The Columbus journal., 1879-01-08

"boss" feed-box.
Ice is sixteen inches thick, and
the ice-gatherers are jubilaut.
-Kersenbrock & Henggler expect
TO put up seven hundred tons of ice.
A farmer in Polk county sold
$50 worth of turkeys during the hol-
idays.
Good house for sale cheap. In
quire of George n. Derry, Nebras-
ka House.
The Pioneer Hook & Ladder Co.
will give their annual masquerade
ball Feb. 22d.
John Strasser & Co. have ship
ped fifty carloads of wheat since
September LIST.
Choice Missouri Sorghum syrup
best out, at Bullard & Smith s
North Grocery.
On Thursday last, ID. Anderson
shipped a lot of slaughtered hogs to
Golden, Colorado.
Investigation is the thing
which just now serves as a panacea
for all wrongs, political.
The Blue Valley & Northwest
ern is the name of the new railroad
20 be built to Columbus.
On Tuesday, January l4th, the
Thalia Society will give dramatic
entertainment Ia German.
Harmony Chapter No. l3,O.E.S.,
will give a grand masquerade ball
on the evening of the 18th.
Somebody, if so disposed, might
be able to state how easy il was to
race horses last Friday night.
Major Frank aud Luther II.
North expect TO start tomorrow for
their cattle rancho on the Dismal.
w. J. Nelson was i'm the city
Sabbath evening. lie was on his
way 10 Lincoln to attend L. S. Court.
John III. Johannes and wife
came up from Omaha Saturday,
where they had been visiting friends.
John Hammond states that at
Jo'clock last Thursday morning the
thermometer stood at 2S9 below
zero.
Jonas Hedman was in the city
yesterday. lie recently lost a valu-
able hciler, but not by the dry muir
rain.
There are very few days
here, even in cold, winter weather,
that caunOt be occupied in outdoor
labor.
Hon. Loran Clark, of Albion,
Boone county. passed down the road
Monday on his way TO the Stale
capital.
The post Office at Nebo, this
county, has been re-established and
John II. Wurdeman appointed post
master.
Hon. T. c. Ryan and ID. G.
Loveland are in attendance on the
Legislature, which met yesterday at
Lincoln.
The Episcopal Sociabie will be
at the residence of Geo. W. Hulst
on "Wednesday evening, the Sth inst.
All are invited.
Theresa. daughter of Patrick
and Katie 0'Toole, died of Group at
Omaha, on December 3lst, 1878,
aged two years.
Union prayer meeting at the
German Reformed church tonight,
and at the Congregational church
tomorrow evening.
The Sons of Temperance pur-
pose giving their next dramatic en-
tertainment in about two weeks
Among the Breakers"
Attention is called TO c. W.
Landers' business card, which ap-
pears in to-day's JOURNAL. J. c.
Parker is his foreman here.
A farmer living on Shell Greek,
near Bucher's mill, undertook to
walk into the city Thursday last, and
froze his feet and ears very badly.
Major ID. Cunningham, of Cadiz,
o., paid Columbus flying business
visit on the evening of the LIST, and
left on the noon train of the Cd inst.
Miss Beatrice O'Callahan, assist
ed by Miss May Christison, received
and entertained quite a number of
gentleman callers on New Years
day.
There is a gentleman here from
North Platte who purposes starting
a new dry-goods store. He has five
establishments along the line OF the
road.
Limo" T. W. Blackburn, was
in this city last week. He will
spend the winter at Lincoln and re-
port the legislative proceedings for
the Omaha Republican.
For SALE.-West End Lumber
Yard, Central City, Neb. Terms
easy. There is money in il. En-
quire of A. Henry, Columbus, or OF
G. 81. Whitman, Central City.
Quite a number of our Young