The Columbus journal., 1879-01-29

to call upon her.
&C. W. Brown, of Boone county
was in the city last Saturday. Ill
says the stock in his vicinity is win
tering nicely, and looks nearly a
well as they did in the fall.
The Cornet Band dance which
was to have come off on the evening
of Feb. 7th, has been postponed Il
Feb. 18th, on account of the enter
tainment of Mrs. Laura K. Dainty
That Rabbits Concentrated Pot
ash has arrived. Try it and yor
will be convinced that it's the best
and cheapest "soap maker "in the
market, at Red Front Drug Store
opposite the p. o.
The cattle disease still afflicts
the farmer. j. Harner, in the neigh.
borhood of Jackson, recently lost II
head; G. & II. Leups head; p
MARI 6 head; n. Blasser 4 head, all
ia and about Jackson.
Major North was heard from
the other day. The cattle on the
ranches are looking in good order
there are no more raids by Indians,
and il is thought some ponies stolen
will soon be recovered.
The members of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians of this place
have already begun preparations for
their annual ball which will TAX
place at the Opera House on the
evening of March l4th.
Mr.. Barney Beverstock started
for Moth Platte Monday to take
his position in Kramer's branch
store at that place. VI. Kramer
went yesterday to see how the
young men were getting along.
w. c. Sutton of Boone Co. was
in the city Saturday. He lost a
horse about a month ago in a rather
unusual way. He found him in the
morning with his hind foot in the
hesd-stall of his halter, and his neck
broke.
j. Il. Meagher, q. p. R. r. Ag't.
gives it as his opinion, based on
facts in his possession, that there
will be as much immigration to
Central Nebraska this season as
there has been in the last five years,
all told.
Every time that our distinguish
ed colored friend Mr.. Spence meets
US now "a days he says he has "a crow
to pick" with us. We never liked
crow ourself, and we don't believe
we should relish il, either alone or
in company with Mr.. Spence.
John Anderson left with us last
week a specimen of Michigan soil,
which looks very different from that
of Nebraska. If specimens of our
soil, showing likewise its great
depth, could be placed on exhibition
east, the exodus TO Nebraska would
be beyond parallel.
j. J. Bump, of the Looking
Glass, has sown thus early about IA
acres 10 wheat, and we learn that he
intends TO keep on sowing until be
gets ia about Is acres. His wheat
was sOwn early last year and yield
ed % bushels TO the acre, and weigh
cd 60 pounds 10 the hushel. The
variety was grass wheat.
The patent "IiobgObliu" is what
Alph. n. Burgess has been working
on most diligently. 1t will be about
100 Fl. long and l #. in diameter, the
shape OF bugle, aud Alph. says he
proposes TO waken up the aborieincs
and the people of Nebraska gener-
ally to the fact that he is selling
furniture cheap for cash.
AT Kramer's n. Y. Cheap Cash
Store they are putting up an extra
number of shelves, preparing for
exhibiting a very large stock of
goods for the SpriGg trade. NJ.
Kramer will shortly leave for the
East TO lay in a stock of dry-goods,
etc, 10 satisfy the wants of
their many customers.
AT the special meeting of En-
gine Co. No. l called last Thursday
evening for the purpose of electing
a Foreman cice K. ID. Sheehan re-
signed, after balloting elected c. E.
Morse to that position. Owing to
Mr.. Morse's being % Asst Fore
man a new election was had and
Julius Rasmussen was elected to
that station.
Thanks to Hon. A. S. Paddock
loI NO' II VI luC SOHS feeSlOudl heC-
ord and special report No. 9 of the
of Agriculture. From
the latter we notice that for average
yields of crops for 1873, Nebraska
stands first of all the states, in corn,
rye and potatoes, respectively AZ,
1871 and l25 bushels per acre. Only
one other state, California, is ahead
of US in hay.
Rev. Christison yesterday morn
ing got into a buggy with NJ. Smith
and drove to j. Wiggins's store
where they stopped and Mr.. Chris
tison, who occupied the rear seat,
on attempting to leave the buggy,
by some means tipped the seat back
ward, and fell TO the ground with
the seat on top, and was quite seri-
Ously injured. He was taken into
store, and a physician
sent for.
The formal dedication of the
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