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MERCANTILE CO. kkkkkkktfkm nnn .000. m .M 0000 0000 HEADQUARTERS POR Columbia, Victor and Ideal buggies; Mitchell and Old Hickory wagons; Rock Island plows and cultivators; Rock Island cornplanters; Cadet cornplanters; 3 Little Engine, the new lister, whert- tn operator can -ee the corn drop while planting; 0 Jones' Lever binders; K Jones' Chain mowers: 5 Jones' Self-dump hay rakes; JJ Jones' Hand-dump hay rakes; X Walter A. Wood's mowers; ? Woodmanse and Aermotor windmills; Jack-of-all-Trades gasoline engines; X and ail uthr-r machinery needed on the farm. and - iir v.iurself We wish vour trade- 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 X X X HENRY TIIRTEEimi XXXX 0000000 0000 0 W. S JCTOv Traversed Only by 4m-m 9 w n- Z.T "-OBV- A MTEI EMUSI TUVELB SITS: at mores alomz like same majestic pm im a series of imcomparamle stasias. Tkere is matkimc; like it im tke Himalayas tkat I kmow f, mar im tke Smlimam luee. In tke iolan Pass., em tke JLfskam fremtier, tkere are im terrals of equal smklimiity: ami erem as a wkole it may eommare witk it. Bmt takem fer all im all its lerntk (some tkirty mUes). its astomiskim? iiTersity ef cemtmr, its keauty. as well as its grammemr I eemfess tkat Eeke Camon is one of tke mastery ieees ef matmre." v". hl benham:, 1 Agoit. J vigoroas appetites are Impaired by the heat, those little flslfcaris aad food prepsratioos ofared in ocr TtnTB'"' collection of choice groceries Met thsssner gency moat admirably. Hap pily thnsw discoveries in faction reqsire little or bo cooking, and ean be sarvsd di rectly froaa the can or We Kcsie all the new thugs as fast as brought oat, always leading, neTer following. CROCKERY, QUEENSWABE WIRE! trade with X X X X X X X X X Call LUBKER. SHEET, XX Echo Canon, Utah. tfc Union Pacific. B.evTwVwsvftwYat lili'MaT ACBTJwX: loci Ladiar 50c ahirt TkaPair- Dr. Saxxsiaz atreac tf "rTnrai for rest. Inqaira of 1 McAlliatar. Blank am laaaaa for aala at Jouxxaz. oaaoa. tf H eooiar waataar of tka daya ia farr gtatafjinx. Urn omoaOiirvatraat. tf Briaf na your job work. Wa will an daa tot to plaaaa too. Monarch camttd fraita agafahlat, aah and maata at Qrar'a. Dr. C H. Giatzac daatiat, in Bar br block. Tkirtaamtk atraat. Ik Window- afcadaa eoatplcte as 25c in allcolara. The Fair; 11th Straat. '-Getting mad doaa much (rood aa a doaa of Joaaph Dawson of Nawtom, arrtrad in the city Moaday Kuxaia. For fine watch rapaxnaff, call on Carl Froaasal. 11th St, Colastboa, Sab. Dra. Martyn, ETaaa k Gaar, oaVa thrae doors north of Priadhofa atora. tf Chicago Inter Ooaan aad Coxcxbcb Jocxxll, one year, in adraaee SL75. tf Hoaaer Locklin came down froaa Stv Edward and paaaed the Sabbath day at home. We are etill gtring away ahaadaoaaa rag with erery carpet or Ixnoleambooght from na. The Fair, Eleventh atreet. Fnllerton had an inch of rainfall Saturday night, the fust rain aae Jane 1-L Do cot fail to see owr 8-foot galraai ized ateel mill for $32.00. A.Ihiaanllr Son. tf Mr. Font goee to Liruioin this Twaa day, to pat himeelf in rwadinnaa for the state fair. The W. C T. 17. will meet in the Congregational church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Gluck building are prograaaing rapidly now, since material, long ordered, has been receired. Dr. McSaan'a method of making aluminum plataa placee thean on an equality with gold. Miaa Petite Martyn entertaiaed a few friends to an informal gathenag at he: home Friday erecting. The weather ia not too hot for bowling because of the electric fan in operation, at HageTa. tf Mrs. Herman Oehlrich entertained a large party of frienda Thursday after noon on her beautiful lawn. Dr. J. E. Paul, dentist, sontheaat corner Olive and Thirteenth atieeU. Rooms 1 and 2. Ntewohner block, tf Standard Faahion Sheet? are for niahed by J. H. Galley. September supply just received. Call and get one. Mia Anna Becker estartaaaad Fri day afternoon in honor of Mis. May Bouton Homer who is visiting in the city. -8ffJUMr Good, wrappers. etc