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COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1909.
NUMBER 1,961.
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Files of the Journal, Jane 1G, 1875.
J. E. Roberts of Butler county called
at the Journal office on Thursday of last
week, who informed ua that so far as he
knew the grasshoppers have in bis
country done no material injury to the
crops or garden. He also states that
the crops, so far as he has had opportuni
ty of seeing them, look well.
J. W. Witchey tells us that the little
whirlwind at his house on Tuesday of
last week mashed in window sash, lifted
the top logs of his house a sufficient dis
tance to knock the chinking oat and the
plastering off, tore off the tops of seventy-five
trees, eight to eighteen inches in
diameter, and palled one tree np by the
roots.
Sloagb grass makes a good roof for
sheds, etc., the longer the grass the bet
ter. Pat ten inches to the weather.
Tie in bnudles with the same'grass.'
Lay like shingles and take the bands off
before you lay them. Put it on as green
as possible. Lay the ends of the band
ies a little above the roof poles, the low
er layer may be held in its place by a
board edge against which the ends of
the grass may rest. The layers ought
to be say three to four inches thick, and
tied to the roof poles with wire or tarred
twine, say every four feet. On the
bridge lay the bundles having them to.
each side and laying a pole along to
bold it in plaoe.
Advertised Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post office at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end
ing Jane 16. 1909:
Letters John C Banker, Clarence
Bearaer, George Geargen, Sam Girson,
Win Koell, W B Meers, O D Oline, Miss
May Owens, F W Palmer, J G Selden,
Charlie Tbackray.
Cards Leo J Oolt, Anton Harder,
Mrs Lizzie Hapnek, Willie Glasssr, Anie
Moetek, V S Perrine, Miss Edna Peale,
Miss Augusta Rieck.
Parties calling for any of the above
will please Bay advertised.
Caui. Kkamek, P. M.
Marriage Licenses.
C.V.Campbell, Colnmbue 33
Lillian M. Saffran, Columbus 27
Oliver Hedlund, St Edward 60
Catherine McColl, St. Edward 50
Frank J. Kersenbrock. Columbus... 31
Emma L. Zinnecker. Columbus 23
Stephen Synus, Humphrey 28
Tillie Wiloynski, Columbus 23
Rqchus Pfeifer, Humphrey 28
Carrie A. Foltz, Humphrey 21
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mi -time Hrfo ihe township hoard of
Busier to'-vnsliip, thib county, authorized
tiie turn or $1,500, tbfir diurof the coun
ty road ami bridge fund, to be need in
couBtracting a bridge acros the Platte
river south of Duncan, and Monday of
this week County Commissioners Habn,
Herman and Eystone of Polk county, ac
companied by Attorney Johnson of
Osceola met with the Platte county
board of supervisors to talk the matter
over. Polk county and the citizens re
siding in the precincts interested have
raised enough money to baild the struc
ture, with the aid of the $1,500 from
Butler township and they wanted to en
ter into a joint contract with Platte
county to build the structure. After
some discussion Supervisor Schwarz in
troduced a resolution giving Butler
township the privilege of using their
road and bridge fund for their portion
of the new bndge and also imposing up
on them the maintaining of their portion
of the structure after it was completed,
Platte county as a county assuming no
responsibility in the deal. This did not
seem to exactly meet the approval of the
Polk county representatives, and they
were requested to draw np a reeolution
that would cover the case from their
stand point, and present it to the Platte
county board. This they did, and the
resolution presented was practically the
same as introduced by Supervisor Sch
warz, which authorizes a joint agree
ment between Polk county and Butler
township in the building of the Duncan
bridge. Next Tuesday the supervisors
will meet with the Butler township offi
cials and representatives of thevarious
bridge companies and decide on the
plans for the structure, and later adver
tise for bids. This structure will give
the people on the Island southwest of
Duncan an opportunity to market their
produce at that point and be of great
convenience .to them. Should their
plans materialize favorably, it is expect
ed to have the bridge ready for crossing
by late in the fall, and sooner if possi
ble Whether or not Platte county will
elect a recorder of deeds this fall will be
decided by the board of Supervisors Fri
day of this week. Counties having a po
pulation of over eighteen thousand are
required to elect a register of deeds, and
as this county has a greater population
than that, the new office will be added.
