Saline Snippets: Newspaper Transcriptions from Saline County, Nebraska. Transcribed by Vicki Conklin TELEGRAPH, E. WHITCOMB, Editor and Pro., Friend, Nebraska, May 18,1888 Page 1 Mr. E. WHITCOMB, of the Friend TELEGRAPH, made an Arbor day record. Aside from being a guardian angel to the busy little bee he is also a companion dear to the trees that bloom in the spring. - JOURNAL TOPIC Every business man in the town should keep some kind of an advertisement in his home paper. If his business is small and he does not care to increase it much, or is not able to carry a large ad, then a small one. It is a duty he owes to the town, in the way of advertising it and its business enterprises. Hundreds of these papers go to eastern states, as far as the Atlantic, and its readers will size up our town by the business represented. It is not money wasted, to advertise our town and country, and our business enterprises. - STERLING SUN LET'S REWARD HIM Although it would be contrary to precedent there is one man now holding a state office in Nebraska who is entitled to a third term at the hands of the voters of the state in November next. That man is Hon. Wm. LEESE who as attorney general has done more in behalf of public interests since he has been in office than all his predecessors put together. His triumph in the Atchison & Nebraska railroad case is alone enough to entitle him to the confidence of every good citizen of the state of Nebraska. When Mr. LEESE first entered upon his official duties he was generally regarded as a very inferior man for the position, but the people have been agreeably disappointed in him and will again re-elect him ..................... ........... is not defeated by the railroads and corporations that have succumbed to his influence in the courts - WOOD RIVER G****** WILBER OPPOSITION A young man named Francis BOYER was drowned in Turkey Creek just west of DeWitt on Sunday. He was subject to fits and it is supposed that an attack came on while he was on the bank of the creek and he fell down the bank into the stream. Married, May 7th, William UPTHAGROVE of Wilber and Lizzie COMSTOCK, of Pleasant Hill. GAZETTE JOURNAL The copperheads are beginning to realize that their covert sympathy for treason in the dark days of the rebellion has not entirely been forgotten by a loyal people. The whole financial policy of the present administration is English, you know. The opposition of silver coinage and the demand for free trade have their common origin in England, and both are designed to help English trade at the expense of American industry. The men who are trying in congress and out of it, says the Philadelphia NEWS, to force the iniquitous Mills bill upon the country because "it will bring lower prices" never tell the working men lower prices cannot come without lower wages. And yet this is the truth. E. WHITCOMB, editor of the Friend TELEGRAPH, passed through this city on his way home from the prairie wilds of Thomas county, Kansas, where he devoted two or three weeks time in the praiseworthy endeavor to promote timber culture in that section of four separate timber claims. He assisted in planting 125,000 sprouts. Fifty five per cent of last seasons planting survived the unusual drouth, and he thinks there is a sure thing for ninety per cent this year. WILBUR REPUBLICAN MARRIED - On Tuesday, April 8th, at the home of the bride's parents, in Wilber, Mr. John L. ZEDNIK and Miss Anna VITOREK. The tariff on potatoes is 45 cents per barrel. Do farmers want it removed so that importers can supply this market? - CLAY CO. JOURNAL. F***** CRETE GLOBE The GLOBE is pleased to learn that the Masonic order of this city is taking steps to erect a Masonic temple in the near future. The order has appointed a committee to take the matter in charge, and it is being pushed with enthusiasm and enterprise. There is no doubt as to the success of the undertaking. This will give Crete another magnificent structure. Our townsman, John LANHAM, was recently awarded the contract for improving the capitol grounds in Lincoln. The amount for which the work is to be performed is $57,000. This is a large sum and we hope Mr. LANHAM will realize a handsome profit. Page 3 CITY TALK. There is no doubt but that the weather is cool enough. Farmers have been improving this week in planting corn. We notice Miss Frankie SEED in town for the past few days. Messrs. J. PALMER and John KENTNER returned from their trip west Friday. Mrs. John GIBSON spent a part of this week with her daughter at Dorchester. Corn has been about as well off in the city as planted in the field this weather. Call at First National Bank if you want a real estate loan at lowest rates. Did you attend the entertainment Tuesday evening? If not you missed a good thing. Eggs will be taken at highest market price in exchange for goods at D.B. BURLEIGH'S. Mr. Allen SIMOUNDS, a brother of Mrs. L.E. SOUTHWICK, is spending a few days visiting friends here. The fire ball held Friday evening was well patronized, 55 members being out. A good time was reported. Mr. Clarence LARSON made this office a pleasant call Saturday. He expects to engage in business for a cigarette firm during the summer. Mr. Robert McDONALD an old-time resident of this