Saline Snippets: Newspaper Transcriptions from Saline County, Nebraska. Transcribed by Vicki Conklin THE TELEGRAPH E. Whitcomb, Editor and Pro Friend, Nebraska, March 23, 1888 Page 1 DORCHESTER STAR The members of COATES Post gave W.H. HOBIT a farewell sociable at their hall last Friday afternoon, notwithstanding the weather was cold and roads almost impassible, a large number were present. A petition containing 138 names was presented to the Governor against pardoning John FAGER, while the one praying that a pardon be granted contained about sixty names. WESTERN WARE Yesterday Sheriff BARTON arrested Eli SHOEMAKER on the charge made by J.C. THURSTON, of the First National Bank of Dorchester, who charges him with disposing of some property which the bank had a mortgage on. The sheriff left with the prisoner on the noon train for Dorchester where the prisoner will have his preliminary trial. H.S. HAMPTON and Byron LANE went over to the trial as witnesses. DIED - At the residence of Rev. J. LEWIS, March 13th, his daughter Mrs. Jesse LEWELLING, age 26 years. DIED - At the residence of D.H. SHEARER in Western, March 14th, Frank REMICK, age 32 years. If the federal authorities at Chicago had the nerve that would become men, Arthur and his fellow conspirators would tonight rest in jail. This war has gone beyond the point where forbearance is a virtue or cowardice good policy. - State Democrat WILBER OPPOSITION Subscription lists to raise funds to help purchase uniforms for the Wilber band have met with a liberal response and it will not be long before the boys will appear in public in resplendent uniform. The delinquent personal taxes are coming in. Mr. SADILEK, the county treasurer, received forty remittances in one day. Some of the insurance companies have also waltzed up to the captains desk. WOOD RIVER GAZETTE At the recent meeting of the democratic state central committee objection was made to Omaha as the place of holding the next state convention on account of the poor quality of the drinking water in that city. Who says that the democracy of Nebraska is not trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the prohibitionists? According to Judge DUNDY'S decision the Union Pacific can run the state of Nebraska to suit itself, but the state has no right even to say how the company shall construct its crossings. Wonder if the decision does not also mean that the state had no right to levy taxes on the company's property. SEWARD REPORTER MARRIED - Sunday, March 11, 1888, at the residence of Mrs. H.S. EDWARDS, near Beaver Crossing, by Rev. G.A. HOBSON, G.W. NORTON and Etta L. PORTER, both of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. Some newspapers of this state, who imagine that the sun rises when ex-Senator VAN WYCK puts his spectacles on in the morning, and sets when he retires for the night, are clamoring for a delegation to the national convention which will support him for president. Wonder which convention they mean - at Chicago or St. Louis? CRETE GLOVE M.A. DAUGHERTY started on a trip to Ohio Tuesday morning. He goes via Atchison, St. Joe and Kansas City, and will put in some time in distributing maps and advertising Crete in these places. He took a large trunk full of adverting matter to be used at every available point on his journey. Quite a number of Crete ladies are attending the W.C.T.U. convention at Friend this week while their husbands are staying at home and wearing a sorrowful, half starved look that would break the heart of a boarding house cock roach. Quite a number of our young men went up to Omaha to attend the convention of the Young Men's Republican Clubs, yesterday. Mr. SPENCER, C.M. BADER and George GLADE were among the number. Page 3 CITY TALK Fine Rio coffee 25 cents at Scott & Bell's. Finest calling cards at this office only 50 cents. Mrs. MYERS returned from Beatrice Tuesday. Ask your friends to subscribe for the Telegraph. The best place to buy groceries is at Scott & Bell's. Mr. J.L. BLANCHARD has thanks for cash on subscription. The roads were never muddier than they are at this time. Mr. C.H. HOLT returned from his Florida trip Wednesday. Mrs. W.H. BROWN returned from a visit to Iowa Friday last. H.O. TULLIS will make you a 6 per cent loan for a small cash commission. Mr. Daniel TROMBLA has thanks for subscription to this religious sheet. Buy your bee supplies of E. WHITCOMB at the office of the Friend Telegraph. FOR RENT - A house with good stable in south part of town. Apply to STONE'S bank. Mr. S.L. ANDREWS and Mr. MANVILLE, two Crete gentlemen, were in the city Friday. Mr. WADE, of Montoe, attended the non partisan temperance meeting last Friday. H.C. TULLIS has another reduction in rates of interest on farm loans. Call and use him. Several friends and acquaintances of William AULT came up Tuesday to attend his funeral. Mr. Joseph SHEBEL went to Akron, Colo. Tuesday to erect one of those fine Dempster wind mills. Twenty colonies of fine bees for sale cheap. Call on J.A. ROSE 2 1/2 miles southeast of town. We are informed that Mrs. S.A. FRANTZ, mother of John and Millard, will return to Friend in about a week. Mr. A. TOWNSEND, the new druggist at HEWIT'S, is a genial and competent fellow. Drop in and see for yourself. All persons indebted to W.E. REA please call and settle at once. - Mrs. W.E. REA Mr. Ju*** BOVEE who has been residing at Seward has moved back to the old stamping ground and his fine farm on Johnson Creek. Mr. REA'S books have been left with Mr. TULLIS for collection and those knowing themselves indebted are expected to pay up without further notice. A vacant house north of the section house was burned at about 3 o'clock this morning. The fire was the work of an incendiary **** *** **** ***** ** getting insurance if there was any **** it. Mr. McDOUGAL is on the sick list. Now is the time to bring on