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The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28
A Battle With TOughs.

Three strangers entered the saloon OF
Lehman & Hershenhan last Wednesday
evening and ono Of them bought beer of
Lehman and shortly afterwards asked
fof rum and was refused. Lehman had
seen them before, and didn't like their
maneuvers.
Immediately he pulled his revolver
and began striking Lehman on the head
with the barrel, making several wounds
that are not yet entirely healed. At the
same time another man of the gang
leveled a pistol upon three persons sit
ting at table some steps away, and di-
rected them not to move.
Somebody came in at the front door
just then, and the three t9pghs, doubt
less thinking the police Ware about to
get them, slid out.
Policemen Rector, Setback and Brock
came up with them in the alley back OF
Dussells place, where some nine or ten
shots were exchanged, and two arrests
made. Policeman Brock was shot in
tho leg, between the knee and ankle. the
ball striking the bone and going about
three-quarters way around it, and then
ont. No others were struck.
Charles Easton of the firm OF Swarz
& EastOn, went on hunt after the third
man, who had escaped during the racket,
and was supposed TO be the one who
shot Brock. He found him crouched
down in the alley back of Steve Ryan's
residence, and induced him to come up
town. Easton says the fellow showed
no sign Of fear at all, and tried to put
Charles of by telling him that he had
driven owe, that afternoon in a wagon
from Rising and was waiting for his
partner. The three were duly lodged in
the county jail.
From the mixed lot Of burglars traps
found on their persons, they are evident
ly in business" and should be dealt
with accordingly.
They had been under the surveillance
of the police several days, and are sup
posed to be Of q gang making their head
quarters in Sarpy county. 1t is also
surmised that robbery at the saloon was
not the motif of the three, but that by
that transaction they might get into the
county jail, and be enabled to help their
"pal," (Hayes, who robbed the Flynn
store some weeks agol to make his
escape along With themselves.
They all deserve the full measure of
punishment, which may prevent the
commission on their part Of many more,
and even more heinoue crimes.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28
Old Iron.

Cash paid for old iron, seven to ter
cents hundred pounds, according t.
quality, il delivered at the Foundry
Scrap brass also bought.
Dec.4 A. w. ARlBTRON0.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

George Gauger has an ice boat by
the Platte that is astonishing the natives,
who are not used to q continuance that
gets up the speed that this one does. It
is about IA feet long and carries 25 yards
of canvas. With wind in the right direc-
ton and good ice the boat fairly flies
along, it's record for mile so far being
one minute and twenty seconds. A
number of Gauger's friends have been
taking spins on it for the novelty Of the
Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

The work on the irrigation canal
which runs through southern Nance and
northern Merrick counties is being
steadily pushed this winter, although
the cold weather is interfering with
operations somewhat. The company has
ordered frost plows from the east and
when they arrive the winter work will
progress more rapidly and larger force
will be employed. 1t is the intention to
have the canal completed to carry water
for irrigation in the spring. Central City
Nonpareil.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

