branch of science tbat he is certainly capable of being success ful in other branches? Analyze these matters yourself. Do not allow your thoughts and your opinions to be in fluenced by others who are not inter ested. One does not know how to ap preciate health until they have lost it. Brother Matthew has studied his pro fession both at home and abroAd, and after a thorough and painstaking in vestigation, has succeeded in curing the diseases of his specialty when other physicians had failed. Why not? Some of these people were blind, some were lame, some deaf, some paralytic, scarce ly able to move, others Hftlicted with Bright's disease, heart disease, consump tion, cancer, others with kidney troubles dyspepsia, insomnia and the thousand and one symptoms, of those dreadful maladies. It is claimed by his friends that he can tell the disease of a patient without asking him a question. This is perhaps true, for since he is so learn ed in his profession and so experienced in treating disease, why shouldn't he and why shouldn't he know 'the exact canse and true reasons of Office at the North Theatre Office Hours 10 a. m. to 12 hi., and 2 to 4 p. m. Bell Phone 267 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 secure the best portrait" it i po1 iblo to prodocp. Do it now while they are all with od. The deurest coetioii in some household is a pictnru takpu' of pome loved one vt ho hn cone away or beyond. Successor to Wm. Helwig. DeHART STUDIO. Man Old Books Rebound In tact, for anything in tb book binding line bring your v ork to Journal Phone 160 symptoms which produce disease? For years he has been visiting professionally the largest cities of the United States. His opinions are quickly made, and if a cure can be made then and there he tells them and if it can not be made he is equally honest and tells them so. We know thrtt he has cured thousands of cases of disease. We doubt if there is one-hundredth of one per cent of the cases that he treats that he fails to cure. We publish, by permiesion, the names of a few of his recent enres. Mrs. Henry K. Vierling.JSbakopce. Minn., writes she has been cared of Goitre by tho hypodermic method. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Syverson, Court ney. N. D writes they are cured of kid ney trouble and dropsy. Mrs. Franklin. Shakopee, Minn , was cured of a rupture by two hypodermic injections of the Quaker Doctor's won derful medicine. Mr. Willems, dairyman, Norfolk, ays he never saw anything like the Quaker Specialists for relieving stiff joints. Mrs. Frank Donner was relieved of a monster tape worm. Mrs. H. C. Schwade. Stanton, Neb.. uped the Quaker Salve a few times and her baby was cured of a chronic scalp disease. L. Melcher, Stanton, Neb., was reliev ed of a large tape worm in three hoars, head and all. Will Older, Mitchell, S. D., says tbat he can't epenk too highly of the Quaker Doctor's Bystem of treatment. "Their medicine always hits the spot and I am today as strong and healthy as any man." Mrs. Gordon, Clarkfield, Minn., was cured permanently of cancer of the lip, We removed tape worms from Mr. Gnstave Nitz, Jim Lindsay, Mrs ArIut, Mrs 0harle3 Schultz and many more. Mrs. Otto Boock, Winside, Neb., rame to the Quaker Doctor's office-yesterday and says she is cured of chronic catarrh of the stomach and nervousness. She also took treatment for her eighteen montbs old baby. Mrs. Boock com menced treatment December 8, 1908. Vi : Off he Binding s.