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IT. X. ; COAL Pocahontas Smokeless Illinois, Rock Springs and Colorado Coals - at prices that will interest you. Let us figure with you tor your winter's supply. T. B. Hord Bell 188 ITEMS OF r INTEREST PLATTE CBNTEB From the Signal. I N. Jones of the Joliet neighborhood tells us that'the. corn in his locality is not suffering from the effects of the dry weather and that better than the average crop will be realized by the farmers in Joliotnnd Monroe Townships. Louis, the G year old son of Leopold Sibler. living 2 miles northeast of Platte Center is suffering from a very bad case of Tel anus, better known as lock) jaw. Sometime ago he stepped on a splinter, it entered the foot breaking it off so that only a part was removed at the time, the hoy did not complain and not until San day was the rest removed, this is what caused the trouble. Louis is In a critical condition. Rev. Father Liborius. who has been the pastor of St. Joseph's congregation, -whs transferred to Joliet, III., leaving' here Inst Tuesday evening. A number of Francian Priests from this county were transferred and Father LiboriuB was among the number. It is not de finitely known at this time who will take the place of Father Laborious. SHEI.BT. From the Sun. Father Lutz has sufficiently recovered from his injuries to be able to look after his charge here, but still has to visit the hospital at Columbus, each week for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Custer and two children, who have been visiting with re latives in Lnxenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada, for the past six weeks, returned home last Saturday evening. Mr. Cas ter reports crops good in that country and the farmers apparently all in a pros perous condition. Levi Nelson, of Osceola, will take Os car Olson's place here as assistant cash ier of the First National Bank. Mr. Nel son has been connected with the First National Bank at Osceola since its or ganization and thoroughly understands the banking business. He will probably move to Shelby next week and be ready to assume his duties the first of the month. Monday morning when Frank New c mr went to his barn he found his best horse with a broken leg. Dr. Byers whs called, but be decided the only thing to bo done was to shoot the ani mal. The horse was running loose in the barnyard and mast have either slipt and fell or had been kicked by one of the other horses The bone of one front leg was broken between the knee and shoulder. GENOA. From the Leader. The truly friendly person is the one who loves humanity. He is the one who is here when you need him. who makes FRISCHHOLZ BROS. snoES CLOTHING Gents9 Furnishing Goods RELIABLE GOODS AT BIGHT PRICES. FRISCHHOLZ BROS. 405 11th Street Grain Co. Ind. 206 ABOUT OUR NEIGH BORS AND FRIENDS CLIPPED FROM OUR EXCHANGES demonstrations when you are in trouble and who extends a helping hand when you need it most. George Foster came up from Oklahoma the last of the week and expects to re main here until after corn picking. He says they are all dried out down there, and he came to Nebraska for work. Two little boys belonging to Mr aud Mrs. Geo. Ellsworth of Fullcrton met with a bad accident at the assembly the last of the week. While playin? on the side of the bluffs south of the big tent n large quantity of dirt caved oil" tumbling them down hill breaking two ribs for one of the boys and a collar bone for the other. From the Times. A barrel of beer consigned to a Genoa party was stolen from a car on the side track last Friday night, and Agent Beer has been trying to locate the purloined beverage and secure the nrrest of the thief. Breaking and entering a car and robbing it of its contents is a peniten-. tiary offense. The condition of the corn in the north Platte country is reported fair. In the vicinity of Genoa the crop has been slightly damaged by hot winds, hut there is every reason to expect at average yield, as conditions previous to the dam age gave promise of more than the usual yield. The condition of J. H. Clark, who whs taken sick several days ago, reached a critical stage Tuesday afternoon when the attending physician decided that an immediate operation was necessary in order to save the patient's life. Dr. Evans, of Columbus, was summoned by phone and made a quick trip in his auto to Genoa, and late in the afternoon as sisted Dr. Williams in performing an operaton for rupture. Owing to the fact that Mr. Clark has heart disease fears were entertained as to the result of the operation, but at this writing the patient has continued to improve. nOWELLS From the Journal. J. If. Devine, an old-time Colfax co unty citizen, spent a