Page 3, The Saline County Standard, 2 April 1890, Friend, NE, "Local Siftings"

County commissioner AHL was in Friend Monday on business.

Mr. DOWDNEY is a candidate for census taker for this precinct.

The present congress will not adjourn without making Wyoming a state.

Bro. VINES, of the "Free Press" is still under the controle of Mr. La. Grippe.

A. E. MOELLER had business at the County Seat on Monday.

Henry WESSENBURG made a flying visit to Crete on Monday.

March went out without making any arrangements for spring.

The weather in these parts was anything but pleasant last week.

Friend is short twenty five or thirty dwelling houses. Who will build a few?

John BOWERS has taken advantage of cheap rates and is now visiting in Denver.

Mr. KLINE has improved the looks of his store front by giving it a coat of paint.

J. H. McDONALD, of this place, has received notice that he has been 
allowed an increase of pension.

Ed BAXTER, who was killed by the cars at Talmage on Sunday last 
was buried at Crete yesterday.

The City Board just elected will probably make arrangement for 
better fire protection than we have at present.

Some of the farmers in this vicinity have fine teams that look in good condition 
for doing a large amount of work during the farming season.

Some of the sidewalks in this place would be safer if they had the attention of 
the person or persons whose business it is to look after such things.

Mr. Charles JUSTIS, for sometime salesman in H. P. KING's store but now a resident 
of Iowa will return to Friend next week where he will probably make his future home.

There is a good opera house in Friend but it has been locked up so long that the rats 
are about to eat it up. A good opera house in a town, without any management, is 
worse than no opera house at all.

None of the people who attended the caucus last Saturday evening were allowed 
seats except the chairman and clerks. The business was all done in ten minutes and 
a motion to adjourn was carried by a standing vote.

Sheriff BARTON's pet jail bird, J. W. WALTERS, with many aliases, was given his liberty 
last Wednesday, the court being satisfied that he was confined in the Iowa penitentiary 
at the time the crime charged was committed in this county.

The organization of the band is a sure thing and as soon as a few new instruments 
arrive the boys will begin to toot. A few selections well practiced for Decoration Day 
would be nice.

Prof. WATERMAN and son, and Frank MORTON went to Western last Friday to 
furnish music for the Modern Woodmen of that place. A good time is reported.

The cook who tried to see how fast Host WALKER could run, and who has been 
confined in the county jail for some time past, was tried and discharged last Thursday.

We have resided in Friend two months and during that time we have seen nothing 
that would indicate the fact that a W. C. T. U. had ever been organized here. If there is 
not a society of that kind, one ought to be instituted at once and kept in good running 
order for the good that can be accomplished.

We believe that all the postoffices in Saline county are now filled with republican 
postmasters except two, Mr. TRACY of Wilber and Mr. WOLF of Friend. We understand 
that Mr.WOLF still has one year to serve and as he is giving such good satisfaction there 
will be no effort made to displace him until he has served the full time for which he 
was appointed.

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Real Estate Transfer (locations omitted

James E. STEIN HOFF and wf to William STEIN HOFF ne 1/4 7, 8, 1, qed $2500.
William STEIN HOFF to Eliza Jane STEIN HOFF, ne 1/4 7, 8, 1, wd $5000.
William J. YATES and wf to GoGeorge. DeWOLF lot 50 Friend wd $500.
Alice M. RAY and hus to William J. Yates same wd $300.
Chas. SCHNASE and wf to Adolph SCHNASE lot 43 Friend wd $75.
C. E. FRIEND and wf to Mary and John ROCKEL lot 13 and 14 Friend's 4th ad wd $150.
C. B. & QRR to Adrianus HENDRICKS 2 1/2 ne 1/4 and n 1/2 se 1/4 1, 8, 1 wd $1173.60.
Martha J. BURTON ond bus to Chas D. SPOTTS lots 9, 10, 11 in Yeoman's sub div 
blk 1 Friend 3rd ad wd $1000.
James E. STEIN HOFF and wf to William STEIN HOFF ne 1/4 10, 8, 1 qed $2500.

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COUNTY NEWS

"Tobias Index"
The creamery well is down to a depth of 150 feet and they are still drilling.

Mr. BUTLER is now devoting most of his time to the care of the postoffice. 
Mr. COWGILL will remain in the office only a short time longer.

