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No. 21 PiMemnr. daily exceDt Sanday 9:00 p. mNo-- 31 Accommodation, daily except

Snaday 130 p. m

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EAST BOUND. XAIJf UStNo. 84 Columbus Local U W m.No 102. Faat Mail UJJ p. mNo fl, Atlantic Express 2:09 p mNo 2. Orerland Limited 4:45 p m.No. 4. Chicago Special. 8 -

No 2, Freight mNo. 22, Freight, lOdOp m.

WEST BOOT), XAIN' LISX.No. 1. Overland Limited. .11:02 aNo.lOL Faat Mail 1138 a.No 3, Pacific Express . rt8 p.No 5, Colo. Special 2J2aNo 7, Columbus Local 10:10 pNo i3. Freight 7.-0-0 a

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No. 63. Passenger... 7:00 p. m.No. 71, Mixed 6.-0- a. m.

ArriveNo A. Passenger 12:30 p m.

72, Mixed 11:30 p. m.ALBION AND CKDAB HPID8 BRANCH.

DepartNo 9. Paaaenirpr 2:15 n. mNo 73. Mixed :a m

ArriveNo 70, Passenger .. 15 p m.No 74, Mixed 9:00p. m.

Norfolk paasengvr trains run daily.No trains on Albion and Cedar Rapids branch

Sundays.Columbus Local daily except Sanday.

W. H. Bexhax . Agent.

gorietg &otiies.

HA11 notices under this heading will becharred at the rate of $2 a year.

A LEBANON LODGE No. 59. A. F. A A. M.grBecnlar meetings 2d Wednesday in each

Ivan month. All brethren invited to attendA C. J. Gablo w, W. M.Oca. G. Bcnra, Sec'y. 20jnly

WILDEY LODGE No. 44, L O. O. F.,meets Tuesday evenings of each

-- week at their hall on Thirteenthstreet. Vision brethren cordially

Invited. W. A. Wat. N. G.Gbm. Faibchild. Sec'y. 27janl-t-f

COLUMBIAN CAMP No. 35. WOODMEN OFmeets every second and fourth

Thursdays of the month. 7 JO p. m., at L O. O. F.Hall, Thirteenth street. Regular attendance isvery desirable, and all visiting brethren are cor-dially invited to meet with us. jan23-9-5

KEORGANTZED CHURCH OF LATTER-DA- Y

regular services every Sundayat b. m.. , prayer meeong on Wednesday evesinarac their chapel, corner of North street and PacificAvsnue. All are cordially invited.

lSialW Elder H. J. Hudson. President.

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Twenty-Ir- e years of experi-ence in the business has us

what to buy. We are constantly on

the lookout for bargains. Tke best

frodicts of tke country are to

be found in our store. them

the celebrated ofCsrtiee Bros. We are sole agents

for Chase & Sanborn's fne Teasaad

We solicit and strive

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O.ERMAN REFORMED CHURCH.-San- day

School at 830 a. m. Church erenr Sandayat 11.40 a. m. Christian Endeavor at 7:30 p. m.Ladies Aid Society every firat Thursday in themonth at the church. Ubot--M

COLUMBUS MARKETS.

Wheat, old buahel 47Corn, shelled $? buahel. . . 21Corn, ear fj? bushel 21

- y aj ' ... AUKJRye $? bushel 35Barley, f? bushel 25Hogs cwt 4 15 4 25Pat cattle cwt 2 90 3 65Potatoes $? bushel 20Butter lb 1417Eggs ? dozen. 12

Markets corrected every Tuesday

Enquire of Herrick.Do not forget Myers. tfBand concert Friday nightDr. Nanmann, dentist. Thirteenth

street, tfFine job work done at The Joubnazi

office.

"In the struggle to live we learnhow to live."

'Boxy" Nelson is on the sick list,and is very low.

Dr. Baker, physician and surgeon,office Olive street. tf

Thermometer six degrees below zeroTuesday morning.

Mrs. Mildred McFarland is confinedto bed with illness.

Dr. L. C. Voes, Homeopathic physi-cian, Columbus, Neb.

