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The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
Garden Spot Of the Barth.

The fertile soils of eastern Oregon OF
Washington yield, in overflowing abund.
ance and in the highest perfection, every
grain, grass, vegetable and fruit Of the
temperate zone.
To enable persons to reach these
favored localities without unnecessary
expenditure Of time and money, the
Union Pacific has put in effect Round
Trip Homeseekers' Excursion rates as
follows from Missouri river, May 19,
June 2 and 16:
$500 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
S34.5O to Butte and Helena
344.5O to Spokane.
$500 to Portland. Tacoma and Seattle.
Also One-Way Rates every day until
June 15, to many points in the states Of
California, Oregon, Washington, Mon
tana, and Utah. W. H. BESHAN.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
WHEN IN NEED OF

Round-T Trip Rates via Union Pacific
to many points in the states Of California,
Colorado. Oregon, Washington, Utah,
and Montana,
FROM MISSOURI RIVER TERMINALS.
$500 to Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo and return, July l to 10, in
elusive.
$17.5O to Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo and return, June to Sept. 30,
inclusive.
(Glenwood Springs, S295O)
$305O to Ogden and Salt Lake City and
return, June l to Sept. ~, inclusive.
$3.50 to Butte and Helena and return,
May 19, June 2 and 1G, July 7 and q,
Aug. 4 and 1S, Sept. l and Is.
$44.5O to Spokane and return, May 10,
June 2 and Is.
$500, to Portland, Tacoma and Seattle
and return, May 19, June 2 and l6.
$500 to San Francisco and Los Angeles
and return. May IL to 18, inclusive,
Aug. l to IA, inclusive.
5000 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego and return, July to
10, inclusive.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
ADDITIONAL
=: LOCAL. .:


Columbus, Neb., June 6, 190a-At .
regular meeting OF Baker Post No. 9,
department OF Nsbrasks g. A. r, it was
moved BY Comrades Rossiter and Galley
and unanimously carried, that Baker
Post tender their most sincere thanks
to Professor w. n. Kern for the splen-
did oration delivered by him ON Memo
rial day. Also that Q vote OF thanks be
extended to Henry Class for Furnishing
chains, to the City Band, the Fire De-
partment, the Nebraska National Guards,
the Spanish Veterans, to G. W. Webb Of
Madison, ex-confederate, and to st.
Francic Academy and the public schools,
both teachers and pupils, for their kind
and very able assistance on Memorial
day. And . special vote OF thanks to
Charles B. Hsnford for his very fine
recitation OF Tho Star Spangled Ban
ner."
A. W. CLARK, Commander.
Z. o. RECTOR.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

Boys and girls, here u . chance to
secure . good camera absolutely free.
We will give you . Brownie Camera,
made BY the Eastman Kodak Co. This
Gamers i not toy, but il . reliable and
acourste instrument making pictures
21x21 inches, which are - sharp and
clear . pictures made by most so and
Us cameeasL Send % three now sub
scfiptioos to the Weekly World Herald,
prepaid Tor ono year, and 10 will at once
mail you, postage paid, Brownie Cam
sea The subeoriptioa price Of the
Weekly World Herald is S1.OO per year.
Address, Weekly World Herald, Omaha,
NobeaGka.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

