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The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
OF . mile 10 great. We pass Mr.. Henry
Backenhus and Fritz Letters who both
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patrouize Uncle Sam in tho county.
We now reach . place on the route
where there is % much business trans
acted in the mail service on different
occasions % in most OF the postohices
in the smaller towns. At this place Ne
generally take q short ''blow," a. the
saying goes. We have here what is
known q Sha6oart's corner. Here are
Mn. Kruegeris, Herman Kuneman's and
J. F. Stems places for receiving and
sending mail We have delivered in Mr..
Stems box at one time, one days mail,
400 letters; have received circulars and
letters upwards Of 1900 in ono day.
Have sold to Mr.. Stems in ono month
$3.50 worth Of stamps. Mr.. Stems is en-
deavoring to have the route changed 60
that it will run by his farm, and it seems
to us that Q man that does the business
through the mails that he does, should
be shown Q little fsvoritism by the de-
partment.
To be continued next week.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

The announcement 10 made from Nov
York city that according to plans now
under consideration the Now York Gen.
tral Railway 10 to be equipped With an
electric system, which will definitely
establish the theory that steam % Q
motive power for railways has beeu
sapeeoeded. Contracts for tho work
involving between fifteen and twenty
millions Of dollars are said to have been
already awarded. II The project -
brought to completion, which should be
within i've yearA virtually tho trains On
the New York Central within q raf1ius of
fety miles from Forty-sscood street win
b haalsd BY electricity.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
Platte Center.
CRrom th0 SiRnal.1

VIM. Bloedorn il confined to his homo
With lame back, having sprained that
indispensable member while lifting.
Mn. Kehoe started for Gwelph, Can
ada. Saturday, in response to telegram
apprising her Of the serious illness Of
her father.
r W. Gentleman received . telegram
this morning announcing the death at
Omaha OF his cousin, r j. Gentleman.
Deceased was about 40 years Of age. He
came from Canada to this country with
the other members Of the family and
lived here for some time. Several years
ago he went to Omaha, took up the
avocation OF locomotive engineer and has
followed it since then, in the employ Of
the Union Pacific, until he was taken
sick short time ago.
The Signal last week stated that Pat
soy Riley had bought tho old creamery
building and would convert it into .
paint shop. And about that sale there
is . dispute. Last Monday Mn. Kehoe
bought tho building Of Paul Hagel OF
Columbus, paid for it and took possession
OF it moving some Of her goods into it.
On Saturday Riley bought it from John
Mo6ett, who had it for sale BY authority
from tho Nsbrasks Creamery Company,
who owned it. Saturday night Riley
also took possession Of tho building by
moving his bed in and sleeping there.
These parties can't both own it, but
whether tho rightful owner Will be de-
termined without litigation remains to
be seen.
Mn. John Keelef met With Q very
painful accident last Monday morning.
She and their hired man started to come
to Platte Center with horse and buggy.
Az they came out Of the gate. the man,
Who was driving, hit the horse With the
whip Tho horse started suddenly, over-
turning tho buggy and throwing Mn
Kesler, Who i quite heavy, out and she
struck in such . manner a 20 fracture
her right arm near the wrist. She was
brought 70 town and Dr.. Benthack
reduced the fracture. Considering the
close proximity OF the fracture to the
wrist joint and the patients advanced
years fears are entertained that che may
not entirely recover tho use OF tho
injured member.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
Wonan's Club.

The following program will be given
by the music department Of the Womanie
club at their general meeting which Win
be held with Mn. Voss, December s, at
3 O'Clock.
Response to roll call, musical items.
Piano Duet, Aesdames Voss and Nc
Allister.
Voice, "Loch Lomond," Mn. Gleason.
Piano, selected, MnL Jae9Ri.
Duet, 4e0dames HeintZ and Farrand.
Violin, '-Christmas Chimea.n Nm.
Freydig.
Voice, selected, AnL Reeder.
Piano, selected, Miss Whitmoyer.
Voice. my King" lliss Rckly.
Piano duett, Meodames Geer and
Carlow.
Voice. selected, liss Galley.
Duett, 4iO Rorer and Ns. PaRe.
Voioe. Ever True" l(iss Morgan.
Voice.: The Little Red Lark" Nm.
PaRe.
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
Mccormick HARVESTING MACHINE COMPANY, A
CORPORATION, Plaintiff.
MARTIN LUCnsINGER, Defendant.

