The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, June 28, 1911, Image 1
Katona Cotembtis Sribtme-Journal VOLUME 42 COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, JUNE 28, 1911 NUMBER 13 The Columbus State Bank Points to its long record of success ful! v carina for the needs of its custo mers "rith just pride, and asks for future business on its nast record- The Oldest State Bank in Nebraska . i . i tt . i :.- - r rtr i m irairnor wim t . Mis r. .1 Lelana. or uncain is tne rm ugai c6t -"-. -- ... ruest af Mrs. F E. Rusche this -week. ; see the Gerharz-Flynn Company. John Grant, of North Platte, spent j ra Julius Nichols entertained her Sunday with Mr and Mrs. John j annu . Julia Miller, of Omaha, last Quinn. i Miss Lena Glur went to Bellgrade Monday for a week's visit with friends. 'harl-s G. Nelson, of Genoa is in -aeVcir- today, a guest at the home jf ' D Wilson. Miss Stella Sparhawk left Tuesday ' tor Genoa, where she will have charge i of a patient at that place. Now is tne time to prepare for next ' winter bv arranging for your supply of coal, and Kaagiand's is the place to nft it. Mrs. W H. Benham entertained 'he Liew-le club at a 9 o'clock break fast Tuesday at her home on North street. .Mrs. Carson returned to ner home Gibbon Monday alter a two week's visit with Mrs. John Geer and otner relatives. i Miss Mable Sloan, of Sioux City Iowa will arrive tne last of tne week for an extended visit with her sister Mrs. E. J Scott. week. A little money will buy firework at the 5 & 10 Cent Store. Miss Nellie Ryan left this week for a visit with friends and relatives at Oklahoma City. Oklahoma, where she will spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goehring. of Denver, spent a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. E. Hockenberger. They were enroute home after spend ing a year on their claim in South Dakota. Join the camera club. A camera club ia being organized at the T M. C. A.. All members of the association who are interested in amateur or pro fessional photography are asked to come in and see us at once. First meeting Friday evening of this week. James Mace filed a complaint in po lice court this week, charging Ed Mont with fighting and theatenmg to fight, tne first consisting of making an assault on the complainant. The it. .-..-hT, Rusche left tne first court aeciueu tnat an assaun uau. uu of -ae wk for Chicago, where she j committed and assessed Mont a fine w-:: -nter the Chicago Art Institute of five dollars and costs. or a -summer tuuiai-. materials Evramg m building at -he ayard with th- bi shed. Louis Glur and Miss Mary Stanza! w-re married at the Catholic churcu last Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. 7 ct-iebrateti Monarnn line of Port-1 Both tne young people are well known ,r . 1 imann dentist. and cement. Georg" A. Hoaglaad. Mrs. K. Robinson and daughter M.ss Sr-ila. returned from Omaha, i where thev have been visiting Mrs. the dllU.t X i.,- ,nH ! Sullivan and Mrs. Needham for -,en' rr.i.ir'lav j.uu 'ar:- a ra-sr ot ria- :i.':i:iore Rusrne id spending h. iU L:nciln the guest of " Oors. auto and carnage pamr- Shop aW west Eighteenth -t- Ino. pnoue 4. 1:215" Mr. 2d Mrs. Ro Pierce, of Omaha, iv-d Satardav for a few davs visit tn Mr md M- ' e Scott. ! past week. Mrs. Mable Swift left last week for Memphis. Missouri, wnere sne will visit at her home during the summer vacation of tne Columbus Commer cial college. The 'ongregationai Sunday Scnool ;wiU hoia their annual picnic iaurs- day at the H. A. Clark grove. They plan to leave me church at 1 o'clock, and will spend the afternoon on the F m-' K dae- ""..s "t .:i.zr' l ir - l- s.;ar- and 'ji.niti-" T" ".it-a; sa.