The Columbus journal., 1881-05-18

Smith were visiting in the city last
Shed Postle has rented E:John-
sons feed barn. The stand is a
good one and has quite a run of
custom.
Rev Bristol has moved to Mr..
Whitmoyer's building, and Mar
shall Smith goes into the Morrissey
residence.
-Wm. Diedtrick steps as firmly
aud as quickly a. he did before he
began his contest with the A. & n.
authorities.
DIR. Schug has one of the very
nea;est Offices in town, upstairs, in
the Mitchell building, opposite the
Clother house.
Mrs. James Warner had placed
on our table Saturday morning a
large boquet of very fragrant flow
ers. Many thanks.
Mr.. Campbell of the Omaha
Republican, gave us a pleasant call
"Wednesday last, as also Mr.. Parker
OF the State Journal Co.
The Messrs. Ernst have an i'm
mense amount of machinery on
hand, although they have disposed
of an abundance already.
Rev. j. q. A. Fleharty, after
spending several days with friends
in this city, left Friday for Harvard,
this State, his present home.
S. {. Smith says il seemed like
old times the other day when COM
pany of land hunters sought him out
at his residence after supper.
George Jenkinson has purchss-
ed o. c. Shsnnon's dray and team.
George understands his business,
and is thoroughly trustworthy.
Mrs. Sarah Dunlap. sister of
Mrs. j. ii. Reed, had a congestive
chill Monday. She has been in poor
health since the death of her son.
Johnny" Hoyt left Monday for
his home in Illinois. lie purposes
resting in the shade of tree until
he RECEIVERS from his rheumatism.
&C. G. Roberts of Looking-glass
has sold his presumption right, and
will look around for a new loca-
tion, taking his time to spy out the
land.
We have received copy of the
school laws of Nebraska, with the
compliments of Mr.. Jones, the State
Supt. Any one wishing to consult
il is hereby invited to step in.
The machine men are now set
ting up the corn culiivators; after
that there will be a lull till the
voices of the reaper, the mower and
the binder are heard in the land.
Mrs. Bridget Farley of this city,
Ton last Saturday was found to be a
fit subject for treatment at the Asy-
lum for the Insane at Lincoln, and
ordered to be sent to that Institution.
II. c. Ryan and |. Niemoller,
business men of Platte Center, were
in the city Monday. They are pleas
ed with the new railroad route,
bringing them direct to Columbus.
The Z. p. pay car passed up the
road Monday. We presume that
the amount paid out here for the
last months work would be in the
neighborhood of four 10 five thou
sand dollars.
II. J. Hudson must understand
the secret of cultivating pie-plant.
lie left Saturday on our table very
nice bunch of the article,--stalk two
inches wide and over eighteen inches
long. Thanks.
Mr.. Lundy, a witness in the
Klinchi case the other day, had some
hot words with w. A. McAllister,
one of the attorneys for Klinchi.
Lundy had a notion that Nc. was
adding to the truth"
The lilies of the field which toll
not, neither do they spin, are like the
street loafer so far as the toll is con-
cerned, but unlike him as to the
spinning, for the latter can "spin" an
abundance of sysrns."
Mr.. Shotwell tells us that last
season bis firm shipped about
double the amount of butter of the
preceding year, and from present
prospects the amount Tor TINS year
will be in the same ratio.
Last Wednesday was severely
hot day, and in the evening we had
light shower with some hail
stones. Judging from appearances
some other section of the state got a
very much larger quantity of both.
&C. Schultz returned home We'd
nesdsy evening for 8 short visit.
The depth of snow in Wise, the
past winter was a caution" Ii
ranked uDdrifted Nebraska by about
three feet, which is saying a good
deal.
On the llth inst, the mercury
reached IS degrees in New York