The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
PERSONAL.


j. D.. Stires was in Cedar Rapid
Thursday.
Mrs. G. w. Phillips is visiting in Ell
horn, Nebr.
Us. Freeman of Grand Prairie was il
town Saturday.
r. H. Henry visited his ranch nes
Bellwood Monday.
MI. and Mrs. Paul Krause OF Albio
came down Monday.
G. G. Bowman of Omaha was a Colun
bus visitor over Sunday.
Ernest Meays went to Iowa last Wed
nesday to visit several days.
Miss Emma Ray of Valentine is visit
ing the family of J. E. North.
Miss Helen Schrock went to Davi'
City Saturday to spend several weeks.
Mrs. j. E. North and daughter Mis-
Nellie start today for a trip to Colorado
Misses Phoebe and Grace Gerard ar
home from attending the State Univer
sity.
j. S. Armstrong and n. C. Pratt o
| Albion were Columbus visitors las
week.
Charles Pearsall cam down from
Grand Island Friday. remaining owe
Sunday.
Arthur Eusden of Hastings spent sew
eral days last week visiting his parents
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Salmon moved to
South Omaha last Wednesday. Frank
went Sunday.
NJ. II. Barber arrived in tbs city Sat.
urday, on his way home from the Mime,
apOlis convention.
Miss Lamb OF Philadelphia, sister o.
Mrs. j. ID. Stires, came Saturday to visi,
here for some time.
Arson O'Connor. who is teaching
school at O'Kay, was a visitor at the
county-seat Saturday.
IT is estimated that the loss of life in
Oil City, Penn, by the flood of Sunday
week will reach two hundred.
Mrs. A. NJ. Post and Mrs. James Pear.
sail went along Monday to take rare Of
the crowd going to David City.
Mrs. ID. Lynch and Miss Dineen came
down from Platte Center Monday to ac-
company the crowd to David City.
Al. Rickly Of Nashville is visiting
relatives and friends, having arrived in
the city Monday night from Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. T. Roen and Oldest
child, who have been travelling in the
east, are expected home about the Goth.
Bert Stillman went to Illinois last
week and Mrs. C. B. Stillman and her
daughter Lola, went to Glenwood
Springs, Colorado.
Misses Gertie Hill and Rosa Hines.
who have been visiting their grandpa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Mcfarland,
started Monday for Minnesota.
Misses Lydia and Annie Sturgeon
treated a number of their young friends
to a picnic party Thursday in their
fathers grove south west of town.
Mike Skarupa. for some time an en-
of Borowiak Rros.. is going soon
to Rock Springs, WyO., where he has
been engaged for a similar position.
Sidney L. Holman of Michigan City,
Indiana. arrived in town last Thursday
night and stayed over till Monday,
going to Stanton. He looked the same
as of old times, when his home was in
this city.
Mrs. A. C. Ballou started Wednesday
for Portland, Oregon. From there, il
prove favorable, it is her
intention to take a trip to Alaska, before
returning to her work as principal of the
high school of this city.
The Pen in Sight.
The residence of James Pearsall on
street was entered Friday fore
about eleven o'clock, presumably
by two men, who broke a light of glass
and raised the window Of the kitchen.
One Of the thieves had 4 hand cut as
drops of blood were visible here and
there wherever they had gone. Bureaus
had been opened, trunks ransacked and
contents scattered all around; q pair of
pants had been rolled up, and a pair of
shoes placed near the door in readiness,
but evidently the thief had been fright
ened away, doubtless by the return Of
Mrs. Pearsall, who stopped in the yard
to plnck some flowers for a neighbours
girl. A neighbor lady saw a man leav-
ing the house, and gave the alarm. James
and Charles Pearsall with George Taylor
and Policeman Coleman went in pur-
suit. A man who gives his name as
George Thompson was arrested neal the
coal chute and a handkerchief with two
gold watches. gold chain, gold spectac-
les and silver watch wrapped up in the
handkerchief, taken from him. Thomp-
son claimed that he saw a mar secrete
the things, and after he left, he got them
and "a making off with them. The
thief that got his hand hurt is evidently
at large vet. but ought to be along with