This change, however, wonld not come
until next year, when the government
cencuB is taken, but this would makefe
the new official take the office in the
middle of the county clerk's term, and
as he would relieve the clerk of about
half the work he now has, it was thought
by some that the change could be
made better this year, and a register of
deeds and county clerk start in on new
terms January 1. If the register should
be elected this fall, it would be for a term
of one year, as that official is elected for
four years on the even years. And there
will be two offices omitted from the call
for the primary election county super
intendent and county judge, these being
non-partisan and not requiring a party
primary nomination. Besides this change
in the primary law, the date for hold
ing the primary is changed and also the
date for candidates on file, July 17 being
the last date for filing There will be
a county convention this year to select a
platform committee and also a new coun
ty central committee, and Chaiiman
Dickinson is preparing a call for it,
which, with the apportionment of dele
gates, will be published later.
After an illness with Bright's disease
for several months, and the two last
weeks of which be has been confined to
his bed, Frederick Carl Roth passed away
Thursday. Mr. Roth was bora in Closs
witz, Saxony. Germany March 12, 1870
In 1893, in company with his brother
Paul he came to America, and to this
city, which he has since made his home.
For a number of years he followed-his
trade, that of a brioklayer, but later be
came proprietor of the Lindell hotel.
He was married to Miss Alvina Wolfe on
August 23, 1901. Besides his wife he
leaves two brothers, Paul and Wdliam of
this city, and two brothers and two sis
ters in Germany. Mr. Roth was an ac
tive member of the Columbus Fire de
partment, belonging to the Hook and
Ladder company. He was also a mem
ber of the Sons of Herman. M. B. A.,
Maennerchor and Orpheus. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock, at the German Reformed,
church, beinsjbconducted by the pastor,
Rev. R. Neumarker, the services at the
grave were in charge of the orders of
which the deceased was a member.
Wednesday evening Dr. C. A. Camp
bell and Miss Lillian M. Saffron were
united in marriage at the home of the
bride, in south Columbus, Rev. Hark
neas, pastor of the Presbyterian church,
performing the ceremony. Owing to the
recent bereavement in the home the
wedding was a quite one, Homer Tiffany,
Fred Saffron, Mrs. Will Hagel of this
city, Mb. Frank Scott of Wenatchee,
Wasb, and Miss Jean Campbell of Lin
coln being present. A three coarse
dinner was served after the ceremony.
Mr. and Mia. Campbell have gone to
housekeeping at the Saffron home, and
will take their wedding trip later in the
summer.
J. G. - Beoher. accompanied by
bar son Lester left Tuesday noon for
I Primrose where they will visit with Mr.
and Mb. Frank Becker a few daya.
, Drs. Paul and Matzen, Dentists.
Dr. Valliar, Osteopath. Barber block.
Try a 5c ice cream soda at Poesch's,
Dr. W. H. Slater, veterinarian, phone
95.
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First-class printing done at the Jour
nal ofiloe.
Andrew Erb is visiting relatives at
darks this. week.
See the Columbus Hide Go. before you
sell your iron and junk.
Crushed rock salt for hides, and for
stock. Columbus Hide Co.
A big event will be Exposition week in
Columbus it'll be a hummer.
A special ice cream for parties, every
day. at Hagel'e bowling and billiard par
lors. Mrs. H. P. Coolidge returned Satur
day from an eight months 'slay in Cali
fornia. For fine watch, clock and jewelry re
pairing, try Carl Froemel. the Eleventh
street jeweler.
Dr. C. H. Campbell, eye. nose and
throat specialist. Glasses properly fitted.
Office 1215 Olive street.
' Mrs. Ghas. H. Dack and little son, end
Miss Helen Howard left Friday for a
visit with relatives at Clarinda, la.
Bring all the children to see the dog,
pony and monkey circus, the merry go
round, razzle-dazzle and Ferris wheel.
Mesdames Naumann and Cornelius
have issued invitations to the young
married people for a five o'clock tea
Friday.
Fred Blaser, jr.. of Omaha, was the
guest of bis Columbus friends and rela
tives several days last week, returning to
his home Monday morning.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week the board of supervisors are
sitting as a board of equalization to listen
to and adjust complaints regarding the
assessment.
Miss Hazel Richards of Genoa, was a
guest of Miss Minnie Glur, last Saturday
between trains, she being on her way to
Rogers, where she will visit with her
sisters for a week or two.
H. M. Thuma, who has been employed
by L. W. Weaver & Son for the last two
years, will take charge of the T. B.
Hord coal yard, which they recently
purchased from Newman. & Weloh.
" orb. Gray has sold his fine residence
property at Fifteenth and Quincy to Mrs.
Ross Welch, the consideration being
$5,000. Mr. Gray reserved the lot south
of the residence and will build a new
residence this summer.
