Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1909)
'.s Vr- " rra " ' .- ;--?c p -Kt - v ' - - ,P3 ZZXn GREAT SACRIFICE OF v MILLINERY . '?!; ..J. . ''-if-L .., .. ' J0tT3fl ,. - - --. ?-- .-x-7' T?' ---'" i-Vi 7 j.'a--.v-" V- Y To our great disappointment we find that we are not able to get into our new store in time to have a Fall "Opening." We made all arrangements and com pleted our plans early in the season, so as to avoid just what happened. Our workmen have been faithful and capable and nothing that could be foreseen was omit ted. But human ingenuity can't provide against the negligence and mistakes of the railroad company, nor the large concerns fronf whom- you must obtain ma terial, that are more uncertain than the weather they smile at your anxiety and apologize for their culpability. To make a long story short we thought we were justified in depending upon our building being ready in ample time. We visited all the centers of fashion in the east and selected the best in every .market, in larger quantities than usual, to meet our increased facilities and in keeping with what we intend our new store to be first class in every respect The goods have arrived, and the season is here to sell them, but our store is not ready and we have no place to properly show them, nor can we have for some time, as painting an finishing can't be hurried, so we cannot hope to dispose of this large assortment of high class goods in the usual way but we -are going to sell them. Hence, this "Great Sacrifice Sale." Our loss will be your gain. We shall not wait for the new building, nor have any special "Opening," but will begin this sale on and will make prices that will compel your consideration and compensate you for the inconvenience you must experience in our present chaotic condition. We will not attempt to quote prices, you must see these rich and beautiful creations of the latest millinery art, but be assured that your purchases at this special sale will be at a saving ot at least 25 per cent of what the regular price would be. No competitor can afford to do this, nor would we if conditions had not forced it upon us, but we realize now that we must take a loss, and look to the railroad company and those who have caused it to reimburse us. Bear in mind, that our work is of the highest class obtainable and guaranteed in every respect. Come early so as to get choice of full selection and we will do our best under the circumstances to wait on you and please you. Store in the Street at the Corner of tHe Park ITEMS OF INTEREST M.ATTE CKSTEB Kroui the Signal. Louib Seibler, who was almost hope lessly ill with lockjaw a few days ago is convalescing nicely and the comforting -lesuriince may now be Riven that the child will recover entirely. Peter Schmidt and William 1'illen, both of St. Anthony, returned home Monday night from a visit with former Platte County people now located in IJuffalo county. They report that the dry weather hurt the corn considerably in Buffalo count hut that the snvallJ grain crop was very good. , Judge James G. Reeder, of Columbus was here on business Monday morning. We failed to learn the nature of his business but it is reported that the Judge was talking to Dr. Bent hack e while here and its dollars to doughnuts that there will be horse trade between those two gentlemen in tee near future. Mrs. II. N. Zinng went to Columbus Inst Sunday to meet her daughter, Miss Alice, who had just returned from her extended visit on the Pacific Ooast. Miss Zingg spent considerable time at Scuttle with relatives, and incidentally visited the great exposition to her heart's content. She stopped off in Portland, Oregon, where she visited with the fam ily of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ilughes, all of whom she reports well and prosperous. John Greisen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hil ger Greisen. who is employed in Port land, wsb also met by Miss Zingg op ber return home. Miss Zingg was accom panied by Miss Grace Hayes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Patrick Hayes who now reside near Seattle. Washington, and whom Miss Zingg reports doing well. LINDSAY. Krom tho Post. Last Monday afternoon at ft o'clock it pleased Almighty God to call from our midst