The Leigh World publishes a weekly column entitled Looking Back at the World, which is comprised of articles taken from earlier Leigh World files. A special thank you to the Leigh World for allowing me to reprint those articles. The following are selections from that column:
January 6, 1899 - reprinted May 22, 2002Chas Taylor laid up with the grip this week.
John Spanhake has quit clerking at H.C. Bruening's store.
3000 acres of prairie land for sale on easy terms. L.V. Graves.
Young cows and heifers taken in trade for business F.C. Graves.
Home made comforts ranging in price from $1.50 at Johnson Bros.
Men's fine camels hair fleeced lined underwear $1.00 a suit at Johnson Bros.
W.J. Panek auctioneer, cries sale in German, English, and Bohemian. Make dates at the World Office.
John Wagner is building a dwelling just north of Jim McFarland's. The house is a story and a half high. John will have a neat comfortable home when complete.
List of letters remaining in Leigh Post Office for month ending December 31, 1898. Miss Mary Nelson, Mr. Otto Roberts, Mr. Beaty Aears, Geo A. Loed, Mr. W.R. Day. When calling for the above please say advertised. Geo. W. Kibler, P.M.
FOR SALE--The Walling Hotel. Formerly known as the Leigh Hotel. The house is furnished throughout and is in good repair. Also dwelling house adjoining. For terms and particulars call on or address. H.E. Crisman.
R.H. Goodge has bought the small building that stood in the rear of the Maple Valley State Bank, and at one time used as a photograph gallery, and has moved to the rear of the hardware store of Dunn and Goodge for the accommodation of his undertaking business.
Dr. Condon made his usual visit to Leigh. The doctors practice has grown to such an extent that he has had to increase the length of his stay in town and now comes down from Humphrey Monday night thus giving him a half day more time here.
The present indications are that Leigh will have a telephone line early in the spring. The Nebraska Telephone Company has asked the board of trustees to pass an ordinance allowing them to erect two poles and wires on the streets of Leigh. This also has been done with every town along the branch so that it is quite likely that the line will be put in as soon as possible.
Horse doctor, F.G. Kimball, Leigh, NE.
Get your harness oiled and repaired F.C. Graves.
H. Tranlsen will make you a dozen photos for 25 cents. In Leigh only the first seven days of each month.
C.H. Morian drew the organ that was raffled off by G.W. Kibler the first of the week. 110 was the lucky number.
The New Year Ball given at the Opera House under the auspices of the Odd Fellows was well attended and all spent an enjoyable evening. Some eighty odd numbers were sold. Supper was served at the Walling hotel.
Money to loan on farms at 5 1/2 and 6 percent. Optional payments, L.V. Graves, Leigh.
Dr. C.G. Barnes died at the home of his brother-in-law L.C. Smith Tuesday evening of last week.
Markets: Wheat 50; Rye 40; Oats 21 1/2; Ear Corn 25 1/2; Shelled Corn 24 1/2; Hogs, $3.00; Cows $2.00, $3.00; Steers $3.50, $4.25; Eggs 18; Butter 13; Chickens 3 1/2, 4; Ducks 4 cents; Potatoes 50 cents; Apples $1.75; Turkeys 6; Geese 4.
January 13, 1899 - reprinted June 12, 2002Wm. Keopke is filling his ice house this week.
The Grand Army and Relief Corps installed officers but a lack of time and space prevents us from giving the names.
School books, tablets of all kins, pens, ink, pencils, crayons and every thing in the line of school supplies at Allen's drug store.
Wm. Keopke will give a masquerade ball at his hall February 23. A customer from Omaha will be here to furnish suits for those who desire them.
Conductor Gallup, who for several years operated the flyer on this branch, has been changed to the Virdigus line. Whether this is a promotio we are unable to learn.
The Rebecka installed officers as follows: Noble grand, Ida Heitsman; vice-grand Mrs. M.A. Niccols; secretary, Mrs. R.H. Goodge; treasurer, Mrs. C.O. Klopple.
Ed Hans, the artist who painted the scenery at the opera house, left for Petersburg where he has the contract for doing the scenery for a new hall recently built at that place.
Fred Alger and Sadie Conley were married at the home of the bride's parents on 4th Street by Prof Z.C. Rush and are receiving the congratulations of friends.
Dr. Duncan removed a tape worm from Dick Froelich that measured forty feet in length. It took just three days to capture his wormship. It is needless to say that Mr. Froelich feels greatly relieved.
An effort is being made to organize a Sons of Veterans camp here. A meeting was held but only a few were present and nothing was done. Anyone desiring to join or wish information can get the same from Arthur Smith at this office.
Thomas Peterson has sold his saloon building and business to a gentleman from Gretna, Nebraska, by name of Jacob Schoom who will take possession May 1. Consideration $3000. Mr. Peterson has not just yet decided what [he] will do but thinks he will remain in Leigh and enter some other line of business.
The stock holders of the creamery association held their annual meeting and elected the following officers for the upcoming year: President, John Knust; secretary, W.J. Panek; treasurer J.J. Nichols; director, John Wullschleger; manager, R.H. Goodge. It was decided to start up again as soon as conditions were favorable which will be before April 1.
Just about 1/2 of the people from Leigh are down with the grip this week.
We have made an arrangement whereby we are enabled to furnish the Omaha Weekly Bee, the Cosmopolitan Magazine and the World all to one address for only $2.
January 13, 1899 - reprinted July 3, 2002Mr. Arthur Arnold and Miss Grace Hatcher were united in marriage at Madison. The World extends congratulations to the worthy pair and wishes them a happy prosperous life.
Gustav Windish has opened up the tailor shop in the small room on Main street owned by G.C. Hull and has considerable work on hand already although the spring trade has not yet commenced. This adds another industry to our town that is desiring of the patronage of all.
