The Columbus journal., 1879-01-15

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yer Creek, spent the Sabbath in the
city.
Go to S. T. Hills to get your
watches, clocks and jewelry repair
ed. Store with c. l.. Hills book
store on Olive street.
S. E. Phillips, formerly Of this
place, lately of Rising, has sold his
business there and returned to Co.
lumbus, where he will take a rest
this winter.
George Derry remarks that he
never knew hens that were enter
prising enough to lay eggs when
they were selling at twenty five
cents a dozen.
j. Z. North received a letter
from Lutte since his departure, say
ing that the cattle at the rancho on
the Dismal are doing finely, and no
tronble from Indians.
AT Jos. Rosno's sale on We'd
nesday last, cows brought from $24
to $34; two-years-old, SIS to $40 ;
calves averaged 50 each--time, one
year. So says John Huber, the
auctioneer.
The NJ. E. Sabbath School of
this city will give concert next
Saturday evening in the church at
p. m. AT the close of the concert
collection will be taken for the
benefit of the school.
The next term of the District
Court for Platte county will be held
i'm this city on the 25th day of Feb
ruary, A. d., 1879. Parties having
Parties having business in this court
will take notice accordingly.
There was large attendance at
the Literary" last Friday evening
but the debate did not take place.
owing to the illness of the debaters.
1t will positively take place next
Friday evening, and a cordial invi-
tation is extended to the public.
The Congregational Society of
this city, at a meeting held for that
purpose last Thursday evening
elected the following officers: Pres
ident, Rev. E. L. Sherman Clerk,
Rev. j. A. Reed; Trustees, f. NJ.
Sparbawk, S. G. Smith, j. ii. Reed,
c. G. Hickok, VIM. Foxwell, j. E.
Tasker and w. Il. Ransdell.
Revival meetings will be held
in the NJ. Z. Church of this city
every evening this week, commenc-
ing at z p. m, Saturday excepted.
Rev. DIR. Roe of Omaha. is assisting
in the meetings. The public are
cordially invited to attend. Christ
ians Of sister churches are especially
requested TO participate in the
meetings.
Last Sunday, while Mrs. ID.
Anderson aud her daughter Mrs.
Laura Spielman, were visiting a
sick woman in the northern part of
the city, their horse became fright
ened, broke loose from his anchor,
and scud away, considerably damag-
ing the buggy. 1t was very fortunate
that the ladies were not in the
buggy at the time.
DR.. Slaughter, the presiding
elder i'm this district, while attend
ing quarterly meeting at David
City last week, was suddenly and
violently attacked with inflamma-
ton of the bowels, similar to the
attack which recently cost Hon.
Cyrus Allen his life. Prompt med
ical aid relieved the DIR. temporarily
and he went to his home at Omaha
where he still remains, at last ac-
counts, in critical condition.
The Columbus Mannerchor will
give grand concert and Ball at the
Opera House on the evening of Jan.
Both. Tickets can be had at Brod-
feuhrer's jewelry store. The con-
certs of the M8nnerchor are always
good, and the public may expect in
this rich treat. After the concert
will be the Ball, the music for which
will be furnished by the Manner
Choir string Band. All lovers of
music and dancing should be in
attendance.
We have received our copy of
Hills Manual of Business aud Social
Forms, from Mr.. w. ii. Motter, the
agent who has been canvassing in
this vicinity. We have not had
time for examining the work at
leisure, but its title is a complete
index of its character and contents.
It is a treatise on the art of penman-
ship, on shorthand writing, on let
ter writing, OH intercourse on
courtship marriage &c. &c. The
book is printed on heavy, tinted
paper, is neatly bound, and is orna-
mental as we'll as useful. 1t con-
tains, in neat form, great variety
Of useful information, found hereto
fore only in number of books.
David Anderson informs us
that Western Nebraska, Colorado,
and large portion of Wyoming has
been covered for weeks with six to
twelve inches of snow; that the
cattle on the great western ranges
are already suffering for food, and
especially do they run wild in search