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FORTIETH TEAR. NUMBER 18.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1909.
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Oats 31
Wheat, new 89
Com 58
Hogs, top f6.50$7.00
Dr. Naumann. Dentist 13 St.
Dr. Morrow, office Lueechen building.
Messenger lemce, 12th St., both
phones.
People who get results advertise in the
Journal.
Four room house for rent. Elliott,
Speice & Co.
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Dr. C. A. Allenburger, offioe in new
State Bank building.
Drs. Carstenson & Hyland, Veterinar
ians. Both phones 212.
Dr. D. T. Martyn. jr., offioe new Colum
bus State Bank building.
It pays to sell your bides where you
can get the most money from them. See
Columbus Hide Co.
Miss Martha Sebupbach of Omaha
is visiting with relatives and friends in
this city this week.
Dr. C H. Campbell, eye. nose and
throat specialist. Glasses properly fitted.
Office 1215 Olive street.-
Tuesday Judge Ratterman performed
the marriage ceremony for Henry C.
Jensen of Madison and Elsie AlUchuler
of the same place.
Wanted A pianoist to travel and to
play and sing illustrated songs. Cour
teous treatment and good salary to right
party. Phone or call on John . Wolfe
at Mrs. Ryan's. 209 west 17th street.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week the board of supervisors were
in session, the first and last days as
supervisors, but on Tuesday tbey were a
board of equalization and fixed the levy
for the coming year one of the most im
portant duties of that body.
On July 4, Ernest Mens stole a camera
belonging to W. J. Callahan, near Platte
Center, and Tuesday he was up in police
court to answer the charge. After hear
ing the evidence Judge O'Brien sen
tenced him to fifteen days in the county
jail, which be is now serving.
Mrs. August Kempf and daughter,
Miss Clara of Omaha, who have been
visiting with friends and relatives in this
city and Leigb. for the last six weeks, re
turned to their home Tuesday afternoon.
They were accompanied by the Misses
Lulu Held and Mamie Jenni of Leigb,
who will spend a few weeks at that place.
Sunday was examination day that is
for the railroad employes on the branches
running out of this city. The examina
tion car was here over Sunday, and to do
away with the necessity of running it
over the road a special train from Spald
ing and Albion brought in the agents,
operators and section foreman for ex
amination. Those on the Norfolk line
were brought down on the regular train,
returning the same day.
All the latest shades and
styles in
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D. C. KAVANAUGH
After suffering as an invalid for sev
eral years, Hob. Chas. Spaice, one of the
early pioneers of Columbus and Platte
county, passed away at his home, at
Sixth and Grover street, last Thursday
morning. As one of the pioneers he has
been associated with the growth of
the city and county ever since be came
hre, which was in 1857. Born in Boals
burg, Center county, Pennsylvania,
November 10, 1830, he spent the early
part of his life on a farm. After attend
ing the local schools he continued his
educational course and graduated from
the Altoona college. Soon afterwards he
concluded to cast his fortune in the
west and soon afterward located in Mem
phis, Tenn., where he worked at his
trade of a carpenter. Omaha was his
next stopping place, where he arrived in
1856 remaining there .one year
before coming to Columbus in 1857.
The same year be arrived here be built a
log house on the site now occupied by
the present Speice home. Here on May
31, I860, he was married to Miss Cather
ine Becher, a sister of Gus G. Becber of
this city, and to them were born nine
children, seven of whom, Gus B.. W. L
and Letitia of this city, Mrs. J. C. Post
and Miss Catherine of Guthrie, Okla., J.
M. Speice of Kingfisher, Okla., and Dr.
Wilk Speice, of Chicago, are still living.
In the early days Mr. Speice was inter
ested in educational work and organized
the first school district in Platte county,
and was later elected county superinten
dent, which position be filled for a num
ber of years. He studied law and was
addmitted to the bar, and was later
elected to the office of county judge.
He also served as a member of the legis
lature from this county. In 1869 he
formed a partnership with J. E. North
in the land loan and insurance business,
which continued until 1893, when Mr.
