The Columbus journal., 1896-01-22

Henry Lubker's safe was cracked
Monday night and tho inside boxes
broken. No money had been left in the
safe. No clew.
Mrs. George w. Clother was mar
ried the 9Th OF this month at the Pres
byterian church in st. Paul, Minnesota,
to DR.. Lamb Of the Sisseton Indian
agency, South Dakota. Friends OF Mrs.
Clother will wish her long life OF hap
piness and prosperity. We understand
Miss Enor and George, who are now in
Albion, will 60 to Sisseton in the spring,
to make their home.
The following members Of Wildey
Lodge L o. O. F. went to Schuyler Sat-
urday night and engaged in degree work
with the Schuyler brethren, after which
the Oriental degree was conferred, and
q banquet enjoyed: II. J. Hudson, c. A.
Newman, II. C. Newman, J. e. Hoffman,
J. A. Griffin, Richard Jenkinson, w. K.
Notestein, W. T. Ernst, II. b. Reed, Al.
Samuelson, Geo. Fairchild, J. B. Tschudy,
J. T. Hatfield, E. Dussell.
One night last week at Mr.. Zin-
neckeris residence, the family washing
was on the line, and the usual man called
without ceremony and took all the
ladies' underwear, and left the mems
underwear unmolested. Louis had
new IS suit that he is very thankful
didn't walk of with the: rest. The
JOURNAL, in the interest Of the thief,
whoever he may he, would suggest that
he 60 ont of the business before he gets
his carcass filed with shot.
The following telegram from Lin
coin to the Omaha World Herald will be
news to most of our readers. The Jour-
NAL reporter is not acquainted with |
these people, although some of our read |
ers may be: "John Mailman of COlum-
bus got license from the county judges
Office permitting him to marry Emma
Largeman. Though the latter is 9 |
years of age it seems her mother object |
ed, and the marriage was only consum-
mated after considerable strategy"
Thomas McTeggart, while driving
towards home Saturday night, was
thrown from his dray wagon to the
ground, and sustained broken right |
arm, above the elbow, besides severe |
bruises about the head. He was carried |
into Stillman's pharmacy and DR.. Mar
tyn summoned to the unfortunate mans |
assistance. Drs. Arnold and Clark were |
called in to assist, and later Mr.. McTeg
gart was taken to his home. He is i'm
proving as rapidly as could be expected.
State Superintendent Corbett has
made the apportionment of State school
funds. The whole number Of children
of school age in the state is 352,O2S, and
the total amount of money apportiOned
is $2l6, ,S36 33, and the rate per scholar 81
cents. County Superintendent Rothleit
ner tells us that Platte county's share is
$3843.35, and 46 cents to each child of
school age District l, the largest, gets
s62l %; district %, the lowest, S23.22.
The total amount, he says, is about half
as much as usual.
MIR. Hudson informs US that no
Saturday last Mystic Council No. 100,
Royal Arcanum, paid to Mrs. John
Stauffer the 81, 500 due her as insurance
taken by her late husband sixteen years
ago, and which had cost him in assess
ments only sl46.ss. Had he taken the
full limit, $1,000. it would have cost him
for the same length Of time, $29376.
There is not particle of doubt but that
this, and the other noble orders organ
lied for mutual benefit, are doing an
immense amount OF good.
is it any wonder that school direc-
tors should refuse to allow school-hOuses
to he used for miscellaneous purposes
after many such occurrences as the fol-
lowing. which We clip from the Seward
Blade: I'VE understand that boy in
at the literary Wednesday
evening made the ink stand Of the seat
he occupied the receptacle for the saliva
which he vigorously extracted from a
large sized quid of tobacco. This will
not occur many times until the literary
will have to adjourn sine die"
AT meeting of the stockholders and
depOsitors of the Farmers & Merchants
bank held Monday at Platte Center it
was decided by the depositors to accept
certificates of deposit due in one year, q
dividend to be declared at the end of six
months OF all the money collected except
what is required by law to remain in
banks. The bank will he reopened in
the near future under reorganization
and will do a general banking business.
Six per cent will be given on all deposits
in the bank previous to it's reopening.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Hale celebrated |
the twenty fifth anniversary Of their
wedding day, on the 18th at their beauti-
full home in Humphrey. About 25O invi-
tations were issued and about 20O res
ponded in person. The village band
entertained the visitors with some choice |
music and the guests were royalty enter
tanned. Friends were present from Nor |
folk, Battle Creek, Elgin, Newman Grove |
and Madison to do the occasion honor |