The Columbus journal., 1883-05-23

mile, for from 500 to $500 q side,
with either "Kate Mcbride" or "Daisy
Dean" over the Columbus track. The
race to be run Saturday next.
Ben. Rochon's corn, planted the
2Sth of April, has appeared above
ground. Corn planted May I'd is re.
ported out of the ground, and one
farmer says that a worm is destroying
q considerable portion of bis growing
corn.
Judge A. NJ. Post held court at
David City last week, pushing through
q large amount of business, among
other things sending two horse thieves
to the penitentisry for five years. In
one day three jury, criminal cases
were tried.
j. C. Morrissey, of Plsttsmouth,
accompanied by q skilled architect,
was in town Wednesday last. Mr..
NJ. has determined to add another
story to his building on 1lth street,
and will doubtless push the work
right forward to completion.
The Norfolk Ne,cs says it is ru.
mored that the U. P. will put on q
through passenger train between
Omahs and Norfolk, and says that
this would catch for the Company
large portion of the land seekers who
now come in on other routes.
Two young men were arrested
Thursday by officer Huber, on direc-
ton from q. P. headquarters. 1t
seems there was something wrong
with their transportation papers,
They were handed over at Columbus
TO the sheriff Of Douglas county.
"A prominent business man of
Platte Center, to whose kindness we
are indebted for the verses elsewhere
printed, assures US that the "event
mentioned happened there about two
weeks ago, and caused considerable
indignation in the neighborhood."
AT Munger's you will find
splendid variety of furniture of all
descriptions plain, neat and tidy;
also highly-finished, beautiful and
costly, suitable to all tastes and purses.
Call and see his stock, for you will
be sure to see something you need.
In another place will be found q
call for an snti-monopoly convention
for the Third congressional district, to
be held at Columbus, June '20th, for
the purpose of selecting delegates to
the national convention. The coun-
ties are requested to select delegates,
June 18th.
The Phoenix have issued q very
map showing the cyclone
record in the United States from Feb.
23d, rs, to Oct. 28th, 81. Itis worthy
any mans study, and of course, the
Phoenix stands ready to insure against
loss of property thereby. Call on G.
G. Becher g. Co.
-Tasker & Routson are pushing
the land business, as We were sure
they would. They sold fine stock
farm on the Lookingglass last Sstur-
day to George f. Jenkinson, less than
a week after it was put into their
hands for sale. Bring on your farms
il you want them sold.
F. NJ. Cookingham is our author
lied agent at Humphrey for soliciting
subscription, advertising and job
work. Business entrusted to him will
receive the same attention as if done
direct with us. Call on him, give
him your home work and your home
news, use him well, and he will grow
apace. If NJ. X. TURNER & Co.
"A temperance editor has begun
to despair, because German chemist
has said that q first-rate brandy can
be made from saw dust. Says the
editor, 1--WE are friends of the tenn
perance movement, and want il to
succeed, but what chance will it have
when q man can take rip saw and
60 out and get drunk on a fence
rail ?"
M. R. Grouse, Esq, of w. Va,
who recently stopped q few days to
visit his friends Messrs. Cressp and
Wells of this vicinity, has written q
letter home which is published in the
New Martinsville Democrat. and will
give Virginisns a very good idea Of
tho land, productions and climate of
the Platte Valley as compared with
that of Virginia.
The perambulating agent goeth
about seeking victims. Buy your
groceries, dry goods and other kinds
of merchandise. of those you know at
home, and those who expect to re.
main in business here. They are apt
to sell you much better goods at low
er prices, and then none of your
written orders will turn up in some
brokers' hands as promissory notes.
Elsewhere will be found an ad.
vertisement interesting to property
owners along the Sixth Principal
meridian and between section IL,
in Township II, and section 25 in
Township Is. We are to have a new
road on the 9Th P. NJ. line from Co.
lumbus to Shell Creek. The fencing
up of the country is going to necessi-
tate the opening Of more roads, as