The Columbus Telegram from Columbus, Nebraska • 1

Telegram THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 25. 1914 Stale Hl.torlc.l JfiER 43 The Golumbu COLLARS TWO SHOP. LIFTERS SET DATES FOR ANNUAL FAIR Happy New Year IF? There's A Girl You Know Who Loves NYLO Chocolates An 120 acre improved farm, 8 miles north of Columbus. Good Price $125.00 per acre. Speice-Echols-Boettcher Co.

Columbus, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Thomas left this week for Indiana month with relatives. to spend a J. C. Llnaberry, for thirty-two years a resident of Humphrey, died at his home in that city last Saturday at the advanced age of 81 years. For more than a year he had been in feeble health, and, recognizing the near approach of death, he selected from among his friends those whom he desired to bear his casket to the grave and made other arrangements for the interment of his body.

The funeral service was conducted at the M. E. church in Humphrey last Tuesday by the Reverend Mr. Bolter. Mr.

Llnaberry was born In New Jersey. He located in Humphrey soon after the town was founded. The surviving members of his family are his wife, four sons and three daughters. The latter are Frank Linaberry, Omaha; Robert Una berry, Spalding; Chauncey Llaaberry, Cornelius Ltaaberry, Humphrey; Mrs. J.

M. Townsend, Ohio, Mrs. H. D. Catherman, Princeton, Mrs.

John Sherman, Valentine, Neb. Members of the Alpha Evening club enjoyed their annual Christmas party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bohemian last Friday evening. The ladies entertained the gentlemen at an elaborate 7 o'clock dinner, followed by cards and dancing.

A red and green color scheme was used In the decorative effects in the dining room. Before the dinner the grownup boys and girls found delight in exploring the depths of grab-bags. The bag prepared by the ladies for the gentlemen was found to contain a mask for each of the men and they were instructed to don the false faces before sitting down to the spread. As the mouths in the masks were handicaps to healthy appetites, the men rebelled. As a compromise they agreed to wear them while playing cards, and did so on the backs, tops or sides of their heads.

The ladies' gifts from the grab-bag were pretty fancy-work designs. One of the mirth-provoking features of the evening was the pre- sentatlon of an enlarged picture to P. A. Peterson, together with appropriate comments written on the margin which he was required to read. The original of the picture was one "Pete" had posed for while enjoying an outing at Lake Andes.

The honors at cards were awarded to J. E. Peterson, while Mrs. Frank Kersenbrock was presented the consolation. I Post Office Building R.

C. Boyd met with an accident last Saturday night which has laid him up for the week. Some water had frozen on the back porch at his home and he slipped on the ice and fell, spraining his back. Miss Amy McCabe, who teaches school near Cornlea, had one of her knees badly Injured last Friday afternoon when she was thrown from a sleigh In a runaway. She got into the sleigh at the schoolhouse with a party of girls who were going to take her to the Caldwell home where she was rooming.

The horses became unmanageable and all the girls were spilled out. One of Miss Amy's knees was quite badly sprained. A Humphrey physician attended her Friday evening and Saturday she was able to come to Columbus on the train. Since reaching home she has been under the care of a physician. Just how long she will be laid up with the injury is not known, but she inay not be able to return to her school during the first week after the holidays.

The Peterson 160 acres in sentirm 9.ft Jrtliat. tmrnioViin unit 1 "ill De sold the COUrt house next Tuesday, at 2 p. m. Come! i Judge and Mrs. J.

G. Reeder returned Monday evening from Rogers, where they visited their son, George and his wife on their fruit farm. Judge Reeder says he is more than ever in love with that country since his recent visit down there. The apple crop was the largest in the history of the state and the quality of the fruit was excellent. As is usually the case, however, when there is a bumper crop, the market has been rather slow.

In the past the Arkansas fruit growers have shipped many carloads of apples in the bulk to the southern cotton states and found there a ready market. This year, however, the southern market has been practically at a standstill because the money Is tied up in the immense cotton crop which the growers have been unable to move on account of the war. The result is that most of the Arkansas apples have gone to more northern and eastern markts. While In Arkansas Judge and Reeder attended an annual fair at which most of the prominent fruit growers of that section made displays selected from their season's crops. George carried off two second premiums, and might have won some firsts had his exhibit been larger.

