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" . ( I i. H I? i if .!' I 3 ! L; fif. s ti c I " I l'v Not Another . Copyright 1908 br MkJi-SOT & Co 'fecbaier.N.Y Gerharz-Flynn Sherman Township News. Otto Staub of Columbus was baying oattle in this vicinity Saturday. Will Naber and sister Emma, from near Leigh, were visiting friends in Sherman Sunday. Henry Snader loaded a car of hogs for the South Omaha market Monday, mak ing the shipment from Greston. Herman Hembt and Ed Luedtke have gone to Boone county, and while there will visit one of their old friends, John Hoblm. Route No. 2. Alois Hahn has moved from route No. 5 to the Luckey place on route No. 2. Joseph Schaecher of routh No 1 has moved on to the A. Heintz farm on this route. Alois Bertel sold his place to a man named Guns from O'Neill and is moving to Salem, Ore. Tuesday of this week a large ice gorge formed about three-quarters of a mile west of the. B. & M. railroad bridge, and as result the water covered the lowlands for considerable distance on each side of the river. Route No. 1. Otto Treiniese and Chris Michelson have been putting up windmills the last two weeks. Last Friday morning before breakfast Emil Hake shot a wolf in Frank Luch einger's pasture. Otto Staab, the stock buyer, was on the route and in Sherman township, buying cattle last Saturday. Miss Lydia Luescben left last Sunday for near Creston, where 6he will visit a couple of weeks with her sister, Mre. Otto Loeeke. Herman Gigax and Louis Wilken had a car load of fat hogs on the South Omaha market last Tuesday. Louis Wilken and Fred Cattau went along to see them sell. Walker Township. P. P. Johnson made a business trip to Columbus. John Swanson attended the republican banquet at Columbus Thursday evening. Jorgen Christensen and son Martin were passengers for Columbus Thurs day morning. Martin A. Nelson of Geno& was visit ing friends and relatives on the Looking Glass last week. Mat Wilson is building a new house on his eighty acres in section fourteen, on the south line of Walker township. As usual, the first of March mover has bad roads to contend with. Quite a few in the neighborhood chance places. Ernest Carlson moves on Peter Gustaf- son'e place, Charley Olson moves on P. W. Carlson's place, and Henning Ander son moves on Swan Nicklason's place. The Lion and The Mouse. The preliminary seat sale for "The Lion and the Mouse1' is now in operation and there are splendid indications for its presentation at the North Theatre next week before large audiences. This play by Charles Klein which points out the mischief wrought by the centraliza tion of financial power was the first of its kind set before playgoers and its author and promoter have reaped rich returns from a pecuniary point of view. Playgoers without exception to class or other distinction have always felt that they received full value for their invest ment and these happy conditions have resulted in a popularity for Mr. Klein's creation that is sure to keep it in the foreground of favorities for a consider able number of years. Oliver Doud Byron and Dorothy Donnelly have the principal roles in the company booked here next week and the entire cast is of a correspondingly high order of merit, Prices 50-7641.00-S150. in Nebraska Ahorseis'a horse as long as he stands up, and that is about the way some people look at a suit of clothes. The Gerharz Flynn Co. want to caution against both penury and extravagance. We have them cheap, and we have them higher, but we ad vise those priced between $10 ni $25 We have a beautiful line of patterns and fabrics within this range of prices. There is not another house in Nebraska that will show you the qualities we will at $12.50, $15.00 and $18.00, beautiful shadings. We are showing Boys' Suits at from $2.50 to $5.00 that Omaha houses are getting $400 to $7.50 for. Nice line of Shirts on sale this week at Special Prices. Co. rawHHJUtiiH m unniii I 'many years ago. I Files of the Journal, March 3, 1875. J. C. Morrissey contemplates erecting this spring, a large two story brick building, 22x80, on the lot adjoining Henry & Bro's. store, on the east. This building is designed for a storeroom. We understand, from reliable sources that other parties intend erecting sever al new buildings the coming season, within the city limits. Lieut. R H. Young has just finished the seed grain rolls for Platte county and kindly furnishes us with the number of persons who will actually need seed grain the coming spring. His rolls, as made