Eleven degrees below zero Sundaymorning at 6 o'clock.

Monday was windy and dusty here agood part of the day.

Sauerkraut is given out as the latestremedy for consumption.

Dr. Geer was called to Monroe lastweek on professional business.

Dr. R. D. McEean dentist, over Pol-lock's, 13th and North streets.

Joe Tiffany, jr., is confined to thehouse with an ulcerated sore throat.

Drs. Msrtyn, Evans Jk Geer, officethree doors north of Friedhofs store, tf

Miss Minnie Becker entertained anumber of her friends Friday evening.

For fine watch repairing, call onCarl Froemel, 11th St, Columbus, Neb.

The next meeting of the NebraskaPress association will be held in Omaha.

Do not fail to see our ot galvan-ized steel mill for 25.00. A. Duseell &Son. tf

Plants and cut flowers at the newgreen house. A. C. Anderson, eastEighth street tf

Button PhotosSaley's. No Money in advance. tf

SUE!To close out what little remains ofour Holiday Goods, consisting of

Perfumes in Boxes. Atomiz-ers. Ebony Mirrors. Puff

Boxes. Manicure Sets. Etc.,

We will for the next TEN DATSgive a discount of 25 per cent up-on all articles shown in our eastwindow. Many choice goods areleft. Call early and GET A BIGBARGAIN.

I Stillman's Dm StoreWe give Knives and Atlas Checks Mto our Customers. . ... 5c

FARM FOR SALE.A good 160 ten farm under a high

state of cultivation. For sale by Her-man Oehlrich & Bra. 2m

Miss Louisa Schram is taking a vacation from her work.

Bring us your job work. We willendeavor to please you.

Miss Elsie Morse, who has been verysick the past few weeks, is slowly re-

covering.The truth when once stated carries

with it the power to make its way.Wilmans.

Bring us your orders for job-wor- k.

They will receive prompt and carefulattention.

Mrs. Howard, mother of Mrs. Dr.Geer, was taken suddenly very ill oneday last week.

The aluminum plates made by Dr.McEean are fast taking the place of allother dentures.

The ice harvest began here yester-day, Tuesday, the blocks being aboutsix inches thick.

John Ekman and Roy Andersonwere welcome callers at Joubsal head-quarters Thursday.

Dr. McEean's method of makingaluminum plates places them on anequality with gold.

Emil von Bergen has been confinedto the house since Thursday last, beingafflicted with pleurisy.

M. Abts is remodeling the residencehe recently bought from H. G. Cross, oneast Fourteenth street

C. F. Gleason, agent for KimballBros., Lincoln. Granite and marble forall kinds of cemetery work.

Arthur Pohl, who has been in agrocery store at Leigh for some months,is now working in Murdock's store.

We have now on hand a line of"regret" cards and envelopes. Also suit-able for afternoon party invitations.

"Economy is the poor man's mint"Tupper might have added that economyis also the rich man's vault Drexel.

Bring your orders for job-wo- rk tothis office. Satisfaction guaranteed, andwork promptly done, as agreed upon.

We understand that the colt Dr.Tiesing bought at Albion, comes ofspeedy ancestry and is himself a valuablecolt

Continual indulgence in unhappythoughts acts as a poison, and createssome form of disease. Detroit FreePress.

Wm. Schilz makes boots and shoesin the best styles, and uses only the verybest stock that can be procured in themarket tf

Wm. O'Brien, county attorney, hasmoved his office from the court house tothe Ernst building on Eleventh streetupstairs.

E. M. Eisenman is moving his drygoods stock this week into the Gotts-chal- k

building, three doors east of Jour-nal office.

The Union Pacific steel gang, whichhas for some time been camped on theRichland side track, moved to ColumbusThursday.

Found In Columbus, a lady'sbracelet, valuable enough to call for.Owner will please describe, and pay forthis notice. 1

O. Nelson, having sold his farm onemile north of Richland, offers his stock,farm implements, eta, for sale, Tuesday,February 6.

