PLUMBINGis more Hd.e-onab- now thiiti at any otlior time in ibo year. If yon g
that should be done for the betterment of .sanitary con-ditions, you ought to Fend for us at onrr.
WE WONT OVERCHARGEbut we will guarantee to do your work as well, if not better, than jou
could have it done elsewhere.
Dussell $X Son411-41- 3 W 13th St. A.Columbus. Neb.
ITEMS OF
INTERESTSILVKU CUUKK.
From tli Hitiul.
After a long and well spent life, 'Syears of it in this community, PhilipI'iffer has gono to his great reward. Hedied Sunday morning, Dec. IS, at about'2 o'clock, at his home west of SilverCreek, at the ripe old age of SI years, 2months and 18 days.
For nearly S( years her eyeB had be-
held the light of this world when, at 7
o'clock Monday morning, Dec. 10, Sarah11 Tolman closed them in her last sleepon eartli She was a woman of strongcharacter and had faithfully borne herpart in the world's work. To the ageddeath comes as a rest aud though theparting was s:id, her living friends andrelatives knew that they could not keepher always.
siiki.uy.From tiif Sun
It is eperteil that tha Datum elcyator will be tilled before next week, notenough cars car be received for thelarge amount of grain coming in. Theroads near Duncan were so well gradedthis fall and irram is r. good prieo there,.ii everyone in lui hnuling.
Mr. and .Mrs. John Alt and familyun just sot free after a few weeks un-
der quarantine w ith scarlet fever. Lydiathe oldest daughter was the patientthen-- . Mr. .lohn Jifiv and family taketheir place and try taingat home tintil Christina gets over her il Incur, whichwe suppose and hope will lip but a shorttime as her illness is not serious Schoolm District No oN closed Tuesday on ac-
count of the disease.
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Claude Reynolds, who has been run-
ning as a brakeman on the Union 1'acilicout of Columbus, has been laid oft" tem-
porarily and he and Mrs Reynolds arenow living lit Central City. He hastaken a position in the Farrand store.
Joe A. Hays attended a meeting of theCapital Removal Association at GrandIsland Monday evening. At that meetmg a bill was presented and discussedproviding for a vote on the removal pro-
position. This bill will he presented tothe legislature for passage at the comingseason.
The women are always doing some-
thing to spite the men. When the senti-
ment for the remoyal of their hats inpublic meetings became so strong thatthey couldn't resist it they immediatelyset about to tlnd some other means ofaggravation. Now they wear bo muchfalse hair that it doesn't make ans dif-
ference whether they have their hats onor not.
Another advertising fakir has workedfourteen of Central City's business firmsfor advertising on a calendar. Contraryto the usual system this job is neatlyprinted and presents a good appearance.All the benefit the advertisers will getout of the business, however, could beput in their eye. Men who would notinsert an ad in a newspaper ir they weregiven a premium for doing so will read-
ily bite on a proposition of this kind.Advertising is a science that some busi-
ness men never seem to learn
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ABOUT OUR NEIGH-BORS AND FRIENDSCLIPPED FROM OUREXCHANGES
i:ai: icapids.From tliu Outlook'.
John Darling arrived in Cedar Rapidsfrom Missouri last Friday and remaineduntil Monday shaking hands with nu-
merous friends. He recently held a largesale on bis farm in Missouri and hasshipped his household goods to Colum-bus where they expect to make theirfuture home.
Down at Bert Wilcott's last Sundaynight they had prepared a fine meatloaf which was intended as part of nlunch for the J. A. Smith family to takeon their long trip to California. Afterthe cooking process the dainty morselwas set out doors and placed under abox to cool for the night. The nestmorning the women folks found the meatloaf missing, some sneak-thie- f havingcome some time through the night, care-fully raised the box and other coveringsand neatly took the loaf out of the dishand "vamoosed." It was indeed a dis-
appointment, especially to the Smiths
scurrLKit.From tljuSun.
