The Columbus journal., 1882-09-27
Eight blooded trottiug horses,

sucn purposes
: Mrs. H. Fl. lyman met with an
accident Saturday while coming t
town with her husband. Near @. ".
S%tevens's one of the horses became
unruly and the wagon was upset, Mrs.
E. falling upon her elbow, putting it
out of place, besides Featuring one of
the bones of the fore arm.
-Hou. Lorsn Clark, the nominee
for state treasurer by the republican
state convention last week, came up
from Omaha Friday evening, and for
the few minutes he wa. waiting for
the Albion train at the depot, shook
hands with and received the congrat-
ulstions of his friends on the platform.
Through the honesty of 8 citizen
of Grand Island, Lutte North was
enabled to recover his pocket-book
lost while returning from the rancho
last week. He was notified Saturday
that a pocket-book had been found
sad vent up On the evening train and
identified il a. his property. 1t con-
tanned about s2l0 in money.
j. ". Early, Esq, says that he
wishes NJ controversy with 8 lady,
but states that the matter spoken of
by Miss MiIlet: in last weeks JOURNAL
is nov in court, where it will doubt
less be settled according TO law that
q full answer would controvert nearly
every statement and bring forward
matters that would better stay buried.
The American AgTicuiturist has
a grand offer for September, 1852,
only, to every new subscriber for
volume 42 Gov ring all of lSS3, whose
subscription arrives before October
lst, will be presented with this JoUR-
NAL for the remaining three months
of this year. The above applies to
all new subscribers for 1883, sent in
during September, from all sources.
The concert by the blind lady
announced for Monday evening at the
Methodist church did not take place.
The lsdy seemed dissatisfied with the
audience which had gathered at $50
and to her hotel, notwithstand-
ing that she was assured that the
audience would probably De quite
respectable in size by s o'clock, the
hour announced for the entertainment
TO commence.
1t appears that the Colfax county
fair was not al entire success insn-
cially. Lutte North and c. E. Morse
attended Thursday and Friday, enter
ing Bessie Turner" for the three
minute ace. The boys say she could
easily have beaten the best horse enter
ed il the race, but was set back for run
ming and finally awarded third money,
which the society informed them they
would have to wait for, a. the cash
receipts would not cover the expenses
OF the fair.
The Columbus Association of
Congregations churches met at Ne
ligh, Sept. Both, and dedicated their
new college building al that place
The school has started with ffty-eight
scholars. Rev. NJ. L Holt, of Creigh-
ton, is principal and Mr.. Gregory. of
Crete, is teacher of second depart
ment. Gates college has begun be-
yond the sanguine expectation of its
friends, and will be one of the fouD-
dstions OF sound learning and Chris
tisn culture in our North Plstte
country.
During the reunion at Grand
Island an association wss formed with
the object of q general and systematic
petitioning of the {. 5. Senate to pass
the bill which will increase the pen
sions of old soldiers who have lost a
limb or received an equivalent diss-
bility to $40 q month. Two secrets-
ries to conduct correspondence and
attend to the proper presentation of
petitions, were elected, one of whom
was 5. L. Barrett, of this city, who
may be addressed at Columbus, Neb.,
for information, or TO whom petitions
may be intrusted.
George Lawrence, residing about
three miles northeast of Richland in
Colfsx county, recently lost his entire
crop of small grain, amounting to
about sll0O, by prairie fire. The fire
caught in an unsccountsble manner.
but is supposed to have been accident
ly set by passing emigrants or travel
ers, snd the stack yard being unpro-
tected by guards, and the wind favor
able, il swept directly to the stacks.
This occurrence should warn farmers
that are not so protected to prepare
fire guards without delay. Also,
notice. 20 emigrants, travellers and
sportsmen should be posted caution
ing them against carelessness in the
matter of fire, as most of the serious
prairie fires owe their origin to one
of these classes.
Now is the time for farmers 70
select their seed corn. 1t is said tina
8 few yesrs practice of the system OF
selecting the earliest and best Gr:
will produce an increase in yield and
s crop that will mature much earlier
than when the too common practice o.
selecting seed from the crib is resorteG
to. Besides, il enables the farmer &c
alan, eaaI that ho Epn-= -in rrn~