The Columbus journal., 1881-09-07

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Saturday. On Thursday evening
they held a socisble, al which there
were singing, reading, speaking and
refreshments.
w. :. Cook, who has been clerk
and operator at the A. i n. depot,
takes charge of station on the
southern division. aud p. r. Young
takes his place here.
We are informed that the branch
road will be extended this tall from
Genoa TO Fullerton. This will be
another link binding Columbus to
the western country.
Mrs. Rosa T. Page, assisted by
the Maennerchor and others, includ-
ing some of her pupils, will give q
concert at the Maennerchor Hall
next Saturday evening.
A. Z. Rickly and John Hoffman
have purchased W. 7. Rickly's meat
market. They will DO business on
llth street, where they are fitting up
a first-class establishment.
Father Ryan, who returned from
the east last week, says the ground
is dry. grass dead, and cattle look
sad and mournful on account Of the
long-continued dry weather.
H. q. Brindley's ice-team ran
of Friday morning, knocking down
COW, and very nearly running over
VI. O'Harue. 1t was fearful look
ing sight to see them running.
The JOURNAL force were de-
lighted with a watermelon left for
them Friday by 7. c. kennard. To
say that it was ripe, sweet and lu-
cious does not half describe it.
Commissioned Wise informs us
that The Platte bridge would have
been completed Saturday last if the
plank bad arrived according to
agreement. They were expected
last evening.
Tuesday, Sept. 9th, at Post
vile Jno. Elliott will have a large
sale OF cattle, horses, hogs, farm i'm
plements, etc. Dealers and others
will find il 10 their interest TO eX-
anime the bills.
Bro. West of the Schuyler Sun
gave Us a call last week. He is one
Of the old-time printers of the state,
one of the steadiest, and is growing
Up with one of the best local news
papers in the State.
We are requested to say that
proposals for building the COngre-
gaiional Church al Genoa will be
received until next Saturday even
ing, and that specifications may be
seen at 5. e. COwles's, Genoa.
Too much care cannot he taken
by house-keepers to throw all slops
far away from the wells, and see that
the drainage is in the same direction.
IL is the prolific cause OF diptheria,
scarlet fever. typhoid fever, &c.
-Itit i possibility, every ton
of grass suitable for hay should be
harvested. Put up in good shape.
there is no doubt but il will pay,
sometime during the coming winter
and spring, and perhaps pay big
An alarm of fire was given at
three o'clock Thursday morning last
from the residence of Mrs. j. Gre
gorius, but was quickly put out on
the arrival of some of the neighbOrs.
The cause was the bursting of a
lamp.
An itinerant scissors grinder
attracted attention Monday by his
wagon and dog-power--the latter
being a hollow wheel about fourteen
inches thick, the floor Slated inside,
on which the dog walked. 1t is a
suggestion.
The west two-thirds of lot 4
block lis where Oehlrich Bros
grocery Is located) are to be sold for
cash, Sep. I3, at the Court House.
The sale is made necessary in the
settlement of the estate of John
Henry decd.
The St. Paul Phonogrdph has
some bitter things to say of COlum-
bus. If they were all as true as
bitter. Columbus would certainly
be a bad place. The PhoHOgrdph
should not draw upon its imagina-
ton for its facts"
The heaviest hail storm ever
known at Rising fell last Wednes-
day evening. Large stones, break
ing glass, killing poultry by the
score: crippling and killing hogs
and severely bruising herders. So
says the Independent.
Thomas VI. Wilson of Bismark
precinct leaves Us a sample of corn,
four ears, planted the Goth of May,
plucked the middle of August, which
unitedly measure forty y-eight inches.
How is that for "long"? He saws he
always selects his seed corn early.
We desire to greatly increase
our subscription list this fall, and if
all the readers of the JOURNAL will
speak q good word in that direction