up, shows that four hundred and six heads of families, and one thousand nine hundred and three individuals have reported themselves in need of seed grain. A bill has passed the Nebraska legisla ture fixing the maximum rate of assess ment of railroad property, including side tracks, switches, telegraph lines, etc., at $10,000 per mile. Heretofore the U. P. paid a tax on an assement of $12,250 per mile. Quite a little difference in the valuation, and quite a little difference to the tax payers of the several counties through which the road will pass. A law passed by the recentrsession of the legislature of this state forbiding the employment of a teacher who may be re lated to either of the district officers. We have not had the pleasure of read ing the law, but suppose the lawmakers have defind particularly how near of kin the parties must be to forbid the employment. It iB very important that district officers and teachers take notice accordingly. "Mrs. Wiggs of The Cabbage Patch" "We've seen a good time for once in our lives," cried Asia Wiggs to her moth er, still dazed by the light and color of the playhouse as they returned to.the Cabbage Patch after their first visit to the theatre. So, too, everyone sees a good time perhaps the best the current stage has to offer who goes to see "Mrs. W. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," which comes to the North Theatre Monday March 8. Here is a play made by Mrs. Anne Crawford Flexnerfrom the stories of her friend and neighbor, Mrs. Alice Hogan Rice, which renders Mrs. Wires. Lovey Mary, Little Tommy and the children Asia, Europena, and Austra lia doubly dear to those who learned to love them on the cheery books, and adds new and abiding types to the minds of all who appreciate the best in dramatic art. Miss Hazy, the gloomy spinster, who sees life through smoked glasses, and Mr. Stubbins, shiftless and ne'er-do-well, but a connoisseur in home cooking, emerge in the play more comical than in their original environment. The com pany that is to present Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch here has just closed a most successful Australian engage ment and is now on it's way to Chicago for a special revival of this piece. Advertised Letters. Following is a liat of unclaimed mail matter remaining in the post office at Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end ing March 3, 1909: Letters John A Burke, Miss Emma Burg, Roy Baker, Agnes Hyland Oonant, E H Crocker, WmC Golden, Maurice Levi, Miss Jane Lee. J Morbough. Cards Mrs O H Carter, Mies Lulu Dotzauer, Johnny Fuchs, Miss Alta Jacobs, James William Monahan, Fran cis Martin, Gus Ohlman, Miss V Vinton, L R Wenrich. Parties calling for any of the above will please say advertised. Carl Kramkr, P. M. SEEDS. Garden and field seeds. JOHAXKES & KSUULANO. Y. M. C. A.. Notes. Big preparations are being made for the First Anneal Indoor Athletic Meet to be held by the Local Associa tion, on Tuesday evening the 16th of March. It will be open to every member of the Association and from all indica tions there will be a large number o entries. First the second ribbons will be given to those winning such places in every event and a special Pennant is being made by a certain groupe of the city's young ladies to present to the winning team in the Relay Race. Points will be given for all records imade and they are so figured out that every man entering may win some points, no mat ter, what place he may make. To the man making the most number of points will be given the title of Columbus Y. M. C. A. Athlete for the year. The names of the winning men in each event will be placed upon a shield and hung in the Association Gymnasium. FOB SALE. 160 acre farm, located near Primrose, Neb., 120 acres under plow, 12 acres alfalfa, good 4 room house, barn for six head horses, granary, corn crib, wind mill and sheds. The land is first-class soil and one of the smoothest farms in that section of country. Price $50 per acre, easy terms. Elliott, Speice & Go. Baptist Church. Sunday school 10 a. m., preaching 11 a. mn Jnnior 3 p. m. , B. Y. P. U. 6:30 p. m. preaching 730 p. m.; prayer meeting Thursday 8 p. m. Morning subject, "Which Thing Became a Snare unto Gideon and unto bis House." Evening subject, "The Way Into the Kingdom." You are welcome. Come. Rev. R. W. Reinhart, Pastor. Card of Thanks. I wish to express my sincere and heart felt thanks to my friends and neighbors for their sympathy and assistance, and the beautiful floral tributes in