place arrived from Leadville, Colorado, Tuesday and has been spending a few days visiting friends and attending to business. Ed. McCOMB paid this burg a visit last week ostensibly for the purpose of shipping his traps to Lincoln, but before they were shipped an attachment was placed upon them for rent. It is said that Wilber, in this county, has a man who has a wife both at Wilber and Salt Lake City, Utah. If this report is true, matters are liable to get a little hot for Wilber's Mormon in the near future. We are on hand this spring with the usual supply of bee fixtures, and our friends will do well to call upon us before placing their orders. A young Englishman of considerable experience, talks strongly of starting a horse breeding and importing establishment near this city shortly. There is ample room for something of this kind, which would doubtless pay well for the investment. Our patrons are requested to report all failures to receive the TELEGRAPH within a reasonable time to the Inspector of P.O.D., Denver, Colorado. We mail all packages and papers plainly addressed with a Caligraph and there is no reason why they should not be received promptly. Mr. A.M. WINEBRENER, agent of the Chicago Library Co., is in town for the purpose of establishing a library. He has consulted quite a number of our leading citizens and finds quite a sentiment favorable to the enterprise. With a little effort a good library can be placed here. You can buy a nice fancy colored shirt with collars and cuffs for 50 cents, worth $1.00 at MITCHELL'S. Dr. Hewit has gone out to Colorado. Mr. A. WOODCOCK returned to his city last week. Miss Mary McDONALD has been in town since Friday. There are fifty old soldier residents of Nebraska who served in the 34th Illinois Infantry. The sale of LUSK'S goods has been going on all this week. The goods sold pretty well. Mr. P.J. GOSSARD received a message Monday morning to the effect that his father was dead. Messrs. J. W. and F.L. PHILLIPS will soon go to Alliance, Nebraska, where they will engage in the general merchandise business. Miss Lenna AMY, while out riding Wednesday afternoon, lost her balance and fell backwards to the ground. She was not hurt. The TELEGRAPH is prepared to do its customers some good in the job work line just now. Don't fail to call around and save yourself money. Hon. S.R. FOSS and J.R. NEIL are among the Crete gentlemen who were in attendance at this Sunday school convention at this place this week. Now is the time to get Sweet Potato, Cabbage and Tomato Plants at ALEXANDERS in south part of town. Leave orders at McDOUGAL & CALAHAN'S. Mr. W.H. BISSELL started yesterday for a flying trip to Kansas, and we shall doubtless hear good reports from him in regard to that country on his return. Mr. McDOUGALL'S brother, who has been out from Canada for about two weeks, expresses himself as being well pleased with this part of the wild and wooly west. He returned to the old home this week. It is surprising that people will suffer with rheumatism, as many do, when a remedy that will promptly relieve them can be procured for fifty cents. The remedy referred to is Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Many severe cases have been cured by it. Sold by Dr. Watson. The Royce & Lancing Musical Comedy Company at WARREN'S Tuesday evening had a very fair audience. The entertainment was first class in every particular and worthy the patronage of every one. It does one good to speak favorably of an entertainment of this class occasionally. Frank BAKER is back from Cheyenne county and denies that either he or his brother are or have been homesick. Many of us who were among the first settlers of this country can imagine what a young man settling in a new country has to contend with and would not wonder if homesickness were to attack them occasionally. FOR SALE OR TRADE. A gelding for sale or trade for stock or on time. Inquire of G.T. HANER. Have you had rain enough? Men's shoes at half price at MITCHELL'S. Mr. F.I. FOSS, of Crete, was in this city yesterday. Mr. O.M. DEUSE, of Lincoln, was in the city yesterday. School books, slates, pens, ink at HEWIT'S drug and book store. We desire to call attention to our extra fine line of children's suits and hats at MITCHELL'S. Every bee keeper should have Reed's A.B.C. of Bee Culture," kept on hand and for sale at this office. We will sell any goods we carry at a great reduction of price. J.C. & J.F. MITCHELL There has been no wedding this week, yet we are fully persuaded in our own mind that there ought to have been one. Rev. WILSON, of Seward made this office a pleasant call yesterday. He has been attending the Sabbath school convention. We have a fine residence in a desirable location for rent at reasonable rates to a desirable tenant. Inquire at this office. There are 7,316 children of school age in Saline county. This report shows considerable increase over the census of last year. Farmers should not be discouraged in regard to the cold and wet weather. It is July and August that makes the corn crop. SCHMIDT & CONE have the basement of their new block about completed and the brick will begin to fly in a few days. They hope to have the block competed by July first. This will be the finest building