There is an opening here for a jeweler to start in business, 
Mr. MANTZ having closed his store.

"Crete Democrat"
We are pleased to learn that Frank COLEMAN, the gentleman who studied 
law with George H. HASTINGS in this city, has located at Nelson, Neb. and is 
practicing law with S. A. SEARLE of that city. Frank is an honest upright young 
man, and his many friends in this city join the "Democrat" in wishing his success 
in his new home.

"De Witt Times"
Mr. Robert HOLLINGWORTH, brother to H. HOLLINGWORTH, has been dangerously 
ill for several days past but latest reports are that he is slowly improving.

A DOUGHE, our brick maker, was here last week and in answer to question if he 
expected to make brick here this summer, replied that he would. This looks as though 
there would be some building done here this summer.

Tuesday last John BARKDOL come down from Wilber with a wagon load 
of house moving utensils and in a short time began to work on the barn lately 
owned by Al JEFFERS. The property had been sold to L. H. JAMESON and he 
wished to move it onto his residence lots. O. L. KENT had some broom corn 
stowed therein and through some misunderstanding would not move it out. 
The case was taken to the court in Wilber. JAMESON wanted the barn, but 
could not take it and the broom corn and KENT would not move the latter, so 
JAMESON gets out a replevin and has men take out one side of the barn and 
move it from over the corn, thus gaining possession of the building. 
There will be undoubtedly, more to follow.
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Page 3, 9 Apr 1890, The Saline County Stanard, Friend, NE.

B. & M. TIME TABLE
GOING WEST

No. 1 Fast Passenger.........1:...p.m.
No. 3 Mail and Express 10:22 p.m.
No 5 Express and Passenger 12:37 p.m.
No. 27 Freight and Aco'n.....12:01 p.m.

GOING EAST

No. 4 Mail and Express............5:50 a.m.
No. 6 Express and Passenger 10:15 a.m.
No. 2 Fast Passenger..............12:01 p.m.
No. 28 Freight and Aco'n...........1:44 p.m.

Nos. 27 and 28 daily except Sunday

H. L. LEWIS, Agent

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LOCAL SIFTINGS

J. A. COWPERTHWAIT is buying and shipping a large number of hogs these April days.

The Catholic dance and supper which was set for last night, was 
postponed on account of the bad weather.

Some of our citizens who were burning trash Monday night when 
the wind raised moved pretty lively for a while.

A mass meeting of the Nebraska minister so fall denominations, who 
favor prohibition, will be held at Lincoln, May 13 and 14th.

Old Mr. DOXTATER, who has been very low for a long time and not expected 
to live, has so far recovered as to be able to be on the streets.

In being introduced to Mr. and Mrs. U. D. VOORHEES, of this place, the editor 
of this paper found old Illinois acquaintances of thirty years ago. 

At the election of officers of the Nebraska National Guards, held at Lincoln 
yesterday, L. W. COLBY, of Beatrice was re-elected Brigadier General.

Mr. W. A. ALLSMAN was a pleasant caller yesterday and informed us that he 
had just marketed fifty-eight head of hogs. Since Christmas this gentleman 
has sold twenty-one steers, eight cows, fifty eight hogs, and has yet on 
hand forty-seven steers.

Mr. FOSTER and Mr. COWGILL of Tobias were at Wilber on election day 
attending court. They offered a liveryman $20 to take them home in two 
hours and forty minutes but could not find a team that could make the trip 
in that time. Had these gentlemen reached home in time to vote, the town 
of Tobias would go dry after May 1st.

One day last week, Joe CRAIG was recapping a loaded shell, when it was 
discharged, lodging thirty-two shot in his hand, none of them going through.

N. W. NORRIS, of Crete, was in Friend last Saturday in the interest of the 
entertainment that is to be given at that place on the 14th inst.

Mr. I. E. FERGUSON has been under the weather for some time with a bad 
cold but is again able to attend to business and accomodate all who favor 
him with a call at his bank.

Miss Marion LOWELL will give one of her excellent entertainments in elocution 
at the Opera house in Friend on Thursday evening April 17th under the auspices 
of the Christain Endeavor society.