FARMERS, ATTENTION. Youcan get an ot Freeport Galvanizedsteel windmill from A. Dussell & Sonfor only 225.00. tf

All dry-good- s, Gents' fur-nishing goods, skirts, etc.,selling at reduced priees atAsche & Ryan's.

Baptist church, J. D. Pulis, pastor.Services February 4, 11 a. m., 730 p. m.Morning, The Joyful Sound." Even-ing, "The True Way."

The band boys are deserving of agood attendance at their concert Fridaynight The proceeds are to apply on afund to uniform the band.

John Engle and Louis Phillipps aretrying to get together on the construc-tion of two brick buildings on their lotsnorth of the Union Pacific depot

We have a line of tinware, kitchenutensils, underclothing, stationery, bootsand shoes. If you need anything in ourline call and see us. von Bergen Bros.

David Joseph of Postville made thisoffice a pleasant call on business Thurs-day. The wolf hunt Wednesday wasthe talk of the neighborhood last week.

George Fairchild started Sunday forSeattle, Washington, representing themining company of this city. PeterMcCaffrey takes George's place duringhis absence.

James Myers of Humphrey whoseaccidental death there waa noted in lastweek's Journal, fell down stairs at hishome, struck on his head, rupturing ablood vessel.

The Midwinter number of the LosAngeles Times, California, 28 pages, hasbeen received at this office, and it is agreat newspaper for that region of UncleSam's domain.

Mary and Ida Mueting of Humphreydied of scarlet fever. The four-year-o-ld

son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Pringle ofAlbion is afflicted with scarlet fever, sosays the News.

Envelopes with your return cardprinted on them, for 50 cents a singlehundred; for larger quantities, and dif-

ferent grades, call at Thx Jocbsaloffice for prices.

Mrs. Anna Warren makes weaklytrips to Platte Center, where she has alarge class in vocal music. She isarranging for a concert to be given therein the near future.

Frank McTaggart has left Scribnerand gone to Omaha, where he has a goodposition with the M. E. Smith wholesaledry goods house. He began his workwith them last

Two soldiers' careers are sketchedin the February number of the Reviewof Reviews; the long; amy set ike of thelate General Lawton are reviewed by bisold commander, Geo. O. O. Howard, andthe life story of Field Marshal LordRoberts, rommssder-i- n -- chief of the

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M. Brown, a bar-tend- er ofthis city some dozen years ago, sincewhich time he has been a resident ofOmaha, died and was buried there lastweek.

The populist primaries for Plattecounty are to be held' March 6, thecounty convention March 10. The pop--ulist state convention meets at LincolnMarch 19.

H. Murdock has put in a stock ofgroceries in the building south of Fried-hofs. Joe Tiffany, jr., is taking chargeof the store, which opened up for busi-

ness last Wednesday.The Christian Endeavor society will

have charge of the services Sunday even-

ing, in the Congregational church. Thisis tne day set apart all over tne uniteaStates for Endeavor Day.

Two children of John Almquist, oneand a half miles from Central City, areafflicted, one with diphtheria, the otherwith scarlet fever. The city physicianquarantined the premises.

We are sorry to learn that our for-

mer farm neighbor, John Powers, hassold his 240 acres of land near Columbusto Aug. Boettcher, and has purchased aquarter-sectio-n not very far from Albion.

The Creston Statesman says that thereport that there is scarlet fever in Cres-

ton is all a mistake, not a case in thetown, but at the Marshal Field ranch tenmiles from there, there are fifteen casesreported.

The Humphrey Democrat says LeeTaylor died Thursday of measles andattendant complications. Robt Lewis'residence was quarantined for three mildcases of scarletina. No other cases haveappeared.

Judge Bayard Fuller has sold hisresidence property on North Olive streetto Gus. Priebe, consideration $800.Judge Fuller and wife expect to leavehere in a few weeks for his new locationat Durant, Oklahoma Ter.

The Albion Argus says that Lillie,the six-year-o-

ld daughter of P. H. Halli-ga- n

died Friday week. "She was takenwith scarlet fever, and, as a result of thedisease, died of blood poisoning, resulting in general hemorrhage."