- i- l""i-g -:- :nta:n just the Miss Helen 3rusger wno has been -"sraiate and j j-tendmg college at Mt. nolyoke i ne past year, re- here having been brougnt up in Co lumbus, the groom at the same time celebrating his twenty-fifth birthday They wre accompanied bv Mr Jo seph Stanzei and Mr. Otto Glur and Misses Tena Stanzei and Anna Schctz. Alter the ceremony, they went to Omaha for a snort visit sz the home of the groom s sister Mrs. Kurz. re turning home Sunday evening. Thev are now at home in their own home l on Lover's Lane. The Omaha papers of last Wednes day contained an account of a farmer Platte county boy Louis Klebba. form- 'eriy of Humphrey a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Klebba and a nephew af Prank Walker, well known here. The following is the story as printed m the World-Herala WHEN WE DELIVER COAL to you. vnu know that you are get ting the best Coal and the most prompt -service possible. TRY OUR ALFALFA MEAL For Feeding Your Live Stock IT WILL PAY YOU T. B. Hord Grain Co. PHONES- Independent 20G 3ei. ISa !n response ro a caL issued bv Dr N Matzen.as secretary of the "omnibus Automobile club about a dozen auto mobile owners assembled at the North opera house Monday afternoon to listen to an address by Mr. D. E. Watkms. secretar- of the Nebraska Automobile Association. The purpose of the nieermg was to discuss the or sanization of a county asociation to affiliate with tae state association, and tnroush ;t wrh the national as sociation. On account af the small at tendance if was decided ro try ;i again on Tuesday evemmr in the fire man s nail, and those who were pres ent Monday called -on their friends and uraed upon them the importance of being present. Mr. Watkins was present and defined the purposes of the organization at length, which was tnat the memoerahip for the first vpar should cost 5I.7-". and after tne first year one dollar eacn year, of wnich on-half noe ro tne national associa tion and rhe remainder ro remain with tne stare. This is to include payment for the official magazine of the as- Louis Klebba. 244 Dode street. -lie dinners Massacnusetts. tor .ne pas,. ? - nm,u, - ,r-n n ihinme ftimre j , .. - i3 I.I1I4 UTW. " ... .....-- . ursei. Fjr'rurn,u Weanesciav to spenu. uei aum- aier vacation at her nome Miss Esther srrauuated this spring New firm, new goods. Get vour Fireworks at Speice & nowers i -i.- i til' . a A..ion ir -ti Thursda" from r-n -r ?.' Jeir zrandmotaer i s T'ltmoj. K.jKa:..itf LuDiier wno rroni the kmderaarten department at Oberun. Ohio, accompanied her home William Nav who for the past two -ears has been m the empiov of the HLeann Jnd arotner j construction uepartment of tne Union Pacific in Wyoming, returned home .ast Saturday to recuperate tram a severe attack from wnrcn he nas been suffennz for some time. He is much better than he has been, but will not return to his work for sevral weeks. . , i.ia-' r North Phitte and - T ira r ' ae Journal force. . i- .1- Tribune- foumai. nav . j-ia wri u-r laur Montiay u I tLtrr retaraed the first ,.. v -i :-.m Berw-.nd. Toiora- x a jjd neen on business. .i. ep)r- rhe condition of the i i:nt- L Kar- i .-; T'lur-sua- o tae illness ot -rruaasou Mron Oiseen. -i au '.; reoor riuir he .s much -u a. -j.s wrr.ng. r 'i'TO'S. wno has been - aer .sr- Mrs. Rav Hea- - r -:i- last month returneu to :. me a K-arnev :oda" - .ulia Rasaiussen w:U -ctertain 1 Hanired c:ub at jttemoon .. ,iav ;ou to read the Her ncii -jd m -ais paper mis we-k. aiso to call at his storj and sie the win dow dispiav of Hoaiier Kitchen Cab inets We are making a special rate on these -a.s w-k. Remember some on, r, :n j; -nee riae caomets Mr Irving G. Proud a well-known hair specialist is m the city tms week. conducting a demonstration of Cres cent Hair Touic at tne Punty drug store. Mr Proud will be here during rae remamuer of the week and will be slad to meet anv one who may be in need of his assistance. While here he is being assisted by Miss Lorraine Muir sociation. and -afeo iW a road "book . - -noou r :. me Fda- 80 Acres of land within 2 miles of Col umbus is offer ed at a bottom price for a quick sale Inquire of Elliott-Speice-Echols Co. Dr A. L. BIrby wno is now travei as m tne western states wrote to the State Journal one aay msi -veen. jf me-tmg D F J. Schug. formerly jf this citv at SpoKane He says the doctor is just about tne same old jaliy fellow that he was m the days of oiiL -xcept that his brown hair is now white. "Ris" also refers to the time when he was publishing a newspaper .n Columbus and was sorely tempted ro break the locks on McAllister and Corneilus caal bins to keep from freezing to death. H-nry Tiaden died at his home in Loup township, fourteen miles west jf I'oiumbus of a hemorrhage. He had been ill for some time, being confined" his oed for the last few weeks. He I was V. vears and thre months old at t-he time of his death. Funeral serv ( 0s were held at tne home Satur , dav forenoon, the services being con- j ducted by Rev J 3. 