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; . K secur y otli e iii:i You that bald"' lout j - the lRM the BE lents any be- will btrial new )ST. . - - . - - . ' - - .- -i - - . , . " - - - . FRISCHHOLZ BROS. SHOES CLOTHING Gents9 Furnishing Goods RELIABLE GOODS AT RIGHT PRICES. FRISCHHOLZ BROS. 405 11th Street, Columbus. ITEMS OF r INTEREST ABOUT OUR NEIGH BORS AND FRIENDS CLIPPED FROM OUR EXCHANGES HIIEI.1SY. From the Sou. Word received here the first of the week from the Methodist hospital at Otnuha where Mrs. J. A. Rousey under went rather a critical operation last week, is to the effect that she ib doing nicely und is considered out of clanger. Edward and Albert Croisant in com pany with Philip Qoerinjf, of Platte co unty, who have been -visiting in this -vic-in'uy, went to David City Monday where they met William Bachman and all went to Stanton county, to visit a short time with relatives. While bringing a load of hogs into town Monduy on n bob sled Kay Miller drove on a sliding place, the box slipped otf the sled and Uay and the hogs were dumped promiscuously into the ditch. The horees ran into town and vrere cuught before any damage was done. Kay extracted himself from the mass of kicking and squealing swine, surround ed the bunch and drove them in to market without the loss of a single hog. er on hia farms the lore part of the week. Ebe Morehead, the well known machine man, was sent here by the com pany to start the husker and initiate its future custodians into the mysteries of keeping it good natured. It is now re ported to be doing excellent work-and will take 500 bushels of corn from the Held in a good day's run. The cost of the machine is about $350, but it is more than probable that there will be more of them in this county next year. LKiun. l'rom tho World, Dr. and Mrs. E. 11. Hy land came over from Oolumbus yesterday to take in the -masquerade dance at the, opera house last evening. At'the Bridges' Bros sale, held on Wednesday, everything sold remarkably high. One span of mules brought $540, a team of horses sold for $500 and a cattle dog went for !(. A deal was closed on Monday where by Gerd Bruns traded his forty acre farm just south of town to George Nitz for the letter's eighty acre farm and S400. Mr. Nitz'a farm was rated at $95 per acre and this makes $200 per acre for the Bruns farm which is the highest price paid so far for land anywhere in this section of the state. Otto liittleman, living west of here, was the victim of a painful accident Tuesday. He was oiling the chain of his manure spreader while the machine was in gear and in some manner his mit ten caught entangling the fingers of his right hand. It was necessary for Dr. Boetel tompntate the, two fingers at the first joint. The injured hand is get ting along nicely. ST. BDWAKD From the Ad trace. Mrs. Jos Westcott has been critically ill nl her Lome south of St. Edward for the last to weeks. A daughter from ChieuRo hits been at the bedside for nearly a week, Mr. and Mrs. Jack WeBt brook arrived from Columbus Wednes day, and the other children are being constantly informed as to their mother's condition. James Vissard is reported to be very ill, and Miss Stella Parrott of Albion, a trained nurse.-was called to the bedside Wednesday afternoon. Some months ago Mr. Vizzard underwent an operation at an Omaha hospital and his health gradually iirproved after his return home. It was hoped by his many friends that he would again recover his strong vigorous health, but his present condition is far from promising. Pierson D. Smith started a corn husk- PJiATTE CENTRE From tho Signal. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Lynch, now living in Afton, Wyo ming, will be pleased to know of the arrival of twins, a boy and a girl, at their home the early part of last week. The marriage of Miss Lizzie Monsback and Frank Greisen occurred Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock, at St. Anthony's church. Rev Father Desidarius officiat ing. They will go to housekeeping in the near future on the groom's farm northwest of Platte Center. Mr. nnd Mrs. George Scheidel, sr., Mr. aud Mrs. John Stems, Ed Laun und Adolph Siebler, who went to Crowley, Louisiana, some thirty days before, arrived home last Thursday evening. They found unusually severe winter con ditions there, same as they left here, ice un inch thick having formed at one time. They all came back better than ever satisfied -with Nebraska. Since the lamps were placed on our streets last summer there have been sev eral of the globes broken, and it is a fact beyond question that they were broken