my lat bereavement of my beloved wife. George E. Loseke. COAL. We have all the leading grades of soft coal. Also Penna. hard coal and Semianthracite furnace coal. Newman & Welch. STARTED TOO LATE IN LIFE. Fate of Ex-Tightwad Should Point a Moral to All. Once there was a man, dear chil dren, who had the reputation of being a tightwad, because he dressed shab bily, seldom patronized a barber, ate his meals at five-cent lunch counters when he was down-town, and carried a dollar watch. Yet this tightwad was generous with his 'family. At Christmas time he al ways gave his wife and children nu merous and expensive presents with apparently as much enjoyment as if he were large-hearted and benevolent. One Christmas season, after he had made his purchases for the various members of his family, not forgetting some deserving friends besides, a strange thought struck him. "In all these years," Jie said, "I have not given myself any Christmas pres ents. I think it's my turn. I will buy a few, just for John Joseph, individu ally." So he went to a tailor shop and or dered a fine suit of clothes. Then he bought a gold watch and chain and presented them to himself. He ate his meals, when down-town, at first-class restaurants, went to a barber shop for a shave every day, joined a club, and began to look around for a private sec retary. Then something happened. What do you think it was, dear chil dren? His family made application to the courts for a conservator, on the ground that he was no longer capable of man aging his own affairs. MADE GREAT APPEAL TO HIM. Silence of Ants Especially Impressed Bibulous Individual. 'T hope and trust, muh po under done brudder," severely said good old Parson Bagster, addressing a bibulous ly Inclined member of his flock, "dat de 'stressln eppersode of night befo' last will be a lesson to yo'!" "Yassah!" replied the erring one, wagging his head, convincedly. "I sho'ly regglns 'twill. I been uh-packin home too many drams, bow and agin, yuh of late, as muh wife fine lady as dar Is in the world! has been p'lntedly tellin' me. But, on de monu mental 'casion yo' defers to I gits lit up and draped down by de wayside and slept all night on an ant hill, and de paltry varmints mighty nigh eat me up. Blame' near skinned me alive, sah, dem ants did; but dey didn't talk nh-whilst dey was doin it Nussah, dey never said a word 'bout de awful contamination o' muh heenyus con duct, and all dis and dat and de tud der dess ett me up in peace and quiet And atter dis, if I keeps muh mind, whenever I gits too much o' dat 'ar balloon juice in muh pussonallty, Ts gwine to lay out on an ant hill all night, preference to goin' home to muh fam'bly. By de blessin' o de Lawd, ants don't talk!" Tom P. Morgan, in Puck. If One Is Cautious.' , Home is a restful sort of place where we may all say Just what we please If we are discreet about It Galveston News. The Pangs of Love. "It's a dreadful thing to be In love," said Mr. Despairing Swain. "I have a heartache that would fill three hos pitals and then some." Would Bs Here A law Is to be passed in France ex empting wives from obeying their hus bands. Isn't this a work of super rotfatloat CAME OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE. Declaration That Put a Sudden End to Traveler's Yarns. One of the occupants of a railway carriage was a gentleman who be guiled the time by telling some rather "tall yarns" of his experience abroad. A solemn looking individual, with a- camera and a tripod, sat in a corner seat and listened without a shadow of a smile. The traveler, having con cluded an impressive story, says Lon don Punch, began again: "I never see a camera but it reminds me of a sad occurrence that befell a friend of mine while we were traveling in Italy. He was an enthusiastic amateur photographer, and when wen climbed Vesuvius nothing would satisfy him but a near view of the crater. He wanted to go to the very edge. The guides told him of the danger. It was the last seen of my poor friend! Sad, wasn't it, sir?" he added, turning to the solemn man. The latter shook his head. "Do you doubt my word?" said the traveler. "No," returned the solemn man, "I don't doubt your word, but I fancy your memory is failing." "Eh? How so?" "Because," said the solemn man, slowly and gravely, "be cause I am the man! And yet you don't remember me! I came out again on .the other side of the globe but I got my view!" There was dead silence for a few minutes afterward, and the traveler got off at the next station. Not All