Before leaving for his future Califor-nia homo John Vanllotisen handed theeditor a most unique souvenir. It is nninvitation to a ball held in Weatkill, N.Y , on the evening of July 1th, 1S77. Itis more than novel ar as it provid-es a bill for f0, which includes thedance, supper for yourself and lady amiyour team put in a barn and fed Thisdance was held :5 years ago just afterthe civil war and shows the manner inwhich dances were given in thoe days
Ten of the tubes, live piers of the newl'latte river bridge, have been sank andthe gang is now filling them with con-
crete. These piers will be completedand four of the steel spans swung beforethe other piers will he put in. Thebridge work is moving along nicely butnot as fast as we would like to have it.If the bridge is well built all will besatisfied. There are but two piers yet tobe put down and when that is done itwill not be long until the work is com-
pleted.
ri.VTTK CENTERFrom tho Signal.
The freight train on this branch madea trip last Sunday. Too much businessfor weeks only siv days in length.
The many friends of Mr. Pat Careywhose illness we mentioned last week,are glad to learn that he is much im-
proved and able to be up and walkingaround.
Mrs. Donovan, who has been a guestat the Ed Higgins home for the past twoweeks, departed for her home at Senecn.III., Tuesday. Mrs. Donovan and Mrs.Higgins were schoolmates. Mrs. Hig-gins accompanied her to Columbus.
Mrs. J. J. Kringr. who had been apatient in the Columbus hospital forseveral weeks, was permitted to leavethat institution last Monday, and is stop-ping for a few days at the home of Mr.Kringe' mother in Columbus. She ex-
pects to be able to come to the home ofher parents Mr. and Mrs. G. Gronenthalat this place, to spend Christmas, andwill remain several weeks before return-ing to her home at Cedar Rapids.
Columbus.
I FRISCHHOLZ BROS.
SHOESCLOTHING
Gents9 Furnishing GoodsRELIABLE GOODS AT
RIGHT PRICES.
FRISCHHOLZ BROS.Street,
TVLVEUTOS.
From the News-Journ- al.
Sirs. J. C. August as was a Columbuspassenger last Friday. She visited acouple of days with her sod WoodSmith and said he was having fine suc-
cess in his new ten cent store.
Skating parties have been all the gofor the past few evenings. About fiftyyoung people were invited out to theRobert Clark farm hist Friday evening.They went by the way of the hay rackroute and skated by moonlight. Afterskating until a late hour they were in-
vited into the house and trented to ap-
ples and nuts.
J. A. Stored and Morgan Flaherty re-
ceived their commissions from GovernorSballenberger a few days ago bearingthe Governor's signature and golden seal.J. A. Storch was Brig'd Gen'l and M. J.Flaherty, Major and Quarter Master, N.N. G. Major Flaherty was tendered aposition in the Adjutant GenTs officebut did not see fit to accept.
Messrs Johnson and Randolph hadquite serious accidents in the McKay &Westveer drug store, one day last week.white getting ready to empty a large bottie of sulphuric acid, in the back room,the bottle suddenly hurst and delugedtheir feet with the acid which instantlyburned their shoes and clothing Theyran to the room where Mr. McKay pour-ed amonia where the acid had burned theclothing and lloor. Mr. Johnson had ahand burned and both feel the effects ofbreathing the fumes of the acid.
God bless the girl who works. She isnot too proud to earn her own living,nor ashamed to he caught at her dailytask. She smiles at you from behind thedesk or counter. Perhaps she teaches orhelps with the housework it mattersnot. The sight of her is an inspiration.It is nn honor to know this girl and beworthy of her esteem. Lift your hat toher, young man, as she passes by. Sheis a queeu in the realm of womanhoodehe is a princess among the toilers. Godbless and protect the girl who works.Ex.
HOWEL1.S
ruin the Journal.Last Friday Frank Hudec was taken
to Schuyler by Village Marshall Suehyand liven a hearing before the board ofinsanity who pronounced him a fit sub-ject for dipsomanic treatment. For along time he has been drinking to ex-
cess, neglecting his family and- - oftenabusing them, and had used liquor tosuch an extent that he is now in a pitia-ble condition, both mentally and physi-cally.
As II. W. Stnhr started to drive outof Clarkson Thursday afternoon a runa-way team ran into Ins horses near theKoci blacksmith shop. When the shockof the collision was over and inventoryof losses made, it was found that one ofMr. Stnhr' s horses had been piercedthrough and through by the tongue ofthe other man's buggy ami after run-ning into the animal more than tw feetthe tongue had broken nil. The runa-way team was tho property of Mr. Koz-li- k,
who farms the John Prokopec place,i. ml he l'limetlritly settled with Mr.Stuhr for the horse The animal had tobe killed to put it out of misery.
