The Columbus journal., 1896-03-18
And the shield Of The Great Republic,
The glory Of the West,
Shall bear . stalk of the tasseled corn,
OF all our wealth the best!
Edna Dean Proctor.

CoOuSys AOttuclly VI suio COOoSyS us0O q
her home February 9th, aged Is years
There was q telephone talk yester.
day morning with Fremont, saying thai
there was such a blizzard there, viii
snow, that you couldn't see across the
street.
-MB. Walters has just returned from
the east with an entire new stock ol
spring and summer millinery. Sh<
will have an opening from March 30 te
Junior League literary and pantO
mime entertainment at the Methodist
church next Friday evening, March 20
Admission Is cents; children under Is
10 cents.
Fred Reitz has a boot and shoe
shop ON Eleventh street two doors cas-,
Of JOURNAL Office. He makes and re.
pairs shoes. Good work. Living prices
Call and see him. At
A large number of resident freehold.
ers OF the city are petitioning the city
council to open the crossings on NJ and
X streets leading north from Eleventh
to Thirteenth street.
Be sure to attend the spring open
ing at Mrs. Walters millinery store,
which will last one week beginning
March 30. The latest styles for spring
and summer will he shown. l
Mrs. John Edgar Of Schuyler died
there last Wednesday from a stroke of
paralysis. She had stroke about two
years ago. She was Sc years old, and
we'll known to many OF our readers.
B. =. Duffy returned Wednesday
from Missouri and brought a car load of
potatoes with him. There has been q
general complaint here this winter
against the potatoes raised by irrigation.
For good reasons Rev. Pulls topics
for last Sabbath were changed from the
notice published in last JOURNAL, and
will be used next Sabbath--morning,
'Ye are not your own; evening, ''Gallio." I"
A correspondent in today's JOURNAL
has something to say on the water works
ordinance. etc. There are always two
sides of course. As fact We learn that
thirty meters have already been ordered
by consumers.
Jim Frazier shipped three loads of
[ine ripe beeves Tuesday night to Liver
pool, England. The average was near
sixteen hundred for the 20 head. John
started out with the ship
ment. They we're consigned to Sham
borg 4 Son.
Mrs. J. N. Taylor is suffering from
The effects OF fall received in the house
She was alone at the time and
i is supposed she lay PROSTATE for as
much as half hour before help reached
ner. The exact nature of the injury is
not known.
The pupils of Prof. Leavy's room
nave considerable sparring lately in
spelling contests, which seem to create
! lively interest, and, by the way, the
hardest words are used. Miss Lille
Hagel was the champion speller in the
contest Monday.
Wash Goods, White Goods,
Dress Goods, the latest for
spring and summer, 1896.
Follow the crowd to E. ID.
Fitzpatriek'S, the White Front
Dry Goods Store. If
The Militia company have rented
he Henry hall on Olive street and about
iorty were on hand at the last drill.
Kilian will no doubt have a very
company, when spring time
zones. There will he no awkward
squad" in this crowd.
j. A. Price of Albion was in the city
Friday last and gave us q call. The
JOURNAL force and Mr.. Price being from
he same Ohio county, coming west at
dates, there was no lack Of
material for the "reminiscences Of an
lour or SO. Call again.
Tuesday March 10. at a fire in
in the building where John
brother conducts business
,ollege, 500 students, girls and boys,
we're kept in line by the principals, Con-
lring and Verden, and, thus avoiding
got ont in safety.
Last Saturday a heavy snow fell in
he western part of the state-Moore-
ield, eighteen inches; Elgin, three;
Exeter, twelve; Minden, sixteen; Ogal-
lila, eleven; Culbertsou, Eve; Wilcox,
;welve; Holdredge, fourteen; Gothen-
,urg, same; at this place very slight
nov.
During January there was collected
~ the county treasurer on delinquent
axes, etc, for yeare ranging since 1879
a considerable portion Of this
icing grain notes paid. For the month
# February the amount was sl2927.76.
This shows that there has been some
money in the county even during these
lose times.
WIN. Hoeffelman, a farmer north
,ast Of Platte Center, and one of the old
settlers Of the county, made this Office
business call Monday. He is preparing
/ fish pond on his place from q branch
If Loseke creek. The pond is about q
quarter Of mile long and ten feet deep.
He says it scarcely ever goes entirely
Try, and has now in it from three to
our feet of water.
Otto Pohl is rejoicing over the re-
,overy OF his stolen bicycle. 1t was
'ound Feb. q, by farmer in q pasture
.lA ill., 1911 - uooun, Tho