For some time past a gang of young ruffians, whose parents live at or near Creston, have been in the habit of coming to Leigh to perpetrate their petty crimes. As first they contented themselves with trying to frighten the younger generation of Leighites with threats of various kinds of threshings and other bodily disfigurations. Finding that the Leigh youngsters called their bluffs promptly they have turned their talents in another direction and lately have indulged in petty thieving of the most and insignificant and disgusting kind. On Thursday evening of last week four or five of them were in a hardware store and while a part of them engaged the attention of clerk, the rest of them stole some boxes of axle grease with which they proceeded to decorate the windows and fronts of various business houses applying a very liberal quantity to the Post Office. Sunday two of this same party were in town again and while one of them pretended to want something at Bruenings store the other got a couple coconuts. These acts of vandalism and thievery amount to but very little themselves. They are beginning of a life of crime inevitably ends in the penitentiary or the scaffold. Out of consideration for the parents of these young vandals we mention no names hping that the boys may see the error of the ways in time to mend them.
Charlie Moran, the 14 year old son of R.C. Moran of near Creston, was the victim of an accident that came near proving fatal. He and an older brother were visiting at the home of R. Summers south of Leigh and also hunting rabbits. Charlie was going to the house as his brother who carried a shot gun was leaving it. The boy with the gun slipped on something and fell in some way discharging the gun, the charge taken effect in Charlie's right breast. He was picked up and carried into the house and Dr. Lowery hastily summoned who found a large charge of bird shot was embedded in the muscles and flesh over the right lung making an ugly wound some six to eight inches. Fears were entertained for the safety of the lung but it proved to escape uninjured. The sufferer at latest reports was resting easy and is in a fair way to recover. It was a narrow escape indeed and will cause the boys to be more careful in handling loaded guns in the future.
January 13, 1899 - reprinted July 24, 2002Sheriff Kinney and Constable Whalen were down from Stanton armed with a warrant looking for one John Roach. Roach is charged with having stolen 800 bushels of corn from John Wishard or rather J.S. Bilby.
As near as we can learn the particulars of the case are these, Roach at one time was employed at the Wishard frnach or had one of their farms rented, but having some trouble with the management was discharged, he went away for a year or two and returned last spring and made a contract to raise corn with Wishard for so much per bushel. He was located on a farm some ten miles north of Leigh.
After railing the crop according to the agreement, he shucked it and sold some 800 bushels to J.H. Hamilton who has a ranch near by. Mr. Wishard, suspecting that all was not right, investigated and was some what surprised at the true state of affairs. He went to Stanton and entered comlaint against Roach. Sheriff Kinney and constable Whalen started after Roach but failed to locate him.
Mrs. Roach was at home and, when informed of the charge against her husband, did not deny it but said that they had taken this means of getting with Wishard. She also said that her husband was not in Stanton County. The officers came to Leigh in quest of their man and failed to find him. They returned here over night and left for the seat of trouble early expecting to cath Roach at home. Mr. and Mrs. Roach are reported to have been in town together Monday afternoon.Fred Boning is hauling brick for his new home.
F.E. Davis won a nice saddle at Gus Schefflers.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steiner on January 1 a boy.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. Sanders a boy.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham a boy.
January 20, 1899 - reprinted July 24, 2002Keopke's mask ball January 23.
Dentist 2 Days - Tuesday and Wednesday, January 31 and February 1. A full set of teeth for $5.
C.H. Morian closed a deal for the northwest quarter of section 18, township 21. Consideration $3,200. This is the quarter laying just south of the farm of Wm. Alberts. The deal was made through the agency of W.H. Carleton.
W.J. Panek cried a sale for Mrs. Carleton, who lives northeast of Clarkson. He says that stock brought very good prices. He also cried sales for Geo. Henry and Frank Hobel. Stock and farm implements sold well at these sales.
A wedding occurred by which Mr. Louis Springer and Miss Ida Hertsman were joined in holy bonds of matrimony. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Lange and took place in the Congregational parsonage to the presence of a few invited relatives of contracting parties.
The bridal party, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Springer, Mr. and Mrs. Cash Hiscox, Mrs. Will Hiscox and Miss Lizzie Heitsman, left on the noon train for Hooper where the honeymoon will be spent with the parents of the groom. We extend congratulations and best wishes to this happy couple.J. Wurdeman sold 78 fat hogs to Sharrar at Creston.
Carl Rosche is pulling down the old church.
January 20, 1899 - reprinted August 14, 2002John Waher is building a brick chicken coop which will be 16x32.
A little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Luneburg has been very ill this week.
Mike Quinn, formerly a resident of this city, died one day in Chicago.
Quite an excitement was caused in Schuyler when it was learned that the man, Egan, who shot policeman Nelson at Columbus, had been seen in Schuyler having come to this city with a farmer from Wilson precinct. Soon after reaching this place, Fred Jungbluth (who will receive a reward of fifty dollars) notified chief of policeman McPherson that he believed that this was the man who shot policeman Nelson of Columbus. He was at once arrested and placed in sheriff McLeod's charge. Sheriff Byrnes of Platte County came down on the afternoon train and said the man was Egan. A large number of citizens visited the jail during the afternoon. The sheriff has had the prisoner placed under special guard.
The funeral of E.L. True was held at the Presbyterian Church at 10:00 a.m. Rev. T.W. Leard conducted the services.
Dr. J.B. Cain expects to purchase property in Creston soon.
Peter Fedde will move his saloon in the building now occupied by Mr. Peterson.
January 27, 1899 - reprinted August 14, 2002The Grand Army are preparing for an entertainment to be given February 22.
Smallpox seems to be spreading in the south Platte County despite all efforts to stamp it out. A case is reported in David City this week.
Go to Albert Wilde, Humphrey, Nebraska, tubular drive and bored wells. All wells absolutely guaranteed for five years. I guarantee a good well anywhere no matter how many others have failed. Get my figures on a well before you make a contract.
E.E. Minnick, the optician, will be at Allen's Drug store again January 29 and 30. All parties needing spectacles can have their eyes examined and fitted.
