The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, January 12, 1910, Image 1
$mrim& 3 . r-.t, - - r . r " v V v N FORTIETH TEAR. NUMBER 41. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1910. WHOLE NUMBER 1,991 mt Mtt rirjt 1 o , INSURE Before the fire I $ s Ml Mr Mi Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mi Mr Mr Mr Mr : Mi 5 Now is the time Agents 12 good companies m m m 5 Mr Mi Mr 2 Mi Mi Mr Mi ft t i s BECHER, H0CKENBER6ER & CHAMBERS 1 l!lM WSM tMt COLUMBUS Oats 38 Wheat, new 98 Corn 54 Hogs, top 7.65 to 7.75 t mmmmmmi 1 I MANY YEARS AGO. mmmm Files of the Journal, January 17, 1877. The farmers are beginning to have a bank balance. When the majority of them are so situated, you may look out for prosperous times in Nebraska. The farmers of Platte and adjoining counties have been and are receiving in this city very fair prioes for their wheat and hogs. If all other products should bring prioes in proportion to these arti cles, we should hear fewer complaints about low prices. A snow storm commenced hers Mon day morning last between 3 and 4 o'clock accompanied by strong winds from the north and northwest which continued without any cessation until 5 and 6 o'clock Monday evening. Tuesday morning opens up with bright sunshine and splendid winter weather. The Pawnee scouts arc on their way to 8idney to go into winter quarters. One day recently it was so cold that the thermometer froze up; Lute North had to run the greater part of thirty miles to keep from freezing, yet Major Frank North, (stricken with asthma so he couldn't witlk) rode on his hone all day without suffering from the cold. Lookout for the dead beats about this time of the year, who sport about the country making bargains for the p rchase of farm, store or any other property that may suit their fancy. Learn that one of these dead beats has been playing off his methods of dojng business on the Schuyler folks, and that it is believed he left there last week for Columbus. This notice may induce our I citizens to give him a warm reception. Congregational Church. The Congregational church would in vite you to the following services next Sunday: Bible school 9:45; worship 11 a. m.; T. P. S C. E. C:30 p. m.; evening worship 7:30. In the morning service the pastor will speak from the subject "The Id vestment pf Love." Of the evening- the following program will be ren tered: Organ prelude Gloria Invocation Hymn Hymn Prayer Violin solo Selected Miss Goff Hymn Degree of The Self Life-Pastor. 8olo Selected Mrs. Otseen Announcements and offertory Anthem Choir Benediction Postlude William L. Dibble. All the latest shades and styles in WALL PAPER Paper ninfttg id Sip Writiij a Spwialnj D. C. KAVANAUGH E. Q. H. Meiealer, father of Bev. H. Meiasler of this city has two keepaakefl which be prizes very highly. They are two hooka, a Chippewa dictionary and a grammar, which he used whan a mis sionary among those Indians oyer a half century ago. Prior to 1861 Mr. Meiasler was a student atliieptic, Germany, studying for the mission work under the Evangelical Lutheran missionary soci ety. Early in 1851 there came a call tor missionaries, some to go to the West Indies and others to United States, and Bev. Meiasler was sent to the latter ap pointment and to be assistant missionary at Bethany, Mich. Here ha made his headquarters. He soon discovered that to make proper headway in his mission work, he was obliged to hare a Chip pewa and English dictionary combined, and so he began the work of compiling one. After working for about three years at this he had it ready to be print ed, but a chance trip to another mission prevented his book from being printed While at the missionaty house, he has shown a Chippewa-Ecglish dictionary that had just been received by him, fresh from the press, and he was told that a limited edition had been printed and that he might secure one. He at once wrote for one, and received the book he now has, which bears the date of 1853. Incidentally the publishing house told bim of the existence of a Chippewa grammar, and that the author was Bishop Baraga of the Roman Oath olio church, who was also author of dic tionary. The edition of the grammar, which bears the date of 1850, was even more limited than that of the dictionary, and he finally secured a copy from the bishop . The dictionary contains the de finition of the word Chicago,' which is of Chippewa origin, and at one timewaa much in dispute. This book is printed in 1858, says that the word Chicago means a little