Song. Possibly all of the joys m the choir were not melodious; and it is possible there was not an overplus of melody in the whole outfit, but it was mighty pleasant to be there. Maybe she was there she whose presence was a world of satisfaction. And, maybe, you was to her the dear est thing in sight Maybe so. And who knows but she is nudg ing you as she reads this to you. But she hardly need do so, for the mention of the old choir in which she and you sang is enough to start the whole troop of pleasant memories into life, and cause them to hasten to answer your calL Or, maybe you read it alone with no one to nudge, or to join you in the en joyment of the grand review. But if you ever sang in the choir you will have a living moving memory, picture show all to yourself, nor none the less, or hardly less, enjoyable, for it will come in ahead of the scenes that in vaded your later years, and before care had fastened itself like a burden upon you and made life a weariness more or less. Why not go back and enjoy the priv ileges of the choir as of old. Who shall say you nay? Pittsburg Gazette Times. Honor Discoverer of Radium. A woman has just been elected to the head professorship of physics in the University of Paris. In this ap pointment the university has honored itself, for the Individual is known throughout the world as one of the discoverers of radium. She is Mme. Marie Curie, who with her husband revealed the new element to the world in 1898. In 1900 she was appointed to take charge of all the advanced classes in the Superior Normal school at Sevres, being the first woman to hold a full scientific professorship in France. She now takes the chair which was filled by her husband at the time of his death two years ago. Radi um was obtained by the Curies from pitchblende, after the most patient and exacting labors Imaginable. Its most characteristic quality is its power of giving off beat radiations without com bustion or chemical change, and with out any appreciable decrease in its en ergy. Combination Bank a Novelty. One of the recent novelties patented is a combined clock and savings bank, designed by a Chicago man. Why a savings bank and a clock should be combined will not at once be apparent. The idea would seem ridiculous, as these two articles have no apparent relationship. The purpose of the in ventor has merely been to Increase the usefulness of the savings bank and as sure that It will be constantly em ployed. He accomplishes this by re quiring the deposit of a coin in the bank before the clock can be wound. Unless the coin Is deposited the clock becomes useless. The amount of the coin deposited is controlled by the size of the slot in the savings bank. The number of deposits can also be in creased by requiring a daily winding of the clock. In this way a certain sum must be added to the bank each day previous to each winding of the clock. UNION PACIFIC TIME TABLE WEST BOUND. No. 11 2.37 am No. IS 11:19 am No.l 1129am No. 9 11:19 am No. 7 3:19 pm No. 15 6:10 pm No. 3 6:40 pm No. 5 7:15 pm No. 59". 7 .-00 am No. 63 50 pm EAST BOUND. No. 4 6.-05 am No. 12 4:30 am No.l4al2:25d 1.40 pm No. 6 2:18 pm No. 16 2:52 pm No.' 10 3:12 pm No. 8 6:14 pm No. 2 7:15 pm No. 60 5:20 am No. 64 50 am BRANCHES. KOBFOLK. No. 77 mzd. d 60 a m No. 29 pas ..d 7:25pm No. 30 pas ..al2:45pm No. 78 mxd..a 60 pm 8PALDINO A ALBION. No. 79 mxd..d 6.05 am No. 31 pas ..d 1:30 pm No. 32 pas ..al2J0pm No. 80 mxd..a 7 .-00 p m Daily except Sunday. rote: Noa. 1, 2, 7 and 8 are extra fare trains. Noa. 4, 5, 13 and 14 are local passengers. Noa. 58 and 59 are local freights. Noa. 9 and 16 are mail trains only. No. 14 dne in Omaha 4:45 p. m. No. 6 dne in Omaha 50 p. m. WHY NOT TRY THE PACIFIC HOTEL COLUMBUS. NEB. The big brick hotel one and one half blocks south of west depot cross ing. 25 rooms at 35c; 20 rooms at 50c; meals. 