/ 0UO10t1UUBs
The committee on resolutions present.
cd tho following which was unanimously
adopted:
We, the teachers Of Platte county iu
institute assembled, do extend our heart
felt thanks to the honorable members Of
the school board Of Columbus. Nebraska
for tho use Of thsir vol equipped High
school building, to tho instructors 10
general for their efficient services, to the
Columbus City Band, the Auditorium
orchestra, to theoreanist. and oil parties
that assisted in the reception and con.
tributed to our entertainment during
| institute, and we feel under obligation
to Mrs. Leavy for her kindness in giving
tho teachers and their invited friends sn
ice cream social, which Va highly appre-
ciated. We especially thank our county
superinte0deut for his untiring efforts
in providing excellent instructor, and
in every way assisting in making our
institute ono Of tho best ever held in the
county.
Where's, It has pleased the Almighty
God to call from our midst ono OF our
faithful teachers, NiD Mary Gleason,
therefore b it
Resolved, That it 10 tho sense Of tho
teachers Of Platte county in institute
~.>>-nk,l>A tkek - H. <a>~kh - H8Saa
Gleason we have lost . faithful and
lovable companion and associate, .
dearly beloved friend, whose conscien-
tiousness, interest, and faithfulness
leaves . vacancy long to b remembered.
Be il further
Resolved, That 10 extend to tho BE-
reaved family our sincere sympathy and
commsod to them that consolation
which can only b derived from the
recognition of that power whose wisdom,
love and mercy ars often mystssiously
hidden beneath trouble and aMiction.
Be it further
Resolved, That . copy Of these rssolu-
tious b furnished tho bersavsd family,
to tho local press, and to tho county
superintendent.
SKfH BRAUN,
HA1Y CDoNTx,
0D0D0D EvRNs,
Inns E. NASH,
LsHn Tn0MAxN,
Committee.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

The greatest artists Tor The juvenile
literature Prof. Gillian u an exceod-
in9ly interesting lecturer and held the
sudisuce Tor over an hour.
Aftsr The lecture Thussday evening
tho teachers and their friends went 20
tho homo oe Supt Lsavy whsee 0s.
Lsavy had invited them 20 an ioe cream
feast The guests remained until a.
most midnight singing and passing IN
enjoyable evening socially.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

Burns left this Tuesday morning for
Harlan, Iowa. Miss Burns will visit her
aunt Ars. Jessie Hansen and Mrs. Speice
viii visit relatives whom she has not
seen for many years.
Miss Eleanor Post OF King6sher, Okla
homa, arrived here Saturday on a visi:
to her grand parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Speice. She was two weeks coming from
Kingfsher, having been delayed during
the food at Kansas City.
Frank McCadrey, . former Columbus
boy, now Of Cripple Greek, Colorado,
arrived here Thursday and visited with
his brother Peter and other relatives
until Saturday when he went to Omaha
for short visit before returning to his
western home.
Mrs. John Schram and daughter Miss
Eo Of Seattle, Washington, arrived here
Friday on visit to relatives. After a
ten days visit they 60 to New York where
they will be joined by Miss Ruth Schram,
Who has been attending school there, and
the three will then 60 to Europe to pass
the summer in Italy, Switzerland and
other countries.
Mn. John Stsuffer and daughter, Miss
Rosa, left Monday for Ellensburg, Wash
ington, where they will visit Mrs. Stauf-
fer's daughter, Mn. X. o. Kohler. Mrs.
Stau6er expects to remain about one
month and her son John who has been
there since last winter will probably
return With her. Miss Rosa will remain
for tho summer and attend the State
normal school which is located in
Ellensburg.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
County Institute.


The institute closed the weeks work
Friday and examinations Weco held Sat-
urday and three days Of this week.
Thursday morning the teachers raised
. fund oe money for tho purchase Of
6oves which wece seot to two teachers
Who are in the hospital, Misses Jessie
Il Nav and Clars F. Coopsc.
Since tho last issue Of TIE JOURNAL
in which we published tho names Of
tsachegs, the following have enrolled:
Aaey Dinsea. NnL Kafs 0sofleman,
Z c. Hicks, Anna Wehstef,
Ssh BnnA Alvins Lnsrs,
Fossaos Nay. IL. Websr.
Among tho visitoss Who have been
present during tho week are Prof. Dal-
EEL Of the Nebraska Teacher; Prof.
OConnor Of Noefolk; Proe. Will Heitx.
man; State Supt Fowler and othsra
Thursday evening Prot. 8. 7. Gillian
delivered . lecture On "Whece Arc We
At" before tho tsachses and many vis-
itoes, in tho High school building. Tho
lecture Was in reference to tho position
Of the public school teechsr, their ad-
vancemsnt over pest years and their
possibilities for tho futare. The present
school stage b classed - tho book aes,
- there - now publishsd moro books
for children than ct any time in the pase.
Leading publishing houses maks special
e6oet TO procure tho best writeeo and
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
WEDNESDAY. JUNE II. 40.


