The Columbus journal., 1879-02-12

which can be seen at his grounds,
this city.
MIR. and Mrs. Gerhard Schultz
tender their sincerest thanks TO
friends for kindly sympathy and
coincidence shown them in the i'll
ness and death of their son.
The past sixty days have not
been very favorable for the stock
interests of western Nebraska, ex-
cept in rare instances where some
shelter and hay had been provided.
w. II. Allison leaves with Us
two peach twigs from his orchard.
The south side of each is blackep-
ed. and the buds destroyed. Or
chsrds should be planted on north
slope.
The quarterly meeting announc-
ed for next Saturday and Sunday in
the NJ. E. Church, has been post.
poned on account of the absence OF
DIR. Slaughter, who has been called
to New York on business.
On the outside of to days JOUR
NAL we publish an article on "Cattle
and Corn Smut" which we clip from
Moore's Rural NeU Yorker of Jan.
2lst 1871, and for which we are un-
der obligations 10 A. Haight, Esq.
The ClarksvilIe Messenger er-
roneously states in its last issue that
the knights of Honor Of this place
will give a masquerade ball on the
evening of the 2lst inst. II should
have read Pioneer Hook and Lad
der Company.
The Mannerchor singing society
of this place intend giving one of
their meritorious concerts at Schuy-
Ter next Saturday night. The brass
band will accompany them. A
goodly number of our citizens talk
Of going on the trip.
by a resolution of the City
Council the post-officc building is to
be removed from its present posi-
ton on Frankfort Square. We be-
lieve the new location has no: been
fully decided upon, but presume it
will be farther west.
"A. J. Leach of Antelope county
advertises that lie has $4,000 cut
tings of the Laurel Leaf and Gray
willow 10 give away 10 the farmers
of that county. The Laurel Leaf,
to our notion, is the most thrifty
looking tree that grows in Nebras.
ka.
In conversation Saturday with
Chas. Rcinke, he told us that he had
lost, this fall and winter, sixteen
head of cattle, worth at least four
hundred dollars. Heretofore he has
always had good success with his
cattle, but this year is big excep-
tion TO the rule.
Those who insure their proper
ty with Becher & Reynolds, and
honestly lose, will not suffer by
them, for they represent the best of
companies aud do their work
promptly and well, and OF course
satisfactorily. See the statement i'm
an other column.
Henry Leusche tells us that
there has been very little stealing
done this winter from his timber
land. There have been q few men,
however, who were seen and are
known by Mr.. Leusche to have
taken wood. He is OF opinion that
they will return it, and thus avoid
trouble.
M. Kramer of the n. Y. Cheap
Cash Store returned Friday from
North Platte, where a branch store
was recently opened. He goes east,
the last of this week to lay in an
immense stock of goods, his inten-
tion being to have for sale here the
very largest stock ever offered in
Columbus.
The Band dance comes off Fri
day evening of this week at the
Opera House. Attend it and get
"limbered up" for the Hookies'
dance. The boys are owing con-
siderable on their new instruments,
and little encouragement just now
will be duly appreciated by the
members of the band.
L. Anderson and E. G.. Platt,
executor and executrix of the last
will of Lester w. Plstt, deceased,
have filed their second account,
which will be heard at the County
Judges Office, Monday, March Sd,
10 a. m. Those of our readers who
are interested will take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
DIR. c. B. Stillman, who has been
him, informs US that VIM.
Lisco is improving. He has been
very sick for three weeks of typhoid
pneumonia. Mr.. Lisco is a we'll
known and highly respected old
settler of this county, whose many
friends will be glad TO hear of his
complete recovery from disease.
-Befo any business man "ut-
ters" those pieces of paper i'm the
of II. =. hank potes-