The Columbus journal., 1898-09-21

Tuesday. E. B. King. brother Of Mrr
Nickel. Who has spent his summer Va
cations here the past two years. viii be
admitted to the conference this year
Next Sunday evening viii be the last oi
. series Of four song services held IN
the II. E church, the subject being the
Resurrection
| Thursday evening, q man came into
the Newcomer jewelry store and asked
to see some gold watches. One VA
shown him, worth So He asked to zee
a more costly one, and while the clerk,
Mr.. johnson, turned to get another, the
man snatched the one in sight and got
ont and away before johnson could
catch him or see which way he had dis
appeared He hadn't the least suspicion
that the man was crook
The cutting Of 800 tons of ensllaee
was begun On the Morrill, dairy farm
this week. This kind Of fodder is used
for feeding the milch cows on the farm
and good results are obtained. Enough
ensiiase Is prepared each fall to last for
year and II Is stored in a cemented
cistern measuring aDx4OxN The green
corn stalks are cut by machine and will
| take about two weeks to finish the Job,
-Stromsburg News.
| MIR. and Mrs. E. b. jenkins and Miss
Mary Turner, started by carriage FRI
day. for a trip TO Omaha and Craig. In
Burt county, and will visit friends at
both points before returning. besides
seeing the exposition, at their leisure
Word was received from them Saturday
that on Friday night, they had stopped
at William Snideris, beyond Schuyler
Later word that they arrived In Omaha
Sunday.
--Young James g. Blaine, who was
made a captain and assistant adju;ant
general last May and attached TO the
Manila expedition, has been discharged
from the service, together With other
volunteer officers" Such is one Of the
items Of war news, under date of Sept.
II. but NO further names are gwen 1t
seems that young Blaineis conduct at
Honolulu was not becoming.
Secretary Bliss has affirmed the
land Office decision on the application Of
Archie G. Palmer Of Central City, Neb..
for the survey of an island on the Platte
river near that city. 1t Is said that the
owners Of abutting lands arc entitled to
land In the middle Of the stream and the
application Is rejected on the ground
that the island In question Is therefore
not public land. Have you land on
shore, opposite newiy-formed islands:
Sheriff Nuquist has recently pur-
chased a couple Of bloodhoUnds from
Ohio parties and received them by ex
press last week. One of the dogs Is
young with but little training, but In
what practice Mr.. Nuqnist has given
him Is working satisfactorily. The older
dog has a good record and together
they promise 10 make a good team.
There are but two other sets OF blood
hounds II this state and il Is believed
there will be good business for ALL
Polk County Democrat.
Back taxes to the amount OF $3.50.
with interest Of S115, were collected
from Tim Kinney, a well known sheep
raiser and shipper from Wyoming the
other DAY. Some years ago he moved
bani OF sheep from the county without
paying the taxes assessed against them,
TO the above amount, and the present
opportunity was embraced by Sheriff
kreader TO levy on train load he had
just unloaded here, on the way TO
market The money came forthwith
Fremont Herald.
Hearing that Thomas krebs, an
old-time Platte county typo, is al the
Printers Home near Colorado Springs,
We mailed him q copy Of THE JOURNAL
last week. and received from him a very
IN teresting letter concerning the Home.
and the surrounding country. We are
inclined to think that when krebs
didn't Join TO MS type-setting ability
that OF reporting or writing, he missed
one life opportunity, for he certainly
pens very interesting letter. From
what he says of the Home. il must be a
grand Institution.
considerable excitement was Gre
ated in the Kalamazoo neighborhood
over some shooting that occurred IN the
home Of Dick CInch Tuesday evening
Two shots we're fired in at the open door.
One bullet missed Dicks head about
three inches while the other came near
hitting the little girl who was sleeping
on bed striking the bedstead just an
inch above her head. Who the would
be assassin Is and the cause of his at
tempted crime Is not known, but If be
is discovered be will most likely wish he
had never aroused the inhabitants of
kalamazoo.-Star.
Charles Wilson writes from Camp
Wikof under date OF September 16, to
his father ami mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Wilson. that they are under
orders to 60 to Anniston. Alabama, and
expect to leave in few days; continue
to send papers addressed here Joseph
Hodel died Of typhoid fever in New
York on the 3rd inst We learn that
Mr.. Hodel was txenty-eight years old,
and married just a short time before he
enlisted In Montana He and Wilson
we're school mates IN Bismark township.
this county, and many old friends will
regret to hear of his death.
The September number Of the
xafiies Homo Jonrnal has An interesting