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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-10

of the girls. "a fairy tale, suggested one. "a
historical story said another.
ssWhat kind do you likef' one of my friends asked
Oh, like old fashioned story, true one but
In old one,' relied.
But why9' t1I like old fashioned story because
when reads he is drawn away from his present life
and surroundings olden times Then too,
gets idea Of the Dress the habits and the general
difference between the early people and ourselves When
we not exactly satisfied with what have and begin
complain it, take oldfashoned book and read
about what the early people had to be satisfied with
remember could not have much candy to eat as
wished. short time afterWard read old English
which said that the children used to be al
lowed butter before they reached the of eleven
satisfied with the candy had. like an ex-
citing story especially written about the
early people,
= All right said the girls; 'wen read that kind
So the first book read 6 oldfashioned,'
exciting, true Viola Chesher,
A Fifth Grade 1904 Eleventh Avenue S.
Horace Mann School.
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THE DELIGHTS oF BEING FRIGHTENED.

(Honorable Mention sszsss$zEf
am afraid of the dark, yet delight in reading
ghost stories pleasant time to read these mysterious
and awful fables just the has gone to rest and
twilight greets Then it gives one this feeling
Who in the next room? Who is trying get hold Of
my foot9 And, OH who is in the corner behind me! -
Sometimes afraid to look around to see often am
afraid read them myself and sisters read to me-
and beg them to stop reading, and then again
want them to read because want to know the end
But why do I like theseg There is but one reason
give and that is that to be frightened very de-
1ghtful sensation. [ know that this may seem queer
but stop and think and believe that you will agree that
when frightened too much it pleasant to have this
feeling And still there is strong objection, and
that is my awful dreams the following night.
A Fifth Grade, -Naemie Noreen,
Garfield School, 2435 Ninth Avenue s.
AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE DAY.
sHeretI am in China, - I cried Just the flock
Of people the Ya Sing aundrys' It rainy day;
the day had planned to start for Oregon much
disappointed at not being able to start journey
and Of course, this the very time could not think
Of anything to do. However, read about China. am
very fond of travelling and think that is my favorte
kind Of story. especially fond of travel stories
about China Africa and other oriental countries because
expect to them for myself.
That rainy afternoon I travelled around the world
in instead of eighty days. visited New York. Lon
don, Paris Cairo Pekin and again sailed into my
port about six clock. That night very tired and
began to think how interesting travel stories really
are -Clarie Marie Barrett,
B Eighth Grade, 1921 Twenty-second Avenue N.
Lowell School.
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STORIES
POPLZAR
CONTINUED from First Page.)

grand buildings cathedrals and ruins of old castles
in the junges Of Africa getting insight into their
mode of living and of doing things. # we read these
stories afterward visit these countries will know
the people and how to expect to be treated
= Sixth Grade, Daisy Abel,
Jefferson School 1920 Niconet Avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-10
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1905.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA,
TIE JOURNAL JUNIOR,

& - & II & = 3
# boy has playhouse and tools and knows how to
handle them they will keep him home and he viii not
get into mischief. If he expects to be electrician
mechanic it will give him start. They will teach him
to make things that will give him hours of fun for the
most fun is in the making of them.
s Seventh Grade, Merrill Booth,
Whittier School. 2721 Harriet Avenue.
FRIENDS IN TILE RUNNING BROOKS.
When used to go to the woods, did not have
ewood friend but when began to read nature books
learned that had many friends in all the trees brooks
and hills.
The beautiful trees give shade and the beautiful
fowersanemones, vioets, Jackn pulpits, daisies,
etc. give sweet messages All the birds talk to
their songs and sometimes wish lived in the days Of
HlaWatha he could tell what they saying Now,
do you wonder why like nature stories best?
lonely -Nettie Brill,
e B Fifth Grade, 1928 Sixteenth Avenue S.
Adams School.
OLD, EXCITING, TRUE
One day few girl friends and myself decided to
bring favorte storybooks house read
Them What kind of story shall read frstg'' asked
PICTURE PUZZLE.
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GIVE HOURS OF FUN.
MINNEAPOLIS TOPICS.
For Saturday, June "a:

