The Columbus journal., 1881-10-05

j. J. Slsttery has purchased the
stationery store OF Lubker 4 krs-
mer, and a. soon a. he can will
remove to Lambs building on Ne
brsska Avenue, one door north OF
post Office.
John Ernst expected to start
yesterday for Europe, sojOurning
mostly for the next three, four or
five months, at Berne, Switzerland.
The JOURNAL wishes him 4 safe voy-
age aud pleasant visit.
If YOU want to see store COW
ering 5000 square feet filled with
new stock OF $4,000 where you can
get Just what YOU want and are GER
tain Of getting the lowest prices go
10 Krsmer's New York Cheap Cash
Store. 23-tt.
Charles Diedrich started for
Europe last week. He goes TO COM
plete his education in drawing and
painting. He has already made his
mark in that line, a. q learner, but
we believe be is destined 10 become
a MASTER.
The delegates from Columbus
precinct to the County Democratic
Convention, elected Monday, were,
Jno WermUth, Jno Hsney, II. Oehl-
rich. Z ID Sheehsn, J 3 Delsman,
Chas Schroeder, F Broodfeuher, ID
Schupbsch.
We are told that Mcbride 4
Preston from Canada bought T60
acres OF land within q mile or two
of Ricbland tor which they paid
So % per acre. 1t is said they in
tend starting cattle rsnch.-ScbUy-
Ter Herald
John ElliOtt's sale on the 9th
ult. was well attended, and John
Huber the auctiOneer, sold $1,000
worth of property in about two
hours. Cows brought from $50 to
$40; spring calves, $50 to s22 year
lings s25; steers $3+
5. II. OvertOn, conductor on
the Norfolk Branch started yesterday
for II. Louis. RumOr has it that he
is to bring back a--but then
RUmor il sometimes a deceiving
Jade, and the Journal has enough
to do to give the facts.
Michael Cronin had in town
Saturday the best load of potatoes
we ever saw. They were all large
some of them very large, and just
a. they were dug. He calls them
California Russets, and gets 81 a
bushel for them for seed.
A. c. Tigner, who returned
home Thursday, desires Us TO say
through the JOURNAL that be is hack
to stay, that be will have work on
the L. 2. between this and Omaha,
aud that he will settle all claims
against him a. fast a he can.
. "A suit was in progress Monday
before Justice Bailey, between G.. W.
Ellston and Walter, Richard and
Thomas Dress, step sons of David
O'Brien. II seems that Mr.. o Brien
had sold certain property TO Ellston.
and that the sons lay claim to the
same.
Mr.. Will Y. Bissell, late of
Dubuque, Is., has located in Colum-
bus as special agent of the Hartford
Fire Insurance Co. This speaks
well for our city as the business
center of large section of country,
and railroad radiating point easy of
sccess from every direction.
II. P. Smith has left with u q
specimen Of peanuts grown in the
city. They shell out one quart for
each peanut planted. Mr.. ;. thinks
that his crop will amount to about
one hundred bushels per acre. These
are certainly very prolific, snd as
good favored as any peanuts are.
The Fair promises to be a sue
cess because the weather is good,
because the crops aud things to
exhibit sre good. because the people
like to attend fairs, because the pre-
miums will undoubtedly be paid
Just a. advertised, and generally
because the fair itself will be a
good one.
The Lincoln Journal had CO.
lumbus in the recent cyclone as
losing the Presbyterian Church,
Gross Bros store, etc, etc. The
Journal will please correct the mis-
take Madison was evidently
meant. The cyclone did not strike
Us, although we did have some
pretty high wind.
Hon. J. T. Clarkson snd Rev.
]. q. Gasmann delivered the ad-
dresses ST the memorial services at
Schuyler. The hymns sung were
Il would not live slway :" Nearer,
my God. to thee" :" Asleep in Je-
sus;" God bless our native land"
The orders taking part in the exer-
cises were Masonic, G. A. r, and
the Zspadni Jednota.