The B. & M. R. R. will change time on Sunday next. Our readers who wish to l
eave home after the change is made had better see Mr. Lewis the agent. 
Our time table will be corrected next week.

Dick TANNER left Saturday for the east, where he will join a minstrel company.

D. GILMORE has just completed a fine job of decorating at JOHNSON's old stand.

Wm. BISHOP, of Denver, arrived in Friend last week and is visiting with friends.

Mrs. Louis BARNEY was a pleasant caller at this office, Saturday last.

Mr. E. McDOUGALL, of Dorchester, had business in Friend, last week.

Grass has started and cattle will soon begin to feel happy.

The proprietor of the Monti hotel Mr. F. L. SUDDITH is making some grand 
improvements on the interior of his house. The office has been newly painted 
and papered and we understand work will continue until every room will be 
thoroughly renovated and made as clean as though they were new. 
Mr. SUDDITH's unlucky beginning will, we hope, end successfully.

Thieves are using a contrivance looking like an ordinary walking stick, but which 
is so arranged that by pressing a spring at the handle the ferrule will spread apart 
and form a sort of spring clip that will take hold of anything that is within reach. 
The thing is called "the continental lifting stock," and is used to take goods from 
behind counters when the shopman's back is turned.
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9 Apr 1890, continued

Editor VINES and wife went to Lincoln last Saturday to spend Sunday with friends.

Wire for the bar wire factory has arrived and the machinery will be here in a few days.

Court NUNIMAKER returned from Denver and was shaking hands with 
his many friends, Sunday.

BORN.--April 5th to Mr. and Mrs. J. TALLY, a son, Also on the 8th 
to Mr. and Mrs. WELCH, a son.

Six thousand carpenters in Chicago have gone on a strike to secure 
40 cents an hour for their work.

Mrs. M. McDOUGALL and Mrs. U. D. VOORHEES favored this office 
with a pleasant call, one day last week.

Mr. James KEENAN, of Blanchard, Iowa, who bought the DERRY farm 
south of town, moved onto the place last week.

The ANDREWS boys went to Crete Monday to take part in the band 
concert that was given at that place Monday night.

The gentlemen in and about Western who likes their drinks before breakfast 
will be obliged to bootleg it after May 1st. Saloon men of the J. K. ELLIS stripe 
are bound to do the business up sooner or later.

There will be a Union Temperance Meeting in the Baptist church, Sabbath evening, 
April 13th, at 7:30 p.m. Lecture by the Rev. Daniel TATUM, a Quaker from 
Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. E. T. DADA, Pres. W. C. T. U.

The new fast B. & M. train that will be put on next Sunday between Chicago 
and Denver will leave Lincoln at 7:25 a.m. making the trip to Denver in fourteen 
and one-half hours. Quick time between Chicago and Lincoln will also be made.

Mrs. McDOUGALL, of the firm of McDOUGALL and CALLAHAN, has sold her interest 
in the hardware business both at this place and at Dorchester to SANDERS and EMPY, 
of Tobias who will carry on the business as in th4e past under the firm name of CALLAHAN 
SANDERS & EMPY. These gentlemen are no strangers to the people of Friend, they having 
resided here and at Tobias for a number of years. The new firm will be a strong one as all 
the members are experienced in the business, and will be found a very pleasant trio to deal with.
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Page 3 of The Saline County Standard, published in Friend, NE, 23 Apr 1890

The farmers have built a steam elevator at Alexander and in the future will 
handle their own grain.

C. W. SANDERS has moved his family over from Tobias and hereafter 
he will be found dealing out hardware at his new place of business.

Grain of all kinds is going up and farmers who were able to hold until now 
are getting much better prices than were paid through the winter.

The Crete "Globe" is responsible for the statement that thirty-two members 
were added to the order of Modern Woodmen, at that place last Thursday evening.

The body of a man was found in the river at Crete a few days ago and is supposed 
to be a man named SAWYER who disappeared very mysteriously a few weeks ago.

Justice ELLSWORTH must decide his cases according to Maxwell or Blackstone or 
his head will have to come off at the expiration of his present term. --So says Bro. VINES.

Those who like dancing can have a good time Friday April 25th by attending the 
old settlers dance to be given at the new school house six miles south and one 
mile west of Friend.