On last Thursday morning at eighto'clock, at the family home, occurred thejdeath or one 01 tne pioneer residents orClarkson, Joseph flnnel, after an illnessof over a moith from the effects of astroke of paralysis. The deceased wasborn in Bohemia, and at the time of hisdeath was fifty-nin- e years and threemonths. lie came to America thirty-si- x
years ago, his parents settling near CedarRapids, In. From there he went to Wis-
consin and a few years later, in 1871, hecame to Nebraska and located over atDavid City. There he was married onthe fifth day of October, 1879. to MisBAuna Wavrin, who survives him. For ashort time after their marriage they re-
sided at Stanton, but come to Clarksonin lSSG.when the town was first establish-ed, and have lived here ever since Tenchildren were born to this union, sevenof whom are living.
AMUON.
From th Npwr.
H. Rice took his departure Fridaymorning for California where be willspend the winter and early spring withhis sister who' reMdes there. He doesnot espect to return to A lbion until sometime in May.
While shelling corn for Geo. Brisbanenear St. Edward Saturday, J. W. Greenhad one of his hands caught in the feed-er of the shcller. It was ueceesary toamputate the thumb nnd two first fingersat the hand.
Wm. Silvers, formerly of this countybut now located in Oregon, writes herethat he has rented his land for the com-
ing year and is going to spend the winterin California. In the spring he expectsto come back tn Albion for a visit withrelatives and friends.
Jochum Krohn passed away at hishome west of town last Friday morning.Dec. Kith. He fell into a cistern onwhich he was working. Xov.2Sth,his fallresulting in a broken leg nnd a badly in-
jured nrm. This together with hearttrouble, with which he was alllicted, aredoubtless the immediate causes of hisdeath. He was c!oe to fifty-nin- e yearsof age. and not in condition to withstnndsuch a shock.
The Price of Love.Says an advertisement in the London
Express: "Mary Waited three hoursat appointed spot until questioned bysuspicious policeman. If this is theprice of love it is too heavy a one forine to pay. Farewell. Potts."
Time and Patience.No road Is too long for him who ad-rane- es
slowly and does not hurry, andpo attainment is beyond his reach whoequips himself with patienco t achieveit La Bruyere.
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AFRICAN WITCH DOCTORS.
They Make Themselves, Like TheirIdols, as Hideous ss Possible.
The most important period of theyoung African's life is that betweenyouth and manhood (or womanhood).It is then that the witch doctor is ex-
tremely busy with his. various mys-terious rites. It is an important part ofhis calling to be hideous, as in mostcases he undoubtedly is. A ridiculousmask covers his head, and wildcat orother skins are hung around his loins.Pigment of various colors Is plenti-fully daubed over his body, and in thishideous state it Is not to be wonderedat that he strikes terror into themaidens' hearts as he dances wildlyIn the dim firelight, glaring at themwith fiendish eyes. The timid youngcreatures are like the hare which trem-bles as the hovering bird of prey flut-ters over its head. Self will is crushed,and the erstwhile playful, willful childis transformed iu most cases into afrightened creature, with, for the timebeing, no will of her owu. It is n curi-ous thing that nothing connected withwhat one may call the spiritual sideof the blacks' life is ever beauti-ful. Their carved figures are always,to say the least, grotesque and calcu-lated to frighten rather than comfortthe bereaved. Wide World Magazine.
UNION PACIFICyCITIME TULE
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not?.:Nos. 1, 2, 7 anil 3 nn extra faro trains.No--. 4. 5, 12 anil It are local passencn.Nos. fiS anil W are local freichts.Nos. i and 16 are mail trains only.No U lne in Omaha 4:45 p.m.No. 6 doe in Omaha 5 KM p. m.
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MOXKOE.
From the Kepoblicaa.Otto Civiah returned from Columbus
Monday where b spent a few days visit-iflf- f
friends.
Joe Joseph and daughter Jennie arevisiting at Newton, la., and will not re-ta- rn
until after the holidays.