G. Texley has rented the Nelson meat market and will move his jewelry store into the same next week.
Justing Walling performed the ceremonies that made Frank Blasek and Emma Hobel, both of Clarkson, husband and wife. The wedding occurred at the parlors at the Walling hotel.
Scott Harner returned from Omaha where [he] had gone to take treatment for a lame back. While there he met Joe Smith who, it will be remembered, had his hip broken while working on the railroad. Scott tells us that Joe had broken his hip again, having received a fall while walking about on crutches and is now feared that Joe will have a lame leg for life as the break is very slow about healing.
January 27, 1899 - reprinted September 4, 2002Julius Mullenhoff, an honored and respected citizen, who lived some three miles south of Leigh, died of paralysis. Deceased has been sick for some time but was not considered in serious condition. He became suddenly worse and Dr. Alger was summoned but the patient was past medical aid and died in a short time.
The funeral occurred at Boheet Church, with Rev. Frank officiating and interment made in the Boheet Cemetery.
Deceased was born in Marne, Germany, March 17, 1838. He leaves a wife and six children, three sons and three daughters, to mourn his death. Mr. Mullenhoff had been a resident of Colfax County for some ten years and had, by his integrity and progession, won for himself and family, a wide circle of friends who extend their sympathy to the afflicted family in their time of trouble.
Mr. Mullenhoff was a successful farmer and leaves his family in comfortable circumstances.Fred Moeller will have a sale of livestock and farm machinery February 15. Watch for bills.
John Doresch of Boheet informs us that last year he sold to the Boheet Creamery $620.34 worth of cream. He milked on an average 23 cows and never more than 25. This is a clear profit to Mr. Doersch as the milk and calves more than paid all the expenses.
This county keeps up with its reuptation for insane people. The last being a young man, 20 years of age from Stanton precinct. The man has been considerable draft since last fall. He has been growing worse and it was decided to send him to Norfolk. He was brought before the Board of Insanity on Monday, judged insane and taken to Norfolk by Sheriff McLeod. The young fellow was not violent or dangerous but very foolish and simple.
School reports
Report of the school District No. 62 for the month beginning in December 26 and ending January 29, 1899
Number of pupils enrolled - 28, Number entered during the month - 10, Number left during the month - 2, Number of days taught - 20, Number of days absence - 76, Number cases of tardiness - 36, Number of visitors - 3.
Names of pupils not absent during the month, John and Adam Mader, James and Annie Bartak, James Stranka, Lilly Mitchell. Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy during the month: James Stranka. Mary A. Mader.
Teacher Report of the school District No. 46 for the month beginning December 6, 1898. and ending January 20, 1899.
Number of pupils enrolled - 25, Number entered during the month - 4, Number of days taught - 20, Average attendance - 17, Number of days absence - 120, Number of cases tardiness 43, Time lost by tardiness - 15 hrs.
Names of pupils not absent during the month, Anna, Emma, Willie, and John Clausen, Louis and Alma Schlosser, Ethel and Halford Draper. Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy during the month, Louis and Alma Schlosser, Halford Draper.
Ella Frazier, TeacherJ.J. Lowery, Physician and Surgeon. Office - Leigh, Nebraska. Opposite Walling Hotel. Calls may be left at Leigh Pharmacy.
The two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins died on Tuesday.
M. Papousek died at his home aged 55 years. He leaves a wife and two daughters to mourn his loss. Interment was made at the Dry Creek Cemetery.
Word has been received here that the murderer Detlefsen, who escaped from here about two years ago, has been captured in Marysville, Kansas. The boy he killed was a young man by the name of Glessing. Mrs. Van Horn, who has been very ill for the past week, died of rheumatism and pneumonia at her home north of Schuyler. She leaves a husband and a large family of children to mourn her death.
February 3, 1899 - reprinted September 18, 2002Early risers report the thermometer registering 18 degrees below Monday morning.
At opera house, fifty children, fairy costumes, grand spectacular effect tableaux songs, choruses. Date next week.
S.S. Smith and John Wulschleger each shipped a car of fat cattle to Omaha. Arthur Smith and Mr. Wulschleger went down with them.
Carl Staab has his warehouse and sale room piled full of new buggies of which he received a carload direct from the factory and is selling them at prices never before heard of.
Those wishing to buy horses will do well to wait awhile as I will have a car load in Leigh about the 12th or 15th of February, of good young horses weighing 1200 to 1400 pounds. A. Staab
Mrs. Nitz, wife of Geo. Nitz, a farmer living seven miles southeast of Leigh, committed suicide by taking strychnine. Mrs. Nitz has for a number of years been subject to a mild form of insanity and it was one of those attacks that caused her to end her life. She leaves a husband and a family most of who are at a tender age. The funeral occurred Tuesday. Further particulars we have been unable to learn.
G. Texley moved his jewelry store into the Nelson building.
Quite a number of farmers are changing locations at present preparatory to spring work.
Money to loan on farms at 5 1/2 and 6 percent. Optimal payments. L.V. Graves, Leigh, Ne.
Dr. Duncan and wife left for Omaha and from there will go to Colorado. The doctor's stay in Leigh was of short duration but rather eventful never the less. He first gained notoriety by alleged abuse of his wife and later got on an extended drunk. He sobered up minus both reputation and practice and has left for greener fields.
Creston: Geo Wagner has given possession of his confectionery store building to Theo Wolf and Chas has discontinued his watch.
Mr. Henke, now of Elgin, formerly of Creston, has purchased the dray line of L. Cunningham and will soon move to Creston to take charge of his business.
Sidney Potter will soon embark as traveling salesman with a fll line of cigars. Creston should be proud of her ability to turn out men of this kind.
Elmer Graham is suffering with an attack of paralysis, having lost the use of almost his entire left side. We indeed regret to learn of this misfortune to Elmer, as it is indeed a serious misfortune to a boy with bright prospects for the future.