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bus every week, and offers the highestmarket prices for poultry, for export toforeign countries. Call or address, JohnSchmocker, agent lmo

Fred. Young of the Genoa Leaderand J. W. Ellingbam of the SuperiorSun gave The Jockkal a very pleasantcall Thursday, on their way home fromattendance on the Press Associationmeeting at Lincoln.

The fragile babe and the growingchild are strengthened by WHITE'SCREAM VERMIFUGE. It destroysworms, gets digestion at work, and sorebuilds the body. Price 25 cents. A.Heintz and Pollock & Co.

George Barnutn pulled out five20-doll- gold pieces the other day,remarking that the gold received fromthe sale of thoroughbred cattle was morein quantity a great deal than what wasgot from the duck craws near Monroe.

Eighty acres of land one and one-ha- lf

miles west of the beet sugar factoryat Ames was disposed of at a refereessale the other day at $78 an acre. Thebidding was spirited, and the sale large-ly attended, says the Fremont Tribune.

H. E. Scripture of Stanton countywas in the city Wednesday last on busi-

ness. He reports a prosperous sectionof the country in his neighborhood, theBohemian element of the populationlooking for favorable investments inland.

The monument committee, havingin charge the dedication and unveilingof the soldiers' monument in Frank-fort Park, have decided to hold the un-

veiling exercises on March 15, 1900. J.H. Galley, chairman monument com-

mittee.Prof. Garlichs has arranged an en-

tertainment by all the schools in thecity, to be given in the opera house Fri-

day afternoon. The musical programwill be interspersed by recitations bysome of the pupils. The entertainmentis free to the public.

Fremont has two cases of small poxof mild form developed in the family ofa Mr. Driskell, says the Herald. Theycame recently from Kansas City. Theyare closely quarantined, the house isisolated and away from all travel, and nodanger is apprehended.

The properties of BALLARD'SSNOW LINIMENT possess a range ofusefulness greater than any other reme-dy. A day seldom passes in every house-hold, especially where there are children,that it is not needed. Price, 25 and 50cents. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co.

Dr. C. Britell and Miss LizzieWheeler, both of St Edward, were mar-ried Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, atthe home of Dr. Britell's son, Prof. L H.Britell, Rev. Olcott officiating. Thecouple left Tuesday morning for Lin-

coln and from there they will take a tripeast.

Frank V. Welch of Bellwood andMiss Bertha Nelson of this city weremarried in David City, Tuesday of lastweek. Frank is now in the livery busi-ness at Bellwood, where the young couplewill make their home. Old-tim- e Colum-

bus acquaintances will wish them happi-ness and prosperity.

The Omaha Sunday illustrated Beehas a picture of the new high schoolbuilding. There is a series of articlesbeing published about public schoolseach week which are written by MissYost of Norfolk, sister of Rev. Yost ofthis city. The last Sunday article alsohas an interior view of a school room inGenoa.

E. J. Niewohner has contracted forthe 22x66 lot southeast corner of Thir-teenth and Olive streets, and expects toerect on it in the early spring a two-sto-ry

brick building, 22x66 feet, pressedbrick front, with a home in it for a first-clas-s,

up-to-d- ate jewelry establishment.The First National Bank has owned thebuilding since 1883.

Friday evening last a mass meetingheld in the city council chamber, at

which Jasper Hoffman of York, sub-mitted a proposition to build a largeopera house. If Hoffman, as agent foran insurance company, can write $200,-00- 0

worth of policies here, he purposesbuilding a $16,000 house. The operabouse at Norfolk, completed afew weeksago, was erected on a similar proposi-tio- o,

as was also the one at York.

Whosoever has suffered from pOesknows how painful and troublesome theyare. TABLER'S BUCKEYE PILEOINTMENT is guaranteed to cure pike.Price 50 cents in bottles. Tubes, 75cents. A. Heintz and Pollock & Co.