Mrs. Helena Schaecher. She had been ill for several months before passing peacefully away into another life where there shall be no more suffer ing or pain, but where she will be re warded for the good deeds she has done in this world with the joys and pleasures of life everlasting. Deceased was born in Aberpleis Beg. Koehr, Germany, in the year 1833, and at the time of death she was 76 years and G months old. Her husband died about G years ago and I FRISCHHOLZ BROS. snoES CLOTHING 9 Furnishing Goods RELIABLE GOODS AT RIGHT PRICES. FRISCHHOLZ BROS. 405 11th Street, ABOUT OUR NEIGH BORS AND FRIENDS CLIPPED FROM OUR -EXCHANGES Bince then she had resided here in town until about six months ago. being un able to take care of herself, was taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs Joe Knrtenbach, where she livd until death claimed her. She is survived by eight Buns Henry, Peter, and John who lives in this vicinity; Christ ahd Thao, of Cottonwood, Idaho, Wm. Mount Angel, Ore., Frank, Parkston, S. D George, Cedar Rapids, Xebr , and one daughter, Mrs. Joe Kurtenboch. The funeral was held Thursday morning from St. Bernard Catholic Church. Fiither Ray mind olllciatiug; intormentv St.-Be nawi Cemetery. "GENOA. From the Tillies. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nelson, of Stromsluirg, were guests.of Mr. and Mrs. Axel Anderson Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Nelson says the reports given pub licity in the pres3 relative to the ravages of spinal mengitis in Polk county have ben exagerated. When the com plaint first appeared due precaution were taken to prevent it from spreading. Up to the present time forty cases have been reported, very few of which hare resulted fatally. In a letter to a Genoa friend, Rev Ward Morse writes from the Wood men sanitarium at Colorado Springs that he has been there one month a bed patient since his arrival. He states that patients are kept in bed until their temperature becomes normal. Since the fever left him be has gained strength and some weight and eats well. All patients, he says are well cared for, and he believes the Woodmen sanitarium is "destined to become one of the greatest exemplifica tions of practical Christianity the nation can show." Mrs. Lewis Headlund passed away last Monday evening, September G, 1!)09, at 8 o'clock, aged 57. Deceased had been in failing health since the death of her son Edgar who was killed in the U. P. yards at this place severel years ago while coupling cars. For the past month her condition was considered serious, and announcement of her death was not unexpected. Mrs. Headlund was born in Sweden and came to Ameri ca with her parents at an early age. She lived several years in Illinois, and about thirty-three years ago came to Polk county. Soon after her arrival in K' J- .'- cil. Columbus. FRIDAY, Nebraska rhe . was married to Lewis Headlund. They resided in Columbus for a short time and then moved to Nan co county, settling on a farm north ! of Genoa where they lived until they moved to town. Mrs. Headlund is sur vived by her husband and one son, Vic tor, who resides in Columbus Funeral service:), conducted by the Rev. Beck land, Swedish-Lutheran minister, were held at the Presbyterian church Wednes day afternoon. Interment was in the Genoa cemetry. Two hundred and sixty-seven tickets were sold in Genoa last Friday to peoplt wlio went to Columbus to attend Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. When the trains arrived from Spaulding and Alb ion all the Beats in the coaches were occupied and many were standing in the aisles. After filling every inch of space left vacant in the coaches and crowding the platforms full, the balance of the Genoa nassapera were loaded in,to box cars. Monroe and Oconee added to the crowd; and. when the train pulled into Columbus it was estimated that a thous and people were on board. From the I-oailer. Fullerton is hnviug a Sta.eol of a time over the hitching-post question. A few weeks ago the city council ordered the posts removed from main street. Later some of tho business men replaced them in front of their stores but the next day the murshal got busy and removed them again. -The farmers are now taking a hand in the fight. One of Ihem wrote the Post last week