Married at the home of Mrs. Albert, Saturday afternoon, January 28, Mr. Fred Craig to Miss Alpha Nash, both residents of this community. The happy affair was a quiet one, only their most intimate friends being present. We extend congratulations.
The funeral services of Mrs. Van Horn were held at the Methodist Church. - Schuyler.
Married at the home of Jos Sousek by Judge Cuba on Tuesday, January 31, John Hruska and Anna Sousek and Anton Novotny and Miss Anna Pojar.
Mrs. Elliott, mother of Mrs. W.N. Combs, died of la grippe at the home of her daughter in Schuyler. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. T.W. Leard at the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Harriet Bowers, mother of Mrs. Murdock of this city, died at the home of her daughter from the effects of la-grippe, aged 87 years. The funeral services were held at the residence of Mrs. Murdock and the remains interred in the Wilson precinct cemetery.
February 10, 1899 - reprinted October 9, 2002Tom Aspinall froze his ear while at the fire Wednesday.
Representatives of the railroad and express companies were here and checked out H.M. Walker and installed the new agent, J.R. McNary of Beemer.
The village dads are making preparations to put down several stone cross walks as soon as the frost is out of the ground. This is something that has been needed for a long time and will be appreciated by all.
Thomas Peterson tells us that the man to whom he sold his saloon business some time ago has refused to complete the deal and forfeited the amount paid down. Thomas will continue to do business in Leigh for another year at least having decided that there is no place like Nebraska and that Leigh is the best town in the state.
Dr. Condon received a badly sprained foot at the fire. He was on the roof and started down in a dignified and graceful way but got in somewhat of a hurry and struck the ground in several places at once. But a sprained foot did not deter him from treating his patients as if nothing had happened and the usual large number had their aching molars fixed up.
24 below Wednesday morning.
Rev. J.G. Lange has tendered his resignation as pastor of the Congregational Church here to take effect May 1. We understand that Rev. Lange will go south for the benefit of Mrs. Lange's health.
The little five year old son of R.H. Wurdeman has been quite ill but is now improving under the care of Dr. Alger. Dr. Clements of Clarkson and Dr. Lowery were called in consultation.
We are informed that Reinold Heldt, who for a number of years has been in the employ of G.C. Hull, will take charge of the separator station of the Schuyler Creamery known as Station No. 2. Reinold intends to also put in a store at the station. This ought to be a good location for a country store being about half way between Leigh and Schuyler and will be a great convenience for the farmers in that vicinity.
Walter Bears, who lived with his brother southwest of town, died of pneumonia after a short illness. He had been sick for almost a week before calling a physician. Dr. Lowery was called but the disease had already reached the second stage and there was little for medicine to do. Dr. McKinley was called in consultation but to no avail. This is a sad ending of what promised to be a fruitful career. Mr. Bears was a single man in the prime of life and had a bright future before him.
February 10, 1899 - reprinted October 30, 2002Leigh now has a much needed institution, a local biulding and loan association. About a dozen business men met in the home at the Farmers & Merchants bank and after some discussion it was decided to organize. A committee consisting of F.D. Sharrar, J.H. Hamilton and L.V. Graves were appointed to draft articles of incorporation and present them at the meeting. The articles of Incorporation were adopted with the following named persons as incorporators: Geo. Boetel, F.D. Sharrar, J.H. Hamilton, L.V. Graves, V.W. Graves, Geo. Price, G. Kibler, T.A. Dawkins, J.H. Peiper and H.E. Crisman. On Tuesday evening of this week accrued [sic] the first annual meeting of the association at which time the board of directors were elected and by laws adopted. The board of directors as elected are: For one year, V.W. Graves and G.W. Kibler, two years, F.D. Sharrar and C.H. Morran, three years, J. Hamilton and Geo. Boetel. The capital stock of the association is limited to $200 divided into shares at $100 payable in installments of fifty cents per share per month. The board of directors select the officers of the association which are president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and solicitor. It will be a few days before they are ready for business as the articles of incorporation and bylaws have to be approved by the state banking board and supplies are purchased.
Justice Walling held a term of court at which Ed Holman was tried on the charge of assault with John Buhman, complaining witness. The case was tried before a jury who promptly brought in a verdict "no case for action" and the costs were taxed up to the complaining witness. The trial was the result of a row between Buhman and Holman, who is a bartender at Keopke's saloon, over some change at which time Buhman claims that Holman struck him. After this was over Huhman had Koepke and Holman both arrested on charge of selling liquors on Sunday and after hours. They were brought before the justice and pleaded "not guilty" and the hearing was continued. The complaining witness failed to appear so the case was dismissed at his costs. Costs in both cases amount fo some $40 to $50.
The second fire in Leigh occurred resulted in the destruction of Dr. Lowery's barn. The fire was discovered and the alarm given by the doctor himself who was just about to start for the country. Just how the fire started is not known but seems to have caught on the outside and burned through to where the hay was stored.
It was but a few seconds from the time the first smoldering smoke was discovered until the barn was a mass of roaring flames and for a few minutes it looked as if the doctors residence and the Huntley house and the livery barn across the alley might also be burned but the bucket brigade furnished a good supply of water thus keeping the buildings thoroughly soaked until all danger was over. The doctors team and buggy were saved but the rest of the contents of the barn and out buildings were a total loss.
The chemical fire extinguishers, that were bought by the town about a year ago, were brought into action but were worthless as nearly all of them were frozen up and by the time the acid had thawed the water and the fire was under such headway that it was impossible to get near enough to use them. But they probably did some good in keeping the other buildings from catching fire.
Dr. Lowery's loss will amount to $100 to $200 and is partially covered by insurance.
Several ladies rendered material aid in pumping and carrying water and carrying furniture and articles of value to places of safety. Among those who we noticed doing good work were Mrs. Markham and Miss Jansen who pumped the well at the restaurant dry, also Miss Grace Walling who held to a pump handle until her hands were stiffened with cold and her fingers quite badly frozen. In fact we are inclined to think the ladies displayed more good sense than the men did.
