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i--i IHV t - .V V3 ,-isj r-.""-'i Nvl 2 - 5' 7 '" Boarm (Eokm&tti - r '. ', Consolidated with the Columbus April 1, 1904; with the Platte County Argus January 1, 1906. -5 FORTIETH YEAR. NUMBER 25. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1909. WHOLE NUMBER 1,975. . j t - r hi fc.. r y f 4 tltWtHtHtHCtllMtt. ' S Ifrniav fft Inavn Money to loan w A good list of 9 Property for sale 5 m 1 Good insurance companies S to select from S ej lli 9 BECHER, HOCKENBERGER & 2 CHAMBERS J COLUMBUS Oats 31 Wheat, new 83 Corn f Hogs, top 7.30 xmiitiHiiaiMHH mmmmmmmm MANY TEAKS AGO. Samii iiu Hmmmmmmmmmm 1 J Filea of The Journal September 22, 1875 Michael Doody, er., recently sold his farm on Shell Creek, 160 acres for $1,600. The first county fair will be held near Mr. Gottschalk's grove, not far from the city. Rev. Hood tells of ft squash whioh he saw at Schuyler, grown in Colfax county, which weighed 168 pounds. There were three very large ones grew on the same vine. Alvan Craig of Harrison, Ohio, arrived in Columbus on Tuesday of last week with two hundred and fourteen sheep forG.W. Brown. They came in one double decked car, the railroad charges being $175. The flock are very nearly full blooded Merinos, and are decidedly the finest wooled sheep we have seen in the state. One of the bucks . sheared. eighteen pounds of wool. Wear told by a reliable gentleman' that he has examined two pieces of corn one in Colfax county and one in this, in which he reckons from one-eighth to one-third of the corn is damaged, hav ing rotted and sprouted, supposed to have been caused by the wet hot weath er, Ears that looked outwardly all sound, on examination were found, some sprouted, the sprouts growing out through the husks, others the grain rotten about the center of the ear and this on stalks that were standing per pendicular. Walker Township. John Swanson is putting np hid prairie hay this week. Dablman and Rood started to thresh grain in stacks Monday. Gilbert Swanson is doing some carpen ter work for Martin Nelson. We have had no frost in this locality yet and corn is maturing tot. There is many of the farmers around here sowing winter wheat now. Auuust Dahlberg is in 8t. Edward fix-i.-jj; up his residence which he expects to occupy in the near future. School closed in district 65 Monday for one week to safeguard against the much talked about disease spinal men ingitis. The whole town of St. Edward is quarantined, the school is closed and no children are allowed on the streets. Marriage Licenses. Joseph Kiobasr, Silver Greek 21 Valeria Pciraza, Colnmbus 18 Grove Altig, Columbus 21 IdaXerly, Columbus 18 Michael Bogacz, Columbus 54 Mary Jurek, Columbus 60 All the latest shades and styles in WALL PAPER and Deooratimc Writtig a Specially D. G. KAVANAU6H Creston. Mr. T. Postal of near Leigh was visit ing at the John Craig home last week. Mr. Henry Sohl was an Omaha visitor Tuesday. Mr. M. Freiden was an Omaha visitor last week. Miss Hazel Sharrar visited with home folks Sunday. Mr. Don Gammel was a Tripp County visitor last week. Mr. Garlow of Columbus was a Cres ton visitor Monday. v Rev. Moore left Tuesday for Neleigh to attend the conference. Mr. Will Wenk has moved from Leigh on to his farm north of town. Mrs. Ferd Clark and daughter Lula were Humphrey visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Wagner returned Wednesday after having a two weeks vacation. Mis. Antrum and son left Monday morning after making a long visit at the John Craig home. Dr. H. 6. Morris went down to Omaha Tuesday to assist in Miss Mina Rolfson'a operation. Mr. Will Fulton arrived Saturday from Gibbon, Nebr., for a visit with his sister Mrs. Alva Weatcott. Mrs. John Smith and little daughter came up from Scribner the latter part of last week' for a visit with home folks. The G. W. Smith impliment sale was well attended Saturday last and those who purchased certainly got some bar gains. Mr. Del Westcott returned Wednes day evening from his visit in Missouri and was accompanied by Miss Cora Wheeler who will spend the winter here. Mrs. Kimball who has been visiting for some time at the Dr. Kimball home left the later part of the week for her home. Mrs. A. P. Kimball accompanied her as far as Omaha. Mr. T. F. Stevens who has been mana ger at the Crowell Lumber and Grain office was called to Omaha Saturday and was promoted to traveling Auditor x and he started out Monday. Rev. Traachel the German minister celebrated his fiftieth preaching anni versary and quite a large crowd attend ed and presented him with seventy-five dollars in gold and Mrs. Tranchel re ceived twenty dollars. Mr. Rudy Wenk met with a very ser iouB accident Sunday evening, his horses were frightened and ran away throwing him out and fracturing his arm and breaking the buggy all to pieces. Rudy will have a vacation now but not a very pleasant one. v The Fremont Commercial men stop ped at our town the latter part of last week and called at all the stores and distributed some souviners. They cer tainly had a nifty band on their train which furnished some swell music for about fifteen minutes. Route No. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brunken were guests at the home of John Brunken Snnday. Miss Mary Lange, who has been in Columbus for some time, has been spend ing the last two weeks at home. J. F. Goedeken took advatage of the high price of hogs and marketed a good sized bunch in Columbus Monday of this week. Rev. Henry Koch returned last Sat urday from St. Louis, where be had been attending district conference of the German Baptist churches. Route No. 5. Farmers are busy sowing fall wheat. Miss Anna Bonner is still 6ick with typhoid fever. . Grandma Leonard returned home last Saturday, after spending two months in Montana and Idaho. Grandpa Olcott returned to his home in Illinois last Thursday, being accom panied by his son Frank. Geo. Englehardt was at Will Houser's last Tnesday and Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cattau of Bismark township left Wednesday for Schawano. Wis., for a two weeks1 visit with rela tives. C. H. Sheldon was called to Ohio last Saturday to attend the funeral of his brother George, who died at the ad vanced age of seventy-five years. K. S. Fisher, president of the Omaha Typhographical union, and also an or ganizer for the International Typhogra phical union, was in the city Tuesday and Wednesday of this week with a view of establishing a local union in Colum bus. While there are comparatively few printers in the city, still Mr. Fisher is of the opinion that there are enough to justify starting union. The matter has been left in the hands of the local men for consideration, and should they think it advisable to organize a local, Mr. Fisher will be here again in a few weeks to complete his work. Dr. Naumaaa.'.DentJstl8 St. Dr. Morrow, office Lussohsn building. Messenger service, 12th . St., both phones. People who get results advertise in the Journal. Four room house for rent. Elliott, Speice. & -Co. For Sale A small cash register. Phillipps Rudat Dr. C.A. Allenbnrger, oaWe in new State Bank building. Drs. Carstenson & Hyland, Veterinar ians: Both phones 212. Dr. Chas. H. Campbell, oculist aurist, 1215 Olive street. For Sale Five room residence, also building lot. W. A. McAllister. Fall Opening Sale at Gray's. F. N. Smith went to North Platte Tuesday for a weeks' vith with his par ents. It pays to sell your hides where yon can get the most money from then. See Columbus Hide Co. For Sale Six roost house eft Twelfth and Henry, good repair, lot 66x132. Gallon O. C. Pennington, Oolambus, Neb. Last Saturday Jndge Ratterman issued the marriage license and performed the marrige ceremony for Grove Altig and IdaNerley of this city. Gall in and see the Favorite Base Boner with triple expos ed flues and back, at Boyd & IBagatz. Herman Schmidt of Sherman town ship has purchased the Eber H. Smith residence property, west of the brewery, and will move into it this fall. Cal Nelson was before Police Judge O'Brien Tuesday, charged with being intoxicated and carrying concealed wea pons, and he was fined $25 and costs. The across the continent automobile relay race, which was being conducted by the Philadelphia Press, and was scheduled to pass through Columbus, was called off on account of an accident to the first car, which resulted in the death of. two men, one, of them being the messensrer. When the maasenser 'reachedCofumbus, he was to have been taken as far as Kearney by Ohas H. Dack-of this city. Installing the block signal system on this portion of the Union Pacific was completed when the short stretch thro gh the Columbus yards was placed in service. For some time the advisability of equiping the yards in some of the towns was considered unnecessary but since the wreck at Fremont some time ago, it was dcdied to make the system complete and all yards were ordered equipped with the safety device. George Beck filed a comploint in Pol ice Judge O'Brienis court, charging Franz Wilhelm with disturbing the peace and annoying him. The case was up for trial Wednesday morning, and after both