The Columbus journal., 1881-06-29
E. J. Potts, accompanied by his

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San Francisco.
Mrs. +. Huchberg of Chicago
with her two young daughters, il
visiting for the summer with Mr
aud Mrs. Carl Kramer.
Tommy Wake is at Lincoln
riding race horses for J. W. Jacobs
Tommy is young and light, but be
understands his business.
Applications for positions as
teachers ia the public schools of the
city ought TO be placed in the hands
OF the Board before the fifth OfJuly.
John Hennessey Of Platte Cen
ter has COW which has brought
him six calves in three years. Is
there any other mans COW can beat
| hiatt
The Telegraph of North Platte
SAYS: columbus has for years been
4 good little town, but Of late she is
fast assuming metropolitan size and
shape
Some railroad hands, while dig
ging the other day between Duncan
and Lost Creek, found three watch
es, that had evidently been buried a
long time.
The Il. & NJ. will put on sale
July 4lh, round trip tickets between
ali stations on their line at one fare
for round trip. Tickets good 10 re-
turn July 9TH.
Those who donated to the eX-
penses of the recent celebration
here. will have portion (abOut one
third) of The same refunded, by call
ing on f. Pohl.
last week ID. Anderson shipped
two cars of hogs TO Chicago, one car
tat cattle Ia Omaha, and this week
expects 10 run four cars OF light
hogs TO Denver.
Mike Welch had his first mess
OF new potatoes two weeks ago last
Thursday. He now has some two
inches through. Mike has Il good,
warm garden spot.
John Huber, the auctioneer at
Fred Strack's sale on Monday, in
forms us that cows brought from
S23 TO S3S; heifers S2j; yearlings
SIS, and calves so.
Mr.. l.. Phillips, of Chicago,
father of Mrs. |. Gluck, who has
been visiting here the past week, is
very well pleased with Nebraska.
This is his first visit.
We suggest that those who
have the time, try the experiment
of manuring hills of corn, of course
with fine manure. We believe it
will be found TO pay.
The Madison Chronicle, among
other things, remarks of the eXcur-
sion, "we had right royal good
time, and were handsomely treated
by the Columbus people"
The L. L. track is now being
laid with steel rails between Colum-
bus and Central City. Between
these points it will probably be
completed in three weeks.
-Otta Baker was injured the other
day by stepping of his moving
machine on TO an oil can, the neck
penetrating his foot. After two or
three days he was able TO be about
again.
If you are not able 10 employ a
carpenter, go TO work yourself and
make screens for your windows, and
thus keep your house free from flies
and mosquitoes, and full of the pure
fresh air.
1t il very seldom that the Jour-
NAL fails TO give due credit for ar
ticles used, but when it does hap
pen that a clipping gets into our
"cOpy" box unnamed, we can but |
ssy-"EX."
Our hotels note fifty per cent.
increase in their transient custom
since the opening of the new road,
and merchants and other business |
men speak of a very perceptible
difference i'm trade.
Mr.. Anderson, the banker, ac-
companied by his sister Mrs Dahlen
of Wisconsin, started for Colorado
Friday. They will visit their broth
er, who is in partnership with the
banker in the cattle business.
-Conveniences about the house
for saving steps for the good wife in
doing her work will be duly and
fully appreciated by her, and will
allow her to give more time and
attention TO keeping things neat and
tidy.
The school pic-nics Thursday
and Friday, of District l and IL, res
pectively, were reported as very
enjoyable affairs. Stevens's grove,
with its tables and swings, its lake
and boats is certainly a heartsome
resort.
A. c. Tigner's strange cayote
dog Skip" will no longer amuse
the laborers OH the road by his
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