The Columbus journal., 1896-05-13

Wilhelm Roth.carpenter and builder
corner of I and Eighth streets, is read,
at all times to talk business or do work
rs necessity calls 3m
-E. C. Hockenberger has accepted
position Is travelling salesman with
machine company, and started out las
Thursday morning.
Lost on a street In Columbus,
ladyis gold ear ring, with a clear set
The finder, please leave the same a
The JOURNAL Office.
Several Russian families passec
through here Friday on their way t.
Humphrey and Norfolk, where they vii
work in the beet fields
The c. P. bridge gang are building
cattle yards on h. NJ. Winslow's land
west Of town, where the company put il
a switch sometime since.
Last Friday night in the Blassei
neighborhood there was quite a severe
wind storm, unroofing buildings and
blowing down windmills.
The last payment on the Platte Cen
ter school building was made recently
and the district Is now free from debt
The building cost 5000.
Baptist church, J. d. Pulls, pastor.
Services ii a. NJ, s p. m. Subjects
May 18th: morning, The Lilies" even,
ing, The Gentleness OF Jesus"
There are tears, smiles, pathos,
kumor and tragedy in the jubilee songs
Of the -Tennesseeans. Hear them at
opera house, Wednesday evening May 20.
Rev. Rogers, Misses Bessie Sheldon,
Minnie Becker, Maud Naylor and Lucy
Taylor attended the Christian Endeavor
convention at Albion Saturday and
Sunday.
The district convention of the Ep-
worth League will meet In this city the
latter part Of June. About loo young
people are expected TO be present as
delegates.
John 7. Mallalieu OF Kearney re-
turned to the state Thursday from Mill
ington Nd. where he had been called by
the illness of his father, who has since
recovered.
Mr.. Hagel OF Columbus. came up
Monday morning TO see how the cream
cry affairs progressing. He found
IN apple-pie rder.-tGenoa
Populist.
C. A. Brindley, in travelling in the
country, has noticed quite a number Of
fields OF alfalfa, some of it eighteen
inches high. Patrick Murray has a fine
field of about forty acres.
Within the last week We have made
arrangements 50 that We can furnish to
our readers the Chicago Weekly Inter
Ocean and COLUMBUS JOURNAL. when
paid il advance. at Sl.75. II
We hear that J. E. North put a stop
to the Babcock ditch going through the
Arnold land until some settlement was
made. Thus the Babcock trouble in
creasesIMonroe Looking Glass.
Ellen Beach Yaw. who sang here
three years ago, will appear in Omaha
soon IN grand concert. Critics credit
her with possessing a greater compass Of
voice than any other living singer.
The Western Swine Breeder" a
devoted to swine exclusively.
can be had with The JOURNAL. one year.
when paid in advance, for SLIGO. for the
two. Nov is the time to subscribe. If
George A. Eckles of Chadron, Ne
braska, candidate for attorney general,
was In the city Thursday looking over
the field He says the former Columbus
people now at Chadron are doing well.
Eugene Bacon has been working on
the deep veil at Monroe several weeks
and last Friday had got down SIP feet,
going through hard shale rock. the
showing the same as in Dakota
Otto Baker and l. Sibbersen we're
miles up the Loup valley the
other day, and say that the growing crops
all look fine. Baker thinks that rye will
be ready to cut by the middle of June;
il Is how heading.
Attention. teachers. The Columbus
school board have Sci, Friday, May - at
3 O'Clock. for considering applications
Of teachers for positions the coming year.
1t is desired that all wishing positions
place their applications by that date.
The pupils of MISS Alice Watkins
room had a great picnic down near the
on the Sturgeon farm, Saturday.
Base ball, wadIng, plenty Of cake, ice
cream. etc, a crowd of very tired. sun
children and the day VA ended.
Mayor Speice, John Pollock and
Leonard Hohi went to Fullerton Satur-
day, remaining over Sunday. the guests
Of Mr.. Reimers. They brought back
With them a wash tub full OF nice fish,
and report having a very pleasant time.
Canon Goodale viii speak Sunday
morning next at Grace Episcopal
on his "reminiscences Of early
work In Columbus and vicinity.
Old settlers especially, and all others
cordially invited. Evening service IS
usual.
A Kentucky farmer has invented a
machine for chasing flies from animals.
II Is a covered passage-way with q dome
made of glass. 1t is all darkened except
the dome, into which the flies are entrap-
ped. Animals soon learn the value Of
the device.
At the sherifs sale Monday after
noon. at the court house. the Delsman