The Columbus journal., 1881-07-06
ID. Lovelond and family Ief,


Indian Summer, with the wind from
the south.
Louis Weaver while playing
base ball the other evening had one
of his fingers punished" so that it
soon became equal to a half dozen
fingers in size.
F. A. Brainard has removed to
his new location in the brick build
ing on Nebraska Ave-, north of the
bank, aud is very we'll pleased with
the new rooms.
MIR. NJ. II. Walt, living near
Platte Centre, this county, sold last
week his two, three year old Ham,
iltonians for $500, to Mr.. S. G..
Crouch of Omaha.
"A fire at Albion Monday night
between II and l destroyed Apple
garth's store and Mr.. Nelson's law
office. A wisp of hay found in the
latter, leads TO the suspicion that the
fire was incendiary.
C. w. Lehman aud family, ac-
companied by Mr.. Lehman's sister
and Mrs. Jane North, went west to
Ogden Monday, expecting to be alb
sent ahout six weeks
Buren, II. Sherman, brother of
the Rev. Sherman of this city, was
nominated by the Republican con-
venti0n at Des Moines the other
day for governor of Iowa.
The Office of the United States
Express Company will be discon-
tinued at B. & NJ. depot after July
18th. 1t is understood they will
open an Office up town somewhere.
We see by the reported proceed
ings of the school board of Council
Bluffs that our friend, G.. l.. Jacobs,
has been employed as one of the
teachers. He is a most excellent
teacher.
Mrs. Ann Manney's stock sold
last week at public auction brought
very fair prices, averaging about as
follows: Calves $3.50, yearlings
$40, cows $25 to $3S, and two year
old steers $3.50.
Mr.. Nichols of the U. p. not
long since ordered an engineer down
from his place because he had par
taken of too much liquor. He didn't
propose to put his life in danger by
riding behind a boozy engineer.
The American Express COmpa-
ny have opened an Office at Il. & M.
depot in Columbus and on aud after
July 4th will deliver TO the business
men of this city all matter coming
by that Company free of charges
for drayage.
Ill. l.. Small reports the ship
ment during June of 2G,S65l5 lbs.
of butter. This is certainly a good
showing for Columbus, when it is
remembered that Mr.. Small is just
beginning in the business, and there
are other business houses that ship
largely.
The golden wedding of MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Wheeler of Gleuwood |
MRS. III. p. CoOlidge's parents) |
takes place on the 10th inst. Ii is
expected that their ten children
will all be present, accompanied by |
grandchildren and great grand |
children, one of the latter being
Jos. Coolidge's boy.
Everybody is remsrking that
they never before saw such good |
growing weather. Judging from
the appearance of grass, trees, veg
etables and grain in this region, to
say nothing of the weeds (Which
always make the largest strides of
anything), Nebraska never had a
more favorable prospect.
Nick Blasser has corn in silk,
that was planted on the 4th day of
May. 1t is certainly remarkable
weather for growing, but corn, to
DO well, must be kept thoroughly |
clean from weeds, especially while
il is small, and until il shades the
ground. OF course such farmers as
Nick understand how to raise good |
corn or they wouldn't have so many
cattle for sale.
Farmers living south of the
Loupe are beginning to inquire
loudly as to the time of completion
of the bridge over that stream. We
may say that since the letting of the
contract several unavoidable delays
have occurred, things that could not
have been foreseen. 1t is to be |
hoped that every thing will now be
more favorable, and that our south
side friends may soon enjoy the
pleasure of coming as they used to
do, before the "grest food"
Guy Z. Bsrnum reports his corn
plow, of which we gave a descrip-
ton some time since, as working
admirably. Charles Morse says that
they have such plows in use in Mis-
snnri and Kansas. and consider them