The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-04-22

HU1PHRBY. -
From the Demo~r.&
W. H. Eimen, Of Los Aneslss. Cali.
fornia, was in town Lest Sunday greet
ing old time frisods. He w. % his way
east 10 attend t., business. He il ex.
pected to stop OF here on his return To
California.
q II Swallow vas in town q few days
the first OF the week calling O .frisods
and attending to business. Nm Swallow
and Charlie and Floyd are still st St.
Louis where Floyd 10 recsivine medical
treatment and it 10 expected they will 10
main there until October. NJ. swallow
reports Nh. Swallow and the children .
getting along nicely.
The school board met Monday night
and elected teachers for the ensuing
year. The present corps Of teachers
was retained with the exception OF Aiss
Krisl. the primary teacher, Who resigned.
Miss Elizbeih Osstek OF Broken Bow,
Neb has been chosen to take Miss
Krisl's place, but inasmuch % che he's
not a ,cepted the position it 10 not known
definitely whether she will accept or not.
Miss Castek has the reputation OF being
an excellent teacher and the board 10
very DESTROYS of securing her acceptance.
V. Gehr has traded his stock in hls
livery barn ct this place to ]. 8. Carney
OF Fullerton. for . quarter section of
land in Greeley county. The deal vas
made this week through John Boyer ami
the papers wore signed mp yesterday.
Possession will be given Nay lst Mr..
Carney 10 . practical liveryman and ve
predict that he will enjoy . good buai.
nses. Mr.. Gehr has done . good bust.
ness since becoming owner OF tho barn,
but disposes Of it on account of his time
being fully occupied with other business.
The meeting in the opera house We'd
nesday evening for the purpose OF con-
sidering the matter Of raising corn to he
exhibited at the National Corn Show
which will be held in Omaha in Decem-
Der, was fairly we'll attended and con-
siderable interest was manifested. An
ton Eisenmenger, president OF the Hum
phery Farmers Institute Association,
presided at the meeting. About 80 far.
mers agreed to try and raise some corn
for the show and it 10 expected that many
others will do likewise. This national
corn show is going to be . great thing
for the benefit OF corn growers and mas
much as it will be held within the bord
ers of our own state, our farmers should
take an interest in it and help make it
success. Platte county can raise % good
corn as any other county in the state and
there is no reason Why our farmers can
not 60 into it and get q few OF the
prizes.
Mrs. Albert Wilde and two daughters
arrived home last Friday evening from
the Pacific coast, where they had been
for the past year for the benefit OF Mrs.
Wilde's health. The Democrat 10 glad
t. state that the lady is much improved
in health and in time will no doubt be
restored to perfect health. Consider
able anxiety has been oocasioned on the
part of bis parents over the disappear
snce of young Albert. Who accompanied
his mother west. About the time they |
were ready to start home. the boy sud
denly disappeared and absolutely no.
thing could be learned of his where
abouts, so Mrs. Wilde was compelled to |
come hOmewithout him. 1t 10 thoueht |
that be was coaxed TO some Of the mining
camps nearby yet he was very DESTROYS |
Of coming home. Mn. Wilde instituted |
a thorough search for him through the
police and sheriff Of the place where he
and left instructions to
the search until something OF |
bis whereabouts is learned.