The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-06
COLUMBIA.

Geo. John won the mand slim raff1ed
at the City drug store.
Osmer Overacker made business
trip to Aberdeen, Saturday.
We are pleased to note that our
sick people are all improving.
Father Kane held services at the
Catholic church last Sunday.
Frank Ramharter, of Oakes, visited
old friends in Columbia Saturday.
According to the weather prophets
February will be terror for weather.
Mr.. Fisher, the genial cigar man,
called on our merchants last Monday.
Several young men of our city at
tended the dance at Putney last Fri
day night.
Freed Clark will soon be home from
Michigan where he has been visiting
relatives.
Last Tuesday evening was council
meeting uut where, oh where was the
courcil?
G. b. Cory purchase the Cory s.
LOOMS building of Ray Raymond,
Saturday.
Several of our farmers made a busi-
ness trip to Aberdeen on Monday last
as witnesses in a law suit.
The City drug store has added mu-
sical instruments to their complete
stock OF drugs and sundries.
We wish to compliment the Plana
correspondent on his description Of
the rattle taking place there.
Mrs. Gus Sandelle returned from
the Aberdeen hospital Saturday even
ing and is improving in health.
Lewie Brandes caught one hundred
and ten pickerel in Sand Lake last
week weighing from one TO five pounds
each.
Will Gooding has been laid up fol
the past week with the grippe so the
boys are pounding in" their own
4 whiskers.
Several people in this vicinity ex
Ipect to take advantage Of the excur
sion rates after Feb. 18th. and yisi1
the Pacific coast
| The Jacobs VS.. Everson lawsuit dit
not take place as scheduled last Mon
sIday, the trouble being amicably set
tied by arbitration.
\ We are informed that a graduate o
, the P. and s. college OF Chicago ant
A classmate of DR.. Rock will locate her
in the near future.
I Agent Matthews of the Atlas Ele
vator Co., reports plenty OF soft Goa
{ in stock and that the last Car was Q
better quality than formerly.
i The tri-weekly freight service on tn
Northwestern is simply ION the bum
{, One crew is expected to do the Wor
of twowith poor facilities at that.
There is no question but the groun
hog saw his shadow last Monday an
according to the old weather prophet
: we will have six weeks more winter.
John Gaskin has been invoicing th
past week. 1t is no small job to in
4 voice such a stock as Mr.. Gaskin' {
His place is complete as a genera
), store. i, ~. ,--a!. /. 3
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Mott visite
last week in Westport with thei
! daughter, Mrs Abe Neer, whose hui
i band now runs the hotel at tina
J place.
The Atlas Elevator 90. seems to 3
up against a hoodoo, their establish
: ments at Doland and DeSmet hay
both burned within the past tH
weeks.
e. III. Osborne pure the lare
ice house of h1r. Raymond last wee
and has filled itfor the benefit of tt
! public when the summer days con
! again.
: After Feb. 18th. there will be spe
5 ial rates to the Pacific coast via IL
t Southern Pacific. To any pointsout
b Of Salem or Seattle the fare will q
t. s26.5O.
Mr.. C. *. Haysis hauling his gra
$ EtoPutney being able to get more 4
S |it there than here. What is the re
i son they can afford to give more tn
= Columbia?
: Jas. Lewis received q letter fro
: Oregon Saturday, informing him th
his mother was not expected to lis
He expects to leave Tor There as 60
as possible.