North removed to Omaha. Later he
conducted a coal business until he suf
fered from a paralytic stroke four years
ago. Funeral services were held at the
home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
being conducted by Rev. Harknesa of
the Presbyterian church, and being in
charge of the Masonic order of the city,
of which be bad been a member for over
forty years, the order nsing their burial
ceremony at the grave.
Fred Blaser of Omaha and Miss Han
nah E. Sebupbach of this city were mar
ried Monday morning, at the home of the
bride's parent's. Mr. and Mrs. D. Sebup
bach, Rev. Neumarker performing the
ceremony. Only relatives were present,
and itwas a ..quiet home wedding. The
bride is second daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
D Schupbach and has always been a
resident of this city. For a number of
years she has been a successful teacher
in both the city and country schools of
the county. Mr. Blaser is a former resi
dent of this city, but moved to Omaha
about seven years ago, and is at present
engaged in contracting and building.
After a few days visit with relatives, Mr.
and Mrs, Blaser will return to Omaha,
where tbey will be at home to their
friends at 5324 Twenty-fifth avenue.
Max Elias, who has been employed in
the baggage department of the Union
Pacific at this point for the last fourteen
years, and in charge for seven years,
when he succeeded Jack Keating, re
ceived a well merited advancement this
week. The office of baggage claim
agent is a new office created by the
Union Pacific system, and as Max was
the third oldest employe in the baggage
department, it was offered to him, and
he will take charge in a few days. This
new appointment will not take him away
from Columbus, however, as he will con
tinue to reside here, but will make Oma
ha his headquarters, and will travel out
of there. His successor here will proba
bly be Clyde Wooeley. who has been on
nights for a number of years and stands
in line for promotion.
A large delegation of the local camp of
Sons of Veterans are planning to go to
Fremont on Saturday, August 14, to
meet the commander-in-chief of the or
der, Edgar Allan, jr., who will be there
as the gnest of the Nebraska division.
The drumcorps will also be in attend
ance, and as this city is the headquarters
of the Nebraska division, and also the
home of the commander and other offi
cers, it is the desire of the local camp to
make the best showing possible. Commander-in-chief
Allan may pass thr
ough this city, and in case he does the
local Sons of Veterans will accompany
him to Fremont.
O. W. Holiday, who has been manager
of the Nebraska Telephone company at
this place for a number of years, received
a nice promotion this month, whioh not
only gives him a boost in the line of em
ployes, bat carries a nice increase in
salary. His new office, which has just
been created, is that of superintendent
of toe telephone division from Fremont
west of this oity, and including the
branches west to Spalding. Mr. Holli
day will not have any office work, such
as be has been doing, in connection with
the position, but will have general charge
of all lines and offices in the territory
named.
Albert and Marie Werner of Bolus,
Nebraska, have been guests of the family
of Carl Schubert on north Quincy street
since Sunday. On Monday evening a
lawn party was given in honor of Carl
junior's birthday and the visiting guests.
The South Side orchestra was in attend
ance and rendered splendid musio during
the evening.
The 'Races.
This year the weather man had no fa
ors to extend to the Columbus race
meet, as it rained and it rained, and
then rained again the first of the week,
and not until Thursday were there any
signs of clear weather. Bat the manage
ment kept at it and were doing the beat
they could, and were prepared for the
fair weather when it did come. Four
days' races were crowded into three, and
not one race was called off. When the
last arrangements were made the man
agement let the fact be known up the
branches and on the Burlington, where
outside crowds were expected from and
they were kept posted on what was doing
at the race meet. Thursday 2,000 people
took in the first days' -racing, and bar
ring the fact that the track was six or
seven seconds slow on account of the
nuns, the noes were, excellent. The
postponed home race was palled off that
day and all the business bouses in the
city were closed forhe occasion, so all
their employes could attend. Crowding
four days into three resulted in making
the afternoon program a long one, and
it was seven o'clock before the last heat
was finished.
Thursday was still bright and clear
but the track, while a little heavy, was
much better than on the preceding day.
The night before horsemen had predict
ed some broken records for this day, bnt
this could not be done, although very re
markable records were made considering
the condition of the track.
