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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
CENTRAL CITY.

From the Nonpareil.
Col. w. c. Shelton marketed three
hogs the other day that Melted him the
neat sum Of $l34.40. or an average price
OF s44 80 per head. The three porkers
tipped the beam at 1900 pounds.
As We are about to 60 to press tele.
phone dispatch from Grand Island adj
vises us that Chris Hostetter, formerly q
we'll known business man OF this city,
had died there. Wednesday evening he
was suddenly stricken with paralysis at
bis home and failed to rally from the
effects. Death relieved the sufferer
Thursday morning at $50 o'clock.
Friends in this city will be pleased to
learn that DR.. and Mrs. Fred Fouts, who
have been doing missionary work in
China for number Of years. embarked
for America Tuesday. They are sched-
uled to reach San Francisco by Febru.
ary 9th, and will spend some time on
the coast in the interest Of Mrs. Fouts'
health before coming to Nebraska.
Their friends will extend them Q glad
welcome.
Tuesday evening q gentleman whose
name was not learned stepped from one
of the Union Pacific trains and placed
two grips in the baggage room of the
depot and Immediately disappeared. It
was afterwards learned that he had q
very good reason for disappearing az
officers were on the watch for him and
later confiscated the two suit cases
which we're found to contain about
eleven quarts Of whiskey tesides other
alcoholic liquors. AZ yet John Doe has
| not been found.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
PLATTE cRNTER

From the Signal.
While butchering hog last Thursday
H. G. GehrinR, through the slipping Of
butcher knife. cut nasty cash in one
Of his hands which required the service
of q physician in dressing.
Ed Parkinson left for the s0ath on
Monday Moons train. He will stop at
Kansas City few days, where he will
determine whether he will visit Excel
sior Springs, Missouri, or Hot Springs,
Arkansas. He expects to be absent M
til spring.
Last Wednesday death came at the
old age of 50 years. to Mrs. Joseph Han.
zsl, OF Schuyler. She was grand moth
or OF Hrs. G. A. OtrodOvec. Of this
place, who together with Mr.. Otrodovec,
attended the funeral which was held last
Friday at Schuyler.
John and Charley Coupons loaded q
Car with stock and household goods last
Thursday and with their families left on
the evening train for the ranch purchss-
ell last summer near Alliance. We I'M
derstand they do not intend to farm but
will turn their attention to stock raising.
Gerhard Gronenthai is carrying his
left hand well bandassd because OF an
accident which happened to it last Fri
day. He was digging the putty from q
window sash preparatory to placing a
new pane OF glass, using sharp pocket
knife. The knife slipped and the blade
entered tho left hand at the base Of the
thumb on the inside. cutting an artery
from which blood flowed very freely. 10
fact it WAS not stopped until he came to
town and had the wound dressed by
physician. Several stitches were re-
quired in the dressing.
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SHELBY.
From the Sun.

From the Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Kropatch and Mr..
and Mrs. Will Fillinger, in the formers
car, and Mr.. John Kropatch accompanied
by his sister Ida went to Columbus Sun
day and the roads being nice and smooth
they tried running q race. Mr.. Kro-
patch won the race while John Kropstch
waited on the way to remove two bursted
tires from his car
While working on the Sommerstedt
garage building, Monday, Levi Gun
ningham fell from q scsffold, eight or
ten feet high, and sustained badly
sprsined wrist. He had started to take
down the scaffold and in throwing down
q plank did not notice spike which was
driven in the end of the plank and which
caught in his glove and jerked him off
the platform. Below him was q pile of
cement blocks, but as he started to fall
he made jump and cleared the pile OF
blocks. lighting on his side on the
ground. He had narrow escape from
what might have been a very serious
injury. Mr.. Cunningham sage he holds
the record among the carpenters here OF
falling the fsrthest and bounding the
highest and still keeping on top OF the
earth.
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HUMPHREY.
From the Democrat