Those of the Columbus city schools
who went to Lincoln yesterday were:
Superintendent Williams, Prof. Camp.
bell, Prof. Brittel, Mrs. Ballou, Mrs
Brindley, Miss Lynch, Mr.. Rothleitner,
and President Galley of the school board.
Those having numbers on the program
of the State Teachers association are
Supt. Williams, Mrs. Brindley and Mr..
Galley, besides Supt. Leavy of the Platte
county schools.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28
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H. E. Babcock went east Thursday.
Fred. Gilmore was in town Monday.
Edwin Hoare was in the city Monday
!, Gus. Schroeder was in Schuyler Mon
day.
Elmer Smith il back from the Klon
dyke.
Guy O. Barnum went up to Madison
Friday.
Ebsr Smith i visiting relatives IL
Omaha.
John g. Pollock Of Omaha is in the
city today, Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Sheehan is spending he,
two weeks vacation at home.
Miss Grace Fitzpatrick is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Murphy Of Rogers.
Otto Hasel is up from Omaha visiting
his parents during the holidays.
Mrs. Kate Taylor Conway Of Omaha
is visiting her mother in the city.
Mrs. NJ. Stevens arrived in the city
Friday and is visiting her son Fred.
Miss Rena Turner is visiting relatives
in Humphrey and Norfolk this week.
W. McEathron, the engineer, went
to Omaha Thursday to spend Christmas.
John Madden Of Omaha, brother OF
Mrs. A. j. Smith, is visiting his relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Kerr Of Lincoln are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Farrand.
Frank Falbaum came in Friday from
his eastern trip to spend Christmas at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Murphy Of Rogers
spent Christmas with the Fitzpatrick
family.
j. e. North, son Ed. and daughter
Mae Of Omaha were in the city for
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. E. Steinbaugh return
ed to Humphrey Sunday. after a visit
with friends.
Paul II. ID. Hagel had business in
Platte Center and Monroe Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs E. g. Brown and inter-
esting trio Of children visited friends in
the city Sunday.
Ole Britell, Will Lehman and Fred.
Williams are among the University
students home for the vacation.
Rev. and Mrs. Rogers and her sister
Miss Morse went Monday to Clarks for
holiday visit with their parents.
L. G. Patterson Of The JOURNAL force
visited at Norfolk and Creighton over
Christmas, returning Monday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mentzer of Rich
land and Mrs. Nelson of Lincoln, visited
o. D. Buffers family over Christmas.
s. G. Irwin and family Of Creighton
arrived in the city Saturday last and
are visiting with George Elston's family.
Miss Jennie Gasser, a deaconess in
the Methodist hospital in Omaha, came
mp Thursday to visit several days with
her aunt, Mrs. J. L. Sturgeon.
Mrs. H. B. Fennimore and Mrs. A. E.
Campbell of Oconee spent Christmas in
Davenport, Iowa. Mr.. Fennimore went
as far as Omaha with them Friday.
Roy w. Rhone Of the Kearney Era,
with Mrs. Rhone and their son Robert
are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Farrand, the latter of whom is Mrs.
Rhone's sister.
Mrs. Ellsworth and sons Harry and
Will of Aurora, and Mr.. Mahoney of
Pennsylvania are visiting Mrs. NJ. w.
Walters. Mrs. Ellsworth is Mrs. Wal
ters' mother, and Mr.. Mahoney Mrs.
Walters uncle. Mr.. Harry Ellsworth is
q student at the Fremont Normal.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

AT the trial of tho crooks, Waters,
Weast and Martin, Friday afternoon
before Judge Hudson, the first named
was held to the district court in the sum
Of $1,000 bonds and the last two for
$500 each. Four witnesses were called
whose testimony went to prove that the
prisoners we're a tough lot, carrying
concealed weapons and also giant pow
der in sticks.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

Otis Humphrey the influential
4N Humphrey
W vicinity upbuding
buildings
interests Of
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

Saturday evening boy named
Albert Dierks was killed by train on
the Union Pacific at Fremont. He was
holding on to the side of a car, and
trying to jump off just before he reached
the stock chute and was struck by the
chute, falling under the wheels. The
boys mother is almost prostrated over
the affair. II other boys in other towns
would profit by Albert's mishap, he will
not have died in vain.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

The Campfire Sketches in The
JOURNAL are designed for general read
ing, for what touches the tender places
in the old comrades heart also finds
Judgement with others. Col. Roosevelt's
talk to the Rough Riders suggests a
fruitful line of thought to people in
general, and the incident in regard to
Gen. Joe Wheeler is one of the little
touches of humanity that make biogra-
ply the very best form of history.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

The Christmas dance, given at the
opera house Monday night by the W. Y.
Bissell hose company was largely at
tended by lively crowd Of merry dane
GERS. The music for the occasion was
furnished by the Maennerchor orches-
ira and everybody who was there pro-
nOunce it ono Of the most enjoyable
events Of the season. The boys will
have something like $25 clear OF expen-
ses to place in their treasury.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

Judge G. A. Speice has at his Office
q fine new map OF the Columbus ceme-
terry, the work Of R L. Rossiter, with all
the avenues, streets, lots, owners names,
etc. noted on the same.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