It is hoped this fire will wake up the town authorities and that they will give us something to fight fire with even if it is nothing more than equipment for a bucket brigade and a few ladders, axes, hooks, etc. I will also hasten the organization of a fire company.Born to Mr. and Mrs. Simonton February 5, a girl.
February 17, 1899 - reprinted November 20, 2002Carl Barjenbruch is building a house and barn on the Hiscox farm which he bought last fall.
H.J. Nicholas and two children are down with the grip.
The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. N.P. McFarland was quite sick with lung fever but is doing better at this time.
As we go to press we learn that the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. N.P. McFarland died last night from lung fever.
We were unable to learn when the funeral will occur.The little two week old child of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Shelsteadt, who lives six miles south of Leigh, died Sunday evening and was buried Tuesday at the Boheet cemetery.
Fritz Severin is preparing to build a large new house on his farm two miles west of town. All that Fritz needs is a good house to make his farm one of the finest and best equipped in this area.
John Wulschleger is building an addition to his home east of town.
Theo. Wenk is hauling lumber for a new house on the farm near Boheet.
A son of Frank Prokop, who lives east of Fulton post office, is quite ill with pneumonia.
Although mercury hovered around -2 below all day Friday, a good crowd attended the Woodmen Ball Friday evening. The receipts were $55.
Nye and Schneider have a new man at their elevator who will take the place of Thomas Aspinall soon, as Tom intends to quit as soon as farm work opens up. Guy Yeoman is the name of the new man.
John Staab was in from his farm near Boheet yesterday. John says there has been considerable sickness about Boheet during the last month. Nearly all of his family are either down sick with the grip or just recovering from it.
Geo. Swartz sold his barber shop on Friday of last week to an Omaha party whose name we have been unable to learn. Geo. thinks of remaining in Leigh and going into another business.
Later--The new barber, Mr. Wilson and family arrived last evening and are moving their household goods into the living rooms at the depot.
February 17, 1899 - reprinted December 11, 2002The board of directors of the Leigh Building and Loan Association met and elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: president, J.H. Hamilton; vice president, V.W. Graves; secretary, F.D. Sharrar; treasurer, C.H. Moran. A committee consisting of J.J. Hamilton and F.D. Sharrar were appointed to arrange for the printing on the articles of incorporation and bylaws and to purchase supplies. The board adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
S.R. Rosenberry is building a large barn on one of his farms west of town.
Joe Sucha hauled out lumber for a large hog house on his farm southeast of town.
Mrs. Louis Asche died at Columbus of heart disease. Mr. and Mrs. Asche had driven to Columbus that morning to do their trading and were about ready to start home when Mrs. Asche suddenly fell to the floor dead. The funeral occurred at the Boheet Cemetery.
Sunday morning was undoubtedly the coldest cold snap experienced by this part of the state during the last 25 or 30 years. Even the oldest settlers fail to recall a time when mercury dropped any lower than it did on Saturday morning. Thermometers about town registered 36 degrees below zero.
John Wagner's children turned into silverities the other day. They swallowed a couple of quarters. John says that while he did not care to interfere with their political convictions he could not permit of such contrition of the circulating medium and so promptly called Dr. Alger to assist in showing the youngsters the error of their ways.
The infant child of J.L. Starrar is still very ill.
Peter Fedde is in a very critical condition having had a severe stroke of paralysis.
It is rumored that Dr. Frank Grabel of Madison and Miss Nettie Hart of this place were married at Columbus. It this is true we hasten to extend our congratulations if not we beg pardon in being too hasty.
February 24, 1899 - reprinted January 1, 2003Henry Brock is building a new house and barn on this farm.
Wm. Henricks is quite sick at the Northwestern Hotel with pneumonia.
Washington's birthday passed off quietly in Leigh. Most people were too busy replenishing their coal to think of anything else so no celebration was held.
The Farmers & Merchants Bank sold the Ira Best's farm of 120 acres to Joseph Glassner for $3,660.
Dedrich Gherkin, a well to do farmer living some seven miles south of town, died.
Dr. Cain requests to announce that he will resume his practice at Leigh having decided to leave Creston. The doctor can now be found at his residence on Main Street. His former patients will be glad to learn of this decision on the part of the doctor.
Fred Graves is carrying his head in a sling just now, as a result of hving come intoo close contact with the business end of a mule. Fred has a span of the large eared tribe that are the pride of his heart and on Sunday morning found one of them down on his back and badly mixed up with various parts of the barn. Fred kindly extended his assistance in releasing his muleship from his dangerous and uncomfortable position, when the latter landed a knock out blow square between Fred's eyes causing him to see a million kinds of stars and seek a comfortable position in the manger. Fred allowed the neighbors to rescue the mule while he called on Dr. Lowery.
Chas. Hansen has resigned his position at the mill.
Mrs. Rolloway, who is very ill, is not expected to recover.
The funeral of the late Jacob Steinburg took place Sunday afternoon. The fraternal societies C.S.P.S. and A.O.U.W. conducted the ceremonies. Interment was made in the Schuyler Cemeter.
Editor and Mrs. H.E. Phelps have been offered and have accepted positions in the Kearney Industrial School; J.C. Sprecker, the superintendent, appointment them. They will get $85 per month and living. S.B. Allen, the present type, will edit the Howells journal until Mr. Phelps lease expire the first of August.
March 3, 1899 - reprinted January 22, 2003Born to Mr. and Mrs. Stark Ingram on Monday, a girl.
Frank Sharrar has been handing out cigars by the box. It's a boy and he looks just like his dad.
George Swart shook the dust of Leigh from his feet or rather foot and departed. He ordered the World sent to him at Clinton, Nebraska.
A son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hobza, some five or six years old, died from lung fever. The funeral occurred and interment was made int he cemetery near Heun Post Office.
