The Columbus journal., 1891-09-16

will. B. Dale, Carl Kramer and g,
w. Phillips went to Genoa on Friday to
assist in defeating the new hall Of the
K. p. They report the hall 10 be very
fine for the uses intended, and having q
royal time, with their fellows 1t Genoa.
y. r Kathrens, secretary, informs
~ that tho arrangements . now con
cluded, insure tho most successful and
brilliant festival ever given by Sioux
City. The fifth annual cor palace
festival opens Oct. 1st and closes Oct.
18th.
Tho Oddtellows and Masonic fra
ternity have had their hall and banquet
room beautifully decorated in oil colors,
tho ceiling and walls panneled, making
it Q restful and inviting retreat for their
members, after the business perplexities
Of the day.
Remember the barbecue at the fair
grounds on Thursday the 18th. The
association promise q treat never before
attempted in Columbus; calves, sheep,
hogs and fat steers will be carved up to
you, all freA Come, it il intended to be
the farmers day.
The JOURNAL has frequently called
the attention Of farmers in Platte county
to the value Of rye as q profitable crop,
both for feed and yield. A farmer in
Dawson county raised q crop averaging
40 bushels to the acre, refusing IS cents
a bushel for the crop.
The old g bill that has been doing
duty 90 long, and OF which there are SO
many counterfeits afloat, has been SUPER
seeded by 0 new issue, one OF the hand
soonest ever issued by the u. s. Send
them along, the west needs them, they
are 90 convenient for use.
L Sibbernsen and his wife are
puzzled by the arrival OF another son
in their household; the hour Of his birth
was when spooks and ghosts are sccred-
tied With visiting this planet, and the
question is, shall his birthday be chrOn-
icled on the 18th or 18th OF September?
@Mrs. Stopaeifer has return >from
ttP south 36d Nh tonesifer 6formsS s
thAt Lad Sc anticips ing putt bg up fruit
will d well to call AID get Eices. as We
havef made arrangem\ nts Thereby We
cam maintain Our forhl eE /eputation-
th6t Of selling fruit at regular Wholesale
prices. l
Ruth Ethel Jones, q bright girl
seven years old, was on the train Friday;
she had travelled alone from Oregon and
was on her way to Rockford, Illinois,
whittier she goes to live with her aunt.
She tarried for rest at the residence Of
Agent Meagher, and went on her way
rejoicing.
The old brick block neal the B. l.
NJ. depot on Thirteenth street seems to
be "hoodooed." On Saturday night the
store occupied by Clawson was entered,
q suit of clothes, hat, shoes, a complete
outfit was stolen, together with q gold
watch and other articles. The thief is
still at large.
George Spear and Adolf Sauer have
leased the Thurston billiard parlor and
cigar stand, they also have the city
franchise for the Omaha and Chicago
dailies. They are both tip-top young
men, and will keep q first-class place for
those who indulge in billiards, opening
this morning.
Wednesday q committee was ap-
pointed by the bar of this city to prepare
suitable resolutions OF respect to A. C.
Turner, to be presented at the next term
Of the district court. The following
are the committees: G. A.
N. Whitmoyer, w. A. McAllister
and J. j. Sullivan.
The farmers might permit a sugges-
ton about their corn. When they
it, q division in their wagon to
separate the soft corn from the ma
it will be q benefit. A few ears
of soft corn will depreciate q load of
corn. Better keep it out OF
the crib and feed it.
james Mcdonald Of Clearwater, was
lowering between the court house and
Judge Sullivan's Office the past week.
That reminds us We are near the term
OF our district court, which, by the way
learn from q. Is. Speice, that our
court calendar for this term, ls very
light, only one criminal case.
Hundreds Of persons have passed
through Columbus the past week from
the state fair, and all speak in praise Of
the management and excellent displays.
Platte county farmers and business men
OF Columbus visited Lincoln in goodly
numbers, the b. 4 III. depot each day
was thronged with visitors, too many in
fact to undertake to enumerate.
The Reed Alliance will hold an open
meeting at the Reed school house on
Monday evening Sept. 2lst, at 8 o'clock.
The independent candidates for sheriff
and clerk OF the district court, J. p.
johnson and A. p. Carr will be present
man, Jewell, Pickett, Albert and a num-
U0I " OOuCIO Will 10 III 0OUOllOuA1CC
Everybody is invited to attend.
Now for our county fair, everything
indicates q good one. Farmers, you can
make it success; bring in the best you
have, and let it be known that old Platte
has . soil as productive within her Dor
bers as any other county in northern
Nebraska. Come and encourage one
another, and do not say when you see
your neighbors products, that You could
have done better yourself. To avoid
this, all bring something.
-Ex-Lieutenant Governor George D.
Aeiklejohn Of our nei9hboring county
Of Nance, in company with William e.
Whelan IN attorney Of Omaha, went to
Madison. Wisconsin, on some legal bust
ness and mourning the anger Of D. Geo.
E. keenan,, one of the litigants-who by
the way is q powerful athlete-he adj
ministered terrible punishment to both
attorneys, and rumOr has it they are
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