The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07

WILLIAM NEWMAN.
MASSACHUSETTS, republicans in state
convention on the Sd inst. declared for
the denomination OF Roosevelt for
Two hundred cases Of typhoid fever
we're reported at Topeka, Kansas, re-
Gently. The epidemic is ascribed to the
impure water, following the floods last
spring.
REPORTS from western Kansas state
that wheat elevators are filed, and
thousands of bushels are on the ground
along the railroad tracks. Like condi-
tons unknown before.
THE largest watermelon patch in the
world is located in Scott county, Mis-
souri,; it contains ten acres and yielded
this year 100000 melons. Benjamin F.
n. Marshall is the owner.
TWELVE hundred schools in Porto
Rico were opened ono day last week and
10000 pupils were received. Three times
that number OF children were enrolled
and the struggle was very great.
IT is claimed that the average price OF
coal at the mines in Colorado and Wyo.
ming is about $1.3O q ton. Nebraskans
pay from S. to s. q ton. A great mum.
Der OF our people would like to know
how the difference is distributed.
Il J.. STINsON, republican candidate
for district judge, has been practicine
Law in Dodge county for fifteen years
and is looked upon by his fellow citizens
OF Fremont as q man OF clean, moral
habits and one who viii preside as judge
in q just manner.
ALMOST every one who is in the habit
Of attending political meetings remem-
bers having heard orators on the stump
make the declaration that the removal
OF the duty on foreign coal would reduce
the price of fuel and break up the coal
combines. Has it?
WILLIAM SMITH, OF the old settlers
OF Platte county, who is making tho race
for treasurer of the county, is q man OF
temperate habits, cautious and CONSERVE
tive, successful in his business, that Of
farming. Give your vote to HI. Smith
and You will not regret it.
The government has made q call for
teachers in the Philippines, and an ex-
animation will be held October 1870 in
various cities Tor any who wish to apply.
There is immediate need for $50 male
teachers who will be given wages rang
ing from $500 to $l,2OO per annum
JUDGE HOWARD, the erudite editor OF
the Columbus Telegram, who has been
bowling ~clean campaign" pulled the
stopper from his mud bottle last week
and proceeded to turn it ON Judge
Barnes. Mud throwing seems to be the
only campaign the democratic can put
against Judge Barnea-Madison Chron-
icle.
The Central City republican remarks
that it has been-receiving some interest.
ing communications in regard to the
bucket shop and get rich-quick evils, but
what is bothering it most is the exac.
tions OF the ready print trust in Ne.
braska, which has the country publisher
down, and IL sinking it's knee into the
pit Of his stomach.
One OF our exchanges in the south
part Of the state standing up for Ne
braska, the situation II summed up like
this: The crop OF wheat and oats u q
record breaker; the yield Of grass i
unprecedented; the corn crop IL fair Ia
spite or food and frost, and there IN
more hogs, cattle and sheep nov waiting
for market than over before in the
states history"
THR Jews Of Lincoln have been cole.
beating tho tenth day Of tho year 1884
according to the old Jewish reckoning
Thursday . . day OF fasting and thu
lasted Throughout the whole day, The
members Of tho faith remaining 1t Their
respective churches and spending The
time In self examination and confession.
The last ten days were spent in much
The same manner hut With NOT such
aeveee aelf reafr.inf.