Bargain. Great Bargains at E. D. Fitzpatrick's the White Front dry goods store. George Scheidei, James Borrows and Fred Oeltjen all of Platte Center started last week for a trip to Alberta, Canada. Bice, corn and hominy, which last is an excellent preparation of corn, are recommended to take the place of potatoes. A. Anderson and W.A. McAllister were in Lindsay last Wednesday on business connected with the State bank of that village. Invitations are oat for an "at home" today (Wednesday) given by Miasm Hazel Stevens and Frances Gondring at the Stevens home. Herman Leoschen, jr.. and George Davis of Boheet left last week, going by tmm, to Tn"v eoanty, where they in tend to invest in land. Get & number on Eastoa.' buggy drawing before Sept. 7th, as it will sore ly go on that date whether whips are all sold or not. Just a few left. 2 Miaa Hattie Selzer aad Miss Mary Borowiak. at the head of the Eaaporiam, are now in Chicago learning the latest up-to-date styles in millinery. 1 W. T. Bickly aad family will drive over to Osceola today, where they will attend the wedding toasorrow (Thurs day) of Will J. Bickly and Miss Blanch MUls. J. H. Galley started Monday for a business trip to Omaha, Chicago and Milwaukee, returning by way of Qviacy, lUino'a, to visrc mm son v auor, wau a there atteediag schooL J. B. Gietasn want to Lineola Wed nesday where he attended the faasral of A. TL Smith, the senior mesthsrof the firm of Foster k Sauth. for who Mr. Gietzen is aaaaagcr at To those who are fond of tir im no sartsrVtory snhstirata tuber is steadily goiag apward hi at F City, Ma. they are cow selling, wholesale, at tUDswrhsiahil Bex Henry's new awilrtiagaa. Main atreet ia rapidly already loosas ap as a addition to ths tiiisiag maashar of ato-date basaaess blacks of Fremont Tribsme. -Tbe Corporal,'' the trottssg thAt Charli Morse sold to parties ahomt a year ago, asssas to be getting back to his old time ajsit. La week at mitisss rsass m that city he trotted a half aule ia IjBL A party of fries ris of Mrs. A. C BaHoa made a days ' vi her home iaScfaaylsr last Friday. Alice I-eta, Boasa Wi Becker aad Mr. May For digestive paiasin the aide, Mbsares. MosaxcxI wirnfiiiTnnsa hasrjarai ss" - T TTPRTlTlgE is a ptoiat sad sssseaallad 1, t. iMsaB. A.asiaSB assi rssasay. xme aw u j. PolIoekarCo- -L (Ha aad -DtLCTi physi- Seb. FraakFarraad with his grips started aorth Mbaday morning early. Driak Blanket eosTeea. always aai- form, always the bast, at Gray'a. Gas. Colby has issaed an order that the Militia meet Sept. 10-20 at Old Fort In the law asupsjad from fifteen daya Jim asrs and Shelby 172 of cattle. Aaagman will shortly be placed at the L strew. U. P. crossing, aear the Schrosdar milL Go to Hagal's bowiiag-alley for the bast of na siianT cnairsaed with ma- Miss Alice Lyons is attending the Colfax eoanty tescher' xnstitate now in sassion in Sehayler. Bowling is a healthful amusement, aa agreeable pastime. See the-sport at Hegel's Bowliag alley. Adolf Laer writes from Lawton, OkL. that they expect to have a $40)00 court hoase there in the near f uture. Hod Murdock came np from Spring ield, Nebraska, Monday evening. He isaocts corn as excellent around there. On sale 50 carpet samples saitable for rags, all new patterns, at 25c each. while they last. The Fair. 11th Street. The beautifying of arms and hands is rjearnhod in the September Designer. This magazine is for sale by J. H. Galley. Wm. Schilz makes boots and shoes in the bast styles, and nses only the very bast stock that can be procured in the market, tf H. M. Wiaslow came down from Badger, Nebraska, Monday, and goes today to Kimball, and thence across the conn try home again. The Methodist Sonday school of p,iV.tind will hold a picnic at Gondring-'s grove Friday of this week. Doubtless, it will be an enjoyable occasion. Bev. Minns Vr has left Germany on his return home, after several months' visit. He will return by way of St. Louis, where his family are visiting. Foa Salz 200 acres of good farm nri, north of Genoa, in