Many of the blotches, pimples andj other affections of the skin arecaused byj the failure of the liver and kidneys tocast off impurities, which remain in thesystem. HERBINE will stimulate theliver and kidneys, and cleanse the systemof all impurities. Price, 50 cents. A.Heintz and Pollock Co.

The City Band received last week afine new triple silver-plate- d cornet ofthe celebrated Distin make which is abeauty and will be manipulated by Her-bert Clark. As they earn the money,they propose to invest in other first-clas-s

instruments, until all the members aresupplied with a good article.

Captain Clark Gray died Mondaymorning of last week at Denver of con-sumption, with which he had beenafflicted for several years. About fouryears ago he left here for Denver on ac-

count of failing health. Here he hadbeen engaged as cashier of the Commer-cial bank. He was a brother of S. C.Gray of this city.

The revival meetings at the Metho-dist church closed Sunday evening withabout sixty accessions to the church.Next Sunday morning a baptismal service will be held, at which infants andsmall .children will be baptized. Thepastor will take for his theme: "TheRules and Doctrines" of the MethodistEpiscopal church.

Many a bright and happy householdhas been thrown into sadness and sorrowbecause of the death of a loved one froma neglected cold. BALLARD'S HORE-HOUN- D

SYRUP is the great cure forcoughs, colds and all pulmonary ail-

ments. Price, 25 and 50 cents. A. Heintzand Pollock & Co.

Rev. E. De Geller, late pastor of theSt John's German Reformed church ofthis city, is now serving a large congre-gation at Cumberland, Md. Mrs. DeGeller will move shortly. The congre-gation of St John's church are nowmeeting at the Baptist church in thiscity at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoons, andRev. Brown of Gruetli preaches forthem.

In the issueof Ths Jouhsal of Feb.13, 1878, we came upon Ordinance No.77, an ordinance to establish a publiclibrary and reading room, published onetime, as the law required. It authorizedan annual tax of not more than one millon the dollar valuation of the city. Theordinance was passed February 4, 1878,

and was signed by Chas. A. Speice,Mayor, and attested by John Schram,City Clerk.

John Minar has been sued for slan-

der by James Hamons, father of theyoung man who accidentally shot andkilled Daniel Ducey last November.The suit is brought in the District court,amount of damage alleged, $10,000.Both parties are residents of Lindsay,and among other things charged againstMinar is that on several occasions hetried to organize a party to lynch Ham-ons and his sou.

The Transport Peking arrived Wed-

nesday at San Francisco, bringing 159

bodies of soldiers who have lost theirlives in the Philippines. The bodies willremain at the Presidio until ordered toburial grounds by relatives in the eastAmong the dead, fourteen states arerepresented. Among the First Nebraska,in this section, are: Co. E, Earl W.Osterhaut, David City; Co. F, Arthur C.Sims, Madison; Co. K, Lester E. Sisson,St Edward; Theodore H. Larson,Wahoo, being also of Co. K.

We never noticed it until Thursdaylast near noon; the shadow cast into themiddle of Eleventh street included thatof the fiag-Bta- ff on top of The Jocbsalbuilding and also the letters of thesign, JOURNAL, very plain andnoticeable, except, of course, that theword was spelled from right to leftOur printing is usually done on paper,with good ink, and by skilled workmen,so that no matter what kind of lightshines upon it, it bears the required testof honest, faithful performance of duty.

The Joubxaii is always glad to notethat increased attention is being givento the poultry business. The countyshows in Nebraska are far more numer-ous than heretofore, and much interesttaken, because it is coming to be gener-ally recognized that there is money ininvestments in poultry. The ButlerCounty Press says that the followingpersons among our neighbors, took pre-

miums at the state fair: W. H. Bushell,Buff Leghorns; Joe Kay, Buff PlymouthRocks; Patton & Steele, same, also onBuff Wyandottes; J. S. Bishop, BarredPlymouth Rocks, also Pic Games.