to be erected in Saline county this season. We are of the opinion that when Sheriff BARTON comes to figure up the sale of the LUSK stock of goods he will find that a considerable amount of goods have evaporated in some manner. John is an honest soul who imagines every one is as honest as he, but in our opinion he will learn differently. A gentleman desires to establish a fifty barrel flouring mill at this place, for which he desires a bonus of $2,000. While a flouring mill would be of some benefit to the town and surrounding country, yet we think that that amount of money could be put out in bonuses where it would do the town a great deal more good. While farmers have some cause to complain of the continued wet weather and that corn is rotting in the ground in some instances, yet they should remember that the young chinch bugs are hatching about this time and that they cannot stand this kind of weather which will effectually exterminate them in a very short time so that they will not gather force enough to do much damage for the next three or four years. Now as the school year begins to draw to a close some of the instructors are beginning to be desirous to learn whether they will be retained for another year, and among the list we will doubtless find Professor LOBDELL. It has been said by some that the Professor has been too severe in his government, yet we fail to see the first instance wherein he has been too severe. A school, in order to be efficient, must have government and something that cannot be mistaken. Imagine if you please a school carried on with a government that is lax, how much are we to expect that the pupils will advance? How much return do we expect we would get for the outlay? While the TELEGRAPH has been no particular friend of Professor LOBDELL, yet we are in the habit of speaking what we consider right, and in this matter we really think that Friend might go a great deal farther and fare very much worse in engaging a principal for our public school. We know Professor LOBDELL, and that there will be discipline, and that the school will advance and that rapidly. With another placed in his position we have no assurance whatever. Let us engage the Professor by all means. Tube paints at HEWIT'S. Legal blanks and stationery of all kinds at HEWIT'S. N.C. HOFFMAN was up from Tobias Wednesday. Mrs. CONNELL, Robert CONNELL'S mother, arrived in town Wednesday and is visiting friends here. CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE Notice is hereby given that by virtue of three chattel mortgage notes dated July 29th, 1885, copies of which have been duly filed in the office of the county clerk, and executed by Joseph HOLMOTZ and Frank HOMICKY to William DEERING & Co. to secure the payment of $200.00 and upon which there is now due $150.55. Default having been made in the payment of said sum, and no suit or other proceedings at law having been instituted to recover said debt on any part thereof, therefore we will sell the property therein described, to-wit: one Deering Harvester and Binder at public auction in front of the office of PALMER & HENDEE in the village of Friend, Nebraska on the 26th day of May, 1888, at 2 o'clock p.m. of said day. - HALL & PTAK, Assignees of Mortgagee. By PALMER & HENDEE, their attorneys. SCHOOL REPORTS Report of district No. 46 for month ending May 4, 1888: Number enrolled, 22; Average attendance 16. Names of pupils not absent during the month: Pearl MANNING, Merie AHL, Winnie BALL, Francis BALL, Hattie PHARES, Carrie PHARES - Anna FARQUHARSON, Teacher Report of district No. 101 for month ending May 11th, 1888: Number of pupils enrolled, 20. Names of those not absent during the month: Carrie JOHNSON, Bessie FARQUHARSON, Flossie FARQUHARSON, B*nnie BUTLER, Sammie BUTLER, Amie BUTLER. Maggie MORGAN was absent one day. Average standing to examination work: Carrie JOHNSON, 99 1/2; Etta FAULKNER, 98 1/2; John FARQUHARSON, 96; Jesse HODGES, 93; Bessie FARQUHARSON, 90 3/4, B*nnie BUTLER, 90 3/4; Judson FAULKNER, 90 1/2. - Agnes FAULKNER, Teacher ADVERTISED LETTERS List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postoffice at Friend, Saline Co., Nebraska. Mr. John PRATEN, Mrs. Tom SIEL. When calling for any the above please say that they are advertised. - W.F. WOLFE, P.M. TAKE NOTICE The ladies of the Stella Circle are requested to meet at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. FRENCH Monday evening, May 21st, to complete arrangements for the social which is to be given on Friday evening, May 25th. NOTICE OF PROVING WILL State of Nebraska, Saline County, County Judges Office Notice is hereby given that the 5th day of June, 1888, at 10 o'clock a.m., is fixed by the court for the examination and proving the last will and testament of Mathew McDOUGALL, deceased, late of the county and the state and all persons interested in the matter aforesaid will appear at said time at the county judges office in said county, to contest the probate of said will, if so desired, otherwise it will proceed without delay, and as provided by law. - Given under my hand and the seal of said county the 14th day of May, 1888. J.W. RHINE, County Judge ---- Copyright © 2006 Vicki Conklin Permission to Saline Co., NEGenWeb Project