sides had aired their grievan ces, the judge decided there was not enough evidence to convict, the de fendent, and he was discharged. The parties lives in the neighborhood of Six th and Washington Avenue. r Additional advices from Lake View. "Ore., tell of the following Columbus peo ple who were successful in securing good tracts of land: Fred Gerber drew the best plum so far, getting a quarter section. The next best tracts, 80 acres, was alloted to E. P. Duseell and the following drew forty acre tracts: Henry Gaes. jr.. Martin Langley, George Birm ingham, John Schmoker, Norman Davies, R. Jenkinson, W. A. Graves, A. Dnssell. Thirty acre tracts were secured by H. L. Dussell and Otto Kumpf, and Fred Gatlemyer and Miss Estella Ross each secured twenty acres. Ten acres tracts were allotted to O. C. Pennington Emiiy F. Rorer, and Chas Graves. Two smooth strangers thought Frank Gerharz of the Gerharz-Flynn Oo. looked easy, and Monday of this week undertook to re lieve him of some clothing. The thread bare game was tried one fellow pre tended that he wanted to buy some small article and the other fellow under took to do the shop lifting. But Frank was watching, and when the fellow thought he had succeeded in getting his plunder securely hid in his coat, his at tention wss called to the fact, and he at once began-to apologize to Frank, and tried to square himself, thinking pro bably he would be arrested. But Frank did not let them get far enough so he had to call the police, but gave them to understand that their game would not work with him. REMOVAL SALE. We are moving into onr new store and will continue onr special sale for 10 days longer in onr new location. Come and see ns in onr new qnarters, we will have no brass hand nor other unnecessary display hat give yon the heneflt in onr re duced priees. H.H.STUU5S. Ewery Family ' Pays for a-home, at least once. If you pay fo your home through The Equitable BufldintVLoan and Savings Association yon pay for it but once and it is yours. If yen Continue to rent, you pay for a home every few yean but it stiU reattiaa the pro perty of the landlord. If you are payisg for a home for yoar land lord, call at oar oflee and we will explain to yon how you can pay for a home of your own. The Equitable MMiif, liaa & Saiinfs Assi Office with ELLIOTT, SPEICE & CO. P.O. Block Drs. Paul and Matzen, Dentists. rjt,VaUisr, Osteopath. Barber block. Dr. G. A. Ireland, State Bank bidg. Dr. W. H. Slater, veterinarian, phone 96. See the Columbus Hide Co. before you, sell your iron and junk. , ,. Dr. D. T. Martyn. jr office new Colum bus State Bank"building. Crushed rock salt for hides, and for stock. Columbus Hide Co. Fall Opening Sale at Gray's. For fine watch, clock and jewelry re pairing, try Carl Froemel, the Eleventh street jeweler. Ed North came up from Omaha the first of the week for a short sojourn with relatives and friends. Dr. W. R. Nenmarker, office with Dr. C. D. Evans, west side of Park. Resi dence telephone, Bell 91 Isd.189. O. O. Shannon returned from Boulder, Colo., the first of the week, where he has been looking after his mining inter eats. Theo. Friedhof left Wednesday for Knoxviile. HL, vhere be ie attending school, this being hk last year at that institution. Mm. Devlin, sr., Mr. and Mia Sharp and two children of Johnstown, Pa., who have been visiting at the home of O. E. Devlin north of town, returned to their homes last Wednesday. A. L. Bixby of the 8tate Journal the guest of honor and speaker of the evening at the Y. M. C. A. business men's banquet Tuesday evening. Other ad dresses were made by L H. Britell and E. H. Nauman. Before buying a base burner, call at Boyd & Bagatz's and see the Favorite. It's not the cheapest, bnt the best, as it has the most radiating surface, which gives it the most heating capacity. The remains of Mrs. Frank VanAllen formerly of Monroe but later of Gre gory, S. D., were brought up from Omaha Tnesday evening and taken to Monroe, where the funeral will be held Thursday afternoon. Mrs. VanAllen was formerly Miss Anna Munterand was raised at Monroe, where she resided un til about four years ago, when she and her husband moved to South Dakota. One of the most enjoyable performan ces of the present season will be seen, at North Theatre on Monday Sept. 87 in the appearance of The Lyman Twin Brothers the 'popular twin comedians. This new production far surpasses all others in which these clever young comedians have yet appeared, being supported by some of the olevereat com edy entertainers today in the musical field. The production is a revelation