Agricultural Exhibit Will Be Sept. 14-17 Money Coming Fast For Purchase of a Site. The 1915 fair of the Platte County Agricultural society will be held September 14, 15, 16 and 17, according to a decision reached by the directors and other officers of the organization at a meeting held last Monday afternoon. These dates will bring it during the second week in September, Instead of the third, as has been the case in the past. The Boone county fair will be held during the following week, so the two will not conflict.

No effort will be made to provide entertainment on the first day, September 14. It will be known as "entry day" and will be devoted entirely to the task pf registering and arrang ing the displays in the various departments. J. C. Byrnes and Carl Rohde, who have had charge of the sale of stock through which it is hoped sufficient money will be raised to purchase a permanent home for the fair, made a most encouraging report.

They have already sold $6,000 worth to local banks and merchants. They expect to raise $8,000 in Columbus, and the farmers interested in the success of their fair will then be asked to subscribe the remaining $6,000 that will be needed. The sale of stock in the various townships will be made by the township vice-presidents. It is the intention to incorporate the organization after the sale of stock is finished, and the officers for 1915 will be chosen from among the stockholders. For that reason, the date for the annual meeting will not be Bet until most of the stock has been subscribed for, The directors elected R.

S. Dickinson as a delegate to the annual convention of county fair associations to be held in Lincoln January 19. The local society has Joined the state association, and it 1b believed Mr, Dickinson will Be abl to pick up some valuable pointers at the convention that will aid In making the 1915 fair "bigger and better than ever before." MIc Vnnrt 1ft auntie iiui.iicuuoii iuu uco i day for Omaha to attend the wedding of her friend, Miss Amelia Syas. Miss Marguerite Hookstra, who teaches near David City, arrived Wednesday evening to spend the holidays at home. Fred Saffran, who left Columbus two years ago to take a position as traveling salesman for the Omaha Crockery company, and Miss Louise Snowden, daughter of Mrs.

M. E. Snow-den, of Modesto, were married at Grand Island Tuesday, December 22. Mr. Saffron's sister, Mrs.

C. V. went up to Grand Island to attend the wedding. Mr. Saffron and his bride will make their home in the Bosworth Apartments at Omaha.

Fred was here between trains Monday on his way to Grand Island, His many Columbus friends will wish him and his bride "bon voyage" on the matrimonial sea. County Judge John Ratterman returned Tuesday night from Lincoln where he attended the annual convention of the county Judges of Nebraska. The magistrates at their meeting went on record as favoring a change in the non-partisan Judicial law which would render It unnecessary for them to make two campaigns for election when there are only two candidates in the race. Under the law as it now stands the candidates for a county Judgeship must go through the primary campaign, and the names of the two successful candidates then go onto the ballot for the general election. In" many instances this fall there were only two candidates for the Job and J.

they had to go through both campaigns. The Judges will ask the leg- islature this winter to change the law I to provide that In cases where only two candidates file before the primar-I ies the Judicial ticket shall not be sub-. mitted to the voters until the geueral I election. Bryce Crawford, of Omaha, I wes elected president of the county Judges' association for the ensuing year. W.

F. Bryant was made secre-I tary-treasurer, and Fred Jeffers, of Aurora, George H. Rlsser, of Lincoln, and Judge Ratterman were elected to serve with the president and secretary aa the executiveleglslatlve committee. The matter of selecting the place of meeting for th 1913 convention was left to the executive committee. Judge Ratterman will try to prevail upon the committee to have It held In Colum bus.

