The Columbus journal., 1880-04-28

to keep clear of "Pap" Clother. We
saw him the other day take just
such a fellow by the nape of the
neck and twist him up just like the
stem winder of watch.
Jonas Hedman, one of Platte
county's oldest and best farmers,
was in the city Saturday last, and
purchased a number one team OF
horses. He tells us that Mr.. Sven
Anderson, who had rented his farm,
recently died, and now he will look
after his farm himself. OF Jonas's
section, he has ITO acres under cul-
tivation.
The G. b. & Q. II. II. Co, have
purchased lands at Denver, and it is
supposed that they will shortly be-
gin the construction Of an extension
to their line south OF the Platte,
through the Republican country,
straight into the Chicago of the
Mountains. This will be quite an
advantage to those Of our dealers
who make large shipments west, "a
the proposed line will be able to
compete with the L. p. for this
carry.
The temperance meeting at the
Congregational Church last week
Tuesday evening was largely at
tended and the lecture by Miss
Frances f. Willard was successful
in every particular. 1t was able,
interesting and profitable. Her
visit will encourage the "Women's
Christian Temperance Union" of
this place TO renewed efforts. Miss
Willard will be greeted with even
a larger audience the next time she
comes.
-Messrs. Barker Il Newman have
dissolved partnership. The former
will go to a place between the Loup
and the Platte, a few miles west of
the city, and the latter somewhere
into Nance county. We hope that
they will still hold Columbus as
headquarters for the transaction of
the main features of their business.
We commend them to the good peo-
pls with whom they will now be
more nearly associated, as upright
gentlemen and excellent citizens.
p. Z. Holland and family of
ONeill City, on their way to Vir-
ginia City, had trunk stolen from
the L. 7. platform last Sunday even
ing between six and seven O'Clock.
They were intending to take the
night train which passes here at
| 80. The contents of the trunk,
which they can lily afford to lose,
were valued at 800. 1t is to be
| hoped that the thief or thieves will
be caught, though there is, as yet,no
clue that will lead to their detection.
We lately received from the
Agricultural department at Wash
ington a small sack of Egyptian
corn. We see it stated that it -four
ishes finely through drOuth or food,
grows a stock, which is perfect
wood, about three feet high and as
large as q mans coat-sleeve, and 60
bushels to the acre Of grain used
"a rice, as coffee, or for fattening
stock. If one or two acres of it will
produce wood enough for family's
use, it will he very profitable
thing to grow on the western
prairies.
From Mr.. w. ii. Cotton, who
was in the city yesterday, we learn
some further particulars of the de-
structive fire in the western part Of
the county on the 18th. Mr.. Cotton
tells US he is informed that Larson
could not replace his loss for less
than $500; the gentleman who lives
on Hoopes's place lost self-binder,
worth $500; all the buildings but
the dwelling-house were destroyed;
Mr.. Hodges, living near the Look
ing-glass bridge, on the Olof Larson
farm, is said to have lost between
$400 and $500 worth of property.
During the fire the wind was blow
ing a gale, and the fire was carried
over wide fire-breaks.
Gus Lockner was in Albion last
week, and reports business in that
thriving burg as good. - Graders
were at work on the line Of the L.
P. towards Genoa, and it is expected
that the road will be completed at
least in time to move the next crop.
1t would be a good thing for Ne
braska people and also, in the
"long-run" for Nebraska railroad
companies if every couuty-seat and
important town had railroad COM
petition without being taxed. either
heavily or lightly, for the building
of the roads. To thrive well COM
munities should have the utmost
means of transporting their supplies
and products. Albion may reasona-
bly, expect competing line of read.
The Library Association Of
School Dist. No. l had meeting
last Friday afternoon for the pur-
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