The Columbus journal., 1881-09-28
Co. ID. Hummer Guards will

See the dONeTuecUicul VI "Ee-
Martha Barrow in another column.
Those who want stock and farm
machinery should not miss being
present.
Tom. Stewart and Jim. Scott
left for Osceols yesterday morning
with the following "goers," to attend
the races: Sorrel Tom, Bessie Tur-
ner, and the Hsney pony.
Even yet q great deal of good
hay can be cut in Nebraska; We be-
lieve every pound can be sold by
next spring at good prices, to be
shipped both east and west.
-Theo. Friedhoff has returned
from the east. As he understands
well the needs of this market his
customers may reckon on being
pleased with his new goods.
We hear OF man who sold 1900
bushels of potatoes, about fonr weeks
ago, at 40 cts. per. bu. Now they
would bring him at least 80 cts
bu., or 81 800 more than he got.
Fred. Blaser has the contract for
building the new church on Shell
creek, also a dwelling house for the
minister. The church is 2Sx44, IA
feet high; the tower will be fifty
five feet high.
-Chas. Reinke left US Saturday
the best specimen of corn we have
seen this year. Mr.. Reinke had his
start in this western country from a
crop of corn, in the early days, when
ii sold at high prices.
Judge Wakely of Omaha, A.W.
Critics of Plattsmouth, W. II. Nun
ger of Fremont and c. J. Phelps and
J. A. Crimson of Schuyler were
among the attorneys present at
court, besides the Columbus bar.
w. J. Houston and daughter
Louie, of Atlanta, Ga, friends of
Jack Echols, met him at the [ p
depot Monday, on their way home
from a trip to Denver. Mr.. Hous-
ton is Gen. Pass. Agt. on the A & c
A L r X.
Plenty of people in town the
past week, and it is believed that the
stream of business will be = steady
one, lasting all the winter. Farmers
are realizing good prices for any
thing they may have for sale.
whether it be vegetables, grain, fat
hogs or cattle.
-Thos. England, accompanied by
friends, is visiting at Benz. Mus
graves. Mr.. f. lives near the Ohio
river in Pennsylvania and says that
it is very low. and that crops and
grass have suffered for rain. He
reports, however, that business of
all kinds is good.
Mrs. Wittemyer. of the L s
sanitary commission, a national tenn
perance worker, will lecture on tenn
persnce at the Congregational
church, Sunday, October ID, at ~
O'Clock p m. Children's meeting at
4 o'clock p m. The call is made by
T. b. Gerard. secretary Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
The annual camp-meeting the
Seventh-day Adventists has been in
session here since Wednesday of
last week. Elder Boyd, president
of the state conference, has been in
attendance, and has been assisted by
Elders Butler and Framework of
Iowa, Hsscall of Gala, Cudney,
Starr, Shoeltz and others of Ne
braska.
DIR. r. J. Reilly of St. Louis, in
business letter to the JOURNAL,
speaks in very high terms of the
friends be made during his soiourn
in Columbus, and begs to be remem-
bered to them through the JOURNAL.
1t will be remembered that the DR..
was compelled to return to St.Louis
on account of illness in his family.
They are now all in good health.
of course the Pacific House, and
also the furniture of Mr.. Norton
therein were insured at the agency
of Becher & Price, who represent
the best of companies. Those who
are not insured would do well to
consider the matter and act at once,
as fire is somewhat like death, in
that il may come at an hour when
you least expect il, and do damage
that you cannot repsir-unless you
insure. Call on Becher & Price.
Business has opened very brisk
st krsmer's this season. His first
fall stock received only a month ago
is so far sold out that he is now re-
ceiving q second fall and winter
stock. 1t includes latest styles in
dress goods, dress trimmings, late
designs in ladies' ulsters, dolmans,
closks, neckwesr, etc. The large
assortment, together with the well
known uniform low prices and
square dealing of Mr.. Kramer draws
to him and to Columbus q remsrka-
bly, extensive trade.
The Nursery for October is as
bright and CHEEKY as can be. The
November and December numbers,
which the publishers say will be is
sued at the usual times, will COM