For Saturday, June "a:
GAS WALKED ALoNG-WHAT HAPPENED"
Everybody walked along something
Interesting startling has happened during the walking
topic The story must be personal experience
be the hands of the Journal Junior
LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE II,
They must strictly original
length,
with the
with of the
writer. The must not be rolled
For Saturday, July l:
"a MEMORABLE FOURTH o. JULY
recogn
something besides the
and firing em-on kind
other Words, the stories be
should tell Of Fourth Of July that is because
in the hands of the editor of The Journal Junior
NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY EVENING JUNE a.
5 o'clock. They must be strictly orgina. written
side Of the tmore 800 words in
100, marked with
and signed with the grade school,
dress Of writer The papers must not be rolled.
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A BOYS CHOICE.

a BOYS CHO1CE =
like to sit down and read stories of who travel
and struggles with cannbas who altho they encounter
many hardships in the end and have everything
come their way.
My reason for liking this kind of book is that i
hope have some similar experiences when grown
up To travel thru Africa ASIA Europe Japan and Man
churia is what hope to do But these not my only
reasons Ny best and last reason is this I boy.
s A Eighth Grade Theodore Blegen
Adams School. 1927 Thirteenth Avenue s.
GIVE HOURS OF FUN.
The books that like read mechanical cleo
books like this kind Of books because they teach
something that will be of good when grown up
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-10

good, long and exciting.
B Sixth Grade,
Greeley School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-10

THE WISE AND SPIRITED PIONEERS.
like to read stories of pioneers and how soldiers
fought and suffered to their country just Think
We should this beautiful city Of Minneapolis
had brave and loyal pioneers driven off the
ages wild beasts OF course, country had pio
time, but always like the pioneers of our
country BETTER because after they had built little
nation their own, they chose the brave George Wash
ngon for their general and freed themselves from the
cruel Great Britain Mark Colberg
B Fifth Grade, 2208 Ninth Avenue s.
Adams School
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
Big Sale.

Having sold his farm and decided
to discontinue farming the undersigned
will offer ut public auction Mt his
place of residence, three and a half
miles due east of Platte Center. sud
seven miles north aud two west of
Columbus, on Tuesday February, y.
1905.
Commencing Mt 10 a. m sharp. the
following live stock. farm machinery
ETC.. to wit:
Eight head of horses. Consisting Of
four Ceilings. nil 'avy weight draft
horses. one mare. :. sood single driver
and three r".l-s which will irive
single or double.
Fourteen head of cattle. Consisting
eight mich cows, two fresh in Feb
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
Richland and Vicinity.

Snow. thaw and sneezes.
Winter in full uniform as though it
expected to stay all summer.
Late mail has been the older for the
past week-too much cold ana snow.
Mr.. ]. Hebel of Shell Greek visited
his sister, Mrs. Mary KIuck OF this
place last Friday.
James Higgins visited at his farm
near Leigh Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Stevenson has purchased
two fine b. p. r. roosters of Merv.
Kuntzisman, one of Columbus head
ponitry dealers.
Mrs. Minnie Hansen has been very
low with sickness AID is still under
the doctors care.
Joseph Smith is preparing to move
tn his farm near SCHUYLER and Sam
Miller will occupy III" ketchmark
farm vacated by Mr.. Saith.
Ed. Yonkie. Fred and Adolph kluck
went to Columbus Thusdsy via rail.
Peter Swanson and Jake -Wacha
were moving mediums iu Columbus
Saturday.
The good wife is rejoicing over the
present price of butter and eggs.
"Thero is nothing of Importance
Frum December round to May:
That can send thrill Of gladness.
O- ,an Danish gloom and sadness
As when after anxious waiting
Your hens begins to lay.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
St. Edward.
from the Advance.

From the Advance
A, Powell was q business visitor to
Columbus Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. G. ". Wake attended the fun.
eralservices of her friend. Mrs. Joe.
Pearse, at Genoa Monday aftreuoon.
Clint Barcus returned home from
Columbus Monday where he had been
taking treatment for the last three
weeks at St. Mary's hospital.
d. K. Wilson was thrown from q
sleigh this morning and sustained in
juries which will confine him to his
bed for several days.
f.. W.McFarland and A. Powell, who
were in Columbus Monday evening
taking a ride on high toned Masonic
goat, we're snow bound in that city for
q few days.
Miss Anna Peterson was taken to
the hospital at Columbus Monday BY
DR.. Jones, where she will undergo an
operation for an abscess in ker right
arm. Miss Peterson is daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Peterson of Albion
and is making her home this winter
with her uncle anG aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lehmann. while attending
the St. Edward public schools.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22