Julius Speicher Pulls Off Double Arrest SinjHe-Handed Both Men Land In Jail. Two members of the light-fingered fraternity, traveling incognito under the assumed appelations of Frank Ryn and John Clark, suffered the rather humiliating experience of being taken in tow by a single captor, unarmed, and turned over to the police Monday morning. The man who collared then. was Julius Speicher, and the manner I In which he did it would have done credit to the burliest patrolman on a metropolitan strong-arm force, Ryn and Clark drifted into Galley's Monday morning while Julius and his father were opening the store for the day's business. One of them uuder-( took the purchase of ten cents' worth of goods from the senior Mr.

Speicher in the rear of the store, while the oth-Jer commenced to investigate the shelves behind the silk counter. Mr. Speicher suspected that they Intended to cart away more goods than they would pay for, and he called Julius. The latter emerged from the basement, fresh from a spirited argument with the furnace, and promptly ordered the unwelcome Bhoppers to "duck," promising them a drubbing if they should return. They disclaimed any intention of evil, and left the store with an assumed air of outraged innocence.

After they had wafted westward, "Spike" decided it would be the proper caper to overtake them and make certain they had not accumulated any goods while in the store. As he came out into the street he saw them turn the corner into Olive A few minutes later he came upon them emerging from Ed Niewohner's Jewelry store, and he caught them both by the collars which happened to offer the most convenient hand-hold. They struggled for freedom, but "Spike" sat them down rather un cermonlously on the sidewalk. As he did so, toifcped out from -beneath the coat of. one of the pair, They had Just been "lifted" from Mr.

Niewohner's stock. "Spike" escorted the two culprits down the street toward Galley's. At the corner of North he received reinforcements in the persons of Street Commissioner Curry and several of his men. They detained the pair of early-birds until Chief of Police Schack could take charge of them. In police court Monday afternoon Ryn and Clark pleaded guilty to the charge of purloining the two umbrel las at the Nlewohner store.

Judge O'Brien fined them each $25 and costs and committed them to the county Jail when they announced that the asses-ments were too strong for their depleted treasuries. Ryn is a character familiar to the police, having "done time" once before for stealing silk at Gray's store. Edgar Howard left Wednesday for Crcston, to spend Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Rex, Charles A. Peterson and Charles Peterson, appeared in county court Monday afternoon to answer to a chargo of assaulting John A.

Johnson. By agreement of the parties concerned, the Petersons paid fines of $1 and costs each, without putting the court to the trouble of hearing the evidence, Thomas F. Watts, special agent for the Union Pacific, and County At torney C. N. McElfresh filed complaint before Judge Ratterman in Juvenile court Wednesday charging Milton Ixw ery, Mike Ryba, Felix Ix'ganza and John Ieganza with being delinquent children.

The boys, who range in age from 6 to 14 years, are alleged to en gage periodically In stealing coal along the Union Pacific right-of-way. Judge Ratterman is asked to deal with them under the Juvenile laws. With the advent of mild weather this week the Christmas rush of mail 1ms reached larger proportions thnn ever before In the history of the Co lumbus postoffice. For the last three days parcel post packages have been coming into the office In such swarms that It has been almost impossible to work tho mails for all the trains promptly. Postmaster McAlllHter says the business in the parcel post depart i went alone Is several times heavier than It was last year.

Even with ex trn help to handle them, the postoffice has been flooded with packages. Bert Brian tins been assisting the regular force In the distributing room. Miss Cecelia Snioiil tins been helping nut at the stamp and registry windows, and Charles Hean has been lightening the burdens of tho city carriers somewhat delivering the parcel post packages thanks for your patronage. COME AGAIN as often as' you can. We're always glad to see and serve you.

Pollock Co. The Store The Druggist on The Corner Willard Matzen and Raymond Terry, who are attending the state agricultural school at Lincoln, were guests Friday night at the home of G. M. Hall. They left Saturday for their homes at Monroe, where they will spend the holidays.

Figures given out at the office of the state railway commission a few days ago show that the railroad business at Columbus during the past year amounted to $342,068. Columbus ranked twelfth among the cities of the state having two or more railroads. The burning out of a chimney at the home of Will Rohrich, 1719 West Seventeenth street, Tuesday afternoon gave some of the neighbors such a fright that they turned in a fire alarm. Fire Chief Galley reached the scene a few minutes later, only to find that the services of the department were not needed, and the firemen had their long run through the snow to no avail, Markus Griffin, son of Griffin, of Columbus, rdieJ aelphla last week'and the remains were brought to Columbus for burial Wednesday, Mr. Griffin was '37 years old.