polecat, which shows that very often the Indians names have rath er peculiar meanings. Bev. Meiasler continued his work among the Indians until 1869, and later moved to Chicago. He has been at th home of his son. Bar. H. Meiasler, for the last few years, and still takes quite an interest in any thing pretsining to the work in which he spent the better part of his early life. While in town Thursday evening last week doing some shopping J. J. Connel ly and wife received a telephone mes sage from their farm where they had left Alice 8ohad to care for their baby, that a strange acting man had entered the house and tore everything up-side-down. The story goes something like this: The girl saw the man approaching the house from the road, and being afraid, pioked up Mr. Connelly's gold watch and sever al other valuable articles and run out the back door, hiding behind the hog sheds. The wsy it was reported to us, after the fellow had taken some gold rings, besides other smaller articles and tore things up in general, knocking the big parlor lamp off the stand, breaking it into a thousand pieces, be took a box of matches, put them on a chair and set them afire, then left the house. The girl seeing the blaze ran into the bouse and extinguished the fire, and looking out the window saw the fellow return to the porch and pick up Mr.' Connelly's gun, shoot a couple of chickens, tie them together and walk away. Marshal Sweeney and several others spent several hours hunting for the fellow but could find no trace of him or anyone who had seen anyone of that description. Therefore we know no more of the matter than we did at first. Lind say Post. Next Sundsy two new passenger trains will be put on by the Union Pacific Nos. 17 and 18, Seattle trains. They will have an eastern connection with the Wabaah. These new trains will not in crease the number of trains, however, as the Los Angeles trains, No. 7 and 8 will be taken off on account of the washouts between Salt Lake and Los Angeles. This latter is only temporary, and may last for sixty days, and they will be again placed in service, making twenty passen ger trains on this division. The new fohange means a shifting of conductors, and Conductor Powers, who has been on the Spalding for almost two years, goes to Omaha to take' the new trains, and his run will be taken by Conductor Fox, who baa had the Norfolk passenger run for many years. Just who will get the Norfolk run has not been decided, but it may be Conductor Linaberry of the Spalding freight. After a short illness with pneumonia, Cbalaier, aged 7 years, 11 monthswnd SO days; the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. M. 8 Fish, died Saturday morning, at their home, SixteenMi and Hayes street About the middle of October the little fellow was stricken with polio myelitis, and for a time was helpless, but the last few weeks had been slowly recovering, although unable to walk, and the attack of pneumonia was too much for his weak system. Cnalmer was born northwest of Monroe January 19, 1902. Three years ago the family moved to west of Columbus and later to the city. Funer al services were held 8unday from the home, being conducted by Bev. D. L Boush of the Methodist church, and in terment was in the Columbus cemetery. Messrs. H. A. Clark, M. Brugger and Dietrich Harms came up from Columbus Wednesday morning to attend a meeting of the stock holders of the Platte County bank. They returned on the noon train. Platte Center Signal. Dr. Naumaas. Dentist 18 8c Dr. Morrow, office Laescben baildiag. People who get results advertise is the JouraaL Four room house for seat. Elliott, Speice & Co. Miss Lillie Ernst is visltiag with friends at Genoa. For Sals A small Phillippa a Budat. Dr. C.A. AUenburger, in State Bank building. Victor Lachnit spent Sunday with his cousins in Humphrey. , Dre. Carstenson & Hyland, Veterinar ians. Both phones 312. See the Columbus Hide Co. before you sell your iron and junk. Dr. W. B. Neumarker, office witkDr. 