your job work. Call to see those new buggies at LEONARD'S S.S. Story, tax collector, WARREN'S Block. Three pounds crackers for 20 cents at SCOTT & BELL'S. BORN - To Mr. and Mrs. James ABRAMSON on March 10th a son. Charlie FRIEND pays cash for live poultry and eggs. Triple Box Harrison wagons, price away down at LEONARD'S. Mr. and Mrs. J. MORGAN took a fine boy to raise on the 18th inst. LININGER & METCALF Co. sell farm machinery cheaper than any other dealer. Call at FISHER'S and get a pail of the best Japan tea in the world at only 50 cents. Every farmer can same money by guying implements of LININGER & METCALF Company. John HAYES has added a bouncing boy to his household. This cyclone occurred on the 20th. Real linen Torchon Laces, machine and handmade. Large stock all widths, cheap at JOHNSON'S. Look at HEWIT'S wall paper before buying elsewhere. He always has the best line in town. Call on LININGER & METCALF Co. for Keokuk Plows and Brown cultivators. They are the best. Just received, a car load of flour at SCOTT & BELL'S, and I can give you the lowest prices of any ................. Mr. and Mrs. William ****** **** ***field, returned home Sunday from a few days visit with friends at this place. We have a few very nice and stylish spring wraps that we will sell much below value. H.K. & H.A. JOHNSON L.H. PAGE is moving back to the farm. Mrs. H.C. TULLIS is reported as quite sick. If you want canned goods go to SCOTT & BELL'S. Mr. W.H. PROUDFIT has thanks for cash on subscription. Mrs. VOORHEES has returned from Illinois and Nels is happy again. Messrs. SCHMIDT & CONE are engaged in sinking a well near where they are to erect their new brick block. Families are beginning to sigh for the beautiful spring but are informed that the man with the **** heat is to come yet. Herman W**LI is said to have assaulted Ed MILLER, a typo of the FREE PRESS, while returning home last Saturday evening. A new and very choice stock of Hamberg Edges, Swiss Embroideries, Flouncings, & ** are attracting the attention of the ladies at JOHNSON'S. Mr. William C. WHITMORE shipped a car of household goods to Calvert, Colorado. Mr. Joshua WARREN has gone to Chicago for the purpose of purchasing a stock of clothing and a merchant tailor's stock which he will put in one of his rooms in the opera block. FOR SALE - Twenty-five thousand brick for sale in quantities to suit purchasers. - H.K. & H.A. JOHNSON St. Patrick's day was celebrated Saturday by appropriate services at the Catholic church. A large crowd was in town. The Barlow Planter and new Barlow Check Rower - the best planter and check rower in the market at LININGER & METCALF Co. Hum EMENS and A.S. BAILEY shipped a car of household goods to Colorado Saturday. The families followed Sunday evening. George TAYLOR returned from Florida Sunday with young George, who was taken sick ........ who he went to bring home. JOHNSON'S have Oriental and Egyptian Laces so cheap and so nice that every one who looks at them busy, and both parties are well satisfied. Halt! Who comes here? A friend. Advance and give the count reign. (Go to J.M. PECK'S on Mable street for groceries). Correct Pass. Two young misses of this city were dressed up in masculine attire last week. It would be better to allow themselves to grow out of girlhood before donning the breeches. Monday's snow storm was calculated to somewhat call to order the spring poet just about to write of the beautiful spring and his thought that the ground hog must have seen his shadow. Last Sunday while Mr. George PIERCE was out driving his horse became frightened and ran against a building, threw George out and took a general run, pulling up at ELLSWORTH'S about a mile distant. A BIG LOSS We learn from Mr. SIMMS that Mr. Thomas REAGAN has had the misfortune to lose three fine colts lately, which have died suddenly and mysteriously, and the worst feature is that one of them died where twenty fat hogs fed off the carcass and all of them died. All appear to have died as sudden and with the same disease. The symptoms would rather point to poison but Mr. REAGAN dislikes to believe that he has an enemy so mean that he would resort to such means for the mere sake of revenge. CAUGHT A CALF Report comes to these headquarters to the effect that the joke is upon John GILBERT this time and of course Jeff MITCHELL is the happiest man on the creek in consequence. The story goes that John owns a calf that not entirely unlike some people, was continually poking around and into all kinds of mischief, and that John thinking to further educate his calfship, conceived the idea of setting a ponderous wolf trap where the calf, while pursuing more mischief, would get in it, and accordingly in setting the trap the machine went off and John was caught by one finger. The calf is still pursuing its inclination towards mischief untrammeled. By a letter received from Mr. Byron BOWER**** of Fairbury, Nebraska, we learn that his home has been blessed with a bran new baby, which event occurred last week, and that both mother and baby are doing well. Mr. Al LEWIS is a cousin of H.J. LEWIS who has been running a B. & M. engine since the strike, came up Saturday evening considerably out of health on account of overwork. From him we learn that the stories in regard to the engines being burned out, etc., are entirely untrue and circulated to create sympathy for the strikers. The non-partisan temperance meeting held at the parlor of the Congregational church last Friday evening was not largely attended on account of a change in the time of meeting, but a very interesting one was held, and in which every one present took a great interest. Another will be held at the opera house next Friday evening. *** This is a partial transcription of this issue of the newspaper *** Copyright © 2006 Vicki Conklin Permission to Saline Co., NEGenWeb Project