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Monroe.
Professor John Engelman returned
to his home at Grand Island Friday,
after closing a successful term of
school here.
Mrs. W. J. Jenkinson and daughter,
Lillian, spent Wednesday and Thurs
day in Columbus, attending the com
mencement exercises.
Miss Mae Hoppock and brother,
Louis, came down from Fullerton in
their new auto Wednesday, and were
guests at the home of Irwin Nichol
son. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mannington at
tended memorial services at Colum
bus Tuesday.
W. A. McWilliams and William
Webster were attending to business
matters in Central City Wednesday.
Lloyd Matson attended the com
mencement exercises at Columbus last
week.
Charles Lightner was in Columbus
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles McWilliams was shop
ping in Columbus Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clice Farmer are the
proud parents of a baby girl, who
took up her abode at their home Fri
day. Mrs. Herman Lainmers and family,
of Columbus, were here for a week's
end visit with her son. John.
Mrs. E. C. Morrow, of College View,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Me Williams.
Miss Maud Harris, of St. Edward,
arrived Saturday for a visit with her
sister. Mrs. E. D. Jenkinson.
Grandma Kuutzelman. of Columbus,
was a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Oeorge inland Thursday.
.Misses Margaret and Nell Gleason
were shopping in Columbus Thursday.
Miss Fannie Matson was visiting in
St. Edward at the home of her uncle
and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Light
ner. last week.
James Berry was iu Columbus Wed
nesday an dThursday.
Mrs. A. M. Work was a Columbus
visitor Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rupp visited
friends across the river Sunday.
Miss Irene Gilmore. of Fullerton.
is visiting with Miss Stella Rhodes
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hart drove to
Platte Center Thursday.
Mrs. Freeman Hoppock and son,
Winfield. of Fullerton. were visiting at
the home of Mrs. Harry Lieber Thurs
day. They returned home Friday.
Saturday of last week. Mrs. W. W.
Mannington passed another milestone
in her journey of life. We will not
intimate which one it was, but will
pause long enough to say that the
Vista Circle, in a very quiet sort of a
way and with the admonition that
mum was the word while planning
and executing this very neat and
pleasant surprise. As the Circle
never does things by halves, they
brought, in addition to every thing
good to eat. the members came with
presents of chinaware and flowers to
decorate the table. It is needless to
say Mrs. Mannington enjoyed and ap
preciated the occasion, and had just
as good a lime out of it as those who
had the matter in hand.
F. A. Read was in Omaha on busi
ness Monday.
Mrs. Howard Hill and daughter
were shopping in Columbus Monday.
Mr. Waisner, of Belgrade, was a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Will Campbell Monday.
Rev. Kellow. of Primrose, visited
with Rev. G. II. Phtlllps Monday and
Tuesday of last week.
Misses Goldie Preston and Lydia
Seefeld were shopping in Columbus
Tuesday.
C. II. Hess received a visit from his
brother this week.
Miss Clara Lewis went to Genoa
Wednesday for a visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Read and chil
dren have moved to Silver Creek,
where Mr. Read will have charge of
an elevator.
Misses Susie Smith and Susie Xie
moeller were in Columbus Saturday.
Miss Mary Lightenr, of St. Edward,
is visiting her grandfather, Isaiah
Lightner.
Two of the members of the senior
class at Genoa were from Monroe.
Miss Susie Ziegler and Arthur
Hollingshead. Those attending the
commencement exercises from here
were Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hart.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hollings
head. Mrs. W. J. Jenkinson, Mrs. D.
W. Jenkinson Raymond and John
Terry, Carl Hart. Raymond Gibbon,
Ed. Dack, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Ziegler,
and Misses Dora McWilliams, Goldie
Preston, Mary Gibbon, Viola Terry
and Eva Patterson.
Mrs. George Emerson has been quite
ill for some time. Her many friends
hope for her speedy recovery.
Will Lawrence, of Platte Center,
was visiting his sister, Mrs. Charles
McWilliams, last week.
Robert Jacobson left Monday for
Hershey, where he will spend the
summer vacation with Mr. and Mrs.
Will Mars.
Mrs. Frank Kelley was a guest of
Silver Creek friends over Sunday.
Miss Maud Jacobson was in Colum
bus Monday.
Miss Eva Patterson left Monday for
Kearney, where sh will attend sum
mer school at the state normal.
Memorial services were held in the
O'Kay and Friends' churches Tuesday.
After the services the graves of the
vetearns of the Civil War, and the
Spanish-American war, and of one
soldier of the War of 1812, were dec
orated. A large number from Monroe
attended.
Mrs. S. C. Terry attended com
mencement exercises at Columbus
Wednesday evening.
Airs. Sarah Lenon left Friday for
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amount sufficient to "make a good start?"
The "small purchase temptation' makes it very hard to accum
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COLUMBUS SUITATORIUM
C. F. SISSEL, Proprietor
Headquarters for Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing.
Satisfaction Guaranteed. Niewohuer Bldg., 13th St.
Indiana, where she will spend the
summer with relatives. She will visit
for a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Susan Gates, at Council Bluffs, on the
way.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potter, Mrs.