0. D. Evans, west side of Park. Dr. F. H. Morrow has been appointed onefthe Union Pacific physicians at Columbus. For fine watch, clock and jewelry re pairing, try Carl FroemelTthe Eleventh street jeweler. Fred Blaser, sr., returned to his boats in Omaha Friday, after visiting with rela tives for a week. It pays to sell your hides where you can get the most money from them. Sea Columbus Hide Co. Found A Highlander pin, gold. Owner can have same by calling at Journal office and paying charges. Monday, for the first time since ha re turned from the west after his aocident, H. S. Elliott was able to be down town. He Is improving rapidly, bat uses a cans. Tuesday of this week Recorder of Deeds Jerry Carrig delivered the first instrument from the new office, E. H. Chambers of Becher, Hookenberger k Chambers receiving it and signing for the same. Alice Pinch filed complaint in Judge Ratterman's court charging her husband Harry Finch, with abandoning bar, and a warrant was issued for his arrest, and he was apprehended at Omaha. As officer from here will go for hJsa,ane? bring him back for trial. Mrs. Frank Jahn. an old lady who has lived on the Island south of the city for a number of years, died Tuesday of last week at the home of her grandson, Gus Hodwiger. Her remains were buried at Duncan Friday. Mrs. Jahn was 87 years of sge at the time of her death. Her husband survives her. Mark Burke is the new deputy sheriff under Sheriff Lachnit. Mr. Lachnit first submi'ted the name of Ed Lusien ski of Platte Center, but aa Ed has always been one of the prominent re publicans of Lost Creek township, the county board, which is democratic, very naturally turned him down. George Barr McCutoheon, the author of "Qraustark," or "A Love Behind a Throne," to be presented at the North Theatre Friday January 14, is said to have received over eighty thousand dol lars in one year as royalties from the sale of the book. Judging by the size of the audiences the play is drawing he will receive more than that this season from the play. Union Camp 131, Sons of Veterans, and Baker Post No. 9, Grand Army of the Republic, held their annual installa tion of officers lsst Saturday. At that time preliminary arrangements were made for celebrating Lincoln's birthday, February 12, which is alo known as Union Defenders's dsy, and ie the most important anniversary that the Sons of Veterans observe. Owing to the appointment of Mark Burke as deputy sheriff there will be a vacancy on the city police fores, and it is quite likely that James Nelson, who resigned in the spring to go to South Dakota, but has retnrned to this city, will be appointed. Mr. Nelson has a splendid record as a police officer the many years be served the city, aad hi) appointment to the vacaacy will nasal with the approval of all. About a year ago D. flelphand, who has a dry goods and clothing store in the Gottschalk building on Eleventh street, bought the brick store building just west of him which was at that thaw and is yet occupied by H. N. Levine, who carries the name line as Helpbaad. January first Helphand wealed his building, but was not able to gst posses sion, so he brought suit against Levine, and the case was decided In Hslphand's favor, and next weak ha will move into his own building, aa the court ordered Levine to vacate. Two bridges across the Platte river oa the borders of Platte ooanty will be completed this year, or, rather one saw one and the old one repaired. The new bridge is at Duncan and the contractors have the material on the ground aad the work well under way. The other one is the Platte bridge south of this city, which Columbus is very araeh iatsrssted in. Several carloads of -laTsrisI for this structure are now here, aad while it will not be completed as eooa aa aati cipated at first, the work will belniehed in the early spriag. FOR Four Room, House, located with in 6 blocks of Post Office. Fine shade and a desirrble location, $1450 ELLIOTT. SPEICE, & CO. Post Office Block Columbus, Neb. Dr. W. S. Evans, Union Block. Drs. Paul aad Matzen, Dentists. Dr. Valuer, Osteopath, Barber block. Dr. G. A. Ireland, State Bank bldg. First-class printing done at the Jour- j aal office. Our great suit sale is continued. LaBook. Dr. Chas. H. Campbell, oculist and aurist, 1215 Olive street. Crushed rock salt for hides, and for stock. Columbus Hide Co. Miss Ida Nelson of Monroe wass guest at the G. M. Hall home Tuesday, enroute to DiUer. The party who found the lap robe in the north part of town on January 2, will please leave the same at The Jour nal office and receive reward. Mies Martha Mataonof Elgin, neice of Mrs. G. M. Hall, accompanied by Miss Buth Cladwell of the same place, were visiting Mrs. Hall from Saturday until Monday. Last Saturday Jacob Schwank, filed a complaint in Polios Judge O'Brien's court, ebarfjag Hugo Ploege with as sault and battery. Both parties live north of the city. Sunday morning Mrs. Mary Wdst- brook, slipped on the icy sidewalk end fell, fracturing her arm. Fortunately it was a single fracture, otherwise, on ac count of her sge, it might have been much more serious. 