Americe u . tolsrably freo country
when you think hight down to the foun-
datioo OF things, and oct accordingly.
Tn JoURxAL has had thirty yearo' e1-
pseisnoe in handling legal notices Of oil
dsscfiptions, and takes this occasion to
say that it u thoroughly equipped for
this sort Of work.
We desire that you remember % when
you have work OF this sort to b done.
When you do the paying, You have the
right to place the work. Special atten-
ton given to mail orders. Call on OF
addreos. n. K. TURNER & Co.,
journal ORce, Columbus, Nebr.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

A NOVEL way OF saving . bridge from
bsing washed away by tho roaring food
watss OF the Kaw river ut Kansas City
recently, Superintendent Of Missouri
Pacific terminals w. s. Carson, took the
chance Of weighing tho bridge down
with seven moRul locomotives, represent
ing . value OF $l25,O0Q Had tho bridge
and engines gone, his job would have
gone, and with it . large share Of hia
reputation % . man Of sound judgmsnt
But tho plan was . winner, and now hia
stock u away shove par. He is in line
for almost anything the company has t.
give. Seventeen other bridges acrosl
the Kaw had already been swept away
when the thought Of weighing STRUCK
llr. Carson.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

D. Bshlsn i harvesting his large crop
Of strawberriss.
Miss Lizzie Backsohus i visiting Nm.
Louis Phillips Of your city.
Mr.. and Nra Vim. Bshlen spent few
hours in Columbus last Thursday.
Hr. Stems. our incubator man on this
route. reports . satisfsctosy business
this year.
Niss Emma Betts has been visiting
her sister Ns. Connerly on The Whit
moysr farm.
1r. J. W. Sissle is in poor health this
spring. He thinks . change OF climate
might help him.
Mn. Ranz, mother Of Nm. Fsrd Sse-
field, he's returned to her homo on rural
route 2 out from Fremont.
Peter Schmitt, the genial propristor
Of The Shell creek Touring mills, has NJ
turned from business trip to Omaha.
John Randall, oversesr Of public high
ways in district q. he's done some very
much needed work on route 3 near J. w.
SioleiA
This item 10 OF course not on our beat,
but when . person like Rudolph Miller
acts peculiar; inquiries are to be OK
cused, but Rudolph says it's . girl and
came last Tuesday all safe and sound
and rosy - peach.
The farmers arc pushing their corn
plowing. Some arc still re-planting.
Winter wheat 10 rusted considerably,
enough 10 think, to eject the yield some.
Barley and oets are coming along nicely
but . light shower would help them.
Most OF the alfalfa u being cut this week.
One OF q. II. Sheldon & Sons teams
ran away in the field lest Saturday
morning. Had it not been that an OF.
press wagon stood in or near the road
which they ran into throwing it COM
pletely over tangleing the horses in such
. manner - to stop them, they would
have ran into the mail wagon % they
were but . few yards behind and the
driver did not GO them till they collided
with tho express wagon.
Mr.. and Mn. Louis Bailey Lost their
three weeks old baby Thursday. It was
buried Saturday in the Columbus ceme-
tery. This u tho second child that M.
and Mrs. Bailey have lost this spring.
Thsir friends and neighboEs sympathize
with them in their sad aAliction. It
seems strange, - this 10 the fourth
child in tho immediate neiehborhood
that has died this spring, sll within .
radius OF three quarters OF . mile. The
whooping cough 10 very bad in this
neiRhborhood 1t present
Last Friday q tho mail wagon was
returning from it's trip, when near Mr..
Mahafeys, two little children aged
about 6 and z stopped us; they were
crying and vere very much frightened,
and told 10 to come quick that . man
was trying to break in their house and
mamma was alone. We took them in
tho wagon and drove q rapidly % pos
sible to their home. it being Ed. Buffers
just north Of town. When We arrived
tho man had gone, taking . cut through
the rye field to the railroad track. Mrs.
John Randall, who lives near. said he
had como to her house and asked for .
drink, acting very strangely. he evisited
eli the houses in the neighborhood and
We have learned OF no further mischief
than the frightening OF tho women and
children. He vas quite we'll dressed in
a brown suit. smooth face and heavy set,
this being the description Mrs. Butler
gave us.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
PERSONAL
n 6N TlON