He was a resident of this vicinity until about sixteen years ago. Most of the time since theu he has resided in Philadelphia and other eastern cities. He has been In failing health for several years. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church Thursday morning at 9 o'clock and burial was made in the parish cemetery. Mr.

Griffin leaves his father and three brothers. His death was the second one to bring sorrow to the Griffin home this month. About three weeks ago a brother, Thomas, fell to his death from the Are escape of a Chicago hotel. In an effort to colect a Judgment for $428.95, the Crowelf Lumber Grain company has filed suit in dis trict court against Clark II. Blecher and Lizzie E.

Blecher. The plaintiff alleges that on March 5, 1914, it secured Judgment against Blecher for $428.95 on a promissory note and that later an execution was issued. The company states that the officer later returned the execution unsatisfied, claiming he could find no property on which to levy. The company main tains that Blecher owns property at Lindsay, but that he has put it in his wife's name to escape payment of his indebtedness. The court is asked to set aside the transfer of the property and to grant the plaintiff the right to levy on it to satisfy the Judgment.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Thank You! We wish You the same eooooooooooooooooooooooooo fur1 Delicious and Wholesome At The infant Bon of Dr, and Mrs. A. E. Yalller was quite ill for a few days, but has now recovered. C.

E. Devlin and family have gone to Johnstown, for a holiday visit with relatives. They will probably be gone for a month or two. Miss Martha Post arrived Sunday evening from Buffalo, for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

A. M. Post. Sle was accompanied heme by a friend, George Hoffman, of Buffalo, who visited at the Post home until Monday evening when ho left for New York to spend the holidays. P.

McCormick and Mlaa Agnes Flynn, two young people of Norfolk, well-known in Columbus, were married in Omaha last week. Mr. Mc-. Cormlck Is the brakeman on the Norfolk-Columbus passenger train. His bride is, a niece of Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph of Columbus. The following account of the wedding, appeared in the -World-Herald Wt Sunday; "Th wedding of Miss AgnesV. Flynn of Norfolk and Patrick FrancU McCormick took-place Thursday morning at 8 o'clock at the St. Bernard's church in Benson.

The Rev. J. C. Buckley performed the ceremonyv, A wedding breakfast was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

J. J. McCormick for the Immediate relatives. Mr. and Mrs.

McCormick will be at home after Janu ary 1 at Norfolk, Neb." In appreciation of the treatment accorded them while they have been engaged in the construction of the storm sewer main, Charles and Fred Offerman, the ablo and affable contractors, tendered a banquet to the city officials and a few guests at the firemen's hall last Monday evening. It was an elaborate duck and goose dinner with all the "trimmings," served in five courses. Clusters of carnations graced the table. Covers were laid for twenty-five guests. A piano was moved Into the hall for the occasion, and Professor I.anghoop provided the music while the diners feasted; Genuine good-fellowship reigned supreme.

Dull Care and Formality were boosted through the transom Into the snow drifts, while Mirth and Merriment took their places at the banquet board. After the spread, a number of the diners responded to calls for short talks, among them being Mayor RothlQltner, Charles and Fred Offerman, Councilman I F. Rector, Street Commissioner John Curry, August Wagner, A. L. Rush, Councilman Frauk Kersenbrock, and others.

A number of Shares in the BUILDING and LOAN ASSOCIATION Will help to make a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for you all. H. H0CKENBERGER, Secretary Uecher, Hockenberger Chambers Co. Back We wish to extend to you our very best wishes for all the prosperity and happiness of this glorious approaching Holiday season. May your joys vastly outnumber your sorrows.

We are grateful to you for past favors and sincelely hope that success of every kind attend you during the coming year, and may you be willing to pass it along. The Columbus State Bank FWrW WWWWWW.