From September 1st to January 1st,a period of only four months, HenryWragge of this place, says the HowellsJournal, disposed of a little over twelvehundred head of cattle, a large percent-age of the stock being yearlings andcalves, that will not be fed for one ortwo, years to come. We feel safe in say-ing that never since the settling of thissection have our farmers had so muchstock, both cattle and hogs, on hand asat present The time is near at handwhen every bushel of grain raised inColfax county will be fed here at home,and. when that time comes our farmerswill be even more prosperous than theyare now.

Columbus has several first-cla- ss

physicians and the surrounding countryfor miles come here for many criticaloperations and medical advice. We clipthe following from the Fullerton News,both items published the same week.We see frequent mention in neighboringpapers of patients coming here for treat-ment: "E. P. Francis returned from Co-

lumbus, Saturday, where he had beenin attendance during an operation per-

formed on his sou, Tom. News readerswill remember that about four weeksago Tom, who is twelve years old, fell ona red hot stove and burnt his hand sofrightfully that it was found necessaryto remove him to the Columbus hospi-tal Casson Dierks and wife returnedfrom Columbus Saturday where theyhad taken their baby with the hope thatit would be benefited by surgical treat-ment. The little one is three years oldand since birth has been a cripple.There seems to be no strength in itsneck, consequently its head falls over asif its neck is broken. Dr. Martyn gavethem the pleasing knowledge that aftertke baby was subjected to a course oftreatment it would gradually growstronger."

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R Saley was in Bellwood Thursday.Paul Hagel was in Cedar Rapids last

week.

Louis Held made a business trip toPierce county last week.

Mis. Wm. Mayes, jr., of LoomiavNebr,is visiting friends im thss setghborhood.

Mrs. McGill of Albioe was in the citylast week on her way home from DavidCity.

Charles Clark of Craig, Nebraska, vis-

ited relatives, the Turner families lastweek.

Dennis Sullivan returned Saturdayfrom a month's visit to his old home inOklahoma.

Mrs. J. a Fillman went to Chicagolast Wednesday, to be gone until sometime in March.

Mrs. J. C Phillips of Henderson, Iowa,was in the city Thursday on her way toHumphrey to visit her daughter, Mrs. E.G.Brown.

Miss Blanche Patrick of Blair is inthe city, called here by the illness of hersister, Mrs. J. N. Kilian, who we arepleased to mention, is now improvingnicely.

DUD.Eawsi Saturday morning, January

17, 1:30, at the residence of his grand-mother, Mrs. Jacob Ernst, in this city,Verner Jacob, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Ernst aged 9 years, 4 months and 17days, having been born September 10,1890. A relapse from scarlet fever wasthe cause of the death.

This is the third child to pass fromthese parents into the world of spiritswithin s few days. The sincerest sym-pathy of acquaintances and relativesgoes out to the afflicted family in abundant measure.

Elder H. J. Hudson preached thesermon, speaking both at the residenceof Grandmother Ernst, where the ser-vices were held, and also at the ceme-tery, his theme being, "He doeth allthings well."

Mr. and Mrs. Ernst had six children;there are yet remaining to them theoldest, the second and the youngest

School Votas.Clyde Williams of Norfolk visited last

week with Clarence Hollenbeck.The Senior grade took an examination

over books 1 and 2 in geometry, last Friday morning.

The visitors who attended the Ninthgrade exercises Friday were Misses MayRossiter and Grace Hatfield and Mr.Charles Wooaley.

Laurence Hohl is now writing schoolnotes for the Biene, Miss Luers havinggiven up this work on account of anover-rus- h of school duties.

The new class in German is beingtaught by Prof. Campbell, and the ad-

vanced class by Prof. Williams. Prof.Weaver relieves Prof. Britell of theJunior botany class.

Major J. N. Kilian has offered his ser-

vices as drill master if a cadet-dri- ll canbe organized in our High school. Suchdiscipline is good for students andshould be appreciated by alL

Prof. E. A. Garlichs is organizing achorus class in the High school in orderto improve the singing. He is a tirelessworker and deserves much credit forthe steps he has taken to benefit ourHigh school.