From the democrat
Lewis Herden, % years of age, COM
mitted suicide in Madison Sunday night
by shooting himself through the head
with Colt revolver The young man
had disposed of some mortgsged pro-
perry and was about to be compelled to
put up the amount of the mortgage on
the property or suffer the consequences
of the law. Seeing his inability to raise
the money and fearing a term in the
penitentisry, he undoubtedly concluded
that the best way out WAS to kill him
self. He leaves q widowed mother, four
brothers and two sisters.
Herman Ratzlsff who has been q resi-
dent of Humphrey for the past twelve
or fifteen yesrs, was taken to the hospital
ct Columbus Tuesday by Supervisor
SEIZURE and Peter Bodewig, critically i'll
with what we understand was pneum
onis, and ON Wednesday afternoon word
came from his bedside that he was dead.
When first coming to Humphrey the de-
ceased was in the saloon business in
partnership with q fellow by the name
OF EReers, he ran the place now occupi-
cd by Aug. Peterson. but only continu-
ed for year or SO. His wife got div
orce from him q number OF years age.
his children all left and since that time
he has lived sort of shiftless life, doing
odd Jobs here and there for living
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SCHUYLER.

From the Sun.
Mayor Zeulow is in receipt of letter
from Gen. Mgr Mohler of the Union
Pacific, in which he states he is positive
a new depot will be erected here before
next fall.
On Saturday evening January 18th the
patrons of the Richland school met at
the school house and decided by vote to
erect new building. There will be an
other meeting held on Friday evening
February 10th to which all patrons Of
school districts number q and 3 are in
vited to attend and discuss the PROPOSE
ton of consolidation
Word was received here from Alberta,
Canada, that Joseph Edminson died at
his home Dec. 30. 1910, after q week of
severe illness. He was an old settler
of Schuyler coming here in 1870. He
moved with his family to Alberta, Cana
da. in 1893. He WAS 20 years OF age
He was a brother OF Mrs. F. ID. Rslston
and Mrs. H. Ohronister Of this city.
Monday morning of this week John
Doyle an old resident of this county WAS
brought before the board of insanity on
complaint filed by his brother from H.
inois. The board found upon examins
ton that he needed treatment so sent
him to the Norfolk asylum. Two of
his brothers came from Illinois at the re-
quest of friends and wanted him to go
home with them but he refused to do so
thought with care he will soon recover.
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GENOA.
From the Time.

From the Times.
Application has been made for the ap-
pointment Of guardian to take charge
OF the business affairs of Mira Lewie
Smith, Of Prairie Creek II is alleged
that this step was made necessary on &C.
count OF Mn. Smiths mental condition.
April 30 has been set aside this;yesr a.
Tuberculosis Day." and it will be Oh.
served in 100000 churches throughout
the land in manner similar to hat of
Tuberculosis Sunday" in 1910. when
over 10000 sermons were preached on the
prevention OF consumption. In the firss
official announcement of the occasion
made by the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tuberculoe-
s,todsy, the leaders Of the movement
state that they hope to enlist all OF 3d.
100000 church members in the country.
Chez Look, a Chinamsn, employed by
E. l.. Burke. received q package from
Chicago on which the express charge was
81 ~. he mailed the package here to
friend in China and marked it parcels
post The postage cost him ~ cents.
In countries having the parcels post,
people living in the United States have
the right, under existing treaties, to send
packages abroad under the provisions Of
the parcels post law Of the country to
which the package is addressed. In this
country the people pay tribute to the ex-
press companies that contribute to the
campaign funds Of the two old parties.
People usually get what they vote for.
They have voted with and for the express
companies in the past and ought not to
kick about express rates or find fault
with the government for allowing them
selves Ia be held up.
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LEIGH.

From the World.
"Grandmother" Hsrstick, unGoubted
ly the oldest woman in Nebraska, died
Monday at the home OF hes son IN st
Charles township just across the ColfaN
county line in Cunning county, in her
lO2d year. Her physical faculties re-
manned unimpaired up to her death, the
only visible sign of her great age being a
slight dimness of vision. She leaves lu-
children, grandchildren and great grand
children.
Last Saturday while returning from
Stanton county. where he had been do
ing some carpenter work, Gard Ander,
son OF Cl8rkson was the victim OF q rum
away accident of a serious nature. He
was thrown from the rig In which he
was riding and was trampled upon by
the horses, having deep cash cut 10 his
head besides receiving other injuries.
He was brought TO town and his wounds
given needed attention by DIR. Allen,
and has since been confined To his room.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08