Fred G. Rector of North Platte and
Misa Carrie L Pease of Holden, Mo.,
were married at the home of the bride's
aunt in Central City, Nebraska, June 9.
They have since been visiting at the
home of the groom's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. O. Rector, and other friends in
Columbus.
Mrs. E. W. Gaasman, accompanied by
Mrs. Theresa Gerber, left Tuesday even
ing for San Bernardino, Gal. Mrs Gass
man tfoea there "to join her husband and
make that city her future home, and
Mrs. Gerber will visit there awhile and
also with her son in San Francisco, re
turning to Columbus in September.
Word has been received by Platte Co
unty people of the death of J. C. Cald
well, a former resident of this county,
at his home in Weatberford, Okla.
"Curley" Cladwell, as he was known was
sheriff of this county about twenty years
ago, and was quite prominent in politics.
He will be remembered by all the old
timers.
W. M. Bordensen, employed at the
Union Pacific bridge, west of the city, bad
the little finger of his right hand orusbed
so that it had to be amputated. The ac
cident occurred Thursday while Borden
sen was directing the coarse of a pile'
driver, and while endeavoring to keep
his balance placed bis hand where it was
crushed by the descending hammer.
After accumulating a goodly share of
this world's goods and having retired
from his Lost Creek farm, Ernest Hoare
concluded to visit the scenes of his boy
hood days, and last Saturday left for a
trip across the water. He goes to Lon
don first and then to Cornwall, England,
where he lived before coming to America,
and expects to be absent four months.
During the last week two prominent
Y. M. O. A. secretaries have visited the
building in this city, George I. Babcock,
national secretary for Mexico, and Sec
retary Ebblehart, general secretary of
the Lima, Ohio, association. Mr. Bab
cook is a cousin of H. E. Babcock of this
city and Mr. Ebblehart is a former Col
fax county boy, having left there about
eight years ago.
Now that Columbus has decided not
to celebrate the Fourth this year, the
services of the Columbus City Band are
in demand for that day. As the Fourth
is on Sunday this year, some of the
towns will celebrate on Saturday, while
others will wait until Monday. Schuy
ler will celebrate on Saturday and the
City Band will furnish music for the oc
casion. Albion and Central City both
celebrate on Monday and tbey each want
the Otty Band, but neither has secured
them as yet. St. Edward is planning a
big picnic for June 23, and tbey want
the boys tor that date.
Ewery Family
Pays for a 'home, at least once.
If you pay for your home through
The Equitable Building, lLoan
and Savings Association
you psy for it but ones and it is
yours. If you continue to rent,
you pay for -a home every few ,
years but it still remains the pro
perty of the landlord. If you are
paying for a home for your land
lord, call at oar office and we will
explain to yoa how you can pay
for a home oryour own.
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The Equitable
Bitildiag, Laaa & Savings Assr
Office with
ELLIOTT, SPEICE & CO.
P. O. Block
Dr. Naumann. Dentist 13 St.
Drs. Martyn, Evans & Ireland.
Dr. Morrow, office Lueschen building.
Try a 5c ice eream soda at Poesch's.
People who get results advertise in the
Journal.
Four room house for rent. Elliott,
Speice & Co.
Dr. C. A. Alleaburger, 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.
The greatest Exposition ever seen
here comes week of June 28.
Lest you forget, Exposition week is
June 28 to July 3-let's all get together.
For rent, three rooms, for further in
formation inquire of Miss Jennie Wise
man. It pays to sell your hides where you
can get the most money from them. See
Columbus Hide Co.
Mr. H. W. Abtiis riding in a Reo tour
ing car which hef purchased from the
Columbus Automobile Co.
Miss Grace Benson returned Wednes
day morning from Bellwood, where she
has been visiting friends a few days.
Mrs. Wm. L. Dibble left last Monday
morning for Lincoln where she will visit
for two weeks with Mr. Dibble's sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Becher who are
living up near Primrose, are the proud
parents of a baby boy, which was born
June 15.
Big home week at Columbus will have
as a feature the Exposition Amusement
company with 20 big feature exhibits.
Don't miss it.
Mr. and Mrs. McBeth of Greeley,
Neb., were over Sunday guests at the
home of City Letter Carrier W. H. Snell.
Mrs. McBeth is a sister of Mr. Snell.
A large and appreciative crowd at
tended the first band concert of the sea
son in Frankfort square last Friday eve
ning. And the improvement made by
the band since last fall caused a number
of complimentary remarks.
