The Columbus journal., 1880-12-08

every where, he says.
The cheapest place in town to
buy your Christmas Goods is AT the
Wonder Cheap Store.
One of the Sisters OF Charity, a
daughter Of David Carrig, died at
the Hospital Sunday last.
Step into Mrs. NJ. s. brakes
millinery establishment and see
those perforated card novelties.
-Sssssfrasso for chapped hands,
aud the sure cure for chilblains. for
sale only at DOlsnd's Columbus
Drug Store.
j. II. Clark arrived in Column
bus one day last week with n car
load OF calves from the east, for his
farm on the Beaver.
In card of thanks for kindness
during the illness of Mr.. Meyer IRE
Gently published in the JoURNAL)'J.
b." should have been II. Stewart.
Harry Newman left Monday for
southern Pennsylvania and Balti-
more, Nd, 10 visit friends. He has
been away from his old home sew
ersl years.
Please watch closely the fine,
large display of lamps and lamp
goods at Brainsrd's Peoples Drug
Store, opposite the post office. Re-
member the price will be made the
lowest. Fine holiday goods soon
TO arrive.
George Camp, who is teaching
the Duncan school, has 35 pupils.
A literary society was organized
there last Friday evening, and the
first question for discussion is actu-
ally 10 be as the moon made of
green cheese?"
A meeting of citizens in favor Of
the formation of a public library
association will be held at the school
house OF Dist. No. 6, OF Platte county
on Saturday, December Ilth, at . p.
m. All persons friendly TO the above
object are invited 10 attend.
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 il
new and cost more money than is
asked for both house and lot. For
further particulars inquire at the
JOURNAL office.
j. n. Taylor was at Albion last
week on business. lie brought back
with him a sample Of eight-row corn
from s. ID. Avery's that we believe
would be All excellent thing for
farmers TO raise. IL is not like the |
comrlon King Philip corn, but has
a much larger kernel.
Fred. Coan, while cleaning a
iOb-press at the Era Office Thursday |
last had the fingers of his right hand |
caught i'm the machinery, and con-
sidersbly mashed. Ii was thought |
at first that amputation would be |
necessary, but il il hoped that some |
of them at least may be saved.
-Anti-prohibitionists believe that
there will he an effort made TO Sc
cure the passage of a prOhibitory |
law by the Legislature some of the |
other party claim that they will en-
deavOr to secure the submission OF
the question to vote Of the people |
in the form of an amendment TO the |
constitution.
AT the snti-proLibitory meeting
Monday evening, J. +. North pre-
sided, aud a committee consisting of |
c. A. Speice, II. III. Henry, ]. 7. |
Becker, j. G.. Higgins and G.. V. |
Hines was appointed to prepare
remonstrsnce against the prOhibitory |
movement, to he presented at meet |
ing next Saturday evening.
The fire i'm our neighboring
town, vidCity on the morning of
the 81 inst, did considerable dam
age, consuming nearly 5000 worth
of property. Ii is thought the fire
originated from the stove in the
back part Of the furniture store
building. PEBBLES, Pepper, Bell and
Leonard were also losers by the fire.
The literary correspondent who
wants pay for a contribution should
prepare manuscript reasonably good |
in orthOgrsphy-at least free from
such glaring inaccuracies as ''com-
only" "inetial," "alow," &c. An
editors time is worth something,
and no one ought TO interfere with
his prerogative of spelling at ran
dom.
At Fremont the city authorities
interested themselves in preventing
the spread of that fearful disease,
scarlet fever, and now after three
weeks, il is said TO be nearly stamp
ed out. II is a very contagious dis
ease, may be carried in the clothes,
many physicians fear il more than
they do smallpox. Parents should
take every precautiOn TO save their
little ones.
-Joha McMshon recently did a
piece of nice detective work. 5. ID.
Finch, alias j. q. Grout sbsconded
from Alden, Ia, with about $1,000 OF
A.