Friday the clouds again opened and
for a time it looked as though there
would be no racing Saturday, but not
enough moisture fell to interfere with
the program, and it was carried oat in
full. The rain, and also the enforced
postponement affected the size of the
crowd, and the last day, which should,
have been the largest in point.of attend
ance, turned out to be the smallest.
FIRST DAY.
2) trot, pone $W0.
L. 8. Crass, ch. g. (Brown) 2 1 1
Belle Tolas, b.m., (Rhodes) 1 2 7
Elkhorn Boy. a. g. (Douglas) 3 8 3
Ask Me Not. b. a. (Bholls) 4 3 2
Time: 2:28X, 224, 2:29. 2:26.
2:25 pace. pnroeSMO.
Tom Lawran, g. k. (Banter) 1 18 2
Fox 8., a. t. (DoBRlas) 8 2 1 1
Minnie Oneida. b.m.(Wartbacker). 2 4 2 5
Ouray Jim, b, g. (Robare) 7 3 3 3
Time: 826, 222K, 2:25, SsK.
2:12 pace, parse $400.
Kewaunee Riley, b. s. (Goodwin) 1 1
Ginger, b. h. (Brown) 2 3
Go Tell. .g. (Harrison) 3 3
Fred HM b. a. (Robare) 4 4
Time: 2:W. 2:17, 2:10.
Home race, para $100 half-mile heats.
Denver Dick (Rhodes) 1
Cretans (Doggett) 2
Herry Johnson (Baltimore) 3
Cyclone (Kennedy) 4
Time: 1:09,1:10.
Banning, halt-mile dash, pane $100.
McBeffo, k. g l
Alice Campbell, br. m 2
Don Alt arro, b. h 3
Time: &l.
SECOND DAY.
2:16 pact, parse $400.
Bird H , b. m. (Hamson.) 3 1 1
Louise Mar, b. m. (Hatch) 2 2 3
Rip Radley, b. g. (Yoang) G 5 2
Queen of The West, g.m. (Smith) 4 4 4
Time: 2:17i. S:1G, 2:1J, 2:18.
2:10 trot, puree $100,
Allie Conqueror, b. m. ( Ilamson) 3 1 1
Silver Star, r.g. (Wooda) 1 2 4
Jeremiah, b. g. (Keryn) 4 4 2
I Win 8., b. ni. (Smith) 2 5 3
Time: 2:U2:18Ji 2:19.2:20.
3 -year-old pace, purse $300.
Dr. B. P., g. h. (Woods) 1 1
Hal Car, b.o. (Hatch) 3 2
Lsdy Quickahot, b. f. (Spratt) 2 5
Monfag, b. s. (Smith) 5 3
Time: 2:25 226.
2:20 trot, pone $100.
Fearless, b. m. (Hart 1 1 1
Lain Williams, b. m. (Onene) 2 2 4
George G. Hill, (Beardmore) 4 3 2
Yankton Belle, b. tn. (Hamson) 3 4 3
Time: 2234,223,21.
Running race, ?i mile dash, parse $100.
Don Bon net t l
McBeffo 2
Lady Chatain 3
Young Molo 4
THIRD DAY.
2:24 trot, purse $100.
Tom Smith, b g. (Douglas) .'....1 1 1
Ben Wavis, b. g. (Keith) 2 2 2
Gladiola, b. m. (Hart) 3 3 3
Elmore, b. s. (Rhodes)
Time: 224.226,220.
220 pace, parse $400
Shady Q'NaUl, b.m. (McKenna)....2
Coulsoa, b. h. (Robare) 1
Orange Hal, (Tilten) 4
Delia Dalton, (Smith) 3
Time: 221J4, 221J4, SJOJ. 220, 223.
Free-for-all pace, pane $400.
Don, b. g. (Brown) 2 111
Kewaunee Riley, b. a. (Goodwin) 1 4 2 2
Barney L dis
Dick Allen dis
Billey Barleycorn dis
Time: 2:10. 2:15, 2USJJ, 3:16.
Running, H mile dash, pane $100.
Lady Chatain. l
DonBonnett ; 2
Young Molo r 3
Nettie C 4
William D. Farrand and Miss Grace
W. Carrick, both of this city, were mar
ried last Saturday at the home of the
bride's sister, Rev. L. B. DeWolf of
Omaha performing the ceremony. Mr.