in beautiful scenery. Pretty costumes a dainty chorus and a wonderful display of electrical effects, and is said to be one of the finest musical comedy productions A Barter Ideal Oil Hoater Will make the more comfortable these chilly mornings and cold damp days. Absslutely no when you use a BARLER Costs about per hour. one cent We put trial. them out on G RAY'S A letter from the land seekers at Lake View, Ore., tells of their trip and also the names of those who had their sllot meat before the letter was written Sept. ember 12. They arrived in Lake View the evening of September 9, after mak ing the trip from Reno north over a narrow gaugerailway, an automobile, a boat ride across the lake, and then a fifteen mile ride in a carriage from the end of the lake to the town. They were fortunate in getting over the lake before the boat stranded, making it aeoessary for the others to sround the lake in or der to reaoh the town. Theallotingwas commenced the next day after their arrival, and the following is the result: P. J. McCaffrey, ten'acres; Tim Hogan, ten acres, George Turner,, forty acres; G. A. Neitsel, ten acres; Chauneey Hagel, ten acres; George Window, twenty acres Mont Duncan, twenty aores; Carl Schu bert, eighty acres; Wm. Terrill, twenty acres. They report all kinds of provi sions quite expensive, with the exception of meat. The olimate there to some what different from Nebraska, very hot in the day time and cool at night On the road up they had an excellent view of Mount 8hssts. They all report they are having a good time, and the fisher men in the party are going to put in a day at the lake so they can tell of the wonderful catches to be made there. Most of the party expected to leave for home Monday, some of them going to San Francisco and Seattle and return ing by way of St Paul over the Great Northern, while others will return via the Burlington. The popular young comedians "The Lyman Twine" will bring the largest musical attraction they have ever seen in here shortly called "The Prize Winners" which is just as breezy aa ita name im plies and which is not only the largest but the best musical success these twin stare have ever attempted. A much larger company is employed, more beauti ful scenery and costly effects together with some of the catchiest whistling song hits of the season will be heard. A handsomely dressed chorus is a big fea ture, which display some stunning gowns and new novelties in a way that will satisfy the most sceptical. All in all "The Prise Winners" is by f sr the largest and best production the Lyman Twins hsveever presented. Looking over the old records in County Clerk Grafs office to find out just what Platte county corporations come under the proviaionsof the law recently passsd by congress, Deputy Internal Revenue Collector O. N. Stukey of this district was carrying out his part of the law. Under the new law passed this summer all corporations having a net income of over $6,000 are liable for a tax of one per cent on all over that amount, and it to the deputy collector's dnty to look over the records and report those liable for taxation. In looking over the re cords the deputy collector began at the first, and it is really surprising to note how many corporations have been form ed in Platte county since its organiza tion. October 5 to the day for holding pre cinct primaries to nominate precinct officers, and County Clerk Graf is send ing out certificates for that purpose to the precinct committeemen of the var ious political parties. This year there are six precinct officers to be elefted treasurer, clerk, justice, constable, road overseers and sssessors. This to one more than last year, as the last legisla ture passed a law taking the appointing of precinct assessors away from the co unty assessor and giving the precincts the right to say who their assessor shall be and this lsst change to one that Is appreciated, both by the people and the county Beginning with the first of the week, Con Keating, who recently disposed of his interest in the firm of Keating ft Sohram, became identified with the Co lnmbus Mercantile company, having purchased the interest of Homer Tiffany in that institution. For some time Mr. Keating had under consideration an other proposition, bnt he finally con cluded to remain in this city, and but an interest in the Meroantilecompany. Mr. Tiffany expects to leave for the west soon, where he is looking for a location, and should he succeed in finding some thing that suits him, will make his home there. Snnday evening while Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hsineman were at church some sneak theif entered their home and took wear ing apparel belonging to them. As the house was locked the thieves were com pelled to break in, and the value of the articles taken being over 960, it makes the offense a serious one. Mr. Heine man is inclined to believe thatome one familiar with the premiss had a hand in job. Editor E. A. Harms of the Biene has purchased the William Speice property at the corner of Ninth and Lewis street, and will move in to town as soon as a few repairs are made on the building. The Great Majestic and Mal leable iron range. Stld only by Boyd ItBagatz. Work has been commenced oa O. C. Gray a new residence on Qainoy street, the excavation for the basement being well under way. For Bale or Rent Beat meat market in Fullerton, Neb. Address George E. Masters, FuUertoa, Nebr. Y. M. C. A. Notes. A large group of young awn will meet next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock to organize a "Live Wire Clab." This Clnb will probably meet every two weeks to disease the curreat toplosof the dsy. The Social Committee which will meet at 7:90 o'clock next Thursday evening ia planning for. eome interesting social times this winter. It is expected that the Camp Fires which will be held pro bably every two weeks will be most popular. The Eatertainment Coarse Committee has been delayed oa account of a" mis. understanding with the Lyceum Bureau, and have had to change some of their attrrotions. . Bnt as every taiag to plan ned now the Columbus people will have an opportunity this winter of enjoying one of the very best ntertaiament Courses that has ever been seen in the city. Each attraction being of high or der and the best talent to be secured. There will be two Concerts, two humor i?ts and one Lectarer. The Evelyn Bargelt Concert Company, which will ap pear October, 98th. consists of Miss Evelyn Bargelt and Mr. Leon Batoheld er, Mr. Clifford and Mt. Joseph Stelzl, mueioisns and artto's of high order. They play on the flate, piccolo, cornet. trombeae. cello and piano and prime favorites with Lyeenn audiences. Strickland W. Gilkilao, who to the sec ond number to perhaps foremost hum orists of the dsy. He to also a magazine and a aewspeper writer as well ss a poet and a philosopher. He has appeared before the following Nebraska audien ces: David City, 3 times, York. Belle vue, Hsstiogs, Holdrege to times, and a score of other plsees in this state and ia almost every state in the Union. Honorable G. W. Thompson, the third number on the course, will lecture on Greed, Gouge and Graft and atoo on The Trial of Jesus The Christ from a legal standpoint. The fourth dumber will be Packard, the artist, cartoonist, composer, mueiciaa humorist and enteitaiBer to the peer in his line. Sarah Wathina Brown, the Hapttot of national fame, and the Chicago Boy Choir will close the course. The sssoeiatioa does not want to make a profit. Ita desire to to iaterest the thinking people of the city through the beet in music, in art and ia Uteratare and the same time to stand for the culti vation of the ideal among the young men. The course to open to all persons desiring to secure tickets. At the same time the sale will be limited to 400 course tickets the price of whioh Is 91.60 Each association member to entitled to one tickets at 91.00. The boys' state convsntion of all the associations of the state will bring to Colnmbus something like 160 boys from all part of the 8tate. Melvin Brugger of our association to the corresponding secretary of the Convention. It wiil be held November, 26, 97 and 28th speak ers snd workers from New York City and Chicago and from the west will be present. The Business Men's snd the Young Men's gymnasium clsss banquet will be a big affair on October, 1st. Speakers from out of town will be present and special mnsio provided for the occasion. It to expected that nearly 160 men will sit down to well ladened tables. The membership o' the Association has passed the 350 mark. Interest in the work is on the increase. Committee meetings are almost daily or nightly oe- ourranees. The Banquet of the boy's department whioh to given by the ladies comes off next Fridsy evening. Melvin Brugger as toastmaster will have the pleasure of introducting Paul Becker, Phil Hocken berger.FreABaboock, Frank Echols and Harry CoJton who will uphold the boys speech making end. Remarks will also be made by oity superintendent of sohools Mr. Conn. O. O. Sheldon and the secretaries of the associotion. The principal speaker of the evening will be Mr. Dean