49, OSeOse"s
While Smelling corn Tuesday for Ohss.
Bailey, Henry Whitney in some names
made misstep on his engine, fell and
broke tvo OF his ribs. DR.. Flsddermsn
administered to The broken RIBS and
Henry is getting along q we'll 40 Can be
expected; but he will have TO be careful
Of himself for few days.
Hsn Is like nature; be blows hot and
cold. One day be is stormins. around
and foil Of bluster Cant get a civil
word out Of him. But for the most part
hs is good nstursd, and when veil fed
and clothed, you can notice the chinook
Winds blowing. the sun shining and NO
clouds in eight. Are you q tempest or
. gentle southern breeze. Are you mad
and ready to scrap, like . blizzard. Or
make noise like beautiful May day?
Friday forenoon Rev. Jackson. pastor
of the Bellwood Methodist church went
out to the Bell orchard northwest of
town to smuss himself chopping wood.
While he vas busy choppinY under q
tree close to the Bell burying place his
axe must have got caught on . limb, and
glancing to the right side of his head
made . large incision over the temple.
Mr.. Jackson fell to the ground and lay
in IN unconscious condition for some
time. On becoming conscious. in his
weak condition. called for help, but no
one heard him. Az blood wss flowing
from tho wound in . copious manner the
next best thing he thought OF doing Was
to stop himself from bleeding to death
by pressing his pocket handkerchief
tight on the cut. In Q bewildered con-
dition be reached home covered with
blood. DR.. Fleddermsn was suddenly
who put several stitches in
the wound and otherwise dressed il.
he also had considerable trouble in
keeping tho How of blood bsck.
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THINK THIS OVER.
This Offer Should Gain the Conf
dence of the Most Skeptical.

This Offer Should Gain the Conf
dence of the Most Skeptical.
We pay for all the medicine used dur
ing the trial. il our remedy fails to COM
plstely relieve you OF constipation. We
take all the risk. You are not obligated
to US in any way whatever. il you accept
our offer. Thst's . mighty broad state
ment. but We mean every word Of it
Could anything b more fair for you?
A most scientific, oommon.sense treat
meut is Rexall Orierlies, which are eaten
like candy. Their active principle 10 .
recent scientific discovery that is odor-
less. colorless and tsstsless; very pro-
nounced. gentle and pleasant in action.
and particularly agreeable in every way.
This ingredient does not cause d;arrbOea,
nausea. tlstulencs, gripping or any incon-
veniencs Whatever. Rexsll Orderlies are
particularly good for children, aged and
delicate persons.
II you suffer from chronic or habitua;
constipation, or the associate or depend.
ent chronic ailments, We urge you to try
Rexall Orderlies at our risk. Remember
you can get them in Columbus only ct
our store. II tablets 10 cents; &c tab.
lets Is cents. The Rexsll store. Pol.
lock 4 Co., corner 18th and North streets.
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SILVER CREEK.

From the Sand.
Miss Eileen Kavsnaugh OF Columbus
spent q couple Of days here last week
with friends.
Mr.. Arthur Engel aud Miss Anna Born
Of Duncan were married February l. at
the Duncan church. Both of the young
people are well and favorably known.
At Columbus. Tuesday last. William
Wilcox and Laura Wisely were married.
Both Of the young people are we'll known
to everybody around here and Sand con-
graduates them on their good luck We
wish the bride and groom many happy
years.
Word Was received here this week that
Mn. Eliza Rich had died January 81 at
Hornell. New York. Mn. Rich was 80
years and day old at the time Of her
death. and had spent many years OF her
life in this vicinity. She Was the mother
Of Mn. Emily @. Bennett, who died here
June II. ENI.
Harm Shank 81 Osceols brought q
bunch Of people over to the Firemen's
ball last Friday night and Mr.. John
con who was with him started back after
another load. While near Clint Moore's
the car caught fire. presumably in the
csrburetor and. was totally destroyed.
The driver escaped aninjured.
John Ksva and Tilds Lis were married
at the Catholic church in Silver Creek,
Feb. l. They went Immediately TO the
home, three miles east Of town. where
Mr.. and Ms. Peter Lis, parents Of the
bride, served q splendid dinner to the
invited guests. Mr.. and Nina Ksys will
live on q farm three miles south Of the
Crscow church.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
RUslE's TERRIFIC SPEED.


