The Columbus journal., 1880-10-06
--Powder and shot at The Won

VII e fANAN"
Mrs. A. n. Burgess is afflicted
with mumps.
Frank Clark goes TO Echo City,
Utah Territory.
Hon. Loran Clark, of Albion,
was in the city Saturday last.
j. G. Higgins aud +. Brodfeu-
her went to Madison Tuesday.
The cheapest place TO buy goods
OF ali kinds is at "rhe Wonder"
When you want apples don't
forget to go to Marshall Smiths.
- For tirst-class work and best
stock, 60 to the Boston Boot and
Shoe Store.
-Mahlon Cloiher ana family re-
| turned to Columbus last week from
Platte Center.
Commissioners John Wise and
wife started Wednesday tor illinois,
to visit friends.
-Tasker is selling lumber ut Platte
Center at regular ard times prices.
Call and see him.
G. b. Bailey went down the
road Tuesday to meet his wife, who
has been visiting friends.
RAYMOND says that the market
for hogs is higher in Columbus than
any VI here else in America.
An all-day smoke for 8 cents.
Have you seen it? What2 Why
the Long Trail Cigar at ''The Won
der" next door to post-office.
-Lucisn Clark, father of Hon.
Loran Clark, died at Albion, Boone
county, on the evening of Sept. Goth
in the 77th year of his age.
&C. q. Hickok had his foot pinch
ed Monday morning by barrel of
vinegar, cutting a hole through the
instep of pair of fine boots.
Saturday evening last Mrs.
Moses WEIGH had parslytic stroke
which affects the entire right side of
her body. She is in her 10th year.
j. II. West sdvertises a sale for
next Saturday week. He expects
10 move to California, where he
lived before coming here seven
years ago.
Henry Csrrig sold to Tiffany Il
ROutson the other day, y carload
OF hogs for which he received $7S3.-
A. They were May pigs, and aver
aged nearly 800 pounds.
The Democrats on Saturday
elected the following delegates to
the Go. Convention: Geo. Lehman,
Jno. Hauey, Jno. Wermuth, Pat.
Hayes, ,JnO. Browner,M NJ. Schram, jr.,
and Julius Rasmussen.
The sociable at the Congregs-
tional Church last evening was well
attended, and was a very enjoyable
affair. The solo singing by Miss
Turner elected much praise as did
also that of Miss Bridges.
AT Platte Center the other day
Tiffany Il Routson purchased car
load of hogs, "a in number, weighing
1870 pounds; at Columbus, the
same day, they purchased another
lot OF exactly the same number and
weight.
The speech of Mr.. Bennett last
Wednesday night at the Court House
was well received by the goodly
number of Republicans present, who,
every now and then, ss the speaker
made a good point, cheered him
TO the echo.
On last Saturday ID. Anderson
sold and weighed up to Brown Bros.
of Fremont, l25 feeding steers, which
will be corn fed the coming winter
on Maple creek, Dodge county. This
is good evidence Of large corn crop
east of US in Nebraska.
The republican senatorial con-
vention held last week in the llth
district nominated b. X. Smith, OF
ST. Edwards, Boone county. Mr..
Smith is said TO be q first-rste man,
and there is no question but what he
will be triumphantly elected.
The lst and I'd days of October
were regular lsnd-office days with
sc. Smith. James Plstt of Chicago
bough: $50 acres; c. Shoemaker, OF
Sterling, H., l6O acres; T. Odenthall
l60 scres, John Bernt so acres. All
the purchases were of Platte county
lands.
For SALE.-A dwelling-house and
lot in a very desirable part of the
city. Will be sold at a sacrifice, as
the money is needed. The house is
new and cost more money than is
asked for both house and lot. For
further particulars inquire at the
JOURNAL Office.
1T is q very sad affair indeed, il
true, as reported, that Ex-Governor
CARRIER, by softening of the brain, lie
now suffering under mental sberra-
tion, st his home in Red Cloud, In
this state. He knows no one except