The Columbus journal., 1879-11-05
sickness in the neighborhood is


M. T. Kinney was in the city
Monday.
Tuesday was a splendid day fol
holding an election.
L. NJ. Cook is again at work in
his blacksmith shop.
We met John Bixby, of Genoa,
on the street, Saturday.
Ed. Graham, of Humphrey pre-.
cinct, was in the city Monday.
The new building for the JOUR
NAL Office is nearing completion.
Miss Mariana Burgess, typo at
the Era office, visited Genoa Sun
day.
-Wm Ernst, whose serious sick
ness was reported last week, is inn
proving nicely.
Rev. Il. Christison and family
left the city yesterday for their new
home at North Bend, Wisconsin.
5. {. Longshorc and AN. Bur-
CESS went hunting for geese last
week but returned minus the geese
-"Dick' ROssitcr is now perman-
emily located at Gould CITY, and
will bay wheat for the North Broth
crS.
Election day in Columbus Pre-
cinct appears to develope Il large
amount of activity and industry
( among its citizens.
The new Congregational church
/ is now ready for the plasterers. If
/ the weather continues good, it will
soon be completed.
The new brick business building
of Weber & kuO6el on llth ST. will
soon be opened for business. II
presents a handsome appearance.
There was a social party given
at the residence Of Albert Smith Of
this city on Monday evening, by his
brother III. p. Smith. 1t is said to
have been joyous affair.
In some of our exchanges we
have seen accounts of a display of
motors TO be soen yesterday. The
only ones we saw were the sover-
eigns shooting TO the polls, all day
long.
The car OF the hunters from
Massachusetts was manufactured
especially for excursionists, and is
attracting the attention of all the
pdssers-by, where it now stands in
the city.
C. Il. Bailey says that twenty
five years observation of western
weather leads him to believe that a
cold spell always precedes Indian
Summer. lie predicts our cold
spell about over.
The provident farmer has all his |
corn gathered. aud his machinery |
under roof; shelter for his stock in
good shape; his fuel room handy for
the ladies Of the household: win |
dows and doors neatly fitted good,
woolen underwear provided for all |
members of the family, and last, but
not least, plenty Of good literature
on The ccnter-table.
The Democrat need not concern
itself about The standing of the JOUR-
NAL with the business men of the
city. We have nothing TO complain
of in that regard, and are not aware
OF any reason why the Democrat
should be anXiously concerned about
our welfare. We desire TO see all
our contemporaries on a good basis,
newsy, Interesting, clean
and truthful papers, aud this they
will be and DO, if they emulate the
example of the Journal, 81 Il year.
The new office Of DIR. BOnesteel,
on Ncb. ave, will undoubtedly ex-
cell any office of the kind in the
state. II is rOomy, very tastily ar
ranged with elegant carpets, beau
tiful book and show cases, commo-
lious tables, easy chairs. lounges,
pictures, an eXquisit engraving of
" "RemDrandt's dissecling Room, and
many other comforts and conven-
enccs. We can say that the DIR. !
ills this office very gracefully, and ,
welcomes all visitors whether sick
)r well.
Mr.. II. :. Richards OF the firm |
IF North, Turner, & CO., arrived in s
he the city from their ranch on I
he head waters of the Dismal riv- :
II, Monday. Mr.. II. says that there !
vas quite snow storm at that place (
asst week that their stock is i'm o
.ood condition; and that depreda-
ions were lately committed by In
lians a small squad of Sioux were :.
amped OH Snake river and stole
hrcc horses of a mail carrier, and !,
Ell him to foot il about 80 miles to q :,
ettlement. :,
Hon. ID. G. LOveland, aud III. j. h
hudson visited Genoa Monday. o
hey found lhe people there in a s.
Ugh state of excitement, arising
rom articles appearing in a late n
,sue of the Nance county Journal, n