Rowe and Charles Potter drove to Sil
ver Creek Saturday evening to visit
at the home of Ed. Potter.
Professor and Mrs. J. R. Alcock
stopped off at Monroe on their way to
Louisiana to visit their daughter, Mrs.
David McWilliams.
Miss Gertrude Fellers went to Grand
Island Monady to attend the state
Sunday school convention.
Creston.
Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Kincaid and Bes
sie Anson were visitors in Columbus
a few hours Sunday afternoon.
R. B. Webb and Ernest Gigax made
a business trip to St. Edward Thurs
day, returning home the same morn
ing. She returned from her school at St.
Edward the first of the week to visit
with home folks, having finished her
term of school there.
Buster Brown returned to Columbus
Weduesday after spending "Decora
tion Day" with home folks.
There was quite a large crowd of
Creston people attended the high
school play at Humphrey Weduesday
evening.
Dr. Tucker arrived from Omaha
Wednesday evening to look after Dr.
H. G. Morris practice here, while he
was attending a patient at Omaha a
few days. Dr. Morris returned home
Friday.
Mrs. E. E. Austin left for her home
in Omaha Saturday after a few
weeks visit with home folks and rela
tives here.
Rnssel Studley and Miss Daughton.
of Lincoln, arrived Thursday for a
few days' visit at the home of Mr.
Studley's father and mother.
Mrs. W. M. Jackson was quite sick
the first of the week, but is much
better at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knight were
quite surprised Wednesday evening
when about eighty of their old friends
and neighbors came in to visit with
them before going on their long jour
ney to Canada.
Misses Stella Leach and Fern Moore
were visitors at Humphrey Friday.
Mrs. Bert Priest left for York Mon
day morning after a few days' visit
with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. H. O.
Studley.
There were quite a number or out-of-town
guests at the dance given by
Robert Austin Friday evening at the
opera house.
Mrs. II. Kemper and Mrs. Alma
Pratt left Saturday for Chicago, where
they will visit for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wni. Lueschen re
turned from Omaha the first of the
week, where they had been buying
a stock of goods for their new store.
Mr. Lueschen bought the larger part
of his stock in Chicago.
Mr. Moore, of Anthon, Iowa, ar
rived Friday evening for a visit at
the home of his brother, Rev. W. H.
Moore.
X. A. Allen spent Sunday with
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'friends at Dodge, returning home
Monday morning.
Misses Stella Leach, Fern and
Lulu Moore lert Monday for Lincoln,
where they will attend the summer
school.
Earl Studley spent Sunday with
home folks, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Stud
ley, returning to Dodge Monday morn
ing. W. M. Jackson was a passenger for
Omaha Monday morning.
NAT REISS SHOWS HERE NEXT
MONDAY FOR CONVEN
TION WEEK.
Mr. Xat Reiss. who brings his show
to Columbus for the Xebraska state
Eagles convention, commencing Mon
day, June 12. under the auspices of
the Columbus Aerie. Xo. 1S34. F. O. E..
is known throughout the west as "The
Carnival King." a nom de plume which
has been thrust upon him by press
and public wherever he has had oc
casion to present his attractions.
Mr. Reiss personally manages his
company, and is by no means a new
NAT REISS,
The Carnival King.
man in the business, having toured
the west for twelve consecutive years
with his company, and being noted
for his strictly high class, clean and
moral presentations.
The local Eagles are to be compli
mented upon contracting' with the
shows for what we want in Columbus
is the very best in good, clean amuse
ment, and judging from press notices
from where they have been appear
ing, the Reiss shows are the very best
in their line, having twenty high class
attractions.
Mr. Reiss, aside from his business
proclivities, is a member of many
lodges, being a 32nd degree Mason, a
Shriner, an Elk. a member of the
Fraternal order of Eagles, aud a
Woodman of the World.
We are always glad to welcome an
aggregation of high standing such as
this, and it only remains for Columbus
to verify Xat Reiss as "The Carnival
King."
ADVERTISED LIST
For the Week Ending June 7th.
1911.
Letters Charles II. Bacon. Alice
Johnson, James Murphy, Mrs. Ida
Mack. Joseph Rover.
Cards Ray Buchanan. Bert Lang
ley, James Murphy, Mrs. Alice Thomp
son. Harry White.
Parties calling for any of the above
will please say "advertised."
wm. a. McAllister.
Postmaster.
Congregational Church.
The Congregational church offers
the following services to the public
for next Sunday. In the morning the
pastor will speak from the subject:
"Life without A Handi-cap." The
evening service will be in charge of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. Mrs. Mary E. Teats will de
liver one of her lectures. Mrs. Teats
comes finely recommended. This is
an opportunity to hear a woman of
national reputation.
We invite you to these services.
WILLIAM L. DIBBLE, Pastor.
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METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
Our Annual Children's Day Program
Will Be Held at 11 OXIock
Sunday Morning.
Program.
Devotional Service.
Anthem, by Choir.
Welcome Harold Herring.