The defendant, Martin luchsinger, will take
notice that on the 2si day Of November. 1903 the
plaintiff. the Met 'Ormick Harvesting Machine
COMPANY, corporation. filed its petition in the
district court Of Platte county. Nebraska against
said Martin l.uchsinser. alleging that an ac
count vas stated between the defendant and the
plaintiff On the 18th day of llcem6er. l:s.. upon
which there was found due from the defendant
to the plaintiff the cum Of $3.50 which sum
the defendant agreed to pay t the plaintiff; that
NO part thereof has been paid to the plaintiff
and there is now due the plaintiff from the de
fen.lant the sum Of 4ls7 .O2 and interest thereon
from December N. ~ =. at the rate 1T per cent
per annum. and the plaintiff prays for Judgment
in the sum Of SlS7O and interest thereon from
the lGth day Of December. lses. at . per cent per
annum.
And sou are hereby further notified that an
order Of attachment has been issued in said case
pursuant to which real estate situated in Platte
county. Nebraska. has been attached as your
property. -
You are required to answer said petition On or
before the llih day If January. 1904.
Mccormick HARVESTING MACHINE COMPANY.
Plaintiff.
BY AUGUST WAGNER,
Its Attorney. 2'iec4
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

CONTINUED from last week.l

A little tr0t and We are at Bargman
Bros, who by frugality and close atten-
tion to their farming have now become
the owners of three farms in Platte
county and are now in Minnesota. Ev-
erything is kept in apple pie order about
the different farms. They have shown
their appreciation of rural mail service
to tho carrier on several different occa-
si0ns.
We pass Henry and Herman Garms,
who make use of the r F. d.
Il. d. Clausen, who is one OF Shell
creek townships postmasters, IL bur
next box. Henry has taken special
pains to have the roads which the mail
travels in his district kept in splendid
order and is to be complimented on the
same.
On We 60 past Martin Hayes who has
taken full charge of his fathers farm,
and We come in sight of Shell creek.
We make short stop at Mr.. j. d. Lu-
schens postohice and from there "a, J. r.
Dineens and Henry Bellies. Tho latter
has as fine bearing apple orchard Of
five acres a. there is in the valley. The
boughs were bending to the ground this
season with tho desirable fruit on great
many Of the trees. Mr.. Behle did not
forget the writer on q number OF occa-
sions in tho apple time.
A little distance on the road and We
pass the Max Gottberg school house
where Miss Birdie Dodds has had emf
nent domain for . number OF terms.
She has been having . vacation during
the past four weeks to give the older
scholars an opportunity to assist in
getting tho corn husked. Some Of those
farmer boys and girls Of tho ego Of 10
and IL years can husk an ear Of corn and
have it in the wagon quicker than toad
can bat its eye, and they enjoy the work
too.
Just before crossing the creek are
Max Gottberg the veteran thresher, Otto
Hembd, who purchased the Dineen farm
on the south side OF the creek and Who
has added many improvements to the
same, also Mr.. John Saalfeld who pur-
chased the portion OF tho Dineen farm
on the north side Of the creek. There
are Q number OF fine springs on tho
Saalfeld farm.
We now como to . hill that 10 equal to
any OF the Hampshire hills you read
about, and on top of this u where our
consenial friend Peter Coupons gets his
weekly papefs.
The drive for the next three qussteee
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

AFTER being out only about two hours
tho jury in the $4,000 libel suit Of Miss
Anna Sheibley against Charles s. Ash
ton, editor of the Northeast Nebrasks
Journal, published al Ponca, last Friday
returned a verdict in favor Of H. de-
fendant. The Verdict carries viii it .
vindication Of Editor Ashtoas publica-
tiou OF the affidavit refuting tho charges
made against Congressman J. J. Nc
Carthy, OF the Third Nebraska district.
Tho jury retired about O'Clock, after
being instructed by Judge Gaynor, and
at 7:3O O'Clock they had reached an
agreemeut.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2. lsos.