g. j. Ryan was in Omaha last week.
Ernest Dussell was Fremont visitor
Monday.
Charles Segelke was in st. Edward
last week.
Mn. L. J. Leo is visiting her mother at
Sibley, Iowa.
Editor Burruss was in Omaha Friday
and Saturday.
Mark NcMahon came up from Lincoln
Monday evening.
Mrs. Al. Butler was here over Sunday
from Humphrey.
Miss Eta Edwardso Of Chadron 10 visit
ing Ms. Charles Jones.
Misses Emma and Mary Zinneoker are
visiting relatives near Osceola.
Miss Myrtle Bratt OF Genoa visited last
week with Miss Clara Beecroft.
James Dowers Of David City is visit
ing his daughter, Mn. s. E. Baker.
Miss Lois Love OF Lincoln IL the
guest OF Mrs. N. 81. Parks and family.
Mn. Sacrider and daughter Miss Car
rie OF Monroe were city visitors Friday.
Mn. A. Drake spent Saturday and
Sunday in the north part OF the county.
Mise Kittie Gentleman OF Platte Gen.
ter visited Miss Ilene Kavanaugh last
week.
Mn. L. A. Ewing came down from
Madison to attend tho teachers' institute
and visit friends.
Mrs. G. B. Stillman and daughter Miss
Leila started Monday evening for Los
Angeles, California.
Mr.. and Mn. Paul Timm Of Osceola
retained homo Monday after visit to
the Zinnecker family.
Mn. W. T. Rickly and daughter Misc
Ruby left Monday for st. Louis to b
gone during tho summer.
Mm. Ramey will start soon for her old
homo at Louisville, Kentucky, where she
will visit for the summer.
Nm. George NcKelvey he's returned
from the south part Of tho state to make
her homo in Columbus again.
Rudolph and Hedwig Schupbach 10
turned Wednesday from Omaha Whero
they have been attending school
Mrs. G. A. Woosley and dsughtses
started Thursday for Eureks, Illinois,
where they will spend tho summer.
Mr.. and Nm. ". B. Keunsy Of Cannon
City, Colo, left Sunday for thsir home
after . visit With O. G. Shannon and
family.
Will Hensley returned home Sunday
from tho West Point Military Academy
and viii spend bis two month"; vacation
at homo.
Boy Martyr 10 down frem Colorado for
. visit. Mna Martyr hes been visiting
st the home OF her mother, Nm. Henry,
for several weeks.
Mn. O. b. Archer vas in Omaha last
veek, returning homo Sunday. She vas
called BY the sickness Of her sister, Ma
F. g. Becker, mother oe Mayor Bschsc.
Nm Cox, Of Omaha, returned homo
Monday after . visit to her friend Nm.
C. J. Carlow. Nm. Cox win b remem-
bered here % Hias Lille 0ors, formerly
Of Columbus.
Orville Fec, ono Of tho graduates Of
the State university, Va in town Fridsy
on his way homo to Fullsetoa for few
days visit He W. accompanied by his
mother and A(iss PoFtee6eld.
l(iss Katharine SPeice returned Sat-
urday from Bedford, lows. vhece she has
been engaged in Mr.. Fillman's millinery
store for several months. She visited |
in Omaha on her return homa
Nm. II A. Nichols and daaehtse Mia |
Enc Of Cadiz, Ohio, vsee in tie city . |
lev hours Last Tuesday On thsir vsy to |
Denver and later to California Ma
Nichols i cousin Of Nm NIX. Turner.
Nm. Caroline Speioe and llis Maud
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
Notice {!