by a missel thrown at them. These globes cost two dollars each, and why any one should destroy them is a mys tery. Whether it is being done by some malicious man or by a mischevious boy it would be a source of great satisfaction to catch them in the act. t HUWHRKT. From the Democrat John Wegener who baa lived north west of town for several years, shipped his property to Kimball county Tuesday night where he expects to make bis fu ture home. Mike and Vinceat Weaser and Ferd Fuchs left Wednesday for Durand, Wis consin for a few days visit with friends and relatives. This is the boyhood home of these gentlemen, and they will no doubt enjoy their visit to the fullest ex tent. WaltGebr had so far recovered from his illness, a report of which was given in these columns a couple of weeks ago, to enable bim to get around and attend to business, but about week ago he was taken to his bed again, and now the doctors say he has typhoid fever. Mrs. P. H. Metz returned today from Omaha where she had been to attend the funeral of her mother, who died last week in Salt Lake City. The funeral took place from St. Pbilomena's church in Omaha Sunday morning and the re mains laid to rest in Calvary cemetery. Humphrey .and community this week lost one of its finest young men. Joe Brockhaus left on last Saturday evening forOkarchie, Oklahoma, to make his home on a farm which he purchased there some time ago. He loaded a car with stock and .farm machinery and all he will have to do when arriving there is to unload and go to work. John A. Zavadtl and Misi Lillie Kart- haus were united in marriage at St. Francis church in this city at nine o'clock on Wednesday morning of this week, Rev. Father Hidlebrand pastor of the church officiating. The bride was at tended by Miss Clara Ratterman and Miss Blanch Zavadil, cousin and sister of the groom -and the groomsmen were Louie Maier and the grooms brother, Anthony, GENOA. From the Loader. George Smith who left here two years ago and was reported lost in a storm in Canada last fall, is alive and well. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen camp of Genoa and pays his assesments here In some manner it was reported that it was II. .Taney Smith who was sendimr monev to the camp clerk to nay assessments. The latter fell over board from a battleship last fall and was drowned. S. J. Ellis was one of General Lees' fighting veterans during the War be tween the States. He belonged to a famous North Carolina regiment known as "The Tarheel Terrors." Mr. Ellis was wounded on the firing line at Getts bnrg, but managed to crawl back to the rear after Pickett had been repulsed and Was with the retreating army when Lee crossed the line into Virginia. On that memorable night in Ma, lftKi, Mr. Ellis was on the skirmish line at Chancellor- ville wheu General Stonewall Jackson was shot and killed by his own men who mistook his staff for a 6quad of Federal cavalry. It has been twenty-five years since Mr. Ellis visited the scenes of his old home and he has made up his miud to return once more to the scenes of his soldier days and pay tne bauienelci a farewell visit before joining the veterans of the blue and the grav who have pass ed to that land where the drum beat of war is never heard and the bugle call to arms is forever silent. MONROE. From the Republican. Roy Percy of Colby, Kansas, is visiting relatives on the route. The thaw of Wednesday started some of the farmers husking corn. John Kyle and his daughter of Dun can were Monroe visitors Wednesday. Ernest VanAllen is driving school wagon for his father, who is slowly re covering from his recent illness. Supervisors Will Thomas and Dewey Hughes were opening up the big cut. south of Postville, Wednesday, that has been full of snow for over a month. On account of the unusual snow fall this winter, there arc a number who pre dict big Hoods when the spring thaw comes. And the ice in the river is as heavy, if not heavier than on years when there were floods. Farmers are now hauling their grain to market attracted particularly by the high prices for corn and wheat. Not half the corn has been picked and the spring promises to be a very busy sea son for farmers about here. While the ice was heavy enough to hold the loads, a large amount of grain from the south side of the river was marketed in Monroe. And our merchants, as well as the grain men, were benefited, as many of those hauling did their trading here. Ed Fox, who has been farming the Webster home place for the last few years, is going to move to near Valparai so, Neb., where he has bought a place and will make his home. During