The Columbus journal., 1879-01-15

he advertised as loaned and not
returned.
--Florian Hatz has purchased j..
E. Bonn's interest i'm their store, and
has moved into the Haney building
on llth street.
Mrs. G. Kramer of Kearney ar
rived in the city last Wednesday,
and with NJ. Kramer started for
Chicago on Thursday.
IA glimpse of Heaven and q
peep into He'll" is 10 be Rev. Sher-
mans subject at the Congregational
church next Sunday evening.
-Jno. r. Miller from Polk coun-
ty was arrested Saturday evening
for intoxication and fined 81 and
costs. He paid II and went his
way.
Hon. Loran Clark, of Albion,
has been appointed foreman of the
grand jury of the United States
District Court, now in session at
Lincoln.
They do say that Jno. Stauffer
pays fifty cents a piece for raw
pigs feet-at least he paid that
much for one. Brodfeuhrer or
Pohl can tell all about ii.
p. III. Griffin distributed last
week a large number of copies of
the Irish World, containing, among
other things, a very faDciful sketch
of Grant as supposed Dictator in
1880.
Clark COoncey returned from
Lincoln last Friday. He was in
formed that no climber" cases would
be tried in the U. S. Court at this
session, but have been deferred till
the March term.
There was no knights of Honor
lodge established at Neigh, as stat
ed in the last Era. Off again. 1t
should be a little more careful in
stealing from the JOURNAL, and
read it correctly.
&C. III. Lee, of Silver Creek, call
ed at the JOURNAL Office Friday. He
reports business at that point as
lively and improving. The bridge
across the Loup in that vicinity has
brought considerable trade from the
north.
From the Omaha Republican
we learn that the John Compton
case was taken up Oh Monday at
Lincoln. About twenty-three wit
nesses for the prosecution will be
examined, aud it is expected that
the trial will last four days.
Arrangements will probably be
made between Craig & Clark Gown
crs Of the Township Farm near Mad
ison) aud Father Ambrose and b.
Schroeder, whereby the latter will
colonize as much of the same as pos
sible within the next two years.
%. L. Reed is canvassing for a
historical work called "The Foot
prints of Time" by Chas. Bancroft.
We have seen, as yet, only specimen
pages of the book, but they are
good, and the lovers of history will
cxarine the work with pleasure.
Hon. J. T. Clarkson, senator for
this district, has been appointed
chairman of the committee on Ag-
riculture, and is a member Of the
following other cemmittees--Liv
Stock and Grazing Interests, Judi
ciary, Internal improvements and
Railroads.
Two of our townsmen are think
ing of making a visit 10 the old
country, Herman Oehlrich, who
goes TO Hamburg, Holstein; and
Geo. Wandel to Stutgard, Wurten-
burg. They will make a summer
visit, starting from here about the
first OF May.
Mr.. Giddings, engineer of the
Atchison and Nebraska Il. II. Co.,
arrived in the city Saturday. The
preliminary survey of the route for
the new road from Firth 10 Colum-
bus has been completed, the line
crossing the Platte, u little below
the mouth of the Loupe.
We overheard a farmer the
other day say To one of our dealers,
who refused TO give him "timc" Oh
some goods, "a man in business is
nerer in need of money!" and we
are informed that the same opinion
prevails with a great number of
people. Strange, isn't it?
Louis Kramer and Barney
Beverstock of this place, and Carl
Kramer, brother OF Louis, are TO
take charge of the new dry-goods
store at North Platte. They are
clever gentlemen, and we commend
them to the citizens of North Platte
as worthy their best regard.
james Cady, an old acquaint-
ance and friend, now of Boston,was
in the city Friday and part of Sat-
urday. We were sorry TO know
that he was quite indisposed, bu. he
struck out on Saturday for the
west, where his business pressed
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