Mrs. HILLS of Beatrice, who has been visiting her niece, Mrs. H. M. SMITH returned 
home Monday. Lettie LESTER, who has been a guest of Mrs. SMITH, accompanied 
Mrs. HILLS to Beatrice.

A lime famine has visited Friend. Landlord WALKER bought the last carload to 
whitewash his fence and only had enough for the inside. The outside will be 
whitened as soon as the next carload arrives. 

Some of the Friend merchants think that politicians have no business in the 
newspaper field. That is all right, but it is the opinion of the STANDARD that 
the merchants will soon find out that the STANDARD is here to stay. We are 
"Clyned" to think that dealers in small stocks ought not to try to get above 
their business.

Bro. YOUNG, the enterprising editor of the Tobias "Index," is making a good 
paper for his readers and taking a great deal of interest in his town. He is now 
talking canning factory and if the business men of the town will take the same 
interest their editor does in the matter they will soon have many things that 
are good for a town.

Bro. VINES gave it to Justice ELLSWORTH in good shape last week and we think 
it will learn the gentleman who deals out justice that where he has a suit between 
two home parties he had better give judgement to both sides and save trouble. 
This is a bad time of the year Mr. ELLSWORTH for a man to "monkey with VINES" 
for some of them are liable to be poisoned.

Did you ever stop and examine the show window at the hardware store of 
CALLAHAN, SANDERS & EMPEY? They have fifty-two varities of seeds tested 
and growing there, which makes not only a beautiful show, but is satisfactory 
evidence that the seeds handled by these gentlemen are not only recommended, 
but tested for the public the examine.

An effort is being made at DeWitt to secure a pardon for Al JEFFERS who has 
just been sent to the pen from Gage county for horse-stealing. JEFFERS has 
lived in DeWitt and long time; has always worked hard and was considered 
honest. The STANDARD hopes that the good people of DeWitt will succeed in 
getting the man pardoned, for we don't believe he would steal a horse unless 
he was drunk or crazy.

Non Partisan County Convention
The annual meeting of the Saline County Non Partisan Prohibitory Amendment League 
will be held in Crete on Tuesday, April 29th at 2:30 p.m. This meeting is called for the 
puprose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and of considering measures for 
promoting the interest of temperance. All members of the county League in the 
county are entitled to seats in this meeting and are earnestly urged to attend. 
J. J. MANVILLE, Pres. N. P. A. L.
J. S. BROWN, Sec'y.

Home Made Wire
The HOFFMAN barb wire manufacturing establishment is now in full blast in this city 
and the company is well satisfied with the working of the machinery. The capacity 
of their machinery is 1000 pounds a day but owing to the fact that all the workmen 
are inexperienced hands at the business they are turning out buy 700 pounds daily, 
which is considered good for a beginning. The company is composed of the following 
named men all of whom are well known in this vicinity. O. HOFFMAN patentee, J. H. 
and C. LARSEN Geo. and Nick DEINAS. The company are merely testing this invention 
at present and should it prove a success and they find sale for the wire, they will put in 
additional machinery and manufacture on a much larger scale.

A large number of people are daily visitors at the works and all pronounce the wire a 
good thing and wish the management great success. The people of Friend should realize 
the fact that the barb wire factory is the only manufactory we have and they should do 
all in their power to encourage and help.....enterprising gentlemen and...with the good 
work. Let us hope that ready sale may be found for this wire and that the manufacture 
may increase many fold.

A. E. MOELLER and daughter visited Lincoln, Monday.

Look out for a change in the railroad time next Sunday.

Mr. GOODWIN is making some necessary improvements on his bake oven.

Corn is now worth twenty cents a bushel. That is some better than twelve.

W. O. SOUTHWICK was a passenger from this place on the 10:15 train Monday.

Henry WEISSENBURY and wife left Monday for Wilber for a short visit with friends.

A. HURLBURT is doing a great amount of house moving in the country these days.

Miss PROUDFIT, who is teaching at DeWitt, spent Sunday at this place 
visiting her mother.

Many little boys are happy now that the weather is warm enough for them to 
go without shoes. A boy always seems to feel good when he gets stone bruises on 
his heels and all the nails knocked off his toes.

DANDY DICK:--Is a bull blood Clydesdale, imported and owned by Willis JANES. 
This horse can be seen at LEONARD's barn on Saturday of each week. Farmers 
wishing to improve their stock should first see this fine horse. See bills.

