The Columbus journal., 1890-04-16

For bargains in furniture, 60 to
Samuel Gassis. Besides giving you low
prices, for every SIS worth OF goods You
pay the cash on. he gives you a nice
chrome. worth S2.:N. :O-3t
j. K. Cofpth, a former resident Of
this city, died suddenly Friday last at
his home in Somerset. Pa. The telegram
to his brother-in- law L. w. Weaver, did
not state the nature Of his disease.
|. The NJ. E.. church has organized a
new society which will he called the
Ladies' Union, with Mrs. o. d. Butler
as president, Mrs. Shoaf vice president,
Mrs. Griffin secretary, Mrs. Smith
treasurer.
For the celebrated Peas economy
hot air furnace and steam and hot air
combination heaters, you should call on
L. E. Sewers and he will give you prices
that defy competition. Office and shop
on Eleventh street.
Henry Raeatz has contracted with
Gier i Ezlinger for carpentering. George
SpOoner for brick work and Mason Beall
for plastering ON his new dwelling to be
erected on his lot north OF the Lutheran
church and west OF Ssley's.
Miller Bros. will shortly occupy the
Gluck store room, corner of 18th. and
North streets with Q stock Of dry goods,
etc. We understand they will continue
to keep there such q stock as their
present room will hold. running the two
establishments.
-Hud. Murdoch is very busy these
days building q new house for e. w.
Ziegler 12x24 and l2xl7; a wash house
l4x2O for Gus Becher: q new gas pipe
fence for J. ]. Sullivan, besides repairs;
a hath house and other Improvements
for Judge Post.
II every one who owns lots in the
city would improve the same. it would
more than double the value OF the prop
erty, in a few years. Every citizen and
property owner should do what he can
10 beautify his premises, making them
useful and valuable.
A "colored gentleman" who says his
name is Lobe Hellman VA arrested here
Wednesday by Chief McTag9ert. charg-
ed with theft OF clothing at South
Omaha. He had been cutting quite q
wide swath here. The arrest was made
at the Thurston house.
"A travelling man whose home is in
Columbus says that one lot here is worth
three in Norfolk: that there are fifty
business houses in Hastings for rent;
that Kearney is dead: that in Columbus
business is good, and business men gen.
orally are working on a sound basis and
are prospering.
At the annual election of the officers
OF the NJ. e. Sunday school. April 18th,
the board selected Mrs. F. G. Green
superintendent, but she declined; after
which the following officers we're elected
for the year: Superintendent, Mrs. o. ID.
Butler: assistant. the pastor; secretary,
Miss Eva Amberger: treasurer, VIM.
Meays; librarian, Miss Martha Turner;
assistant librarian, Miss Bertha Zin-
necker; O~rganist. Miss Mary Turner.
w. b. Dale is fixing up. his lot, o
ner of Tenth and Hummer, in fine shape
"a substantial fence, trees all around,
and We suppose trees are to be placed
inside. The lot is worth 500 more than
1t was two weeks ago. W. understand
that the of the remainder Of the
block will also improve in a similar way.
This block will then become q handsome
place, instead of an eye sore. It is one
of the prettiest locations in the city for
a dwelling.
1T has been said that 1.-The course OF
true love never did run smooth" but in
that, as in nearly all other matters of
human effort, what is not worth seeking
is not worth having. "All things come
to them who watt" also. and Michael
Abts has had occasion to feel the force
Of both these old maxims, in his ex-
perience the past year. We admire his
perseverance,, and the spirit that evident
ly has animated him through ALL
Emma and no other. See marriage
notices.
We hear that fax seed can now he
bought for 81 q bushel. II the farmers
who raised this valuable product last
year could have held it over they could
now sell it to themselves at q good
profit. The times" will not be in joint
again until those who actually produce
values are by some means enabled to
hold their surplus products until they
obtain q fair, average compensation for
their labor and investment OF capital.
Solve the question OF money and yOu
solve all the other problems which lie
back Of it.
A lawyer from Leigh and another
Of Humphrey sold q pair OF boot blacks
at their own trick Friday. The boys
wanted to make a big record for receipts
that day, but got left thus: After black
ing one boot each for the lawyers they
demanded fifty cents for completing the
job, The train the lawyers we're to take
was nearly due, and there was standing
ground for the application Of the we'll
worn theory OF the railroads-charging
all that the traffic will bear-but the
lawyers said they were in no hurry, and
60 the bootblacks "monkeyed" along till
the train arrived, when, without paying
anvthin0 tho 1avvora Oli6o6 m