the first part of February he will have a sale and dispose of bis horses, cattle and farm machinery. were sold at $200 per acre and upward. They show that in several counties farms were sold at aa high a figure aa 9150 per acre. When it is remembered that ten years ago $100 an acre was un known in this state something of the in crease in land values will be appreciated. It will be seen by this "brief summary that Nebraska for 1909 passes into his tory with a record of which every citizen can well be proud. It has been a year so bountiful and prosperous that when we come to look at it from a statistical point of view the record is fairly over whelming. BKTjIiWOOD, From the Gazette. Vincent Bock and "better half" moved to Columbus this week, where they have purchased s handsome residence and hereafter will make it their home. Mr. and Mis. Bock take with them the well wishes of everybody in this com munity. Saloon or no saloon for 1910 is already the news of the day in many cities and villages. Figures show that during the past year the consumption of beer in the United States has fell off about one fourth of the previous year, while the consumption of whisky has almost doubled. Of the two evils we choose the beer. The days are now lengthening from both ends. When they first begin to lengthen the increased amount of day light comes in the 'afternoon. For about two weeks after the shortest day of the year the amount of daylight in the forenoon does not increase, though the afternoons begin to lengthen early in December, even before the days have reached their shortest length. The cause of the days lengthening in the af ternoons and not in the forenoons after the shortest day is reached is due to the fact that time is kept by fictitious sun, which crosses the meridian sometimes before and sometimes after the real sun. while sunrise and sunset are governed by the motions of the real Bun. The effect of this is that noon docs not al ways come half way between sunsise and sunset. ALBION. From tho News. J. L. Howell says he broke the record of the Albion hog market last Friday. He bought seventeen hogs of Paul Briese for which be gave him a check for $613.60, an average of $36.09 pei head. The way it is ordinarily figured, that amount of pork can be produced for less than $300 actual cost. Three hundred per cent profit ought to satisfy anyone, and ought to attract many more people "back to the land." There is nothing so sure, so satisfying, as agriculture. At the worst one can always make a good living and during such time as we have had for the past few yeaaa, there is no business to be compared with it for making money. In -'the year 1909 the land values of this state made rapid advance to new high figures. During the last twelve months there have, been over twelve hundred sales of farms located in near ly every county in the state recorded in the columns of the Lincoln Trade Re view from week to week. This record shows that in forty-five counties lands New Books at the City Library. FICTION. Bindloss The greater power Beach Silver horde Caine White prophet Daviea Miss Selina Lue Duving Other people's houses Frederick In the valley Gilson Wistful years Goodwin Veronica Playfair Houg 51-40 or fight Kingsly 8tarof love Lillibridge Dominant dollar Little Little sister Snow Mason Little green god McGrath Goo3egirl Page John Marvel, assistant Parker Northern lights Roberts ,'...... Backwoodsmen Reed, Myrtle Old lavender and lace Reed, Myrtle Old-rose and silver Reed, Myrtle Spinners in the sun Sedgewick A fountain sealed Warner Your children and mine White Certain rich man Worth Southerner Wright Calling of Dan Mathews GERMAN BOOKS. Frenasen, G Drei Getreuen Frenssen, G Peter Moor's Fahrt nach Suedwest Ganghofer Edelweiss koenig Heimburg Uber steinigewege Stelgebauer. Blanc Blume JUVENILE. Brown, A. F John of the woods Curtis, A. T . . . Little heroine of Illinois DeLand Katrine Earl School team in camp Lang Blue true story book Lang ; .Red true story book. Morgan How to dress a doll Munroe Campmates Mnnroe Snow shoes and sledges Norton Heart of oak books No. 2 Ray Teddy, her book Schwartz Elinor's college career Wells Patty's pleasure trip Annual January Sale of OVERCOATS At Astonishingly Low Prices These are Exceptional, Bare Values-Bargaiiis that you can rrfti Richly finished; superbly tailored, distinctively styled garmenteofthd highest order. for Men and Overcoats Young Men. i Every style and fabric designed for this winter is in 'the collection, in a variety of handsome stripes, and plain effects in all fashionable shades, also' in plain' blues and black semi-extreme and conservative-styles for' the se date dressers and for those who' follow "every trend .of fashion. Now you can choose'any style ..you fancy; at savings like these: - ...': "".