The arrangement of our recitationperiods was changed last Monday morn-ing. On account of the change ofstudies at this period of the year, it wasnecessary to rearrange the program toaccommodate every one, as the gradesare mixed somewhat Several membersof Tenth grade are reviewing work inthe Ninth grade. Some members of theJunior grade take Latin with the Sen-

iors; others take German, and the boystake Latin with the Tenth grade, and inthe Senior grade one part of the gradetakes German, the other Latin.

The Ninth grade delivered a very goodliterary program last Friday afternoon.President Eugene Clark, secretary, AnnaGass. The following parts were ren-

dered:a

Recitations, Grace Lewis, CoraGraves, Alfreda Post Mabel Draubaugh,Alice Considiue, Ralph Wiggins, HomerMartyn, Geo. A. Scott, Miss Hayes,Nettie Gondring, Sam Rector, EugeneClark, Anna Klaus, Samuel Mahood andWm. H. Larue. All the above deservespecial mention, especially the last onewhich was an original poem, criticizingEngland's actions towards the Boers;select readings, by Clara Schroeder,Emma Kersenbrock, Nels Johnson andAnna Gass; the impersonations by RobtDraubaugh and Esther Rossiter; theessays by Oscar Deland and Basil Geit-ze-n;

and pleasant paragraphs by MaryLewis. All were very good; a pianoduet by Misses Myrtle Hoffman andEmily Ragatz was well received. A de-

bate over the right of the Boers to takeup arms against the British was ablyfought on the affirmative by LaurenceHohl and the negative by Albert Brug-ge- r.

Both young men spoke with vigorand in dear, concise tones.

Outrageous.

It seems almost incredible that thereshould be those in the form of humanbeings who would be engaged in buyingup diseased hogs for sale in the marketbut such, it seems, is the fact, if the fol-

lowing from the Howells Journal is tobe credited:

A number of farmers living about halfway between this point and Wisner, andwho have been marketing hogs here, saythat many hogs in their neighborhoodhave been dying with the cholera andfearing the spread of the disease theyare marketing every animal that islarge enough. That the people of thatlocality propose to prevent as far as pos-sible the spread of the disease is shownby the following item, taken from the 3

Wisner department of the West PointRepublican: "Marshal Grumblingcaught three men, Albert Victor, FredVictor, bis son, and Joseph Keck withthree loads of dead cholera hogs Tues-day that they had gathered up over thecountry and were hauling them acrossthe country to Sioux City. He filed acomplaint against them under the Al-

derman law and had them before SquireLent who fined each one $25 and costssad had the hogs hauled out of town andburned. This is a good move and itwould be well if some more of the peoplethat violate this law would have theirattention called to the same by paying anne.',

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Ladies, call and see our line of For Col-larettes and Muffinjust the forcomfort.

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J. H. GALLEY,505 Elereith St.,

...THE PIONEER..hasn't located all the desirable propertywe've some choice bits on our books forsale at prices that appeal to the people ofcommon sense. The properties are locatedin fertile sections, well watered and drain-ed, handy to market and shipping pointsand at our prices and terms are decidedpick-up-s.

rTTET :, JAEGGI & CO.,

TUrteesttk ft.,COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA

Short in Bills.

Pro-Bo- er Meeting;.

At the meeting at Maennerchor ballFriday evening, B. P. Duffy, Esq., calledthe crowd to order, and Louis Held waselected chairman, Martin Hogan, sec-

retary.After some piano selections by Mrs. M.

J. Shoemaker, W. N. Hensley in a briefspeech gave an outline of British meth-ods, the injustice of the present war.

Charles Wooster of Silver Creekthought that nations, like individuals,should be taught to mind their own bus-

iness; showed the English pretences inthe present war.

John M. Gondring took a decidedstand for the liberty of the Africanrepublics, and ran a parallel between thepresent conflict of the Boers and that ofthe Revolutionary forefathers of thiscountry.

B. P. Duffy was the last speaker, call-

ing England a boasting bully that alwaysjumped on some weak nation with a view

of robbing it, and that she had no moreright against the Dutch republics than

big highwayman baa against his victim;that her god is greed, and greed only;that in the Alaska boundary, as in theVenezuela matter, she had showed noparticular interest until gold was found.He highly praised the Boers for theirbravery.

