The Columbus journal., 1892-07-27


building, 22x6O.
n. J. Alexander against Henry
Reins, for the value of q moving ma
chine, was a case on trial yesterday
before Judge Hudson.
Platte Center has gone base ball
crazy. Friday the Indian club played
against their home boys and Sunday the
Newman Grove nine played there.
The Odd Fellows picnic Thursday
afternoon at Buffalo park was well at
tended, Notwithstanding the intense
heat. A very pleasant time is reported.
-Mrs. John Virgins received a tele-
gram Thursday last stating that her
father, S. ID. Metcalf, of Salisbury. N. Y,
had died that morning. He was "a
years old.
Mike Ebel tells us that a swarm OF
bees attached themselves the other day
to one OF the horses of Joe Waits team,
and stung him SO badly that he died in
consequence.
Wednesday last Mich Blasser fin-
ished the 165 It. bridge across Prairie
creek, for Butler township. The weather
was SO hot that the wOrkmen dropped
into the water about every half hour.
Omaha people are loud in their
praises OF the way in which they were
treated by the Columbus Gun club in
the recent tournament there. Columbus
never does anything by half World
Herald.
John Matthews, father of Mrs. w.
T. Rickly, had several severe attacks of
heart failure Thursday, but was re-
ported very much better Sunday. He
He is now living with his daughter, Mrs.
Clother, at Genoa
William Sutton, who had been all
ing about a year, died last Wednesday
of Bright's disease and was buried
Thursday at Okay, a large concourse of
uloui uluS lIlcHuS AOIlowluB tAC ACiuoiho
to their last resting place.
"Wednesday evening last there was a
party at Abraham Scott's residence,
given in honor of the twenty-second an
niversary of Frank Scott's birthday.
There were a score of persons present,
who enjoyed the occasion.
Wanted, a lady or man in this sec
tion Of the state to travel and appoint
agents for an old established house.
Salary $50 per month and expenses al
lowed. No humbug. Make application
at once. Interstate Co., Kansas City,
Mo. 12-5t
John Tannahill has received his ap-
pointment as landscape gardener at the
Genoa Indian school, and went up Mon
day to begin work. He will have the
work of drilling the boys also. Mr.. Tan
nahill's family will move up in a few
weeks.
An authority on the subject advises
wearing of flannel shirts fer hot weather,
and says they should he ''transpirable
and permeable to the air" Starch, v
he continues to say, 'is the greatest
enemy to the comfort of mankind in hot
weather"
TORNADO, the storm king, is ont on
his summer tour, and may take a trip
through Platte county, calling at Co
lumbus. Protect your property by
taking tornado policy" Of H. J. Hud-
son, Office on Olive street, opposite Me-
ridian hotel. tt
Judge Hudson fined three Of the
rioters of Saturday week s. each, and
one of them So, but what was better
than the fines, he gave them to under
stand that they must quit their rioting
in the future, or they would be more
severely dealt with.
A letter to a friend in this city, from
Robert Craig at Harpersfeld, N. Y, says
that he spent a month in the hospital al
Baltimore, and had his sight much i'm
proved. He will spend the summer
with his folks at Harpersfield, and re.
turn to Nebraska about Sept. 1st.
There was quite an excitement in
the city Wednesday afternoon, caused
by the report of a boy having been
drowned in the Loup. A number OF
parents were anxiously interested in the
whereabouts of their youngsters, until
it was learned that it was a false alarm
If you are troubled with rheuma.
tism or lame back, bind on over the
seat of rain piece of flannel dampened
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm. You
will be surprised at the prompt relief il
affords. 50 cent bottles for sale by C.
E. Pollock & Co. and DIR. Heintz, drug
gists. tt
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Fauble died Sunday evening al
Z O'Clock. 1t was one month old Monday
and had suffered from brain trouble
since its birth. The funeral took place
from the home of II. B. Fauble Monday
morning, Rev. J. B. Leedom preaching
an affecting sermon.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give lawn sociable at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Hickok OF
west Fourteenth street this, Wednesday
evening, July 9th. Ice cream and cak'
will be served. The proceeds will go t.
the church building fund. You are cor
daily invited to be present.
| Melbourne, the rain-maker, scorn
fully rejected an offer of 81, 600 for rair
that would moisten Wayne county il
good shape. Has it ever occurred t,
anybody to hold Melbourne responsible
for dry weather? If he knows the con
ditions as rain-bringer, why not b
able also to know the conditions of rain
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