The Columbus journal., 1883-07-04

-Ats meeting Of the school hoard
Msodsy svsuisg the followiss nasasd
teaehers wersselsctsd Ser ths eoninS
school year: L. Crsmer, principal
and superintendent; his assistant at
high school, Miss Wood; 1t the brick
school house. n. Brugxer. Mics Rose
Mrs. Bsllou. At the yellow
school house, C. D. Carlow, Misc
Miss Emma Bsuer, Miss
Louise Bauer.
The rubber saappins guns in
much vogue smong the boys Tor shoot.
ing at birds, 10 one Of the dangerous
weapons whose use ought to be pro-
hibited by Law. A little daughter Of
c. W. Snure 1t Madison west 10
Omaha Ias: Wssk - ~ DssoepaRakiee
psrfarnAd = easA ~ 60 iitsssd
by little Robert Fritz hitting it with .
bullet shot from . rubber mapping
Run. She 10 unable 70 80 with, the
eye 70 says the Chrosicle.
"A gentleman from upper Shell
Creek tells 10 that the wolves are get
ting numerous aad bold In his neigh
borhood. They captured ten little
pi9s of Mr.. David Thomas and three
of Mr.. Heinrich. Mr.. Evaa Davis
said that three came into bis yard and
Mr.. John Dsck had . visit Of one to
within ten yards of his house, trying
for . nice roasting pig, but piggy
being Q little too smart, his wOlfship
vas satisfied with Q hen near by.
Under the new schedules on the
Union Pacific there will be number
Of stations 1t which the fast trsins
will not stop, and thess stations will
be Immediately sapplisd With Halle
patent mailbag cranes to which the
mailbags Are hung. ssd - the train
passes By the postal clssk grabs the
bag. A sample Of this style Of crane
10 exhibited ct the Union Pacific hsad-
quarters. These cranes viii be put
up immsdiatsly.-Oaaka Republican.
The Columbus Lumber & Grain
Co. have dissolved, leaving the busi.
mesa st the old stsnd, With Aessrs.
Jseggi & Schupbach. The new firm
are neither new to the business, nor
new to the people Of Columbus and
vicinity, but wsIl-kaowa and appss-
cistsd for their upright business con-
duct. They have a excellent bosi.
ness stand, ospacioos shsds and
shelters for Lumber, and are fully
prepared in every way to do . first.
class business.
The American Agricultxris,
grows better and better - it grows
older, which 10 - it ought to be. The
July number 10 full of practical sug.
eestions for the season which will b
more valuable to any farmer than q
years subscription. Among the
more important ws msatioc-Poultry
raising - . business, Bee notes, Plans
Of . largo barn, Fs, n mortgages, Hide
and horn furniture, A gallant boy.
81 so . year. We furnish the Agri.
cult,uist (in English or Germany and
the JOURNAL, one year, for 500.
The annual encampment of the
first regiment of the Nebrssks Na.
tionsl Guards will be held st Crete
four days beginning August 2lst
Crete offers - prizes: best drilled
company . SIS hsg ; second, cash $s5
best target shooting by company $50
best team Of six from any company,
SIS; best drilled team Of six in silen,
manual, $25; best band. $50, I'd so
Gov. Dawes offers . SIS silver cup Il
the best drilled company. Crete is il
. picturesque locality. and the mel
who attend will doubtless enjoy
themselves.
"A friend tells us that hs purchss.
ed . small lot Of bsrbed wire, aat
accidentally had one roll weighed
when he found it short. He then hai
ten rolls weighed, and found then
eight to nine pounds short to the roll
1t Wa evidently marked with fsls'
weights st the factory. He ssys tha
the steal 10 evideatly planned, becsus
small rolls weigh near right and lsrG
ones abort. There should be seve,
pounds deducted from the gros
weight for the spool. Our frien,
suggests these facts to put his neigh
bors on their guard.
When We saw the other day tn
large number of boys ct the 'depo
Offering prairie dogs to trsvelers .
the uniform price Of . dollar . psil
We half opposed there va . comb
nation among the young merchant
but We didn't think that it vss O
close corporation that when one bo,
offered his pair for seventy tive cent,
the others would seriously consider
proposition to "knock the stuAin' on
of him." But 90 they did, aud now
some Of the more liberty loving mem
bers Of the fraternity are seeking iigh,
and waiting to know il . boy hssn'
. right to sell his oWl dogs st his oWl
price.
j. p. Becker, Of Columbus, one o
the original company that laid out tn
town site Of 81. Paul, and Who stil
owns about 100 lots, wss in town laa
week making arrangements for tn
erection Of q building between d.
Davis and ]. Knott's new buildings
size aOx4S, to be used by II. 4 G
Schram - . drug store. Mr.. Becke
haa mt han IN c. Danl fo, xh> n>.