Saline Snippets:   Newspaper Transcriptions from
Saline County, Nebraska
Transcribed by Bonnie  Fletcher Eggert

The Telegraph, 01 Mar  1889
Published in Friend, NE by  Edward A.  Whitcomb

Page 3

City Talk
By (sic) your milk of Geo. T. HANER.

Artists material in abundance  at HEWIT's.

The latest in suits for men and boys at  KRAMER's.

Charlie FRIEND pays cash for live poultry, and  eggs.

Born - Feb. 28th, 1889, to Mr. and Mrs. Michael REGAN, a  son.

Miss Mary DICKIE is the champion speller of the south  west.

HANER furnishes fresh cows milk nice and sweet for  Babies.

The trains were late Wednesday owing to a wreck on the Burlington  bridge.

For Sale: High grade Durham bull calf, nearly full blood. Inquire  at this
office.

Great attractions in 5 and 10 cent goods at Chas.  FISHER's. Everybody go and
get a bargain.

Joe and Emma SANDERS, of  Webster, Iowa, are visiting their aunts, Mrs. Peter
GREEN and Mrs. W. A.  WHITCOMB, of this place.

The sad news was received on Wednesday that  Harry COOLEY, only son of Rev.
and Mrs. R. COOLEY, of Lincoln, was dead. Harry  was a bright young man just
ready to graduate at our State University and his  death will be a hard blow to
his parents in whose hearts he filled a large  place.

Report of District No. 108, for the month ending Feb 22d: Number  of pupils
enrolled during month, 24; average attendance per day, 23; pupils who  were not
absent during the month, Mary DICKIE, Fortune DICKIE, Claude GILES;  average
daily attendance during term of six months, 19.
Mrs. Joel ANDREW, Teacher.

BURLEIGH's for bargains.

Will  GOODEN went to Ohiowa (sic) on Wednesday.

C. BLENDERMAN went to  Plattsmouth on Wednesday.

March bids fair to be the coldest month of the  winter.

Mr. Jacob KREPS has thanks for a renewal of his  subscription.

The demand for vacant houses is increasing and Friend is  fast filling up.

Mr. W. B. LONG, from near Cordova, received a very fine  Holstein bull calf
by freight yesterday.

Mrs. J. PALMER went to Lincoln  on Wednesday to be present at the funeral of
Harry COOLEY.

Mrs. A. H.  DILLY went to Milford on Wednesday, where she is visiting her
sister, Mrs.  PATTERSON.

E. D. LEONARD, in the new brick block, has the largest and  finest display of
machinery in the county.

Mrs. AIMES, a daughter of Mr.  and Mrs. J. M. KELLOUGH, started for her home
in Kansas on Wednesday.

For  Rent - A farm of 240 acres; 100 acres under cultivation, balance in
grass.  Inquire of J. O. FRANTZ.

Mary COOLEY and Bert WARD went to Lincoln  yesterday morning to attend the
funeral of their cousin, Harry  COOLEY.

Mr. R. GODARD arrived from England on Wednesday morning and is  looking
remarkably hale and hearty for a man of his age.

Died - February  25th, 1889, Kate MCCARTHY, aged seven years. The funeral was
held from the  Catholic church on Wednesday.

Mr. SONDERMANN has arranged for the use of  two of the upper rooms of the
Newer block where he will keep a stock of carpets  and fine parlor suits.

Mr. and Mrs. P. M. MULLEN returned to their home  at Omaha on Wednesday. Mr.
MULLEN became a subscriber to this family paper  before he returned home.

June HOTCHKISS has formed a co-partnership with  A. SCHOSSER.  A part of the
goods in the postoffice (sic) store have been  moved to the bakery and a part
disposed of to Dr. WATSON.

Mr. H. L.  LEWIS' mother came up from Tobias on Saturday.

An infant child of Mr. and  Mrs. H. H. DERBY died on Sunday.

Born - Feb 21st, to Mr. and Mrs. John  TALLEY, a bouncing boy.

Mr. Willie CLARK is up from Lincoln visiting his  mother and friends.

James A. WILSON started Saturday for a short visit at  Bushnell, Illinois.

Mr. George GREEN shipped a car of horses and  household goods to Wray, Colo.,
on Saturday.
(note by transcriber: Wray, CO was near Friend, CO)

Mr. W. J. DUNN,  of Loup City, arrived Saturday night and spent two or three
days in this neck of  the woods.

W. E. SHEPARD now claims the $50 offered by Yoho to beat a  certain picture
of his make. Put up or shut up.

Mr. J. L. BLANCHARD  called yesterday and dropped a dollar and a half into
the slot for this great  religious sheet.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. BLACKMORE went to Omaha Monday to see  their daughter,
Bessie, who was reported quite sick.

BRUNDAGE's postal  card failed to show up on our table again last week.
Silence is golden and we  fear the supply of patent intestines is running low.

Bro. BRUNDAGE was  being sued twice yesterday before Justice STORY on notes
given the Carpenter  Paper Co., and the Newspaper Union of Sioux City.

L. H. DENNISON, of  Crete, received a notice from the White Caps a few days
ago. All such notices  should be addressed to Hon. J. M. THAYER, Lincoln, Neb.

Mr. Frank WOODS,  an old member of Co. B, 34th Illinois, spent Sunday with
Mr. Frank MARSHALL. Mr.  WOOD is en-route from Iowa to the western part of this
state.

Mr. Ed  ALLEN, Deputy U.S. Marshal, spent a few hours in this city yesterday
while  en-route from McCook east. We might state for the benefit of a few that
he  was not here after anyone.

Prof. FRENCH was a little surprised that  Friday, on reading the Free Press,
to learn that, like Peter's wife's mother, he  had been sick of a fever.
Anything to fill up on is the motto of editors  and war widows.

Mr. Thomas REILLY was in town yesterday feeling exceeding  happy over that
grandson and for the past two or three days has been kept busy  running after
Soothing Syrup, shingles for spanking purposes,  etc.

BRUNDAGE's attempt to take back the insult offered Mr. and Mrs. Wm.  CAIN was
by far worse if anything than the insult itself. No one ever thought  that
BRUNDAGE intentionally wrote the item, but that he knew no better, which  his
double jointed explaination (sic) plainly shows.

About fifty of the  friends of Mr. B. D. JOHNSON treated him to a grand
surprise on Wednesday, it  being his 50th birthday. The presents were a camp chair
and tidy by Mr. and Mrs.  J. G. HODGES; two sets silver knives and forks and a
silver castor by the party.  Mr. JOHNSON is one of the old settlers and he
has made many friends. The  surprise was complete and every one agreed that they
had had (sic)a royal good  time.

Mr. S. P. HAYWARD has moved to Seward.

Dan MEAD came up from  Salem on Friday.

Born - Feb. 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed ROCHE, a  son.

Born - Feb. 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. BURNS, a daughter.

Born  - Feb. 26th, to Mr. and Mrs. Nick DENAS (sp?), a daughter.

Mr. and Mrs.  Chas. FISHER will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their
marriage next Monday  evening.

A robin as been reported as seen this week in the vicinity of  Friend looking
over a cherry tree. In view of the early return of spring, poetry  upon that
subject will be received at this office for a few days.

Public  Sale
I will sell at Public Auction on my farm 9 miles south of Friend at 10
o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 5th, the following described property: Three head  of
horses, 37 head of cattle, 60 head of hogs. Free Lunch at Noon.
Terms: - A credit of 10 months on approved notes with interest at 10 per
cent from date. 5 per cent discount for cash.  H. H. DERBY
T. C. CALLAHAN, Auct.
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