Platte county, for sale at a reasonable price. Call on Becher, Hockenberger and Chambers. Mrs. O.T.Eoen and Mrs. Dr.Martyn entertained large parties of ladies Friday ad Saturday afternoons, in honor of Mrs. Garret Hoist and Mrs. Bey Martyn. Miss Testa Gray, one of the bright teachers of Fremont, who is somewhat acquainted here, has resigned her posi tion there to take a better place in Pawnee City. The game of base ball Sunday be tween Wahoo and Columbus resulted in favor of the home team by a score of 11 to 9. The game was witnessed by a large crowd of people. Amateur camera snappers will find something of interest to them in the September Designer. It describes cari cature photography. This magazine is for sale by J. H. Galley. John M. Honahan, a long-time citi zen of Columbus, starts this Tuesday for Boise City, Idaho, which he expects to make hat future home. Mr. Honahan's many friends will wish him prosperity. Bev. H. L. Powers of Lincoln, one of the state evangelists and a former pastor of the Methodist church here, spent Sunday in the city and preached in the Methodist church Sunday even ing. C. A. Brindley was in the city yee terday. He is now passing most of his time in the country, and says that a nice little farm of forty acres in the Platte valley, under irrigation, would just about satisfy him. A crowd of young ladies will give a pnring party this Wednesday evening at the Maennerchor hall to their gentle man friends. The Orpheus orchestra will furnish music and refreshments will be served. Wm. Bocher and daughter Pauline are now on the ocean, returning from their foreign tour, having sailed on the 24th. They will visit with friends in Ohio and Indiana, and expect to arrive home September 10. Miss Kathleen Ryan, accompanied by relatives, Miae Mack and Mr. Kemp, arrived home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Ryan tarried in Chicago, and are expected here this Tuesday, from their trip to Ireland. Miss Alice Wise is in Creston where she is attending as nurse the adopted son of Ed. Wurdeman, who was so ee rerely mangled by a run-away horse a few days ago, mention of which is made elsewhere in this issue. Extreme hot weather is a great tax upon the digestive power of babies; when pony and feeble they should be given a aose ot nniita yjrr..T VEBMEFTJGE. Price 25 cents. A Heiatz and Pollock i: Co. Plump cheeks, flashed with the soft glow of health, and a pore complexion make all women beautiful. HEBBDJE imparts strength and vitality to the sys tem, aad ths rosy hae of health to-the riinass Prise 50 cents. A. Hamtz aad Polloak ACo. Bev. Yoehen, Miss Louise Toches. and Miss Lydia Gertsch. repissentrsg the German Evangelical church north- of Platte Canter, were in the aty on thsir way to Sutton, e rhere an assembly for the church, held. Cri Both -and Miss Alwinni WoohT wars married last Friday at the home of Wm. Both, Bev. Oeddock. a visiting cist gj man rsariating The bride has been in this eoantry about eight months, eomiag here from Germany. She ie a sister of Wm. Alters. Bev. Monro is slightly improved in kas ssrioa condition the past few days, sUhnagh he is still a very sick man. His brother, Alex. Monro of New York (Sty, who has been here several tnh, left today, aad a sister from Omaha arrived to assist as nurse. PDss are not only in, and of them selves very painful and annoying, bat often grsatly aggravate aad even eaase other grave and painful affections, aad ahnald. therefore not be neglected. TABLEB'S BTJCKETE PILE OINT MENT is a great boon to aaflerers as it win ears them. Price 50 cents in bottles. Tabes, 75 casts. A. sadPoliockarCa "i""7" I PATTERNS FOR SCHOOL GIRLS. I dedicatory sernee aorth of Seribner jH W aext Swaday, ptiparaHoaw bssac aaad K """ asst foroaeof the largest gatheriagsof the ! HL? kind held at thia part of the asate. Bar. Jumt at the time when people are beginning to think m TyjSi i eM0m m ichool again, The Desngner for September has a H aXF00rZmx 2 special article regarding Aprons for School Girl. It K