25c, HARRY MISSEUIM, Pniiiitir f0 MANY QUEER AIDS TO MEMORY. Simple Devices Resorted to by People Whe Cant Remember. Manv and varied are the methods- to which busy men have recourse in order to keep their memory "peeled." Very simple is the mnemonical, sys tem of a well-known journalist, who merely ties a small piece of ribbon round his walking stick. Many a benedict has a penchant for tying his handkerchief into a series of knots to remind him of the numerous little do mestic duties he has faithfully promised- to perform during the day. A very successful plan Is that of a shrewd business man, who has re course to the use of pepper or snuff to jog his memory. A liberal dose spread over his handkerchief greets his olfactory nerves whenever he ex tracts It from his pocket, and, as he himself says, "that reminds me." Very effective Is the method adopt ed by some astute people who place their finger rings on their keyring. By this means they are not only remind ed of something by the absence of their rings from their hands but every time they use their keys the fact is forced upon their attention. There Is one old government clerk who is an amusement to all the juniors. When he has any matter of urgent impor tance to attend to in the morning he invariably ties two of his fingers to gether with a small piece of red tape. CRITICISM OF "PRAYING MAN." Great Preacher Saw Little Virtus In Certain Forms of Appeal. When men begin their prayers with "Oh, thou omnipotent omniscient, om-nl-present all-seeing, ever-living, blessed potentate. Lord God Jehovah!" I should think they would take breath. Think of a man in his family, hurried for his breakfast, praying in such a strain! He has a note coming due, and it is going to be paid to-day, and he feels buoyant; and he goes down on his knees like a cricket on the hearth and piles up these majestically moving phrases about God. Then he goes on to say that he is a sinner; he is proud to say that he Is a sinner.- Then he asks for his daily bread. He has it; and he can always ask for it when he has it Then he jumps up and goes over to the city. He comes back at night and goes through a similar wordy form of "evening pray ers;" and he Is called "a praying man." A praying man? I might as well call myself an ornithologist be cause I eat a chicken once in a while for dinner. Henry Ward Beecher. The Auctioneer's Hourglass. An auctioneer of Philadelphia col lects all sorts of objects pertaining to his ancient calling. He has, among other things, an interesting set of auc tioneer's hourglasses. The auctioneer, a century or so ago, concluded a sale, not by saying "Go ing going gone!" and rapping the counter with his hammer, but it was his better method to turn up a free running glass toward the end of the bidding, and to end the sale irrevoca bly when the sands ran out This saved confusion and dispute. The auctioneer's glasses In the Philadelphia collection are pictur esque. One is of tortoise shell and mother of pearl. Another is of amber and gold. A third is of teak and ivory. At the Opera. "You see some queer things at the opera now and then," the operagoer re marked. "Now, last night, for in stance, at 'Samson and Delilah.' You know they cut off Samson's hair and dress him in rags and let a little pau per child as poorly dressed as he bring him on the stage and pull the house down. Well, then that little pauper child puts her arms around Samson's neck to comfort him when they have finished giving him the merry ha! ha! a diamond ring about as big as a bird's egg is blazing on her little finger." New, York Times. Censoring the Mail. "It is strange there is no mail for me," remarked Mrs. Instyle. "Yes, dear, quite 6trange," acquiesced Mr. Instyle. Then, as she stepped into the other room, he chucked three fashion maga zines, four patterns, a skirt catalogue, a cloak catalogue, a Jewelry catalogue and a letter from "The Royal Lady Tailors" into the fire. "Two hundred dollars saved!" he chuckled, and became so well pleased with himself that he set aside one tenth the amount for cigars. Judge. Sardou's Quip. "VIctorlen Sardou hated shams," said a New York theatrical manager. "If .you tried to impose on him, he would call you down. "At the Ambigu during a rehearsal he said he doubted an actor's state ment that he had given 40 hours of study to his lines. "You doubt me?' said the actor, hotly. T assure you, Mons. Sardou, I nave never lied but twice In my life.' "Sardou smiled dryly. " 'Then this makes thrice, eh?' said he." . What Counts in a Story. As I heard a famous raconteur tell ing a story I bad heard in one form or another for many years I could not but recall the statement of some one to the effect that there are but five stories extant and that all we have are merely variations from' the orig inal five. As Sen. Taylor, who Is something of a story-teller himself, puts it: "The story doesn't amount to anything. It's the edition that counts." N Think It Over. When you avail yourself of an op portunity to get even with a man you furnish him with a desire to get back at you. Censorship. To exercise a censorship of the press is to exercise a monopoly of calumny. Benjamin