threathning to boy cott the town by sending to Chicago for his goods unless he is permitted the use of a hitching post when he visits the town and this is the way the Post man's reply: '-Let the aforesaid roarback tie his nasty-nice horses in front of Smont-gomery-Merbuek fc Co's. in Chicago if he wants to do so, but let him keep off main street in Fullerton." MONROE. From the Republican. Mrs. Bert Priest of Omaha ia here vis iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hill. Miss Susie Ziegler went to Columbus Monday where she will attend the high school this term. Isaiah Ligh'tner left Tuesday for Olear Creek. Ill,, to attend the half yearly meeting of -Friends. Mrs. John Munter left here last Thurs day for Gregory, 8. D , to visit her daughter Mrs Van Allen. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith were inter taining Mr. and Mrs. Mel Craig of Sax on, 111., Tuesday and Wednesday. J. Welch came up from Columbus Thursday morning to visit with his two sons Robert and Will on route 2. James and Bob Thomazin were mov ing T. S. Hoare to Tarnov Wednesday, where-Horn Has a position with the 0mha elevator company. Mr. snd Mrs. S. W. Lightner of Lynch, Nebr., arrived here Saturday to visit relatives and also to attend the half yearly meeting of the Friends. i Geo. Alexander, Mrs. Ruth Kenyon and Bob VanAllen attended the state convention of rural letter carriers, held in Columbus Monday of this week. Mrs. Pearl Rockbold who has been in the hospital at Columbus for sometime returned to Monroe Monday and is now at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gillespie. Miss Susie Niemoller returned Mon day from Seattle and other points In the west. Mrs, Niemoiler went on to Canada and will visit Mr. Niemoller and her "aon George. Work on E. A.Gerrard's new oement block building is progressing, and the walls will be completed by October 1L The building is to be built in a substan tial manner, two course of block's beinir laid. SEPTEMBER 17th Everybody attended the Buffalo Bill show in Columbus last. Friday, at least it looked that way, for when the noon train arrived it hud ihnx box cars, be sides the nine coaches, to accommodate the crowd, and then they were filled to overilowing The Monroe schoola commenced Mon day with a total enrollment of 125. The the tchra this year are Miss Bennett, principi ; Miss Potter, vrainmar depart ment; Miss Smith, intermediate; Miss Miller, primary. Quite an increiisH in the enrollment is expected a soon as I the farm work is over. Since the school meeting there lias been a decided change in'favor of another, grade, hb quite a numberof pupils from this district are attending school elsewhere. When the item of extra expense in the addition of another grade is considered, it would be about offset by the tuition paid for them and the tuition.that would be paid ia here. .. . HIIHPHRKT. From the Democrat Louie Teik went to the hospital in Columbus the first of the week and was operated on for appendicitis. Last ac counts from there say he is doing nicely. Mrs. Henry Priester was operated on at the Columbus hospital Monday for gall stones, 24 of which were removed. She is reported to be resting easy at pre sent. Her mother, Mrs. Anton Fangman isalso at the hospital and expects to be operated on this week for the same trouble. -T Cuas. Schuler, who formerly followed the butcher's trade in Humphrey, had Platte Center terrorized for a time Sat urday morning, according to reports from there. It eeems that Friday night Schuler and some other men engaged in a fight in which Schuler was getting the worst of it when a man named James Hare, who has been, working in Platte Center, interfered in Schuler's behalf. The next morning Hare went into a sa loon in whioh Schuler was present and confusing Hare with his assailants Schuler drew a revolver and shot him, the bullet entering his neck and coming out near his ear. After shooting the man Schuler, finished his work by kick ing him unconsciousness, and he appar ently was not interfered with by the by standers or town marshal, who figured that a man of Charles size, reinforced by a gun, was too difficult a proposition to tackle. Schuler than went in search of more gore to spill and those who were not in good graces immediately got