Departed this life, at the Sibletz
Indian agency in western Oregon, where
she held the position of matron, on Nov.
18th, 1898, after an illness of four days,
of acute pneumonia, Mrs. Ermengard
(Cotton) Fox in the 32d year OF her age;
daughter of VIM. H. Cotton, a former
well-known resident of Monroe town
ship. The deceased resided and taught
school for some time in Monroe and
Butler townships; from the latter she
removed with her husband to Oklahoma,
where he met with his death by an acci-
dent, since which she has been engaged
in educational pursuits in the wes:.
One son survives her.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

A unique outfit was in evidence on
the streets of the city Friday. First, q
small donkey attached to cart
seemingly much heavier than himself
and loaded with bedding, a camp stove,
and sundry books and pamphlets which
a bearded young man was Offering for
sale, saying that he was too poor to give
them away or he would do so. that there
was no money in what he was doing, etc.
''The Flying Roll" was the title of the
book, and he went on his way, after
attracting quite bit OF attention.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

There are few ailments % uncom-
Portable - piles, but they can easily be
cured BY using TABLER'S BUCKEYE
PILE OINTMENT. Relief follows ita
use, and any one suffering from piles can
not afford to neglect to give it q trial.
Price 30 cts. in bottles, tubes Is cts.
DR.. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

Among the valuable Christmas pres
ents given in the city was that Of very
handsome Singer sewing machine, fur
nished at cost through G. E. Stiles the
agent, to friends, and by them donated
to Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Nickel, and
placed in the parsonage Saturday even-
ing, while they we're at the entertainment
at the church, 50 that the surprise" was
complete.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

1t 10 said that in the eight hours
that man usually spends in taking his
nights rest the heart is saved nearly
5000 strokes. As it pumps six ounces
Of blood with each stroke, it lifts $1,000
ounces lees OF blood in this nights ses-
sion than it would during the day, when
. man u usually in IN upright position.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

For broken limbs, chilblains, burns,
scalds, bruised shins, sore throat, and
sores Of every kind, apply BALLARD'S
SNOW LINIMENT. 1t will give i'm
mediate relief and heal any wound.
Price 25 cts. and 50 cts. DR.. A. Heintz
and Pollock & Co.
Tho Congregational Sunday School
gave a most pleasing cantata Saturday
evening. A crowd of little Brownies
was one Of the most interesting parts OF
the program. Each church was crowded
with listeners as is always the case where
the children take part. The electric
lights went out toward the close of the
program causing a good deal of trouble
to the different congregations, but came
in again soon to the delight of all.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

AT the term Of district court just
closed case was tried wherein farmer
living near Warnerville brought suit to
recover title to his farm, that Norfolk
real estate man was trying to beat him
ont Of. The farmer won his case and
left the court house thanking his stars
for his narrow escape.-Madison Chron-
icle.
The disposition of children largely
depends upon health. II they are
troubled with worms, they will be irri-
table, cross, feverish, and perhaps seri-
ously sick. WHITES CREAM vERMI-
FUGE is q worm expeller and tonic to
make them healthy and cheerful. Price
25 cts. DR.. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28
$oriefg .NoGres.

- k<--Au notices under this heading will b,
charged at the rate Of s. year.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-28

