The Columbus journal., 1892-02-03

Mrs. Whitney il lying very low viii
the asthma, resulting from the grip.
Albert Stenger started for homo tn,
first Of the month and expects to arrive
about the tenth, tarrying q few days t.
visit John Brugger, 81. and jr., at Ss1
Francisco.
NO acres OF good land in section 6
toydN7, range l east, for sale for cash
Tkose wishing to purchase all or any q
Of said tract, please address N. K. Tur
ner, Cofuu Is, Neb.
On receipt Of four cents to pay post
age, The Haller Proprietary Co., Blair
Nebr., will send a set OF handsome cardl
and. a sample box Of their celebrated
Australian Salve, free. 42-4t.
"A large flock OF Wild geese were
9 Friday morning going north. This
is an uncommon thing for January, but
we venture the ground hog will fool 'em
and send them south again.
A wolf hunt last week in Madison
county engaged about As men and boys,
besides horses and dogs. They circlsd
and chased around l6 miles and succeed
ed in gathering in and killing three tim
Der rabbits.
Commander Teeter Of the G. A. r.
was here between trains Friday. He
said that if the weather happens to be
good for travel Feb. IL, Is and 19, dur
ing the encsmpment here, We can conf
IDENTIFY expect a thousand visitors.
The Looking Glass makes a pretty
good showing for the business of that
burg: 225 cars OF grain shipped out
since May 10, 1891, amounting to about
$4,000; forty cars Of stock, about $751;
very good showing for a little
town without a railroad depot or agent.
A card received at this Office an
nounces the marriage Thursday, Jan.
18th, at Beatrice, of Frank j. Robinson
and Nella N. Hoisington. At home
after Feb. 10th, Beatrice. Miss Nella's
many friends here will wish the young
happy voyage through !ife's
many devious paths.
L. J. Baker has received word that
his mothers oldest brother, who went to
in 1849 and settled in La
trobe, had met death by poison, a SER
want having put arsenic instead Of
powder into -four in preparing
for breakfast. Three members
Of the family died before night, and
another was expected to survive.
s. p. Curtis received the sad intel
Friday, that his sister, Mrs.
Joseph Crosby, her husband and their
laughter, had all died within q week, at
The old home in Swanville, Maine. Mr..
was 81 years of age, Mrs. Crosby
3, and their daughter, Mrs. Fowler, 81.
The letter also stated that the grip is
epidemic in that part Of the country.
Columbus is rustling to secure the
next state fremen's tournament, and the
News hopes that city will succeed in
the prize. In that case, there
. no reason why Norfolk's running team
shouldn't take a hand in one or two
races, with q good, big delegation of the
other members of the department present
% cheer them n to victory.INorfolk
News.
The Columbus Sentinel says E.
Newlin Stout bids fair to become the
,oet laureate of Platte county. A great
many people in Butler county will re-
member E. Newlin as the handsome
win who once graced the Office of the
Peoples Banner. There is nothing bad
bout e. Newlin, except in the fact that
,e has his name parted in the middle. |
david City Tribune.
Allen Gerard, in the Looking Glass,
occasionally gives utterance to a senti-
lent worthy Of universal commenda-
ion, and here is one "Do you want
prosperity? Then remember that God
'ules, and he has decreed that as you
lit the man below you, 80 shall you
ise. Is he poor? Is he weak? Is he
All the moro reaso why he
hould be helped and protected"
We see by the Evanston (Wyo.)
of q recent date, that our old
riend Norman E. Small, q former resi-
lent OF this city, has been reelected
.hisf OF the fire department at Evans
on. 1t is, no doubt, a recognition OF
merit and faithfulness to duty. In the
anne paper We notice that the fire de-
,artment of which he is the head, have
AIKEN action looking to the establish
nent Of an electric fire-alaPm system.
"A Columbus man sOjOurning in Cal
says that the country is badly in
iced Of rain; that grain own will not
Iprout unless rain comes soon, and the
prospect is not good. Hay is now
worth GIG a ton, and If rain does not
,ome soon, it will be $40. Oranges have
,een a good crop, but the demand for
hem is poor. In many parts of CAL
there is not grass enough grows
m a thousand acres to keep a COW alive.
ALI the boys who attended tho meet
of the Nebraska Press association
asst week at Fremont are loud and long
their praise of Fremont hospitality.
Dur own and only poet, Bixby Of the
read the poem, which we print
II today's JOURNAL. The next meeting
the association will be held in this
at which the newspaper people and
business men Of the city will have an