under cover, thinking discretion the better part of valor in this instance. central crrr. From the Nonpareil. Superintendent Early, of Columbus who has been selected as the supervising engineer of the new electric light plant has submitted a sketch of the building to the. council. His plans provide for a building 40x45 feet with room for two boilers and two dynamos. The building will be located directly west of the pres ent pumping station and will be con structed of brick or cement. The coun cil would have liked to have utilized the space now occupied by the pumping station but the necessity, for running the pumps all the time will prevent the erection of a building that large. The proposed plans, however, provide for the machinery very nicely and the building will be commodious and convenient. Bids for the machinery and material necessary in the equipment of the plant will be opened tomorrow, the coancil having expedited matters by dispensing with the advertisement for bids. Orders for the material will doubtless be placed by the 15th of this month and it is ex pected that the plant will be readv for operation by December 1st. Indications now are that there will be sufficient de mand for current so that a dar service can be furnished but this is a matter that will hare to be determined after the plant is placed in operation. H. WORK LITTLE LIKED GUARDING PRISONERS THE MOST UNPOPULAR OF SOLDIER'S DUTIES. Some Hard Characters Among Those Serving Sentences at Military Posts The Punishment of the "Bull Ring." The hardest duty that a soldier is ever culled upon to perform in times of peace ami the duty which he dreadir the most is the guarding of military prisoners. These are divided into two classes: First Garrison prisoners, who have received light sentences for minor breaches of discipline and will he re turned to duty ina short time. Second-Iilitary convicts, who for Attempted desertion or other serious military crimes have been dishonor ably discharged by order of a court martial and have received sentences varying from a few months to several years' confinement at hard labor, ac cording to the gravity of the offense Into their ranks the vicious element or those who hold their oath of en listment too lightly, eventually find their way. Every morning at fatigue call the prisoners are drawn up in a long line in front of the guard house and sur rounded by a chain of sentries. The somber prison garb of the "generals" military convicts were formerly known as "general prisoners" is marked with gigantic capital "P's" which render them conspicuous and therefore make escape more difficult. Some are evil looking fellows with long and unsavory records. Doubtless many have "done time" more than once in civil prisons before evading the watchfulness of the recruiting of ficer and finding their way into the army. Others are rosy cheeked lads who in all probability have yet to see their twenty-first birthday, and in nine cases out of ten the charge against them is desertion. Homesick ness or restlessness under military restraint and discipline have led them into the rash act, the heavy penalties of which they may not have fully re alized. In groups ot twos and threes and guarded by sentries with loaded rifles these men perform most of the dis agreeable work and menial labor about the army post, which is highly varied in character and may consist of anything from sprinkling the flower beds on the officers' lawns to digging ditch.es for monster sewer pipes. Al though they generally perform their enforced tasks cheerfully, occasional ly a particularly disagreeable piece of work causes a miniature strike and a dozen men may "buck," that Is, re fuse to work. It is then that the historic "bull ring" Is resorted to. A huge circle is marked out on the ground and the malefactors are required to walk around its circumference in Indian file for eight hours a day, preserving absolute silence. A ten minute respite is allowed at noon for a bread and water lunch. A day or two of this treatment usually suffices to break the most stubborn will. If not there still remains solitary confinement on the bread and water diet, and as a .last resort the dungeon. The prison duty is by all odds the grimmest phase of the soldier's life. He may find himself standing guard over his best friend, with orders to shoot to kill should his man attempt to escape. The effect of intercourse with mili tary prisoners is, if nothing more very damaging to the morals of the new recruit, and it is most unfortu nate that some provision has not been made for transferring this class of evil doers to civil penitentiaries or to some large military prison far re moved from, the army post. Youth's Companion. A Tramp of Resource. ' Much experience of thirsty tramps hadcaueed. the author of "AnEngliah H. STIRES m v .