August Blawat, who has been making
his home with his brother-in-law, Louis
Schwarz, for the last eight months, left
Tuesday evening for 8an Francisco, Cal.,
where he will make bis future home with
his daughter, Mrs. Stoltzenberg.
There is another big double-header
scheduled for next Sunday with the
Firemen' league. This time Hose
Company No. 1 will play both the No.
2's and the Hookies. The No. l's are
now leading, with the Hookies second
and the No. 2's third. The games Sun
day will no doubt be good ones in fact
all the games in the Firemen's league s o
far this season have been good.
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Tuesday sveaing the most largely at
tended and interesting monthly banquet
of the Business Men's association was
held at the Y.M C. A. It was designat
ed as railway night, and three prominent
Union Pacific officials, N. U. Loomis,
general solicitor; a J. Lne. general
freight agent, and Ghas. Ware, general
superintendent,' besides Agent Brown of
that road and Agent Rector of the
Burlington, were present. The subjeot
for the evening was, "How to Best Ad
vertise Columbus." Rev. Dwight I.
Roush was toastmaster, and the main
speaker of the evening was Mr. Loomis,
while he spoke on the subjeot of adver
tising Columbus, be also gave an inter
esting talk on the Union Pacific railroad
telling of the vast improvements made
on the svstem. telling what had been
done to prevent accidents and facilitate
the handling of the business. Messrs.
Lane and Ware also made short talks,
and N. W. Preston of Fremont gave an
interesting address. Local speakers were
A. R. Miller of the First National Bank
and L. W. Snow, president of the club.
The Omaha guests of the club arrived
on No. 7, and during tbe afternoon were
taken an automobile ride around tbe
city and adjoining country.
The Exposition Circuit Amusement
company are to present their organiza
tion at Columbus, week of June 28. The
Exposition, while not known here, comes
highly recommended, and under the
management of the above popular organ
ization is a sufficient guarantee of good
faith. There are eighteen attractions of
a varied nature that will be presented,
all of them promised are of a high class,
and up-to-date. Two bands will furnish
the music. Performances will be given
afternoons and evenings. A new feature
of the affair that will serve to reduce the
confusion on the grounds to a minimum,
will be the advance sale of tickets to tbe
various attractions Coupon books, con
taining $1.75 worth of tickets, will be on
sale at several of the business houses
and by members of the club for $1.00.
The sale will probably be commenced a
week previous to the opening. Expo
sition grounds Thirteenth and Quincy
streets. Don't miss it. Tickets on sale
at Park barber shop, Dack's drug store,
Hagel's bowling alley, Poesch's .candy
factory, Oxford restaurant.
Last Friday morning as tbe Norfolk
passenger, due in this ciiy at ten min
utes to one, was coming into the yards
at Madison, the engine, baggage and ex
press car and smnkerVere derailed at the
switch. The train was in charge of
Conductor Fox and Engineer Hines.
After the wreck occurred the switch
was examined and found to be open and
locked for the .west siding. Who is re
sponsible for tbe accident is a question
to be settled by an investigation, as the
freight crew are positive that the switoh
was set properly when tbey left Madison
going north. The freight crew returned
to Madison and succeeded in getting the
cars on the traok and an extra engine
was sent np from here and brought in
the train at five o'clock. The engine,
however, was not gotten on to the rails
until late at night, and will have to be
sent to tbe shops for repairs. One theory
regarding tbe accident is that someone
tampered with tbe switch, as this was
done sometime ago and a railroad detec
tive has been investigating the matter.
The following from tbe Omaha World-
Herald tells of the aftermath of tbe ex
plosion of the acetylene gas plant at the
Thurston hotel last winter: "Rena
Hunter has brought suit in federal court
against George Lehman of Columbus,
Neb , for $50,000. She was employed as
a pastry cook at a hotel at Columbus,
owned by Lehman and operated by Dan
E. Peaaley. She alleges that on January
25 1909, she was badly burned by tbe
explosion of acetylene gas. She avers
that tbe pipes of the gas plant were
leaky, and that insufficient care was used
to protect the lives of persons employed
in the hotel kitchen. She says that it
was necessary to make forty-eight akin
graftings to restore her cuticle after tbe
accident."
As the names of tbe candidates for
county judge and county superintendent
are to be planed on a non-partisan and
separate ballot this fall, they do not
require a primary nomination. But in
place of this they are required to file a
petitioqof five hundred names, asking
that their names be placed on tbe ballot.