3raun. He was born in Germany and came to this i country in 1381. and to Platte county i -s-entv-seven years ago. He is sur- wed by two sons and one daughter Coiumbus will not celebrate the Glorious Fourth this year, but instead 3f a celebration the Methodist. Presby- I , -enan and Congregational cnurches 1 have aeciuea to unite ana nuiu a I monster union service in the gymna sium of the Y M. C. A. building Sun day evening. The meeting has been called vs. response to a joint request by President Tart and King George, asking all the churches in the United States and the United Kingdom to ob serve this Sunday as Peace Sunday. The principal addresses of the evening will be delivered by Louis Lightaer, while the choirs of the three churches will unite to render special appropriate music for the occailon. in tne musical world if the judgment of well-known voice specialists counts. Klebba is barely 21 years old. and at the present time has tne remarKable range of low "G" to high "D " He sings high 4D" in a full, robust tone. and his voice is like a bell in quality on the high tone. He is now working on tenor solos front the operas with Harry Cockrell. He will go to New York this summer for further study, and from there to 3erlin. Germany. to prepare for grwnd opera under Moratti. When Klebba first started vocal work his voice was a high bari tone. He took lessons of Mrs. Millie Ryan, and under her training devel oped an estraardinarv robusto tenor His first lessons were taken m the spring of 1910. A few months later he was advised that he had a grand opera career by the voice specialist of the Chicaeo Grand Opera company. Encouraged by this opinion young Klebba took a trip to Detroit to have ais voice tested bv Singer the well known musician who has toured with Caruso. Singer gave him everv en couragement, with the result that he is now diligently working towards the srand opera career wnich has been nredicted for him. Klebba is of Polish-Gennan-Insh parentage. At the present time he is a stenographer in rountv Judge Lisle'a office. Goto the 5 & 10 Cent Store for Fireworks. A terrific wind storm broke over the citv and surrounding country shortly before midnight Sunday night. The day had been very warm, and a storm had been predicted, but no one was prepared for the terrific force with which it appeared when it did come. Large trees which had stood the test for many years were broken down, and in many cases completely uprooted, and the west half of the large plate glass front of the Dussell building was blown in. A number of small buildings in different parts of the city were overturned. In the country several windmills were re ported to have beea blown dawn. At the Sheldon farm, occupied by George Simpson, the entire east end of the bam was blown out. At the Merve Kuntzelman home the large bam was moved about two feet on the founda tion, and the kitchen to the house was moved several incae. The wind was followed by a heavy rain, which has proved of great value, especially to pastures, which had become quite dry. and also to the oats. Reports from the north part of the county say that con siderable hail fell in some sections, while reports that nearly three inches at rain, fell at That place, while the rain tall at Humphrey ia reported to afcont twn ixxcka. of rhe siare. showing the roads im proved under the ausjnci of 'he asso ciation. Ir ;s the iiirnnse . organize permanent iv wunn .ie vxi two wks wiien a m-"r:ns will probably b- called a some .rne ?own m he coimrr E. B. Fe-isi-r was chosen as temporar- pridenr dnd Dr. N .Maten dfi. temporary secrrar'- ami treasurer .md thse two rugt.ier w-.rh one ro r' appointed from each of rhe other towns will form a committee to draft by-laws and make otner arrangements for tne nermaiient organization. The ciub now numbers about fortv mem hers, and it