The Columbus journal., 1881-01-05

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Opera House in "The Merchant of
Venice" aud "Solon Shingle,"
BY invitation a number of the
friends of Mr.. aud Mrs. w. ii. Win
terbotham met at their residence on
New Years evening. We feel con-
fident in saying that the evening
was delightfully."- spent, for w. ii.
and his excellent lady possess the
happy faculty of making their
friends feel at home and happy lille
under their roof.
The Nebraska State Horticul-
tural Society, will hold winter
meeting and fruit exhibit at Lincoln,
commencing January 18th 1881, and
continuing three days. The exer-
cises of the meetings will be con-
Quoted as usual on such occasions,
consisting OF Essays, Papers, Ad-
dresses and Discussions upon the
various subjects connected with fruit
raising.
Proceedings were recently in
stituted by the A. & n. r. r. Co. to
gain possession Of certain lots owned
by Mrs. Gottschalk and Mrs. Diedt-
rick, and lying adjacent to the A. u
n. depot. An injunction was grant
ed by Judge Higgins, mainly on the
ground that the petition alledges
that the plaintiffs do not attempt to
secure the property for public bene-
fit, but for private use and benefit.
The following officers of Wildey
Lodge No. A, I. o. o. F., were in
stalled at their regular meeting last
evening: N.G John Huber; V.G.,
F. BrOdtuehrer; Sec'y., c. A. New
man Treas, G. A. Speice. Encamp-
ment officers elected on Monday
evening as follows: G. P, j. Gre
gorius; S. W., H. P. Coolidge; Fl. p,
II. j. Hudson !. Jr. Warden, ]. Gross
Secy, Benz. Spielman Treasurer.
Chas. Wake.
The Columbus Drug Store, for
merly owned by A. w. Doland
changed hands on New Years day,
Dowty, Weaver & TO. becoming . the
proprietors. David DOwty has been
identified with the establishments ior
some time past as clerk. He is ", Ill
known in this community as yCnng
man of unapproschable charac ter
and good business attainnents, and
under his leadership we predict for
the new venture eminent success.
Mr.. Geo. j. Anderson, gen.
tleman who furnishes the best of
press testimonials as to star acting in
the dramatic line, called al the JOUR-
NAL rooms Monday. He informs
US that he will remain in the city
long enough to appear before Col
umbus audience in the drama enti.
tied "The Octoroon," supported by
the Columbus Dramatic Society.
The entertainment will come off in
the near future due announcement
of which will be made.
AT a regular meeting of Moni-
tress Lodge, X. and l.. of H., at
knights of Honor hall, Saturday
night, the following officers were
elected to serve the ensuing term :
P. p, John Virgins; p, H. p.
Coolidge; V. p, Mrs. Rose Wig
gins; Secretary, A. A. Smith; FL
nancial Secretary, G. w. ClOrher ;
Treasurer, Mrs. Il. M. Coolidge
Chaplain, Mrs. j. II. Small; Guide,
A. NJ. Jennings; Guardian, Mrs. l..
Shannon Sentinel, III. L. Small.
The Congregational Mite So
ciety at their meeting last Saturday
decided that its next should be a
charade sociable, February lst. 1t
was also decided that as the 22d OF
February comes in their week and
on their regular evening to hold at
that time a patriotic sociable. The
decorations, music, readings, tab
leauX, etc, to be of a national char
acter. There will be no sociable
next week in view of prospective
religious meetings, which will ECU
py the evenings.
N. E. Small returned from Utah
last week where he has been for the
past three months. He exhibited al
the JOURNAL Office some magnifi-
cent specimens of the natural cur.
iosities that abound in that country
Among them was a mOssagate, that
will weigh at least twenty-five
pounds also some fine specimens oi
: petrified wood, shell rock and for.
rest rock. The curiOsities were
taken from Silver Creek canon
Utah. n. E. will remain at home
during the Holidays, after which be
will return TO Utah.
"A trial between couple of far
mers living in the northw estern par
of the county, on the Looking Glass
occupied three days of last week
and was tried before Justice Millett
The whole neighborhood seemed tt
be mixed up in the litigation which
was over q few bushels of wheat
The testimony of twelve witnesses
was taken. The result was a judg
ment for the plaintiff for 81 90 an(