a trip iato aorta 5 Holtcoamty. cowatry. Boydeowaty hi crop of earn they 4 A?tBFrsbytrisB , Bear Bars McXelvey, while wsdiag drowaiag. siskiag the time before she was palled oat. hadcaaght the dothiag ef Ebae Brag ger who dragged her oato a sand bar aad thas probably asvsd her life. Friday eveaiag last aboat 8 o'clock the fire-alarm was turned in from the boiler hoase of the Elevator Roller Mills, the wood cornice at the north sad of the baildiag near the water tank being on fire. The firemen were promptly at hand. The damage was alight, and it is not known how the fire originated. Supervisor Louis Held tells Thk Joinctix. thas the Loup river wagon bridge with approaches will andoubtedly be opaa for travel after noon of Tuesday, August 27; aU repairs will probably not be folly completed until Friday aext, bat there will be no farther stop to travel at all hoars of the twsaty-foar. The ordinary conandrom is not always worthy of mention, bat the fol lowing has a merit of its own: "Pop. what made the fly fly?" asked a Chilli cothe yoongster of his father the other day. "I don't know," replied the old gentleman. "What's the answer?" "Be cause the spider spider," returned the bright boy. As nearly as we have been able to learn,there are forty men engaged in work at the Union Pacific Loup bridge, ex pecting to complete the job in about three months. Six of the spans are to be rebuilt, two at the end to be filled with dirt. The bridge will be so arrang ed that a second track can be readily laid, when thought advisable. Mike Savage of Yalley was in the city two days last week looking after his property interests in old Platte. Be sides being an efficient railroad man in his line of work, Mr. Savage is a good business man, on general principles, aad daring the passing years has secured quite a goodly number of Nebraska's good acres and other valuables. W. M. Kern, the new superintendent of public schools of the city, is here after a season spent in institute work, and is a"ng hold of the year's duties ahead of him with his recognized ability and effectiveness. He comes to Columbus with the best of prior records, and will doubtless give satisfaction to pupils and parents in his conduct of the city schools. John J. King of West Point, Ne braska, president, and Frank X. Steven son, formerly of this city, now of Omaha, manager of the Nebraska-Iowa Creamery company, have been to Chicago gather ing information in their line, prepara tory to entering upon their duties. They have in view several important matters that have occurred to them as practicable in their territory. The three suspicions characters, suspected of being concerned in the Dowding robbery, broke out of the city cooler Sunday night and flitted to other parts. They undoubtedly had help from the outside. The bums make the rail road yards and brush along the river their headquarters, and if any of them get into trouble there is always some one to help them out. Seward Blade. Carl T. Seely of Madison passed through the city Thursday on his way to his new home at Missoula, Montana. He has provided himself with a first-class outfit for a job printing establishment, among which are two job presses, 7x11 and 10x14. with a fine assortment of job type. The city to which he moves has a population of 7,000 with two newspapers, a daily and a weekly. Success to Carl. Tom Brannigan gave an old-time exhibition of "bucking broncho" riding in front of the postcffice Monday. Just as he mounted, and before he secured his stirrups, the pony began his wild con tortions. Tom stayed quite a while, bat finally measured his length on the ground. At the second attempt, how ever, he showed the horse that he knew a trick or two about soch animals, and rode off smiling as though he enjoyed it. We hear of an ear of corn fourteen inches long from Clarence Gerrard's farm near Oconee.. .E. B. Sutton returned from Oklahoma Friday last and reports that he has a very valuable claim covered with walnut timber We understand that Mr. Emerson