The Columbus journal., 1881-10-19


Winjerbotham's. 25-w-2
Stoves of all kinds at Ernst,
Newman 4 Cos.
-Double-width monte cloth at
% cents per yard, at Friedhof i
Cos. 251
Immense bargains in clothing,
at Friedhof & Co.'S, Bonesteel's old
stand. 25-l
Best line OF stoves and tinware
in town at W. Fl. Winterbotham's.
25-w-2
Mems and boys gloves at %
cents per pair, at Friedhof & Cos
25-l
Gus. Lockner shot three wild
geese before breakfast Monday
morning. He finds even their gull
lets full of wheat, and looking like
stuffed sausage.
Our first frost this year, so says
Columbus observer, was on the
morning of the 18th, when there was
a thin plate Of ice formed on water
exposed to the night air.
Charles Burgess returned Mon
day from the hunt with the Boston
party. They had good success, get
ting several buffalo. They expect
to remain in this vicinity about two
weeks longer.
DEDICATION POSTPONED. - The
Monroe Congregational church is to
be dedicated Oct. 23d. Rev. c. W.
Merrill of Omaha will conduct the
service. Columbus people and al
are cordially invited.
This time last year winter began
in Nebraska. As it is impossible to
tell Just how good or how bad the
coming winter is to be, it Is q matter
of prudence to be reasonably pre-
pared for what may possibly come.
W. T. Ransdell purchased 4.
ShOtweIrs interest in the butter and
egg business, and has taken in NJ.
:. Reed as a partner. Mr.. Reed uU-
! derstands the business thoroughly,
and returned from Denver last
week.
An amicable suit is to be argued
before the supreme court of the
state, touching the validity of the
levy for a bridge fund in this coun-
ty, b. Mihett representing the yea
part of the question, and w. ;. Geer
the nay.
"A. B. CoffrOth, Esq, of the
Democrat, represented Platte county
democracy At the state convention
At Omaha last Thursday. The tick
ct nominated Is Wm. III. Munger for
Judge, Alex. Bear and ). L. Brass
| for regents.
In the County Commissioners
proceedings of Sept. 18th, as fur
nished to the printers, the amount
of JnO. Wise's bill for services As
superintendent in recOnstructing the
Platte River bridge, was omitted.
It wss Sl0i 10.
A considerable amount of legal
work has been going on the past
two weeks over n wagon belonging
to the y. Y. show. We have not
kept close track of the proceedings.
The wagon WAS taken from a barn
in this city last Thursday night.
Don't forget that G. Heitkem-
per on llth St, has the best stock
of fjewelry in Nebraska. and watches,
clocks, etc, in abundance. He has
also laid in fine assortment of toys.
Call and see them before buying.
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of the marriage, by Judge J.
q. Higgins, on the 18th inst, of f.
W. Hoar and Miss Sarah Eusden,
the Genoa Leader man remarks that
if ever he hankered after au office il
was for the judgeship, at the mo-
ment his Honor kissed the bride.
B. 4 NJ. time table No. 80, TAX
ing effect at noon, Sunday Oct. 10th,
has been issued. The important
change il two passenger trains daily,
going east from Lincoln--One at
a. m, the other at p. m, and ar
irving At IL: ID p. m. and IL: % p. m.
A good many substantial i'm
provemeuts are being made this fall
in Platte county. 1t is to be hoped
/ that the day of sod houses and hay
covered shelters for stock is about
/ past, and that whatever Is now done
/ will be permanent, 80 far as 1t goes.
The JOURNAL acknowledges the
/ receipt of a complimentary to the
concert and ball given at Norfolk
Oct. lSth-the concert by the Colum-
bus MaeunerchOr. As this associa-
ton never fails to do its duty, we
take il for granted that the concert
last night was a decided success.
ID. B. Slaughter's little girl, of
Fullerton, aged four years, so it is
said, sll through the eighty days of
President Garfeld's illness kept de-
clsring, The President is going to
die - when assured that the doctors
said he might recover, she would
repeat, The President is going to
die
-Wm. Eimers of Humphreys was
in the city Monday on business. He