The Columbus journal., 1881-11-02


the "COlun5us Farorite" Try
them, at Dowty, Weaver Y Cos.
27w2
John B. Finch, the temperance
worker, retires from that business TO
engage in the practice Of the law at
Lincoln.
Nebraska weather is uncertain.
At this writing TUESDAY mOrning)
il looks as though a snow-storm was
brewing.
R. &. Moran has left us a good
sized turnip weighing five pounds
and a half. The seed was sown in q
dry time.
The trial over the band wagon
of the SenOr Montanio show took up
several days last week, before JUS
tice Bailey.
A. NJ. Buckley was in the city
several days last week. He will be
remembered as a former teacher in
this county.
Mr.. Harry Albert, an experience
ed salesman, recently of Chicago,
came on Monday and is engaged
with Kramer.
Columbus is the "bOss" town for
potatoes. $4,000 worth have already
been shipped from here, and yet
there are more.
The children of the schools in
west Columbus have collected q
contribution of s. - to the Garfield
monument fund.
Frank Simms, of Omaha, was
10 :he city Monday. He looks a
little thinner than formerly, but just
as good-humored.
Conductor Overton was around
seeing" his friends on Thursday
morning last. lie returned home
the previous evening.
1t Is supposed that Ben. Spiel
man will run as an independent can
didate for sheriff. He Is little later
than usual in coming out.
R. II. Henry was placed upon
the Democratic ticket last week as
candidate for county commits
sioner, in place of d. Schupbach.
-DoVty. Weaver Il Co. say that
they can and will sci! sll kinds of
paints, colors and traH paper, cheap
er than any house in town. 27w2
On wednesday morning last Ed.
Fitzpatrick was busily engaged in
passing out cigars to callers. The
occasion was q new daughter st Eds.
It. II. Russell, an old-time cit
izen of Platte county, was in the
city Monday. He is now general
agent for the Union Pacific Il. r.
Co.
Work Is progressing nicely OF
the new packing house. 1t will
have a capacity OF one hundred hogs
a day, and increase a. there may be
demand.
A runaway of pair of brOnchos
Sunday in the city, tore down some
fence for Mr.. Vogel aud slightly in
jured a woman, whose name we did
not learn.
w. ". Burgess, postmaster at
Genoa, passed through the city
Thursday of last week on his way
to Baltimore where be goes on ur-
gent business.
Monday afternoon between four
and five o'clock some one took 3
twelve dollar buffalo robe from its
rest place on the iron railing in front
OF hrsmer's store.
If VOC need any paints, window
glass, or wall paper come and see
Us; we can save you money, and
give you good stock to select from.
Dowtv, Weaver 4 Co. 27w2
Mrs. II. c. Bittenbender of
Osceola delivered an interesting dis
course last wednesday evening in
this city, before the suffrage associa-
ton, and select audience.
The Omaha Bee laAe- ligh rank
among the daily newspapers of the
west not only as gstherer of i'm
portant news, but slso as a medium
for the discussion OF interesting
public ques lions.
Cornelius Reed, Esq, and VIM.
Grinnell of Ohio are visiting J. II.
Reed of this vicinity. Mr.. r., who
visited his brother here four years
ago, notices considerable improve
ment in Nebraska.
The ruling voting passion of the
Democracy was illustrated by one OF
Platte county's unterrified yesterday
morning. Hon. Guy c. Bsrnum was
iuquiring why the polls were not
open that he might vote.
Mrs. Hattie E. Dixon, of Rock
Island county, Ill..who has been visi-
ting her father J. E. Smith, returned
home last week, taking with her
specimens of Nebraska crops. She
thinks well of this state.
Somebody shot NJ. Dunsford's
valuable young dog Sunday last. If
few thousand of the useless dogs