-Comrade d. N. Miner has allowed us
to look over several Manila newspapers
recently sent him by his son Charles.
They are an interesting study, all
through, and must be seen to be fully
appreciated. Four dollars in gold or
eight dollars in silver is the price OF the
paper for year.
Frank Cores, who has been absent
in the northera part of the county the
past three or four months erecting build
ings has returned and will now begin
where he left of with instructing the
Orpheus singing society and orchestra,
both OF which organizations have been
making good progress.
Will. Schram made fine represen-
tation of Santa Claus at the Orpheus
celebration of the jolly patron saint, Sun
day evening. The orchestra furnished
choice selections, and the young folks
were delighted with the occasion Of
pleasant talk, and general harmony. A
large crowd was present.
An article in the Iowa Homestead
(reckoned a. one of the best current
authorities on practical farm matters)
concerning the "corn- stalk disease," says
there ought to be no such thing, and
there would not be if everybody would
cut their corn and feed it shredded or
otherwise, or in the form OF ensilaRe.
In sluggish liver, HERBINE, by its
beneficial action upon the hillary tracts,
renders the bile more fluid, and brings
the liver into a sound, healthy condition,
thereby banishing the sense OF drovsi-
ness, lethargy, and the general feeling OF
apathy which rise from disorders Of the
liver. Price 50 cts. Dr.. A. Heints and
Pollock 4 Go.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-01
1T MOVES ON.
The Auditorium Association
Adopts Three Plans
For Raising Money for TOpeka's
Great Civic Hall.
WILL BEGIN AT ONCE
Asking for Subscriptions, Sale
of Buttons
And the Big Midsummer Fair,
the Last of Which
Is to Interest Everyone in Kan
sas in the Project.

The Auditorium association met on
Monday afternoon at the Commercial
club rooms to listen to the report of the
special committee on ways and means
of raising funds for the construction of
the building. The meeting was attend
ed by the following members:
Edward Wilder, Otto Kuehne, ]. S.
Warner, c. P. Adams, NJ. c. Holman,
A. A GODDARD, c. H. Nettels, T. J. An
dersOn, NJ D. Henderson, VIM. Green,
". H. Davis, R. S. Brigham.
Major Anderson, as chairman of the
special committee, presented the three
plans already outlined in the Journal
and they were adopted one by one.
The first provides for a canvass of
the city for subscriptions.
The second cOntemplates the sale of
buttons upon which appears a picture
of the auditorium.
The third advises a midsummer fair
to be held in Garfield park or some 9TH
er suitable place.
c. H Nettels inquired whether the
adoption of the plans proposed by the
committee would do away with that
adopted six months ago which provid-
ed for the sale of stock at 81 a share.
I do not understand that it does"
said Mr.. Wilder. You will find that
there can not be too many plans for
raising money"
Secretary Nettels then read Mr.. Will
der's plan adopted long ago. 1t pro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-01
FEBRUARY WEATHER.
What May Be Anticipated on Basis
of the Past.

Kansas City, Feb 1.-The mean or
normal temperature for February is 81
degrees, 9 degrees higher than the max
imum for yesterday. The warmest Feb
ruary for nine years was in 1892 when
the average temperature was 81. The
coolest February in nine years was in
The highest temperature in February
1896, when the thermometer registered
1895, when the mercury dropped to II
degrees below zero.
The average precipitation of the
month for nine years was 1.78 inches,
there being an average number of nine
days with a precipitation of .01 of an
inch or more. The greatest monthly
precipitation was in 1892, 4.27 inches.
The least precipitation was in Febru-
airy, 1890, SO of an inch. The greatest
amount of precipitation recorded in any
"a hours Of February during the last
nine years was 1.49 inches, on February
IL and II, 1894. OF this 1.48 inches fell
as snow.
To preserve the averages there should
be eight clear days this month, nine
days partly cloudy and eleven cloudy
days; the prevailing winds should be
from the northwest. During nine years
the highest velocity of the wind was 80
miles, from the southwest, February Il,
1894 and from the northwest, FEBRUARY
g. 1895. The average date OF the hrSt
killing frost in autumn for nine years
was October II; the average date for
the last killing frost in spring, April j.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-01
REED,s CASE TAKEN UP.
State Bar Association Will Investi-
gate Charges Against His
Attorney.

