The Columbus journal., 1883-05-16

fit Is dssirabls that tbsss business
men and others wbs wish to offer
sescistprsmiums should et once COM
municsts with the Secretary, that
their oliers may b printed with the
list.
Fred. Blaser hss besu aid 0p
With rhsu0stism since last February,
but got some better last week and
moved 70 his farm three miles north
Of the city and then started Thursdsy
for Mr.. Haight's, south Of the river 70
pot up . new school house. THIS 10
brick moving sboat for . rheumatic
patient.
-Treasursr Early VA q usoola
Tuesday, Of last week making ssetls-
msat with tho state treasurer, turning
over to him $l1 900 collected O state
taxes since October last. Platte eoua-
ty, for the amount Of her property,
Mr.. Early says, pays more state taxes
than any other in the state, - Q com.
parison Of figures will show.
The Pratt & Ferris cattle com.
pany and tho Converse cattle company
of Wyoming, We learn have purchas-
ed twenty-five thousand acres Of land
in Boone and Platte counties, from
John r. Clark, Of Lincoln. These
lands formerly belonged to the Bur-
lington & Missouri lsnd grant, and
will be used for cattle ranges.
Mr.. Sheldon, who purchased 600
acres north of A. w. Clarke farm,
will probably have it enclosed this
week. He is going right along to
improve it otherwise, and expects bis
family in three or four weeks. Mr.. S.
is from Ford Co., ILL.,, knows what
good stock is, and the value Of
it. He has como to the right spot
and 10 An acquisition to the commu-
nifty.
sheriff Kavanaugh returned Fri
day from the Insane Asylum st Lin
coin. bringing with him Frank Cham.
bers, Henry Reige, Nicolas Maths,
Mrs. Farley and Mrs. Grip. The
discharge 10 made by DR.. Matthewson
on the ground that the patients are
incursble and harmless, and room
must be made for new applicants.
The removal of them costs Platte
county about $55.
Joseph Rash was brought down
from the west Saturday and taken be-
fore the Commissioners Of Insanity
who found that he had no legal resi-
dence in Platte county. Rash After
wsrds tried to preach sermon on the
street, and was put under arrest, and
confined In safe qusrters till Monday |
evening, when be was taken to Mer-
rick county, bis legal residence. The
burden of his talk 10 religion.
"A St. Paul harness maker named |
Stephen O'Grady, got fifteen mouths
in the state penitentisry last week, for
embezzliug bis employers funds to
the amount of $35; to raise which he
sold two or three times the worth of
the sum named in goods. Two accom-.
plices were indicted, but they have
not been tried yet, and will not be
until the next term of the District |
court.--9rdnd Island Independent.
The live land men, Tasker &
Routson, are doing good business.
They sold a big stock farm In Polk
county to an Illinois man last week.
People prefer to buy from them be-
cause they survey the land sold with
out charge, and q purchaser knows
what he 10 buying-no guess work.
A house and lot in town put in their
hands on Saturday were sold on
Monday, and the cash down paid for
the Same.
-Southworth & Underworld stable
Of race horses arrived in the city from
the South Friday night. and are now
qusrtersd at the track, where they will
receive their finishing touches for the
June races. Among them are "Dsisy
Dean," "Kate McBride," Libby"
"Big Kesene," and "Dan. Haney."
They are . fine lot, and Charley Bell,
the trainer, thinks it will take some
good ones to beat him "any jump In
the road"
The man or company who will
venture the investment Of money in
the Wholesale business of groceries
and dry goods in Columbus, will, we
predict receive large returns from
such investment. There are Q great
many towns, villages and country
stores within trading distance of Co.
lumbus that would give their custom
and induce others to deal at this
point. The right men to conduct q
wholesale business of the kinds men,
toned, would In . short time build up
. large and profitable trade, and one
that for many years to come could be
held, solid.
"A business man asks Us Why he
should have his printing done At home,
when he can send II away and get it
done at lower prices. We answer the
question because occasionally there
comes along . runner from q house
away east somewhere carrying sever
sl lines Of goods, and also taking
orders for job printing. Often the
low-priced printing 10 used a. bait
to sell high-priced wares; or samples
are shown that are not duplicated
when the printed matter comes; or
(ss We have kuown) the 1000 cards
ordered turn out to be only half 60