George Henry, who bought Fred Kimball's dray business last fall, took charge of the same March 1.
The eight month old child of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur, who live on the Wishard ranch, died Friday and was buried Monday.
The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad will sell excursion tickets to Hot Springs, South Dakota. The round trip on Tuesdays, March 18 and 25, are good for thirty days. For further particulars apply to your local agent. The fare from Leigh will be $14.85.
March 10, 1899 - reprinted January 22, 2003Thomas Aspinall has quit working for the Nye & Schneider Company and will try farming again this summer.
L.V. Graves moved his real estate office into the rooms occupied by Dr. Alger. Dr. Alger, for the present, will have his office at his residence.
The World office is busy this week getting out printed matter for the Leigh Building and Loan Association which is now ready to do business and receiving subscriptions on stock.
Mat Iverson loaded his personal effects into a car and left for Blair near where he has bought a farm. The World regrets to see Mr. Iverson and his family leave this vicinity as they were generous energetic people and were some of our best citizens.
Julius Puls, who we understand went to Washington D.C. some time ago to have a cancer removed from his lip, returned.
Those who desire to take shares in the first series of stock issued by the Leigh Building and Loan association should call upon the secretary, F.D. Sharrar, at once.
Scott & Weisenbach, who purchased of F.C. Graves the building occupied by his harness shop, are remodeling and enlarging the lower room this week for the purpose of making a store room of it into which they will move their stock of general merchandise soon. Chas Lund was in charge of the work.
Little Ralph Eggleston was on the sick list, the first of the wekk.
Rev. Ida Thomas will preach at the United Brethern church Sunday--Creston.
March 17, 1899 - reprinted February 12, 2003Born to Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Smith, on Tuesday, March 16, a son.
Frank Lee is making preparation for putting in a bath room in his barber shop.
Henry Grotelueschen is hauling lumber for a fine new house which he is building on his farm.
John Buhman has decided to build two houses on his lots south of the school house this spring intead of one. This will make three new houses in a row in that part of town.
In the case of infantcide reported at Schuyler, an account of which was published in these columns last week, the coroner's jury found that the child had been killed by an unknown party. They also decided that Miss Rosa Ramsey was mother of the hcild and that she was implicated in the murder. Miss Ramsey was arrested on Friday last and waiving preliminary examination was bound over to district court in the sum of $1500.
Miss Ramsey is quite well known by most of the people of Leigh being the step daughter of Peter Van Horn who used to live some three miles east of town. Future developments in the case will be watched with considerable interest by Leigh people.The four month child of Mr. and mrs. Henry Sohl died and was buried at the Leigh cemetrey.
The new church in the Danish settlement is well under way and will be completed in teh near future. It is being built at the first cross roads south of the Wheeler Cemetery.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. August Newhause, Tuesday March 14, a son.
The Leigh Creamery will start up again next Monday morning with Mr. Ryan, who had charge of the erection of the plant, as buttermaker. This is the proper thing to do but should have never been necessary as the plant should have not been shut down last fall.
The Schuyler creamery has continued in operation all winter and, in fact, the months of December, January and February show better results than any previous three months since the creamery started. Not only was the amount of milk delivered larger, but the percentage of butter fat was greater and the price per pound received for butter was better. The Schuyler Creamery in the way of equipment, quality of butter made and price paid the farmers for milk, average up third best in the state, while their buttermaker, Howard Rousten, took the whop bake shop at the Trans Mississippi Exposition.
What is true of the Schuyler Creamery can be equally true of the Leigh concern and we believe that with Mr. Ryan in charge that these results will be partially if not wholly realized this season. There is talk, we understand, of putting in a separator station at Clarkson, another at or near Creston, and one northwest of town.The following account of Philip Kloppel, a brother of Otto and Bus Kloppel who live south of town, was handed us last week but to[o] late for publication: Philip Kloppel, a First Regiment soldier, who came home with his command on October 29, is still at the Emergency hospital. He was ill when he arrived that he had to be chloroformed before he was taken from the train. The typhoid fever settled in his right leg and from the hip down the limb is discolored and numb. It will be many months before he can go without crutches.
Fromt he day of his admittance to the hospital, Kloppel has been tenderly nursed and cared for, now within a few days it is expected he will be able to leave the institution, though the improvement in the leg, henceforth, will be slow.
Kloppel's home is Leigh, Nebraska, but prior to enlisting in the First he had been a resident of Milwaukee for some time. He is 36 years of age. The soldier is at present much concerned as to the payment of his hospital bill. The Emergency hospital Trustees are allowed to keep patients only temporarily, but Kloppel could not be moved. The trustees do not think that the man should be held personally responsible and they will make a demand upon the government, either national or state.
Kloppel has been informed that when his regiment was mustered out of service he ceased to be under the care of the government not withstanding that he was ill as a result of a disease contracted while in the service. This worried him very much for quite a time until he was advised that it was more than probable the government would eventually make provision for his hospital expenses.Mrs. Cora Wilson, who was confined in the city jail for stealing coal from the city engine house, was released last Friday morning. She was sentenced for thirty days but had not yet served out her sentence. It is to be hoped that she will profit by her short stay in the county jail. Her conduct of late should certainly be improved. She is the mother of two children, who it is sad to state, have a poor example to follow if they travel in their mother's footsteps.
March 24, 1899 - reprinted March 12, 2003The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Railroad will sell special one way excursion rates to all points in North Dakota at the regular rate from your station to St. Paul, Minnesota, plus $5. Tickets will be sold so that parties arrive in St. Paul on March 22, 29, and April 5.
After March 20 and until further notice, tickets will be sold to California points at second class rates. The rates of all points east of Norfolk and Humphrey and west of the Missouri river will be $32.50.
A second class fare of $25 will also be made to the following points: Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Helena, and Butte.
