The Columbus journal., 1905-05-24
x PLATTE CENTER x
Saturdays Daily

saturdays Daily
Especial. )-Thomas O'Shea Of Mad.
ison was here looking after his inter
ests Thursday.
@. L. Schiller is now employed in
Zinge's meat market.
The Platte Center and Humphrey
base ball clubs will cross bats on the
local diamond next Sunday.
Mrs. Patrick Murphy and daughter.
Miss Anna. were Columbus visitors
Fri y.
". NJ. Cornelius of Columbus wa
in Platte Center Friday.
The dance here last night was a very
enjoyable affair. About sixty couples
attended and everybody had a COOL
time.
Nearly Nil the sidewalks thnt were
washed ont have heen replaced nnn
our citizens have recovered from the
effects of the flood. Tho damage was
not nearly 20 great as was ut first sup-
posed.
H. &. Christianson hos accepted u
position in the implement. store Ct
Knudson & Larson Of St. Edward and
will remove there with his family.
Messrs. Kent AMI Bruckner made
n "trip to Albion to inspec. the school
building at that place. On their re-
turn they reported that they were very
favorably impressed with the Albion
building and recommended that their
beard of education adopt similar plans
for the Platte Center school building.
r. H. Schroeder. who is now living
On his homestead in South DakOta.
writes that things are booming in
that locality. Land has nearly doubled
in value owing to the building of
raiirOais.
Mondays Haily.)
N. :. Dugan has disposed of his
farm. two aud a half miles northeast
of town, tho consideration being
ST. 80 per acre. Nj. Dugan has net
yet decided whether he will buy an.
other farm in this locality or look
elsewhere.
Mrs. Edwin Hoare of the Wattsville
neighhorhood was in this burk Mon
day.
Rev. FIR. Marion of Columbus con
Quoted services at the Catholic church
here Sunday.
Sheriff Carrig was here Monday
looking after bis farm.
Mrs. X. A.. Keh0e returned home
Friday from q three weeks visit with
relatives in Ontario.
John Potter of Monroe marketed
strawberries here Monday.
Otto Kalweit CT Grand Prairie
transacted business here Monday.
AS a result of the heavy rain last
Saturday a great many Of the farmers
in this vicinity have been compelled
to replant their corn fields. due to the
washing and packing of tho ground 40
that the seed rOtted.
Frank Gerkardt and Ed Kavannugh
OF Columbus were in q town Sun.
dav soliciting membere for the
knights of Columbus.
Platte Center was defeated on the
local grounds by Humphrey yesterday
nv a score of eleven to nine. Errors:
Platte Center. two: Humphrey. three.
Three base hit. Lusienski. Star ON
handed catch. John Horn. Batteries:
Zav:dal and Moore; Parkinson and
Lusienski. Umpire. Tom Hoare.
Messrs. Cossairt and Moore have
purchased the tubular we'll drilling
outfit owned bv W. Bloedorn.
Professor r. NJ. Campbell of Hum
rhrey visited friends here Sunday.
We understand that several of the
old bachelors of this locality are SER
iousIy considering tho idea of com.
hitting the crime of Eatrimony dur
ing the coming summer. All We can
say is to wish theEs success in their
and add that it is high
time for some of them to do 40 il they
to complete 1t this side of
eternity.
iTnoo1av,o 11oI(vl
Mrs. John Mark was in town yes
f. J. Goering Sundaved in the
country.
Matt Schumacher was here Monday. |
Work N the mill dam is aSai n pro.
gressing.
DIR. Slater of Columbus made his
usnal trip hero Monday.
Miss Lizzie Dunn has accepted q |
in tho store of Ripp and 90.
ID. ID. Roberts cOntemplates a trip |
70 Omaha the latter part of the week.
Meshrs. frank and Mark Carrah.r |
spent Sunday with their p,rents at
Madison.
+. +. Parkinson is buildinR a new
iweliing house on his farm southeast
If town.
Frank Clother ia in Columbus tMlav
N business connected with the Specht
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Meyer were
:uests of thnir daughter. Mrs. George
Jr., at this plnc CO Sunday.
The Roth BROTHERS Of Columbus a
ire getting the new building of II. N.
Lin9g. which was damaged by the