Farrand has been a successful Platte
county teacher for a number of years,
and the couple left on the Los Angeles
train for Kooskia, Idaho, where Mr.
Farrand has a position as superintend
ent of the oity schools.
T. J. Hawk filed a complaint against
Anna Eeiltyda. charging her with fight
ing and threatening to fight, but when
the ease came up for trial in police court,
Hawk was not there as complaining
witness, and City Attorney Burke dis
missed the oase. Later Hawk appeared
bat he was too late, and he will have to
file a Bew oomplaint if the oase it re
opened. All parties reside in the south-
portion of the city.
Every Family
Pays for a home,, at least once.
If you pay for your home through
The Equitable Building, Loan
and Savings Association
yon pay for it bnt once and it is
yours. If yon continue to rent,
yon 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 our office and we will
explain to yon how yon can pay
for a home of your own.
The Equitable
iMiMiig, Liu & Saviigs Assi
Office with
ELLIOTT, SPEICE & CO.
P. O. Block
Drs. Paul and Matzen, Dentists.
Dr. Yallier, Osteopath. Barber block.
Try a 5c ice cream soda at Poesoh's,
Dr. W. H. Slater, veterinarian, phone
95.
Let me dp your sign writing
Bes Better-ton.
See the Columbus Hide Co. before yon
sell your iron and junk.
Crushed rock salt for hides, and for
stock. Columbus Hide Co.
Mrs. P. O. Scbroeder of Omaha is a
guest at the home of Otto Kinder.
Artistic sign writing, the
kind that pleases Ben Better
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Abarr went to
Page, Neb., for a weeks' visit with rela
tives. After August 7 the public library will
be closed evenings during the hot wea
ther. For fine watob, clock and jewelry re
pairing, try Carl Froemel. the Eleventh
street jeweler.
For Sale Good motorcycle at half
price, in good condition. Columbus
Automobile Co.
Mrs. Taylor of St. Edward was a guest
at the home of her cousin, D. Burr
Jones, this week.
Mrs. Bsy Eaton was called to Kearney
Tuesday to attend the funeral of a rela
tive, returning the same day.
Earl Kienzel of the Y. M. C. A. re
turned last Saturday from his months'
vacation at Lake Geneva, Wis.
Dr. W. R. Neumarker, office with Dr.
O. D. Evans, west side of Park. Resi
dence telephone, Bell 91 Ind.189.
Harry B. Jones and wife of Omaha are
visiting Mr. Jones' brother, D. Burr,
general secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
On account of the rain the band con
cert, to have been given Friday night,
was postponed until Tuesday of this
week.
J. G. Boeder and family, who are visit
ing at the old Reeder home in Edinbore,
Pa., are expected home within the next
ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. August Wagner left
Saturday for Seattle to take in the ex
position and other points of interest in
the west.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Maupin
of Lincoln was in the oity Wednesday,
enrouteto Spalding, where he delivers
a lecture this evening.
County Assessor Clark brought his
youngest daughter, Ruth, to the hospi
tal Monday to be operated on for ap
pendicitis, sometime this week.
Evelyn and Milton Oarrig. accompani
ed by Florence Calto, went to Omaha
Monday for a visit, the former to be
guests at the Dan Linahan home.
The Columbus Gas company have
moved their office from the Whitmoyer
building on Platte street to one of the
Murry buildings on west 13th street.
I
Ghoice Alfalfa
SEED
for .Fall Sowing
Price Sll.00 per bu.
GRAY'S
IMK TO STUTIM8 PUCE
Tka Ceaaiac ef BasTal Bill with His
Wild Wast Shaw. Calls te Mini
Imu f tha Early Iaeliemts f Mea
First Ceaaaetel with the Shaw.
The announcement made in the Jour
nal last week that Buffalo Bill's Wild
West show would fill a date in Colum
bus on Friday, September 3, calls to
mind that it was in this city, just twenty-six
years ago, that Buffalo Bill, in
company with Dr. Carver, the celebrated
trap shot, organized the Wild-West show.