Notice il hereby given that the Audi
toeium Music Company. . firm composed
Of r ". Saley and L. T. Osborn, ID
hereby dissolved and the business will
heeeafter b continued by said r. W.
Saley under the name OF Auditorium
Music Company by said r. w. Saley,
who will pay all outstanding claims and
collect all bills due the firm.
r W. SALEY.
It 1t OsboRN.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

Columbus 10 to have Q business col.
lege. H. H. Hayman OF Grand Island, q
man Who has devoted his life to business
college work, has leased tho rooms Over
the postoGice OF Echols L Elliott and
viii take possession August Is The
rooms Wece leased for ono year. Prof.
Hsynan was in the city Saturday to
make arrangements. He expects to be
in position to open the college for work
BY September I.
The school hero will probably be con-
Quoted BY Prol Hayman's son who hes
been Q successful teacher in business
colleges for tho pest eight years.
Columbus has been in need OF On insti-
tuition OF this kind for many years and
the public will probably show their
appreciation BY giving it their hearty
support.
The railroad facilities and tho fact that
there II no business college nearer than
Fremont ought to help to supply the
school with pupils from largo territory
to adjacent Platte county.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
July 1aEgains.

Tho Burlington o6ess round trip
tickets . follows: Boston, Ma, and
return 196N June 50 to July 4; Sarato-
q, N. T., and return e3A6, July 4 and
s; Atlanta, Ga, and return 3SA66. July
s to 2; Baltimore. Nd, and return SS27Q,
July II and IS; Detroit, Mich, and 10
turn 323z5. July "a and 10; St Paul,
MINI, and return 1lx66 July 70 70 q.
Ak tho ticket agsnt Tor PARTICULAR. q
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
Barred Plymouth Rock Eers
for Sale!

Pen No. ! 10 headed by Q Hawkins
cockerel; No. 2 by . RinRlet cockerel
and No. by Congor cockerel. EeRp
from first two pens S1.5O Der setting OF
thirteen. EGGS from No. 8, 500 per
setting OF thirteen. Call On or addreap.
MRS. L. II. NORTH.
8apr3m Nonroe. Nohe.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

The Burlington will sell round trip
tickets % follows:
San Francisco and return, 5000,
July l to 10
Los Angeles and return, 5000, July
I to 10.
San Diego and return, 5000, July
to TO-
Ask tho ticket agent for particulars.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

202x acres, about 13 miles due west OF
Bellwood, situated in Polk county, we'll
improved, IS acres prairie meadow, IS
acres pasture and balance under good
cultivation. Price S33 per acre, easy
terms, possession now, il wanted; all
crops included. For full particulars
write, phone or como to King & Bittner,
agents for Andrew Dubas, owner, at
Oooeols, Nebraska.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

THE supreme court in . recent decision
holds that Sunday ball playing 10 . vio-
lation Of tho state statute, which pro-
hibits ~spostinR" on tho Sabbath day.
The decision means that four players,
arrested last summer at Nebrasks City,
must serve ten days in Jail.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
For Sale.