Ringer, an attorney of South Omaha, formerly n foot-ball playsr at the State University. Mr. Ringer will also address a mothers meeting at 3:00 in the afteraooa, Sep tember, 24th, to which all mothers snd ladiss interested in boys and boy life are iavited. A Life Problem Clnb composed en tirely of High school boys to being talk ad about. The local clerks league of this city en joyed n very pleasant social eveet at the Mannerchor hall Tuesday evening, about eighty invited guests being pre sent. Deputy Labor Commtosioaer Maupinof Lincoln, who was ia the city oa DusuMSs connected witn ine perma nent organization of the clerk's league, was a guest of the organization daring the evening. Next Sunday the annual Missioafsst will be held in the German Evangel, Prot. church. Bav. Neomarker, D. D., Pastor. Services at 10-30 a. m,. and at 7:30 p.m. Preachisgby RevsiShimmel pfennig. P. H. D of Howell, snd G. Mueller of Shell Creek. Evening add ress in German and Engbsh. Everybody cordially invited. Waterman's Self-Filling Finntain Pens We have just received a new shipment. The pens range in price, from $2.00 to .$5.00., The Waterman is the" pioneer fountain pen, : and in point of excel-' lency it nas kept apace with growing age. POLLOCK &G0. The Druggist on the Corner Columbus, Nebraska Paving District No. 1 was established by the city council at a meeting last Friday morning. The district com prises the slleys of blocks 84 and 85, be ing in the rear of the Meridian hotel and the block east. Before bide an called for the connoil reqaesta those in terested to express a desire aa to the material they wished need for paving. At the evening session of the same day Horatman & Kersenbroek, the new drag firm, were granted a dragctote permit. The committee having in charge the proposition of voting water works' ex tension bonds reported that the city could not vote enough bonds at one time to make the necessary extentioaa bat that 91.000 a year was the limit, and also that they thought it was unwise to call a special election for this, bnt sub mit the proposition at the regular Nov ember election. Should the bonds carry work could be commenced early ia the sprint. John Martz of Wshoo wss em ployed as consulting engineer for the proposed water works extention, at $150 per month, and as soon as he arrives ia the city he will be asked to examine and make a report on the present wells at the pumping station, as the committee to of the opinion that they need attention. The council ordered one much needed and timely improvement for the city, and that is a new jail, whioh the com mittee was authorized to buy a suitable lot for and build. Timely discovery of a fire in the coal bin at the Whaley laundry probably averted qutte a blaze, For some time empolyes at the laundry had smelled the gas but were unable to locate it, bnt Tuesday afternoon, when Wallto Graves, the firemen, opened up the full coal bin, he had no trouble in locating it. There was no alarm turned in, but Chief Galley notified a few of the fire men and a line of hose was lsid by the Btosel Hose Company, to be used in ease of emergency, and Mr. Whaley employed two men to move the cos!. The fire had gained enough headway so that it was impossible for the shovelers to work long at a time, but by Wednesday morn ing they had it all moved and the ire practically out. The damage to nominal, the expense of moving the coal and what little coal was burned up covering it. Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Willsrd left Tues day for Excelsior Springs, Mo., for a so journ for the benefit of Mr. Willards's health. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Robinson left Wednesday for the same place, where they will remain for some time. There was a fatal case of spinal mengitis in the Grentli neighborhood, west of itbis city in Loup township, Samuel Carl Imhoff, son of Mr. and Mia. Samuel Imhoff being the viotim, his death occurring Sunday, after a short illness. He was born March 24, 1905, and was four yean, five months and twenty-five days old. Funeral services were held Monday, being conducted by Rev. Braun, and burial was in the Grue- tli cemetery. Underwear UNION SUITS We have the agency for the famous Manning Uaderwear, the best popular priced Union Suits on the market Prices in men's from 91.90 to 94.50. Prices ia boys' from 50c, 75c, 91 snd $1.95. Underwear TWO-PIECE SUITS In two piece garments we have a splendid line ready for your in spection and ranging in prise from 10c to 92.50 a garment. Buy early while the sizes are complete. GRAY'S -A-. .1