Carver retired from the show after the
first season. -
At the time the show was organized,
three Columbus men, who have since
passed over the great divide, were among
the original members of the show. TLey
were Major Frank North, Capt. Fred
Matthews and George W. Clother. The
latter came to Columbus in 1868, and the
following year erected the Clother Hotel,
one of the first buildings built on the
north side. The price demanded for lots
in what was then the business part of
town was considered too high by Cloth
er and he decided to accept the very
liberal terms offered by parties who had
platted an addition to the town on the
north side and purchased lots upon
bich to erect his hotel building.
Fred Matthews was an old time plains
man. He had been a mail carrier and
stage driver in Canada before the build
ing of railways, and came to Nebraska
three or four years before tbe civil war.
He was driving stage in the territory of
Nebraska during the presidential cam
paign of 1860 and carried tbe news of
President Lincoln's eleotion into Fort
Kearney. Among the early day plains
men who braved the danger and hardship
along the trail from Omaha to the west
erd borders of the state, none were
braver than Fred Matthews. He was
acquainted with tbe leading frontier men
of his day. He was a warm friend and
admirer of Kit Carson, and when Buffalo
Bill organized bis show it was just such
characters as Matthews that he was look
ing for.
Major Frank North's history is known
to many people in Columbus. He came
to Nebraska in an early day. Late in tbe
seventies, be and Buffalo Bill entered in
to partnership in the cattle business.
They owned a large bunch of cattle and
had a ranch on tbe Dismal river in the
northwestern part of the state. Soon af
ter coming to Nebraska, North was
employed by the government to take
charge of the Pawnee Scouts. At that
time there jrere about 3.000 Pawnee In
dians on the reservation at 'Genoa. It
was Major North's duty to guard the re
servation from attacks from the Sioux
Indians who had a habit of coming down
from the north to steal horses snd cat
tle from tbe Pawnees and white settlers.
The Pawnees considered Major North
one of the bravest of men and enter
tained for him tbe greatest respect. The
Indians said of him that unlike some of
the other chief of scouts that bad been
placed over them by tbe government,
North would not say "go ahead boys,"
when danger confronted them, but
would take tbe lead and yell, "come on,
boys!" North was known among the
Pawnees as "La-Kit," or, in English, lea
der. He was also knowu as "Las-Karon"
or Pawnee chief. Major North under
stood tbe character of tbe Pawnees and
knew how to gain their confidence and
respect, and retain it. He pretended to
adopt their religious views. The Paw
nees believed that there were two 'great
spirits one the white man worshiped,
the other, the Indian. When Major
North discarded the white man's great
spirit and embraced the great spirit
worshiped by the Pawnees, he at once be
came their brother. He frequently
preached to the Indians and tbey be
lieved that he held direct communication
with the being tbey worshiped. It was
owing to this power to hold communion
with tbe great spirit that Major North
and the scouts under his command were
saved from massacre by a large band of
Sioux Indians. Major North and his
scouts'were on the lookout for a band of
Sioux Iudians three miles north of
Genoa in the summer of 1863 or 1864.
The band proved to number several
hundred. On discovering tbe force of
the enemy, the scouts undertook to re
treat back to tbe reservation where a
company of eoldiers were stationed, bnt
were cut off and surrounded. North
asked for a volunteer from among the
scouts to ride through the line and not
ify tbe soldiers. But cot a man respond
ed. Then North, taking off his bat
looked up into the Bky and called on the
great spirit of the Indians lo protect the
man he was about to send for help.
Then turning to Turux-to-puck, one of
seven brothers, who served in his com
mand, he ordered him to ride to the re
servation for help, informing him that
not a bullet tired at him would
touch him. Turux to-puck obeyed
the order, and although a hundred
Sioux were blazing away at bim, strange
to relate, not a bullet touched him, and
he reached tbe reservation, and five
minutes later eighty cavalrymen were in
the saddle for the scene of action and
North and his scouts were saved.
