The Columbus journal., 1904-11-16
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h.. Route 4. -.
Boyd Dawson finished husking corn
Saturday noon. He was the first one
on this route but Mr. Siebler was q
close second. having finished Monday
noon.
Chris: Hillmer; VIM. Conner, H.
Kluever and Dodd Bros. threshed this
week. This finishes the threshing
on our line for this year: -
Fob Frances engaged with T. ".
Shaeffer to husk corn but when win
ter set in for a few days asst week he
concluded he vas ''too fat for such
heavy work and jumped his Job Gels
Carter took his pace. 49,.
Tom Shaeffer is doing jury duty
this week. ::
Gerhard BRUINS took: q grist to the
Platte Ceuter mill last Thursday.
! Chas. Read the nan who threshed
along the valley last fall, fell from
an elevator that he was working on
at Syracuse, Nebr. Id. broke his
knee cap and will be laid up for some
time. He has rented the Whitmoyer
farm west Of Columbus and will move
in the early spring.
Frank Conne1ly, who has farmed
the Whitmoyer farm, will move to
North Bend on a farm.
Beckwith' s have q large force at
WORK harvesting their sugar beete.
NJ. Campbell and wife went to Co.
iumbus Saturday with q load of poul-
try.
]. G. Dawson transacted business
in Platte Center Friday.
The ladies of Vesta circle were
entertained at the home of Mrs. W. ".
Warrington, Nov. 10. A very pleas
nj time WAS passed and the circle adj
journed to meet with Mrs. A.E. Cam
nbsll November II.
John Quinn has moved his old house
Z few rods west of its former location
and is converting it into a barn.
Monroe.
Henri Gibbs returned Wednesday
from 8 visit to his old home near
Peoria, i'll.
Robt. Clay5orn -eturned Wednesday
from Greeley, Colorado where he
spent the summer. He was accom-
panied h. Maude Stevens who was
Obliged to leave Colorado or account
of the high altitude. She will make
her home with her grandmother. Mrs..
A. E. Bartholomew, until her: parents
return to Nebraska.
Born. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, to MI.
and Mrs. w. l.. McCcre, a son.
Frank Kelley moved to the L. H..
North farm west of tow: on Tuesday
and Wednesday. Mr.. North has moved |
to Columbus.
Tho u. p. R.R. Co. had a couple Of
men here last Thursday to investigate
the A. D. ranch's fire last Tuesday.
Misses Emeline Lawrence and Nina
Smith visited in st. Edward last
week.
DR.. J. E. Paul Of Columbus took
advantage of the fine roads and wealth
or and drove to Monroe Sunday.
Miss Sbaffcr of st. Edward who has
been the guest of Miss Lawrence for
some time returned home on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Mary Gleason was called to
Illinois SATURDAY. by a Telegram an.
nouncing the death of Matthew Glea-
on, who spent part of the summer
here with relatives.
Tha Illinois Cattle Company of
Chicago have leased the A. d. cards
and expect to feed about 500 head Of
cattle here this winter. F. W. Black.
more will be IN charge of the yards.
Several cars arrived today and more
will follow.
Arthur Watts went to Columbus
Monday to serve o. the jury.
Did YOU notice we have not said
a word about election: That is not
because the results were not satisfac-
toy. Oh no! We simply don't want to
rub it in. If any one wants to know
how we feel about it we will say like
every one else I'm proud I voted her
straight"