The Columbus journal., 1881-09-28
Windy on Saturday.

Kew. Goodale 10 expected nome
tomorrow.
To Rickly & Hoffman for the
best of meat. 22w2
Paul Hagel has been in the city
several days.
If you want groceries at Omaha
prices call on Lamb.
Potatoes are said to be $50 to
81 90 bushel in Omaha.
Elmer Sheets school at Hum
phrey closes next Tuesday.
Prepare for the Platte County
Fair, Oct, 4th, 9th, 9th, aud 7th.
WIN. Lamb shipped carload
of potatoes to Humbolt this morn
ing.
Fred. Biaser hss finished barn,
2Sx4S, for Charles Lobenz on Shell
creek.
M. III. O'Brien came up from
Omaha Saturday and went back yes
terday.
If YOU want a choice article of
Michigan cider vinegar call on Wm.
Becker.
Next week, the Platte County
Fair and the Republican State Con-
vention.
Services at the Episcopal church
Sunday next. IL a. m, by Rev. ,.
GOOdale.
Republican County Convention
met last. Saturday. Proceedings
elsewhere.
Leave your orders for beef,
pork, mutton, sc, &c, with Rickly
& Hoffman. 22w2
&C. W. Chambers, of Table Rock,
was in town last week visiting his
brother, c. NJ.
Geo. Fairchild and NJ. Dunsford
went to Omaha Friday on business,
returning Sunday.
"A. Eikemeyer IL building a barn
and making some other improve
ments on his farm.
-Rickly x Hoffman move their
meat market TO the new building on
llth street, to-day. 22wl
Business houses were universally
closed on Monday from 10 to 4, and
draped in mourning.
Plenty of old papers in bundles
OF ten each, for five cents a bundle,
1T the JOURNAL Office. If
The JOURNAL returns thanks
for season ticket for its editor to
the fair here next week.
A fight on llth street Monday
evening made things lively for lit
tie while. Nobody hurt, particularly.
Prairie fires may be looked for
any time from this forward, and no
precautions can be too great TO take.
Money TO loan at low rates and
no commissions, one TO five years
time, at Becher & Prices. BOWS.
We have had several very light
showers of rain during the past
week--uot enough to keep the dust
down.
Potatoes are selling at Falls
City, this state, at 81 90 a bushel, and
they are about the size of walnuts,
ST that.
Judge G. W. Post and the re-
porter of his court, E. NJ. BATHS,
Esq, gave Us a pleasant call Monday
morning.
Geo. ID. Foster has sold his
stock of hardware to Robt. Uhlig,
who formerly did business at the
same stand.
W. J. Nelson, Esq, of Albion is
temporary msil-mesenger between
Columbus and Albion, during Mr.J.
]. Bumps illness.
We reserve our report of court
proceedings for next week when,
the term being over, we can give
the result sll together.
j. p. Harr has shown US q good
specimen Of sorghum syrup. He
made 8 hundred and twenty-five
gallons from one acre.
Sunday lsst was a reminder of
Herbert's poem, sabbath
''Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,
Bridal Of earth and sky
Farmers, bring your poultry,
butter and eggs to Lambs near the
oost-ofice, and get the highest mar
set price IN caen Tor them.
The Genos Leader says that A.
n. Burgess Of this city will go to
San Diego, Csls., about Oct. 1st, to
take charge of q fruit farm.
III you could now let your fiocks
and herds run upon oats and wheat
stubble il would do them good, as
the grass is drying rapidly.
Two carloads of potatoes and
three of grain came down from
Albion, Monday and one carload OF
csbbages yesterday morning.
The man who finds the Jour-
NAILS memorandum book for this