George DE LONG came to town yesterday in a hurry after a doctor and stated 
that George HAVENS had been badly hurt at Milligan, by a horse falling upon him. 
Our informent did not have the particulars consequently cannot give them.

We though that Bill HASTINGS wanted to represent the people of this county in 
the state senate, but a good honest democrat told us the other day that Bill had 
the "big-head" and had an idea that he could be nominated by the democrats 
for governor.

When the Tobias "Index" was issued last week a well that was being put down 
near the creamery at that place had reached the depth of 315 feet and no water. 
Towns are often boomed by deep wells and it is possible that we may hear 
something next week from Tobias.

Wilber SAVAGE of Wilber, organizer of farmers alliances in Saline county; called 
while in Friend last week. Mr. SAVAGE reports ten alliances in the county with a 
membership of three hundred and claims that by June 1st, the county will have 
twenty-five organizations.

It is said that L. P. GESSELL, of Holdrige, who reads the Friend news from the 
STANDARD is a very small man, which accounts for Bro. WHITCOMB making an 
assault upon him while employed on the "Telegraph." People here who know 
Bro. WHITCOMB say that he never jumps a man of his size, which charge we 
cannot dispute as we know he is overgrown and his equal cannot be found 
outside of dime museums and circuses. Just turn a man loose in this town 
who is anywhere near the size of the Telegram man and you will see him 
(WHITCOMB) making a break fro home where his wife stands ready at all 
times to protect him with the skunk gun.

T. C. CALLAHAN and wife, Mrs. M. McDOUGALL and Mrs. Charles 
SANDERS visited the capital city on Monday.

Police Judge FRIEND's court has been very quiet for the past 
few days. No arrests have been made lately.

Mr. R. H. PETERSON, the tailor has been unable to attend to 
business for several days on account of sickness.

Mrs. W. H. MANN of Wilber, who visited with Mrs. PHILLIPS at 
this place last week, returned home Saturday.

Western will go dry this year and the good women of that place 
offer a reward for any violation of the liquor laws.

Large crowds of Friend people meet with the Salvation Army every 
night, and quite interesting meetings have been held.

The entertainment given at the Opera house last week by Miss Marion 
LOWELL was well attended and general satisfaction given.

Married:--At Wilber, by the County Judge, Saturday, April 19th, Mrs. S. P. 
GOODEN, of Friend and Miss Vira JACOBS, of Fillmore county.

At a meeting of the barbers of Friend, a few days ago it was agreed that 
after May 4th, all the shops will be closed on Sunday. The following named 
barbers have signed the agreement: LaGRAND & VOORHEES, GOODEN & 
ANDREWS, C. C. MAJORS

John SCOTT who resides a few miles from town lost his barn and grainery 
yesterday by fire. He loses his grain hay and some harness besides other 
things that were near the barn. We understand he was insured in one of 
Mr. MOELLER's companies for about half his loss.
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The Saline County Standard, Friend, NE, 16 April 1890, page 3 

Alexander MORMAN of this place has been granted a pension.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph GILMORE were in Lincoln visitors this week.

Trains from the east are late today. Did not learn the cause.

Mayor BURKE and l. E.SOUTHWICK drove to Tobias this morning.

Fifty-two Veterans of the late war are in the Cook county, Illinois 
poor house.

The B. & M. didnot change time last Sunday as was stated they 
would do in our last issue..

The marshall was compelled to lay a fellow out, last night before 
he could get him to the cooler.

Miss Clara DANN, of De Witt, won the Domorest gold medal at the 
contest held at Tobias last week.

A. S. McKAY has a new smokestack for his elevator which will soon 
take the place of the old one that was damaged by the wind.

The supper given last evening by the ladies of the M. E. church was 
well attended and we understand was a financial success.

News reached us this week that Mr. Robert HOLLINGSWORTH, of 
Nelson, Nebr. had departed this life. We are unable to get particulars.

A. L. BARTLETT has been making some valuable improvements at his 
residence in the east part of the city, such as having his house painted, 
new fence, and for the comfort of pedestrians he has added a sidewalk. 
Al would have made these improvements a years ago, had the street 
been opened as it should have been.