So far there are two petitions out for
county judge, John Ratterman, the pres
ent incumbent, and Judge T. D. Robison
of Humphrey. For county superintend
ent, F. S. Lecron,the present incumbent,
has bis petition out securing Bigners,and
so far he is the only candidate for the
office, but no doubt there will be others
before the time for filing expires.
Last' Wednesday morning tbe marriage
of Miss Emma Schober and Emil'Gutz-
willer was solemnized at 8t Bonaven
tura's churchT only a few relativeeand
intimate friends witnessing the cere
mony. A weaaing Dress ibbi was serveu
at the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Schoeber, on East
Fifteenth street, and later in tbe day
Mr. and Mia. Gutzwiller left for Omaha
for a few days' visit with relatives. Mr.
Gutzwiller is a step-son of E. W. Gass
stan. the Eleventh street baker, and
since Mr. Gaasman located in California,
has purchased the bakery, and this city
wQl continue to be tbe home of tbe couple.
Teachers' Institute.
At the close of the Tuesday afternoon
session seventy-five teachers bad enroll
ed for tbe Thirty-second annual session
of the Platte county teachers' institute.
This is one of the most enthusiastic
sessions of the institute ever held, and
tbe instruction furnished material that
every teacher can use in her school work
the coming year.
There have been two distinguished
visitors present, Ex-State Superintend
ent Fowler gave them a talk Monday af
ternoon and President Clements of the
Fremont Normal on Tuesday afternoon.
Both of these talks were given during
the period know as the helpful talk per
iod, and do. not in any way interfere with
the regular outlined work of the institute.
On Monday evening G. E. Weaver
gave a very interesting talk at tbe Y. M.
O. A., entitled "Aots and Fun With Cra
yon," which was attended by tbe teach
ers and quite a number of town people.
Wednesday evening Prof. Preston will
give bis intensely interesting leoiure.
"Domsis Pedagogy," at tbe Y. M. C. A.
This lecture is one that will not only
interest the teachers, but professional
and business men as well, and all are
cordially invited to attend.
- At the helpful talk period Wednesday
afternoon Miss Laura Phillips of the
state normal or Iowa, will give a talk on
"Under tbe Southern .Cross." Miss
Phillips has just returned from a trip to
Porto Rico, where she was for several
months, snd had an exceptional oppor
tunity to get a good view of all sides of
life in the island, through tbe courtesy
of an official. Her talk will be illustrat
ed with water color pictures, and she
also has fruits, etc.. and other products
of the island.
Following is the list of teachers en
rolled: COLUMBUS,
Mary Dineen Birdie Dodda
Alice Ljon Mary Lewis
Emma Matzen C ieorge Cam p
Wm. Farrand Delia ltice
Emma Luscbe Anna Ulnr
Oraco Bloom Alice Watkins
Velma Covert Margaret Naniuann
Boaa Leary M. J. Hogan
Elsie Jaeggi Bella Newmau
C. A. Welch Mae Donohne
Wanneta Worden Cella Eleenmenger
Frances McTaggart
PLATTE CESTEK.
Maggie M. lres
Erma Nicholson
Anna McCnrdy
Kelley Perkinson
Lizzie Oann
Anna Byrne
Julia llilzingcr
Mary Cronin
Sophia Stenike
Florence Donu
Koae O'Callaghan
Nellie SalliTan
Anna O'Callaghan
Margaret Kegaa
Mary Lynch
C15ESTOX.
Lu!a Knight
Louice Lodetke
Ada Phillips
Flora Lake
Jcwle ltichardson
Mnriel Brown
Milton Tranchel
MONKOE.
Susie Smith
Angasta Nelson
HUMPHREY.
Anna Broun
Delia Alderscn
Mary Sweeney
ST. EDWARD.
Kllen Dorr
TAKNOV.
Julia O'Neill'
GENOA.
Trensa Branson
Lea Goodwin
Emma Sclmmacker
LINDSAY.
Amelia Reeves
Catbrine Tully
Anna Potter
Nellie Oleason
Caroliae Pelle
Edna Moore
Pearl El ley
Dora Branson
MandGoodnin
Maud Berlin
Emma Webster
Edna Johnson
Iva VanBlarlcon
Lina Edwards
Gene Loomis
OSMOND.
Dora VanBIaricnn
NEWMAN GROVE.
Carrie Larson
Walker Township.
P. P. Johnson marketed several loads
of porkers in St. Edward Thursday.
Mrs. Martin Jorgensen. who has been
seriously ill, is better at this writing.