HTo Subscribers Of the Jour-
nal:-Please look at the date oppo-
sits your name on the wrapper OF
your journal or on the margin OF
The Jouxnal. Up to this date. your
subseription 10 paid or accounted
Tor.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

Have You seen the Tunison atlas We
are Offering our subscribers? Ask to see
ono and you will be convinced that You
need it in your home. Only $40 pays
tor ono Of these large books and q years
|subocription 70 TIE JOURNAL.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
Personal
N en- TON

- PERSONAL
MENTION
Rev. Millard was in North Bend Sun
day.
Judge J. G. Reedsr was in Fullerton
Wednesday.
Victor Schober, now OF Madison, was
here Thursday.
Stanley Msly spent Thanksgiving at
home in Schuyler.
Grace Benson visited in Schuyler a
few days last week.
Miss Anna Goetz spent last week at
her homo in Shelby.
Miss Maud Parker OF Fullerton visited
relatives here last week.
Miss Mae Gietzen OF Humphrey visited
relatives hero last week.
Miss Louise Matthews OF Schuyler
visited here over Sunday.
G. w. Pearsall and /. Sibbernsen were
up from Omaha Saturday.
E. H. jenkins is at his ranch in
Madison county this week.
Mn. e. II. Funk OF Spalding visited
over Sunday in Columbus.
John Jsning spent part OF last week
with relatives near Osceola.
Ms. F. 81. Rusche and little daughter
spent Thursday in Central City.
Miss Elizabeth Sheehan visited last
week with friends in Humphrey.
Henry Sturgeon, who is working in
Garrison, spent Sunday at home.
Prof. Campbell came down from Hum
phrey Wednesday to visit few days.
Miss Marie Galbraith Of Albion visited
last week at the home OF C. ]. Carlow.
Mn. Tena jackson OF Creston 10 visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mn. Zinnecker.
Miss Clara jacobson was in Lincoln
from Thursday to Sunday, visiting q
sister.
Ma Hedburg went to Fullerton Wed.
nesday to visit her brother Alfred
Matson.
Mn. r. w. Saley and son visited rela-
tives in Fullerton from Wednesday to
Monday.
Mrs. Vor OF South Omaha came up
Monday to visit her father w. n. Matsou
and family.
Ed. Moncrief Of Grand Island was in
the city Saturday, taking q branch train
in the evening.
Miss Bessie Sheldon returned Wednes.
day from Q visit OF several weeks in
Illinois and Iowa.
Ferd Stires, who 10 attending medical
college in Omaha, came up last week to
visit at homo . few daya
II. Hughes and his niece. Miss Louise
Davis, visited with relatives last week
in the Postville neiRhborhood.
Miss Lotto Hockenbarger came ur
from Omaha to spend Thanksgiving al
home, returning Monday to her musical
studies.
Banker B. r. Cowdery Of Humphrey
was in the city Saturday night and tool
an early Sunday morning train fo1
Omaha.
Miss Margaret Sullivan Of Albion il
visiting relatives here and 10 the guest o.
her cousins Mn. Miles Ryan and Ms. p
J. Hart.
Three OF tho teachers, Miss Bonam
Miss Licktenburg and Miss Cogil spen
their vacation With relatives in Dsvit
City, Cedar Bluffs and Central City, re
spectively.
Will, son Of Charles Schfoeder o
Omaha, visited old-time friends herl
Sunday. He came up nom Fremon
where he il helping put in . new heating
furnace In tho Normal
II. II. Hewitt OF Shelby was in tow,
Saturday. He was accompanied by hi
niece Ais Ruby Smith OF Cheyenne
who had been visiting in Omaha IN,
Shelby, and Who LETT On the evening
train for her home.
Nm. Byron DieRenbach and son Roy
OF Sand Point, Idaho. left Friday TO
their homo after spending . few week
With rslstivsA Hn Dis6sabach ~
called BY the sudden deathoe her mothel
Mn. Mary Wis., but was unable to reecl
here in time Tor The funeral
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

About the inst OF Novembee red steer
cali, about ono year old, came TO my
place three miles west Of Columbus.
Tho owner can procure tho animal BY
proving property and paying expenses.
% BARNEY TWoRRK.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

Why does Sheridan coal have 30 many
friends? Because it is 90 clean. No
SCOT, few ashes. Keeps fire all night,
will burn in hard coal stove the same
as hard coal. Buy coal now before it
advances still more. Prices as follows
at wards:
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

IF there is any truth in the rumors
floating around, Butler county will, in
al probability have another criminal
case that will attract the attention OF the
entire state. Some three or four days
ago . local physician received ''hurry
mp" call to 60 to the country, q distance
OF four miles. Upon examination OF the
patient, strong symptoms of arsenical
poisoning were apparent, and upon q
close examination OF the food OF which
the patient had eaten crystals OF arsenic
was found in abundance in the oatmeal.
Tho patient is reported % convalescent,
and will probably recover.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

THE Standard Sugar company OF
Lesvitt had 5000 sacks, or 100000
pounds OF sugar stored in the building
at Omaha burned Thanksgiving morning.
The loss was about $4,000 and was
insured for $4,000.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