has sold 75 acres of cucumbers to a firm from Omaha who will gather them for pickles, salting them here and then shipping them to Omaha to pickle. Monroe Looking-Glass. Invitations are out announcing the marriage tomorrow (Thursday) of Wil liam John Bickly of Omaha, son of W. T. Bickly of this aty, and Miss Blanche Mills of Osceola, rj-nghtr of ex-Senator M. A. MHk,the ceremony to be perform ed at 8 o'clock a. m., at the home of the bride's parents. Miss Mills is a gradu ate in the music department of ths State University. Will was born and has lived all his life in this city, until resent years, when he has been engaged in work in Omaha, and Columbus claims him as one of the worthy young men who deserve a happy and prosperous future. Rev. Scaimmelpfeanig, pastor of the German Lutheran church eight stiles northeast of Platte Center, met with quite a severe and painful acci dent last Friday afternoon. He was in the act of shnofina- a dog with a re volver and Just aa he pulled the trigger the dog jumped between his legs and poshed his, Mr, S-'a, foot in front of the revolver, and the ball entered the top of km foot. He was driven to tocn at once aad Drs. Pagh and Moore dressed the woond. -The ball was taken oat from the bottom of the foot. He rs taraed home that evening, and we leers that the woaad whealiagvery taory. Turn dog sssapad tajary. . ?iiaati going as far 'US IS fBT maae in OUT Pattern lJeiiaiXIlaeiat. assasV rveraao-aaasacaaay zsjasa swsj msjfsj aj -sss ijbbsj ssf mBssssawsj bbjbssjbjb aasssB bsssbbssjwsjbj. asasK as ths oldest lahahttaat there saver saw SM B before. A spleadid raia at WTashiss B . assaW place. PS pB aaiaeraas.aurruecue assv asi bbsbi sm shm bssbv sawast mr assKE It is a gswd H B the m t SH . . -, - asK picaic last Wed- B asssaB. - -, .-, .--,, ssssasssssssjsieBBB mTO daspwater. Masai -w - - ess. ... W aVasCOsaVU bsbbbbbbb. BBBBBBBar' She S - - t-11 ,1 -. , aisssi awaaj migimmta mK m &uo Jiiievenxn ox., vrvrsusiLDuo, awtnm, sg jggrimpjmsjfcjgBssgfcjBsMjj -'- J-llra?3aggg5g5Pggiprj 1 Tuesday eveaiag of last week Lily, j the oldest daaghtar of Mr. aad Ma. E. PObngwas fatally beraed at her home in Creston. Tiifrif; somefhisg osT the stove with a rag, it caught fire which quickly eommaaieated to her dress. She ran iato the atreet; some one grab bed qnilts aad pat the Irs oat, bat whea the qsilts wars anrslled large pieces of skin aad aash eaase of? with the quilts. Death rassdtsd aboat midnight. She aboat 12 years old. H-a Elliott took a trip last week to WyomhstV to look over that part of the couatry in which ths Wyoming Devel opment company are sarticalariy inter ested. Specimens of spring wheat broaght back show a vary fine berry as the result of irrigation, the yield being forty-ive bush win to the acre. Mr. Elliott aays that the affects of irrigation are simply wonderful. If all the men who go west continue to bring back with them specimen containing the predoos metals, it will not be long until the gold fever will prevail all over this land, as it now does over a goodly por tion of it. has lost some more good citizens. Judge Getts and family moved to Columbss the latter part of last week to make that their home. They lived here many years aad have a host of friends who vary deeply regret their departure Harry Maasslmam who was once an Osceola boy is climbing up. He has been living at Sioux City, Iowa, for boom years and was breaking on a freight train which ran from there to Columbus. Lately he has been promoted to con doctor and has a ran oat of Columbus on a branch line northwest. He lives in Columbus again. We are heartily glad to see Harry's rapid advancement. Osceola Becord. Miss L'lfr" Clark returned to her home near Columbus on Sonday after a very pleasant visit with relatives and friends Monday morning work was begun on the lot which is to be occupied by the Citizens State Bank building. The building is to be 24x36. Pressed brick front; interior yellow pine, natural wood finish. Heated by furnace; and fire-proof vault 