The machinery, wire and everything to complete the manufacture of 
barbed wire in Friend, has arrived and as soon as a belt can be procured with 
which to run the machine, work will begin. The STANDARD was in hopes this 
new enterprise would be in operation before this issue, but as it is not we shall 
have something to say in the near future.

On Tuesday, Mr. A. E. MOELLER, the real estate rustler, drew the papers in 
a real estate deal in our city, the consideration being $18,000. The transfer 
was between John CONE and H. P. SCHMIDT and the property known as the 
SCHMIDT block, but owned jointly by the gentlemen named. The half interest 
owned by SCHMIDT in the building occupied by Geo. GALE and also Mr. CLYNE 
was sold to CONE and Mr. CONE's interest in the building occupied by SCHMIDT 
and BISSEL was sold to Mr. SCHMIDT.

J. A. COWPERTHWAITE shipped three cars of very fine steers last Friday night 
which arrived in Chicago in twenty-eight hours from the time they left Friend 
on the through B. & M. freight.

PASTURE.--G. T. HANER wishes to announce to the readers of the STANDARD 
that he has room in his pasture for twenty head of colts and persons wishing 
to secure pasture must apply at once.

CARD OF THANKS
Brooklyn N. Y. April 1st 1890
Editor STANDARD
Friend Nebr.

We the undersigned in our great sorrow and grief wish to express our heartfelt 
gratitude to the kind friends in Friend, Neb. for the loving and tender care to our 
dear son in his sickness and death. It is our daily prayer that Heaven's blessing 
may rest on all those who were so kind to Walter. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. GARDNER.

John BOWERS returned from Denver last Saturday and reports everything lively 
in that great city.

E. A. ARLIN, of De Witt, was in Friend last Thursday patting up a windmill 
for one of our citizens.

One of Mr. Geo. RAEFORD's teams made things lively for a short time 
yesterday; no damage was done.

W. H. MANN of Wilber, proprietor of the DeWitt mills, was in the city last 
Saturday in the interest of his business.

Mrs. J. O. FRANTZ returned yesterday to her home in New York after 
a visit of a few weeks with friends in this place.

An old settlers dance will be given on Friday evening, April 25th at the new 
school house six miles south and one mile west of Friend. Music by J. H. WATERMAN 
& SON L. F. ANDREWS and F. MORTON. Every body invited.

Mr. Riley Van ALLER, of Friend, had the remains of the old lady EVANS taken 
up from the cemetery at this place, and taken to Friend and interred along 
side of her son, Jeremiah EVANS.--"Beaver Crossing Journal."

The three Friend editors were in justice ELLSWORTH's court last Saturday. 
Bro. VINES had some trouble with a boy who had done some devil work 
in his office and Bro. WHITCOMB and ye scribe were called upon to help 
Bro. VINES out with the job.

J. C. SEGERGER, a former resident of Friend, but not of Harman, Colo., was 
a candidate for mayor of his city at the late spring election, and was defeated 
by only two votes. Taking the short time that Mr. S. has resided in his present 
home, he made a good run for the office.

Charles WARNER, William PORTER, E. PARKER and H. P. SCHMIDT, left these 
parts yesterday for Colorado, where they go for the purpose of making 
improvements on the land claims that they hold in that country. The STANDARD 
will furnish the Friend news to these gentleman during their stay in Colorado.

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BUSINESS LOCALS

Get some of those fine cabinet photos at C. M. BRIGGS' gallery.

All kinds of furniture at SONDERMAN's.

Pure Ice Cream at GOODWIN's. By the quart of gallon.

RADFORD & SON still take the lead in the livery business.

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NOTICE (from transcriber--these all are applications for liquor 
licenses, filed with City Clerk of Friend)

---George PIERCE
---George GALE
---T. H. KELLY
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The Saline County Standard, 30 April 1890, page 3, published in 
Friend, NE. (Wednesday)

H. P. KING is building an addition to his dwelling house.

George GALE will start tomorrow or the day after for Denver 
for a few weeks visit.

HANER and Co. have fourteen head of fat cattle on hand ready 
for their meat market.

A new brick store will be erected on the ground now occupied 
buy PIERCE & JONES.

The real estate business in Friend has a "STORY" connected 
with it. Shall we tell it?