8now and sleet before the middle of January, but then, this has been a very unusual winter. With the extraordi nary amount of enow and ice on the ground, unless tbs weather is excep tionally favorable, there is every pros pect for big floods when the ice in the river moves. County Attorney Hecsley filed a com plaint Tuesday in police court charging John Ruppert with selling liquor with out a license. The offense was commit ted in St. Bernard township and a num ber of residents of that locality are named as witnesses. This is the third time that Buppert has been up on this charge and he is not likely to get off as easily as formerly. Out at the Union Pacific double track bridge, west of this city, they are al ready putting in the new double track structure, so as to be prepared for a spriag flood . The recent wam weather gave them a warning, and since that time work has been pushed harder than ever. The new spans have been riveted together, are in position and one by one they are being slid into position on a greased track, and it requires a little over aa hour to take out the old single track span and replace it with a new sixty foot doable track spsn, that time being all that trafflio is stopped. John Hultgres, living seven miles northwest of Osceola, committed suicide Friday morning last by shooting bis head off with a shotgun. No motive can be assigned for taking bis life. He had beam around doing the farm work in apparently good spirits. He was found by one of his neighbors who went to the house to make arrangements for some hay. Upon discovering what had hap pened he at once notified the coroner and an inquest was held the same even ing. Mr. Hultgren was unmarried and was the owner of au eighty-acre farm and fairly well-to-do. He leaves three sis ters. While no motive is known for the deed it is known that he bad been drink ing heavily for several days. Beginning with the new j ear the board of supervisors are seriously considering providing more room st the court house, and Wednesday they were looking over aad discussing the plans submitted by Architect J. F. Guth of Omaha, for the remodelled building. The plan is to add to tbs present structure and use ss much of it as possible, and provides for a building 62x92, two stories and a base ment. The plana show a modern build ing and one that would provide ample lor roe present, The improve- ta remodelling would cost $50,000, are ie a possibility x that a bond election will not be called, as the board has power to make an addition levy that wUl in time take care of this amount SALE Tuesday evening quite a number of the local Elks met at the office of Becher, Hookenberger & Chambers for the pur pose of completing plans for ai organi zation in this city. The meeting was presided over by Edgar Howard and Gus Becher, jr., was the secretary. As the sentiment was unanimous that an organization should be perfected, they proceeded along that line, and an execu tive 'committee, consisting of Charles L. Dickey, obairman, Dr W. B. Neumar ker, Edgar Howard, Gus Becher, jr., Edw. D. Fitzpatrick, E P. DusseU and Walter Sohroeder was appointed, with power to act. It is the intention of the lodge to have club rooms of their own, and two floors, if possible, and already there are several buildings to beereoted in the spring, any one of which will pro vide them ample quarters and are avail able. The present and prospective mem. bership of the order in this city is com posed of business men, and it is the in tention to eventually make it a business men's club, the same as in other cities. The district deputy from Grand Island i9 expected here in a few days to assist in completing the details for instituting of the lodge. Columbus bowlers trill be represented at the Third Annua! Tournament of the Middle West Rowling association, which will be held in St. Lonis, Mo., begin ning Saturday of this week. The Col umbus team, composed of Ed Kavnn augb, Joe Gntz mer, Morris Wliitmoycr, Jap Nichols, G. J. Hngel and L. T. Os born, will leave Friday, January 21, ar riving in St. Louis Saturday morning, and bowl the same evening, and again on Sunday. After reaching Omaha the boys will join with other bowlers who go there and make that portion of the trip in a special pulluian reserved for them. The time scheduled for them to leave St. Louis is the Sunday evening after the last bowling event, but it is quite likely some of the boys will con clude to stay a day or