The Columbus journal., 1881-06-08

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IL. Hughes has purchased the
lumber-yard north Of the track
formerly owned by the Chicago
Lumber Yard.
Last week Messrs. Robinson &
Routson of ST. Paul lost. by fire
their meat market, slsughter-house
&c. No insurance.
Farmers, bring your poultry,
butter and eggs to Lambs near the
po7t-ofiice, and get the highest mar
ket price i'm cash for them.
We learn that there was a heavy
storm Of wind and hail at IIumph-
rey on Sunday night last, but can
hear OF no special damage done.
C. j. Schram of Madison was i'm
town last week. Charley believes
in railroads. For a time Madison
was almost deprived of sugar, coffee
aud Kerosene.
"A good deal of excellent work
j. being done on our streets, which
not only adds 10 their value as high
ways, but also TO their looks-orns-
mental as well as useful.
Mr.. II. J. Hudson sold, OH NJ on
dav, of his own raising, four stalks
Of pie-plant, without the leaves,
which weighed four and a half
pounds, or eighteen ounces each.
As thirteenth street is the last
business street in the northern part
OF town why wouldn't il be a good
idea to make il complete at the west
end, where the main travel goes?
1t is rumOred on the streets
that "33" means an organization of
men OF influence, and men of means
sufficient TO carry forward whatever
prosecutions they may undertake.
The Maennerchor Society goes
to Omaha this morning to take part
in the exercises of the Saengerfest.
There are thirty of them, and CO.
lumbus knows they will honor their
record.
E. ID. Sheehan. is making many
improvements 10 his saloon, and
among his cnriOsities small grove
of lemon trees. Ed. is remarkable
for the taste he displays in his
buildings.
r. III. Henry has returned from
the west. lie thinks fifty-mile
ride on horseback and then an all
night ride on freight train is not
very cXhilerating. The roundup is
not completed.
Jas. and Paul Jones were fined
fifteen dollars each last Friday for
disturbance. Paul claims that he
was guilty Of no oflense whatever,
but on the contrary was doing his
best 10 preserve the peace.
Charlie Diedrick is becoming
quite an artist. IIis latest labor is a
portrait in oil of Il. l.. Rossiter
When we last SAW il, il was not
completed, but there was enough to
make recognition very easy.
MIR. John Elliott Of this county
was a soldier in the regular army
during the Mexican war. lie tells
some interesting incidents of battles
and the occupation of the city Of
Mexico by four thousand Federal
troops.
Guy. {. Barnum and Chas. Ru-
Diet have little experience in nav
igstiOn that they will probably re-
member for some time TO come, at
least Charles, who said he wasn't |
able to swim. We can't do the sub
icct Justice.
There are some men who get |
crazy on liquor, and are then ready |
TO commit whatever deed of violence |
may be uppermost in their thoughts.
Under the new law salOOn-keepers |
must know such men and act accor-
dinghy, at their peril.
b. Millett and Tom Stewart |
hitched up pair of colts last week
and started for drive. The tongue
broke, and of course the colts got |
away, running some distance, and
getting hurt on wire fence, but no
serious damage was done.
Carl Krummitz, a German lad
arrived here Monday. lie is only
eleven years of age, and came alone
from Hamburg, safe and well, and
probably had better treatment than
the great body of emigrants who are
not sent by express, as ii were.
Information was filed Friday
morning, before Justice b. Millett,
against p. J. Neff, charging him
with gambling, and he was put under
arrest by officer Brandt. We under
stand that he is no longer in custody,
having somehow given the officer
the slip.
On Thursday last Frank Whalen,
learning probably from persons
who were being questioned for tes-
timony) that he was about TO be
prosecuted for gambling, hired a
team 10 take him towards Schuyler,
and has not since nut in an an