The Columbus journal., 1893-06-21


JOURNAL and the Semi Weekly Lincoln
Journal, both for 81 year, when paid
in advance.
w. H. Randall started yesterday for
Harris county, Texas, to be gone about
three weeks, looking after the cattle and
hog business.
William Gerhold shipped some very
fine cattle to Omaha yesterday. Several
car loads of hogs were also being shipped
from this place.
L. G. Zinnecker, e. Il. Chamber
and Gus B. Speice were delegates to the
meeting of the grand lodge of Masons al
Omaha last week.
Lee O'Donnell, we'll known here
had the misfortune of falling from q
bicycle at st. Edward the other day
breaking his arm.
Hot weather! Too hot for feather
beds. Try one of Fred. w. Herrick's
new mattresses. Just put in ten bales
new, neat and clean. 2
e. o. Rector (brother- in law of w. H.
Lewisl has moved here with his family,
from Decatur county, Kansas, and will
make this his future home.
The corner lot north of and opposite
the Grand Pacific, was bid in Monday at
$50; there being S72 delinquent taxes,
the sale was virtually S1O2.
The average foot pad in Nebraska
seems to have become very much inter-
ested in postOfices, as they have broken
into several within the last two weeks.
r. Jenkinson was called to Albion
Monday afternoon by telegram an
nouncing the very serious illness Of his
father, q former resident of this county.
Charley Jones, who for the past
three years has been baker at Dave
Smiths, left the last of the week for
Kansas. His successor is Phelix Duffy,
Of Denver.
Mr.. w. r. Notestein has just CON-
pleted a very nice residence on Seven
teenth street. 1t contains seven rooms,
pantries and closets. The building cost
close onto $1,000.
w. A. Way returned Friday from
business trip into Hall, Adams, Kearney
and Clay counties. He was much struck
with the appearance Of the country be-
tween Holdredge and York.
Rev. o. D. Crawford of Pasadena,
Cal, will preach at the Congregational
church next Sunday, morning and even-
ing. Members and friends Of the church
are especially invited to be present.
Judge Hudson returned Thursday
from visit to Genoa, st. Edward and
Albion. Mrs. Hudson and daughter,
Mrs. G. w. Phillips, remained at Genoa
visiting friends, expecting to return
home yesterday.
On Friday night last the Fire de-
partment of Columbus voted to 60 in a
body to Fremont on the Fourth. They
expect to have large turnout, will wear
their best bib and tucker, and are sure
of being prize winners.
j. w. Welch, Earl Pearsall, Frank
Roy Cornelius and AL.
Schram made the trip by bicycle to
Genoa and return last Sunday, covering
abou: fifty miles, the time on the road
being less than six hours.
On Thursday a team belonging to
Leopold Banda of Polk county got away
from the driver on Eleventh street, ran
around block or two at furious rate
and landed the wagon bottom side up
IN Ninth street, minus the tongue.
Miss Flora Anthony, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony of Clarks, form
erly of this city, was married recently.
The bride and bridesmaid and the groom
and groomsman we're all children of
soldiers, and the minister was veteran.
While trying case in court at Da-
vid City on Wednesday Matt Miller and
George Sheesley, two opposing lawyers,
had set-tO. 1t took but one round to
settle the matter, and then Judge Dean
fined them S25 each for contempt of
court.
w. F. Beckett of Genoa was in the
city Wednesday. He informs US that
The band of the Indian training school
at that place will be the guests of the
government at the Worlds Fair for one
month, commencing about the middle of
August.
DR.. E. N. Smart, w. J. Maher, E. H.
Leach, Harry Folstein, John Mayberger,
Charles Schroeder, Jay Graves, John
Hugg, Ed Lamb, Harry Lamb. o. Ais
worth and several others attended the
show at Columbus Wednesday.-[Hum-
phrey Democrat.
The MaennerchOr were out in force
evening, and gave some of
their choice selections of songs in honor
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stenemann of
Ninth street. Everybody within hearing
stops and listens when the
sing.
Charles Perkins and Miss Bertha
Brown, daughter Of G. w. Brown, both
Of Cedar Rapids, were married in the
Episcopal church at that place last
Wednesday by Rev. Flowers. May the
happy couple never know an unhappy
day is the wish Of The JOURNAL force.
If there is any one thing Columbus
people take pride in, it is the abund-
ance Of good, cool water with which they
are blessed. We have an inexhaustible
supply from twenty wells of the finest
water in the state and system of water
works that can't be beat. Have drink.