The Columbus journal., 1881-09-21

A mad dog at Harvard succumbed
to tour loads of shot and an ounce
slug.
The Catholic church at Madison
was to have been dedicated Sunday
last.
Artesian wells are talked of in
Bloomington for irrigation pur-
poses.
Thirty-three houses going up and
fifty more under contract at Platts-
mouth.
| w. j. Heston of Johnson county,
recently sold 10000 bushels of corn,
for which he realized 6415 cts. a
bushel.
James Billings proposes to erect
at Alma steam Touring mill worth
$1,000.
Burglars entered Dale, Clarkson
IL Co.'S. hardware store at Stroms-
burg, and got revolver and $50
in cash.
Jerry Bennett has hit it rich this
year in an acre bed of onions, from
which be gathered over 400 bushels.
and he can readily sell them at $l.25
per bushel. He also has a very good
piece of corn and some excellent po-
tatoes.--ArapahOe Pioneer.
The Platte river bridge at Colum-
bus is completed, and that center of
travel and traffic can again be read
lily reached from every point of the
compass. 1t will be remembered
that the floods OF last spring carried
away both the Loup and Platte river
bridges, but with characteristic
energy both have been restored.
Wayne, the coming metropolis of
Wayne county, is on the boom at
present, buildings are going up, -
land is going up TO $40 per acre,
brick is going up to $50 per thous-
and delivered, and hogs and cattle
are going up, and We predict before
next spring lot of spectators will
be going if not gone up.-POnca
Journal.
Work on the bridge progresses
slowly On account of the scarcity of
workmen. The south channel is
nearly finished. We understand
about $500 is yet needed to bridge
the north channel. This amount can
of course be easily raised, and ought |
to be at once, so that the work NAV
not be allowed to drag.-NOTth |
Bend Bulletin.
A. B. Veeder owns a fine farm
near Grand Island, from which he
will gather about thirty bushels OF |
black walnuts this season. The |
trees were planted about ten years |
ago, and now have just commenced |
to pay for the care of raising them.
Farmers, be wise and set out trees |
of such varieties as will in the fu-
ture yield you profit and pleasure.
--PhOnOgrdph.
AS an evidence of the rapidity |
with which crops have matured this
season, Notwithstanding the back
wardness of the spring, we are in
formed that JAS. L.Truman, residing |
in WOOdville, near tthe north line of |
this county, has been using meal |
made from new corn, for more than
two weeks, which was ground in
his farm mill, run by wind power.
-GenOd Leader.
Mr.. N. w. Wells who returned |
from the East last week, reports that |
the farmers of Illinois and WiscOn-
sin, in addition to their other afilic-
tions, are now losing their grass. A |
small grub working below the sur
face eats off the roots, leaving the |
stems standing and to die, and the
farmer, unless posted, to marvel as
to the cause. Verify, Nebraska is
favored country this year.-Schuyler |
Sun.
Two tramps boarded west-bound
freight train yesterday for a free
ride. They got in way car which
was afterwards locked. The car
was not very full, but the tramps |
were by the time they got to Plum
Creek, for they discovered keg of |
whiskey in the car, which they pro-
ceeded to sample frequently, and as
the keg became lighter the sam
piers became heavier. When the
train arrived at this station the hap
py tramps called for the men "(hic)
let us out."-Plum Greek Pioneer.
A young man at work driving
piles on the Norfolk branch of the
St. Paul & Sioux City r. r. met with
a frig ghtful accident last Friday.
While placing chip on one side of
pile to keep it straight, the hammer
slipped the hook and came down, fall
ling some six feet, onto his right
hand and arm. His hand was
crushed and his arm horribly man.
gled to the elbow. For surgical
treatment the young fellow was
taken to Wisner, the nearest point,
and the arm was amputated at the
elbow joint.-NorfOH Journal.
The immence grass crop of Neb-
raska, added to the unprecedented
amount of corn that will be gathered
in this state is a god-send to the
Mississippi valley,as well as prospec-
tive prosperity to our farmers. In
Kentucky, Missouri, Southern Iowa
and parts of Kansas, there is not
feed enough to winter their stock.
Nebraska can feed several hundred
thousand extra head this winter, and
there is little doubt that there will
be hegira of herds from our east
ern and southern neighbors to con-
sumo our surplus corn and hay.
Let Nebraska farmers not presume,
therefore, upon their big hay stacks
as an excuse for not saving every
ounce of fodder possible. There is