The Columbus journal., 1879-01-29

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c. G. Whitman, Central City.
Jack Robinson and Chas. Peter
son, one day last week, left the
meat market of Shotwell and RAN
dali in the city, and butchered and
dressed ten hogs, three of them very
heavy ones, all in two hours time.
There will be pleasing and in
structive entertainment of dramatic
reading and recitations, at the Opera
House, on the evening Of Feb. 7th,
by Mrs. Laura f. Dainty, of which
full notice will be given next week.
Saturday we looked into the Hall
of the Knights of Honor, in Central
Block. 1t is comfortable, neat,
handsome, light and airy, very fit
place for honorable gentlemen to
assemble. Five other societies use
the hall.
-" Fatty" Woods, formerly en-
ployed in James McDonald's shop,
has opened ont barber shop i'm the
Hammond House. Call and see him
and be shaved, shampooed, and
cleaned up, in the "little shop around
the corner"
We understand that at a school
meeting last Saturday, it was agreed
to strike off the western portion of
Dist. No. 40, including the resi-
dences of p. Griffin, A. II. Gibson
and j. II. Reed, and place them in
Dist. No. l.
Most of the green apples are
gone, but Geo. Rieder can furnish
something that will more than take
their place, viz: the Alden cored
and pealed dried apples-the pure,
clean fruit without seeds and cores.
Call and see them.
Michael Sheehan, brother to E.
ID. of this place, arrived in town
Friday last from Philadelphia. Ed.
had not seen him for twenty-five
years. Like Ed, he has been
sailor, and, like him also, he will
settle in Nebraska.
Why don't the Republican edi-
tor of the Dem ocratic Era keep on
tearing his linen to tatters on the
railroad and temperance questions.
Lo and behold, are not these things
infuriating the public intellect, and
is an independent editor to sit and
drool!
The protractcd meeting in pro-
gress for the past week in the NJ. Z.
Church is still being conducted Oy
the minister in charge, Rev. j. Q A.
Fleharty, and Rev. Roe, of Omaha,
with increased attendance and in
terest. During the past week Rev.
Roe has delivered many interesting
and instructive sermons.
-"'The warm weather the past few
| days has had rather fructifying effect
on several Of the Red Ribbon ''scions"
set out in this city, last Fall by Mr..
Finch. They apparently passed thro'
the early frOsts of temptations unscath-
ed, hut when the thaw Of continued alb
stiuence came on they have been
"spewing out" until the temperance
vineyard begins to look dearthy.'
We find the above in the local
columns of the last Era. 1t sounds
like Hensley's writing, but who
does he mean?
JAS. Miller, who has for some
time past kept saloon on 18th ST.,
''left for parts unknown" on
Wednesday night last. He sold his |
whiskey for 1915, getting $500 in
money and disposing of the balance.
We learn that his debts in town
amount to considerable, his main
creditors, however, being wholesale
liquor dealers: Mr.. Miller's wife and
child are left behind, but, it is sup
posed, not deserted.
Probably no family in the
county has more patriotic record
than that of G. w. Fulton's. He
and seven of his brothers were in
the eerv;ce during the Rebellion.
Three of his brothers were killed
and all the remainder wounded, one
of them now carrying six wounds,
and he preacher, who was Lieut..
Col. of the Fire Zouaves and second
in command when Col. Ellsworth
was killed.
Chords Stull was in town
Saturday, and gave us quite
lengthy description of the large
prairie fire that was seen raging in
bis neighborhood Friday evening
and night. 1t started about two
miles west of Wendelboe's, struck
north towards the river, the wind
changing so as to complete the
circuit, and finally letting itself
loose, climbing the bluffs south and
speeding away. He had no. heard
of any damage being done.
Hon. T. G. Ryan has placed US
under obligations for public docu-
ments and reports, especially for
copy of the annual report of the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction. From it we learn that
for the past year no less than 2690
school districts have been organized.
That there are 103, ,l6l children of
school age in the state, and that
62,7S5 have been in actual attend
ance. The number of male teachers
.-lz~l - \ nnn rooIo- q 1ar