The Columbus journal., 1879-03-05

Il
woke up at Silver Greek and reach
ed Columbus Sunday morning at
O'Clock?
The first of q course of lectures
on popular Amusements" was de-
livered last Sunday evening, at the
Congregational Church, by Rev. E.
L. Sherman, subject, "Object OF
Amusements." The second lecture
will be next Sunday evening, sub.
ject, "Cards and Billiards"
Capt. Wm. Mcdonald and fami-
ly are visiting friends in this vicini-
ty. He and bis brother James have
recently made a trip through the
counties west of us with q view to
location, and he has determined to
settle down in Nebraska sometime
during the coming summer.
BARLEY Lamb, brother of Wm.
Lamb of this city, passed through
on Monday last for Iowa, where bis
family resides and where he owns
an extensive land and stock interest.
He expects to return in q few days
to his rancho on Cedar river, at the
mouth of Timber creek with stock
that will improve our breeds of
hogs, horned cattle, horses and
| mules.
We give the list of laws as sign
ed by the Governor. Ii will be
noticed that the "capitol steal" title
reads "a bill to provide for the
erection ofs wing TO a capitol build.
ing," &C., and not the Capitol
building, &c. OF course Lincoln
thinks she has secured the Capitol
for all time to come, because of the
enormous expenditures that have
already been made by the State at
that point.
The bodies of Frank Morehead
and James Ashbaugh were brought
to this city Thursday of this week.
1t will be remembered that these
persons were killed by the Indians
at Morehead's ranch, on the Niobrara
about the 26th of January last.
They were both scalped. The body
of MOrehead was taken to Dunlap,
Iowa, for interment, and that of
Ashbaugh was buried at the cem-
etry, this city.
John Tannahill and John Wig
gins have traded farms. Tannahill
has already taken possession of his
81 acres i'm the eastern part of the
city, and will continue there his old
business of raising vegetables and
seeds for sale. Being thoroughly
trustworthy, Mr.. Tannahill has sue
ceeded in establishing first-class
reputation as q dealer, and in time
will doubtless reap a rich harvest.
Mr.. Virgins congratulates himself
upon the possession of one of the
best little farms in the country.
When the swallows come we
naturally think that balmy days will
follow. and when the vender of
cheap jewelry comes we naturally
look TO see some person duped, and
are not often mistaken. On Mon
day, the cheap jewelry man was
here and many were his victims,
but he met one woman who raised
his hopes high only to dash them to
earth, aud leave him a poor discon-
solate pcddlar "all forlorn." She
invested. then repented, then went
for the peddlar and persuaded him
to swap the money she had invested
for the jewelry she had bought. 1t
was a lively discussion, but he
swapped.
Have you homestead rights or
timber claims you wish to dispose
of? Have you bought railroad lands
and are unable to meet your pay
ments? Have you improved or un-
improved decided lands you wish to
sell? 1t so place the disposal ofthe
same in the hands of Beechcr &
Reynolds of this city. Being the
General agents for b. & M. r.. r.
lands, large numbers of persons from
the east correspond with or make
personal application to them in re-
gard to lands. Nosc is the time to
dispose of your lands, as the tide of
immigration has already set in, and
a great number of land buyers from
the east will be in this county DUR
ing the present month.
"A convention ls to be held at
the Grand Pacific, Chicago, March
18th, in the interests Of immigration,
and the settlement of the great west.
There will be delegates from all
parts, of the States interested. The
Catholic Bishop here has appointed
Rev. Fathers Ryan and Smith of
Platte county to represent Nebraska
at the convention, and it is 10 be
hoped that great good will result
from their deliberations. Father
Ryan has long been in the harness,
knows the needs of the country
thoroughly and has always taken a
lively interest in immigration mat
tiers. Father Smith is younger by
far, but has an excellent head on his
shoulders, and will make q good
member of the convention.