His Thundsrbelt Delivery Tssrssissd
The 0attsea
A veteran bah player who has bat
ted against nearly all Of the noted
pitchers in the last twenty years nam
ed Amos Rusie as the universal stand
ard Of speed in shooting the bah across
the rubber.
There have been many fast pitch
ess In baseball. and all Of them In their
time when they cut loose for fair have
banned the best Of hitters with their
speed, but you will notice that when
fast pitchers are spoken Of The one
remark Is always made, Has hs the
speed that Amos Rusie had? And,
I think, It will be that way forever.
A long as great names are remember
ed or baseball II the nations gams
Rusie will remain the champion spsed
merchant. the one pitcher who could
send in the ball faster than any one
else that ever lived. When you say
fast rs Rusie' you don't mean IL.
either; you only wish to show that
your favorite pitcher Il q very speedy
boy.
words fail really to describe the
speed with which Rusie sent the bail.
He was q man Of great width. great
strength and the ability to put every
ounce Of his weight into the pitch.
Coupled with this he had q ret Of daz-
sling curves which were manufactured
with the same effort required to pro-
duce the speed. Some men can throw
q straight ball with great force. but
have to slow up In order to develop
curves, but Rusie drove In . curved
ball with all Of his tremendous power.
Facing Rusie to a timid man WAS
like going into battle must be to an
inexperienced soldier. The distance
was shorter then. Rusie had the
whole box to move around In instead
Of being chained to q slab. and be
simply drove the ball at you with the
force Of a cannon. have stood up
to all the great pitchers Of nearly
twenty years, I have seen scores Of
them come and 60. and none Of them
inspired the terror In q batsman's
heart that was put there BY the
mighty Rusie. The ball was like q
white streak tearing past you without
time to balance yourself. figure the
course Of the ball or take aim at 1t.
The fellows with the wide curve might
fool you into reaching out and missing
them. but you weren't reaching out ut
Rusie-yOu simply swung at q white
streak as It hurled past. and If you
took full arm swing the bali was
gone and in the catcher's hands before
you had half finished the swinging
motion.
THE convincing proof Of Rusie's ter
rible speed was this: II any other
pitcher hit a man the man swore.
limped a moment and went to inst.
II Rusie hit q man the man retired
from the game and sometimes went
to the hospital. To Be hit BY Rusis
was worse than to have IN culinary
man smash you with . rock"-Nsw
York World.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
ALBION.

From the News.
Harry Briggs, after an absence ol
twenty-seven years, is visiting in Albion
this week. He finds only few OF the
old boys and girls of his youth still here
1t will be remembered he married Miss
Eta Dresser, and they have been locat
ed on fruit farm in Montana since leav'
ing here.
Mrs. X. O. Anderson, one OF the pion
GERS of Boone county. died at her home
on Shell creek, Sunday, Jan 18th. The
funeral WAS held at The South Branch
church and was very largely attended.
Rev. Xavier officiated All the children
eight in number we're at the funeral
This 10 the first death in the family, with
the exception of a small infant more
than forty years ago.
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For the past few months he has been liv-
ing with Geo. Eddineton in the north
part of town. The deceased was buried
in Columbus Thursday morning at the
cOunty'seXpense. An effort was made to
find some of Mr.. Ratzlsff's relatives, but
up to the time of going to press. none OF
them had been found.
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He Didn't Know Them.

The late Rev. Horatio Stebbins Of
San Francisco was q man Of large
mind and noble powers. but more IA
miliar with the world Of intellectual
and scholastic interests than with triv-
ial and timely things. His household
was blessed with a charming daughter
who grew up tall and beautiful. COM
manding the admiration Of all who saw
her.
One day a visitor said to the good
doctor: Doctor. your daughter grows
more charming day by day. Why.
she's a regular Gibson girl"
"Ah. thank you. thank you" replied
the doctor in his bes, manner. When
the visitor had gone. turning to his
wife the doctor asked. My dear. who
are the Gibsons:"-S Francisco Ar
gOnaut.
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An Extreme Case.

"What was the trouble between
Swinton and his wife? Was It his
fault or hers that they We're unable to
get along together?
"It's rather hard to decide. It ap-
pears that whenever one Of them had
an irresistible impulse the other had
an unalterable Objection."-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
She Won.

He was a philosopher and talker.
She was woman of action. They
stood together on the bridge and
watched tug that was hauling long
line of barges up the river.
Look there. my dear" said be.
'Such is life. The tug is like the man.
working and tOiling. while the barges.
like the women. are
His wife gave him no time to finish
the sentence. Il know" she said.
''The tug does all the blowing and the
barges bear all the burden"
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Not So Bad.