Ross Farlin has bought the red housefrom the A. D. Cattle company aud inmoving on to the land be rented of ChaaPotter.
On Sunday, December IS, Itev. F. IVWedge and Miss Prudence Tracy weremarried in the Presbjterian church inFlorence, Neb. Itev. Wedge arrivedfrom the west last week and the weddingwas arranged for Sunday.
Thursday the Monroe schools dosedfor their holiday vacation and will openagain on Wednesday, January 4. Thisgives the scholars a vacation of a weekand a half and at the same time givesthem an opportunity for making upsome time lost since the commencementof the term in the fall.
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Thurston andlittle son left for their new home in Jeff-erson, Ore. Mr. Thurston was out inOregon some time ago and on his returnmade arrangements to move there. Histwo sons, Roy and Kingsley, and GladysThurston, accompanied by Mrs. RoyThurston, have been there for severalweeks.
Rev. F. R. Wedge came up fromOmaha Tuesday afternoon and willpreach in the Presbyterian church Sun-day morning and evening. He expectsto remain until after Christmas. Mrs.Wedge, who is at present employed inthe poetofnjee at Florence, was unable toaccompany him on account of the busyseason.
The first of this week C. F. Ewertclosed up his business at Columbus, andbeginning with Tuesday took the activemanagement of his general merchandisestore in Monroe. As Boon as be canmake arrangements he will move toMonroe, and make this permanent home.He is well pleased with bis business hereand may conclude to enlarge it when theopportunity affords.
Mrs. J. H. Sacrider, one of the oldsettlers of the Wattsville neighborhood,and a reaident of that locality since thoTOs, died at her home in David CityTuesday of this week, death beingcaused by acute diabetes. For the lasttwo years she has been in poor health,but her condition did not become criticaluntil about a week before her death.Mm. Sacrider came to Platte countywith her husband and family in the earlydays and settled on the farm fonr mileenorth of town. Here they resided untilabout four years ago, when they movedto David City. Besides her husband sheleaves three eons, Mill. Pred and Lou.all of David City, and live daughters,Mrs. JohnTrueloveof Hartford, Kan9i?,Mrs. Bartholomew of Siromsbnrg, Mrs.F. R. Hoppock of Fullerton. Mrs. H.W. liii-be-r of Monroe and Miss CarrieSacrider of David City. Fnneral servi-ces were held Wednesday afternoonfrom the home, being conducted byRev. Moon of the Congregational church.All the children except Mrs. Truelove,and Miss Gertrude Fellers nnd Mrs. BenNelson of Monroe were present at thefuneral.
i.Kion.From the World.
Henry Moeller is quite a trapper hav-ing caught It muskrats, 7 skunks, 4 minksand 1 weasel so far this winter.
Ed Wurdeman underwent an opera-tion for appendicitis Thursday morningat the bands of the Mayo specialists inRochester, Minn. Mrs. Wurdeman andFrieda are with him.
Thursday's Omaha World-Heral- d
brought the sad intelligence to relativesand friends here that Mrs. Pen rod wasinjured in a wreck in Chicago. Mrs.Penrod left here Tuesday, for a visitwith relatives at her old home in IndianaThe dispatch states that a dozen personswere injured one perhaps fatally, in acollision between the Macbatten flyer onthe Pennsylvania railroad and a switchengine on the elevated structure at WetFifty-seven- th street in the city limits.The locomotive was thrown off the trackfinally crashing against a viaduct girder,when the boiler exploded and set fire tothe bsggsge car and mail coacb. Amongthe injured is Mrs. Bertha Penrod, ofLeigh, Neb., out and bruised.
Bonnclabber.New drinks have sometimes a glori
ous and brief popularity. Lord Strnfford, writing to Lord Cottinston ii1G33. extols "bonnyclabber." which litsays "is the bravest, freshest drinl-yo- u
ever tasted. Your Spanish doiwould, on the heats of Madrid, ban?his nose and shake his beard an houiover every sop he took of It and takit to be the drink of the gods all thwhile."
No one. however, seems to knowthe exact composition of the seductivt"bonnyclabber," although from an alluslon to it by Ben Jonson it woult!seem to have been a mixture of beeiand buttermilk. London Chronicle.