John BOWERS is now in Lincoln slinging brick into the walls 
of the new P Street hotel.

Our city dads at their meeting last night decided that druggist 
permits would not be granted this year.

Charles BADER, of Crete, now traveling for an Omaha wholesale 
house, was in our city for a short time yesterday.


Mrs. G. W. GOCKLEY left today for a visit down in Illinois, where 
she will visit with relatives and friends for a few months.

Our town is quiet these days but is only because the farmers are busy. 
Country towns are usually quiet without the farmers.

Al HURLBERT's team can out travel a "tie train," but it is hard work for 
a person to get limbered up after a short ride behind them.

J. W. CRAIG, an o....line county boy, now traveling gent for the Omaha 
"Bee" was going a good business in our town today.

J. A. COWPERTHWAITE finished planting two hundred acres of corn 
yesterday besides shipping several carloads of cattle to Chicago.

Some thief who knew that Thomas KELLEY's motto is "live and let live" 
broke in the back door of the saloon last Saturday night and helped himself 
to as much liquor and cigars as he could conveniently carry away. Mr. KELLY 
don't know the chap, but does know that it was some one who was well 
acquainted with the inside of the building.

It was not our intention Brother WHITCOMB, to slur Mr. CLYNE, but we read 
of him in the "Telegraph" as the "CLYNE Joker" and think a man who cannot 
take a joke should not be known by that title. It may be true that Mr. C. is 
responsible for giving the farmers low prices and Messrs. FISHER, PAGE and 
the STARKEY's might have followed suit; but while you are speaking of the 
five above named firms, why don't you mention PARKE, JOHNSONS' VOORHEES, 
PHILLIPS, HACKER Brothers, McKINZIE & THOMPSON, Friend Grocery Co., J. WARREN, 
CALLAHAN, SANDERS & EMPEY; H. W. HEWIT; PETER GREEN, WATSON & CO.; BISSELL 
& SCHMIDT; D. B. BURLEIGH and H. P. KING. If you are a policy man Mr. WHITCOMB, 
we would advise you to give credit where it is due and to all who is entitled to it; and 
tell us who of "this same crowd" it was that patronized a grocery peddler about a year ago.

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From the Far West

The following letter was received yesterday by A. E. MOELLER, and thinking it 
would be interesting to our readers he kindly let us take it for publication.

Friend, Colo., April 27, 1890.
Friend MOELLER:--I have not heard from my family since I left home, so I would 
like to have you see if they are alive. I will be home in about a week. I was over to 
my tree claim all last week, snow bound. I have 9,000 trees planted and hard work
it is. I will now give you a description of this country since I have been here. I arrived at 
Friend on Friday; Saturday, JACKSON and myself hitched a pony to a cart and went 
flying over the prairie, (but nothing to drink) to engage my help for tree planting. 
Got back to Friend after riding 25 miles. After dinner served at the JACKSON house, 
I unpacked my trees and found them in good order. 

The ground was very dry and more like digging in a roan than in a field, but after 
I had gone to work a little cloud in the south made its appearance and the people 
would wonder if it never would rain; but in a very short time it rained and hailed 
until the water flooded the streets; I got my trees heeled in, 5,400 in all, and it still 
kept raining and rained all that night and all day Sunday and Sunday night; Monday 
was a fine day; Tuesday it commenced to rain again and kept it up until Wednesday 
night when it commenced to snow and continued until Friday night making 15 inches 
on the level of very wet snow and during all this time I was wet to my skin, with no 
change of clothes and twelve miles from town. I came to town Saturday and am 
still here waiting for the snow to melt away. You can judge for yourself the amount 
of wet weather we have had. Everyone seems to be happy over the prospects for 
a good crop. This has been my experience in tree planting up to date. I am writing 
this letter in PARKER's mansion and am happy, being the only one that has any trees 
planted. I must now close and go to church. Yours Truly, H. P. SCHMIDT

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Born: April 27th to Mr. and Mrs. Albert RUSS, a daughter.

The next National holiday will be May 30th, Decoration day.

Mr. VINES has rented and moved his family into the STEPHENS house.

J. W. PILLSBURY, of De Witt, made this office a pleasant call this morning.

Supt. FARRAND spent last Thursday night in Friend, a guest of Prof. HOPKINS.