part of last Friday with friends at this place, lie is now making headquarters at Lincoln and de voting the major part of his time to the selling of Texas lands. However, he still thinks Nebraska the garden spot of tbe nation, and that is but natural es he is the fortunate possessor of four hun dred acres of choice Colfax county land that he has owned for nearly thirty years, and persistently refusen to sell. The Z. C. B. J. lodge entertained in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Konvalin at the Bohemian Nantional hall on Tues day evening. It was in the nature of a farewell party as Mr. Konvalin and his family left yesterday morning for their new home near Lamro, S. D., where they Columbus. have taken a homestead! The hall was filled with a large oompaay of friends and the evening was derated to danoiag. BeCreahments of varioaa -kiada : were served. It was a laU,-hour when all finally departed for their botass, wishing them health and prosperity ia their new home. MOKSOS. j From the Republican. - . l Dr. and Mrs. Frank Vettrned- from Coin. Iowa, where they have been visit ing for the last two weeks. Miss Mary Seefeld who has been vis iting her sister Mrs. O. B. Preston re turned to her home in Columbus Satur day. Cards are out announcing tbe marri age of Joe Brandt and Miss TillieGert tch two prominent young1 people of Route 1. Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. Welch and child ren who have been visiting at tbe Will Welch home returned home to their home at Columbus Monday. J. T. Cvant was at Columbus Wednes day of this week to consult bis physicians This i.s the first time he has been to tbe county teat since his sickness. Miss Ethel L'ryan spent the first of the week wiib Mae Hoppock. ' She de parted for her home in Emporia, Kansas after an extented visit with relatives and friends Rev. "edge was taking in the country air Wednesday behind a span of mares, hauling wheat for Cbas. Potter from the machine to the elevator, and be handled the ribbons as gracefully as any farmer boy. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Thurston expect to leave next week for Portland, Oregon, am) other points in the west, on a mon ths, visit. While in tbe west they will visit Mrs. Thurston's brother, F. S. Cro shaw. A iarge stack of alfalfa belonging to Geo. Emerson, which contained about So Ions caught on pre Wednesday niorn iui; at (' o'clock. With tbe help of nei gsbors the fire was put oat and only about :0 tons of the hay destroyed. This week Postmaster Talbitzer re ceived tbe sad news from Niles, O , tell ing of the death of his brother, John F. TalbiUer. lie was one of the prominent citizens of hts home city, where he had spent all his live, having been horn there fifty-four years ago. SII.VKH CKBKK. From the Sand H. H. Hudson left on Tuesday for Julesburg, Colo., where he has purchas ed an interest in a general- merchandise store with a brother-in-law, W. El. Win terbotham. His family will remain here for the present, but will follow him later. Mr Hud-ion has been here for many years and will be greatly misted from business and social circles. C T. Moon: and family returned on Snntiny from their outing at Grand Junction, ( 'olo. The biar is expected to arrive tomorrow that is his hide and h.-.il. Cliut left tbe carcass in the tiiountains Clint says that a pack of hound treed tlir Iwar for him and he stood at th fo.t of tbe tree and took a tftn.t at It in juHt one .hot and bruin oatsiH 1 1 mbi'iiV down dead. An i xciting runaway took place Mon day. Johnny Maxwell climbed into a I-jiii'iit wagon and took up tbe lines be hind a spirited team while Frank Haney also got aboard. Around the Merrill corner the team went and Haney climb ed ont. Johnny held onto the lines un til the team climbed a couple of awning posts in front of Kiefer'e store and laid down on the sidewalk for a rest. Then he vaulted over the dashboard to the ground. A broken neckyoke, two tires off the wheels and a couple of awning posts knocked down was about the ex tent of tbe damage. SCntTTLEK. From the San. An active business life passed away and one that greatly concerned Schuy ler when N. W. Wells died August 12, 1009. Mr. Wells was of the firm of Wells Abbott Nieman Co. and a half brother to Mr. Abbott president of the firm. Mr. Wells was born in Johnston, N. Y. in 1847. He came to Schuyler in 1870 and with H. W. Nieman built a small water mill on Shell creek which was the be ginning of the present business of Wells-Abbott-Nieman Co. For the last twelve years or more he took no active part in tbe milling business bat gave his atten tion to other interests. He was one of the founders of the First National Bank of Schuyler. First