a? eppri within a shon. time to hav- at least half of the thr-e hundred automobile owners in the county The funds for this purpose are expected to be derived from the money paid in licenses by machine owners as provided by the new law. waich makes provision for a license ot -wo dollars on each machine to be paid into the count r treasur- ami to be usei .n nuiM.n.1 -nads. The as sociation will ask the fountv board to allow :r to be use! on these roads between towns and across rh county in different places. It is estimated that between one hundred and one aundr-d and .vjr-r,,o miles of road "an be A")T n ::r3r-'i.iss condition on he rnone- derved mm rms source. Quality Fireworks at & Bowers. Canada will harvest the largest crop in her history, and I have the best facilities for the accommodation of Canadian land buyers. Chas. I Dickey. State Bank Building. Rev. William L- Dibble and family leave next Tuesday for Watertown. South Dakota and St. Paul. Minne sota, where they will spend the month of July. The Episcopal Sunday School will hold their annual picnic at Stevens Lake. It is their plan to meet at the church at 1 o'clock and spend the afternoon at the lake. 3uy your accident, health, life and insurance of every description from one who is personally interested in giving you the best for the money. Chas. L. Dickey. State Bank Build ing. Rev. William L. Dibble has been in vited to address a union service of the First Congregational and First Presbyterian churches of Lincoln the third Sunday of August. Mr. Dib bie is receiving many invitations to speak at different meetings out in the state. One of the most damaging losses sustained by the storm an Sunday night was at the farm of F. A. Sco--'ieid. just west of tne city, when his large silo which was erected last summer was blown down. The silo was damaged to the extent of between -wo and three hundred dollars, and was covered bv insurance. William Terreil left yesterday morn ing for Excelsior Springs. Missouri, where he will remain for a few weeks. Carl Kramer, who left here ten days ago. for Buffalo. New York, to attend 'he head camp of the Modern Wood uieu. is mixing pleasure with his busi ness tnp. Since the close of the con vontion. he has been visiting relatives m New York City, and before return ing will visit Washington and other cities in the east. He will probablv not return for two weeks yet. Mr. and Mrs. William Albers and Airs. J .H. WUckens will leave this afternoon for a visit to their old home :a Germany Thev expect to be gone about three months. Henry Wilckens arrived in Columbus Saturday from his home in Los Ange ies. for a business trip. He reports -hat ail the Columbus people in Los Angeles appear to be prosperous and nappy. Henry Ragatz. Jr.. is building up a flourishing real estate business, laving closed a large deal which brought him a good-sized commission. Dr. Hansen and Thomas Dack live on rhe same street as he does, and J. F Siems a little further down the street. Mr Wilckens announces that in about a year he expects to make extensive improvements on his farm in Grand Prairie township, his plans being to expend about ten thousand dollars in making his farm one of the most mod ern and up-to-date Improved farms in -his part of Nebraska. W. H. King went to Grand Island to day on business. The many friends of A. L. Koon will be very sorry to learn of his serious Illness with typhoid fever. Mr. Koon has only been sick about a week, but his condition this morning is very much improved, and it is hoped he will pass the crisis In safety. Miss Julia Schad. of this city and Mr Grip, of South Dakota were mar ried at Omaha Thursday afternoon. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. E. Kuehnel and the groom is engaged in the grocery business at Burke. South Dakota. Frank Farrand. formerly of Colum bust. but now living at Central City. is reported as very 111 with typhoid fever at his home. At this writing there was a slight change for the bet ter in his condition, and it is hoped by his many friends he will continue to improve. Mrs. W. A. Way was called to South Omaha Friday by a message stating that W. W. Way had the misfortune to fall from a tree and was seriously in jured. Mrs. Way will visit her brother. Mr. J. A. Dodge, m Omaha and Mrs. William Bluedorn in Coun cil Bluffs, before returning home. Judge Ratterman issued marriage licenses to the following this week: Albert Lutz and Miss Marv Newman, of Columbus, John Schweizer and Miss Emma Waldman. of Duncan: George Randall and Mrs. Lula Severn, of Coiumbus. William Roberts and Mrs. Emma Riede, of Lindsav. and Archie Ogg. of Ogallala. and Miss Maud- Dibble, of Plainview. O. B. Anderson, physical director of the Y.. M. C. A.. expect3 to leave Fndav for a month's vacation, which he expects to spend with relatives and friends in Iowa and Wisconsin. He will go first to Spencer Iowa, and then to his aid home at Beloit. Wis consin. He will spend some time at the training school at Lake Geneva. Wisconsin. During his absence he will visit the associations at Omaha. Sioux City Milwaukee. Chicago and other places. He expects to return to Columbus about August first. The members of Porter Nest-Nc 1107 Order of Owls and the members of Platte Aerie. Fraternal Order of Eagles had a ball game at the league diamond last Sunday That is the? were to have one. but when the rime ame for rhe game to begin, an' one loue Eagle could be found thai was ready to so up against rhe Owl prop osition. Accordmglv a number ot Cmon Pacific employes and other spectators came to the aid of the dis .l-essed soarers and the game pro-c-dd. the final result snowing a de :"-:it fur the Owls by a s-'or or six i em to 'en. The game was a 'eiy quiet rie. practically Lhe onb tea turn he ni5 a double pla rrom Elias r Enst. for the Owls. Ir i-i the mten r.cn of the Owls to chai'enge some body for another game on the first open date convenient for them. Have You Tried B. P. S. FLOOR WAX? It is Easily Alie4 and gives entire satisfactMB 1 pound cans . 50c 2 " . $1.00 -AT DACK'S ARE YOU TROUBLED WITH HEADACHES ? i Th- present warm weather mav jm to you to be the cause for tnat heaaache wh.cn troubles you. Instead, it mav be the nrst symptoms of eye-train. It w'.i be far better to come here and nave your eye- examined than to uoe yourself with medi cine :n an eiTort ro -eaeve it. A pair of irlas.-es ittai by an ex" pert optometrist here will no doubt relieve the pain, thereby relieving- the eye of strain. 1 caanre nothing for a prelimi nary test to rind if iriasses are needed or not. I do cnari'-eS.'l.Ofl for a c.impiete aiag-nosis. but this fee is dtd Jcted waen glasses are ordered. ED. J. NIEWOHNER OPTOMETRIST. For several weeks complaints have been coming in that a certain bridge in Bismark townsnip was being taniper--u with by some one not in authority ro do anything with it. The bridge was twice meddled with, each time some depredation tteing committed, but theru seemed to be no definite knowledge as to who the guilty party might be. Monday, a complaint was filed tn Justice O'Brien a court charg ing the depredations to G-orge Heng sler Sr.. George Henggler Jr. and John. Aims. William and Peter Henggler on three counts of destrov I mg the bridge. The three counts are J identical, except the dates, which are i respectively June 1. June 15 and June 21. George Henggler. Sr., appeared before the court and asked that the preliminary hearing be con tinued, which was done. The hearing will be held on July 6, the defendant furnishing his own recognizance for five hundrHi dollars to appear at that time. At the meeting of the city council last Friday evening it was decided to follow the example of a number of other cities in the state in the matter of oiled streets. The committee on streets and grades made their report of what they had found on a recent visit to Omaha, and the council has ordered one Doris Standard road oil I spreader, to be attached to the water ; sprinklers, and two cars of. asphalt 1 road oil , of 6,000 gallons each, to be used an the business streets. It has ' not yet been decided when the oil will be applied. The Columbus Sew ! erage and Drainage company reported I that its twenty-year franchise, given j June 23. 