about 20 of our citizens "got atOard''
we suppose Just to see how it would
feel to be civilized again.
D. O. Lawrance of st. Joseph. Mo. /.
js visiting his sister. Miss 1Awrance,
and his numerous friends, who are
all glad to know that he has q good
situation with the Bell Phone 60.
Miss Mamie Studley left yesterday
for Columbus where she will visit her
parents q few days before going to
Cuba, Kansas. where she will make
her home in the future.
Miss. Eva Larson returned Monday
from q visit with her sister Mrs. Fred
Watts at Genoa.
G. w. Davis and wife of Schuyler
are visiting at the homes OF Il. S.
Thurston and F. s. Crowshaw-
Joseph Snyder of Albion was in
town Thursday night on his way from
Grand Prairie to his home in Albion.
He drove and reported the roads
'simply awful"
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
Creston.

The home of John Harding was
qcarantined last Saturday Febr., Is
on account of his eight months ole
baby having diphtkeria. This makes
the 5th family in town to be que.ran-
tined since the beginning of the .'ear.
A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney Potter last week.
Lac Eddy expects to move to town
soon to work at his trade.
Our schools cannot be opened TO,
at least ten days.
For information as to the full mean-
ing of Quarantine, ask the Creston
board of health. 1t will not take
them long to tell you all they know
about 1t.
Herman Engelbert is assisting in
the store of Herndon and Hotchklss
during the illness of Mr.. Hotchkiss.
BessieAnson is able to be out again.
Robt. Austin made q business trir
Columbus last Tuesday.
Editor Wagner went to Kearney
Last Tuesday.
August Krause's sale was we'll at.
tended
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Hass.,lbrock
last Tuesday, q girl.
Geo. Wagner and iaHily went tc
Petersburg last week fos q few days
visit.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
Loup and Platte Valley .

1t was a hard time for the people
here rs we'll as everywhere else dur.
ing this cold snap. and for this reason
and on account of bad roads the enter
tainment and basket social to be held
Febr. IL. in Braun school house. Dis
trict No 81 was postponed until Fri
day evening. Febr. "a at : 80 p. NJ.
A small adm issicn fee of 10 cents will
be charged School children WILL be
free. Remember this is given to start
q school library fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Blaser of Duncan
were visiting Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Rupp, parents of Mrs. Blaser.
The mail carrier could not make his
whole route for q few days on account
Of the snow.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
Supervisors Proceedings

Jan. lO.-The board met with Sup
ervisurs GoetZ, Bender, Swanson.
Kiernan, Clother, Held and Ernst pres
ent. Mr.. Goetz declined to serve af
chairman for another year and Franz
Kiernan was elected chairman of the
board for the ensuing year.
The following committees were ap
pointed:
judiciary Ernst. Goe;z. Swanson
Roads and Bridges swanson. Ben
der, Ernst.
Accounts and Expenditures :-GOetz,
Clother, Held.
Claims Held. Goetz. Olother.
Supplies and Public Property
Bender. Held. Swanson.
County Farm:-Clother. Bender,
Ernst.
Supervisors Goetz, Held and Bender
were appointed committee to submit
an stimate of the county expenses fol
the ensuing year.
Supr Held was appointed purchas-
ing agent for the year at q salary Of
$50 q year.
500 was appropriated to be used By
County Superintendent Leavy for the
expenses of teachers institute, to be
held the week beginning June u.
Several complaints of assessment
and taxes were referred to committee
on claims.
Jan. ll.-After listening to argu.
ment by City Attorney Cornelius OF
Columbus. the board reconsidered i'e
action denying the petition of August
Boettcher ct al for road in Bismark
twp and granted the petition.
County Assessor Galley asked con.
sent of the board to appoint one deputy
assessor for each township and two for
the city of Columbus. Granted.
Jan. IA communication fIom
the Columbus Journal, asking per-
mission to print the proceedings OF
the supervisors without pay was laid
on the table on motion of Supervisor
Bender. and the county clerk was
instructed not to furnish copy of { he
proceedings to the Columbus Journal.
since such action would involve the
extra labor and expense OF putting one
more sheet of carbon paper in his
typewriter when making the copies
for the papers. [By common consent
this instruction was not incorporated
in the public record which is kept fol
that purpose.
The committee consisting of Super.
visors Clother, Ernst and Swanson re.
commended the following five demo-
cratic newspapers to be the official
papers for the year ensuing, each one
of the FIVE to receive one.fourth Of the
amount which the law allows to be
paid for that purpose: Columbus
Telegram, Platte Center Signal. Hum
phrey Democrat, Lindsay Post and Co.
lumbus Biene. The committee ap-
pointed to compile an estimate Of
expenses submitted the following e.
timate Of expenses for the year 1906:
Expenses of district court $12. 600
Officers fees and salaries 5000
Records. printing. stationery
Expenses in feeble minded
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22