National, of St. Paul, South Omaha National Bank, National Back of Dead wood, South Dakota and Linwood. Nebraska. He was a director and an officer in these banks and until he left Omaha was director of the Oma ha National Bank. He was one of the organizers and was president and mana ger of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway and Bridge Company. He also held large interests in the Oma ha Street .Railway and Oklahoma oil fields. While a resident of this county be was twice elected as representative and served the people well at Lincoln as a legislator. He was married in 1903 to Mrs. Frances R. Campbell of. Council Bluffs who survives him. Five years ago he established bis home at Napanoch, N V.. in the Catskill Mountains where his remains now rest. l Judging. " "You can't alius jedge a man be his manifestations," said Uncle Eben "Some folks dat sings hymns depend mo' on a good voice dan on a good conscience." An Improvement. Since the soap factory was .built la our street the autoists hare not troubled us at all. Meggeadorfei Blaetter. CANT BE TRAINED TO THINK, Experiment Proved That Monkey Can Imitate, But He la Incapable , of Thought. This difference between .the animal and the human idea of what const! tutes "knowing" comes out nicely in a piece of work done at Clark univer sity, A. J. Kinnman's study of rhesus monkeys, the Bandar-log of the "Jun gle Book." The monkey, following the usual procedure, learned to get his food from a box, the lid of which fastened with a key. The key, how ever, could not be withdrawn from the lock. After the monkey had become familiar with the device, and could operate it as readily as a man could do, the experimenter took the key out of the lock and laid it on the floor in front of the box. The monkey picked up the key, played with it, but made no attempt to use it Then the experimenter took up the key, and, 50 times in succession, with the mon key two feet away, watching every motion, he unlocked the box. The monkey would have starved before he imitated that simple act. He had learned to open the box by making certain movements; he had no idea of the key as an instrument in the process. We sometimes think in struments and means and causes; the animal thinks largely motions. E. T. Brewster, -in McClure's. THE BOY AND HIS FATHER. Oad, Ostensibly the Teacher, Admits That He Is Learning Mucrr from His Little Son. "He has read a lot about angels," but the only one he ever saw is his mother," writes Truman A. DeWeese, In Suburban Life. "For some unac countable reason," continues Mr. De Weese, "my boy selected Chicago to be born In, and he arrived In the big, noisy city on a zero winter day a proceeding in strange contrast to the warmth of his sunny nature and the peaceful serenity of his temperament. Having done this, however, he had the good sense to pick me for his fa ther and that is the reason I have tried to give him some of the things he lost by not being born on a farm. I have made him almost my constant companion since he began to use his little legs to explore the mysteries of his little world. Of course, there is something of a selfish motive in all this. I am sure I get more out of the boy than he gets out of me. To watch the leaves of his mind unfold In the springtime of his life is a great joy. He doesn't know how much I am get ting out of him. He thinks he is learn ing a lot from me; but the truth is, he is both teacher and interpreter." Corn Products Entrained. The president of a western railroad system was spending the week-end at the country house of a friend In New York, when one evening some refer ence was made by a layman touching the commercial greatness of the coun try as evidenced by railroad opera tions. "What you say is quite true," ob served the head of the big system. "Do you know that if the corn prod ucts in this country 'for the year just ended were loaded into one train, the engine thereof would be entering the state of New Jersey just as the ca boose was leaving Los Angeles." At this remark a woman present could not suppress her astonishment and incredulity. "How you men do exaggerate!" she exclaimed. "You know very well that even two engines could not pull such a train!" The Sunday Magazine. Destroying a Color Scheme. The beach was a picture with Its striped tents and its picturesque peo ple, men, women and children, in their bathing suits of various colors, their heads wrapped in bright red kerchiefs, some incased in brilliant sweaters as they sunned themselves on the sands others in white, all artistic and rest ful to the eye, when all at once there strode' across the sands near to the water a man in a black frock coat, silk hat and patent leather shoes. The