1391. was about to expire and i asked to have it renewed. The matter was referred to the judiciary commit tee. The council also opened the bids for building cement street crossings. the contract being awarded to Jacob Glur ax a rate of twenty-one cents per aqnan-fioot .Miss Anna Glur is spending this weelc in Platte Center the guest of friends. A matchless union suit far summer and for comfort. See the Gerharz Flynn Company. Miss Elizabeth Daniels, of David City, is visiting her sister. Mrs. Max Elias this week. Miss Alice Clark, of David City, sepnt Wednesday and Thursday with Miss Ethel Baker There will be children day exer cises at the German M. E. church next Sunady Jul" 1. at 10-:30 a. m. Mrs. W. H. King, who is attending; the University summer school, is ex pected home Friday to spend the Fourth. Mrs. Gertie Brock arrived the last of the week from her home in Fair burv for a brief visit with Mrs. C. H". Buachman. Yon will be taking your tracatlaa soon. Look at ""the" Gerharz-Flynn Compan's lines of grips and bags. Best line in Coiumbus. Mrs. T E. Peterson and daughter, Miss Venne left Friday far Kit Car, joii. Colorado, where she will visit rkinvis for the next ten days. Otto Kackman. who is employed in i bank at Cedar Rapids, returned to Ins work Fndav after spending a few davs with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Hachman. Mr3. George Karman. of Omaha, and .Mrs. William Hollenback. of Council Bluffs, returned to their homes Tuesdav alter a short visit with Mrs. F G. Hollenback. Mrs. McNeil and daughter Margaret who hav- been visiting Mra. C. J Gariow tor th past month, returned to their home in Omaha this morning. Miss Gariow accompanied them home for a few davs' visit. Last Thursday morning at ti ::). at the home of the bride's parents. Mr and Mrs. Harry Newman, occurred the marriage of .Miss Mary NVwman and Mrs. Albert W. Lutz. Both the voung people have b-en raised m 'oiumbus and are deservedly popu lar amoujr the youaaer set. The i5room is associated with his father I this rime enjovmg her vacation .Miss Williamson, of Kansas City, amv-d the last of the week for an extended visit at the R. Y. Lisco home. Miss Williamson is i nurse in one of th- Kansas Cif hospitals and is at in the wooden-soled shoe factor', be ing the secretary of the firm, and rhe bride has for several years been a successful teacher in the schools of the county and city. Immediately after the ceremony Mr and Mrs. Lutz teft for a week's visit with relatives at Crete. They will make their home in the house now occupied bv the Newman family, and which was a wed ding gift to the bride from ner par ents. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Samuel Harkness. of the Presbyterian church, and was attend ed by only the immediate friends. The young couple were attended by Mr. William Heuer and .Miss Matil da Lutz. a sister of the groom. Advertised Letter List. For the week ending June 2S. 1911: LETTERS. Frank Longries. CARDS. Miss Anna Bruns. John Clements. George Gamble. Harry Hall. George Kail wait. Rev. W. R. Lawrence. Al. Lempke. Mrs. James McEnstrv. Parties calling far any af the above, will please say. "Advertised." Wm. A. MCALLISTER. Postmaster. Last Wednesday evening about eigh-r-en men. members of the Methodist Brotherhood were taken by various conveyances to the home of J. J. Barnes, four miles south of this city and mven a royal good time. The fore part of the evening was devoted to the work of the club. Mr. S. L Whitnev save a talk on "The Business of Religion.' which was followed by impromptu talks by several of the members. The latter part of the even ing was devoted to music. Wood Smith favorimr them with several cornet solos and Miss Janet Barnes with a number of vocal solas which were much enjoved. Light refresh ments were served. JULY I, llll TIE IEW SYSTEI KIDNEY DISEASES ARE CURABLE under certain conditions. The right medicine must be taken before the disease ring progressed, too far. Mr. Perry A. Pitman. Dale. Tex.. say3: "I was down in. bed for four months with kidney and bladder trouble and gall- atones. One battle of Foley's Kidney I Remedy cared me well and sound." Ask tar it. For sale or all Druggists. Try a few Shares in the Columbus Land, Loan ec Building Association Becher. Hockenberger & Chambers