The Columbus journal., 1878-12-11

He makes il speciality to sell cheap.
, Don't sell or sow dirty grain
any longer, when you can get good
Tanning Mill at Wiggins's Hard
ware store on llth street, for SIS.
Pat. Murry has five hundred
cords of wood for sale, the proceeds
of his Reservation land purchase.
He is delivering it by the car
load.
Platte county's Sup't. of Public
Instruction claims that his corps OF
teachers excel in qualifications those
of any other county along the line
of the U. p. road, west of Omaha.
The new Presbyterian church in
this city will be opened for worship
next Sabbath, Dec. 18th. Morning
service at 10 o'clock, evening at z,
by Rev. X. Christison. The public
are cordially invited.
On motion Of Z. J. Baker, the
city printing is 10 be let 10 the Co.
lumbus Era, for the present. The
JOURSAL's bill since June 1877, was
Sl5.22; the statute rates would have
been twenty times as much.
Our pork dealers shipped four
teen cars of fat hogs last week
Anderson, six, Morrissey, four,
Henry, two, Baker & Gillett, two.
All merchantable hogs in this Sec
tion will soon be marketed.
"A telegram here Sunday night
stated that the post-office at Schuy-
Ter, with the grocery in the same
building, together with j. T. Clark
sons land-office was burned. We
have not ascertained the amount of
loss.
David City complains of dis
elimination by the o. & r. V. r. r.
in favor of the new town, Rising.
A short time ago they had no rail-
road and voted bonds. Now they
have one, but are ready TO vote
bonds to a second one.
John Mcmahon, the night
watchman arrested Thos. Thornton
last Sunday morning between one
and two O'Clock. He was making
toward the river and wasn't going
straight enough. The Police Judge
fined him Sl.00 and costs.
Quarterly conference of the
Latter-day Saints, next Saturday
and Sabbath, at their church in this
city. Meetings, p. m, Saturday,
and on the Sabbath, ii a. M, and 3
p. m. Services conducted by G. w.
Galley, president of the Conference.
The Loseke Brothers brought in
several wagon trains of hogs last
week. Henry's were the heaviest,
and we believe the best that have
been brought TO this market this
season, the twenty-eight averaging
422 pounds. j. c. Morrissey got
them.
The Library and Reading Room
Association perfected an orgauiza-
ton last week, by the election of
VIM. Burgess, PrPst. ID. ID. Wads-
worth, Mr.. Fifield and G.. w.
Clother, Vice Presidents; Jno.
Hammond, Treas. Rev. f. l.. Sher-
man, Sec'y.
We are informed that n writ Of
mandamus was 10 be applied for
yesterday before his Honor, Or. w.
Post, at Osceola, TO compel the City
Council of Columbus to withhold
liquor license from certain parties
apply ing who, ii is alleged, have not
complied with the law.
Billy Keller reports his "string"
of trotters as sll in fine condition.
Boston Davis" who has been "laid
on the shell" for the last two months
is again on the road, and Billy says
he will make the "boys" think there
is "mud storm" if they try to fol-
low him the balance of the winter.
of course you are preparing to
spend a few dollars, more or less,
for the surprises of Santa Claus, 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 Brodfeuhrer's jewelry
store.
has trumpets and drums,
bugles and mouth organs, dolls and
kitchens and stoves and arks and
animals of all kinds, pencils and
albums, pens aud inkstands, and
thousand things besides, all cheap
for cash. "Who has all them," says
Miss Curiosity and Master Eager.
Why +. w. OFT, of course.
Major ID. Cunningham, of
Cadiz, Ohio, made his second busi-
ness visit to Neb., last week. We
had very pleasant interview with
him in this city on the evening of
the 5th inst lie left on the early
morning train on the 9th and will
make a brief stop at Schuyler and
Fremont and then return home.
AS a general rule the weather
continues good, and everybody is on
the move. The roads are splendid,
and fsrmers'k keep them occupied in
bringing their grain, hogs and cattle