The Columbus journal., 1881-05-11

cAuo Va thAs clbl, u. a sCOTt
of II TO 6.
When a man gets so far along
that he will carry off his prospective
father-in-!aw's hat when he goes
counting, il is high time 10 take out
the marriage license.
"A gentleman tells us there are
some farms on the Missouri near
Nebraska City that are now covered
TO the depth of seven and eight feet
with quick-sand, the result of the
flood.
"A correspondent of the Genoa
Leader tells of a we'll borer going
through a solid rock in search OF
water. Couldn't he give further
particulars as TO the kind of rock and
thickness !?
John Huber, the auctioneer at
John Olbrich's sale last Wednesday,
says that the cattle sold brought fair
prices, as follows: Yearlings, an
average of about Sl2.75; 2 years old,
SlS; cows, S26 10 $29.
The ferry across the Loup at
this place, under the management of
Capt. John Hammond, is i'm perfect
running order, and none need be
afraid to travel this way for fear
they cannot get across.
Martin Hintz's pony slipped
with him last Saturday morning,
fell down on his side, carrying Mr..
IL. down with him, his foot in the
stirrup, and breaking his leg, be-
tween the ankle and knee.
&C. Neidig's team ran away the
other day while attached to a seed
er. Mr.. Neidig was thrown from
the seat and one wheel passed over
one of his legs, bruising it very
badly.--NddiSOn Chronicle.
-Robt. Uhlig started for Germany
He sails in the Suevia
for Hamburg. Berlin will Oe his
headquarters, and he expects TO be
gone two months. His wife and
daughter followed him on Friday.
The Maennerchor give a concert
next Saturday evening, which is
expected TO be the last of the season.
The Saengerfest meets at Omaha
next month, when we may all look
TO see our society take the lead,
as before.
-"The chief business of an editor
is 10 keep lies out of his paper"
This is now a rather old saying Of
james Parton's, but not the less ap-
plicable TO certain classes of news
papers that don't care whether they
are rigSt or not.
MIR. ,,'arris again last Saturday
used the windmill power in run
ming his rope and cOrdage machine,
which worked nicely, finishing %
feet a minute. He is much pleased
with his machine and believes it will
prove a decided success.
VIM. Draper of Colfax county
says that George Lawrence, an old
settler well known 10 many of our
readers, tells him that in 1869 he
sowed wheat on the 18th day of
May, which gave him the best crop
he ever had in the State.
Frank Fields came down We'd
nesday from Colorado, where he is
on the railroad, returning
evening. The object of
his trip was to get more teams,
which are in extra demand this year
by the railroad company.
The L. Z. has on hands here
100000 pounds OF merchandise ready
for shipment on the Columbus
when completed. The Com
psny has been unable TO procure
teams to transport this freight, at an
offer of 10 cents a hundred.
The newspaper has space for
rent, just as a land owner may have
and for rent, precisely. We adver-
tise the rental of this space in differ
ent parts of this little farm, for one
Or more times. Ii is worth all we
ask for il. Business is business.
"A recent number of the Msdi-
son Chronicle gives an account of
the suiciding of VIM. Abts, Ger
man about 45 years of age, while
Iaboring under a fit of insanity. He
leaves a wife and eight children.
The deceased was brother of John
P. Abts, who formerly lived in this
I. Gluck returned Friday last
from Chicago, where he had been
replenishing his stock of goods. He
says that Iowa crops are not so far
advanced as Nebrasks's. Transac-
ions in merchandise in Chicago are
rather lighter than usual this time
Of year owing, probably, to the long
1rotracted winter.
The Columbus Cemetery Co.
nave purchased of Jacob Ernst, five
lcres of ground adjoining the ceme-
cry on the south, for the sum of
800. Considerable improvements
will be made this year. The action