The Columbus journal., 1879-01-22
"A. n. Briggs is still somewhat
"uuder the weather."

M. Kramer talks OF opening Q
dry-goods store ia Omaha.
N. Millet, Esq , returned from
Lincoln Saturday morning.
Fred Reimer expects 10 engage
in making brick next summer.
Presbyterian Sociable Wednes-
day evening, next week, Jan. 80.
M. Kramer and his brother
Carl, arrived in the city Saturday.
L. NJ. Saley aud Michael Welch
returned from Lincoln last Friday.
Byron Millett, Esq, left the city
Monday TO attend court at Madison.
Marshall Smith has been sick
with fever since Tuesday of last
week.
-Leander Gerard, Esq, of this
city, went 10 Lincoln the first of the
week.
j. z. Abts has purchased the
brick yard heretofore owned by NJ.
StOlce.
Billy Marbles dramatic comps-
ny performed at Sutton, this State,
on the 10th.
w. B. Coffin, who has been sick
or the last four months, was in the
city yesterday.
Geo. Henggler has the wood on
hand for burning an other kiln of
brick in the Spring.
The installation of officers of
the knights of Honor took place
last Friday evening.
One of the chief aims OF north
ern and western Nebraska should
be to settle the vacant lands.
IL. G. Bittenbender gave US a
business call Monday. He located
recently, as attorney, at Osceola.
Who ever heard of nails being
sold by the bushel? Virgins will
sell them in that way for few days.
Sidney, a seven year old son of
ID. II. Wadsworih, has been sick
with sore throat, but is now better.
john Huber was after a horse
thief Monday. The horse had been
stolen somewhere in Colfax county.
The new Presbyterian church
will be dedicated Thursday evening,
next week, 10y the Presbytery of
Omaha.
1t is to be hoped that horse
thieves will not make themselves so
numerous hereabouts as in some
former years.
The cheapest place in Nebraska
20 buy hardware is at Wiggins's. a
cook stove at 50, nails at . cts. per
pound or less.
Last Friday J. III. Reed was ont
OF his room TO breakfast for the first
time in three weeks. His wounds
are healing nicely.
r. ii. Henry aud family have
removed 10 their new house, corner
18th and Olive, probably the finest
residence in the county.
Charley Schram starts this morn
ing for Milwaukee, where he expects
TO remain a month or so, and return
early with !ct of horses.
Does il harm a cast iron kettle
10 pass through a fire? No. Call
at Wiggins's store, Columbus, and
get one at your own price.
The County Treasurer has is
sued notices requiring the payment
of delinquent personal taxes to
ayoid collection by distress.
Attorney Reynolds of the firm
OF Becher & Reynolds leaves to-day
for trip 10 Fremont, Omaha and
Blair on professional business.
John Virgins and family have
moved into the Galloway building
on North street. This will bring
him nearer 10 his business house.
Go TO Wiggins's hardware store
sud get share Of the goods black
ened by the fire, which are being
purchased at the farmers own pri-
ces.
On last Wednesday night, n.
French, of Woodville precinct,
missed very valuable colt. He af-
terwsrds tracked il to the Looking
glass.
Losr.-A gentlemau's beaver col
lar,-"Dr. T. f. Mitchell, Clark"
written on inside. The finder will
please leave the same at the JOURNAL
Office.
Word was received here Mon
day morning that a large frame
building in Omaha, on the corner of
10Th aud Harney streets, had burned
down.
John Burke, while coming to
town the other night for a doctor,
had two horses TO fall down under
him, sick, compelling him finally TO
walk in.
-Chas. Schroeder works his bel
lows with a crank. Having been
used to seeing, all our lifetime, the
old-fashioned lever, the modern con-
trivance looks strange.
Two OF NJ. kramer's children,
two Of A. \. Briggs's, and one of