- . ' ;.'. Any $30 or 27.50 Overcoat Yours at . -j, Any $25 or $22.50 Overcoat Yours at . , Any $20 or $18.00 Overcoat Yours at-.. . Any $17.50 or $15 Overcoat Yours at . . : $21.75 $17.75 $13.75 $11.75 Winter Sack Suits at Similar Reductions - wH raft v I! Ill ill Ivy 0 ''iiy'lM rP- All Holiday Toggery -Greatly Sacrificed SHIRTS Dress Plaited and Negligee big assortment of patterns' in alf styles andsh formerly $1.00, $1.50 arid $2.0Q : now 79c, $1.15, and $1.35 ,. . Plain and Fancy WAISTCOATS,. HOUSE COATS, in fact everything at deeply cut prici GREISEN t l THE CAUSE OF COLDS. The Hypocrite a Genius. Really to be a hypocrite must re quire a horrible streugth of character. Au ordinary man such as you or I gen erally fails at last because be has not enough energy to be a man. But the hypocrite must have enough energy to be two men. It is said that a liar should have a good memory. But a hypocrite must have not only a good memory of the past, but a consistent and creative vision or the future; bis unreal self must be so far real to him The perfect hypocrite should be a trin ity of artistic talent. He must be a novelist like DIckeus to create a false character. He must be an actor like Garrick to act it. And he must be a business man like Carnegie to proUt by it Such a genius would not b easy to find in any country. G. K. Chesterton. Good Advice Regarding the Pre vention of Coughs and Colds. If people would only fortify and strengthen the system, the majority of cases of conghe, colds and pneumonia might bo Bvoided. These troubles are frequently due to weakness, which pro duces a catarrhal condition or the muc ous membrane, which is an internal akin of the body. When this skin is weakened it becomes easily infected with germs which cause many of the diseases to which flesh" is hoir. Healthy mucous membranes are essential safeguards of the body's general health. An excellent aid in the prevention of coughs, cold, pneumonia, and such like infection diseases, is a remedy that will prevent or cure catarrh. We have a remedy which we honestly believe to be unsurpassed in excellence for the prevention of coughs, colds and nil catarrhal conditions. It is the pre scription of a famous physician, who has an enviable reputation of thirty years of cures sained through the use of this for mula. We promise to make no charge for the medicine should it Ml to do-as we claim. We urge every uouy wno nas need of such a medicino to try Rexall Jfucn-Tone. It stands to reason that we could not afford to make such statements nnd give onr own personal guarantee to this rem edy if Ae were not prepared to prove the reasonableness of our ciuim in every pirticular, and we see no reason why one should hesitate to accept our offer and try it. We have two sizes of Kexall Muco-Tone, prices 50 cents and 41 00. Sometimes a CO-cenf bottle is sufficient to give marked relief. Ab a general thing the most chronic case is relieved with an average ol inree rotuee. iu ctn obtain Rexall remedies in Columbus only at Pollock & Cosdrug store on the, corner. One Difference. Examiner Xw. Hiildre:i. what Is the difference Between "pro" and -oonV Bright Boy - Please, sir. tneyTW siielt different. London IMiccn. A Gastronomic eat. "Ah. I've seen some rough times, sir!" said au old salt. "Onct we were' wrecked and we'd eaten all our provi. sinns. Then we ate our belts, and then the ship turned turtle, and we ate iier tool" There can be no profit if the outlay exceeds it. Plautus. WHY NOT TRY THE PACIFIC HOTEL COLUMBUS, NEB. The big brick hotel one and one--half blocks south of west depot cross ing. 25 rooms at 25c; 20 rooms at 50c; meals, 25c, HARRY HUSSELHAN, Praf rtilir COLUMBUS MEAT MR We invite all who desire ehoi steak, and the very best cut all other 'meats to eall at o market 'on Eleventh street. V also handle poultry and fish m oysters in season. S.E. 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Portland, Tacoma Seattl via Union Pacific "The Safe Road To Trarel" The Oregon-Washington Limited Carries a TouriBt Slteptng Car From Omaha to 8eattle via Portland and Tacoma. Leave Columbus 3:f5 p.-m. Today . Ar. Portland , - 8:ft p. m. 3rd Day Ar. Tacoma 539 a. m. 4th Day Ar. Seattle 7 :3 a. ro. same Day Electric Block Silrnals Dining Car Meala and Service Beat in the World.' Tor information relative to' fare?, routes, etc . call on or address E. 6. BROWN, Agent, Columbus, Nebraska (,V--