The state bar association has ap-
pointed T. B. Wall of Wichita, c.
Butcher of Newton and J. T. Herriek of
arkansas City to investigate the Isaac
Reed murder case, better known as the
hypnotic murder in Sumner county
and for which Reed is now serving
life sentence in the penitentiary. Reed
was a member of the bar association
and 1t is claimed he killed his assailant
IN self-defense and remains in the pen
1tentiary through the dishonesty of his
lawyer, c. J. Peckham.
Reed, 1t is claimed, after he was con-
v1cted furnished $500 to perfect an ap-
peal to the supreme court. His attor-
ney, it is charged, pocketed the money
and did not appeal the case and left
Reed to suffer unjustly.
The bar association voted that it
could not pledge the organization to as
slstlng Reed, yet an investigation of
Reeds lawyers record could be con-
Quoted If it is found that the attorney
IS to blame then the members of the
association will furnish the money to
get the case into the supreme court. 1t
was at first suggested that a committee
be appointed to ask the governor to
pardon Reed, but the association decid-
ed that this proceeding would be an i'm
proper one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-01
MODEL DEAD HOUSE.
Human Bodies by the Score in
the st. Louis Dissecting Room.

st. Louis, Feb. 1.-St. Louis has the
largest dissecting room in the world. Dur
ing the last week the largest number of
subjects ever offered medical students for
dissection in st. Louis was being used.
Seventy-one bodies lay upon the tables.
Each subject gives work for eight stu
dents. over 500 young medical men work
in this colossal charnel house.
In this deadroom lie exposed on its slim
tables, cold and stark, awaiting the at
tention of the frolicsome medical students
more dead than find resting place in
the quiet grounds of many a village Gem
etery. Every day a small army of stu
dents, clad in long aprons, with scissors
and scalpel slowly work away the nerves
and arteries and muscles of the bodies till
der the busy fingers of the embryo medi-
cos, just as they do from the worms in
the graves.
The deadroom, as the older students
called it, is now no longer a deadrOom.
but a laboratory in which the Students
can pursue their work in comfort and
health. The main feature of this i'm
provement is the admirable system of ven
tilauiOn of the rooms. which rObs the stu
dents work of it's previous lOathsone-
ness. Special attention is also given to
the proper care of the subjects, as the
bodies are called. This includes not only
their immediate preparation when receiv-
ed and their embalming. but also their
storage until used. and their preservation
after dissection has begun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-01
FORGE PIE CHECKS.
Convicts in the Ohio State Prison Sud-
denly Become Pie Fiends.

Columbus Feb. IAN unusually large
demand on the Ohio penitentiary restau-
rant for pies by the convicts caused sus-
picion to be aroused, with the result that
the discovery was made that the state
is being victimized by clever forgeries of
pie checks.
The prisoners do not spend their cash
directly for the good things they buy at
the restaurant but first purchase coupon
tickets good for five cents.
During the past few days it was noticed
by~thOSe in charge of the restaurant that
they We're not receiving any orders for
tickets and that the number Of tickets be-
ing spent was largely in excess of the
usual number.
At first glance all the tickets taken in
looked all right, but on closer examination
it was noticed that more than so of the
coupons were cleverly executed fOrger1es-
The names of all who had passed forged
coupons were taken, with the result that
81 were in the cellar when court convened
court none could be found who knew any
thing about the fOrgeries. All were
searched, and on many of them were
found bad checks, but they explained their
presence by claiming to have bought them
from this or that man. The examina ton
developed that some of the men have been
doing a brokerage business in pie checks.
Some would state that they had bought
several dollars worth of coupons at the
some money which they wanted for other
purposes, would sell the coupons at a dis
count. Some of them sold tickets as low
a 90 cents on the dollar A man having
money would buy them up at this price,
and later sell them for 20 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-01
ELK CITY'S GHOST
Old House Haunted by Man
Who Died Fifteen Years Ago.

Elk City, Feb. 1.-The old Ramsey
house north of town, now owned by
Isaac Saunders and occupied by John
Main and his new wife is haunted
Those who have made a personal in
vestigation have come away with &C.
static scares chasing one another up
and down their backbones. The ghost
isn't visible to the naked eye, but
He converses with those present by
wrappings, after the manner of spirits
who communicate with mortals through
mediums. He stated that his name is,
or was, Ramsey, and that he had been
dead fifteen years. Superstitious ones
say it is the restless spirit of Nathaniel
Ramsey, who died in the house about
fifteen years ago, and persists in prowI-
ing about the premises soaring the wits
out of people.
Doors have an uncomfortable habit
of flying open in the night after they
have been securely locked.