The Columbus journal., 1879-01-01
New Years I.

The coal trade was lively last
week.
BILLY" Tillman of David City is
in town.
Good girl wanted. Inquire OF
Mrs. Hunneman. -
Bright, clear and-cool enough,
Monday morning.
Sons and Daughters of Temper
ance hop tonight.
Jacob Ernst is feeding thirty
six head OF cattle for the market.
Thanks TO Mr.. Randall for a
late copy to the Sdrdtogian. New
York.
We hear of one case of scarlet
fever in the city, child of James
Miller's.
j. n. TAYLOR & Co. have had
some new signs painted at their
lumber yard.
The Methodists here are to CON-
mence a revival meeting Sunday,
January 18th.
--Oue of our careful farmers
sprinkles salt aud saltpeter over hay
fed TO his cattle.
Choice Missouri Sorghum syrup
best out. at Bullard & Smith s
North Grocery.
%. T. Fenner started Thursday
for a visit to his old home in Tus-
carawas Co., Ohio.
School At the new school house
in Dist. No. l near j. Ill. Reeds, be-
gan again Monday.
John Robson returned from
Iowa last Friday. He will visit
friends la this city.
The Maennerchor give a social
hop at their hall opposite the Court
House this evening.
Those who are found of figures
will find something worthy of notice
In to-day's JOURNAL.
There was some local difficulty
on Shell creek last week. A crimi.
nal proceeding settled it.
Treasurer Hummer comes out
ahead, as usual. ia his annual settle
ment with the Commissioners.
Billy Keller went to Fremont
Sunday TO see about handling some
''Irotters" that are owned there.
--Loran Clark and +. NJ. Sackett
OF Boone county, arrived in the city
from Omaha, Saturday evening.
"A. NJ. Darling came up from
Schuyler on Friday. lie reports d
religious revival in progress there.
Communion Service aud recep-
tiOn of members at the Congrega-
tionsl Church next Sabbath morn.
ing.
-Messrs. Postle & Blackmau ol
Illinois arrived i'm the city Sunday
night, and have twenty horses fol
sale.
Five persons united with the
Methodist church in this CITY on last
Sabbath, four by letter, and one on
probation.
j. III. Johannes, left on the train
Saturday morning for Omaha. lie
will sprnd New Years with friends
in that city.
Miss Fannie B. O'Callahau viii
receive callers on New Years dav
at :he residence of her sister, Mrs.
j. c. Morrissey.
WIN. Schroeder has purchased
l.. W. Ot's book and stationery es
tablishment. His advertisement viii
be found elsewhere.
Mail service has been establish
ed on the Republican Valley roaC
from David City TO Rising City, Il
commence January lst.
The Congregational Churcl
society meets this afternoon, thre,
o'clock, at the church, 10 elect of
ficers for the ensuing year.
The next proposition is estab
lish a weather station in mid-ocean
and cable The state of the atmos
phere 10 the two continents.
The congregations Of this city
will hold union services, at the var
ious churches. during Week o
Prayer, beginning next Monday,
"A. ID. Kennedy and j. IL Quinn
of Woodstock, ILL.,, are stopping a
the Lindell House. They are visit
ing Nebraska on a tour of obser
walton.
ID. Anderson returned from
Denver yesterday morning. II,
tells us that Richards, the murder
er, was shot in his cell, at Kearney
Monday night.
Clifford Briggs, youngest son ot
A. \. Briggs of this city, was suffer
ing last week from a severe attacl
of diptheris, but was reported much
better yesterday.
For SALE.-West End Lumbe
Yard, Central City, Neb. Term
easy. There is money in it. En-
quire of A. Henry, Columbus, or o
Z. G. Whitman, Central City.
George Spooner was down Sat
urday from Grand Island, where b
is engaged in finishing the bricl
work of q school-house. begun dur
Ing the summer by an other man.
M. Kramer of the New Yorl
Cheap Cash Store is on a western
business tour. He expects TO go a
far a. Denver, at least, with a view
of starting one or two more stores
Mrs. Reynolds and Hadley will
this week move their millinery es
tablishment TO the Pinkney buildin:
on Nebraska Avenue, opposite Geo
Rieder's.
Hon. L. c. RYAN SAYS that tn,
people east complain of hard times
cold weather and snow banks, bu