For furhter particulars and information see your local agent or address J.R. Buchanan, General passenger agent, Omaha, Nebraska.The Citizens State Bank, Creston, Nebraska, will make first class farm loans at 5 percent, optional payments.
Rev. Lange will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday evening.
Services at the Methodist Church tomorrow evening will begin at 7 o'clock sharp. Rev. Fowler is one of the judges in the contest and also on the musical program.
We understand that J.C. Sprecher intends to go to Norfolk and take charge of his uncle Phil's paper, the Norfolk Journal. Phil is postmaster at Norfolk, is a radical republican, and if John edits the Journal it is likely he will have to whoop it up for the G.O.P.
Chris Texley, a brother of Gulick Texley, our popular jeweler, arrived in Leigh and has since bought a half interest in his brother's jewelry business. Less than two years ago, Gulick Texley came here from Newman Grove and opened a repair shop, first being located in Allen's Drug Store and later in a room by himself. He soon became convinced that Leigh was a good point and decided to remain here permanently and so put in a small stock of jewelry to which he has added from time to time as his means and trade justified until the business grew so large that he was forced to get additional help. The repair department alone requiring the attention of one man. The outcome of this state of affairs was the sale of a half interest to his brother who is also a first class jeweler. Success to the new firm which will be known as C.& G. Texley.
David Carrig, one of the pioneers of Nebraska and Platte County, and well known to many of the World's readers, died at the home of his son in Platte Center at the age of 79 years.
Henry Wolken and Wm. Wiese have formed a partnership in the carpenter business, and inform us that they already have several buildings under contract. Henry and Will are both good workmen and we predict success for the near future.
Marriage license was issued in Douglas County to Henry Johnson, of Mason City and Neva Faulkner of Council Bluffs. Wonder if the young couple haven't got their post office address a little befuddled in the excitement of the hour? Two of Schuyler's popular young people known by the above names have been absent the last few days and until the contrary is proved they will be under the suspicion of having committed matrimony.
March 24, 1899 - reprinted April 2, 2003Joseph Sumption, who has been ill for several months, died at his home west of Schuyler, aged 79 years.
Jeanette Sutherland of Omaha has applied for a divorce from her husband Robert Sutherland. Having filed an amended peition setting forth that she and Robert were married at Schuyler in 1879; that her husband has refused to live with her since the summer of 1897 or give her or her three children support; that he has lavished his affections on another woman, not named, and to visit her has passed his own home daily; that to keep from hating his own wife he kissed her good-bye at parting although he was learning all the time not to love her.
She alleges that he is earning a good salary and that she and her children are entitled to part of the same. Mrs. Sutherland has many friends in this city who hope that she will be successful in securing a part of her husband's salary which certainly rightfully belongs to her.
March 31, 1899 - reprinted April 23, 2003A. H. Wilson is putting a new bath outfit in his barber shop, the old one being too small to accommodate his trade.
A deaf mute dropped into town selling court plaster. As he was the genuine article, being unable to utter a sound of any kind, he received liberal patronage from Leighites.
Dr. Wilkinson, the veterinary surgeon who has been in Leigh for some time, has moved his private residence and office to Leigh and will camp among us for some time. He is locating on the square in front of the World Office.
Born to Dr. and Mrs. Alger, March 24, a son.
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Froleich are the happy parents of a daughter, born March 24.
S.C. Smith, who for some time has been trying to sell his implement stock and business, will close out and quit. He has an ad in another part of this issue that speaks for itself.
Rev. Lange preached his farewell sermon at the Congregational Church last Sunday evening and on Tuesday left for Weatherford, Oklahoma, accompanied by his family, where they will make their home for the present. Rev. Lange is an earnest, sincere Christian worker. We wish him and his extimable wife success in their new home.
There will be three saloons in Creston this year.
The Creston mill has been running day and night to supply their customers with flour.
C. W. Nyhoff received word from Manilla that his son, Geo., has been quite seriously wounded.
May 5, 1899 - reprinted August 27, 2003Born to Gus Sheffler and wife, a girl.
Business at the creamery continues to increase and the showing made as good as any. The butter has found a place in the market and brings top prices. The following extracts from letters received by the management from James Rowland & Company under date of April 12 and 25 speaks for the quality of the butter and shows that the choice of Mr. Ryan as butter maker was no mistake.
"The quality of your butter was good and it sold at top prices as you will notice. We trust that you will continue to favor us liberally and regularly. "Your butter is running fine and pleases our trade. The market shows some decline in price but prices are now about bottom and we look for a good active trade from this on. Ship us all you can."
The price paid for butter fat for April will be 15 cents. Butter is sold to home customers at 15 cents per pound. Considerable increase in the milk supply will be made soon as several routes will be started next week. There is also a strong probability that a skim station will be put in at Clarkson. Pay day will be May 15.Ray Yeoman is suffering from a badly sprained ankle as a result of a mix up with a wagon wheel.
A. H. Price sold his hardware and furniture stock to Summers & Bolt. The new firm took possession immediately and will continue the business at the old stand having leased the store rooms occupied by Mr. Price for a term of five years. Mr. Price has not yet decided what he will do.
A fishing party consisting of Misses Ida Vail, Della Kibler and Dessie Riddell and Messrs. C. H. Morian, J. A. Madden and G. Texley spent Saturday at the Elkhorn. They report a catch of several thousand fish and claim that many of them were as large as Morian’s boots. We have not counted the fish and so cannot certify as to the number and size. While we have no doubts as to the number, we are inclined to think the size has been over estimated.
Miss Ella Sampson, a dressmaker, who resided in Leigh some time ago, committed suicide at South Omaha by taking two ounces of conosive sublmate. Miss Sampson had lived in South Omaha for a number of years with her sister Effie, who was a teacher in the city schools. For a number of years she has been in poor health and in a fit of despondency ended her sufferings. The Misses Sampson had many friends who will be pained to learn of the tragic ending of Miss Ella’s life. The remains were taken to their former home in Iowa for interment.
