The Columbus journal., 1882-01-04
Highest cash price paid for
hides at Ransdell & Reid's. l

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cooking stoves at Robert Uhlig's
stove house.
The benefit dance for the Engine
20. Saturday night was very well
attended, and We learn that the net
proceeds will be about sixty dollars.
j. j. Graves was in town Mon
day, on his way TO Washington Ty.,
where he expects, if agreeable to his
health, TO remain about five months.
Rev. j. c. Evans has received a
trio of Yorkshire pigs, a few weeks
old. They are beauties. 1t is said
that they come to maturity in a year.
james X. Dixon, and James
Irwin, of Rock Island county, ILL.,,
the former. son in law, the latter,
nephew of j. r. Smith are visiting
him.
We are informed that there is
an entire gambling outfit in one of
the houses in town. Who knows
where it is, end who frequents the
place?
-"Nihilism," and the Great EN-
rpire of the Car, by Prof. Boyle, at
the Opera House, Wednesday even
ING. January 4th, 1882. will be a nice
holiday treat.
Prof. Boyle's lecture at Opera
House, Wednesday evening, Jan'y
4th, 1882. Tickets at Dowty, Wea-
yer & Cos. Reserved seats without
extra charge.
Poland Siberia-The Black Scat.
fold at Simonopski Plain, will be
finely illustrated by Prof. Boyle, at
Opera House, Wednesday evening,
January 4th, 1882.
"A supper and social dance was
given Monday night of last week to
the young friends of VIM. and Mel
lie Welch, at the residence of their
father, Jonas WEIGH.
The Fullerton Republican says
there is no town of its size in Ne
braska that q bring to the front q
greater number of enterprising men
than are found in Columbus.
-Speice & North report several
sales Of real estate, among them the
farm of j. w. Temple to o. D.. But
Ter of ILL.,, aud that of Phil. Good
win to p. j. Lawrence of Ill.
--Fifty-one cases were entered in
the county court Monday last, forty
eight of them by Attorney McFar-
land. Judge Higgins will have bis
hands fuller than usual for a while.
ALI who have paid their sub
scription to the JOURNAL for the
year 1882 are entitled to a copy of
Kendall's treatise on the horse and
his diseases, in either English or
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"A double coincidence - Paul
Hoppen's mare has twins, both
mares, and by Black knight. This
famous line of horses will do a good
portion of Nebraska heavy work in
a few years.
The Boons Co. Ners says that
J.. 3. TOlman, who for some weeks
past has been visiting his son, w.
W, left for his home, Oshkosh, Wis,
last week, taking Geo., his little
nephew, with him.
Kramer has received, since the
holidays, new clOaks, new cashmeres,
silk handkerchief, new clothing,
etc. 1t being out Of season, he
bought them cheap, and now pro-
poses to run them off cheap. .
-"KendalI's Treatise on the Horse
and his Diseases" will be given to
every subscriber Of the JOURNAL,
who pays up arrears and one year
in advance. A little book of 50
pages, valuable to every m who
owns q horse.
The fire-bell gave alarm yester-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, the new
dwelling of John Rickly in the east
ern part of the city being on fire.
Not much damage was done, how
ever, firemen and citizens being
promptly on hands.
The remains of Hon. T. c. Ryan
were taken last week for burial to
Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, a SUBJ
urb of Chicago, accompanied by
Rev. Father Ryan and VIM. Lamb of
this city, and Peter Ryan and Eu-
gene Coffey of Chicago.
Mrs. Rude of Boone Go. was
killed recently i'm Boone Co. by one
of the timbers of a sod roof falling
upon her. How two children, one
lying on each side of her, escaped
death, is one of those mysteries
which is totally inexplicable-to the
Argus.
The hearing of the application
of James Webster for letters Of
administration on the estate of Ann
| Webster, decd, will be heard at the
county Court, Jan. 9th, l p. m, and
that of John Jenkinson OIL the estate
of John Jenkinson, decd, Jan. 23d,
l p. m.
Father Ryan. between his min
istry and pastoral duties has been
kept busy the last week or two.
About midnight Saturday he was
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