The Columbus journal., 1878-12-25
--See f. w. OFT for your toys.
He makes it a speciality to sell cheap.

uuu countless most OF TOYS Tor
Christmas aud New Years presents.
Call soon, and secure what you need
for the Holidays.
On returning frsm church last
Sunday evening young lady on
being asked what the text was,
promptly answered, "the 10th chap
ter of Revolution"
Tie your horse when you leave
him in the street. This prevents a
race, and doesn't furnish an oppor-
tunity for the horse TO have a laugh
at your effort TO catch him.
%FoR SALE.-West End Lumber
Yard, Central City, Neb. Terms
easy. There is money in it. En-
quire of A. Henry, Columbus, or of
G. q. Whitman, Central City.
Attention is called to a COM
munication elsewhere on the price
of wheat. We regard it just about
as venturesome to predict the price
of wheat as the sort of weather we
shall have.
-Alf n. Burgess has received a
letter of inquiry from George f.
Howell, making particular inquiry
of present prices of commodities
here, with reference to locating in
the spring.
David Anderson sold on last
Friday 90 head of 2-year-old steers
TO Mr.. Dan. Parmalee of Elkhorn
Station. These cattle will be corn
fed on Parmalee's extensive farm
near Omaha.
4 Good news TO people of Platte
and adjoining counties.-Great re-
duction in Lumber prices at the
yard of Jaeggi Il Schupbach. -
Prices down to he'd rock-terms
strictly cash. Give them a call.
1T is reported that some of the
settlers in Boone and Greeley cOun-
tics have been acting as spies and
iuformers against their neighbors
who have been 'appropriating' or
stealing wood from the Reservation.
On Friday last Henry and An
derson bought more than four car
loads of fat hogs. This was the
biggest hog day of the season, and
our principal streets were almost
blockaded for hours with hog wag-
onS.
john keeler says HAT a gallon
of tar and a pound of sulphur TO
every fifty head of stock, put in
irOughs where they can get it, will
prevent dry murrain; also that
mixture of clay and salt will do the
same thing.
The prCvident stock man will
now see TO il that his dumb brutes
have a shelter, knowing that thus
he may possibly save them from
perishing, and certainly save him
self from anxiety, and from extra
work in feeding.
yN--The attention of our readers is
called TO the business card of j. j.
Byrne, iu to-day's JOURNAL. He
has located ia the city rs dentist
and tells the people where 10 find
him--two good evidences that he is
a success in his line.
"A melee occurred at the saloon
of John Graf, on llth street, Satur-
dav night. A knife was used upon
II. Brandt by Chas. Traeger, inflict-
several slight flesh wounds. Trae-
ger was arrested, but no complaint
appearing against him he was dis
charged.
The Literary" meets again at
the Brick school house in Dist. No.
L, next Friday evening. After this
week we expect TO be able TO give
the programme, weekly. We sug-
gest the propriety of the Literary"
organizing a course of lectures dur
ing the winter.
The Madison County Chronicle
has sprung up from the remains of
the late Madison Rerje,c and has
made its appearance on our table.
The Chronicle is edited by Philip
Bauch, and shows good mechanical
work in it's finish, and ability ia the
editorial department.
d. Anderson left Columbus on
Sunday night with a shipment of
hogs for Denver, Colorado. This is
Mr.. AS first trip 10 the mountains
since 1850. He will see great
changes and improvements, that will
surely be interesting after so long
an absence from that region.
Insure in time, so that if fire
comes upon you unawares you will
not be turned out into the "cold"
world, but have your dwelling re-
placed by some one of the numerous
good companies represented by
Becher & Reynolds, whose office you
will find in the Bank building.
<-Of course you are preparing to
spend a few dollars. more or less,
for the surprises of Santa Clans, and
you want TO know the place where
you can find full supply of holiday
goods at lowest prices. Try f. w.
OFT, near the old post office, one
door south of Brodieuhrer's jewelry
store.
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