It was tbe custom of the government,
when the Pawnees went on their annual
buffalo hunt to place them in charge of
some responsible white man who was
called a "trail agent." During the tithe
Major North had charge of the Pawnee
scouts, he accompanied the Indians on
their buffalo hunts. The last buffalo
hunt of tbe Pawnees was in 1873. At
that time Major North, on account of
hfs-fcealth, was unable to aocompauy
them, and several well-known western
characters went to Genoa expecting to
land the job of trail agent, but the
agent of the Indians allowed' tbe chiefs
to select the man they desired to ac
company them, and they named John
Williamson, known among the Pawnees
as "Buckscottie." which means in Eng
lish, Curly Hair. Williamson still re
sides at Genoa and will be in Columbus
on September 3rd.
It was in July, 1873, that seven hun
dred Pawnees started from tbe reserva
tion at Genoa for the last buffalo hunt.
Many of them never returned, for a
month later was fought the last battle
between Pawnees and their old enemy,
the Sioux. On the 5th of August the
Pawnees were encamped in a draw half
a mile from the banks of the Republican
river in Kansas, when buffalo were
noticed coming in toward the camp. A
number of Indians jumped on their
ponies and rode ont to cut off some of
the herd when they noticed three miles
away a large body of Sioux approaching
and rode back to camp to give ihe alarm.
Preparations were at once made for bat
tle. When within a quarter of a mile of
the Pawnees tbe Sioux stopped. Wil
liamson went to tbe top of tbe draw and
waved a white handkerchief to attract
the attention of the trail agent he sup
posed hail tbe Sioux in charge. It was
afterwards learned that the trail agent,
Niok Janeise, had been unarmed and a
guard placed over bim when ihe Sioux
learned that the Pawnees were in the
neighborhood and a decision had been
reached to attack them. A month after
the battle Janeise wrote Williamson that
tbe attacking party numbered about
1400 warriors. When the Sioux noticed
Williamson's white signal, several of the
chiefs conferred, which ended in one of
the number giving a war whoop. Wil
liamson knew what that signal signified
and turned his pony and succeeded in
reaching tbe shelter of tbe draw as a
shower of bullets passed over his head.
Then the entire force charged. The
fighting force of the Pawnees numbered
500 warriors, the balance being women
and children. The Pawnees put up a
good fight but were at last compelled to
retreat, leaving 150 dead and woundeJ
behind. As Indians were not in the
habit of taking prisoners, all the wodnd
ed left behind were killed. -The Sioux
lost 75 killed and as many more were
wounded The Pawnees crossed to the
opposite bank of the river, and the Sioux
were preparing to follow when a com
pany of regular soldiers put in their
appearance and stopped hostilities. In
November following, Williamson and
Wild Bill went to the battle field and
buried the dead. A year later the Paw
nees were removed to the Indian Terri
tory where the remnants of the tribe,
numbering about 500, still reside. Tbe
last time Williamson visited them he
found seversl of tbe scouts who servt-d
under Msjor North still alive. They
spoke very feelingly of their old chief
and sent a kindly message to him
through Mr. Williamson.
But the Pawnee Indians sre not the
only ones who cherrish the memory of
Msjor North. George Turner, foreman
of tbe Journal office, who traveled for
sixteen years with Buffalo Bill's Wild
West show, has received a letter from
Johnny Baker, Col. Cody's lieutenant,
stating that when tbe show comes to
Columbus, Buffalo Bill desires to show
his respect to the memory of his old
friends, Msjor North, Capt. Matthews
and Geo. W. Clother. whose remains rest
in the Columbus cemetery. Headed by
the Cowboy band, Buffalo Bill and mem
bers of the show will march to the ceme
tery where memorial services will be
held.
Success as a showman on two conti
nents has not caused Bill Cody to forget
his old friends and fellow plainsmen of
the early days in Nebraska. Although
he has accumulated a goodly share of
this world's goods and achieved a world
wide reputation as a showman, yet he
has a kindly feeling for the ties that were
welded into lasting friendships by the
glowing camp fires along the Overland
trail from the Missouri river to the
Rockies, snd when he visits Columbus it
will be like coming home; for it was
here in Columbus, twenty-six years sgo.
that be organized his wild west show.