Hon. J. D. POPE and G. T. HANER were travelers to the county seat last Friday.

The old folks dance did not come off as was advertised, on account of rainy weather.

Mrs. GARFIELD visited Washington last week for the first time since 
her husband was murdered.

Farmers when in town can see the good qualities of the HUFFMAN barb 
wire and how it is made by calling at the factory north of R. R. track.

Friend was favored by the Odd Fellows who met at Dorchester last Saturday 
be electing Joel ANDREWS president and Wm. WHITCOMB secretary, of the 
county organization.

After this week the STANDARD will be published on Friday. Our reasons for 
making the change will be made known on applications at our office, they 
being too awfully awful for publication.

The large tent at Crete, used by Hon. A. C. RANKIN, the temperance lecturer 
was visited Tuesday night by a set of unprincipled curs, who cut the tent and 
damaged it to a considerable extent.

The HUFFMAN Wire is the most sightly wire and the ONLY wire that will NOT 
injure stock;it is lighter than any wire made. Sold by CALLAHAN, SANDERS, & 
EMPEY, at Friend, Tobias, and Dorchester.

The Odd Fellows of Saline county celebrated the seventy-first anniversary 
of their order last Saturday at Dorchester, the address being delivered by 
the Hon. J. W. DAWES. Quite a number attended from this place.

The street rumor that Bro. VINES is going off with the Salvation army has 
been contradicted. We suppose the "Woman of the town" started that yarn 
just because VINES was going away and leave Mrs. V. here to manage his paper.

Sen PADDOCK has the thanks of this office for public documents, sent 
from Washington.

It is almost impossible to go in any part of town without seeing 
great improvements on resident property.

The demand for the barb wire is so great that, we understand the 
company have decided to put in more machinery.

Mr. VINES has turned the "Free Press" over to his wife who will edit 
the same; he expects to travel for the Omaha "Bee."

Joseph CLYNE, of Stafford, Kansas and Charles CLYNE of 
Maple park, Illinois are visiting their brother and family, at this place.

Miss Maud ROBENSON started for Peoria Ill. on Tuesday for 
an extended visit.

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Turkey Creek Items

Mrs. Henry APPLEGATE returned from Iowa last week, where she 
attended the last sickness of her father, who died soon after her arrival there.

Lookout, Mr. STEPHENS, Mr. DOYLE is after you with a sharp stick; the best 
plan is to take those poles to Mr. McLENNAN's and that will quiet the disturbance.

Rev. BARKER, pastor of the Friend Methodist church, preached a splendid sermon 
at the Mound School, house last Sunday and will be with us in tow weeks from that 
time again, at 2:30 p.m.

Mr. HAVENS, who was accidently hurt at Milligan last week, is 
improving under care of Dr. HEWIT.

Last Thursday Ben. TAINTER o Bushnell, Ills., stepped off at Friend and 
came down to this neighborhood to see friends and relatives.
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PUBLIC SALE
Having sold a portion of my land I will sell at my residence, 5 miles 
north and 2 miles east of Friend at 1 o'clock p.m. sharp, 
Friday May, 2nd, 1890.
9 cows with calf, or calves by their sides; 1 three year old bull; 
2 three year old heifers; 2 yearling heifers; 3 two year old steers; 
1 yearling steer; 5 calves.
1 three year old gelding; 2 two work horses; 1 two year old colt.
Many other articles too numerous to mention.
TERMS: Time until January 1st, 1891, without interest, with approved 
security on all sums of $10 and over. Less than $10 cash.
CALLAHAN, Auct. Patrick SEENNELL.

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Real Estate Transfer

W. W. THOMAS and wf to N. H. STARKEY.
Wm GIBSON and wf to Septimus GIBSON.
B. G. McKINZIE and wf to Frank THOMPSON......
in BURLEY & McLEANS south side residence tract.
William BAKER to Joseph RANGE.
Louisa MOSIER and hus to Sarah J. MOSLEY.
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Dorchester News.

Milt STANLEY of Friend was in the city Monday giving some 
of the boys a spin with his fine team of shetland ponies.

W. L. BERGER was down from Fairmont Sunday.

Mrs. SEARLE, of Plattsmouth, is visiting her daughter Mrs. E. B. LEWIS.
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