The Columbus journal., 1896-08-05

e. b. Funk q his store On Olive G.,
viii sell It auction next Saturday, Au-
gust 6. 2 O'Clock. his large stock Of gro
| ceries and fruits to make for . big
supply Of auction goods. Will sell gro
ceries and fruits 1t cost; must have room.
Tho Art Amateur u giving special
attention to drawing, and in the August
issue are several sketches and articles
especially suitable for drawing teachers.
The colored supplement "A College
Athlete" - particularly ans study for
portraits in oil.
Miss Grace Clerk returned last week
from attending the national convention
OF the Y. p. 8. c. E. in Warrington and
visiting in Ohio and Chicago. She will
give a report at an early date ut the
Congregational church when union SER
vices will be held.
Thursday evening ut COun.
ell Hall, Charles w. Pearsall
and others will address the
assembled members Of the He.
Kinley club. Everybody cor.
daily invited.
The Platte Center Signal, in speak
ing Of the election OF Prof. Campbell a.
assistant high school teacher here, says:
Columbus will be fortunate in securing
a competent teacher and q gentleman
who would be q credit to the best
schools OF the state"
For some weeks past grasshoppers
in great abundance have been reported
in Phelps county "going in streaks and
cleaning out the fields coming in their
way" While there were Q very few
dropped here one day last week, there
was no damage done by them.
The Orpheus singing society give
another Of their popular picnics next
Sunday at Higgins grove in the eastern
portion OF the city. The grounds will
be fitted up with swings, good music
will be there and the occasion will no
doubt be an enjoyable one for all who
attend.
"A fine with suitable trimmings was
given to some hoodlums who recently
disturbed a church meeting at Belgrade.
cease to do evil; learn to do we'll" 10 q
very good s%criptural suggestion for such
cases. Self-respecting people will not
only behave themselves, but assist in
the enforcement of Law.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lucid met with
quite an accident Thursday last while
returning to their home from this city.
A line broke, the horse wa pulled to one
side, and all got tangled in q barb wire
fence, which gashed them considerably,
but from which there are not likely to
follow any very serious results.
p. ". Beerbower is in receipt of q
letter from Hon. ". P. Snyder of Spring
City, Penn, a man very we'll informed
on matters political in that state, and
he says: Mckinley will have a large
majority in our state; there are some l6
to l silver men in our party, but the
number is not sufficient to affect our
majority from being enormous."
"A character sketch (illustrated) of
William J. Bryan by his friend Willis J.
Abbot, is the first article in the Review
of Reviews for August, and occupies ff-
teen pages. This is said to be the first
magazine article upon this one of the
candidates for president this year, &C.
lected from N~ebraskans. The Review is
25 cents q number, $3.50 q year.
Will Murdoch arrived here at z
O'Clock Friday evening, riding on his
bicycle from San Diego, Cal, by way of
San Francisco in thirty-6ve days, ex-
cepting q short distance for which he
took the train on account of his tires
wearing out. He reports former Co.
lumbus people nov at San Diego as
getting along all right, including Mrs.
Stevens and her daughter, who live on a
ranch ten miles ont from the city. MI.
Murdock expects to remain here some
time.
The Fremont Herald observes that
Uncle Sam is slow but sure. Alonzo
Parrish, a farmer residing near North
Bend, in this county, has just received
from the treasury department q check
for $500 being in payment for q horse
owned by Mr.. Parrish which wa dis
abled in the civil war over 30 years ago.
Mr.. Parrish has q similar claim for
another horse which he lost during the
service, but on account of some irreg-
ularity the claim has not yet been al
lowed.
The Argus talks elibly about the
Bryan clubs "leading in the fight for
industrial and financial freedom" 1t is
only necessary to state that they are
trying to lead q fight, in which they are
trying to hide one OF banners tariff re-
form" and put forth q new one, yelling
for the free and unrestricted coinage of
silver at l6 to I, as q panaces for all the
political ills We are suffering under the
quack practice Of Doctor Cleveland.
The panacea will not go with the Amer
lean people.
The German Reformed church will
be closed till Sunday, September G.
Official calls may be made on Rev. Lacey
OF the Presbyterian church. Rev. De
Geller leaves Thursday Of this week,
going first to Columbia, Monroe county,
ILL.,, then to Detroit, Michigan, return
ing by Sept. 6. Monday evening the
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