Yes, Columbus will extend to Buffalo
Bill and his wild west show a genuine
western welcome in memory of the old
days that have glided down the avenue
of time and registered in tbe memory of
those who have seen Columbus grow
from a frontier town to a city of 6,000
happy, prosperous and progressive peo
ple. UNTIL AUGUST 15 ONLY
100 acres of land lying 5 miles from
Columbus. 80 acres under cultivation,
6 room house, barn for 8 horses, corn
crib, windmill, etc. This is your chance
for a small farm in a good neighborhood,
good foil, right price. This place will
be offered for sale at $110 per acre until
August 15tb.
Elliott, Speice & Co.,
P. O. Block. Columbus. Nebr.
Marriage Licenses.
William D. Farrand, Columbus 23
Grace M. Carrick, Columbus 23
Fred Blaser, Omaha 33
Hannah E. Schnpbacb, Columbus. . . 30
Henry O. Jensen, Madison 32
Elsie A. Altscbuler, Madison 20
ME YOU HOT?
OUR TALCUM POWDER
will cool you
and
Its fragrant ordor
will please you
WE HAVE
All Kinds AU Odors
See our window
POLLOCK & CO.
The Druggist on the Corner
Columbus, Nebraska
Ed Wolbacb of Grand Island was a
guest at the Carl Kramer home Tnesday
and Wednesday, while eoroate home
from Omaha, He was making the trip
in bis auto.
Rev. A. E. Cash, formerly of this oity,
and later rector in charge at Monroe
and Albion, was in the oity last week,
enroute to Albion Rev Cash is now lo
cated at Geneva, this state, where the
family reside. While in the city Rev.
Cash was a guest at the L. W. Snow
home.
G. W. Brown, who years ago owned
and resided on the farm aow owned by
Carl Rohde, has been in the oity the
past week visiting at the home of hie
son, ,. u. Brown, and also eeioviasT a
few days fishing at McAllister's lake.
He returned to his home at Cedar Rapide
today.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Oehlriob, accom
panied by their daughter Olga, left the
city Tuesdsy afternoon on a three weeks
tour of the western states. Points in
California and a visit to the Seattle ex
position are included in their itinerary.
Tbey doubtless will have a pleasant
journey.
Judge Hensley returned last Saturday
from bis trip to tbe Seattle exposition
and other -.points in the west. He re
ports all the Columbus people is that lo
cality well pleased with tbe country and
doing well, and says that some of those
visiting there may make it their perman
ent home.
Mrs. A. Anderson and children left
last Wednesday evening for Fort Col
lins, Colo., where she will visit during
tbe hot weather. Mr. Anderson and
son Maurice will remain here and look
after packing the household preparatory
to their leaving for tbe new home in
California.
Mary Anderson says that Rasmus
Anderson is tbe father of her unborn
child, and a warrant is in tbe hands of
Sheriff Carrig, who will bring Rasmus
to Columbus, when he will have a bear
ing in Police Judge O'Brien's court.
The parties reside in the northwestern
p art of the county.
Hores Speros, one of fhe Greeks em
ployed by tbe Union Pacific, filed a com
plaint in Police Judge O'Brien's court,
charging Charles Govern with stealing a
razor and two pocket knives, which be
longed to bim, from tbe bank cars the
gang are occupying in tbe east end of
the yards. Young Govern was arrested
Tuesday evening by Chief Schack and
placed in the county jail, and will have
his hearing Wednesday afternoon.
Tuesday of this week the Isst oar of
stone for tbe new Union Pacific depot
arrived. This material has been the
cause of all tbe delay in the construction
of the building, and while work has been
going on in spite of this, it will now be
pushed and the building completed ae
soon as possible. And the new denot
will be a credit to tbe city, and ae it
nears completion all realize that it will
be more than the railroad promised.
Underwear
UNION SUITS
We have the agency for the
famous Munsing Underwear, the
best popular priced Union Suits
on tbe market. Prices in aen'e
from $1.50 to $4.50. Prices in
boys' from 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.35.
Underwear
TWO-PIECE SUITS
In two piece garments we have
a splendid line ready for yonr in
spection and ranging in price
from 50c to $2 50 a garment. Bny
early while the sizes are complete.
GRAY'S