6x10. All contracts for material and labor which could be secured here, have been let to our home people. This is another building that our town may well be proud of. If we keep on improving and a few more build ings such as this one is erected we will soon be quite citified. Creston States man. Lester Gates is in Columbus, in the hospital under the care of Dr. Evans. Lester has been troubled for some time with rheumatism and from the effects of a kick by a horse Lee Kenney, who live snorthwest of to wneciden tally shot himself Monday morning while cleaning a 22 revolver. The ball entered his hand and smashed op a eouple of fingers pretty badly, bat it is not thought that he will lose any of his fingers . WQ1 Howland and Ollie Rears hired a team of the Cotton bovs to go to Fullerton Sonday. When within a short way of home, on the return, one of the horses dropped dead. A considerable contro versy arose over the matter, the Cotton boys claiming the horse was driven to death and demanding payment for it. We understand that the matter was set tled on the payment of $30. Silver Creek Times. Mr. and Mrs. Bell. Ma. Carter and Miss Freda Pilling of Columbus attend ed the funeral of Lilly Pilling here yes terday On last Saturday morning when Robert Wurdeman, the adopted son of Mr. Ed. Wurdeman. was raking hay, the horses became frightened and ran. the boy was jerked forward and caught on the doubletrees and dragged for a mile. When picked up he was found unconscious and his skull was crushed from the kicks he received from one of the horses. He was broaght to town immediately. Dr. McKinley was ummoaed, and he aad Dr. Grahle per formed an operation removing pieces of the crashed boaes. The boy is badly bruised otherwise aad is still lying in an oaeoBacaoa ooaditioa. A prcf esmonal narss arrived in town a few day ago ftom Colombo to take care of the child. He is a boy 13 years af age, and is in a eritioal condition- Creston Statesman. With bar at 310 a ton. straw will be in good demand tsss falL In northern Nebraska and the Dakotas hay is plen tiful aad may force down the local price. Feeders hope so anyway... For weeks farmers in the vkriaity of Madison have bean selling their oar. in the local mar ket for a price several cents in advacae of the Chicago market. This is doe to western orders the elevator had to filL Other towas in the vicinity baying for tae UBieago msrset nave paia irum 1 1 cents to 9 easts lower aad aa a result ! farmers have been hauling to this dljt , TZ, j n t .--! Tl- -o J J r, , . ,, - . . -b - -, none of them iese than twe He also Sauth k Waller vs hosae from FnendJ. . . , , . . n. ... .. . , .. brought seme sugar beets which wul where it was taken to be started on the f ... . . . ,. ....--.. ir . ' yiela sot less than twenty-Bra tone per sooth Nebraska arcoii. Mr. Barnes- T . . - u. 3 - .u . ... .... . . acre. Irrigation is all right and if the horse was aot ia a condition to. start. ' 1 I .&vas mx rarrrja-t rn. hn.-viMH ni J. Miaaie D vas started the 20 trot aad got fourth money- Jo. Go went ia a pace aaa o sot aw .. A.. . . . . . - . Itwssoasaaad that the espeua, " j . - --- WD KWmm aur I IB IU U-, . .X M l... ' H - SEPTEMBER Is the date set for special sale and cooking exhibit of the truly wonder mi MAJESTIC STEEL RANGE People wonder how it is that the Majestic Steel Range will bake bis cuit in three minutes and with so small amount of fuel. If you will call at C. S. Easton's hardware store on the above-named dates you can learn the secret by seeing one in op eration, where hot biscuits and honey will be served with the Blank's brand of coffee every day during the week. C. S. Easton, X COLXJjMBTJS, tebr. X X X T HsBBBBBBBBBBBBSBmSm gjgPJPsmBBBVBb" -4SsstiBsP" 10 jul ly James Terril of Howard countj was Barber of Booce was overcome by the filing on friends in the city this morn-, heat, since which he has acted somewhat ing and relating some experiences of hi I queerly at time. Last week, acconi in connection with the progressive ideas