NOT so Bad.
"What's the worst you can say about
him."
HE hasn't an honest hair in bis
head"
"Well that's bad enough"
''Oh, not so bad as you Think.
mean he wears wig."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
A Student Of the Drama.

1t was ut Il performance Of MAC
BETH" and the three weird sisters had
Just made their first appearance and
chanted their uncanny incantati0ns
when a handsomely dressed. intelli-
gent looking woman In the third row
turned to her escort and inquired.
whats the idea In having those
witches:"-New York Press.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
How No Got Her.

'The' psychological moment counts
for much in q love AFFAIR"
THAT Is true. Ferdinand, for In
stance, asked father for my hand the
afternoon my dressmaker's bill came
in."-Washington Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
G. B., ( Q.
Time Table

No. g, Pass. daily ex. Sunday leave -. ::2s m
No. g, Fri. 4 Ac. (d'y ex. Saturday, ". 500 p m
No. u, Pass. tdaily ex. Sunday arrive. 30 N
No. 81. Fri. 4 Ac. (d'y ex. Sunday n. Sis N
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-08
Deserved to Get q.

Oe0orVo0 to Get It.
II want 70 ask you for Q bit OF a.
vice." said the insinuating man.
what IS it?''
II want you to put yourself In my
place and me In yours and tell ne
how you would 60 about 1t II you
wanted to borrow SO from ma"-Ex-
change.
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A Chance For the Better.

The nine-year-old boy Of q Baltimore
family who is compelled BY his par
ents to practice daily upon the piano
may not he a clever performer. but he
has a pretty shrewd notion Of the
worth of an instrument. rs well as q
rather mature wit, as Is evidenced by
an incident in the household not long
since.
His father upon returning home
from a weeks absence heard the lad
plugging away ut the piano.
when did You learn that new piece.
SOM" asked the parent
1T isn't n new piece. dad" answer
ed the boy. THE piano has been
tuned."-
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Left Whsn She lsarnod.

Left When She Learned.
II have been spending the week
training a waitress"
"What fOr?''
For the family she Is now working
fcV"-Life.
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NOTE:
Nos. I. 2. and 9 are extra fare trains.
Nos. I. s. Is and IL are local passengers.
Nos. s. and 50 are local freiRhts.
Nos. and 10 are mail trains only.
No. IL due in Omaha AS p. m.
No. 8 dne in Omaha 500 p. m.
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A lono Swallow.

A Long Swallow.
And you give the giraffe only one
lump Of sugar." asked the little boy
ut the zoo.
"Oh. yes"' replied the keeper. ''One
lump goes a long way with him.
YOnkers Statesman
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Good Reason.
Il wouldn't be in Browns shoes just
now"
"Why nOt:'
HE left them in the cellar. and they
dumped four tons of coal on them
before Brown was up"
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1||||!|bb '; ;':: ;::;:
WEST BOCND.
BRANCHES.

BRANCHES.
NORFOLK. sPALDING 4 ALBION.
No. :. mxd. d 30 In No. 20 mxd d 800 q m
No. 20 pas ID go IN No. 81 pas ID l:SO D m
No. 30 pas IA 1:lGpm No. 81 pas ALSO D m
No. IS mxd. q $40 pm No. 50 mxd a 200 m
Daily oxropy Sunday
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Daily except Sunday.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-11-03
The Quality of Seed Corn.

Brookings.-A. N. Hume, Agronom-
list, says: Very soon the Corn
Shows will be opening for the
annual work in various parts of
South Dakota. This is sea-
son when unusual interest should be
taken by the farmers and corn grow
ers in these annual shows, whether
they are conducted under the auspices
of County Institutes, or local associa-
tons, or banks, or whether it be the
Annual Corn Show of the South Da-
kota Corn and Grain Growers Associa-
ton to be held at Mitchell, January
1919. This is the year when careful
selection of seed corn for show pur-
poses will count the most. Not only
will the chances for winning be good
for those who make careful selection
but the attention which will thus be
given to the selection OF seed corn will
be of exceeding Importance to next
years crop. Now is the time. the best
time and the only time for all live corn
growers to be awake to select seed
corn and show corn for the various
local shows, and after winning there.
to take it to the State Corn Show at
Mitchell in January and secure some
of the attractive premiums. Moreover,
all the other big farmers in the state
will be there, and it is we'll worth
while talking thing over together"