artist pressed his hands to his eyes. Then springing up he turned landward and began to run, the wom an trying hard to keep up with him. "What's the matter?" she cried. "I can't stand It," the artist replied pantlngly. "My sense of harmony! Oh, that man where did he come from! And what was he doing there?" An Innocuous Smoke. In an article on the hygiene of smo king published in the Munich Medical Weekly Dr. J. Bamberger says that the injury which may follow the use of tobacco, differs with the manner of smoking. Those who use a mouth piece, or if not are careful not to keep the end of the cigar saturated with saliva, are much less apt to suffei from the absorption of the various products of the burning tobacco. "Dry smokers" run much less risk of harming themselves than those who chew the ends of their cigars. Dr Bamberger suggests that a bit of ab sorbent cottqn saturated with chlor ide of iron be placed in the holder, and he claims by doing this some of the harmful products of combustion are rendered innocuous. Disappointments That Soothe. "Sometimes our disappointments come to be recognized as blessings, said the ready-made philosopher. "That's a fact," answered the flip pant person. "It's always a sweet relief to me to discover in the morn ing that I forgot to wind the alarm clock-." Epicurean Literary Man. M. Marcel Prevost, the French nov elist and' the latest elected academi clan, seems to be something of a Lu cullus. He likes ortolans, but ".they must have been fattened for six months in a cage in my own house." A certain "estouffade de boeuf" seems a simple dish, but it "must have sim mered' slowly for two days." When M. Prevost has roasted saddle of Iamb at home he will eat only lamb that has been brought up since birth by two ewes, "devoted entirely to the service of that one lamb." t; Irresistible PIANO Bargains A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY to buy a High Grade Piano at Factory Cost The Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. buys the entire stock of high grade pianos of Foster Bros. Piano Co. at fifty cents on the dollar. Schmoller & Mueller's local rep resentative, Fontein Bros., now offer these matchless instruments regardless of cost. This is not a fake sale conducted by some transient piano men, who will charge you a high grade price for a cheap piano, but a genuine cut-price, dollar-saving sale conducted by a permanent business house of your own town who will back up at all times every statement and agreement made. RFIIFMRFR These exceptionally low prices will only be quoted for a few days. nLmLmutll Every piano guaranteed a bargain. Every price lower than the lowest ever quoted before. Don't wait. Call today and inspect the greatest line of beautiful, high-grade, world renowned pianos ever on display in Columbus. Read! Ponder! Note the Prices! $6e.e $559.99 $599.99 $499.09 $359.09 $399.99 Representatives of Steinway, Hardman, Weber, Mehlin, Emerson, McPhail, Steger, Schmoller & Moelle: r and 23 others. Terms to suit the convenience of every purcheser One dollar a week will bring a beautiful high-grade, guaranteed piano to your home Every instrument fully warranted for twenty-five years by Fontein Bros, and Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. the oldest, largest and most reliable piano house west of Chicago. Established 1859. Organs of al 1 kinds and makes at almost your own price. FONTEIN BROS. Columbus, Nebraska General Representatives for Platte County For the convenience of our patrons we have established a first-class tuning and re pair department where we guarantee all work or money refunded. Chinese Tree for California. As a result or" the labors of trained explorers of the bureau of plant indus try in China the Icrst service hat been furnished with a supply of seeds of the Pistacia chinesij, an orienta tree resembling somewhat the Calil'or nia pepper tree. These seeds were gathered from trees growing in the province of Shantung, China, where some of them have reached large pro portions. A tree standing at the grave of Con fucius has a diameter of over foui feet. They are well adapted to dry re gions and are very long lived. It is hoped the trees grown from this seec will serve as a stock lot the pistachio nut of commerce. San Francisco Call Almost Unpardonable. A small jugful of cream having been upset in the cup of coffee it was decided by the recipient thereof thai it was unpalatable, hence he gracious ly banded it to the cat. "Sort of Puss-cafe, eh?" suggested one who saw the action. Hisses and shouts of derision. IN THE MATTER OF SPENDING. Much Truth in the Assertion That Any One Can Afford Anything if He Thinks He Can. We are all of us inclined to