Willing to Oivide.Cobble I should like to lend yot
that $10. old man. but I know how i
would be if I did. It would end ouifriendship. Stone Well, old chapthere has been a great deal of friendship between us. I think if you conicmake It live we might worry ulcus orhalf as much. Life.
The Fateful Message.Hubby Didn't I telegraph you not t(
bring your mother with you? Wlfey--I
could not belp'it, Frank. She inslsteton coming after she'd read your telegram.
Genuine benevolence is not stationary. but peripatetic. It goes abotr4oIng good. Xevins.
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CVEN the most criticalcollege man cannot
but like our two buttonmodels. They have anelegance of tailoring andsmartness of style which
will force the attention ofanyone having any ideas
about clever style.
GREISEN BROS.
COLUMBUS, NEB."
LAWS CF WARS.
The Code Now in Use Among All thaCivilized Nations.
The "la'vs of war" as at presentformulated by the civilized nation i
forhid the use uf'poisou aaiusi an en-eiu- j;
murder by treachery, as. for example, assuming the uniform or (lisplaying the llajc of a foe: the murderof those who have surrendered, wliether upon coudilious or at ilNcrciiuu.jdeclarations that no quarter will bojgiven to an enemy: the use of sucharms or projectiles as will cause uanecessary pain or siiUcrin;; to an enemy: the abuse of a lla of troce tngain information concern in:; an encmy's tMJsitiou.s: all unnecessary de-
struction of property, whether publicor private. i
They also declare that only fortified!place. shall he besieged: open cities oivillages not to lie .subject to siege orbombardment: that public buildings oiwhatever character, whether bclouglnt;to church or state, .shall ho spared:that plundering by private snMicrs ortheir ollicers shall be considered iuatl-missibl-
that prisoners shall be treated with common humanity; that thepersonal effect and private propertyof prisoners, except their arms andammunition, shall be respected: thatthe population of an enemy's countryshall be considered exempt from par--i
ticipatiou in the war. unless by hostileacts they provoke the ill will of the en-emy.
Personal and family honor and thereligious convictions of an invaded peo-- J
pie must be respected by the invadersand all nillnue bv rcnular troons ortheir followers strictly forbidden. i
New York Herald.
IN OUR NEW KOMI
In theMeridi
You will find us betterequipped that, ever toattend to your wants in
Electric Lightingand
Electric Irons
Let uk wire your house
Columbus light,Heat fc Power Co.
COLUMBUS
MEAT MARKET
We invite all who desire choioesteak, and the very best cuts ofall other meats to call at ourmarket on Eleventh street. Wealso handle poultry and fish andoysters in season.
S. E. MARTY St CO.TMephonr No. 1. - Colnmbue.Neb.
DO YOUWANT TO BUYThe heat irrimtI land, with the beatwater rinhtr". Which has produced tam-per croiw for the past 20 jeam. l'ricerrammnble Term very easy. For par-ticala- rH
write Ikiuc Conner, Omaha, Neb.
Betrothals In Germany.In Germany an elaborate method of
announcing the betrothal practicallyputs an end to all breach of promisecases. As soon as a couple becomeengaged the pair visit the town halland declare their willingness to marryand sign, with witnesses, a series ofdocuments which render a change ofmind on the man's part practically outof the question. When either partywishes to withdraw from this agree-ment the pair again visit the town halland additional documents are formallysigned, witnessed and sealed. The au-
thorities then determine the questionof compensation for injured feelings,etc.
Ready For the Storm."I intend," the poet wrote, "to con-
tinue to storm the citadel of your af-fections."
"Storm away." she wrote back, "butI've just succeeded in getting In out ofthe wet by becoming engaged to a dearold man who has $9,000.000." St.Louis Post-Dispatc- h.
The Smaller One.Many stories are told of Tom Reed's
sudden Hashes of wit as. for instance,when Miss Heed struck the earth in-
stead of the golf ball and he said."Hit the other ball. Kitty." Portland(Me.) Express.
An Instance."We don't realize how much a thing's
worth till we've lost it."'That's right. For instance, toy life
Is insured for 10.000." Exchange.
No man is such a conqueror as theman who has defeated himself.Buchcr.
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