IT is reported from Cheyenne that the
order OF tho Union Pacific forbidding its
employees to enter saloons has closed
twenty five Of those places in that city.
This Is sort OF local option that appears
to work satisfactorily. The men have
the option OF keeping out OF tho saloons
or OF the Union Pacific trains, and they
are choosing to keep out OF the saloons.
At the same time it is altogether proba-
bic the grocers, butchers and dry goods
and clothing merchants are having Q
bigger trade than ever before. Fremont
Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

Tho corn stalk disease has reached
the country south OF the Platte. Joseph
Chlopeck has lost twenty head Of cattle
and many other farmers in the same
neighborhood have lost smaller numbers.
Tho Hummer Bros, who several years
ago had q large number of cattle die
from this disease are not troubled with
it this year, and they tell us that they
believe the safest way to treat the cattle
is to feed them plenty of corn, and two
or three weeks before turning them into
the stalks to keep salt from them. 1t is
safe to have tho stock run on the oats or
stubble fields before turning them into
tho corn stalks. When effected with the
corn stalk disease, the animal Jerks and
appears in great agony, and in about an
hour after taken sick, dies. A strange
thing relative to the disease 10 that the
veterinary surgeons have not yet found
just what the disease is or what causee
it, % that % yet little 10 known how to
avoid tho trouble.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
NEBRASKA CORN At WORLDS
FAIR.



Tho Nebraska State Commission %
the Worlds Fair ut st. Louis, Wishing
to exhibit the finest samples Of Nebras-
ka-grown corn at the Exposition in 1904.
Offers . splendid opportunity to the
farmers Of this county to enter into
competition for valuable Exposition pre-
miums - we'll - to widely advertise
their coEn-producing lands. Any farmer
who has grown fine, large samples OF
corn ID asked to ship ut least twenty-five
ears Of each variety by freight to the
Secretary OF the Commission, Mr.. II. G..
Shedd, IA McCague Building, Omaha,
Nebraska, notifying him OF such chip
ment and sending him the bill OF lading:
All such collections Of corn, il accepta-
bic to the Commission, will be sent to
St. Louis and entered in the individual
growers names for the premiums offered
by the Exposition authorities without
expense to the growers. In preparing
ears OF corn for such exhibition purpo-
ses, the following suggestions should be
followed:
The ear should stand on the stalk un-
til fully mstured. The ears should b
dried in heated room, but the kitchen
is not good place on account OF the
steam. Great care should be taken not
to she'll even Q single kernel from tho
ear.
To ship, wrap each ear separately in
cloth or paper, pack carefully in q box,
stufing paper in any remaining space to
prevent tho ears from shaking about in
transit.
Each box should contain the shippers
name and address. Ship by freight.
The commission will pay freight on all
fine samples sent to tho Secretary Of the
Commission, IA McCsgue Building,
Omaha, Nebraska.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

ECUADOR wants to sell the Galapagos
islands to some European power. As
they command the western entrance of
the Panama canal-in sense have
to take them ourselves, says the Mime
apolis Journal. This being q world
power is like getting rich. The richer
you get the more you spend and the
richer You have to get, so that the mill
lionaire is humping as hard to pay his
bills rs the $6-a-week clerk. Every time
Uncle Sam expands he has to expand
some more.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

The largest potato ever grown IN
Montana was sent to President Roose-
yelt for his Thanksgiving dinner. The
tuber, which was grown under irrigation,
was twelve inches long and five and one
eighth inches vide and three and three
quarter inches deep, weighing four
pounds, six ounces.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
ADDITIONAL
=: LOCAL. .:

Joseph Bucher, who recently return
ed homo after q visit to Columbus, is Q
firm believer in tho value OF Nebraska
farm land, although he is q resident Of
California. Mr.. and Mrs. Bucher went
west for the benefit OF the latter's health,
and but for that reason would have
remained in this county. Mr.. Bucher
while here remarked that he thought
there was . great future ahead for the
middle states, where the great bulk Of
the corn is raised. Corn has become q
king in the markets. Not only a food
for beasts but for people, corn is today
IN important produce, and the state OF
Nebraska is one Of the greatest corn pro-
duoers. The corn crop is almost . cer-
tain yield in this and surrounding states.
Although there might be q light crop,
We hardly know what . total failure OF
corn means.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

MRS. GEORGE HUTT OF Fremont died
Wednesday night from the effect Of
burns received while kindling the kitchen
fire with kerosene q few hours before.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