fuafy, one IN March. On0 0o11oI VIII
become fresh In April. One steer. two
years old. Four yearlings, one steer
and three heifers.
One hundred and fifteen head Of
hogs. Consisting Of 20 we'll bred
brood sows. to farrow about the first
of Nav. and 95 shoats.
Farm machinery. AL the machin-
cry is about as good as new. every
article having been purchased since
the barn fire in 1901. Here.is the list:
One Deering seven-fOot binder. One
Ideal Giant five-fOOt mower. One Rock
Island corn planter can be set at any
gauge, One four section Pekin steel
level harrow. One Oasday salky pl0w
with two shears. Two New Denarture
tongueless cultivatOrs. One sixteen
inch Grand Detour gang plOw, One
end gate seeder. One One-hOrse culti-
vator for orchard use. One heavy
Hodges Lessie ten-foot hay rake. One
improved feed grinder No. l. two
lumber wagons. One new wagon box.
Two hay rakes. One sBrigton surrey.
double scat cut under. Two top bug
gies. Two sets heavy double work
harness with fly nets, One set double
buggy harness with fly nets. One
rubber single harness. Many tools and
other articles too numerous to men
tion including 500 pounds Of extracted
honey. and 80 single comb White
Lcghorn cOckerels for breeding pur
poses.
\ free lunch Mt naOn.
Terms nf sale: Ten EaOnthS time
will ba given on all sums over $40 !:
sums Of $40 and unGer ca-h. All notes
must be bankmb!e. drawing . per cent
interest from date Of sEle No goods
To Ia ,rken awav nntil settlement Is
mad. with the clerk
BRUCE WE"B. Auctionaer.
DANIEL SCuRAM, clsrk.
j. +. STEMS.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
LINDSAY

Born, Sunday night to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Thomazin, q girl.
John Muck of Cornlea visited his
parents here Sunday.
Mrs. Hayes and Miss Kate Daley
visited with their sister. Mr.. Donahy
at Creston last Saturday.
Dave Farnsworth of Humphrey
spent Sunday here.
Henry Taylor attended the dance at
Newman Grove last Friday night.
A pleasant surprise was tende red
Mrs. Galigan last thursday afternoon.
Several of her friends came in with
various good things to eat and spent
the afternoon. "Panic' formed the
chief amusement. At 5 o clock a de-
licious supper was served, the ladies
departing at & o o'clock.
Prof. MagRl who is Civ ing a course
of lectures in Lincoln, stopped off a
few minutes last week.
Peter Bender of Cornl,,a transa cted
business in Lincoln the first Of the
week.
Misses Emma and Mabel Ducey at
tended the call at Newman Grove last
Friday night.
The Woodmen here are having a
contest to secure new members, the
camp being divided into two parts for
that purpose.
Vim. Berg. jr., and Maggie Kcrth
of Cornlea were married Wednesday
morning at nine o'clock high mass at
St. Bernard, Father Stanislaus offici-
ating. The young couple went on a
short wedding trip to Flor ence, Nebr.
Pat Sweeney opened q barber ehou
in the Fodries' building last Wednes-
day.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
AuctlOnee

When you have anything to sell.
employ Bruce Webb, the auctioneer.
Long distance telephone east rural
route No. 3, Humphrey, Neb. Dates
made at the Journal Office Columbus,
Neb.
References: Bank of Otis & Muir
ply. Humphrey First National Bank,
Humphrey First National Bank.
Madison; State Bank. Madison: Citi.
zens State Back, Ureston. Call MP the
Journal office and say what you want
to sell. You can get the best sale
bills and the best auctiOneer. and saves
time and money.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
Woman's Club,