Tho show cases, counters, bakery and
fixturesin our shop on Thirteenth street.
Will be sold separately or collectively.
HAHN Bros.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

The town OF Heppner. Oregon, was
reported Nondayto have been destroyed
BY great food Of water which rushed
down Willow creek that evening. Re-
ports from lone state that from $50 TO
600 people are believed to have been
drowned.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

Ira recent issue Editor Howard stated
in the Telegram that Tho democrats
nads Governor Royntsr, and he shows
his ingratitude at every opportunity.
Governor Poynter's meansst vice il his
lack a gratitude" Tho Albion Angus,
edited BY ID. J. Poynter, . brother Of
To eEEoveenoe, answers the charge .
follows:
"Whsa Editor Howard accuses OK
0ovsfnoc Poyntsr With ingratitude 10
resent the mean charge Tor two reasons:
lst We know the change is false.
Being an only brother thece y naturally
swaFn personal feeling between % and
N intimacy which enables % to deny
To change moving whereof 10 speak.
ID. Tho democrats did not make Gov
sf1er R0yntse. He has done far moro
1oe them than they ever did for him.
Whsa heand . lev CO -laborers began tho
agitstioa Of populist principles in Ne
hs.ska, tho democrat party va not knee
high in thu stata It couldn't even ct
On deck much Len 10 first basa. There
vas abeolutsly no hope for . democrat
With . republican majority of 5000 to
1900 stafing him in tho faca. Dsmo-
csats had no 10 for h1 populist princi-
pSsl. but Governor Poyntsr and othses
kspe plugging away till at leogth tho
popuhse party was formed. Its strength
Ws discovered There was hone oe
oasting the rspublicans IL co-opssation
q fusioa could b secured. Ths great
najoeity oe popalists cane from rspub-
licon Eanka These men In theif deaire
70 - thsir principles enacted into Law
voted 6oe fusion candidates hence the
denocsats Who Were fortunate enough
% b On tho fusion tic3let vero elsctsd
hy populist rspablicanA Had it not
bssa 6or the populist movement headed
b 0ovsenoe Royntsr et Il tho dsmocsst
paety voald still b whsro il W. bs6oce
oovoenoe Hoyntsr nads It what il u"
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

SPRBcHER OF tho Schuyler Free Lance
in his last issue remarks that ''the dem.
ocratic party would be better OF without
fusion and il the populist party 10 to
evsr regain consciousness it must be
given air and left alone"
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

NEDRAsKA will receive 3l4, ,598 . her
share Of tho $2O00.OOO appropriated by
The government oct for srming and sup
plying the militia to correspond With tho
regular army. Iowa gets $4,000 and
Kansas 81, ,AOl.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

Gov. BAILEY, OF Kansas, va united in
marriage Tuesday OF last week to Nm.
Ida Weeks. The lady was . former res-
ids0t Of Fairbury. this state.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

m Abts has Just received . car
)oad Of wine form Calitornia, and it's the
bsst It
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON, ono OF the
three persons who were present 1t tho
deathbed Of President Lincoln, died 1t
his homo in Brooklyn Last Wednesday.
He W. the tutor Of Abraham Lncolnis
younger children. He WAS 50 years old.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

The board OF regents OF the State uni
vsrsity Wednesday elected DR.. Roscoe
Pound, son-in-l law OF L. Gerard OF this
city, to be dean Of the college OF law to
nu the vacancy caused by tho resigns-
ton OF Dean n. b. Reese. The election
Of Dean Pound, tho Lincoln Star says, Il
70 take eject October I. Tho election
of M. Pound to the deanship will neces-
state his resignation from tho supreme
court Dr. Pound 10 . graduate OF tho
university Of NebeaskA He took the
degrse Of A. B. in 1883, receiving the
nastsrS degree in 1889 and tho degree
oe doctor OF philosophy in 1887 from the
university of Nebraska. He u . doctor
of Laws, receiving his degree from Yale
university. In addition Dr.. Pound has
attained . degree OF expertness in the
natural science Of botany and u suthor
oe nunsrous pamphlets relative to topics
In thiG Gno which show him IN investi-
gator q recognized standing in America
snd Europe. He - also . recognized
scholar in tho claanicR.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

FREE delivery service OF the mail was
formally inaugurated in Norfolk Lest
week. Three men attend to the delivery
in Tho city.