feel that a certain sum spent for a cer tain thing is extravagance while the same sum expended for something else is not undue extravagance on ths part of an almost pauper. Well, here is Mecaenas, junior, spends $7 for a dinner with wine and gets so befuddled at it that next day he is not sure whether be dined at all, but he has a dim recollection that some lobster disagreed with him, writes Charles Battell Loomis in the Smart Set. . How wildly extravagant to spend so large a sum and get so little for it! No man but a millionaire would ever do such a thing. Still, I'm not sure that we won't find that Jack M. Pekunios, who is glad to make a thousand dollars a year by the sale of his landscapes, ! has spent just the same amount and got as little for it. He had a year's lease of his house, for which he paid $23 a month, and on the first of June he left it and went down to Provincetown to paint for three months. But his rent for his unused house went on just the same. He handed out $75 for not even a dinner with wine. He didn't try tc sublet it. Said it would be too much bother. Old Alexander Q. Croesus has the noUon that he hasn't much time for pleasure, so he and his wife who is deaf go to the opera just once in a season, and it costs them $10. Little Eleanor Shaminart whose name belies her, for she is genuine clear through has lots of time in the evenings, but she hasn't much money. Yet she spends just as much on the opera as Croesus does, only she gets 50-cent seats and goes 20 times. Any one can afford anything if he thinks he can. Pianos now offered at . Pianos now offered at Pianos now offered at ... Pianos now offered at Pianos now offered at . Pianos now offered at . iytKftfiiiKraiiriiiKrinKff 0fAHA CURflENT Patent - Current The Help of the Prodigal. The .rudigal sun. repentant or, at any rate, weary, of the die? of husl:& forced upon Ills kind by a vigilant po lice system, had experienced a change of heart and joined the church. The good sisters -were discussing his de sirability. "But," expostulated Mrs. Straight lace, with a line and virtuous display of righteousness, "he was a common gambler what they call a buncc steerer." "Isn't it lovely! 'exclaimed Mrs. Uptodate. "What a help he will be in getting up our church fairs.'1 As a wise philosopher once re marked in Latin: "De gustibus nor disputandiun." The Mutual Annoyance Society. "Fine lot of clrichens." said the visitor. "Uh.'huh," replied Mr. Sinus Barker "I suppose you enjoy eating one now and then." "Those chickens are not be be eat en. I keep 'em to get even with the neighbors." WHY NOT TRY THE PACIFIC HOTEL COLUMBUS, NEB. The big brick hotel one and one half blocks eouth of west depot cross ing. 25 rooms at 25c; 20 rooms at 50c; meals, 25c. HARRY MUSSELMAN, Proprietor WANTED The right party caa I McOre an excellent ioitiiii. salary or comrni-sion for Colurahu- ami vi cinity. tStatense. formrr occupation and tdv- reference. Addrt-a LOCK BOX 4JW, Lincoln, Neb. SAVE YOUR HAIR. We base our statements uport what has already been accomplished when ue offer to return the money pa' us or exa" "93" Hair Tonic, if 'it fails to make the scalp healthy, cure dandru f, grow hair and prevent baldness. Vo-i take no risk what ever uhen jou try it Two sizes, 50c. and Si. 00. S POLLOCK & CO. $375.99 $349.90 !$319.90 $299.90 .$260.99 $225.99 &1&M -DERLBCTOB "COM i-O1 '- 0 ' rv -lTf, .M.A P 7 ,m - ." a a "Jfit 1 J ww a -? z-- 9 ' SCREENS Now 18 the season for screens. Leave your order with us. We make any size yon want. If you are goiug to build, get oar figures. GEO. F. KODLER Contractor and Builder Ind. Tel. 'JH'.l shop 13th and Adams COLUMBUS T We invite all who desire choice steak, and the very best cuts of nil other meats to call at our market on Eleventh street. We also handle poultry and fish and oysters in season. S. E. MARTY & CO. Telephone No. 1. - C'olnmhu. Nh UMOR PACIFIC TAILE "SB I MARKET WKST BOrND. IA8T BOUND. No. II 210am No. 4 8lsra No. 13 Hill a in No. 12 455 a m No. 1 U:4tain No. 14a 1:00 d 120 p in No. 'J lt:llam o. S 3:20am No. 7 8:10 pm No. 16 2:52 pm Vo. 13 fiiSj p iu No. 10 3:05 pm No.lt fi;53 p m No. h ........ 8:1" pm No. T SS p m No.2 9:13pm No. f,9 7:00a m No. 60 4:15pm No. (3 Sj'upn No. 4 5:00 am No. ll 8:1Sp:n No.20 7:12am BKANCHKS. NORFOLK. SPAZ.DIXO ALBION. No. 77 riixci d 70 a in No. 79 mzd..d 6:00 am No. '. !.-.h ..! 7 00 p in No. 31 pa d 1 JO p m No. "Opt'- al2:33pin No 32 pas ..al2J0pm No.7Hm:l. nii:IDpm No Hi mxd..a7:08p m Daily zwpt SandU . SOTZ: oe. 1. 2, 7 and 8 are extra fare trains. Nos. t. T. 13 and It arc local paswBcaca. Nob. ' and 59 are local freight. Nos. 9 and 16 are mail trains onlj. No 14 due in Omaha 4:45 p. m. No. tt.dae in Omaha 540 p. m.