The literary department of the W0-
mans club will meet with Mrs. Post.
Saturday at p. m. The program is
as follows:
Roll call-Quotations on War.
Paper, Mrs. Paul-VanBuren.
Paper, Miss SimmOns-Panics.
Paper, Mrs. Carl Johns0n-The Ash
burton Treaty.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
and insane cases
Incidental expenses
Expenses Of poor farm
C0nnfv roads

and insane cases 1000
Incidental expenses 1000
Expenses Of poor farm 5000
County roads 1000
County bridges 1900
Soldiers Relief commission 200
Interest and payment on prin.
cipal Of bonds i2,2OO
Total 66. 800
C.J. Carrig was appointed janitor of
court house at salary of 1925 for the
wear.
Sheriff wes allowed the appoint
ment of one deputy at $500 per year.
County clerk was allowed the ap-
pointment of ono deputy and two
assistants at salaries as limited by
law, to be paid out of fees of the Office.
The hid of the Columbus Telegram
ON stationery. books and blanks was
accepted, all lower bids being thrown
ont Ion account of bidders politics.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
MONROE

". G.. Conrad is homo from Ere.
mont. victim Of the grippe.
L. ]. johnson of Lindsay is in town
to attend the annual r,eeting of the
stockholders of the Monroe Indepen-
dent Phone 10.
Il. 5. Dickinson of Columbus was
In Monroe on business Thursday.
d. ". Ziegler spent Sunday with
his family. returning to St. Edward
Monday morning. With no trains
from Monday until Thursd.y, -we bad
begun to feel sort of 'back-woodsy"
70 when the trAia went east Thuraiay
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
r. F. D. No. I.

The rural carriers don't seem to say
lnus.h h now. They must have said it
all last week.
Henry Cattau's little girl was bur-
led Monday. February 90. The cause
of death was scarlet fever.
Since the cold weather let up. ".
T. Ernst has shipped two cars of fat
cattle to Omaha.
Ed G. Loseke is attending the bus
iuess college in Columbus this win
ter.
The renters on Route have ccm-
menced to mcve.
Adolph Laudenklaus will move on
VIM Bucher's farm on Route 3.
Carl Emert. jr., has commenced to
move his farm machinery to Route l,
Richland. where he will farm this
year.
Albert Lemp Of Duncan will move
on the Jake Greisen farm this year.
and John Rupe Of Monroe will move
on the Frank Adams farm.
Lena Schacher is at her uncle Gap
Kummer's in Loup township on a
VISIT.
Ed Asche is shelling his corn this
week and hauling it to market.
On the 18th day of February the
Lord called through the angel of Death
the bright and sweet little baby boy
of Mr.. and Mrs John Backenhus,
given to them on the 12th day of
January. The baby was the suns hine
of their home. aud for only one month
was this blessing granted to them.
The little one 10 now with the angels
of Paradise. Nay - great God help
the heart-broken Arents bear their
burden of sorrov
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
Journal Specials.

WANTED.-Salesme with ability
aud business experience to sell High
Grade Lubricating Oils, Greases and
Paints on commission. Man owning
horse and buggy who could call Oh
owners of threshing machinery pre-
ferred. Liberal Terms. References
required.
The Federal Oil Co.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
Genoa.
From the Leader. |

From the Leader.
Mrs. William Snyder and daughter
Mabel of Columbus came up Monday
morning to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Joe Pearse.
p. f. SLAUGHTER, who has been up
to South Dakota visiting relatives.
arrived home Wednesday afternoon.
He got tired of laying over at Co.
lumbus and walked in from Oconee.
Genoa is threatened with a coal
famine. No coal has been received
for a week and the Indian school has
nearly depleted the coal yards of their
supply. and unless they get the rail-
road in running order mighty soon
there won't be q pound of coal TO he
had in the city.
How would you like to live in q
country where you could only get the
news OF the world once or twice q
week: The past week has demon
strated the fact that the American
people have come to depend upon the
daily news nearly as much as they
depend on their daily meals. No mails
were received here from last Friday
until Monday morning. also from
Monday until Thursday noon, which
caused people to be ,nme as restless as
a Gagged lion. and We believe a week
without daily papers would produce a
feeling of isolation verging on suicide.
The Columbus journal., 1905-02-22
Card of Thanks.

To the friends and neighbors who
have been so thoughtful of Us during
our time of sorrow, caused BY the
death of our wife AMI mother. we
wish to express our sincere thanks.
Rudolph Hummer and family.