- ;V.; - Yi&O?- 1SS8ES3MS5 i js- i v"t.".x.-i ..s 5: mm: emmmmmmm mour:&rsmPmM Patent Curjre.yih$.A ''-' "m. - .-atVji.' '?o. i r--. -. ' M v,,v:: y -- sm ..- '. - Holiday," J. J. Hissey, to forekRow al most exactly what they would say to him. One day ivhen. sending his mo. tor-car slowly along a shady English road, he met one of this guild, who accosted him with the preliminary touch of his cap. Mr. Hissey antlci patcd him by exclaiming: "I be mortal thirsty! Have you, good sir, the price of a glass of ale about you? I've driven nearly 50 miles to-day, and since the morning not a bite of food has passed my lips." The look of astonishment that tramp gave me was a delight to oh serve. But this tramp was a man ot ready resource, and seeing I was a hopeless case, he rose to the occasion and promptly exclaimed with what dignity he could command and with a comically serious expression: "If there were a policeman In sight I would give you in charge for beg gins, that I would!" Youth's Com panion. Sad Accident. In an effort to shoo a fly off his nose and at the same time to grease a wagon axle, James Horall, a well "known Knox county farmer, suffered a broken arm. He had axle greast on his hand when a fly settled on his nose. In brushing at the pest with his elbow the farmer accidentally touched the handle of a lifting jack which held up the wagon. The ban die released the clutch and the weight of the wagon, suddenly freed caused the handles to fly up against Horall's right arm, breaking it near the shoulder. Exchanee. Power of Decision. The power of uncontrollable deci sion is of the most delicate and dan gerous nature. James A. Bayard. His Prime Necessity. The under dog doesn't care much for sympathy; he wants assistance. One of Satan's Favorites. Who is righteous overmuch morsel for the Old One. Dutch. is a Coming Attractions at NORTH THEATRE Monday, Sept 27 LYMM TWINS In a new'Musical Comedy The Prize Winners COMING SOON Wm. Brady and Joseph Grisner present "The Man of the Hour" " -v. . &2j - - --r.., . ABtfiZifl :.ir- -ic-.'"' --.. -. ...-i !- i: jH if WHY NOT TRY THE PACIFIC HOTEL COLUMBUS, NEB. The big brick hotel one and ob half blocks south of west depot croaa ing.' 25 rooms at 25c; 20 roona at 60o; meals, 25c. HARRY MUSSEUUN, Prapritti, The right party eaa I (eenre an excellent position, salary or commi!!Uoii ror ittitunDBs aad ti- ci!iiiy. state age, roi mill irtpn ntfumnM State age, former occapatioa AOdreei IAJKWl UOX 438, Lincoln, Neb. SCREENS Now is the season for ccreeoa. Leave your order with ua. W make any size yon want. If you are goiug to build, get oar iignres. 6E0. f. rami Contractor and Builder Shop 13th aad Adam Ind.TeI.3fil COLUMBUS MEAT MARKET We invite all who desire choice steak, and the very best cuts of all other meats to call at our market on Eleventh street. We also handle poultry and fish and oysters in season. S.E.MABTY&CO. Telephone No. 1. - Columbus. Neb. UNION PICIFK THE TIKE WEST BOUND. EAST BOCITB. No. 4 0SB No. 12 10 an No. Ha 1.00 d 18 p No. 6 426 a m No. 16 &i6pm No. 10 SiHpa No. 8 6:1ft pa No. 2 Ml pa No. 60 4:13 pa No. 64 SJtia No. 20 7 02 a a .o. 11 . 3:49 am .1121 am . 9:10 am Xo. 13... No.l ... WANTED No. '.i 11:11 am So. t 3:10 pm No. IS 6:23 pm No. 3 625 pm No. .1 2:15 am No. 59 70 am No. 63 50 pm No. 19 8:15pm BBA NORFOLK. No. 77mxd. d 7:20 am No. 29 pas ..d 7.00 p m No. SO pas ..a 1:10 pm No. 78 mxd..a 6:10 pm BPALDiaa ALBION. No. 78 mxd..d 8dM No. 31 pas ..dldOpa No. 32 pm ..illJIpi No.80mxd..a7:Mpa Daily except Sunday. NOTZ: Nos. 1, 2, 7 aud 8 are extra fare traiaal Not. 4. 5, 13 and 14 are local rinmum Nob. 58 and 59 are local f reigkta. Nob. 9 and 16 are mail trains only. No. 14 due in Omaha AM p. a. -3 No. 8doitinOaa&a8:Mp.a.