The Columbus journal., 1878-12-11
We have blank note books. for

for work and labor; also the COM
mon form, and the note payable at
Columbus State Bank" Also re-
ceipts in book form. NJ. X. TUR-
NER q Co.
The proposition of voting bonds
to The Omaha & Republican Valley
Railroad by Polk county came up
on the 9th inst, resulting in favor of
the bonds by a vote of 766 for and
322 against, giving 122 more than
were necessary to carry the bonds.
The friends of the road are jubilant,
as it will doubtless secure for Polk
county a railroad.
<-Don't you forget ii that Gus
tave Hellborn is now permanently
located on Nebraska Avenue oppo-
site the Clother House, and that he
keeps a first-class stock of gentle
mems wear, which he is selling at
low rates. If you are in need of a
suit or part,of a suit give him call.
You will find him always Oh hand
and attentive to business.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will give a neck-tie party,
Old Folks concert, and supper on
Wednesday evening, the 18th inst,
at the new Presbyterian Church.
Each lady attending is requested to
prepare two neck-ties of the same
material; one to be worn by her,
the other to be placed i'm sealed
envelope and handed to the door
keeper. A good time is expected.
All are cordially invited to attend.
From the Butler Co. Republican
we learn that VIM. Ogburn, recent
ly in the employ of Frank Ball, ac-
cidentally shot himself on Thanks
giving day while pulling gun,
muzzle end, towards him. The top
of his head was blown off. He was
81 years old, and came from Jasper
county, Iowa, last July. Joseph
Joley and VIM. Wolfe were arrest
ed for stealing horses from Missouri.
One of the animals was found with
them.
The Jubilee Singers performed
at the Opera House last Thursday
evening. They sang the old songs
of the plantation and camp-meeting
as they learned them i'm childhood,
with much feeling and enthusiasm,
and as we thought with much har-
mony for that sort of music. We
regret that we could not distinctly
catch the full sentiment of the
pieces rendered, and whether it was
the fault of the hall or the imperfect
enunciation of the singers we don't
know, but we know that our enjoy
ment would have been greater had
it been otherwise.
C. w. Shaffer was i'm the city
Saturday. He recently lost a steer
by The disease" common to stock
this fall. He opened il after death,
and found the appearances just as
described recently in the JOURNAL
by Mr.. j. III. Reed. Mr.. Shaffer
says that the appearances are iden-
tical with those produced by the
dry murrain, many cases of which
he has seen in the east. He says that
he never heard there of but one
remedy, which was applied only as
a last resort, and relief or death was
sure to follow quickly. That is,
take a bottle containing one pint of
strong vinegar, put into it a piece of
white chalk about half the size of a
hens egg, stir it but once Gas oftener
may burst the bottle,) and pour it
down the animals throat.
We saw it i'm all of our ex-
changes and we thought it was a
pretty good joke, but for the life of
us we couldn't see anything so very,
very funny about it. 1t began by
saying" A correspondent writing
from Columbus, Nebr., says"-and
then follows a description of
cyclone at Lone Tree and Clark's
several years since, and vivid
picture il is of a massive black cloud
extending a whirling finger toward
the earth, and sweeping with great
fury whatever came before it,-and
then of Jennie, working girl in a
hotel, stepping to the door to see
what was going on when, "as she did
so she was caught from the door
way by the whirling wind and car
ried over the house, turning round
and round in the air as she went
and after approaching the ground on
the other side she again arose and
was taken by the whirling wind
over the stores and dwellings a dis
tance of three-fourths of q mile, be-
ing lowered so that her feet could
touch the ground as many as eight
times during the trip. Exhausted,
but in an erect position she was at
last lowered to the earth as lightly
as feather would fall, having re-
ceived no material injury, though
almost frantic with fright. The
storm proceeded on its way, leaving
her in sight of the town, and i'm half
all hour she again put in an appear
ance at the hotel where anxious
friands uara hauailin0 har suddon