Oliver M. Swanson is home from the
State university, "spending bin summer
vacation working on his father' farm.
Wheat will be a fair crop in this neigh
borhood unless damaged by rust or hail
storms. At present it certainly is look-
inz fine.
The oats that were left standing are
making a remarkable growth and some
of the farmers regret that tbey plowed
up as much as they did.
Work in tbe corn field was delayed for
several days last week on account of
rain and weeds got a good start, but the
weather is better now and farmers are
digging right into it.
Route No. 1.
Frank Adamy was at Bellwood last
Sunday, on business, we suppose.
Every morning ss we cross Shell Creek
we are expecting to hear tbe sound of
wedding bells.
Adolph Groteleuschen has bis new
barn completed, and it is built on the
foundation of tbe old one, which bnrned
down some time ago. ,
Farmers on tbe route have nearly all
cultivated their corn the second time,
and some of them are cutting and stack
ing the first crop of alfalfa.
Bistaark township purchased the old
school building in district No. 2 and
'moved it on a site pnrchased from Dave
Luaehe, and it will now be fitted up snd
used for a town ball for the township.
Red Cedar Flakes
Keep the mothi
away
The most convenient and
inexpensive form of moth
Preventative in the market
ou can sprinkle it over
any garment of any de
scription without the least
fear of any ill effects from
it, and the disagreable od
or of moth balls is elimi
nated to a great extent
Prices, 15c per package,
2 for 25c
POLLOCK & CO.
The Druggist on tbe Comer
Oolumbus, Nebraska
The annual county convention of the
Platte County Rural Letter Carriera' as
sociation is called to meet at the hosae of
H. B. Reed, north of the city, on Sunday,
June 27. This convention will elect a
new set of officers for the county sssocis
tion, and also select delegates to the
state convention of Nebraska Rural
Letter Carriers, which meets in this city
this year. ,
Since the building of the temporary
depot at North street the crossing is ob
structed more than ever, increasing the
danger to those who across there, es
pecially after six o'clock. But ia order
to prevent any accident, tbe Union Paci
fic has provided for a flagman to be oa
duty continuously from seven o'clock in
tbe morning until eleven o'clock st night
thus minimizing the chance- for acci
dent. This order will bold good until
the new depot is occupied.
There was a pretty wedding at the
Jacob Zinnecker home, this, Wednesday
morning, wben Miss Emma Zinnecker
was united in marriage to Frank J. Ker
senbrock, Rev. Henry Zinnecker of Sid
ney, Neb , a brother of the bride, per
forming the ceremony. Only relatives
and intimate friends were among the
invited guests, who witnessed the cere
mony. - Mr. and Ma Jereabrock are
two well known young Columbus people
and have both been ' identified in the
commercial oircles of tbe city. Miss
Zinnecker having been cashier and book
keeper of tbe dry goods department of
the Gray Merrantile Co , and Mr. Ker
senbrock having been identified with the
Dack drug store, but to become tbe
manager of a
an interest ss
business in which he has
boou as tbe store room is
completed. Tbe couple left on No. 6
for Omaha, where they will spend their
honeymoon and visit several daya. re
turning tbe first of the week, after
whioh tbey will be atr borne to thfir
many Columbus friends.
Route No. 5.
Some of the farmers on the route are
cutting their first crop of alfalfa.
Roads in some places are still in a de
plorable condition, and tbe road over
seers should give them more attention.
The carrier appreciates the strawberry
dinner and other good things to eat,
through the hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Olcott.
Master Albert Houser celebrated bis
thirteenth birthday last Monday, and
fifteen or twenty of bis schoolmates
were present at the occasion.
A few of tbe fields on tbe south side
of the south channel are badly infested
with milk weed. This pest will be in a
field for a few years and then disappear
and return later.
Just across the bridge over tbe south
channel there is a mud bole that has
been 'there for years. It is about twenty-five
feet across and its depth Is un
known. But an automobile driver tried
to find the bottom of it Tuesday. He
did not succeed, but after two or three
tries at crossing he was still stuck in the
mud, at least that was the last the carri
er saw of bim.
Underwear
UNION SUITS
We have the agency for the
famous Munsing Underwear, the
best popular pricedUnion Suits
on tbe market. Prices in men's
from $1.50 to 94.50. Prioes in
boys' from 60c, 75c, il and $1.25.
Underwear
TWO-PIECE SUITS
In two piece garments we have
a splenoid line ready for your in
spection and ranging in pries
from 50c to $2 50 a garment. Bay
early while th sizes are complete.
GRAY'S