pazied by his thn daughters, he went as to the growing of corn. He said he ' to the Fullerton assembly. On Sunday made several testa of corn gro-sing this ! while attending a meeting at the andi aummer. Ee selected a small patch of, torium he got up and went out. Hd:d ground, which he plowed at various not come back, and his daughters looked depths and in which he planted corn at for him some time before they announced different dates. The different plantings the fact of his disappearance. When show a very marked difference ia color 1 evening came they ot alarmed and asked and size'from the same soil, the deeper , the assistance of the sheriff. He called plowing being decidedly the bet. A for volunteers and two hundred men very interesting experiment he made on t responded and pnwcated a tnoroutrh corn that had been sunburned after "and systematic eearcfa until nudniaat tasselling. Xo sign of earing was viai-land then rested until morning- About ble. he took a few hills, stripped th stalks of all dead blades, and dug and loosened up tne sou about the hills six teen inches deep. Today those hills of corn have regained their former fresh ness and vigor and new ears are shoot ing out, while corn a few feet away is all dried up. Grand Island Independent. Ever ince the opening of the irri gating ditch east of town there has been a legion of croakers who have denounc ed the scheme, declaring that it was of no use wnatever except to irrurate gar dens, and that corn could not be irri gated successfully. Many of the farmers under the aitch have refused to give it a trial on their com as long as there wae any sight for it to make anything with out irrigating. Bui th Leader believes this year has aettled the question. But if ti.PM ir mt dnnhtie? Tfifimaga left. thev should investigate the irrigated " gS nolwnd b-T Nebraska's Insur corn between hare and Oconee. A gen-1 depart c the ground that -tne r!am.. hmno-ht t thm offus. thi --A-f oSceraof fraternal insurance company some stalks of com from John Lawsen's field a mile and a half east of town that I t t& fw-strt frn oiiru antf ttrr-.A nf th. ",JT u j 1 - . stalks bore four full deveiopea ears and .uftA?fnn.is of a fraternal company are coo in J .. . , . t; vU4U uuaiur. bua. ma una uxixr .jj u . n .. t.,11 n . .Hfifui 1 ik usr- I - .w iii 1 . Ths Albion News says that eome- dorisTtha aaat summer Mr. L, W- 9 to 15, 1901 THE E3HET EYE SIGHT SPECIALIST and Expert Optician of 1607. 1609, Douglas St.. Omaha, will be at my store Friday and Sat urday, Oct. 4 and 5. Two days only. Consult the Doctor about yeur eye. Consultation and Examina tion Free ! . noon the next ut worJ came mat & I was at Belgrade 15 miles distant. Bw actions indicated that he as tot;i!iy deranged. Tuesday his sec Frank and deputy sheriff Currier took him to Coun cil Bluffs to the asylum. This is a great calamity, and his family has the sym pathy of alL Mr. Barber hae been c of Boone county's best citizens. He has always been a hard-working man, quiet and unostentatious in demeanor, and was considered one of our best and most substantial citiaens. He was overcome while working in the field. It is to be hoped that his recovery will be speedy. Several deals in the nature cf the transfer of policies of insurance hav been attempted, the latest be&g that of the Int?rial M? 1,11c Lesrioc to tr f Bankets' Union of the World, but thy cannot pledge the business of th com pany or dispeso of iu funds without the sanction of the members, and that mem bership cannot be transferred. Each j member must go through all the foraal- ittas in the regular way." Tha rnhcz wae made some time ago when th Bankers Unioc tn-rd to buy o tho I Sons and Danzhters of Proteciioc The !s:.lTvd trust funds, and u intisvitrd : that any disposal of the- sai&? by ojfiors could be treated as embexea&st and the guilty Banished accordingly. The law of W heads right sc with 4 o o l1&fcSSSSSig Sbl-. sshtf.Sw su.igg.r-' sc-i&saem; i!ag5t:aB22 mwtim -r 3i JkSL--niaS -ThiBWSa '-I'ff it ijjMfefc.--.