two in the city. The ball given by the bowling team last Thursday, to assist in defraying the ex penses of the team on the trip, netted them about $75, which will materially assist in defraying a portion of the cost of the trip. Friday night the big basket ball game of the year in this city will be played, the contesting teams being Omaha and Columbus high school teams Omaha is considered the best team in this sec tion of the west, and defeated Columbus late in December, and has in fact defeat ed every team they have met. When in Omaha the Columbus team made as good a showing as the Counoil Bluffs team, the crack team of western Iowa, and since that time the home boys have been putting in a good deal of time on hard practice, and hope to make a very much better show than they did a year ago when the Omaha team was here be fore. Tuesday of this week the stockholders of the Platte County Independent Tele phone company held their annual meet ing, and hesides passing their dividend and distributing several thousanddol lsrs among the local stockholders, elect ed G. W. Phillips to fill the vacancy on the board of directors occasioned by the resignation of A. Anderson. C. A. Oregg, of Mount Pleasant, bro ther of S. B. Gregg of this city, and vice president of the Platte County Independ ent telephone compan, is in the city this week attending the annual meeting of the stockholders of the company, which was held this week. Found Last Wednesday, a bunch of keys. Owner can have same by calling at The Journal office and paying charges. See our entire line of Bkirts at half price. LaBook. Route No. 1. Otto Heiden tried husking corn last Saturday. Wm. Muller is able to sit up a little after a long siege of lung fever. Quite a good many fat cattle are going to market this week. M. C. Cassin was over the route one day last week, buying cattle. Quite a number from Route 3 attend ed the raffle at Louis Wilokens Sunday, and Henry Cattau was the lueky man.- ! Creston. Mrs. J. L. Sharrar has been quite sick the last few days. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Nash Saturday evening Mrs. John Wagner and sou Clayton of Lincoln arrived Saturday evening. The Creston schools started again on Monday after having a two weeks Xmas vacation. Grandma Wagner has bern very ill this last week, but is much better at the present writing. Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Kimball are the proud parents of a baby boy. who arriv ed Saturday night. Little Florence Burgess, who was ex pected home about two weeks ago, is again expected home some time this week. Mr. Fsrnsley accompanied by Mell Graham, left Wednesday for Kansas City. Mell expects to stay thoro until spring. Herman Sohulte's little son who bss had serious trouble with his eyes, was operated on by Dr. Lueschen of Colum bus Thursday and is getting along nice ly. Theodore Wagner waa over from Humphrey Sunday, returning in the evening with bis wife, who has been taking care of grandma Wagner, during her illness. Attorney Drake of Humphrey met with the commercial club here last Fri day evening; to discuss the watei works proposition, and all possible speed is being made toward the preparation for erecting a stand pipe, which they thick will serve most efficiently under existing local conditions. Route No. 3. Farmers on the route are marketing a large quantity nf wheat, in spite of the bad roads. Mrs. Ferdinand Seefcld went to Mon roe Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. O. B. Preston. Mrs. Mary Pctera and daughter. M iss Lydia, left Monday for their home in Esmond, S. D.. after n month'u visit with relatives. Prof. E. II. Schmeiding week from. Seward, where holidays with the home returned last he spent the folks, and re sumed teaching in the parochinl school Tuesday. The young folks and n Bprinkling of the old folk;, met at the home of Martin Albers Monday night and helped bim celebrate the forty-eighth birthday an niversary. UU9tave Brunken, who bad been spending the holidays with his parents, left Monday for his home in Oklahoma, returning by the way of Scribner to vis it his sister. New Board of Supervisors. This week the board of supervisors have been closing up their work for the year and Monday the old board adjourn ed. Tuesday the new board organized and elected Louis Schwarz of this city chairman torihe coming year. The new member from district No. -1. Daniel Wilson, succeeded Wm. Pollard. At the meeting Wednesday morning Chairman 8chwarV. announced the fol lowing standing