"What Little Ones Can Do" Inez
Baker.
"How We Tell" Roy Callander.
"Welcome to the Cradle Roll"
Martha Rcbbins.
"Children of the King" Hazel
Drummond.
Song Primary Department.
"The World for Christ." Charles
Crowe.
Solo Jeanette Barnes.
"Children's Day" Bertha Miller.
"A Pansy," Bert Johnson.
A Welcome Esther Zinnecker.
A Rosebud Lois Matson.
I Will and I Won't Thomas Dickey.
Put a Bit of Sunshine Mrs. Tur
ner's Class.
Solo Mildred Grubb.
Exercise Gladys Brlnkman, and
Jeanetto Johnson.
Duet Hazel Miller and Esther Wil
son. Recitation Ruth IZnnecker.
Soug June, Dear June Sadie Co
ver's class.
Our Sunday School opens at 9:45
in the morning.
Epworth League at 7 p. m. Even
ing sermon topic "Living Under Bet
ter Promises."
Choir will furnish special music.
CHAS. W. RAY. Pastor.
Mrs. Berry, of Chicago, is spending
the week with Mrs. H. Robinson.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will
meet with Mrs. P. A. Peterson this
afternoon.
Misses Mathilda Snyder and Stella
Bcecher were the guests Sunday or
Miss Sadie Fouts. at Fremont.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dack and Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Becker motored to Lin
coln Sunday, returning Monday.
Miss Queen Heath, of Crete, will
arrivo Thursday for a week's visit
with her friend, Miss Sophie Moer-
sen.
Mrs. Anna Nugent left for her
home iu Greeley. Tuesday morning.
after sending a week with Mrs. E. G.
Malone.
Miss Martha Hoban left Monday
for Omaha, where she attended the
Morearty-Coryel wedding, which oc
curred Tuesday.
Mrs. lme Williams left Monday for
her old home in Iowa, later she will
return to Omaha, where she will
make her future home.
Mr. aud Mrs. Needham, who have
been visiting at the home of H. B.
Robinson, returned to their home Sun
day, making the trip in their car. They
were accompanied home by Miss
Stella Robinson.
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those of any $1,500 or $1,750 car, and you'll see the
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4 Cylinders 4x4 1-2
-Speed Sliding Gear Transmission, 40 H.
Splitdorf Magneto
34-inch Wheels; 108-inch Wheel Base
Pump Circulating Oil System
Pump Circulating Cooling System
Timkim Roller-Bearing Throughout
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There are only four standard-make trucks on which Timkim roller bear
ing are not used. If Timpkin bearings ard good for trucks hauilng three or
four tons they certainly are good for your family touring car. The REO is the
only $1250 car in America with Timkim bearings.
such as the Pierce-Arrow, Locomobile, Strndard-Dayton, etc use them just
where the the REO does.
Better investigate the bearing system before you buy a car. Therein lies
one of the vitally essential features of a good car.
Columbus Automobile Co.
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west 13th street, Columbus.
In reference to the transfer we have no special
message to convey, but we do desire to say that it
will be our aim to maintain the high standard of the
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The business will be conducted in the firm name
of Speice & Bower Co. With exception of Mr. Ed
ward Ragatz, the same clerical force will remain with
us.
We invite the trade of all who desire up-to-the-minute
goods in the lines of the popular magazines
and copyrighted books, choice stationery, gift goods
and toys, school supplies, fresh candies and the latest
in post cards. We wholesale and retail post cards,
and carry one of the largest lines in Nebraska.
We shall be pleased to meet and greet you in our
store.
Speice &
Mrs. .Mary Teats will speak at the
Congregational church next Sunday
evening at eight o'clock. Mrs. Teats
is a lecturer of National reputation
and promises a Columbus audience a
rare treat. Mrs. Teats comes under
the auspices of the local Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. By or
der of Committee.
GO SOMEWHERE THIS
SUMMER
TO THE EAST
Take advantage of the low excursion
cities. They are 30-day tourist rates to New one, Atlantic uy, ooaiuu, muui
real, Portland, Buffalo, and other places; slightly higher 60-day limit tourists
rates to manyof these cities; there are diverse tours via uia ronii. wmiuti,
thence ocean voyage to New York and Boston; this tour recently introduced by
the railroads has become one of the most popular tours of American travel.
TOTIIEWEST.
Daily excursion fares to COLORADO, YELLOWSTOWNE PARK, BIG
tinM MniTMTAIN RESORTS. BLACK HILLS, PACIFIC COAST, also
circuit tours that will include all of these
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Mrs. Geo. Thomas entertained the
young ladies of Stires millinery de
partment at six o'clock dinner Mon
day evening in honor of Miss Harriet
Selzer.
.Miss Emily Rorer Is entertaining
her cousin. Miss Lenore Cummings, of
Chicago, this week.
rates available this summer to eastern
attractive localities in one tour.
Call or write for leafletsdescribing any tour you ex
pect to make.
L. F. RECTOR, TICKET AGENT, Columbus, Nebr.
L. W. WAKELY, General Passesger Agent,
Osaka, Nebr.
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