Constant Ocean Depths Rich in Radium. Deep-lying sediments of the ocean ar fftea exceptionally rich U radium. BRANIGAN'S m Columbus - - Nebraska Will be held on the following dates: Monday. March 15, 1909 Monday, March 29, 1909 Monday, April 12, 1909 Monday, April 26, 1909 I always have from 200 to 250 horses for every sale, besides a number of good spans of mules and farm mares, and have sold every horse that was in condition at every sale this season. Parties selling horses in my sales should be in by 10 o'clock in order to get them listed. Anyone wishing to get their names on my mailing list can have it by sending me your name and address. THOS. BRANIGAN Columbus, Neb. IRVING THE ABSTEMIOUS ONE. Poet Had Forgotten Finishing Bottle of Port Himself. It was while Irving was rehearsing "Becker that he told a story of Ten nyson that has both pathetic and hu morous significance. In the earlier days, when "The Cup" was In prepar ation, he had been to see Tennuyson in the Isle of Wight to discuss his Ideas for its presentation. After din ner the dessert and wine were set out upon a separate table and when they were seated the poet asked Irv ing if he would like a glass of port. "Yes. I like a glass of port," replied the actor. Upon which Tennyson, taking him at his word, poured him out a glass of port and, all unconsciously, fin ished the remainder of the bottle him self. Next morning the actor had to leave and had therefore taken leave of his host overnight. But he had scarcely awakened when he saw Lord Tenny son sitting at the foot of his bed. "How are you this morning?' he inquired, anxiously. "Very well, indeed," was the guest's reply. "Are you?" came the response, with just a tinge of doubt In the tones of the voice. "You drank a lot of port last night." That was Tennyson's way of re penting after a bottle of port! East for Their Ancestors. The Chinese are rapacious eaters at the feasts which are given in honor of their ancestors. At these feasts the tables groan with all the good things which the most efficient cooks can provide pork, snow white rice, pick led cucumbers, chickens, ducks and bird's nest soup. For some minutes before the feast the six or seven hun dred men sit at the tables in silence. Then at a given signal begin the clink ing of chopsticks and the noisftof indrawn breaths by which the Chi NORTH THEATRE Coming PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Said, "You will learn the root princi ples of self-help and helpfulness towards others from MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH just as much as from any formal treat ise on charity." Uffljdp' OF THE PATCH MONDAY, MARCH 8 Prices. 50c, 75o. tl.OO. il 50 IE nese cool the hot mouthfuls of rice which they shovel down their throats. Presently, when the hot samshu be gins to work and the faces become Husked, a babel of voices nils the temple. Irish Witty Before Foe. Col. Nugent, commanding officer of the Irish guards, at the annual dinner of the Windsor and Eton chamber ot commerce, told a story of an Irish soldier in the last war. At dusk of a day throughout which they had been lying under heavy fire, an officer crawled up with orders for the battalion to assault, upon which the Irishman got up, shook himself and said: "And whoy not?" On another occasion when a man screamed at the loss of a finger on the battlefield a sergeant shouted to him: "Hold yer row, yer cowardly skut; there's a mon over there who's lost his head, and he hasn't said a word." " The Decorations. The housekeeping bride was partic ular to keep a flower or two in a vase on the dining-room table. One after noon she came in late and started to arrange some roses when her col ored maid exclaimed: "Oh. you got some, did you? I was afraid you'd forget, seeing it was so late, and I knowed we bad to have something green; so I just fixed it." The bride went into the dining room. In the center of the mahogany table stood one of her handsomest vases full of romaine salad leaves. Too Literal. They tell of an Atchison man who was going down street with a girL She was one of the kind who believe3 in the power of the gentle hint, and. as they passed a candy store, she said: "Doesn't that candy smell good?" "Yes,'' the man replied; "let's stop here and smell it awhile." Atchison Globe. With Smiles for You fill 5th Year in America 3M Times in London 'V A dramatization of Alice Hegan Rice's Charming stories made by Anne Crawford Flexner MANAGEMENT LIEBLER & COMPANY A . 41 VI i ..' i T'-' "-.'T ''Z&aojtap .