Az exchange remarks that there is
really some excuse for foot ball, Yale
having cleared over $4,000 this year on
the game.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

Don't fail to call ON us. All our Goals
are we'll screened and free from dust.
Both telephones.
2 WRAyRR L NEWMAN.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

IT is told by an ex-convict in the Ne
brasks penitentiary that two-thirds OF
the inmates OF the institution are opium
Rends. The drug, he says, is smuggled
in by friends OF the prisoners and through
bribery OF the guards. II the assertion
is true, the proper authorities should
investigate and put stop to such work.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

As HAS been expected the Sioux City,
Homer & Southern Railway company,
which is building an electric line from
Sioux City to Homer, Neb., will exteaa
the line from Homer to Omaha and the
intention is to complete the line to
Omaha in the winter and spring. United
States Senator Millard, who is q stock
holder in the company, has taken steps
to secure right Of way across the Winnie
bago and Omaha reservations, and rep
resentatives OF the road will 60 to Wash
ington in connection with the matter.
The road is now being built from Sioux
City to Homer. Several miles having
already been constructed. The extension
OF the line to Omaha has just been
announced. The survey to Omaha has
already been completed.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

Col. w. F. Copy buffalo Bill arrived
in Cheyenne Saturday afternoon to urge
Governor Chatterton to recommend the
segregation Of 10000 acres OF state and
government land on the Shoshone river,
opposite Cody, Big Horn county, for
reclamation by the Cody and Salisbury
canal, under the Carey act. Governor
Chatterton being in Denver, Col. Cody
left for that place immediately. The
Guernsey Canal company is after the
same tract OF land and both companies
are bringing all possible influence to
bear on tho governor to have him rec
ommend their claim. The latter COM
pany proposes to expend $4,000 in re-
claiming the land, while Col. Cody will
guarantee the expenditure Of $1!O00,O 900
in bringing the land under cultivation.
The soil is exceedingly rich and all that
is needed to make it as fertile as any on
the continent is water. Both companies
propose to get water from the Shoshone
river.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

SENATORS Millard and Dietrich have
agreed upon and recommended Crawford
Kennedy, formerly connected with the
republican state central committee OF
this state, for appointment to q position
- messenger at the capitol building,
Washington. No place has as yet been
found for the Nebraskan, for the reason
that the lists OF the sergeant-at-arm are
filed to tho limit.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

ACORN husking match took place near
Decatur, Nebraska, the other day in
which Tom Blue, q 19-yesr-old boy OF
that town won the states championship,
he putting in 159 bushels in eleven and
one-half hOurs. His opponent, . man
named Carpenter, put Isl bushels in tho
crib. The prize was S. and 3 cents
bushel for all corn husked.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

THE report cabled from the United
States to Paris that congress has actu-
ally voted money to transfer Commodore
John Paul Jones' body to the United
States created vast interest in the neigh
borhOod where lie the remains OF the
American naval hero. The body lies
under the floor OF Nine. Dunaps photo
graph gallery, near the Canal Saint
Martin.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02

The possibilities OF irrigation are Illus
trated in Q report on Egypt just made
by q government expert It is shown
that tract OF land no larger than the
irriRable area of California sustains from
agriculture alone 100000 people, sup
ports IN expensive government and pays
the interest on the national debt that IL
half as big as that OF the United States.
The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF The
Columbus State Bank,

Charter No. 70,
(IncOypOrated) Columbus, in the State Of
Nebraska, at the close Of busi
ness, Nor. II, 1905.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-01
s~anitarium Notes.

Rev. ID. v. Phalen has returned
from Denver, where he has been visit
ing friends.
Mr.. VIM. Barnes and brother are
late arrivals at tie sanitarium. They
come from Louisville, Ky.
William, Joseph and G.. krites are
registered al st. Anthony's. The
former comes from Indiana.
The Misses Anna and Jennie Rodg-
ors expect to leave FOR Mexico next
week, 70 be gone several months,
Mr.. Handy is recovering rapidly
from his typhoid fever. To-day. for
HE first time. be Is enjoying The pleas
ure CT sitting out doors.
Mrs. q slayln Of Denver Is visiting
relatives at the s%anltariums She will
return home sunday with hsr lus.
band. who Is expected nero on Satur-
day.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Patterson Of Cincin-
natl. Ohio, but OF late az the Monte
~ hotel. are no@ registered al
81. A%nthony's with their son, John,
on whom a successful operation was
performed in the sanitarlrm operating
room by Drs, Shaw aud Smith. The
patient Is resting .elsosta y.