Leigh citizens were startled on Friday by a cry of "fire" and everyone turned a shade or two paler as he realized what the terrible consequences might be. The fire was in the barn of W. M. Forney in the south part of town and the high wind blew a constant shower of burning brands and cinders to the main part of town. Prompt action on the part of everyone was all that saved Leigh from being wiped out of existence.
The fire was the result of carelessness on the part of Mr. Forney who had fired some manure piles in a field the day before while the wind was blowing from the north. When the wind changed Friday morning the smoldering embers were soon again blazing again and flying sparks set the stubble on fire. There was nothing to prevent the fire in the field from running into Forney’s barn yard and in a second the barn was roaring like a furnace. Forney’s house and several buildings close by were in considerable danger for some time but by a liberal supply of water and plenty of hard work confined the loss to the barn.
The barn was an old shack and worth but little but contained several hundred bushels of grain, a number of hogs and a lot of farming implements so that the loss will amount to several hundred dollars. We have been unable to learn whether or not Mr. Forney carried any insurance.
The same day a fire destroyed the buildings on what is known as the old Miles farm about six miles south west of town. We are informed that the buildings together with the grain, farm machinery, etc. were burned, marking a loss of nearly $1000 with little or no insurance.
Saturday forenoon the fire alarm was again sounded but the fire was found to be in a hay field about a mile from town on the farm of A. Nelson. Several tons of hay were burned, pasture fences damaged by burning posts, and for a time, the buildings on Mrs. Clements farm were in some danger.
Several other small losses, such as hay, straw and fences, are reported and the papers report heavy losses from all parts of the county.
May 12, 1899 - reprinted October 8, 2003With this issue of The World begins volume fourteen. Thirteen years ago Wm. P. Suttle came over from Stanton with an army press and a few cases of type and started the Leigh Advocate in what is now known as the old town. The Advocate was a nonpartisan sheet and met with fair success from the start. Suttle published the paper for about a year and sold to A. M. Walling.
During the next year the paper had a new editor and a new political complexion with nearly every issue until W. T. Howard, now editor of the Schuyler Sun, bought the plant and the Advocate settled down to a staunch republican paper. In the mean time the Advocate had met with competition in the Leigh Times, an independent paper published by a stock company under the editorship of Wm. P. Suttle and various others.
During February, 1889, Howard obtained control of the Times and consolidated the two papers under the name of the World. On March 15, 1889, Howard sold his interests to M. J. Pearson who changed the paper to an independent sheet. Pearson soon became convinced that he was not a newspaper man and on June 28, 1889, Geo T. Vandermeulen bought the World and continued to publish it with varied success until April 24, 1891, when C. H. Swallow became editor and proprietor. Under Swallow’s management the World was once more placed on a paying basis the subscription list became the largest ever enjoyed by the paper.
After Swallow moved to Humphrey in the fall of 1895, he leased the paper to Romaine Saunders who changed the paper to a republican standard where it has been ever since. Saunders published the World until June 1, 1896, when Swallow sold to Saunders and Crisman. This firm published the World for nearly two years until March 18, 1898, when Saunders again obtained full control. On September 1 of last year, the present owner came into possession of the plant but how long we will continue to worry the public only providence can tell.
During its thirteen years career the paper has had nearly as many editors and owners has espoused the cause of nearly all of the various political parties in existence during that time and has always rendered a fair compensation for the ability and efforts of its proprietor. During the eight months that we have owned the World, our business has exceeded our expectations and we can only express our most heartfelt thanks for the kind consideration that we have received at the hands of a generous public. Our most ambitious hope is to continue to meet the approval of our patrons and to make the World a paper that all will welcome into their homes. Our aim has been to make the World a newspaper in the truest sense of the word, giving the news and all of the news, rather than become the personal organ of any particular political faith or faction. By continuing on this line in the future, expect to merit the sanction and support of all whom the World comes in contact.Married at the home of the bride’s parents were Mr. Andrew Peterson and Miss Mamie Webster. About fifty of their friends and relatives gathered there at about seven o’clock and had everything prepared when at about eight o’clock the organist began to play the wedding march and soon appeared the two brides maids and two groomsmen followed by the bride and groom and marched to the center of the room where they remained during the ceremony and to receive the congratulations. Then to supper to which the bride and groom led the way. After supper a general good time was had by all. The presents among which was an organ, a desk and book case combined, a center stand, six parlor chairs, rocking chair, stove, and silver and glassware and many other presents too numerous to mention. The young couple departed for Omaha where they will spend a few days.
May 19, 1899 - reprinted October 29, 2003Quite a number of farmers are replanting their corn. The cold, wet weather during the last couple of weeks has badly damaged the early planting and farmers are replanting to insure a good stand.
Geo. L. Allen tells us that many of the fruit trees are dead from the long cold winter. Nearly one half of his grape vines are dead, from the same cause, some of the varieties being killed out completely.
The Congregational church has secured a permanent minister in the person of J.F. Smith who comes here from Lincoln.
School closes today for the summer. The teachers will leave for their homes tonight or tomorrow. Miss Vail goes to her home in Pilger, Mrs. Baughman to Schuyler, and Prof. and Mrs. Wallis to Madison. Later Mrs. Wallis will go to Wayne where she has a position during the summer vacation as instructor in education. Prof. Wallis expects to remain in Madison most of the summer.
Leigh came near having another fire. The fire occurred in the cellar of Wm. Keopke's saloon. Smoke was discovered coming from the cellar and, on investigation, some boxes and straw were found to be on fire. But owing to the fact that they were near the ice box and thoroughly soaked with water, they were not burning very briskly. A couple of pails full of water put out the fire. No damage was done. The fire is supposed to have been caused by leaving a lighted candle on a box. While this fire is hardly worth mentioning, yet under any other conditions it would have caused serious loss. It should serve to hasten the water works which will give us ample protection against any disasters, such as nearly all our neighboring towns have suffered.