BxaoLcnoNS adoptod.Whereas, the armed hosts of the Eng-

lish empire are now at war with a weakbut honest and industrious people, whotried all means to avert war, and

Whereas, war has been forced uponthe people of the Transvaal and OrangeFree State of Africa, without just causeor reason, therefore be it

Resolved, that we, citizens of Colum-

bus and vicinity, in mass meetingassembled, do extend our heartfelt sym-

pathy to the Boers and their friends, whoare now battling for their country, theirhomes and their firesides, and for theupholding of liberty.

Resolved, that our beet wishes go outto them as a hope and encouragementthat they succeed in their efforts to driveout the red coat invaders, that at pres-

ent pollute African soil.Resolved, that these sentiments be

presented to the respective State con-

ventions for adoption by them.Resolved, that copies of these resolu-

tions be furnished all county papers forpublication.

An opport unity was given to contrib-ute to aid the red cross department ofthe Boer army in procuring medicine andnourishment. About 540 was contrib-uted.

Woman's Club.The Woman's club will hold its gen-

eral meeting at the home of Mrs. Wbit-moy- er

on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 3, ato'clock, program in charge of Literary

department.Roll call. Notes on current literature.Review of early French history Miss

Minnie Becker.Reading Mrs. Tomlin.Solo Mrs. J. G. Reeder.Recitation Florence Kramer.Review of "The Man from Indiana,"

Mrs. A. J. Baker.

HERBINE should be used to enrichand purify the blood; it cures all formsof blood disorders, is especially useful infevers, skin eruptions, boils, pimples,blackheads, scrofula, salt rheum andevery form' of blood impurity; it is a safeand effectual cure. Price, 50 cents. A.

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PUBLIC AUCTION!

The undersigned will sell at publicauction on his farm six miles north ofUolumous, near tne scnool noose in dis-- $trict No. 10, which is situated on my 2farm, onTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1900, fthe following described property to-wi- t:

1 gray horse 10 years old, 1 gray mare 9years old, 1 bay horse 10 years old, 1

bull going 3 years old, 6 steerscoming 2 years old, 10 cows some comingfresh, 5 heifers 2 years old, 5 heifefsIyear old, 4 calves 3 months old, 25 brood 5sows, 50 shoats, 20 dozen chickens most-- 3

ly Plymouth Rocks, 9 stands of bees 21plows, 1 sulky plow, 1 grass mower,, 1 !

cornstalk cutter, 3 cultivators, 2 harrows.corn planter with cLeckrower and 320rods wire, 1 Deenng binder good as new,1 wagon seeder, 1 disk, 1 band cornshelter, 1 feed cooker, 1 scale capacity400 lbs, 2 farm wagons, 1 apring wagonnew, 1 hay rack, 1 hog rack, 2 sets of .double barnees. 2 sets of fly nets, also alot of household furniture and otherarticles too numerous to mention. Salewill begin at 10 o'clock sharp. Freelunch will be served at noon.

Terms: AH sums under 310, cash.All sum over that amount, ten months'time will be giwn on good bankablepaper, bearing 8 pr cnt interest.

W A. Schroeder.'Should the day be stormy, sule .

will be held next day.

"Professor Schubert is very well .

pleased with the progress in so short atime of the choruses of High schoolstudents in his charge. For some timethe boys and girls will be drilled sep-arately, after which they will be gathered'together for a chorus of 125 voices." .

We clip the above from the Fremont'-Tribune- .

'We suppose that Mr. Schu- -

bert is the musical director of the pub-li- e

schools there; that his salary is. com-

mensurate with his work, and his work 'equivalent to his salary a good rule --

working both ways. Fremont may, aftera while, reach the degree of excellencethat Columbus has so long maintainedin music lines.

Hunters, Take Hotice !

The public are strictly forbidden tohunt upon the whole of section 8, mwhich is located the Irrigation Pond.Any persons trespassing will be prose-cuted to the full limit of the law.

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