committees for the year: Judiciary Goetz, chairman, Scbure, Wilson. Bonds and Bridges Clothrr, chair man, Smith. Goet7. Accounts and Expenditures Scbiirc, chairman, Peterson, Smith. Claims Peterson, chairman, Goetz, Clother. Supplies and Public Property- Wil son, chairman, Scbure, Peterson. County Farm Smith, chairman, Wil son, Clother. Y. M. C. A. Notes. The Boys' Sunday meeting next Sun day will be held at the German Reform ed church on Eleventh street, and will be addressed by D. Burr Jones. Muoh interest is shown in the Boys' Bible classes, the attendance being about fifty. The boys are going to take the international examination, and each boy who gets 75 or better will receive an engraved certificate from the interna tional committee. At last Sunday's Men's meeting Hon. Geo. W. Thompson delivered his ad dress, '-The Trial of Jesus Christ from a Legal Standpoint." His talk was list ened toby a large and appreciative aud ience. Mr. Thompson is a lawyer and has been in the state senate of his home state, Indiana. Route No. 4. L. S. Eby moved to a farm near Silver Creek Tuesday. Dodds Bros, put up ice this week, getting moat of it from Peter Scbniitl's mill. Mrs. Napier returned last Saturday from a two weeks' sojourn with relatives at Greeley, Ncbr. Cora and Cylvia Moore left last Sat urday for a couple of weeks' visit with their aunt, Mrs. Ed Stickly, at St. Ed ward. Adam Smith and Lyman and Dan Bray were using the road grader to clear the snow from the roads, between Mr. Smith's and Columbus. A pretty cold winter, so far. Get a Hot Water Bottle and keep warm. POLLOCK &C0. The Druggist on the Corner Columbus, Nebraska GRAUSTARK. There can be no possible mistake as the romantic quality of "Grauatark" aa it will be presented at the North Thea tre on Friday January 14. It fairly bubbles over with what the regulation course of so-called historical navels have taught us to look upon as the life aad color of those funny little principalities of the old world; with their toy generals and princelings snd their sacred regard for the doctrine that the King or sover eign can do no wrong. In "Granatark," the halo of the throne is hung above Yetive, its Princess, who is bound up in a obain rf conspiracy and inherited war debt; and who conceives it necessary to sacrifice herself in accordance with the traditions of her race. Cupid aad Ores- fall Lorry, a wealthy American, persuade her otherwise, and the curtain falls with the surrender of the Princess to the sturdy young American in question and the discarding of contending rivals by the old reliable death route. With excellent scenic effects, plenty of life and color, and some of the best situations and genuine high class drama tic action that has been seen in some time, the five acts of "GrauBtark." prove most Interesting. Gertrude Perry, an actress of whom the criticfl have spoken in greatest praise, in cast for the title role, William Wagner, as the American hero, Howard Walsh, his artist friend. L P. Hioks, makes a wonderful character of the sturdy old Baron Dangloa?. while Mar garet North, a most charming young Miss, as Countess Dagmar. form a cast that has been highly praised wherever the company linn appeared. Advertised Letters. Following is a list of unclaimed mail matter remaining in the post office at Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end ing January 13. 1910: Letters Miss Ada Beymon, J A Harp, M S Laux, Mrs Gus E Newmony 1022 WesSt 5th street. Bert Specs, Mrs Mane Shaft. Cards Ernst Aufdnkamp 2, Mrs Harry Jory, M h Laux 3. Miss Ruth Shaw. Parties calling for any of the above will please say advertised. Carl Krameb, P. M. Marriage Licenses. Ferdinand Mueting, Humphrey 25 LndwinaT. Heinen, Hmnprey 21 Peter Slavonski, Tarnov 25 Katherine Olsnvoka. Duncan 17 Anton Placek, Tarnov 25 Regina Pytel, Tarnov 33 John A. Zavadil, Humphrey 24 Lillie J. Karthaue, Humphrey ...'.. 19 Route No. 5. The sleet and rain of Wednesday made the already1 icy roads much harder to travel. The state veterinarian came up from Lincoln this week 10 inspect Wm. Bou eer's herd of cattle. Underwear UNION SUITS We have the agency for the famous Munsing Underwear, the best popular priced Union Suits on the market Prices in men's from $1.50 to $4.50. Prices in boys' from 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.85. Underwear ' TWO-PIECE SUITS In two piece garments we have a splendid line ready for your in spection and ranging in price from 50c to $2 50 a garment. Buy early while th sizes are complete. GRAY'S